(c) NO USE OF EMERGENCY AUTHORITY.—The au-
thority of the President to waive statutory congressional 
review periods under the Arms Export Control Act in 
cases in which an emergency exists shall not apply to the 
transfer of defense articles, defense services, or technology 
to the Government of Turkey. 
SEC. 5. SANCTIONS AGAINST FOREIGN PERSONS PRO-
VIDING ARMS TO TURKISH ARMED FORCES 
IN SYRIA. 
(a) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the Secretary of De-
fense and the Director of National Intelligence, shall 
submit to the President and appropriate congres-
sional committees a list of any foreign persons deter-
mined to knowingly have provided, on or after such 
date of enactment, defense articles, defense services, 
or technology (as such terms are defined and de-
scribed in the Arms Export Control Act) to the Gov-
ernment of Turkey if such articles, services, or tech-
nology could be used in operations by the Turkish 
Armed Forces in northern Syria. 
(2) UPDATES.—The list required under para-
graph (1) shall be updated every 60 days or as new
information becomes available, until the sanctions 
under this section are terminated in accordance with 
section 7. 
(b) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—The President shall 
impose the sanctions described in section 14 with respect 
to any foreign persons identified on the list and related 
updates required under subsection (a). 
(c) EXCEPTION.—The sanctions imposed pursuant to 
this section shall not apply to transfers for ultimate end 
use by the United States military or for use in military 
operations approved by the North Atlantic Treaty Organi-
zation. 
(d) WAIVER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive, 
on a case-by-case basis and for a period of not more 
than 90 days, the imposition of sanctions under this 
section with respect to a foreign person if the Presi-
dent determines it is important to the national secu-
rity interests of the United States to do so and, not 
later than 15 days before issuing such a waiver, sub-
mits to the appropriate congressional committees a 
justification relating to such determination. 
(2) RENEWAL
OF
WAIVERS.—The President 
may, on a case-by-case basis, renew a waiver under 
paragraph (1) for an additional period of not more
than 90 days if, not later than 15 days before such 
a waiver expires, the President determines it is im-
portant to the national security interests of the 
United States to do so and submits to the appro-
priate congressional committees a justification relat-
ing to such determination. 
SEC. 6. TARGETED FOREIGN FINANCIAL SANCTIONS. 
(a) HALK BANKASI OR HALKBANK.—Not later than 
15 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Presi-
dent shall impose the sanctions described in section 14(1) 
with respect to Halk Bankas( or Halkbank or any suc-
cessor entity thereof. 
(b) FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, Sec-
retary of Treasury, and Director of National Intel-
ligence, determines that any foreign financial institu-
tion, in addition to the foreign financial institutions 
specified in subsection (a), has knowingly facilitated 
significant transactions for the Turkish Armed 
Forces or defense industry relating to Turkey’s mili-
tary invasion of northern Syria on October 9, 2019, 
the President shall, not later than 60 days after any 
such determination, impose the sanctions described
in section 14(1) with respect to any such foreign fi-
nancial institution. 
(2) WAIVER.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The President may 
waive, on a case-by-case basis and for a period 
of not more than 90 days, the imposition of 
sanctions under this subsection if the Presi-
dent— 
(i) determines that— 
(I) it is vital to the national secu-
rity interests of the United States to 
do so; and 
(II) Turkey— 
(aa) 
has 
halted 
attacks 
against the Syrian Democratic 
Forces, Kurdish and Arab civil-
ians, and other religious and eth-
nic 
minority 
communities 
in 
northern Syria; and 
(bb) 
is 
not 
hindering 
counter-terrorism 
operations 
against ISIS; and 
(ii) not later than 15 days before 
issuing such a waiver, submits to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a jus-
tification relating to such determination. 
(B) RENEWAL OF WAIVERS.—The Presi-
dent may, on a case-by-case basis, renew a 
waiver under subparagraph (A) for an addi-
tional period of not more than 90 days if, not 
later than 15 days before such a waiver expires, 
the President determines it is vital to the na-
tional security interests of the United States to 
do so and submits to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a justification relating to 
such determination. 
SEC. 7. TERMINATION AUTHORITY. 
(a) SECTIONS 3, 4, AND 5.—The authority to impose 
sanctions under sections 3 and 5 (and the sanctions im-
posed pursuant to such sections) and the prohibitions 
under section 4 shall terminate if the President determines 
and submits to the appropriate congressional committees 
a finding that— 
(1) Turkey has halted attacks against the Syr-
ian Democratic Forces, Kurdish and Arab civilians, 
and other religious and ethnic minority communities 
in northern Syria; 
(2) Turkish forces not involved in coordinated 
operations with NATO allies or the Global Coalition
to Defeat ISIS have withdrawn from northern Syria; 
and 
(3) Turkey is not hindering counter-terrorism 
operations against ISIS. 
(b) SECTION 6.—The authority to impose financial 
sanctions under section 6 (and the sanctions imposed pur-
suant to such section) shall terminate if the President de-
termines and submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees the finding described in subsection (a)(1). 
