(1) organized attacks on health care facilities, 
health care providers, patients, medical transport, 
medical supplies, or medical records; 
(2) preventing medical professionals from ad-
ministering ethical medical care to individuals in 
need; or 
(3) the arbitrary arrest or detention of health 
care service providers or individuals seeking medical 
care. 
(b) REQUIREMENT.—Any agreement for the provi-
sion of medical or health-related assistance under this Act 
shall expressly require that such assistance shall be used 
in accordance with the principles established in the Geneva 
Conventions and the World Medical Association’s Inter-
national Code of Medical Ethics for health care providers. 
SEC. 104. TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 
In addition to other authorities available to transfer 
funds, the Secretary of State may exercise the authority 
under this section to transfer to, and merge with, any hu-
manitarian account such sums as may be necessary from 
amounts which have been made available to carry out any 
provision of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and 
which have not been specifically designated by law for any 
particular program or activity, to address humanitarian 
needs arising as a result of the conflict in Syria. 
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SEC. 105. EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSIST-
ANCE. 
Section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance 
Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)) is amended in paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘President’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of 
State’’. 
SEC. 106. ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE TO OPPOSITION-ALLIED 
LOCAL COORDINATION COMMITTEES. 
Of the amounts made available for any fiscal year to 
carry out this Act, the President is authorized to make 
available such assistance as may be necessary to enhance 
the capacity, performance, and accountability of Syrian 
opposition-allied local coordination committees, including 
support for— 
(1) providing basic services to civilian popu-
lations; 
(2) carrying out administrative and manage-
ment functions; 
(3) improving communications, transparency, 
and public outreach; 
(4) prevention, research, and documentation of 
mass atrocities; 
(5) increasing understanding of and respect for 
internationally recognized human rights and demo-
cratic principles; and 
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(6) preparing for a peaceful, democratic transi-
tion. 
SEC. 107. CIVILIAN BROADCASTING TO SYRIA. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF UNITED STATES CIVILIAN 
BROADCASTING TO SYRIA.—In addition to amounts made 
available for grants for broadcasting in the Middle East 
and the International Broadcasting Operations of the 
Broadcasting Board of Governors, such sums as may be 
necessary are authorized to be appropriated for a grant 
to the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc., for the 
purpose of providing United States civilian broadcasting 
to the people of Syria. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a detailed report on plans to establish the serv-
ice described in subsection (a). 
SEC. 108. MARKING AND BRANDING OF ASSISTANCE. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Economic assistance made 
available under this Act shall be marked as being ‘‘From 
the American People’’ and shall include a representation 
of the United States flag. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The requirement of subsection 
(a) shall be applicable to all— 
(1) articles; and 
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(2) program, project, and activity sites. 
(c) UNIFIED BRAND.—The marking of assistance 
made available under this Act shall not include any logo 
of a particular Federal department or agency or division 
thereof. 
(d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW 
AND REGULATIONS.—The provisions of this section shall 
be applicable notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
and notwithstanding any Federal regulation, agency guid-
ance, or procedure to the contrary. 
(e) ONGOING PROGRAMS.—To the extent it is feasible 
and cost effective to do so, the marking or branding of 
articles and program, project, and activity sites financed 
pursuant to ongoing agreements, including grants, con-
tracts, and cooperative agreements, to address the conflict 
in Syria shall be conformed to meet the requirements of 
this section. 
(f) EXCEPTIONS.—The requirements of subsection 
(a) shall not apply— 
(1) to a project or activity if the relevant As-
sistant Secretary of State or Assistant Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International 
Development determines that the marking of such 
project or activity would— 
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(A) jeopardize the health, safety, or human 
rights of a partner or intended beneficiary; or 
(B) be detrimental to the achievement of 
project or activity objectives; 
(2) to assistance provided inside Syria if the 
Secretary of State determines that the marking of 
such assistance would be detrimental to the achieve-
ment of overall United States foreign policy objec-
tives in Syria; 
(3) to office space occupied by a contractor or 
grantee, or to housing, personal vehicles, or other 
personal property of employees thereof; or 
(4) to a project or activity for which the United 
States is one among many donors or has contributed 
a small proportion of the total costs. 
(g) EXEMPTION FROM DETERMINATION.—A deter-
mination under subsection (f)(2) shall not preclude the 
Secretary of State from requiring that specific projects or 
activities financed by the United States be subject to the 
requirements of subsection (a). 
