S.Amdt. 3889

SA 3889. Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3748 proposed by Mr.
Wicker (for himself and Mr. Reed) to the bill S. 2296, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2026 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:

Strike section 6211 of division E and insert the following:

SEC. 6211. REPORT AND CERTIFICATION ON WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT
OF SYRIA IS MEETING CERTAIN CONDITIONS
FOLLOWING SUSPENSION OF SANCTIONS UNDER THE
CAESAR SYRIA CIVILIAN PROTECTION ACT OF 2019.

(a) Suspension.--Beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act, sanctions imposed

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under the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 (title
LXXIV of division F of Public Law 116-92; 22 U.S.C. 8791
note) shall be suspended, and remain suspended, unless the
conditions under subsection (d) are met.
(b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 120 days thereafter, the
President or his designee shall submit to Congress an
unclassified report, with a classified annex if necessary,
that certifies whether the Government of Syria--
(1) has committed itself to the goal of eliminating the
threat posed by ISIS and other terrorist groups and has
officially joined as a member of the Global Coalition To
Defeat ISIS;
(2) provides security for religious and ethnic minorities
and includes representation from both religious and ethnic
minorities in the government;
(3) is maintaining peaceful relations with other states in
the region, including the State of Israel, and is taking
action against actors and groups within Syria that threaten
the security of Syria's neighbors and the region;
(4) is not knowingly financing, assisting (monetarily or
through weapons transfers), or harboring individuals or
groups (including foreign terrorist organizations and
specially designated global terrorists) that are harmful to
the national security of the United States or allies and
partners of the United States in the region;
(5) has removed, or is in the process of removing, foreign
fighters from the Government of Syria, including those in the
state and security institutions of Syria; and
(6) is in the process of investigating and has committed to
prosecuting individuals or entities that have committed
serious abuses of internationally recognized human rights
since December 8, 2024, including those responsible for the
massacre of religious minorities.
(c) Notification to the Government of Syria.--The President
or his designee shall inform the Government of Syria of the
findings of the report required under subsection (b).
(d) Sense of Congress on Reimposition of Sanctions.--If the
President or his designee is unable to make an affirmative
certification under subsection (b) for two consecutive
reporting periods, it is the sense of Congress that sanctions
under the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 (title
LXXIV of division F of Public Law 116-92; 22 U.S.C. 8791
note) suspended under subsection (a) should immediately be
reimposed and remain in effect until the President or his
designee makes an affirmative certification under subsection
(b).

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