(C) Recommendations for establishing ac-
countability mechanisms for civilian harm, vio-
lations of the law of armed conflict, and gross 
violations of internationally recognized human 
rights perpetrated by Turkish and pro-Turkish 
forces in Syria, including the potential for pros-
ecuting individuals perpetrating, organizing, di-
recting, or ordering such violations. 
SEC. 14. SANCTIONS DESCRIBED. 
The sanctions described in this section are the fol-
lowing: 
(1) ASSET BLOCKING.—The President shall ex-
ercise all of the powers granted by the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
et seq.) (except that the requirements of section 202 
of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply) to the 
extent necessary to block and prohibit all trans-
actions in all property and interests in property of 
a person if such property and interests in property 
are in the United States, come within the United 
States, or are or come within the possession or con-
trol of a United States person. 
(2) ALIENS INADMISSIBLE FOR VISAS, ADMIS-
SION, OR PAROLE.—
(A) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR
PAROLE.—A 
foreign person is— 
(i) inadmissible to the United States; 
(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other 
documentation to enter the United States; 
and 
(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted 
or paroled into the United States or to re-
ceive any other benefit under the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
seq.). 
(B) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.—The visa 
or other entry documentation of a foreign per-
son shall be revoked, regardless of when such 
visa or other entry documentation is or was 
issued. A revocation under this subparagraph 
shall take effect immediately and automatically 
cancel any other valid visa or entry documenta-
tion that is in the foreign person’s possession. 
(C) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH UNITED 
NATIONS HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT.—Sanc-
tions under this paragraph shall not apply to an 
individual if admitting such individual into the 
United States is necessary to permit the United 
States to comply with the Agreement regarding
the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed 
at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered 
into force November 21, 1947, between the 
United Nations and the United States, or other 
applicable international obligations of the 
United States. 
SEC. 15. IMPLEMENTATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President— 
(1) may exercise all authorities provided to the 
President under sections 203 and 205 of the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this Act; and 
(2) shall issue such regulations, licenses, and 
orders as are necessary to carry out this Act. 
(b) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for in sub-
sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall 
apply to any person who violates, attempts to violate, con-
spires to violate, or causes a violation of any prohibition 
of this Act, or an order or regulation prescribed under this 
Act, to the same extent that such penalties apply to a per-
son that commits an unlawful act described in subsection 
(a) of that section.
SEC. 16. EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF 
GOODS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The authorities and requirements 
to impose sanctions under this Act or any amendments 
made by this Act shall not include the authority or re-
quirement to impose sanctions on the importation of 
goods. 
(b) GOOD DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or man-made sub-
stance, material, supply or manufactured product, includ-
ing inspection and test equipment and excluding technical 
data. 
SEC. 17. HUMANITARIAN WAIVER. 
The President may waive the application of any pro-
vision of this Act (other than section 16) for the purpose 
of providing humanitarian assistance if the President cer-
tifies to the appropriate congressional committees that 
such a waiver is important to address a humanitarian need 
and consistent with the national security interests of the 
United States, not later than 15 days before issuing such 
a waiver, the President submits to such committees a jus-
tification relating to such determination. 
SEC. 18. UNITED STATES REFUGEE PROGRAM PRIORITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
designate, as Priority 2 refugees of special humanitarian 
concern— 
(1) Syrian Kurds, stateless persons who habit-
ually resided in Syria, and other Syrians, who 
partnered with, or worked for or directly with, the 
United States Government in Syria for an aggregate 
period of not less than 1 year; 
(2) Syrian Kurds, stateless persons who habit-
ually resided in Syria, and other Syrians, who were 
employed in Syria, for an aggregate period of not 
less than 1 year, by— 
(A) a media or nongovernmental organiza-
tion based in the United States; 
(B) an organization or entity that has re-
ceived a grant from, or entered into a coopera-
tive agreement or contract with, the United 
States Government; or 
(C) an organization that— 
(i) was continuously physically present 
in Northeast Syria between 2011 and the 
date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(ii) has partnered with an organiza-
tion described in subparagraph (A) or (B);
(3) the spouses, children, sons, daughters, sib-
lings, and parents of aliens described in paragraph 
(1); or 
(4) Syrian Kurds, stateless persons who habit-
ually resided in Syria, and other Syrians, who have 
an immediate relative (as defined in section 
201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i)) or a family member 
described in section 203(a) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
203(a)) who is physically present in the United 
States. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION AS A REFUGEE.— 
An alien may not be denied the opportunity to apply for 
admission as a refugee under this section solely because 
such alien qualifies as an immediate relative of a national 
of the United States or is eligible for admission to the 
United States under any other immigrant classification. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP IN CERTAIN SYRIAN ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—An applicant for admission to the United States 
under this section may not be deemed inadmissible solely 
because the applicant was a member of, or provided sup-
port to, the Syrian Democratic Forces. 
(d) EXCLUSION FROM NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.— 
Aliens provided refugee status under this section shall not 
be counted against any numerical limitation under section
201, 202, 203, or 207 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1151, 1152, 1153, and 1157). 
(e) 
IDENTIFICATION
OF
OTHER
PERSECUTED 
GROUPS.—The Secretary of State, or the designee of the 
Secretary, is authorized to classify other groups of Syr-
ians, including vulnerable populations, as Priority 2 refu-
gees of special humanitarian concern. 
(f) SATISFACTION
OF OTHER REQUIREMENTS.— 
Aliens designated as Priority 2 refugees of special humani-
tarian concern under this section shall be deemed to sat-
isfy the requirements under section 207 of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) for admission 
to the United States. 
SEC. 19. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMISSION; ADMITTED; ALIEN.—The terms 
‘‘admission’’, ‘‘admitted’’, and ‘‘alien’’ have the 
meanings given such terms in section 101 of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101). 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Com-
mittee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Armed Services, and the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs of the Senate. 
(3) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per-
son’’ means an individual or entity that is not a 
United States person. 
(4) GROSS VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONALLY 
RECOGNIZED HUMAN RIGHTS.—The term ‘‘gross vio-
lations of internationally recognized human rights’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 
502B(d)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2304(d)(1)). 
(5) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’ with 
respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, 
means that a person has actual knowledge, or should 
have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the 
result. 
(6) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means— 
(A) a United States citizen or an alien law-
fully admitted for permanent residence to the 
United States; or
(B) an entity organized under the laws of 
the United States or any jurisdiction within the 
United States, including a foreign branch of 
such an entity. 
SEC. 20. SUNSET. 
This Act shall terminate on the date that is three 
years after the date on which sanctions imposed pursuant 
to this Act have terminated. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 29, 
2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4695 
AN ACT 
To impose sanctions with respect to Turkey, and 
for other purposes.