(h) CO-BRANDING.—The requirements of subsection 
(c) shall not prohibit the identification of assistance with 
a contractor or grantee’s own organizational brand or 
logo, subject to any standards or regulations that the 
President may establish. 
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TITLE II—SECURITY 
ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 201. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MILITARY AS-
SISTANCE. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the President should provide appropriate 
military assistance, including arms, training, and in-
telligence support, for Syrian opposition forces that 
meet the requirements of section 203; 
(2) a primary goal of military assistance should 
be to integrate the disparate units of the Free Syria 
Army into a coherent, effective fighting force under 
a unified command; and 
(3) the United States should take the initiative 
to ensure, insofar as possible, that arms supplied to 
the Syrian opposition, from whatever source, are ap-
propriately vetted and are directed only to forces 
that support the establishment of a democratic and 
peaceful Syria. 
SEC. 202. MILITARY ASSISTANCE. 
(a) DRAWDOWN AUTHORITY.—The President is au-
thorized, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to 
direct the drawdown of defense articles from the stocks 
of the Department of Defense, defense services from the 
Department of Defense, and military education and train-
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ing for an entity operating inside Syria that is not ineli-
gible under section 203. Such assistance may include the 
following: 
(1) Non-lethal military equipment and defense 
information, including— 
(A) protective gear, including flak jackets 
and other forms of body armor; 
(B) individual equipment, tents, and orga-
nizational tool sets; and 
(C) communications equipment. 
(2) Subject to the President making the certifi-
cation required under subsection (g), lethal military 
equipment, including— 
(A) defense articles; and 
(B) defense services. 
(b) RESTRICTION.—Defense articles provided pursu-
ant to this section may not include anti-aircraft defensive 
systems. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive the restric-
tion under subsection (b) if— 
(1) it is in the vital national security interest to 
do so; 
(2) the President notifies Congress not later 
than 15 days before such waiver shall be issued; 
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(3) the President transmits to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report described in sub-
section (h) with the certification required under sub-
section (g) specifically with respect to anti-aircraft 
systems not later than 15 days before the issuance 
of such a waiver; and 
(4) the President certifies that the United 
States has consulted with regional allies regarding 
the systems provided. 
(d) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—The President 
shall notify the appropriate congressional committees at 
least 15 days in advance of each obligation of assistance 
under this section, including a detailed description of the 
assistance to be provided, in accordance with the proce-
dures applicable to reprogramming notifications under 
section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2394–1). 
(e) REIMBURSEMENT RELATING TO MILITARY AS-
SISTANCE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Defense articles, defense 
services, and military education and training pro-
vided under subsection (a) shall be made available 
without reimbursement to the Department of De-
fense except to the extent that funds are appro-
priated pursuant to paragraph (2). 
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(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
President for fiscal year 2013 such sums as may be 
necessary to reimburse the applicable appropriation, 
fund, or account for the value of the defense articles, 
defense services, or military education and training 
provided under subsection (a) of this section. 
(f) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts authorized 
to be appropriated under this section are authorized to 
remain available until expended, and are in addition to 
amounts otherwise available for the purposes described in 
this section. 
(g) CERTIFICATION.—The President shall certify, 
and include in each notification submitted pursuant to 
subsection (a)(2) and (c)(3), that the defense articles, de-
fense services, and military education and training to be 
provided under this section to an entity operating inside 
Syria are consistent with the maintenance of regional sta-
bility and with the overall security and stability of neigh-
boring friends and allies. 
(h) REPORT.—The report referred to in subsection 
(c)(3) is a report that contains a detailed description of 
the following: 
(1) The intended recipients of the anti-aircraft 
defense systems that are at issue. 
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(2) The areas where such systems would be de-
ployed. 
(3) The targets against which such systems 
would be deployed. 
(4) An assessment of how such systems would 
affect the military and humanitarian situation in 
Syria. 
(5) An assessment of the risks and benefits of 
the intended transfer of such systems. 
SEC. 203. VETTING OF ASSISTANCE. 
(a) INELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Assistance under this 
title may not be provided to an entity that fails to dem-
onstrate a commitment to— 
(1) opposing and defeating the Assad regime; 
(2) establishing a democratic, pluralistic, and 
peaceful Syria; and 
(3) securing and safeguarding chemical and bio-
logical weapons, their precursor and constituent 
parts, and associated equipment. 
(b) PROHIBITION.—No assistance may be provided 
under this title to an entity that has been designated as 
a foreign terrorist organization in accordance with section 
219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1189), or as a Specially Designated Terrorist Organiza-
tion under the terms and authorities of the International 
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