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on the websites of the Department of the Treas-
ury and the Department of State. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 
President shall impose sanctions described in section 
105(c) with respect to a person on the list required 
by subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) TRANSFERS
TO
IRAN’S
REVOLUTIONARY 
GUARD CORPS.—In the case of a person on the list re-
quired by subsection (b) for transferring, or facili-
tating the transfer of, goods or technologies described 
in subsection (b)(2)(C) to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard 
Corps, or providing services with respect to such 
goods or technologies after such goods or technologies 
are transferred to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, 
the President shall— 
‘‘(A) impose sanctions described in section 
105(c) with respect to the person; and 
‘‘(B) impose such other sanctions from 
among the sanctions described in section 6(a) of 
the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 
104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) as the President 
determines appropriate.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 
the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di-
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vestment Act of 2010 is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 105 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 105A. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the transfer of goods or tech-
nologies to Iran that are likely to be used to commit human 
rights abuses.’’. 
SEC. 404. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
PERSONS WHO ENGAGE IN CENSORSHIP OR 
OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES AGAINST CITI-
ZENS OF IRAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comprehensive Iran Sanc-
tions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 
U.S.C. 8501 et seq.), as amended by section 401, is further 
amended by inserting after section 105A the following: 
‘‘SEC. 105B. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
PERSONS WHO ENGAGE IN CENSORSHIP OR 
OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES AGAINST CITI-
ZENS OF IRAN. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose sanc-
tions described in section 105(c) with respect to each person 
on the list required by subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) LIST OF PERSONS WHO ENGAGE IN CENSOR-
SHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of the Iran Sanctions, Ac-
countability, and Human Rights Act of 2012, the 
President shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a list of persons that the President
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determines have, on or after June 12, 2009, engaged 
in censorship or other activities that— 
‘‘(A) prohibit, limit, or penalize the exercise 
of freedom of expression or assembly by citizens 
of Iran; or 
‘‘(B) limit access to print or broadcast 
media, including the facilitation or support of 
intentional frequency manipulation by the Gov-
ernment of Iran that would jam or restrict an 
international signal or the failure to prohibit in-
tentional frequency manipulation by the Govern-
ment of Iran that would jam or restrict an inter-
national signal by satellite service providers that 
provide satellite services to the Government of 
Iran or an entity owned or controlled by the 
Government of Iran. 
‘‘(2) UPDATES
OF
LIST.—The President shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
an updated list under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) each time the President is required to 
submit an updated list to those committees under 
section 105(b)(2)(A); and 
‘‘(B) as new information becomes available. 
‘‘(3) FORM OF REPORT; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—
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‘‘(A) FORM.—The list required by para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form 
but may contain a classified annex. 
‘‘(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The unclassi-
fied portion of the list required by paragraph (1) 
shall be made available to the public and posted 
on the websites of the Department of the Treas-
ury and the Department of State.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 
the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di-
vestment Act of 2010, as amended by section 401, is further 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 105A 
the following: 
‘‘Sec. 105B. Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons who engage in censor-
ship or other related activities against citizens of Iran.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 401(b)(1) of 
the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di-
vestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8551(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, 105A(a), or 105B(a)’’ after 
‘‘105(a)’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, 105A(b), or 105B(b)’’ after 
‘‘105(b)’’.
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Subtitle B—Additional Measures to 
Promote Human Rights in Iran 
SEC. 411. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF REQUESTS FOR 
AUTHORIZATION 
OF 
CERTAIN 
HUMAN 
RIGHTS-, HUMANITARIAN-, AND DEMOCRACY- 
RELATED 
ACTIVITIES 
WITH 
RESPECT 
TO 
IRAN. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Office of Foreign Assets Con-
trol, in consultation with the Department of State, shall 
establish an expedited process for the consideration of com-
plete requests for authorization to engage in human rights- 
, humanitarian-, or democracy-related activities relating to 
Iran that are submitted by— 
(1) entities receiving funds from the Department 
of State to engage in the proposed activity; 
(2) the Broadcasting Board of Governors; and 
(3) other appropriate agencies of the United 
States Government. 
