Syria Accountability Act of 2002

Senate Bill 2215 - Syria Accountability Act of 2002: Overview, Status, and Impact

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Explore the details of Senate Bill 2215 Syria Accountability Act of 2002 currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on International Affairs. Stay informed on legislative developments.

1/16/2023, 12:18 PM

Congressional Summary of S 2215

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Syria meets specified requirements, including that it: (1) does not support international terrorist groups; (2) has withdrawn all of its military personnel from Lebanon: (3) has ceased the development and deployment of ballistic missiles and biological and chemical weapons; and (4) is no longer in violation of United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 661 and subsequent relevant resolutions.

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Current Status of Bill S 2215

Bill S 2215 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since April 18, 2002. Bill S 2215 was introduced during Congress 107 and was introduced to the Senate on April 18, 2002. Bill S 2215's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2975-2976) as of April 18, 2002

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 2215

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Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 2215

Primary Policy Focus

International Affairs

Potential Impact Areas

- Alien property

- 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

- United Nations

- Weapons of mass destruction

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 2215

Syria Accountability Act of 2002

A bill to 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 its role in the Middle East, and for other purposes.

Syria Accountability Act of 2002