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stabilization assistance or support for democracy 
promotion to the people of Syria. 
(3) CONTENT OF WRITTEN DETERMINATION.— 
A written determination submitted under paragraph 
(2) with respect to a waiver shall include a descrip-
tion of all notification and accountability controls 
that have been employed in order to ensure that the 
activities covered by the waiver are humanitarian or 
stabilization assistance or support for democracy 
promotion and do not entail any activities in Syria 
or dealings with the Government of Syria not rea-
sonably related to humanitarian or stabilization as-
sistance or support for democracy promotion. 
(4) CLARIFICATION OF PERMITTED ACTIVITIES 
UNDER
WAIVER.—The President may not impose 
sanctions authorized under this Act against a hu-
manitarian organization for— 
(A) engaging in a financial transaction re-
lating to humanitarian assistance or for human-
itarian purposes pursuant to a waiver issued 
under paragraph (2); 
(B) transporting goods or services that are 
necessary to carry out operations relating to 
humanitarian assistance or humanitarian pur-
poses pursuant to such a waiver; or 
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(C) having incidental contact, in the course 
of providing humanitarian assistance or aid for 
humanitarian purposes pursuant to such a 
waiver, with individuals who are under the con-
trol of a foreign person subject to sanctions 
under this Act or any amendment made by this 
Act unless the organization or its officers, mem-
bers, representatives or employees have engaged 
in (or the President knows or has reasonable 
ground to believe is engaged in or is likely to 
engage 
in) 
conduct 
described 
in 
section 
212(a)(3)(B)(iv)(VI) of the Immigration and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1182(a)(3)(B)(iv)(VI)). 
(5) EXCEPTION TO WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The 
President may not exercise the waiver authority 
under paragraph (2) with respect to a foreign person 
who has (or whose officers, members, representatives 
or employees have) engaged in (or the President 
knows or has reasonable ground to believe is en-
gaged in or is likely to engage in) conduct described 
in section 212(a)(3)(B)(iv)(VI) of the Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1182(a)(3)(B)(iv)(VI)). 
(c) WAIVER.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may, for peri-
ods not to exceed 120 days, waive the application of 
sanctions under this Act with respect to a foreign 
person if the President certifies to the appropriate 
congressional committees that such waiver is vital to 
the national security interests of the United States. 
(2) CONSULTATION.— 
(A) BEFORE WAIVER ISSUED.—Not later 
than 5 days before the issuance of a waiver 
under paragraph (1) is to take effect, the Presi-
dent shall notify and brief the appropriate con-
gressional committees on the status of the for-
eign person’s involvement in activities described 
in this Act. 
(B) AFTER
WAIVER
ISSUED.—Not later 
than 90 days after the issuance of a waiver 
under paragraph (1), and every 120 days there-
after if the waiver remains in effect, the Presi-
dent shall brief the appropriate congressional 
committees on the status of the foreign person’s 
involvement in activities described in this Act. 
(3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Financial Services, the Com-
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mittee on Ways and Means, and the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs, the Committee on Finance, and 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. 
(d) CODIFICATION OF CERTAIN SERVICES IN SUP-
PORT OF NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS’ ACTIVI-
TIES AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), section 542.516 of title 31, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (relating to certain services in sup-
port of nongovernmental organizations’ activities au-
thorized), as in effect on the day before the date of 
the enactment of this Act, shall— 
(A) remain in effect on and after such date 
of enactment; and 
(B) in the case of a nongovernmental orga-
nization that is authorized to export or reexport 
services to Syria under such section on the day 
before such date of enactment, shall apply to 
such organization on and after such date of en-
actment to the same extent and in the same 
manner as such section applied to such organi-
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zation on the day before such date of enact-
ment. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Section 542.516 of title 31, 
Code of Federal Regulations, as codified under para-
graph (1), shall not apply with respect to a foreign 
person who has (or whose officers, members, rep-
resentatives or employees have) engaged in (or the 
President knows or has reasonable ground to believe 
is engaged in or is likely to engage in) conduct de-
scribed in section 212(a)(3)(B)(iv)(VI) of the Immi-
gration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1182(a)(3)(B)(iv)(VI)). 
(e) STRATEGY REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report containing a strategy to 
ensure that humanitarian organizations can access 
financial services to ensure the safe and timely deliv-
ery of assistance to communities in need in Syria. 
(2) CONSIDERATION
OF
DATA
FROM
OTHER 
COUNTRIES
AND
NONGOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—In preparing the strategy required by para-
graph (1), the President shall consider credible data 
already obtained by other countries and nongovern-
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mental organizations, including organizations oper-
ating in Syria. 
(3) FORM.—The strategy required by para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may contain a classified annex. 
TITLE 
V—REGULATORY 
AU-
THORITY, COST LIMITATION, 
AND SUNSET 
SEC. 501. IMPLEMENTATION AND REGULATORY AUTHORI-
TIES. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION AUTHORITY.—The President 
may exercise all authorities provided to the President 
under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) 
for purposes of carrying out this Act and the amendments 
made by this Act. 
(b) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The President shall, 
not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, promulgate regulations as necessary for the 
implementation of this Act and the amendments made by 
this Act. 
(c) BRIEFING TO CONGRESS.—Not less than 10 days 
before the promulgation of regulations under subsection 
(a), the President shall brief the appropriate congressional 
committees on the proposed regulations and the provisions 
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ment made by this Act, in addition to all other elements 
mandated by previous law. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs of the Senate. 
SEC. 504. SUNSET. 
This Act shall cease to be effective beginning on De-
cember 31, 2021. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 17, 2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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