Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act

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The Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act is a 2003 U.S. law that imposed sanctions on Syria and demanded an end to its military and political interference in Lebanon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
sanctions legislation
affects U.S. trade with Syria
aimsTo pressure Syria to change regional policies
appliesTo Syrian Arab Republic
linked to: Syria
authorizes President of the United States to impose additional sanctions on Syria
codifiedIn United States Statutes at Large
conditionForLiftingSanctions Syria ceasing development and deployment of weapons of mass destruction
Syria ceasing transfer of weapons to terrorist organizations
Syria ending support for terrorism
Syria withdrawing all military and intelligence personnel from Lebanon
countryOfOrigin United States
enactmentYear 2003
focusesOn Lebanon
geopoliticalContext Middle East peace process
post-9/11 U.S. counterterrorism strategy
jurisdiction United States federal government
legalStatus in force
legislativeBody United States Congress
motivatedBy Syrian presence in Lebanon after the Lebanese Civil War
Syrian support for Hezbollah
Syrian support for Palestinian militant groups
policyArea economic sanctions
foreign policy
national security
primaryPurpose to halt Syrian development of weapons of mass destruction
to halt Syrian occupation and interference in Lebanon
to halt Syrian support for terrorism
to hold Syria accountable for its actions in Lebanon and support for terrorism
to restore Lebanese sovereignty
publicLawNumber Public Law 108-175
relatedTo Lebanese sovereignty
Syrian occupation of Lebanon
U.S. foreign policy toward Syria
U.S.–Syria relations
counterterrorism policy of the United States
requires imposition of sanctions on Syria
requiresReportsFrom President of the United States
requiresReportsTo United States Congress
sanctionType export restrictions
prohibition on certain U.S. exports to Syria
restrictions on Syrian aircraft in U.S. airspace
restrictions on transactions in property of the Syrian government
shortName Syria Accountability Act
signedBy George W. Bush
signingDate 2003-12-12
sponsorType bipartisan legislation
targets Syrian government

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Syria–United States relations notableEvent Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act
Syria–United States relations usSanctionsLegislation Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act
Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act shortName Syria Accountability Act
linked to: Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act