(b) PROCEDURES.—Requests for authorization under 
subsection (a) shall be submitted to the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control in conformance with the agency’s regula-
tions, including section 501.801 of title 31, Code of Federal 
Regulations (commonly known as the Reporting, Proce-
dures and Penalties Regulations). Applicants must fully 
disclose the parties to the transactions as well as describe
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the activities to be undertaken. License applications involv-
ing the exportation or reexportation of goods, technology, 
or software to Iran must provide a copy of an official Com-
modity Classification issued by the Department of Com-
merce, Bureau of Industry and Security, as part of the li-
cense application. 
(c) FOREIGN POLICY REVIEW.—The Department of 
State shall complete a foreign policy review of a request 
for authorization under subsection (a) not later than 30 
days after the request is referred to the Department by the 
Office of Foreign Assets Control. 
(d) LICENSE DETERMINATIONS.—License determina-
tions for complete requests for authorization under sub-
section (a) shall be made not later than 90 days after re-
ceipt by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, with the fol-
lowing exceptions: 
(1) Any requests involving the exportation or re-
exportation to Iran of goods, technology, or software 
listed on the Commerce Control List maintained pur-
suant to part 774 of the Export Administration Reg-
ulations shall be processed in a manner consistent 
with the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 
1992 (title XVI of Public Law 102–484) and other 
applicable provisions of law.
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(2) Any other requests presenting novel or ex-
traordinary circumstances. 
(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
may prescribe such regulations as are appropriate to carry 
out this section. 
SEC. 412. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO PROMOTE INTER-
NET FREEDOM AND ACCESS TO INFORMA-
TION IN IRAN. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a comprehensive strategy devel-
oped in consultation with the Department of State, the De-
partment of the Treasury, and other Federal agencies, as 
appropriate, to— 
(1) assist the people of Iran to produce, access, 
and share information freely and safely via the Inter-
net, including in Farsi and regional languages; 
(2) support the development of counter-censor-
ship technologies that enable the citizens of Iran to 
undertake Internet activities without interference 
from the Government of Iran; 
(3) increase the capabilities and availability of 
secure communications through connective technology 
among human rights and democracy activists in 
Iran;
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(4) provide resources for digital safety training 
for media and academic and civil society organiza-
tions in Iran; 
(5) provide accurate and substantive Internet 
content in local languages in Iran; 
(6) increase emergency resources for the most 
vulnerable human rights advocates seeking to orga-
nize, share information, and support human rights in 
Iran; 
(7) expand surrogate radio, television, live 
stream, and social network communications inside 
Iran, including Voice of America’s Persian News Net-
work and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Radio 
Farda, to provide hourly live news update program-
ming and breaking news coverage capability 24 hours 
a day and 7 days a week; 
(8) expand activities to safely assist and train 
human rights, civil society, and democracy activists 
in Iran to operate effectively and securely; 
(9) identify and utilize all available resources to 
overcome attempts by the Government of Iran to jam 
or otherwise deny international satellite broadcasting 
signals; and
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(10) expand worldwide United States embassy 
and consulate programming for and outreach to Ira-
nian dissident communities. 
SEC. 413. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON POLITICAL PRISONERS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Secretary of State should support efforts 
to research and identify prisoners of conscience and 
cases of human rights abuses in Iran; 
(2) the United States Government should— 
(A) offer refugee status or political asylum 
in the United States to political dissidents in 
Iran if requested and consistent with the laws 
and national security interests of the United 
States; and 
(B) offer to assist, through the United Na-
tions High Commissioner for Refugees, with the 
relocation of such political prisoners to other 
countries if requested, as appropriate and with 
appropriate consideration for United States na-
tional security interests; and 
(3) the Secretary of State should publicly call for 
the release of Iranian dissidents by name and raise 
awareness with respect to individual cases of Iranian 
dissidents and prisoners of conscience, as appropriate
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and if requested by the dissidents or prisoners them-
selves or their families. 
