119-hr4427

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4427 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4427

 To review banking restrictions, strengthen anti-money laundering 
capacity, and update sanctions with respect to the Government of Syria, 
 and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 July 16, 2025

 Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on 
 Foreign Affairs, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
 determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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 A BILL

 To review banking restrictions, strengthen anti-money laundering 
capacity, and update sanctions with respect to the Government of Syria, 
 and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Syria Sanctions Accountability Act 
of 2025''.

SEC. 2. REVIEW OF EXCEPTIVE RELIEF FOR THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF SYRIA.

 Not later than 360 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network shall 
provide a briefing to the Committee on Financial Services of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs of the Senate that contains the following:

    (1) An evaluation of the impact of the exceptive relief 
 provided by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network under 
 

section 5318

    (a)

    (7) of title 31, United States Code, with 
 respect to the Commercial Bank of Syria on May 23, 2025, 
 including an assessment of whether such exceptive relief 
 advanced the national security or foreign policy objectives of 
 the United States.

    (2) A recommendation of whether or not to continue 
 exceptive relief or revise any finding with respect to the 
 Commercial Bank of Syria under 

section 5318A

    (a)

    (1) of title 31, 
 United States Code.

SEC. 3. ACTIONS AT THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AND THE WORLD BANK.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
United States Executive Directors at the International Monetary Fund 
and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to use 
the voice and vote of the United States to support the following:

    (1) The restoration of sound data reporting and regular 
 economic monitoring in Syria.

    (2) Technical assistance for the Government of Syria to 
 improve financial connectivity and strengthen measures, 
 consistent with international standards, regarding anti-money 
 laundering, weapons non-proliferation, and anti-corruption.

    (3) A strategy to address priorities for economic growth in 
 Syria.

    (b) Congressional Briefings.--Within 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and 1 year thereafter, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Financial 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate on the activities described in subsection

    (a) .
            (c) Sunset.--The preceding provisions of this section shall have no 
force or effect beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. EXPORT-IMPORT BANK REVIEW OF COUNTRY LIMITATION SCHEDULE.

 Within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States shall--

    (1) determine whether any country limitation applicable to 
 the Bank with respect to Syria is appropriate; and

    (2) brief the Committee on Financial Services of the House 
 of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
 Urban Affairs of the Senate on the determination.

SEC. 5. MODIFICATION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF 
 SYRIA.

 The Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 (title LXXIV of 
division F of Public Law 116-92; 22 U.S.C. 8791 note) is amended--

    (1) in 

section 7431

    (a) --
        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph

    (1) , by 
 striking ``for renewable periods not to exceed 180 
 days'';
        (B) by striking paragraphs

    (1) ,

    (2) ,

    (3) , and

    (4) and inserting the following:
 ``

    (1) The air space over Syria is not being utilized by the 
 Government of Syria to target civilian populations through the 
 use of incendiary devices, including barrel bombs, chemical 
 weapons, and conventional arms (including air-delivered 
 missiles and explosives).
 ``

    (2) Areas under the control of the Government of Syria 
 are no longer cut off from international aid and have regular 
 access to humanitarian assistance, freedom of travel, and 
 medical care.
 ``

    (3) The Government of Syria is releasing all political 
 prisoners forcibly held within the prison system of the regime 
 of Bashar al-Assad and the Government of Syria is allowing full 
 access to prison system facilities for investigations by 
 appropriate international human rights organizations.
 ``

    (4) The forces of the Government of Syria are no longer 
 engaged in deliberate targeting of medical facilities, schools, 
 residential areas, and community gathering places, including 
 markets, in violation of international norms.''; and
            (C) by adding after paragraph

    (7) the following:
 ``

    (8) The Government of Syria is taking verifiable steps to 
 combat the illicit production and international illicit 
 proliferation of Captagon.
 ``

    (9) The Government of Syria is not engaged in the 
 targeting or extrajudicial detention of religious minorities in 
 Syria.'';

    (2) in 

section 7432--
        (A) in subsection

    (b) --
            (i) in paragraph

    (1) --
            (I) by striking ``, for renewable 
 periods not to exceed 180 days,''; and
            (II) by striking ``with respect to 
 a foreign person''; and
            (ii) in paragraph

    (2) , by striking ``and 
 every 180 days thereafter while the waiver 
 remains in effect,''; and
        (B) in subsection
            (c) --
            (i) in paragraph

    (1) , by striking ``, for 
 renewable periods not to exceed 2 years,''; and
            (ii) in paragraph

    (2) , by striking ``and 
 every 180 days thereafter while the waiver 
 remains in effect,''; and

    (3) in 

section 7438 to read as follows:

``

SEC. 7438. SUNSET.

 ``This title shall cease to be effective on the earlier of--
 ``

    (1) the date that is 30 days after the date that the 
 President reports to Congress that the Government of Syria has 
 met the criteria described in paragraphs

    (1) through

    (8) of 
 

section 7431

    (a) for 2 consecutive years; or
 ``

    (2) December 31, 2029.''.
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