Statement of policy

It is the policy of the United States that— (1) protected persons are entitled at all times to sufficient humanitarian assistance; (2) if a government is unable or unwilling to ensure delivery and distribution of sufficient humanitarian assistance to a territory under its control, that government must allow any and all United States and internationally recognized humanitarian organizations to deliver and distribute sufficient humanitarian assistance to the protected persons in that territory; and (3) any covered persons acting on behalf of a government found to be restricting, diminishing, undermining, or preventing the delivery and distribution of sufficient humanitarian assistance to protected persons, including protected persons residing in a territory under the government’s control, are in violation of the policy described in paragraphs (1) and (2).