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 501. EXCLUSION OF CITIZENS OF IRAN SEEKING EDU-
CATION RELATING TO THE NUCLEAR AND EN-
ERGY SECTORS OF IRAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall deny 
a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
exclude from the United States, any alien who is a citizen 
of Iran that the Secretary of State determines seeks to enter 
the United States to participate in coursework at an insti-
tution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) to 
prepare the alien for a career in the energy sector of Iran 
or in nuclear science or nuclear engineering or a related 
field in Iran. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) applies with re-
spect to visa applications filed on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 502. TECHNICAL CORRECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1245(d)(2) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public 
Law 112–81) is amended— 
(1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ‘‘AG-
RICULTURAL COMMODITIES,’’ after ‘‘SALES OF’’; and
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(2) in the text, by inserting ‘‘agricultural com-
modities,’’ after ‘‘sale of’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect as if included in the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public 
Law 112–81). 
SEC. 503. INTERESTS IN CERTAIN FINANCIAL ASSETS OF 
IRAN. 
(a) INTERESTS
IN
BLOCKED
ASSETS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, including any provi-
sion of law relating to sovereign immunity, and preempting 
any inconsistent provision of State law, a financial asset 
that is— 
(1) property in the United States of a foreign se-
curities intermediary doing business in the United 
States, 
(2) a blocked asset (whether or not subsequently 
unblocked) that is property described in subsection 
(b), and 
(3) equal in value to a financial asset of Iran, 
including an asset of the central bank or monetary 
authority of the Government of Iran or any agency 
or instrumentality of that Government, that such for-
eign securities intermediary or a related intermediary 
holds abroad,
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shall be available for all attachments and other proceedings 
in aid of execution, with respect to judgments entered 
against Iran for damages for personal injury or death 
caused by an act of torture, extrajudicial killing, aircraft 
sabotage, or hostage-taking, or the provision of material 
support or resources for such an act. 
(b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—Property described in 
this subsection is property that is identified in and the sub-
ject of proceedings in the United States District Court for 
the Southern District of New York in Peterson et al. v. Is-
lamic Republic of Iran et al., Case No. 10 Civ. 4518 (BSJ) 
(GWG). 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to affect the availability, or lack thereof, 
of a right to satisfy a judgment in any other action against 
a terrorist party in any proceedings other than proceedings 
referred to in subsection (b). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
BLOCKED
ASSET.—The 
term 
‘‘blocked 
asset’’— 
(A) means any asset seized or frozen by the 
United States under section 5(b) of the Trading 
With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 5(b)) or 
under section 202 or 203 of the International
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Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701 and 1702); and 
(B) does not include property that— 
(i) is subject to a license issued by the 
United States Government for final pay-
ment, transfer, or disposition by or to a 
person subject to the jurisdiction of the 
United States in connection with a trans-
action for which the issuance of the license 
has been specifically required by a provision 
of law other than the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.) or the United Nations Partici-
pation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287 et seq.); 
or 
(ii) is property subject to the Vienna 
Convention on Diplomatic Relations or the 
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, 
or that enjoys equivalent privileges and im-
munities under the laws of the United 
States, and is being used exclusively for 
diplomatic or consular purposes. 
(2) 
FINANCIAL
ASSET; 
SECURITIES
INTER-
MEDIARY.—The terms ‘‘financial asset’’ and ‘‘securi-
ties intermediary’’ have the meanings given those
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terms in the Uniform Commercial Code, but the 
former includes cash. 
(3) IRAN.—The term ‘‘Iran’’ means the Govern-
ment of Iran, including the central bank or monetary 
authority of that Government and any agency or in-
strumentality of that Government. 
(4) PERSON.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘person’’ 
means an individual or entity. 
(B) ENTITY.—The term ‘‘entity’’ means a 
partnership, association, trust, joint venture, 
corporation, group, subgroup, or other organiza-
tion. 
(5) TERRORIST
PARTY.—The term ‘‘terrorist 
party’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
201(d) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 
(28 U.S.C. 1610 note). 
(6) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘United States’’ 
includes all territory and waters, continental, or in-
sular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. 
