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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. J. RES. 58 

To require certifications regarding actions by Saudi Arabia in Yemen, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 11, 2018 

Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. COLLINS, and Mr. COONS) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

To require certifications regarding actions by Saudi Arabia 

in Yemen, and for other purposes. 

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. CERTIFICATIONS REGARDING ACTIONS BY 

4 SAUDI ARABIA IN YEMEN. 

5 (a) INITIAL CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days 

6 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

7 of State shall submit to the appropriate committees of 

8 Congress a certification whether the Government of Saudi 

9 Arabia is undertaking— 


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1 (1) an urgent and good faith effort to conduct 

2 diplomatic negotiations to end the civil war in 

3 Yemen; 

4 (2) appropriate measures to alleviate the hu5 manitarian crisis in Yemen by increasing access for 

6 Yemenis to food, fuel, and medicine, including 

7 through Yemen’s Red Sea ports, the airport in 

8 Sana’a, and external border crossings with Saudi 

9 Arabia; and 

10 (3) demonstrable action to reduce the risk of 

11 harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure resulting 

12 from its military operations in Yemen, including by 

13 complying with applicable agreements and laws regu14 lating defense articles purchased or transferred from 

15 the United States. 

16 (b) SUBSEQUENT CERTIFICATIONS.—Not later than 

17 180 and 360 days after the date of the enactment of this 

18 Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 

19 committees of Congress a certification whether the Gov20 ernment of Saudi Arabia is undertaking the efforts de21 scribed in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a). 

22 (c) RESTRICTION.—If the Secretary of State is un23 able under subsections (a) and (b) to certify that the Gov24 ernment of Saudi Arabia is taking demonstrable action as 

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1 gated or expended to provide in-flight refueling, pursuant 

2 to any agreement authorized by section 2342 of title 10, 

3 United States Code, or other applicable statutory author4 ity, of Saudi and Saudi-led coalition non-United States 

5 aircraft conducting missions in Yemen other than missions 

6 related to— 

7 (1) al Qaeda, al Qaeda in the Arabian Penin8 sula (AQAP), and the Islamic State in Iraq and 

9 Syria (ISIS); 

10 (2) countering the transport, assembly, or em11 ployment of ballistic missiles or components in 

12 Yemen; 

13 (3) helping coalition aircraft return safely to 

14 base in emergency situations; or 

15 (4) force protection of United States aircraft, 

16 ships, or personnel. 

17 (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this joint 

18 resolution may be construed as authorizing the use of mili19 tary force. 

20 (e) FORM OF CERTIFICATIONS.—The certifications 

21 required under subsections (a) and (b) shall be written, 

22 detailed, and submitted in unclassified form. 

23 (f) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 

24 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

25 of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense 


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1 and the Administrator of the United States Agency for 

2 International Development, shall submit to the appro3 priate committees of Congress an unclassified report list4 ing United States objectives in Yemen and detailing a 

5 strategy to accomplish those objectives. The report shall 

6 be unclassified but may include a classified annex. 

7 (g) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE8 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit9 tees of Congress’’ means— 

10 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 

11 Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee 

12 on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

13 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

14 Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee 

15 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 

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