(1) AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION.—The term 
‘‘agreement for cooperation’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 11 (b). of the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014 b.). 
(2) ASSISTING
THE
NUCLEAR
PROGRAM
OF 
SYRIA.—The term ‘‘assisting the nuclear program of 
Syria’’ means the intentional transfer to Syria by a 
government, or by a person subject to the jurisdic-
tion of a government with the knowledge and acqui-
escence of such government, of goods, services, or 
technology listed on the Nuclear Suppliers Group 
Guidelines for the Export of Nuclear Material, 
Equipment and Technology (published by the Inter-
national Atomic Energy Agency as Information Cir-
cular INFCIRC/254/Rev. 3/Part 1, and subsequent 
revisions) or Guidelines for Transfers of Nuclear-Re-
lated Dual-Use Equipment, Material, and Related 
Technology (published by the International Atomic 
Energy Agency as Information Circular INFCIR/ 
254/Rev. 3/Part 2, and subsequent revisions). 
(3) COUNTRY
THAT
IS
ASSISTING
THE
NU-
CLEAR PROGRAM OF SYRIA OR TRANSFERRING AD-
VANCED CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS OR MISSILES TO 
SYRIA.—The term ‘‘country that is assisting the nu-
clear program of Syria or transferring advanced con-
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ventional weapons or missiles to Syria’’ means any 
country determined by the President to be assisting 
the nuclear program of Syria or transferring ad-
vanced conventional weapons or missiles to Syria. 
(d) WAIVER.—The President may waive the applica-
tion of the sanctions described in subsection (a) if the 
President— 
(1) determines that such a waiver is vital to the 
national security of the United States; and 
(2) submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report describing the reasons for such 
determination. 
SEC. 304. EXCLUSION FROM THE UNITED STATES OF SEN-
IOR OFFICIALS OF FOREIGN PERSONS WHO 
HAVE AIDED THE NUCLEAR PROGRAM OF 
SYRIA. 
(a) GROUNDS FOR EXCLUSION.—Except as provided 
in subsection (b), the Secretary of State shall deny a visa 
to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall exclude 
from the United States, any alien whom the Secretary of 
State determines is an alien who, on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, is a— 
(1) person, agent, instrumentality, or official of, 
is affiliated with, or is serving as a representative of, 
the Government of Syria identified in a report sub-
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mitted pursuant to section 2(a) of the Iran, North 
Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (Public Law 
106–178); 
(2) corporate officer, principal, or shareholder 
with a controlling interest of a foreign person identi-
fied in a report submitted pursuant to such section; 
(3) corporate officer, principal, or shareholder 
with a controlling interest of a successor entity to, 
or a parent or subsidiary of, a foreign person identi-
fied in such a report; 
(4) corporate officer, principal, or shareholder 
with a controlling interest of an affiliate of a foreign 
person identified in such a report, if such affiliate 
engaged in the activities referred to in such report, 
and if such affiliate is controlled in fact by the for-
eign person identified in such report; 
(5) spouse, minor child, or agent of a person 
excludable under paragraph (1), (2), (3) or (4); 
(6) senior official of a foreign government iden-
tified in such a report; 
(7) senior official of a foreign government with 
primary jurisdiction over a foreign person identified 
in such a report; or 
(8) spouse, minor child, or agent of a person 
excludable under paragraph (6) or (7). 
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(b) EXCEPTION.—The President may waive the sanc-
tions described in subsection (a) with respect to a person 
specified in paragraph (5), (6), or (7) if the President de-
termines and certifies in writing to the appropriate con-
gressional committees, on a case by case basis, that the 
foreign government with primary jurisdiction over such 
person has made and continues to make clear, specific ef-
forts to stop and deter the transfer or retransfer of, or 
the permitting, hosting, or other facilitating of trans-
shipments that may enable the transfer or retransfer of, 
goods or technology that contribute to the efforts by Syria, 
as the case may be, to acquire or develop advanced conven-
tional weapons, or to acquire, develop, produce, or stock-
pile radiological or nuclear weapons. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In subsection (b): 
(1) TRANSFER.—The term ‘‘transfer’’ means 
the conveyance of technological or intellectual prop-
erty, or the conversion of intellectual or technological 
advances into marketable goods, services, or articles 
of value, developed and generated in one place, to 
another through illegal or illicit means to a country, 
the government of which the Secretary of State has 
determined, for purposes of section 6(j)(1)(A) of the 
Export Administration Act of 1979 (as in effect pur-
suant to the International Emergency Economic 
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