Title 22 › CHAPTER 94 — IRAN THREAT REDUCTION AND SYRIA HUMAN RIGHTS › SUBCHAPTER VII — SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN SYRIA › § 8793
The President must apply the legal penalties set by Congress to everyone put on a list of people who censor or take actions that block, limit, or punish Syrians for speaking freely. Within 120 days after August 10, 2012, the President must give that list to the appropriate congressional committees. The list must be updated by 300 days after August 10, 2012, every 180 days after that, and whenever new information appears. The list must be unclassified (it can have a secret annex), and the public part must be posted on the Treasury and State Department websites.
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22 U.S.C. § 8793
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
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Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110