SEC. 504. REPORT ON MEMBERSHIP OF IRAN IN INTER-
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter not later than Sep-
tember 1, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress
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a report listing the international organizations of which 
Iran is a member and detailing the amount that the United 
States contributes to each such organization on an annual 
basis. 
SEC. 505. INCREASED CAPACITY FOR EFFORTS TO COMBAT 
UNLAWFUL OR TERRORIST FINANCING. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR OFFICE 
OF TERRORISM AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE AND BU-
REAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY.—Section 109 of the 
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divest-
ment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8517) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘and 2013’’ 
and inserting ‘‘through 2016’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘and 2013’’ 
and inserting ‘‘through 2016’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FINAN-
CIAL
CRIMES
ENFORCEMENT
NETWORK.—Section 
310(d)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘and 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2016’’. 
TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 601. TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may exercise 
all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1702 and 1704) to carry out—
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(1) sections 211, 213, and 216, subtitle A of title 
III, and title VII of this Act; and 
(2) sections 105A and 105B of the Comprehen-
sive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment 
Act of 2010, as added by subtitle A of title IV of this 
Act. 
(b) PENALTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The penalties provided for in 
subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1705) shall apply to a person that violates, attempts 
to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation 
of a provision specified in paragraph (2) of this sub-
section, or an order or regulation prescribed under 
such a provision, to the same extent that such pen-
alties apply to a person that commits an unlawful act 
described in section 206(a) of that Act. 
(2) PROVISIONS
SPECIFIED.—The provisions 
specified in this paragraph are the following: 
(A) Sections 211 and 216, subtitle A of title 
III, and title VII of this Act. 
(B) Sections 105A and 105B of the Com-
prehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and 
Divestment Act of 2010, as added by subtitle A 
of title IV of this Act.
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SEC. 602. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE AC-
TIVITIES. 
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 
Act shall apply to the authorized intelligence activities of 
the United States. 
SEC. 603. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO USE 
OF FORCE AGAINST IRAN AND SYRIA. 
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 
Act shall be construed as a declaration of war or an author-
ization of the use of force against Iran or Syria. 
SEC. 604. TERMINATION. 
The provisions of sections 211, 213, 215, 216, 217, and 
501, title I, and subtitle A of title III shall terminate on 
the date that is 30 days after the date on which the Presi-
dent makes the certification described in section 401(a) of 
the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Di-
vestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8551(a)). 
TITLE VII—SANCTIONS WITH RE-
SPECT 
TO 
HUMAN 
RIGHTS 
ABUSES IN SYRIA 
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Syria Human Rights 
Accountability Act of 2012’’.
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SEC. 702. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
CERTAIN PERSONS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE 
FOR 
OR 
COMPLICIT 
IN 
HUMAN 
RIGHTS 
ABUSES COMMITTED AGAINST CITIZENS OF 
SYRIA OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose sanc-
tions described in subsection (c) with respect to each person 
on the list required by subsection (b). 
(b) LIST OF PERSONS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR 
OR COMPLICIT IN CERTAIN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a list of persons who are officials of the Govern-
ment of Syria or persons acting on behalf of that 
Government that the President determines, based on 
credible evidence, are responsible for or complicit in, 
or responsible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise 
directing, the commission of serious human rights 
abuses against citizens of Syria or their family mem-
bers, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in 
Syria. 
(2) UPDATES OF LIST.—The President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees an 
updated list under paragraph (1)—
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(A) not later than 270 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and every 180 days 
thereafter; and 
(B) as new information becomes available. 
(3) FORM OF REPORT; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
(A) FORM.—The list required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may contain a classified annex. 
(B) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The unclassi-
fied portion of the list required by paragraph (1) 
shall be made available to the public and posted 
on the websites of the Department of the Treas-
ury and the Department of State. 
(4) CONSIDERATION
OF
DATA
FROM
OTHER 
COUNTRIES
AND
NONGOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—In preparing the list required by paragraph 
(1), the President shall consider credible data already 
obtained by other countries and nongovernmental or-
ganizations, including organizations in Syria, that 
monitor the human rights abuses of the Government 
of Syria. 