SEC. 8. IMPOSITION OF CERTAIN SANCTIONS UNDER COUN-
TERING AMERICA’S ADVERSARIES THROUGH 
SANCTIONS ACT AGAINST TURKEY. 
(a) DETERMINATION.—For the purposes of section 
231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through 
Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9525), Turkey’s acquisition of 
the Russian S-400 air and missile defense system begin-
ning July 12, 2019, shall be considered to be a significant 
transaction described in such section. 
(b) SANCTIONS.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall im-
pose five or more of the sanctions described in section 235 
of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanc-
tions Act (22 U.S.C. 9529) with respect to the Govern-
ment of Turkey.
SEC. 9. PLANS AND REPORTS TO ADDRESS NATIONAL SE-
CURITY THREATS CAUSED BY TURKEY’S MILI-
TARY INVASION OF NORTHERN SYRIA. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees— 
(A) a plan to ensure that ISIS detainees 
and families held in Syria remain under proper 
custody, in accordance with internationally rec-
ognized human rights requirements, and in a 
manner that does not threaten United States 
security interests; and 
(B) a report on the impact that Turkey’s 
military invasion of northern Syria is having on 
counterterrorism operations in Syria; and 
(2) the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a plan for how 
the United States will assist the Syrian Democratic 
Forces, Kurdish and Arab civilians, and other reli-
gious and ethnic minority communities affected by 
Turkey’s military invasion of northern Syria on Oc-
tober 9, 2019.
SEC. 10. REPORT ON NET WORTH OF TURKISH PRESIDENT 
RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of 
National Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on the estimated net worth 
and known sources of income of Turkish President Recep 
Tayyip Erdog˘an and his family members (including 
spouse, children, parents, and siblings), including assets, 
investments, other business interests, and relevant bene-
ficial ownership information. 
SEC. 11. REPORT ON TURKEY’S MILITARY INVASION OF 
NORTHERN SYRIA. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the Russian Federation and Iran continue 
to— 
(A) exploit a security vacuum in Syria; and 
(B) pose a threat to vital United States 
national security interests; and 
(2) continued Turkish military activity inside 
Syria will negatively impact the national security in-
terest and regional stability of the United States. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the Secretary of De-
fense, the Administrator of the United States Agen-
cy for International Development, and the heads of 
other appropriate Federal agencies, shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on Turkey’s military invasion of northern Syria on 
October 9, 2019, including the impact of the with-
drawal of United States troops from northern Syria. 
The Secretary of State shall provide an updated re-
port or briefing to the appropriate congressional 
committees as circumstances warrant. 
(2) ELEMENTS OF THE REPORT.—The report, 
and any update thereto, required under paragraph 
(1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) A description of the impact of Tur-
key’s military invasion of northern Syria on the 
ability of ISIS to reconstitute a physical caliph-
ate. 
(B) A description of the impact of the in-
vasion on the Russian Federation’s military and 
political influence in Syria.
(C) A description of the impact of the in-
vasion on Iran’s ability to increase its military 
and political influence in Syria. 
(D) A comprehensive assessment of the 
United 
States 
Government’s 
activities 
to 
counter Iranian and Russian Federation influ-
ence in Syria. 
(E) An outline of planned joint actions by 
the Department of State and the Department 
of Defense, in consultation with the heads of 
the other appropriate Federal agencies, regard-
ing all stabilization funds or activities for Syria, 
and an explanation of how such funds and ac-
tivities can contribute to stabilization in the 
current environment and without limited United 
States troop presence in northern Syria. 
(F) The creation and use by the Govern-
ment of Turkey of ‘‘safe zones’’ to justify the 
involuntary or uninformed return of Syrian ref-
ugees from Turkey to Syrian territory, to jus-
tify the forced displacement of Syrians inside 
Syria, or to prevent Syrians from seeking inter-
national protections. 
(G) The role of the Government of Turkey 
and Turkish-backed forces in facilitating hu-
manitarian actors, including international non-
governmental organizations (INGOs), for cross- 
border work from Turkey and in ensuring effi-
cient, open supply lines for humanitarian assist-
ance and personnel through border crossing 
points on the Turkey-Syria and Iraq-Syria bor-
ders, and facilitating safe passage of humani-
tarian assistance to Syrians inside Syria based 
on need. 
(H) The actions of the Government of 
Turkey and Turkish-backed forces in the oper-
ation of all camps for families displaced by con-
flict as civilian facilities, and ensuring that 
camp residents, in particular women and chil-
dren, are treated as civilian victims of conflict 
in accordance with international law and stand-
ards. 
(I) The actions of the Government of Tur-
key and Turkish-backed forces in taking effec-
tive measures to protect civilians and civilian 
infrastructure, including health facilities, water 
pumping stations, and restricting use of explo-
sive weapons in populated areas.
