[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5900]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6370. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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 B of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1226. MODIFICATION OF CAESAR SYRIA CIVILIAN PROTECTION 
                   ACT OF 2019.

       Section 7412 of the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 
     2019 (title LXXIV of Public Law 116-92; 22 U.S.C. 8791 note) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Significant transaction defined.--
       ``(A) In general.--In this subsection, the term 
     `significant transaction' includes any natural gas, 
     electricity, or other energy-related transaction or 
     transactions that provides material support to or otherwise 
     may benefit by the Government of Syria.
       ``(B) Applicability.--Subparagraph (A) applies 
     notwithstanding any license or regulation issued pursuant to 
     section 203 of the International Emergency Economic Powers 
     Act (50 U.S.C. 1702).''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Congressional Requests.--Not later than 30 days after 
     receiving a request from the chairman or ranking member of 
     one of the appropriate congressional committees with respect 
     to whether a foreign person meets the criteria for the 
     imposition of sanctions under subsection (a) the President 
     shall--
       ``(1) determine if the person meets such criteria; and
       ``(2) submit a classified or unclassified report to the 
     chairman or ranking member who submitted the request with 
     respect to that determination that includes a statement of 
     whether or not the President imposed or intends to impose 
     sanctions with respect to the person.''.
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