(D) admitted 12,587 Syrian refugees in 
fiscal year 2016, including at least 64 Chris-
tians and 24 Yezidis. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate. 
(2) CAPACITY-BUILDING.—The term ‘‘capacity- 
building’’, with respect to cases of genocide, crimes 
against humanity, war crimes, and terrorism in Iraq 
or Syria, means developing domestic skills to effi-
ciently adjudicate such cases, consistent with due 
process and respect for the rule of law, through the 
use of experts in international criminal investiga-
tions and experts in international criminal law to 
partner with, mentor, provide technical advice for, 
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formally train, and provide equipment and infra-
structure where necessary and appropriate to, inves-
tigators and judicial personnel in Iraq, including the 
Kurdistan region of Iraq, and domestic investigators 
and lawyers in Syria. 
(3) FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘foreign terrorist organization’’ mean an orga-
nization designated by the Secretary of State as a 
foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 
219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1189(a)). 
(4) HUMANITARIAN, STABILIZATION, AND RE-
COVERY
NEEDS.—The term ‘‘humanitarian, sta-
bilization, and recovery needs’’, with respect to an 
individual, includes water, sanitation, hygiene, food 
security and nutrition, shelter and housing, medical, 
education, and psychosocial needs. 
(5) HYBRID COURT.—The term ‘‘hybrid court’’ 
means a court with a combination of domestic and 
international lawyers, judges, and personnel. 
(6) INTERNATIONALIZED DOMESTIC COURT.— 
The term ‘‘internationalized domestic court’’ means 
a domestic court with the support of international 
advisers. 
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SEC. 4. ACTIONS TO PROMOTE ACCOUNTABILITY IN IRAQ 
AND SYRIA. 
(a) ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT CERTAIN ENTITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, act-
ing through the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor, the Assistant Secretary 
for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement 
Affairs, and Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development, shall provide 
assistance, including financial assistance, to support 
entities that are taking the actions described in 
paragraph (2) with respect to individuals who are 
suspected to have committed genocide, crimes 
against humanity, or war crimes in Iraq since Janu-
ary 2014 or Syria since March 2011. 
(2) ACTIONS
DESCRIBED.—The actions de-
scribed in this paragraph are the following: 
(A) Conducting criminal investigations. 
(B) Developing investigative and judicial 
capacities. 
(C) Collecting evidence. 
(D) Preserving the chain of evidence for 
prosecution in domestic courts, hybrid courts, 
and internationalized domestic courts. 
(E) Capacity-building. 
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(3) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able for programs, projects, and activities carried 
out by the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor and the Assistant Sec-
retary for International Narcotics and Law Enforce-
ment Affairs are authorized to be made available to 
carry out this subsection. 
(b) ACTIONS BY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.—The Sec-
retary of State, in consultation with the Attorney General, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall seek to encour-
age governments of foreign countries— 
(1) to include in appropriate security databases 
and security screening procedures of such countries 
information to identify individuals who are suspected 
to have committed genocide, crimes against human-
ity, or war crimes in Iraq since January 2014 or 
Syria since March 2011, including individuals who 
are suspected to be members of foreign terrorist or-
ganizations operating within Iraq or Syria; and 
(2) to prosecute such individuals for genocide, 
crimes against humanity, or war crimes, as appro-
priate. 
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(c) REVIEW OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL STATUTES.—The 
Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State, shall conduct a review of existing criminal statutes 
concerning genocide, crimes against humanity, and war 
crimes to determine the following: 
(1) The extent to which United States courts 
are currently authorized by statute to exercise juris-
diction over such crimes where the direct perpetra-
tors, accomplices, or victims are United States na-
tionals, United States residents, or persons phys-
ically present in the territory of the United States 
either during the commission of the crime or subse-
quent to the commission of the crime. 
(2) What statutes are currently in effect that 
would apply to conduct constituting war crimes or 
crimes against humanity, and whether those statutes 
provide for extraterritorial jurisdiction, what the 
statute of limitations for offenses under such stat-
utes are, what penalties apply under such statutes, 
and whether offenders would be subject to extra-
dition or mutual legal assistance treaties. 
(3) The extent to which the absence of criminal 
statutes defining the crimes, or granting jurisdiction, 
would impede the prosecution of genocide, crimes 
against humanity, and war crimes in United States 
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