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AI Summary: This is a policy document, specifically an Executive Order regarding the revocation of sanctions on Syria. This regulation provides for the comprehensive revocation of multiple previous executive orders related to sanctions against Syria, effective July 1, 2025. The order recognizes changes in the Syrian government under President Ahmed alSharaa and aims to support a stable, unified Syria while maintaining accountability for past human rights abuses. The regulation terminates national emergencies declared in previous executive orders, expands the scope of existing national emergency declarations to hold perpetrators of past regime actions accountable, and provides mechanisms for potential sanctions relief. Key actions include waiving sanctions under the Syria Accountability Act and the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control Act, instructing the Secretary of State to review Syria's terrorism sponsorship designation, and directing various government agencies to take steps towards supporting a more stable Syria. The order maintains provisions to block property and impose sanctions on individuals associated with the former Assad regime who are deemed to threaten regional stability, engage in human rights abuses, or contribute to illicit activities like narcotics trafficking.