; or (B) the Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and entered into force March 19, 1967. (b) Humanitarian and democracy assistance waiver (1) Statement of policy It shall be the policy of the United States to fully utilize the waiver authority under this subsection to ensure that adequate humanitarian relief or support for democracy promotion is provided to the people of Syria. (2) Waiver The President may waive, on a case-by-case basis, for a period not to exceed 180 days, and renewable for additional periods not to exceed 120 days, the application of sanctions authorized under this Act or amendments made by this Act if the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees a written determination that the waiver is necessary for purposes of providing humanitarian assistance or support for democracy promotion to the people of Syria. (3) Content of written determination A written determination submitted under paragraph (1) with respect to a waiver shall include a description of all notification and accountability controls that have been employed in order to ensure that the activities covered by the waiver are humanitarian assistance or support for democracy promotion and do not entail any activities in Syria or dealings with the Government of Syria not reasonably related to humanitarian assistance or support for democracy promotion. (4) Clarification of permitted activities under waiver The President may not impose sanctions authorized under this Act or amendments made by this Act against an internationally recognized humanitarian organization for— (A) engaging in a financial transaction relating to humanitarian assistance or for humanitarian purposes pursuant to a waiver issued under paragraph (1); (B) transporting goods or services that are necessary to carry out operations relating to humanitarian assistance or humanitarian purposes pursuant to such a waiver