22 USC 9528 - Sanctions with respect to the transfer of arms and related materiel to Syria

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 9528.

Sanctions with respect to the transfer of arms and related materiel to Syria

(a)

Imposition of sanctions

(1)

In general

The President shall impose on a foreign person the sanctions described in subsection (b) if the President determines that such foreign person has, on or after August 2, 2017, knowingly exported, transferred, or otherwise provided to Syria significant financial, material, or technological support that contributes materially to the ability of the Government of Syria to—

(A)

acquire or develop chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons or related technologies;

(B)

acquire or develop ballistic or cruise missile capabilities;

(C)

acquire or develop destabilizing numbers and types of advanced conventional weapons;

(D)

acquire significant defense articles, defense services, or defense information (as such terms are defined under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.)); or

(E)

acquire items designated by the President for purposes of the United States Munitions List under section 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)).

(2)

Applicability to other foreign persons

The sanctions described in subsection (b) shall also be imposed on any foreign person that—

(A)

is a successor entity to a foreign person described in paragraph (1); or

(B)

is owned or controlled by, or has acted for or on behalf of, a foreign person described in paragraph (1).

(b)

Sanctions described

The sanctions to be imposed on a foreign person described in subsection (a) are the following:

(1)

Blocking of property

(2)

Aliens ineligible for visas, admission, or parole

(A)

Exclusion from the United States

(B)

Current visas revoked

(i)

In general

(ii)

Effect of revocation

(c)

Waiver

(d)

Definitions

In this section:

(1)

Financial, material, or technological support

(2)

Foreign person

(3)

Syria

(Pub. L. 115–44, title II, § 234, Aug. 2, 2017, 131 Stat. 918.)

cite as: 22 USC 9528