judicial, formal, informal, retributive, and restorative 
measures employed by countries transitioning out of 
armed conflict or repressive regimes— 
(A) to redress legacies of atrocities; and 
(B) to promote long-term, sustainable peace. 
(7) WAR CRIME.—The term ‘‘war crime’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 2441(c) of title 18, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to ensure that as-
sistance for humanitarian, stabilization, and recovery needs 
of individuals who are or were nationals and residents of 
Iraq or Syria, and of communities from those countries, 
is directed toward those individuals and communities with 
the greatest need, including those individuals from commu-
nities of religious and ethnic minorities. 
SEC. 6. ACTIONS TO PROMOTE ACCOUNTABILITY IN IRAQ 
AND SYRIA FOR ACTS OF GENOCIDE, CRIMES 
AGAINST HUMANITY, AND WAR CRIMES. 
(a) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of State and the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development are authorized, in consultation with the gov-
ernment of Iraq, to provide assistance, including financial 
and technical assistance, as may be necessary and appro-
priate to support the efforts of entities, including non-
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governmental organizations with expertise in international 
criminal investigations and law, to undertake the following 
activities to address crimes of genocide, crimes against hu-
manity, or war crimes in Iraq by ISIS since January 2014: 
(1) Conducting criminal investigations. 
(2) Developing indigenous investigative and ju-
dicial skills, including by partnering, directly men-
toring, and providing equipment and infrastructure, 
as necessary, to effectively adjudicate cases in accord-
ance with due process and respect for the rule of law. 
(3) Collecting and preserving evidence and the 
chain of evidence, including for use in prosecutions in 
domestic courts, hybrid tribunals, and international-
ized domestic courts, consistent with the activities de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
(b) ACTIONS BY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.—The Sec-
retary of State, in consultation with the Attorney General, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence, and the Director of the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation, shall encourage governments of foreign 
countries to include in appropriate security databases and 
security screening procedures of such countries information 
to identify suspected ISIS members for whom credible evi-
dence exists of having committed acts of genocide, crimes 
against humanity or war crimes in Iraq and Syria since 
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January 2014, and to prosecute such individuals for acts 
of genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes, as ap-
propriate. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Secretary of State shall consult with, and consider cred-
ible information from, entities described in such subsection. 
SEC. 7. IDENTIFICATION OF AND ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS 
HUMANITARIAN, STABILIZATION, AND RECOV-
ERY NEEDS OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN IRAQ 
AND SYRIA. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION.—The Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Development, 
and the Director of National Intelligence, shall seek to iden-
tify— 
(1) the threats of persecution and other early- 
warning indicators of genocide, crimes against hu-
manity, and war crimes against individuals— 
(A) who are or were nationals and residents 
of Iraq or Syria, are members of a religious or 
ethnic minority group in either such country, 
and against whom ISIS has committed acts of 
genocide, crimes against humanity, or war 
crimes since January 2014, as determined by the 
Secretary of State; or 
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(B) who are members of another religious or 
ethnic minority group in Iraq or Syria that the 
Secretary of State has identified as a persecuted 
group; 
(2) the religious and ethnic minority groups in 
Iraq or Syria identified pursuant to paragraph (1) 
that are at risk of forced migration within or across 
the borders of Iraq, Syria, or a country of first asy-
lum, and the primary reasons for such risk; 
(3) the humanitarian, stabilization, and recovery 
needs of individuals and groups described in para-
graphs (1) and (2), including the assistance provided 
by the United States and by the United Nations, re-
spectively, to address the humanitarian, stabilization, 
and recovery needs, and mitigate the risks of forced 
migration, of individuals and groups described in 
paragraphs (1) and (2), and assistance provided 
through the Funding Facility for Immediate Sta-
bilization and Funding Facility for Expanded Sta-
bilization; and 
(4) to the extent practicable and appropriate, the 
entities, including faith-based entities, that are pro-
viding assistance to address the humanitarian, sta-
bilization, and recovery needs of individuals and 
groups described in paragraphs (1) and (2), and the 
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extent to which the United States is providing assist-
ance to or through such entities. 
(b) ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION.—In carrying out 
subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall consult with, and 
consider credible information from— 
(1) individuals and groups described in para-
graphs (1) and (2) of such subsection; and 
(2) entities described in paragraph (4) of such 
subsection. 
(c) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of State and the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development are authorized to provide assistance, including 
financial and technical assistance as necessary and appro-
priate, to support entities described in subsection (a)(4) 
that the Secretary and the Administrator determine have 
access, and are capable of effectively managing and deliv-
ering such assistance, to the individuals and groups de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of such subsection. 
SEC. 8. REPORTS. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate con-
gressional committees that includes— 
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