1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act of 2017 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings. Sec. 3. Sense of Congress. Sec. 4. Definitions. Sec. 5. Report on accountability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Syria. Sec. 6. Transitional justice study. Sec. 7. Technical assistance authorized. Sec. 8. State Department Rewards for Justice Program. Sec. 9. Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic. 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) March 2017 marks the sixth year of the ongoing conflict in Syria. (2) As of February 2017— (A) more than 600,000 people are living under siege in Syria; (B) approximately 6,300,000 people are displaced from their homes inside Syria