Imposition of sanctions with respect to certain persons affiliated with or supporting the Government of Syria

(a) In general On and after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall impose sanctions in subsection (c) with respect to the following: (1) The following officials of the Government of Syria: (A) The President of Syria. (B) The Minister of Defense. (C) The Minister of Economy and Industry. (D) The Minister of Agriculture. (E) The Minister of Administrative Development. (F) The Minister of Communications and Information Technology. (G) The Minister of Culture. (H) The Minister of Education. (I) The Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management. (J) The Minister of Energy. (K) The Minister of Finance. (L) The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates. (M) The Minister of Health. (N) The Minister of Higher Education and Research. (O) The Minister of Information. (P) The Minister of Interior. (Q) The Minister of Justice. (R) The Minister of Local Administration and Environment. (S) The Minister of Public Works and Housing. (T) The Minister of Religious Endowments. (U) The Minister of Social Affairs and Labour. (V) The Minister of Tourism. (W) The Minister of Transport. (X) The Minister of Youth and Sports. (Y) The Chief of the General Staff of the Army and Armed Forces. (Z) The Governor the Central Bank of Syria. (AA) The Board of the Syrian Sovereign Fund. (BB) The Director General of the Syrian Development Fund. (CC) The Director General of the Syrian Investment Authority. (DD) The Head of the Syrian Central Financial Control Body. (EE) The Head of the Syrian Petroleum Company. (FF) The Head of the General Authority for Borders and Customs. (GG) Any other senior official of the Government of Syria, as determined by the President. (2) Any foreign person that is responsible for or complicit in, or has directly or indirectly engaged in, for or on behalf of, or for the benefit of, directly or indirectly, the Government of Syria— (A) transnational crime, corruption, bribery, extortion, or money laundering; (B) assassination, murder, or other unlawful killing of, or infliction of other bodily harm or other crimes against humanity against, a United States person or a citizen or national of an ally or partner of the United States; (C) activities that undermine the peace, security, political stability, or territorial integrity of the United States or an ally or partner of the United States; or (D) deceptive or structured transactions or dealings that circumvent the application of any sanctions imposed by the United States, including through the use of digital currencies or assets or the use of physical assets. (3) Any foreign person the President determines knowingly, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act— (A) provides financial, material, or technological support to, or engages in a transaction with— (i) the Government of Syria (including any entity owned or controlled by the Government of Syria) or a senior political figure of the Government of Syria; (ii) the Armed Forces of Syria or a foreign person that is a military contractor, mercenary, or a paramilitary force knowingly operating in a military capacity inside Syria, or any other armed entity or foreign person operating, for or on behalf of the Government of Syria; or (iii) a foreign person subject to sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) with respect to Syria or any other provision of law that imposes sanctions with respect to Syria; (B) sells or provides goods, services, technology, information, or other support that facilitates the maintenance or expansion of the Government of Syria’s domestic production of any energy product, including natural gas, petroleum, and petroleum products; (C) sells or provides aircraft or spare aircraft parts that are used for military purposes in Syria for or on behalf of the Government of Syria to any foreign person operating in an area directly or indirectly controlled by the Government of Syria or foreign forces associated with the Government of Syria; (D) provides goods or services associated with the operation of aircraft that are used for military purposes in Syria for or on behalf of the Government of Syria to any foreign person operating in an area described in subparagraph (C); (E) directly or indirectly, provides construction or engineering services to the Government of Syria; (F) is involved in committing serious abuses of internationally recognized human rights against citizens of Syria, including forcible transfers, enforced disappearances, unjust detainment, forced deportation of children, or torture; or (G) is a leader, official, senior executive officer, or member of the board of directors of, or principal shareholder with a controlling or majority interest in, an entity that is operating in the defense industrial base or energy or transportation sectors of the economy of Syria in support of the Armed Forces of Syria. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that, in implementing this section, the President should consider financial support under subsection (a)(3)(A) to include the provision of loans, credits, or export credits. (c) Sanctions described (1) In general The sanctions to be imposed with respect to a foreign person described in subsection (a) are the following: (A) Blocking of property The President shall exercise all of the powers granted to the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in property of the foreign person if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person. (B) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole (i) Visas, admission, or parole An alien described in subsection (a) is— (I) inadmissible to the United States; (II) ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the United States; and (III) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into the United States or to receive any other benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). (ii) Current visas revoked (I) In general An alien described in subsection is subject to revocation of any visa or other entry documentation regardless of when the visa or other entry documentation is or was issued. (II) Immediate effect A revocation under subclause (I) shall— (aa) take effect immediately; and (bb) automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the alien’s possession.