S.Amdt. 3428

1. Adds SEC. 1247. 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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   (c) Sunset.--The requirements in this section shall terminate on January 31, 2017.

   Inserted: SEC. 1247. REPORT ON ACCOUNTABILITY FOR WAR CRIMES AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY IN SYRIA.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and again not later than 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: (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:

   Inserted: (1) A description of violations of internationally recognized human rights and crimes against humanity perpetrated during the civil war in Syria, including--

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

   Inserted: (B) an account of the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by violent extremist groups and other combatants in the conflict; and

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

   Inserted: (2) 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 the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, violent extremist groups, and other combatants involved in the conflict, including--

   Inserted: (A) a description of initiatives that the United States Government has undertaken to train investigators in Syria on how to document, investigate, and develop findings of war crimes, including the number of United States Government or contract personnel currently designated to work full-time on these issues and an identification of the authorities and appropriations being used to support training efforts;

   Inserted: (B) a description of the strategy and implementation efforts to ensure accountability for crimes committed during the Syrian conflict, including efforts to promote the establishment of an ad hoc tribunal to prosecute the perpetrators of war crimes committed during the civil war in Syria; and

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

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

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   Inserted: (1) the congressional defense committees; and

   Inserted: (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 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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