Title: A bill to require a report on the United States strategy in Syria, and for other purposes.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This bill directs the President to submit to Congress a detailed description of the U.S. strategy in Syria and limits certain funds that may be obligated or expended for the Syrian opposition.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2882 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2882

  To require a report on the United States strategy in Syria, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 17, 2018

 Ms. Cortez Masto introduced the following bill; which was read twice 
           and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require a report on the United States strategy in Syria, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REPORT ON UNITED STATES STRATEGY IN SYRIA.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) More than 500,000 people have died in the conflict in 
        Syria.
            (2) Between tens and hundreds of people continue to die in 
        the conflict every day, requiring concerted, clear, and urgent 
        leadership from the United States to end it.
            (3) The humanitarian and refugee crises caused by the 
        conflict are the largest the world has seen since World War II, 
        and there remains a shortfall of more than $5,000,000,000 in 
        humanitarian assistance in connection with the conflict.
            (4) The United States has spent $14,000,000,000 to defeat 
        the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and now needs a plan 
        to secure that victory.
            (5) Partner forces in Syria stood toe to toe with the 
        United States and a coalition of 75 nations and international 
        organizations in the fight to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq 
        and Syria, and those partner forces now need assistance in re-
        establishing essential services in their hometowns in Syria.
            (6) Terrorists connected to al Qaeda-Syria and the Islamic 
        State of Iraq and Syria still have a presence in the border 
        regions of Syria and neighboring territories.
            (7) The horrors of conflict in Syria continue to enable 
        terrorist groups to develop and thrive, which could one day 
        lead to a new threat similar to the Islamic State of Iraq and 
        Syria if ignored.
            (8) Proxies for Iran have expanded their presence in 
        southern Syria, threatening United States interests in the 
        region, including American personnel and installations, as well 
        as Israel and other United States allies in the region.
            (9) The strength of the United States has been built on a 
        system of internationally accepted norms that include the basic 
        right of all people to work toward a prosperous life, lived out 
        with dignity and respect.
            (10) The international community has often repeated ``never 
        again'' after crimes against humanity and genocides, and now 
        finds it time to put that commitment into action.
    (b) Report on United States Strategy in Syria.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
        Congress a report that sets forth a detailed description of the 
        strategy of the United States in Syria, as required by section 
        1221 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        2018 (Public Law 115-91).
            (2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
        submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
        annex.
    (c) Limitation on Use of Certain Amounts.--Of the amounts available 
to carry out section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113-291) as of the date of the enactment of this Act, not more than 
66 percent of such amounts may be obligated or expended for that 
purpose after that date under the date of the submittal to Congress of 
the report required by subsection (b).
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