1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Turkey Sanctions in Pending Legislation: Issues for Congress Jim Zanotti Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Clayton Thomas Analyst in Middle Eastern Affairs October 23, 2019 Congress is actively considering a variety of
2、bills that could impose sanctions on Turkey. The pending legislation is largely in response to a Turkish-led incursion into Syria (which Turkey calls Operation Peace Spring, or OPS) that began in early October after the Trump Administration announced that the United States was relocating some U.S. S
3、pecial Forces away from the Syria-Turkey border area. Sanctions imposed via legislation would add to sanctions that the Administration imposed on Turkey in response to OPS, and many would stand until Turkey withdraws from areas it has already occupied. Administration Sanctions by Executive Order On
4、October 14, President Trump signed an executive order (EO 13894) authorizing sanctions against current and former Turkish officials, government agencies, and sectors of the Turkish economyas determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. The order also authorizes sanctions against any person (along wi
