1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Assistance for Assad Act . 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) Seven years into the conflict in Syria, over 11 million Syrians have been displaced from their homes and more than 470,000 have been killed. (2) Since the conflict in Syria began, the United States has provided more than $7.7 billion to meet humanitarian needs of the Syrian people, making the United States the world’s single largest donor to the Syrian humanitarian response. (3) It is estimated that the reconstruction of Syria could cost between $200 and $350 billion. (4) According to the 2018 Transparency International Corruption Index, Syria is among the most corrupt countries in the world. (5) In August 2017, the Government of the People’s Republic of China hosted a trade fair in Syria, and a Chinese-Arab business group announced a $2 billion commitment from the Chinese Government to fund the construction of industrial parks in Syria. (6) The Russian Federation’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry stated that Russian businesses will have first priority in the allotment of reconstruction funds that Syria receives, and Russia signed a bilateral agreement with Syria giving Russia exclusive oil and gas rights in areas under Assad regime control. 3. Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States that United States foreign assistance made available for reconstruction or stabilization in Syria should be used only in a democratic Syria or in areas of Syria not controlled by a government led by Bashar al-Assad or associated forces. 4. Limitation on assistance for areas of Syria controlled by the Government of Syria or associated forces (a) Limitation (1) In general Except as provided in subsection (c), for each of the fiscal years 2020 through 2024, amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for assistance described in paragraph (2) may not be provided, directly or indirectly, for any area of Syria controlled by the Government of Syria or associated forces, as