SEC. 12. STRATEGY TO PREVENT THE RESURGENCE OF 
THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA 
(ISIS) AND ITS AFFILIATES. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 
the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, and the heads of other appropriate 
Federal agencies, shall jointly submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a strategy to prevent the resur-
gence of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Iraq 
and Syria. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF THE STRATEGY.—The strategy re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include the following ele-
ments: 
(1) A summary of the United States national 
security interests in Iraq and Syria and the impact 
a resurgence of ISIS would have on such interests. 
(2) A assessment of current training and sup-
port programs by Federal agency or department, 
specifically focused on countering ISIS and other 
terrorist organizations, including non-lethal assist-
ance, training, and organizational capacity for the 
Syrian Democratic Forces, the Iraqi Security 
Forces, the Kurdish Peshmerga, and others to 
counter gains by ISIS and its affiliates.
(3) A description of United States Government 
efforts to support, develop, and expand local govern-
ance structures in areas in Syria previously liberated 
from ISIS control. 
(4) An estimate of the number of current, ac-
tive ISIS members in Iraq and Syria, including an 
assessment of those being held in detainee camps or 
prisons. 
(5) A comprehensive plan to address ISIS de-
tainees currently being held in Syria and Iraq, in-
cluding the following elements: 
(A) The designation of an existing official 
within the Department of State to serve as a 
senior-level coordinator to coordinate, in con-
junction with the lead and other relevant agen-
cies, all matters for the United States Govern-
ment relating to the long-term disposition of 
ISIS foreign terrorist fighter detainees, includ-
ing all matters in connection with— 
(i) repatriation, transfer, prosecution, 
and intelligence-gathering; 
(ii) coordinating a whole-of-govern-
ment approach with other countries and 
international 
organizations, 
including 
INTERPOL, to ensure secure chains of
custody and locations of ISIS foreign ter-
rorist fighter detainees; 
(iii) coordinating technical and evi-
dentiary assistance to foreign countries to 
aid in the successful prosecution of ISIS 
foreign terrorist fighter detainees; and 
(iv) all multilateral and international 
engagements led by the Department of 
State and other agencies that are related 
to the current and future handling, deten-
tion, and prosecution of ISIS foreign ter-
rorist fighter detainees. 
(B) A description, which may be in classi-
fied form, of ISIS senior leadership and infra-
structure and efforts to target leadership fig-
ures. 
(C) A comprehensive description of United 
States activities utilizing social media and other 
communication technologies to counter ISIS’s 
propaganda, influence, and ability to recruit 
fighters domestically and internationally, in-
cluding with private technology companies, and 
how such activities are being coordinated across 
the United States Government.
(D) A description of the efforts of the 
United States Government, including economic 
sanctions, to deny financial resources, including 
revenues from natural resources extraction, sale 
of antiquities, kidnapping, extortion, taxation, 
smuggling, access to cash storage sites, and ac-
cess to international financial networks, to ISIS 
and its affiliates, in conjunction with inter-
national partners and financial institutions. 
(E) A description of United States Govern-
ment efforts to support credible war crimes 
prosecutions against ISIS fighters. 
(F) A plan to ensure the delivery of hu-
manitarian assistance. 
SEC. 13. REPORT ON ACCOUNTABILITY FOR VIOLATIONS 
OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, INCLUDING THE 
LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT, AND OTHER 
HARM TO CIVILIANS IN SYRIA DURING TUR-
KEY’S MILITARY INVASION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) Turkish and pro-Turkish forces should end 
all practices involving arbitrary arrests, enforced dis-
appearances, torture, arbitrary executions, and other 
unlawful treatment; and
(2) all stakeholders in Turkey’s military inva-
sion of northern Syria should reveal the fate or the 
location of all persons who have been subjected to 
enforced disappearance by such stakeholders. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report that describes the 
causes and consequences of civilian harm occurring 
during Turkey’s military invasion of northern Syria, 
including violations of the law of armed conflict and 
gross violations of internationally recognized human 
rights, as a result of the actions of all parties to the 
conflict. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) A description of civilian harm occur-
ring in the context of Turkey’s military inva-
sion, including— 
(i) mass casualty incidents; and 
(ii) damage to, and destruction of, ci-
vilian infrastructure and services, includ-
ing—
(I) hospitals and other medical 
facilities; 
(II) electrical grids; 
(III) water systems; and 
(IV) other critical infrastructure. 
(B) A description of violations of the law 
of armed conflict committed during Turkey’s 
military invasion by all forces involved in the 
Turkish-led coalition and all forces fighting on 
its behalf and by any other combatants in the 
conflict, including— 
(i) alleged violations of the law of 
armed conflict; 
(ii) specific instances of failure by the 
parties to the conflict to exercise distinc-
tion, proportionality, and precaution in the 
use force in accordance with the law of 
armed conflict; 
(iii) arbitrary denials of humanitarian 
access and the resulting impact on the alle-
viation of human suffering; 
(iv) extra-judicial executions and de-
tention-related abuses; and 
(v) other acts that may constitute vio-
lations of the law of armed conflict.