; and (2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Financial Services, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. V Suspension of sanctions with respect to Syria 501. Suspension of sanctions with respect to Syria (a) Suspension of sanctions (1) Negotiations not concluding in agreement If the President determines that internationally recognized negotiations to resolve the violence in Syria have not concluded in an agreement or are likely not to conclude in an agreement, the President may suspend, as appropriate, in whole or in part, the imposition of sanctions otherwise required under this Act or any amendment made by this Act for a period not to exceed 120 days, and renewable for additional periods not to exceed 120 days, if the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees in writing a determination and certification that the Government of Syria has ended military attacks against and gross violations of the human rights of the people of Syria, specifically— (A) the air space over Syria is no longer being utilized by the Government of Syria and associated forces to target civilian populations through the use of incendiary devices, including barrel bombs, chemical weapons, and conventional arms, including air-delivered missiles and explosives; (B) areas besieged by the regime of Bashar al-Assad and associated forces, including Hezbollah and irregular Iranian forces, are no longer cut off from international aid and have regular access to humanitarian assistance, freedom of travel, and medical care; (C) the Government of Syria is releasing all political prisoners forcibly held within the prison system of the regime of Bashar al-Assad, including the facilities maintained by various security, intelligence, and military elements associated with the Government of Syria and allowed full access to the same facilities for investigations by appropriate international human rights organizations