Syria Accountability Act of 2002

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Syria Accountability Act of 2002 - Prohibits the President from exporting any item on the United States Munitions List or Commerce Control List of dual-use items in the Export Administration Regulations, providing any U.S. assistance to U.S. businesses with respect to investment or other activities, or conducting Overseas Private Investment Corporation and Trade Development Agency programs in or with respect to Syria.

Directs the President to impose two or more specified sanctions against Syria.

Requires maintenance of such prohibition and sanctions until the President certifies that Syria meets specified requirements, including that it: (1) does not support international terrorist groups; (2) has withdrawn all of its military personnel from Lebanon; (3) has ceased the development and deployment of ballistic missiles and biological and chemical weapons; (4) is no longer in violation of United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 661 and subsequent relevant resolutions; (5) has made substantial progress in negotiations aimed at a peace agreement with Israel and a peace agreement between Israel and Lebanon; and (6) is respecting the sovereignty and political independence of Lebanon as required under UN Security Council Resolution 520. Authorizes the President to provide development assistance to Syria and Lebanon if these six requirements are met.

Congress
107

Number
HR - 4483

Introduced on
2002-04-18

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

4/18/2002

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Syria Accountability Act of 2002 - Prohibits the President from exporting any item on the United States Munitions List or Commerce Control List of dual-use items in the Export Administration Regulations, providing any U.S. assistance to U.S. businesses with respect to investment or other activities, or conducting Overseas Private Investment Corporation and Trade Development Agency programs in or with respect to Syria.

Directs the President to impose two or more specified sanctions against Syria.

Requires maintenance of such prohibition and sanctions until the President certifies that Syria meets specified requirements, including that it: (1) does not support international terrorist groups; (2) has withdrawn all of its military personnel from Lebanon; (3) has ceased the development and deployment of ballistic missiles and biological and chemical weapons; (4) is no longer in violation of United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 661 and subsequent relevant resolutions; (5) has made substantial progress in negotiations aimed at a peace agreement with Israel and a peace agreement between Israel and Lebanon; and (6) is respecting the sovereignty and political independence of Lebanon as required under UN Security Council Resolution 520. Authorizes the President to provide development assistance to Syria and Lebanon if these six requirements are met.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo halt Syrian support for terrorism, end its occupation of Lebanon, stop its development of weapons of mass destruction, cease its illegal importation of Iraqi oil, and by so doing hold Syria accountable for the serious international security problems it has caused in the Middle East, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
International Affairs

Potential Impact
Access to airports•
Air routes•
Airspace (Law)•
Alien property•
American economic assistance•
American investments•
Arab-Israeli conflict•
Armed Forces and National Security•
Arms sales•
Ballistic missiles•
Biological weapons•
Boundaries•
Chemical weapons•
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues•
Congress and foreign policy•
Congressional oversight•
Congressional reporting requirements•
Crime and Law Enforcement•
Developing countries•
Diplomatic privileges and immunities•
Diplomats•
EBB Terrorism•
Education•
Export controls•
Finance and Financial Sector•
Foreign Trade and International Finance•
Foreign loans•
Government Operations and Politics•
Imports•
Intelligence officers•
International agencies•
International relief•
Investment guaranty insurance•
Iraq•
Israel•
Lebanon•
Middle East and North Africa•
Military occupation•
Military withdrawal•
National liberation movements•
Nongovernmental organizations•
Palestinians•
Peace negotiations•
Petroleum•
President and foreign policy•
Recognition (International law)•
Right to travel•
Sanctions (International law)•
September 11, 2001•
Sovereignty•
State-sponsored terrorism•
Syria•
Terrorism•
Transportation and Public Works•
United Nations•
Weapons of mass destruction

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Latest Summary11/28/2006
Syria Accountability Act of 2002 - Prohibits the President from exporting any item on the United States Munitions List or Commerce Control List of dual-use items in the Export Administration Regulations, providing any U.S. assistance to U.S. business...

Latest Action9/18/2002
Subcommittee Hearings Held.