§9528 Sanctions with respect to the transfer of arms and related materiel to Syria

Summary

The President must punish foreign people who, on or after August 2, 2017, knowingly gave Syria significant money, goods, or technology that helped the Syrian government to get or build chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons; build ballistic or cruise missiles; obtain large amounts of advanced conventional weapons; get major defense articles, services, or defense information; or obtain items on the U.S. Munitions List. Punishments include using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to block and ban all transactions and property in the United States or controlled by U.S. persons (the usual section 202 rule of that Act does not apply), denying visas and keeping individuals out of the United States, and revoking any visas they already have. The rules also cover successor companies, owners or controllers, and people acting for them. The President can waive the sanctions if it is in the national security interest and allowed under section 9511. The law uses three defined terms: "financial, material, or technological support" — types of money, goods, or tech help (see 31 C.F.R. 542.304); "foreign person" — who counts as a non-U.S. person (see 31 C.F.R. 594.304); and "Syria" — the country as defined in 31 C.F.R. 542.316.