S.Amdt. 2131

1. Adds SEC. 1237. REPORT ON ACCOUNTABILITY FOR WAR CRIMES AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY IN SYRIA at the end of subtitle C of title XII

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   (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

   Inserted: SEC. 1237. REPORT ON ACCOUNTABILITY FOR WAR CRIMES AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY IN SYRIA.

   Inserted: (a) Sense of Congress.--Congress--

   Inserted: (1) strongly condemns the ongoing violence, the use of chemical weapons, and the systematic gross human rights violations carried out by Syrian government forces under the direction of President Bashar al-Assad, as well as abuses committed by al Qaeda affiliates and other jihadists involved in the civil war in Syria;

   Inserted: (2) expresses its support for the people of Syria seeking peaceful democratic change; and

   Inserted: (3) calls on the President to support Syrian and International Community efforts to ensure accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the conflict.

   Inserted: (b) Report.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 180 days after the cessation of violence in Syria, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on war crimes and crimes against humanity in Syria.

   Inserted: (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following elements:

   Inserted: (A) A description of violations of internationally recognized human rights and crimes against humanity perpetrated during the civil war in Syria, including--

   Inserted: (i) an account of the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the regime of President Bashar al-Assad;

   Inserted: (ii) an account of the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by al Qaeda affiliates and other jihadists involved in the conflict; and

   Inserted: (iii) a description of the conventional and unconventional weapons used for such crimes and, where possible, the origins of the weapons.

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   Inserted: (B) A description of efforts by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development to ensure accountability for violations of internationally recognized human rights and crimes against humanity perpetrated against the people of Syria by President Bashar al-Assad and al Qaeda affiliates and other jihadists involved in the conflict, including--

   Inserted: (i) a description of initiatives that the United States has undertaken to train Syrian investigators on how to document, investigate, and develop findings of war-crimes; and

   Inserted: (ii) an assessment of the impact of those initiatives.

   Inserted: (c) Appropriate Congressional Committee Defined.--In this section, the term "appropriate congressional committees" means--

   Inserted: (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and

   Inserted: (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

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   At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:

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