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(2) all stakeholders in Turkey’s military inva-
sion of northern Syria should reveal the fate or the 
location of all persons who have been subjected to 
enforced disappearance by such stakeholders. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report that describes the 
causes and consequences of civilian harm occurring 
during Turkey’s military invasion of northern Syria, 
including violations of the law of armed conflict and 
gross violations of internationally recognized human 
rights, as a result of the actions of all parties to the 
conflict. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) A description of civilian harm occur-
ring in the context of Turkey’s military inva-
sion, including— 
(i) mass casualty incidents; and 
(ii) damage to, and destruction of, ci-
vilian infrastructure and services, includ-
ing— 
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(I) hospitals and other medical 
facilities; 
(II) electrical grids; 
(III) water systems; and 
(IV) other critical infrastructure. 
(B) A description of violations of the law 
of armed conflict committed during Turkey’s 
military invasion by all forces involved in the 
Turkish-led coalition and all forces fighting on 
its behalf and by any other combatants in the 
conflict, including— 
(i) alleged violations of the law of 
armed conflict; 
(ii) specific instances of failure by the 
parties to the conflict to exercise distinc-
tion, proportionality, and precaution in the 
use force in accordance with the law of 
armed conflict; 
(iii) arbitrary denials of humanitarian 
access and the resulting impact on the alle-
viation of human suffering; 
(iv) extra-judicial executions and de-
tention-related abuses; and 
(v) other acts that may constitute vio-
lations of the law of armed conflict. 
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(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.— 
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(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 
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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. 
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