(c) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions described 
in this subsection are sanctions pursuant to the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
et seq.), including blocking of property and restrictions or
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ingly engaged in the activity described in sub-
section (b)(2) for which the person was included 
in the list. 
(b) LIST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a list of persons that the President determines 
have knowingly engaged in an activity described in 
paragraph (2) on or after such date of enactment. 
(2) ACTIVITY DESCRIBED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A person engages in an 
activity described in this paragraph if the per-
son— 
(i) transfers, or facilitates the transfer 
of, goods or technologies described in sub-
paragraph (C) to Syria; or 
(ii) provides services with respect to 
goods or technologies described in subpara-
graph (C) after such goods or technologies 
are transferred to Syria. 
(B) APPLICABILITY
TO
CONTRACTS
AND 
OTHER AGREEMENTS.—A person engages in an 
activity described in subparagraph (A) without 
regard to whether the activity is carried out pur-
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suant to a contract or other agreement entered 
into before, on, or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(C) 
GOODS
OR
TECHNOLOGIES
DE-
SCRIBED.—Goods or technologies described in 
this subparagraph are goods or technologies that 
the President determines are likely to be used by 
the Government of Syria or any of its agencies 
or instrumentalities to commit human rights 
abuses against the people of Syria, including— 
(i) firearms or ammunition (as those 
terms are defined in section 921 of title 18, 
United States Code), rubber bullets, police 
batons, pepper or chemical sprays, stun gre-
nades, electroshock weapons, tear gas, water 
cannons, or surveillance technology; or 
(ii) sensitive technology. 
(D) SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGY DEFINED.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of sub-
paragraph (C), the term ‘‘sensitive tech-
nology’’ means hardware, software, tele-
communications equipment, or any other 
technology, that the President determines is 
to be used specifically—
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(I) to restrict the free flow of un-
biased information in Syria; or 
(II) to disrupt, monitor, or other-
wise restrict speech of the people of 
Syria. 
(ii) EXCEPTION.—The term ‘‘sensitive 
technology’’ does not include information or 
informational materials the exportation of 
which the President does not have the au-
thority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to 
section 203(b)(3) of the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1702(b)(3)). 
(3) SPECIAL RULE TO ALLOW FOR TERMINATION 
OF SANCTIONABLE ACTIVITY.—The President shall not 
be required to include a person on the list required 
by paragraph (1) if the President certifies in writing 
to the appropriate congressional committees that— 
(A) the person is no longer engaging in, or 
has taken significant verifiable steps toward 
stopping, the activity described in paragraph (2) 
for which the President would otherwise have in-
cluded the person on the list; and 
(B) the President has received reliable as-
surances that the person will not knowingly en-
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gage in any activity described in paragraph (2) 
in the future. 
(4) UPDATES OF LIST.—The President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees an 
updated list under paragraph (1)— 
(A) not later than 270 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and every 180 days 
thereafter; and 
(B) as new information becomes available. 
(5) FORM OF REPORT; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
(A) FORM.—The list required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may contain a classified annex. 
(B) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The unclassi-
fied portion of the list required by paragraph (1) 
shall be made available to the public and posted 
on the websites of the Department of the Treas-
ury and the Department of State. 
SEC. 704. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
PERSONS WHO ENGAGE IN CENSORSHIP OR 
OTHER FORMS OF REPRESSION IN SYRIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose sanc-
tions described in section 702(c) with respect to each person 
on the list required by subsection (b).
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(b) LIST
OF PERSONS WHO ENGAGE
IN CENSOR-
SHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a list of persons that the President determines 
have engaged in censorship, or activities relating to 
censorship, in a manner that prohibits, limits, or pe-
nalizes the legitimate exercise of freedom of expression 
by citizens of Syria. 
(2) UPDATES OF LIST.—The President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees an 
updated list under paragraph (1)— 
(A) not later than 270 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and every 180 days 
thereafter; and 
(B) as new information becomes available. 
(3) FORM OF REPORT; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
(A) FORM.—The list required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may contain a classified annex. 
(B) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The unclassi-
fied portion of the list required by paragraph (1) 
shall be made available to the public and posted