Summary

Repeals the 2019 statute that created a list-and-sanctions regime targeting individuals and entities linked to the Syrian government, removing the statutory authority and requirements that generated and applied those sanctions. The repeal eliminates the mandated list, terminates the statutory sanctions tool, and removes the related reporting and implementation duties that U.S. agencies had been carrying out under that statute.

• Removes the 2019 statutory authority that required creating and enforcing a Syria-linked list-and-sanctions regime.
• Ends the mandatory list-and-sanctions process that targeted individuals and entities connected to the Syrian government.
• Eliminates statutory reporting and implementation duties tied to that sanctions law for federal agencies.
• Does not itself create new sanctions or funding; it withdraws a specific legal tool.
• Leaves open the possibility that sanctions could still be imposed using other legal authorities.
• Likely reduces compliance and administrative actions required of financial institutions tied to that statute.
• Reduces one statutory lever Congress had to pressure the Syrian government and its affiliates.
• Creates potential changes in how humanitarian actors and NGOs interact with sanctions compliance in Syria contexts.