(1) a detailed description of the efforts taken, 
and efforts proposed to be taken, to implement the 
provisions of this Act; 
(2) an assessment of— 
(A) the feasibility and advisability of pros-
ecuting suspected ISIS members for whom cred-
ible evidence exists of having committed acts of 
genocide, crimes against humanity, or war 
crimes in Iraq since January 2014, in domestic 
courts in Iraq, hybrid tribunals, and inter-
nationalized domestic courts; and 
(B) the measures needed— 
(i) to ensure effective criminal inves-
tigations of such individuals; and 
(ii) to effectively collect and preserve 
evidence and preserve the chain of evidence, 
for prosecution; 
(3) recommendations for legislative remedies and 
administrative actions to facilitate the implementa-
tion of this Act. 
(b) SUPPORT FOR THE INVESTIGATION AND PROSECU-
TION OF WAR CRIMES.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that includes— 
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(1) a detailed description of the efforts taken, 
and efforts proposed to be taken, by the Secretary of 
State to implement subsections (a) and (b) of section 
5; and 
(2) an assessment of— 
(A) the feasibility and advisability of pros-
ecuting suspected ISIS members for whom cred-
ible evidence exists of having committed genocide, 
crimes against humanity, or war crimes in Iraq 
since January 2014, in domestic courts in Iraq, 
hybrid tribunals, and internationalized domestic 
courts; and 
(B) the capacity building, and other meas-
ures, needed to ensure effective criminal inves-
tigations of such individuals. 
(c) REPORT ON ACCOUNTABILITY FOR WAR CRIMES, 
CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, AND GENOCIDE IN SYRIA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit a report to the appropriate con-
gressional committees on war crimes, crimes against 
humanity, and genocide in Syria. The Secretary of 
State shall submit another such report not later than 
180 days after the Secretary determines that the vio-
lence in Syria has ceased. 
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(2) ELEMENTS.—The reports submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) a description of alleged war crimes, 
crimes against humanity, and genocide per-
petrated during the civil war in Syria, includ-
ing— 
(i) incidents that may constitute war 
crimes, crimes against humanity, or geno-
cide committed by the regime of President 
Bashar al-Assad and all forces fighting on 
its behalf; 
(ii) incidents that may constitute war 
crimes, crimes against humanity, or geno-
cide committed by violent extremist groups, 
anti-government forces, and any other com-
batants in the conflict; 
(iii) any incidents that may violate the 
principle of medical neutrality and, if pos-
sible, the identification of the individual or 
individuals who engaged in or organized 
such incidents; and 
(iv) if possible, a description of the 
conventional and unconventional weapons 
used for such crimes and the origins of such 
weapons; and 
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(B) a description and assessment by the Of-
fice of Global Criminal Justice of the Depart-
ment of State, the United States Agency for 
International Development, the Department of 
Justice, and other appropriate agencies of pro-
grams that the United States Government has 
undertaken to ensure accountability for war 
crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide 
perpetrated against the people of Syria by the 
regime of President Bashar al-Assad, violent ex-
tremist groups, and other combatants involved in 
the conflict, including programs— 
(i) to train investigators within and 
outside of Syria on documenting, inves-
tigating, developing findings of, and identi-
fying and locating alleged perpetrators of 
war crimes, crimes against humanity, or 
genocide, including— 
(I) the number of United States 
Government or contract personnel cur-
rently designated to work full-time on 
such issues; and 
(II) identifying the authorities 
and appropriations being used to sup-
port such training efforts; 
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(ii) to promote and prepare for a tran-
sitional justice process or processes for the 
perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against 
humanity, and genocide in Syria beginning 
in March 2011; 
(iii) to document, collect, preserve, and 
protect evidence of war crimes, crimes 
against humanity, and genocide in Syria, 
including support for Syrian, foreign, and 
international nongovernmental organiza-
tions, and other entities, including the 
International, Impartial and Independent 
Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation 
and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for 
the Most Serious Crimes under Inter-
national Law Committed in the Syrian 
Arab Republic since March 2011 and the 
Independent International Commission of 
Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic; and 
(iv) to assess the influence of account-
ability measures on efforts to reach a nego-
tiated settlement to the Syrian conflict dur-
ing the reporting period. 
(3) FORM.—The reports required under para-
graph (1) may be submitted in unclassified or classi-
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