I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5732 
To halt the wholesale slaughter of the Syrian people, encourage a negotiated 
political settlement, and hold Syrian human rights abusers accountable 
for their crimes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 12, 2016 
Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. ROYCE, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. 
POE of Texas, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. MESSER, Mr. TED LIEU of California, 
Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. BEYER, Mr. 
ELLISON, and Mr. LOWENTHAL) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To halt the wholesale slaughter of the Syrian people, encour-
age a negotiated political settlement, and hold Syrian 
human rights abusers accountable for their crimes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2016’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings. 
Sec. 3. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 4. Statement of policy. 
TITLE I—ADDITIONAL ACTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE 
NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO SYRIA 
Sec. 101. Sanctions with respect to Central Bank of Syria and foreign persons 
that engage in certain transactions. 
Sec. 102. Prohibitions with respect to the transfer of arms and related mate-
rials to Syria. 
Sec. 103. Rule of construction. 
TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO SYRIA HUMAN RIGHTS 
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2012 
Sec. 201. Imposition of sanctions with respect to certain persons who are re-
sponsible for or complicit in human rights abuses committed 
against citizens of Syria or their family members. 
Sec. 202. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the transfer of goods or tech-
nologies to Syria that are likely to be used to commit human 
rights abuses. 
TITLE III—REPORTS AND WAIVER FOR HUMANITARIAN-RELATED 
ACTIVITIES WITH RESPECT TO SYRIA 
Sec. 301. Report on monitoring and evaluating of ongoing assistance programs 
in Syria and to the Syrian people. 
Sec. 302. Updated list of persons who are responsible for human rights viola-
tions in Syria. 
Sec. 303. Assessment of potential effectiveness of and requirements for the es-
tablishment of safe zones or a no-fly zone in Syria. 
Sec. 304. Assistance to support entities taking actions relating to gathering evi-
dence for investigations into war crimes or crimes against hu-
manity in Syria since March 2011. 
TITLE IV—SUSPENSION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SYRIA 
Sec. 401. Suspension of sanctions with respect to Syria. 
Sec. 402. Waivers and exemptions. 
TITLE V—REGULATORY AUTHORITY AND SUNSET 
Sec. 501. Regulatory authority. 
Sec. 502. Sunset. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Over 14,000,000 Syrians have become refu-
gees or internally displaced persons over the last five 
years. 
(2) The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights 
has reported that since 2012, over 60,000 Syrians, 
including children, have died in Syrian prisons. 
(3) In July 2014, the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives heard testi-
mony from a former Syrian military photographer, 
alias ‘‘Caesar’’, who fled Syria and smuggled out 
thousands of photos of tortured bodies. In testi-
mony, Caesar said, ‘‘I have seen horrendous pictures 
of bodies of people who had tremendous amounts of 
torture, deep wounds and burns and strangulation.’’. 
(4) The Assad regime has repeatedly blocked ci-
vilian access to or diverted humanitarian assistance, 
including medical supplies, to besieged and hard-to- 
reach areas, in violation of United Nations Security 
Council resolutions. 
(5) The course of the Syrian transition and its 
future leadership may depend on what the United 
States and its partners do now to save Syrian lives, 
alleviate suffering, and help Syrians determine their 
own future. 
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