[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 96 (Monday, June 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3688]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2680. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. 
McCain) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1226. REPORT ON NON-DEFENSE AND NON-HUMANITARIAN 
                   ASSISTANCE IN SYRIA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the 
     Administrator for the United States Agency for International 
     Development shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a report on the status of non-defense and non-
     humanitarian United States assistance in Syria.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) A statement of United States objectives, and any recent 
     changes to objectives, for non-defense and non-humanitarian 
     assistance in Syria.
       (2) A statement of United States policy regarding the 
     intent of the United States Government with respect to 
     assistance for the activities and mission of the White 
     Helmets in Syria.
       (3) A list of non-defense and non-humanitarian programs and 
     summary of activities funded by United States assistance in 
     Syria for the last three fiscal years.
       (4) A list of non-defense and non-humanitarian programs and 
     summary of activities in Syria terminating in the current 
     fiscal year, the anticipated timeline for closure, and a 
     summary of the discussions with donors and beneficiaries 
     regarding the drawdown of United States assistance and 
     closure of United States programs and activities.
       (5) A discussion of possible impacts of closure of non-
     defense and non-humanitarian United States assistance in 
     northwest and northeast Syria, including--
       (A) countering violent extremism;
       (B) employment and unemployment of Syrians;
       (C) security in local Syrian communities, including support 
     to moderate armed opposition;
       (D) self-governance in liberated areas;
       (E) refugee-hosting countries; and
       (F) implications of withdrawal of non-humanitarian and non-
     defense United States assistance on plans and activities of 
     other donors.
       (c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) may be 
     submitted in classified form, but shall include an 
     unclassified annex.
       (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional defense committees;
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.
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