Title III — Sanctions

Appropriate congressional committees— The term appropriate congressional committees means—

Defense article; defense service— The terms defense article and defense service have the meanings given those terms in section 644 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403).

Person— The term person means an individual or entity.

Petroleum— The term petroleum includes crude oil and any mixture of hydrocarbons that exists in liquid phase in natural underground reservoirs and remains liquid at atmospheric pressure after passing through surface separating facilities.

Petroleum products— The term petroleum products includes unfinished oils, liquefied petroleum gases, pentanes plus, aviation gasoline, motor gasoline, naptha-type jet fuel, kerosene-type jet fuel, kerosene, distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, petrochemical feedstocks, special naphthas, lubricants, waxes, petroleum coke, asphalt, road oil, still gas, and miscellaneous products obtained from the processing of crude oil (including lease condensate), natural gas, and other hydrocarbon compounds.

In general— On or after the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall impose not fewer than 5 of the sanctions described in section 304 with respect to each person that the President determines has, on or after such date of enactment, knowingly participated in or facilitated a significant transaction related to the sale or transfer of petroleum or petroleum products to the Assad regime of Syria, including any successor entity comprised principally of loyalists to Bashar al-Assad, that directly contribute to the capability of the Assad regime, or any such successor entity, to continue its aggression against the people of Syria.

Humanitarian exception— The President may not impose sanctions under this section with respect to any person for conducting or facilitating a transaction necessary to meet humanitarian and basic human needs of the people of Syria.

Export-Import Bank assistance— The President may direct the Export-Import Bank of the United States not to give approval to the issuance of any guarantee, insurance, extension of credit, or participation in the extension of credit in connection with the export of any goods or services to the person.

Procurement sanction— The President may prohibit the United States Government entering into any contract for the procurement of any goods or services from the person.

Import sanctions— The President may prohibit the importation into the United States of products produced by the person.

Arms export prohibition— The President may prohibit the exportation or provision by sale, lease or loan, grant or other means, directly or indirectly, of any defense article or defense service to the person and the issuance of any license or other approval to the person under section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778).

Dual-use export prohibition— The President may deny licenses and suspend existing licenses for the transfer to the person of items the export of which is controlled under the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.) (as in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)) or the Export Administration Regulations under subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations.

Property transactions— The President may, pursuant to such regulations as the President may prescribe, prohibit the person from—

Visa ineligibility— In the case of a person that is an alien, the President may direct the Secretary of State to deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security to exclude from the United States, the person, subject to regulatory exceptions to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations and other applicable international obligations.

In general— The President may waive the application of section 302 or 303 if the President determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees every 180 days that the waiver is vital to the national security interests of the United States.

Form— A report submitted under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.