Report on Security Conditions in Damascus, Syria, Required for the Reopening of the United States Diplomatic Mission: Report

Statutory Text

(b) Report.—

(1) In general.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the relevant Federal agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing the Syrian Government’s progress towards meeting the security related benchmarks described in paragraph (2).

(2) Elements.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following elements:

(A) An assessment of the Syrian Government’s progress on counterterrorism, especially as it relates to United States designated terrorist organizations that threaten to attack the United States or our allies and partners.

(B) An assessment of the security environment of the potential sites for a future building of the United States Embassy in Damascus and the conditions necessary for resuming embassy operations in Damascus.

(C) An analysis of the Syrian Government’s progress in identifying and destroying any remnants of the Assad regime’s chemical weapons program, including any stockpiles, production facilities, or related sites.

(D) An assessment of the Syrian Government’s destruction of the Assad regime’s captagon and other illicit drug stockpiles, to include infrastructure.

(E) An assessment of the Syrian Government’s relationship with the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic

of Iran, to include access, basing, overflight, economic relationships, and impacts on United States national security objectives.

(F) A description of the Syrian Government’s cooperation with the United States to locate and repatriate United States citizens.

Verbatim from the enrolled law as published by GovInfo; margin notes and page markers omitted. Pub. L. 119-60 on GovInfo · PDF · text fetched Oct. 17, 2026

How the Date Is Worked Out

1. Enacted Dec. 18, 2025 (Pub. L. 119-60).
2. Text: “Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.” Dec. 18, 2025 + 180 days = June 16, 2026.
3. As of Nov. 11, 2026: one-time deadline passed on June 16, 2026.

Delivery Status

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• GovInfo Congressionally Mandated Reports collection: 1,209 packages listed; titles searched for Middle East terms; 55 State, Defense, Treasury and executive-office summaries checked for citations to Pub. L. 119-60 (0 found) (Oct. 17, 2026)
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