[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 150 (Monday, September 15, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6610-S6611]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3889. Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3748 proposed by Mr. 
Wicker (for himself and Mr. Reed) to the bill S. 2296, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2026 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:

       Strike section 6211 of division E and insert the following:

     SEC. 6211. REPORT AND CERTIFICATION ON WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT 
                   OF SYRIA IS MEETING CERTAIN CONDITIONS 
                   FOLLOWING SUSPENSION OF SANCTIONS UNDER THE 
                   CAESAR SYRIA CIVILIAN PROTECTION ACT OF 2019.

       (a) Suspension.--Beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, sanctions imposed

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     under the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 (title 
     LXXIV of division F of Public Law 116-92; 22 U.S.C. 8791 
     note) shall be suspended, and remain suspended, unless the 
     conditions under subsection (d) are met.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and every 120 days thereafter, the 
     President or his designee shall submit to Congress an 
     unclassified report, with a classified annex if necessary, 
     that certifies whether the Government of Syria--
       (1) has committed itself to the goal of eliminating the 
     threat posed by ISIS and other terrorist groups and has 
     officially joined as a member of the Global Coalition To 
     Defeat ISIS;
       (2) provides security for religious and ethnic minorities 
     and includes representation from both religious and ethnic 
     minorities in the government;
       (3) is maintaining peaceful relations with other states in 
     the region, including the State of Israel, and is taking 
     action against actors and groups within Syria that threaten 
     the security of Syria's neighbors and the region;
       (4) is not knowingly financing, assisting (monetarily or 
     through weapons transfers), or harboring individuals or 
     groups (including foreign terrorist organizations and 
     specially designated global terrorists) that are harmful to 
     the national security of the United States or allies and 
     partners of the United States in the region;
       (5) has removed, or is in the process of removing, foreign 
     fighters from the Government of Syria, including those in the 
     state and security institutions of Syria; and
       (6) is in the process of investigating and has committed to 
     prosecuting individuals or entities that have committed 
     serious abuses of internationally recognized human rights 
     since December 8, 2024, including those responsible for the 
     massacre of religious minorities.
       (c) Notification to the Government of Syria.--The President 
     or his designee shall inform the Government of Syria of the 
     findings of the report required under subsection (b).
       (d) Sense of Congress on Reimposition of Sanctions.--If the 
     President or his designee is unable to make an affirmative 
     certification under subsection (b) for two consecutive 
     reporting periods, it is the sense of Congress that sanctions 
     under the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 (title 
     LXXIV of division F of Public Law 116-92; 22 U.S.C. 8791 
     note) suspended under subsection (a) should immediately be 
     reimposed and remain in effect until the President or his 
     designee makes an affirmative certification under subsection 
     (b).

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