§8792 Imposition of Sanctions with Respect to the Transfer of Goods or Technologies to Syria That Are Likely to Be Used to Commit Human Rights Abuses

Summary

The President must impose the sanctions described in section 8791(c) on people who knowingly send or help send certain goods or technology to Syria that are likely to be used to commit human rights abuses. The President must send a list of those people to the appropriate congressional committees within 120 days after August 10, 2012. The sanctions apply to each person on that list and also to successor companies, to people who own or control a listed person if they knew or should have known about the wrongful transfers, and to people owned or controlled by a listed person if they knowingly took part. The list must be updated not later than 300 days after August 10, 2012 and every 180 days after that, and updated when new information appears. The President may leave someone off the list if he certifies in writing that the person stopped or is taking clear steps to stop and has given reliable promises not to do it again. The list must be unclassified (it may have a classified annex) and the public part must be posted on the Treasury and State Department websites. Sensitive technology here means hardware, software, telecom gear, or other tech used to block free information or to monitor, disrupt, or limit Syrians’ speech; it does not include certain informational materials the President cannot control.