S.Amdt. 6370
What it does: Adds SEC. 1226. MODIFICATION OF CAESAR SYRIA CIVILIAN PROTECTION ACT OF 2019 at the end of subtitle B of title XII
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)What it changes
1 change to S.Amdt. 5499 · shown in S.Amdt. 5499's text
Adds SEC. 1226. MODIFICATION OF CAESAR SYRIA CIVILIAN PROTECTION ACT OF 2019 at the end of subtitle B of title XII
Adds a sectionIn S.Amdt. 5499 as proposed
"(F) all formal or informal agreements involving a strategic military or security partnership with the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, or any proxies of either such country.".
Inserted: SEC. 1226. MODIFICATION OF CAESAR SYRIA CIVILIAN PROTECTION ACT OF 2019.
Inserted: Section 7412 of the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 (title LXXIV of Public Law 116-92; 22 U.S.C. 8791 note) is amended--
Inserted: (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
Inserted: "(4) Significant transaction defined.--
Inserted: "(A) In general.--In this subsection, the term 'significant transaction' includes any natural gas, electricity, or other energy-related transaction or transactions that provides material support to or otherwise may benefit by the Government of Syria.
Inserted: "(B) Applicability.--Subparagraph (A) applies notwithstanding any license or regulation issued pursuant to section 203 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702)."; and
Inserted: (2) by adding at the end the following:
Inserted: "(c) Congressional Requests.--Not later than 30 days after receiving a request from the chairman or ranking member of one of the appropriate congressional committees with respect to whether a foreign person meets the criteria for the imposition of sanctions under subsection (a) the President shall--
Inserted: "(1) determine if the person meets such criteria; and
Inserted: "(2) submit a classified or unclassified report to the chairman or ranking member who submitted the request with respect to that determination that includes a statement of whether or not the President imposed or intends to impose sanctions with respect to the person.".
Original wording
At the end of subtitle B of title XII, add the following:
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As printed
SA 6370. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle B of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 1226. MODIFICATION OF CAESAR SYRIA CIVILIAN PROTECTION ACT OF 2019.
Section 7412 of the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 (title LXXIV of Public Law 116-92; 22 U.S.C. 8791 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
“(4) Significant transaction defined.--
“(A) In general.--In this subsection, the term ‘significant transaction' includes any natural gas, electricity, or other energy-related transaction or transactions that provides material support to or otherwise may benefit by the Government of Syria.
“(B) Applicability.--Subparagraph (A) applies notwithstanding any license or regulation issued pursuant to section 203 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702).”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(c) Congressional Requests.--Not later than 30 days after receiving a request from the chairman or ranking member of one of the appropriate congressional committees with respect to whether a foreign person meets the criteria for the imposition of sanctions under subsection (a) the President shall--
“(1) determine if the person meets such criteria; and
“(2) submit a classified or unclassified report to the chairman or ranking member who submitted the request with respect to that determination that includes a statement of whether or not the President imposed or intends to impose sanctions with respect to the person.”.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 29, 2022