3.0.0 2152 2019-11-15T21:52:17Z 2019-11-15T21:52:18Z Senate S S 2012-03-02 112 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-03-08T03:25:56Z ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Discharged from 2012-03-08T03:25:46Z Referred to 2012-03-02T16:40:44Z 2012-03-07 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2012-03-07 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. Discharge 2012-03-07 Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress ssfi00 Finance Committee 2012-03-02 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2012-03-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL N International Affairs Arms control and nonproliferation Business investment and capital Chemical and biological weapons Congressional oversight Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Foreign aid and international relief Foreign and international banking Human rights Insurance industry and regulation International organizations and cooperation Marine and inland water transportation Middle East Nuclear weapons Oil and gas Political movements and philosophies Protest and dissent Religion Sanctions Sex offenses Small business Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Syria Tariffs Terrorism Trade agreements and negotiations Trade restrictions Travel and tourism U.S. and foreign investments United Nations International Affairs 00 2012-03-02 Introduced in Senate 2012-04-12T14:39:36Z Syria Democracy Transition Act of 2012 - States that is U.S. policy to: (1) condemn the systemic violations of human rights conducted by the Syrian authorities, and (2) assure the departure from power of President Assad and his family and facilitate a peaceful transition to a democratic and inclusive government in Syria.

Directs the President to: (1) prohibit the opening or maintaining in the United States of a correspondent or payable-through account by a foreign financial institution that has knowingly conducted any financial transaction with the Central Bank of Syria, and (2) freeze and prohibit all property and property interest transactions of such institution if the property and property interests are in the United States or come within the possession or control of a U.S. person.

Exempts from such sanctions sales of food, medicine, or medical devices to Syria.

Applies such provisions to certain financial transactions and financial transactions for petroleum or petroleum product purchases through the Bank.

Directs the President to apply specified sanctions against a person knowingly providing specified refining, shipping, or financing services regarding the exportation of petroleum, oil, or liquefied natural gas for refining or processing outside of Syria if: (1) the government of Syria was involved in the development, extraction, production, transportation, or sale of such petroleum, oil, or liquefied natural gas in Syria; and (2) the fair market value of such petroleum, oil, or liquefied natural gas is $1 million or more, or during a 12-month period the aggregate fair market value of such petroleum, oil, or liquefied natural gas is $5 million or more. Exempts certain underwriters and insurance providers from such provisions.

Prohibits a vessel from knowingly landing at any seaport in the United States to load or unload cargo or engage in the trade of goods or services if the vessel entered a port in Syria during the 180-day period preceding arrival of the vessel at the U.S. seaport. Provides for enhanced vessel inspections.

Directs the President to use U.S. influence to urge the U.N. Security Council to: (1) freeze the assets of, and impose a travel ban on, all officials within President Assad's regime and all family members of Mr. Assad; (2) ban passenger flights to and from Syria; and (3) restrict the shipment and insurance of goods to or from Syria.

Directs the President to report to Congress on Syrian opposition groups and Syrian government weapons stockpiles.

Terminates sanctions upon a certification by the President to Congress that President Assad has been removed from power, a democratic transitional government is in place, and Syria has ended support for terrorist groups.

Authorizes the President, upon such certification, to establish a Syrian Stabilization Fund.

Authorizes the President to designate a private, nonprofit Syrian-American Enterprise Fund.

Directs the President to expand the role of the Department of State's Special Coordinator for Middle East Transitions to assist in coordinating transition efforts in Syria.

Directs the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), after such certification, to review Syria's eligibility for designation as a beneficiary developing country.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the USTR, after such certification, should initiate negotiations for a U.S.-Syria trade and investment agreement.

]]> Syria Democracy Transition Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Syria Democracy Transition Act of 2012 Display Title Syria Democracy Transition Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote United States policy objectives in Syria, including the departure from power of President Bashar Assad and his family, the effective transition to a democratic, free, and secure country, and the promotion of a prosperous future in Syria. Reference Change Senate 2012-03-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2152rcs/xml/BILLS-112s2152rcs.xml Introduced in Senate 2012-03-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2152is/xml/BILLS-112s2152is.xml 2012-03-07 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.