; or (2) if the President is unable to make such a recertification, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains— (A) the reasons for which the President is unable to make such a recertification; and (B) a certification that no funds will be obligated or expended to provide assistance described in subsection (a) in contravention of subsection (a). (d) Exception (1) In general The limitation on assistance under subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to— (A) assistance for projects to be administered by local organizations that reflect the aims, needs, and priorities of local communities in Syria; and (B) assistance for projects to meet humanitarian needs, including demining and needs for food, medicine, medical supplies and equipment, education, and clothing. (2) Report The President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an annual report on each project with respect to which this subsection applies during the preceding calendar year, including— (A) a description of the project; (B) a description of how United States funds with respect to the project were used; (C) the geographic location or locations of the project; and (D) an identification of the implementing partner and a list of senior officials of the implementing partner. (3) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that, to the extent practicable, the United States should only fund projects described in this subsection with respect to which the Government of Syria, any official of the Government of Syria, and any immediate family member of an official of the Government of Syria do not have a financial or material interest and are not affiliated with the implementing partner of the project. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives