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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2066 

To review United States Saudi Arabia policy, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 9, 2019 

Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. RUBIO, and Mr. COONS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To review United States Saudi Arabia policy, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Saudi Arabia Diplomatic Review Act of 2019’’ or 

6 ‘‘SADRA’’. 

7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

8 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

TITLE I—COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF UNITED STATES SAUDI 

RELATIONS 


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Sec. 101. Sense of Congress on actions of the Government of the Kingdom of 

Saudi Arabia. 

Sec. 102. Comprehensive review of the United States-Saudi bilateral relationship. 

TITLE II—SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS IN SAUDI ARABIA 

Sec. 201. Findings. 

Sec. 202. Denial of visas to certain officials of the Government of Saudi Arabia. 

TITLE III—COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF SAUDI GOVERNMENT 

ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES 

Sec. 301. Preventing diplomats from aiding and abetting flights from justice. 

Sec. 302. Review of Saudi facility activities. 

TITLE IV—PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF THE WAR IN YEMEN AND 

PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS 

Sec. 401. Statement of policy. 

Sec. 402. Sense of Congress. 

Sec. 403. Strategy for ending the war in Yemen. 

Sec. 404. Measures in response to Iranian actions aggravating the civil war in 

Yemen. 

Sec. 405. Report on accountability for violations of international law, including 

war crimes, and other harm to civilians in Yemen. 

Sec. 406. Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons hindering humanitarian access and threatening the peace or stability of Yemen. 

Sec. 407. Report on interdiction of illegally supplied weapons to Yemen. 

Sec. 408. Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons supporting the 

Houthis in Yemen. 

Sec. 409. Authority to enter into a cooperative agreement to protect civilians 

in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates from 

weaponized unmanned aerial systems. 

Sec. 410. Emergency protection for Yemeni cultural property. 

Sec. 411. Technical assistance to improve governance at the Central Bank of 

Yemen. 

Sec. 412. Modification of certifications regarding actions by Saudi Arabia and 

the United Arab Emirates in Yemen. 

TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 501. Rule of construction with respect to International Emergency Economic Powers Act. 

Sec. 502. Rule of construction with respect to use of military force. 

Sec. 503. Sunset. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) ADMISSION; ADMITTED; ALIEN.—The terms 

4 ‘‘admission’’, ‘‘admitted’’, and ‘‘alien’’ have the 


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1 meanings given those terms in section 101 of the 

2 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101). 

3 (2) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’, with 

4 respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, 

5 means that a person has actual knowledge, or should 

6 have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the 

7 result. 

8 TITLE I—COMPREHENSIVE RE9 VIEW OF UNITED STATES 

10 SAUDI RELATIONS 

11 SEC. 101. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ACTIONS OF THE GOV12 ERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARA13 BIA. 

14 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find15 ings: 

16 (1) Historically, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 

17 has been an important strategic partner of the 

18 United States, and the United States and Saudi 

19 Arabia share broad interests, including defeating the 

20 Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), combating al 

21 Qaeda and its affiliates, regional stability, and coun22 tering Iran’s malign activities in the Middle East. 

23 (2) On June 21, 2017, King Salman appointed 

24 Prince Mohammed bin Salman as Crown Prince and 

25 heir apparent to the Saudi throne. 


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1 (3) Following his elevation in the line of succes2 sion to the Saudi throne, Crown Prince Mohammed 

3 bin Salman’s actions have had the potential to sig4 nificantly harm the United States historic relation5 ship with Saudi Arabia. The Crown Prince has fre6 quently behaved in a reckless manner, including ar7 resting those opposed to his rule. He has engaged in 

8 problematic foreign policy, including pressuring the 

9 Lebanese Prime Minister to resign, and he has con10 solidated his personal control over Saudi government 

11 decision making. 

12 (4) One of Mohammed bin Salman’s first acts 

13 as Saudi Arabia’s minister of defense was to launch 

14 a military campaign in Yemen with the stated objec15 tive of restoring the internationally recognized Gov16 ernment of Yemen, which had been forced out of 

17 Yemen by Iran-backed Houthi forces and former 

18 military units loyal to deposed President Ali Saleh. 

19 (5) As of July 2019, Iranian-sponsored Houthi 

20 rebels have conducted up to 14 ballistic missile and 

21 weaponized unmanned aerial system attacks per 

22 month against Saudi Arabia and the United Arab 

23 Emirates, posing a significant threat and endan24 gering the lives of 80,000 Americans residing on the 

25 Arabian Peninsula. 


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1 (6) Yemen serves as sanctuary space for al 

2 Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). AQAP ex3 ternal operations plotting poses a direct threat to 

4 the United States and United States allies. AQAP 

5 was responsible for the Paris attacks against the of6 fices of Charlie Hebdo in January 2015, and was in7 volved in terrorist plots against the United States, 

8 including the ‘‘Christmas Day Bomber’’ in 2009 and 

9 the ‘‘Times Square Bomber’’ in 2010. The ongoing 

10 civil war and resulting instability has complicated ef11 forts to counter AQAP in Yemen. 

12 (7) Yemen sits adjacent to the Bab el-Mandeb 

13 strait, a strategic waterway located between Djibouti 

14 and Yemen that links the Red Sea to the Indian 

15 Ocean. Free flow of traffic through the strait, only 

16 18 miles across at its narrowest point, is critical to 

17 exports from the Persian Gulf and Asia destined for 

18 Western markets. 

19 (8) Iranian-sponsored Houthi coastal weapons, 

20 explosive boats, and mines pose a direct threat to 

21 the free flow of commerce and shipping through the 

22 Bab el-Mandeb strait. 

23 (9) In October 2016, Houthi forces struck a 

24 United Arab Emirates merchant vessel, and twice 

25 attacked a United States Navy vessel, the USS 


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1 Mason, as they transited the Bab el-Mandeb strait. 

2 In July 2018, Iranian-sponsored Houthi forces at3 tacked and damaged two Saudi oil tankers attempt4 ing to transit the strait. 

5 (10) According to the United Nations, the civil 

6 war in Yemen is the world’s worst humanitarian cri7 sis and has resulted in approximately 24,000,000 

8 Yemenis in need of humanitarian assistance, roughly 

9 80 percent of the population. 

10 (11) The Houthi seizure of the Sana’a Central 

11 Bank has resulted in the inability to pay government 

12 salaries in Yemen and the breakdown of banking 

13 functions, which has complicated the humanitarian 

14 crisis and further hampered access to aid supplies. 

15 (12) Despite framework agreements in Stock16 holm and Hudaydah, the conflict in Yemen con17 tinues unabated. 

18 (13) On June 5, 2017, Saudi Arabia, along 

19 with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt, 

20 and other countries, severed diplomatic relations 

21 with Qatar, recalled their ambassadors, expelled 

22 Qatari diplomats, and imposed limits on the entry 

23 and transit of Qatari nationals and vessels in their 

24 territories, waters, and airspace. 


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1 (14) The blockade against Qatar has signifi2 cantly complicated relationships in the region and 

3 hindered United States counterterrorism and 

4 counter-Iran objectives, undermined United States 

5 efforts to end regional conflicts, and empowered Ira6 nian influence in the region. 

7 (15) According to the organization Reporters 

8 without Borders, the number of arrests of journal9 ists and bloggers has doubled since the appointment 

10 of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. 

11 (16) Under Crown Prince Mohammed bin 

12 Salman, the Government of Saudi Arabia continues 

13 to detain political prisoners, including Saudi wom14 en’s rights advocates. 

15 (17) Jamal Khashoggi was a prominent Saudi 

16 journalist and an outspoken critic of Crown Prince 

17 Mohammed bin Salman. Throughout 2017 and 

18 2018, Jamal Khashoggi wrote a series of opinion ar19 ticles offering pointed critiques and advice to Crown 

20 Prince Mohammed bin Salman and to United States 

21 and Saudi officials. 

22 (18) Prior to his death, Jamal Khashoggi had 

23 sought status as a lawful permanent resident of the 

24 United States and was the father to four United 

25 States citizens. On October 2, 2018, Jamal 


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1 Khashoggi disappeared during a visit to the Con2 sulate of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul, 

3 Turkey. 

4 (19) On October 8, 2018, the brother of Crown 

5 Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Saudi Ambas6 sador to the United States, Prince Khalid bin 

7 Salman, stated that ‘‘the reports that suggest that 

8 Jamal Khashoggi went missing in the Consulate in 

9 Istanbul or that the Kingdom’s authorities have de10 tained him or killed him are absolutely false, and 

11 baseless’’. 

12 (20) On October 19, 2018, the Saudi Ministry 

13 of Foreign Affairs announced that Mr. Khashoggi 

14 was murdered inside the Saudi consulate by Saudi 

15 nationals on October 2, 2018. 

16 (21) On December 13, 2018, the Senate passed 

17 Senate Joint Resolution 69, a joint resolution sup18 porting a diplomatic solution in Yemen and con19 demning the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, stating 

20 that the Senate ‘‘believes Crown Prince Mohammad 

21 bin Salman is responsible for the murder of Jamal 

22 Khashoggi’’ and calling on the Kingdom of Saudi 

23 Arabia to ensure appropriate accountability for all 

24 those responsible for Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. 


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1 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE ACTIONS

2 OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SAUDI ARABIA.—It is the sense 

3 of Congress that, since the promotion of Mohammad bin 

4 Salman to the position of Crown Prince with significant 

5 authority over foreign and domestic affairs of the King6 dom of Saudi Arabia, the Government of Saudi Arabia has 

7 demonstrated increasingly erratic and disturbing conduct 

8 that— 

9 (1) threatens to undermine and alienate allies, 

10 friends, and partners of the United States in efforts 

11 to promote regional stability, economic growth, and 

12 human rights; 

13 (2) threatens to place United States national 

14 interests in the Middle East in serious danger; and 

15 (3) necessitates a comprehensive review of the 

16 United States-Saudi bilateral relationship. 

17 SEC. 102. COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE UNITED 

18 STATES-SAUDI BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP. 

19 (a) REVIEW.—The Secretary of State, in consultation 

20 with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National 

21 Intelligence, and the Secretary of the Treasury and any 

22 other department or agency the President may designate, 

23 shall conduct a comprehensive review of United States re24 lations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 

25 (b) REPORT.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days 

2 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary of State shall submit to the appropriate con4 gressional committees a report with the findings of 

5 the review conducted under subsection (a). 

6 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 

7 paragraph (1) shall include: 

8 (A) A review of the foreign policy goals of 

9 the Government of Saudi Arabia, with an eval10 uation as to whether those goals align with, or 

11 could potentially cause damage to, United 

12 States regional interests. 

13 (B) An evaluation of the current risks to 

14 United States policy, interests, and influence in 

15 the Middle East created by the actions of the 

16 Government of Saudi Arabia in furtherance of 

17 its foreign policy goals, with particular atten18 tion to violations of treaty obligations, detention 

19 of foreign government officials, and economic 

20 embargoes of countries in the region. 

21 (C) An analysis of the current diplomatic 

22 relationships between Saudi Arabia and other 

23 regional and global actors—in particular, Saudi 

24 relationships with the Russian Federation and 

25 the People’s Republic of China. 


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1 (D) An evaluation of the human rights 

2 record of the current Government of Saudi Ara3 bia and its compliance with internationally rec4 ognized individual, civil, and political rights, as 

5 set forth in the Universal Declaration of 

6 Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations 

7 General Assembly in Paris on December 10, 

8 1948, and other international agreements, in 

9 particular with respect to the following factors: 

10 (i) The extent to which officials of the 

11 Government of Saudi Arabia, including 

12 members of the military or security serv13 ices, are responsible for or complicit in 

14 gross violations of internationally recog15 nized human rights, including violations of 

16 the human rights of journalists, bloggers, 

17 and those who support women’s rights or 

18 religious freedom. 

19 (ii) The extent to which the Govern20 ment of Saudi Arabia— 

21 (I) has knowingly blocked access 

22 to Yemeni ports, ports of entry, or 

23 other facilities used by the United Na24 tions, its specialized agencies and im25 plementing partners, nongovernmental 


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1 organizations, or any other actors en2 gaged in humanitarian relief activities 

3 in Yemen; 

4 (II) has hindered the efforts of 

5 the organizations described in sub6 clause (I) to deliver humanitarian re7 lief, including through diversion of 

8 goods and materials intended to pro9 vide relief to civilians in Yemen; and 

10 (III) has prohibited or directly or 

11 indirectly restricted the transport or 

12 delivery of United States humani13 tarian assistance to Yemen. 

14 (iii) The extent to which Saudi Arabia 

15 has improved targeting and strike proce16 dures to reduce harm to civilians and un17 necessary collateral damage in Yemen. 

18 (E) A review of United States export con19 trols to ensure certain exports of law enforce20 ment technology are not being used to suppress 

21 legitimate calls for improvements in governance 

22 or human rights. 

23 (F) A review of the diplomatic presence of 

24 Saudi Arabia within the United States. 


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1 (G) An evaluation of United States secu2 rity cooperation with Saudi Arabia, including 

3 an evaluation of how— 

4 (i) the Government of Saudi Arabia 

5 has used the defense articles and defense 

6 services it has received from the United 

7 States; 

8 (ii) its junior officers and noncommis9 sioned officers have performed in military 

10 campaigns since 2001; and 

11 (iii) the military of Saudi Arabia is 

12 equipped and trained for asymmetric war13 fare. 

14 (H) An evaluation of whether and to what 

15 extent United States entities with licenses 

16 issued by the Department of State have trained 

17 and supported Saudi security forces. 

18 (I) An evaluation of the ability of the Gov19 ernment of Saudi Arabia to influence global oil 

20 prices. 

21 (J) A review of the financial and material 

22 support of the Government of Saudi Arabia for 

23 the construction or renovation of educational in24 stitutions abroad that promote Salafism, 

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1 Islam and to what extent those institutions 

2 have contributed to a rise in extremist views 

3 globally. 

4 (K) Any other matters that the Secretary 

5 of State considers relevant. 

6 (3) FORM.—The report required under para7 graph (1) shall be in unclassified form but may con8 tain a classified annex. 

9 (c) PERIOD OF REVIEW.—The review required under 

10 subsection (a) shall cover the period beginning with the 

11 appointment of Mohammad bin Salman to the position of 

12 Deputy Crown Prince. 

13 (d) ESTABLISHMENT OF MECHANISM FOR PUBLIC

14 COMMENT.— 

15 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Department of 

16 State shall establish a mechanism to provide a 30- 

17 day period to receive written comments from inter18 ested parties, including a process for— 

19 (A) initial public notification that the De20 partment is conducting a review; 

21 (B) guidance on the scope of the review; 

22 and 

23 (C) the receipt of public comments. 

24 (2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Department of 

25 State shall endeavor to make comments received 


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1 from the public available in a timely and easily ac2 cessible manner. 

3 (e) CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS.—The 

4 Department shall consider public comments received but 

5 may use discretion with respect to the inclusion of public 

6 comments in its evaluation, analysis, and conclusions in 

7 the report required under subsection (b). 

8 (f) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE9 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres10 sional committees’’ means— 

11 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 

12 Committee on Armed Services, and the Select Com13 mittee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 

14 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

15 Committee on Armed Services, and the Permanent 

16 Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 

17 Representatives. 

18 TITLE II—SUPPORTING HUMAN 

19 RIGHTS IN SAUDI ARABIA 

20 SEC. 201. FINDINGS. 

21 Congress makes the following findings: 

22 (1) Since May 2018, the Government of Saudi 

23 Arabia has arrested prominent women’s rights advo24 cates and imposed travel bans on numerous others— 

25 many of them longtime supporters of ending the ban 


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1 on women driving and abolishing the male guardian2 ship system. 

3 (2) Many of the jailed activists have not been 

4 charged with or convicted of any crimes, and many 

5 reportedly have been held in solitary confinement for 

6 prolonged periods. 

7 (3) At least 10 women’s rights activists have 

8 been subjected to psychological and physical abuse, 

9 including sexual violence, beatings, electric shocks, 

10 and sleep deprivation, according to press reports. 

11 (4) According to the 2018 Department of State 

12 Human Rights Report, Saudi Arabia human rights 

13 violations and issues included arbitrary arrest and 

14 detention, the detention of political prisoners, tor15 ture of prisoners, criminalization of libel, censorship, 

16 and restrictions on peaceful assembly. 

17 SEC. 202. DENIAL OF VISAS TO CERTAIN OFFICIALS OF THE 

18 GOVERNMENT OF SAUDI ARABIA. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall deny any visa 

20 to, and revoke any visa of, any individual who is— 

21 (1) a citizen of Saudi Arabia— 

22 (A) descended from King Abd al Aziz bin 

23 Abd al Rahman Al Saud (aka Abdulaziz ibn 

24 Saud); and 


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1 (B) serving in a position in the Govern2 ment of Saudi Arabia that the President deter3 mines is equivalent to— 

4 (i) a position in the Executive Sched5 ule specified in subchapter II of chapter 53 

6 of title 5, United States Code; or 

7 (ii) a Senior Executive Service posi8 tion (as defined in section 3132 of title 5, 

9 United States Code) in the United States; 

10 or 

11 (2) a spouse or child of an individual described 

12 in paragraph (1). 

13 (b) EXCEPTION FOR COMPLIANCE WITH INTER14 NATIONAL OBLIGATIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply 

15 with respect to the admission of an individual to the 

16 United States if such admission is necessary to comply 

17 with United States obligations under the Agreement be18 tween the United Nations and the United States of Amer19 ica regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, 

20 signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into 

21 force November 21, 1947, under the Convention on Con22 sular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and en23 tered into force March 19, 1967, or under other inter24 national obligations. 

25 (c) WAIVERS.— 


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1 (1) PARTICIPANTS IN INTERNATIONAL MILI2 TARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM.—The 

3 President may waive the application of subsection 

4 (a) with respect to an individual who is a participant 

5 in the International Military Education and Train6 ing program. 

7 (2) NATIONAL INTEREST WAIVER.—The Presi8 dent may waive the application of subsection (a) 

9 with respect to an individual if the President deter10 mines that the waiver is important to the national 

11 interests of the United States. 

12 (3) REPORT ON WAIVERS.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 

14 after issuing a waiver under paragraph (1) or 

15 (2), the President shall submit to the appro16 priate congressional committees a report on the 

17 waiver and the reasons for issuing the waiver. 

18 (B) FORM OF REPORT.—A report required 

19 by subparagraph (A) may be submitted in clas20 sified form if necessary. 

21 (d) TERMINATION.—This section shall terminate on 

22 the date on which the President certifies to the appro23 priate congressional committees that the Government of 

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1 ing arbitrary detentions, forced disappearances, and tor2 ture of prisoners. 

3 (e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE4 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres5 sional committees’’ means— 

6 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 

7 Committee on Armed Services, and the Select Com8 mittee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 

9 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

10 Committee on Armed Services, and the Permanent 

11 Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 

12 Representatives. 

13 TITLE III—COMPREHENSIVE RE14 VIEW OF SAUDI GOVERN15 MENT ACTIVITIES WITHIN 

16 THE UNITED STATES 

17 SEC. 301. PREVENTING DIPLOMATS FROM AIDING AND 

18 ABETTING FLIGHTS FROM JUSTICE. 

19 (a) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

21 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

22 of State, in coordination with the Attorney General 

23 and the Director of National Intelligence, shall sub24 mit a report to the President and the appropriate 

25 congressional committees that describes the degree 


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1 to which any citizen of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 

2 who enjoys diplomatic immunity from criminal juris3 diction in the United States has assisted in the un4 lawful removal of any Saudi citizen in the United 

5 States for the purposes of evading criminal prosecu6 tion or otherwise evading a criminal sentence in the 

7 United States. 

8 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 

9 paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 

10 (A) A review of the extent to which offi11 cials from the Government of Saudi Arabia as12 sist in the posting of bond for Saudi nationals 

13 facing criminal prosecution within the United 

14 States. 

15 (B) A review as to whether officials from 

16 the Government of Saudi Arabia have aided, 

17 abetted, or assisted in any way Saudi nationals 

18 in avoiding criminal prosecution in the United 

19 States, including an assessment as to the scope 

20 and frequency of any such conduct. 

21 (C) A review as to whether officials from 

22 the Government of Saudi Arabia have harbored 

23 or concealed Saudi nationals after escape from 

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1 tional institution, including an assessment as to 

2 the scope and frequency of any such conduct. 

3 (D) A review of how the Government of 

4 Saudi Arabia’s conduct compares to that of 

5 other foreign governments. 

6 (E) A review of the effectiveness of terms 

7 of bail requiring the surrender of a foreign na8 tional’s passport as a condition of release at 

9 preventing foreign nationals from fleeing Fed10 eral, State, and local criminal justice systems 

11 within the United States, including an assess12 ment of any shortcomings in current policies. 

13 (F) Any other matter the Secretary of 

14 State determines relevant. 

15 (3) FORM.—The report required under para16 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 

17 but may include a classified annex. 

18 (4) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION IN REPORT ON

19 CASES INVOLVING DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY.—Any 

20 conclusions reached during the preparation of the re21 port required under paragraph (1) shall be included 

22 in the first Report on Cases Involving Diplomatic 

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1 Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2728 and 

2 4304b) after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

3 (5) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT4 TEES DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro5 priate congressional committees’’ means— 

6 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 

7 the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Select 

8 Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 

9 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

10 Committee on the Judiciary, and the Perma11 nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

12 House of Representatives. 

13 (b) PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORIZATION.—If the report 

14 required under subsection (a) concludes that officials from 

15 the Government of Saudi Arabia have aided, abetted, or 

16 assisted in the unlawful removal of Saudi nationals from 

17 the United States or harbored Saudi nationals within the 

18 United States for the purpose of avoiding criminal pros19 ecution or evading law enforcement authorities, the Presi20 dent is authorized to enforce any of the measures de21 scribed in subsection (c). 

22 (c) PENALTIES.— 

23 (1) DENIAL OF USE OF CERTAIN DIPLOMATIC

24 FACILITIES.—Notwithstanding any other provision 

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1 the Government of Saudi Arabia of Saudi-owned 

2 diplomatic facilities and properties located at 2045 

3 Sawtelle Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, or 8500 

4 Hilltop Road, Fairfax, Virginia. 

5 (2) SUSPENSION OF FLIGHTS TO AND FROM

6 THE UNITED STATES BY SAUDI ARABIAN AIR CAR7 RIERS.— 

8 (A) SUSPENSION OF OPERATING PER9 MIT.— 

10 (i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 

11 any agreement between the United States 

12 and Saudi Arabia relating to air services, 

13 the President may suspend the permit of a 

14 foreign air carrier owned or controlled, di15 rectly or indirectly, by the Government of 

16 Saudi Arabia to operate in foreign air 

17 transportation under chapter 413 of title 

18 49, United States Code. 

19 (ii) PROCEDURES.—If the President 

20 determines under clause (i) to suspend the 

21 permit of an air carrier described in that 

22 clause— 

23 (I) the President shall notify the 

24 Government of Saudi Arabia of the 


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1 intention of the President to suspend 

2 the permit; and 

3 (II) not later than 10 days after 

4 the President notifies that Govern5 ment of that intention, the Secretary 

6 of Transportation shall take such 

7 measures as may be necessary to sus8 pend the permit at the earliest pos9 sible date. 

10 (B) SUSPENSION OF AIR SERVICE AGREE11 MENT.— 

12 (i) IN GENERAL.—The President may 

13 direct the Secretary of State to terminate 

14 any agreement between the United States 

15 and Saudi Arabia relating to air services in 

16 accordance with the provisions of that 

17 agreement. 

18 (ii) SUSPENSION OF OPERATING PER19 MIT.—Upon termination of an agreement 

20 under clause (i), the Secretary of Trans21 portation may take such measures as may 

22 be necessary to revoke, at the earliest pos23 sible date, the permit of any foreign air 

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1 bia to operate in foreign air transportation 

2 under chapter 413 of title 49, United 

3 States Code. 

4 (C) EXCEPTIONS.—The Secretary of 

5 Transportation may provide for such exceptions 

6 to subparagraphs (A) and (B) as the Secretary 

7 considers necessary to address emergencies in 

8 which the safety of an aircraft or the crew or 

9 passengers on an aircraft is threatened. 

10 (D) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph, the 

11 terms ‘‘foreign air carrier’’ and ‘‘foreign air 

12 transportation’’ have the meanings given those 

13 terms in section 40102(a) of title 49, United 

14 States Code. 

15 (d) ADDITIONAL CONSEQUENCES FOR ENGAGING IN

16 PROHIBITED CONDUCT.—A foreign official enjoying diplo17 matic immunity in the United States who aids, abets, or 

18 assists in the unlawful removal of any foreign national 

19 from the United States or harbors any foreign national 

20 within the United States for the purpose of avoiding crimi21 nal prosecution or evading a law enforcement authority 

22 may be subject to one or more of the following measures: 

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1 try for the purposes of pursuing criminal prosecu2 tion within the United States. 

3 (2) A declaration that the official is persona 

4 non grata and is expelled from the United States, 

5 without replacement of that position. 

6 (3) Revocation of any existing visa or other rel7 evant entry documentation, which may include de8 nial of future visa requests. 

9 (4) Sanctions described under subsection (e). 

10 (e) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may exercise 

12 all of the powers granted to the President under the 

13 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

14 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block 

15 and prohibit all transactions in property and inter16 ests in property of a foreign official described in 

17 subsection (d) if such property and interests in prop18 erty are in the United States, come within the 

19 United States, or are or come within the possession 

20 or control of a United States person. 

21 (2) INAPPLICABILITY OF NATIONAL EMER22 GENCY REQUIREMENT.—The requirements under 

23 section 202 of the International Emergency Eco24 nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply 

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1 (3) EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF

2 GOODS.— 

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—The authority to block 

4 and prohibit all transactions in all property and 

5 interests in property under paragraph (1) shall 

6 not include the authority to impose sanctions on 

7 the importation of goods. 

8 (B) GOOD.—In this paragraph, the term 

9 ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or manmade 

10 substance, material, supply or manufactured 

11 product, including inspection and test equip12 ment, and excluding technical data. 

13 (4) IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES.— 

14 (A) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President 

15 may exercise all authorities provided to the 

16 President under sections 203 and 205 of the 

17 International Emergency Economic Powers Act 

18 (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) for purposes of car19 rying out the provisions of this subsection. 

20 (B) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided 

21 for in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of 

22 the International Emergency Economic Powers 

23 Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person 

24 that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to 

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1 or any regulation, license, or order issued to 

2 carry out that paragraph, to the same extent 

3 that such penalties apply to a person that com4 mits an unlawful act described in section 

5 206(a) of that Act. 

6 SEC. 302. REVIEW OF SAUDI FACILITY ACTIVITIES. 

7 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 

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

9 of State, in coordination with the Attorney General, shall 

10 submit a report to the appropriate congressional commit11 tees that provides a comprehensive review of the activities 

12 of the Saudi facility located at 8500 Hilltop Road, Fair13 fax, Virginia. The report shall include an assessment of 

14 the extent to which the Saudi facility engages in surveil15 lance activities of Saudi students and other Saudi nation16 als in the United States. 

17 (b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 

18 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

19 a classified annex. 

20 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE21 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres22 sional committees’’ means— 

23 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 

24 Committee on the Judiciary, and the Select Com25 mittee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 


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1 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

2 Committee on the Judiciary, and the Permanent Se3 lect Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep4 resentatives. 

5 TITLE IV—PEACEFUL RESOLU6 TION OF THE WAR IN YEMEN 

7 AND PROTECTION OF CIVIL8 IANS 

9 SEC. 401. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

10 It is the policy of the United States— 

11 (1) that responsibly ending the civil war in 

12 Yemen will further United States national security 

13 interests, including by increasing regional stability, 

14 ensuring the free flow of commerce through the re15 gion, and preventing al Qaeda in the Arabian Penin16 sula (AQAP) and the Islamic State from capitalizing 

17 on Yemen’s instability to threaten the United States 

18 homeland; 

19 (2) to support United Nations-led efforts to 

20 achieve a cease-fire and a comprehensive political 

21 settlement that leads to a territorially unified, sta22 ble, and independent Yemen; 

23 (3) to insist on the urgent need for a political 

24 solution consistent with United Nations Security 

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1 United Nations Security Council Resolution demand2 ing an end to violence in Yemen and a peaceful reso3 lution of the conflict in that country; 

4 (4) to generally oppose statements, policies, or 

5 actions advocating for a military solution to the civil 

6 war in Yemen as counterproductive to peace efforts; 

7 (5) to encourage the Government of Saudi Ara8 bia, the Government of the United Arab Emirates, 

9 and the internationally recognized Government of 

10 Yemen to develop and promote confidence-building 

11 measures that create opportunities for political dia12 logue to end the war in Yemen and address the hu13 manitarian crisis; 

14 (6) in the interests of achieving a lasting peace 

15 in Yemen, to encourage security partners of the 

16 United States enjoying full diplomatic relations with 

17 the Government of Iran to use their good offices to 

18 influence or pressure the Government of Iran, as 

19 necessary, to end its support of the Houthi rebels; 

20 and 

21 (7) to support the implementation of the agree22 ment reached between the parties to the conflict at 

23 Stockholm, Sweden, on December 13, 2018 (referred 

24 to in this title as the ‘‘Stockholm Agreement’’), and 

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1 ferred to in this title as the ‘‘Hudaydah Agree2 ment’’), and any successor agreements the parties 

3 may enter into, consistent with— 

4 (A) United Nations Security Council Reso5 lution 2451 (2018); 

6 (B) United Nations Security Council Reso7 lution 2452, establishing the United Nations 

8 Mission to support the Hudaydah Agreement 

9 (UNMHA) (2019); and 

10 (C) any relevant successor resolutions the 

11 United Nations Security Council may adopt. 

12 SEC. 402. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

13 It is the sense of Congress that— 

14 (1) continued direct negotiations between the 

15 Government of Saudi Arabia, the Government of the 

16 United Arab Emirates, the internationally recog17 nized Government of Yemen, and representatives of 

18 the Houthi movement are necessary— 

19 (A) to reach a stable political solution; 

20 (B) to implement the agreements reached 

21 between the Saudi-led coalition, the internation22 ally recognized Government of Yemen, local 

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1 ment, and any successor agreements the parties 

2 may enter into; 

3 (C) to address the suffering of the Yemeni 

4 people; and 

5 (D) to counter efforts by Iran, al Qaeda in 

6 the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), other al Qaeda 

7 adherents and affiliates, and the Islamic State 

8 to exploit instability for their own malign pur9 poses; 

10 (2) finding a peaceful solution to conflict in 

11 Yemen is complicated by the actions and demands of 

12 other separatist groups; 

13 (3) the Government of Saudi Arabia, the Gov14 ernment of the United Arab Emirates, and the Gov15 ernment of Iran should bear financial responsibility 

16 for the economic stabilization and eventual recon17 struction of Yemen; and 

18 (4) the United States and the international 

19 community must continue to support the work of 

20 United Nations missions to achieve a political solu21 tion to the civil war in Yemen. 

22 SEC. 403. STRATEGY FOR ENDING THE WAR IN YEMEN. 

23 (a) STRATEGY.—Not later than 90 days after the 

24 date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days 

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1 Yemen civil war, the Secretary of State, the Administrator 

2 of the United States Agency for International Develop3 ment, the Secretary of Defense, and the Director of Na4 tional Intelligence shall provide a briefing to the appro5 priate congressional committees on progress toward end6 ing the war in Yemen. 

7 (b) ELEMENTS.—The briefing required under sub8 section (a) shall include— 

9 (1) a summary of the United States national 

10 security interests threatened by continued civil war 

11 and instability in Yemen; 

12 (2) a description of the steps and reciprocal 

13 confidence-building measures necessary to end the 

14 civil war in Yemen and achieve a territorially uni15 fied, stable, and independent Yemen; 

16 (3) a description of efforts to implement the 

17 Stockholm Agreement, the Hudaydah Agreement, 

18 and successor agreements; 

19 (4) a description of whether the Saudi-led coali20 tion, including the United Arab Emirates, the inter21 nationally recognized Government of Yemen, the 

22 Houthis, and local Yemeni forces, including forces 

23 aligned with Al-Islah and the Southern Transition 

24 Council, are taking the necessary steps referred to in 

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1 (5) a description of United States activities to 

2 encourage all parties to take the necessary steps re3 ferred to in paragraphs (2) and (3); 

4 (6) an assessment of the threat posed by al 

5 Qaeda and ISIS in Yemen to United States national 

6 security, including— 

7 (A) a comprehensive list of all sources of 

8 support received by these groups; and 

9 (B) an assessment regarding whether the 

10 activities of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula 

11 and ISIS in Yemen have expanded or dimin12 ished since the beginning of the war in Yemen; 

13 (7) an assessment of the Government of Iran’s 

14 activities in Yemen, including— 

15 (A) a comprehensive list of Iranian malign 

16 activities in and around Yemen, including 

17 through the use of proxies; 

18 (B) a comprehensive summary of all recipi19 ents of malign Iranian support in Yemen; and 

20 (C) an assessment regarding whether the 

21 scope of the Government of Iran’s influence and 

22 activities in Yemen have increased or decreased 

23 since the beginning of the war in Yemen; 

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1 ment of the Government of the Russian Federation’s 

2 objectives for such activities; and 

3 (9) any other matters relevant to ending the 

4 civil war in Yemen, including efforts to alleviate ten5 sions in the South. 

6 (c) FORM.—The briefing required in this section may 

7 be provided in classified form, as necessary. 

8 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

9 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con10 gressional committees’’ means— 

11 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

12 the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and 

13 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

14 Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep15 resentatives. 

16 SEC. 404. MEASURES IN RESPONSE TO IRANIAN ACTIONS 

17 AGGRAVATING THE CIVIL WAR IN YEMEN. 

18 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find19 ings: 

20 (1) On November 10, 2014, the administration 

21 of President Barack Obama designated the leader22 ship of the Iranian-supported Houthi insurgent 

23 group, and the ally of that group, the former Presi24 dent of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, for the imposi25 tion of sanctions under Executive Order 13611 (50 


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1 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property of 

2 persons threatening the peace, security, or stability 

3 of Yemen). 

4 (2) Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps has 

5 transferred increasingly sophisticated weapons sys6 tems to the Houthis, who have in turn fired missiles 

7 into Saudi Arabia from positions in northern Yemen, 

8 including a missile in November 2017 that targeted 

9 Riyadh International Airport. In response, then-Am10 bassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley called 

11 on ‘‘the United Nations and international partners 

12 to take necessary action to hold the Iranian regime 

13 accountable for these violations’’. 

14 (3) In addition to weapons, Iran is reportedly 

15 providing proxies, including Hezbollah, to train 

16 Houthi units and act as logistical advisers. 

17 (4) The Iranian-supported Houthis have at18 tacked coalition or coalition-affiliated maritime tar19 gets multiple times, a United States Navy ship 

20 twice, and other shipping, forcing the United States 

21 to respond with a combination of diplomacy and cali22 brated military strikes against three radar facilities 

23 in Houthi-controlled territory. 

24 (b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 

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1 (1) to condemn the activities conducted by the 

2 Government of Iran that— 

3 (A) aggravate the civil war in Yemen; or 

4 (B) undermine United Nations peace ef5 forts in Yemen; and 

6 (2) to call on all responsible governments to 

7 take measures to reduce conflict in Yemen, including 

8 by— 

9 (A) interdicting weapons being transferred 

10 from Iran to the Houthis; and 

11 (B) imposing bilateral and multilateral 

12 sanctions with respect to Iran for its violations 

13 of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 

14 with respect to Yemen. 

15 (c) DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN

16 IRANIAN PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR AGGRAVATING THE

17 CIVIL WAR IN YEMEN.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

19 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec20 retary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 

21 the Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate con22 gressional committees a report on the actions taken 

23 by the Department of State and the Department of 

24 the Treasury to carry out Executive Order 13611 

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1 (A) a description of the activities carried 

2 out by Iranian persons that are subject to sanc3 tions under that Executive order; and 

4 (B) an identification of the persons with 

5 respect to which sanctions have been imposed 

6 under that Executive order for aggravating the 

7 civil war in Yemen. 

8 (2) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report submitted 

9 under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi10 fied form but may include a classified annex. 

11 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

12 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con13 gressional committees’’ means— 

14 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

15 the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af16 fairs of the Senate; and 

17 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

18 Committee on Financial Services of the House of 

19 Representatives. 

20 SEC. 405. REPORT ON ACCOUNTABILITY FOR VIOLATIONS 

21 OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, INCLUDING WAR 

22 CRIMES, AND OTHER HARM TO CIVILIANS IN 

23 YEMEN. 

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1 (1) all participants in hostilities in Yemen 

2 should refrain from engaging in generally proscribed 

3 practices involving arbitrary arrests, enforced dis4 appearances, torture, and other unlawful treatment; 

5 and 

6 (2) participants in hostilities in Yemen should 

7 fully cooperate with the United Nations Panel of Ex8 perts on Yemen. 

9 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

10 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 

11 coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit 

12 a report to the appropriate congressional committees that 

13 describes the causes and consequences of civilian harm oc14 curring in the armed conflict in Yemen, including war 

15 crimes and gross violations of human rights, as a result 

16 of the actions of all parties involved in hostilities in 

17 Yemen. 

18 (c) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub19 section (b) shall include the following elements: 

20 (1) A description of possible civilian harm oc21 curring in the context of the armed conflict in 

22 Yemen, including— 

23 (A) mass casualty incidents; and 

24 (B) damage to, and destruction of, civilian 

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1 (i) hospitals and other medical facili2 ties; 

3 (ii) electrical grids; 

4 (iii) water systems; 

5 (iv) ports and port infrastructure; and 

6 (v) other critical infrastructure. 

7 (2) A description of possible violations of the 

8 law of armed conflict committed during the war in 

9 Yemen by— 

10 (A) all forces involved in the Saudi-led coa11 lition and all forces fighting on its behalf; 

12 (B) members of the Houthi movement and 

13 all forces fighting on its behalf; 

14 (C) members of violent extremist organiza15 tions; and 

16 (D) any other combatants in the conflict. 

17 (3) As examples of possible violations referred 

18 to in paragraph (2), a description of— 

19 (A) alleged war crimes; 

20 (B) specific instances of failure by the par21 ties to the conflict to exercise distinction, pro22 portionality, and precaution in the use of force 

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1 (C) arbitrary denials of humanitarian ac2 cess and the resulting impact on the alleviation 

3 of human suffering; 

4 (D) detention-related abuses; 

5 (E) the use of child soldiers; and 

6 (F) other acts that may constitute viola7 tions of the law of armed conflict. 

8 (4) Recommendations for establishing account9 ability mechanisms for the civilian harm, war crimes, 

10 other violations of the law of armed conflict, and 

11 gross violations of human rights perpetrated by par12 ties to the conflict in Yemen, including the potential 

13 for prosecuting individuals responsible for perpe14 trating, organizing, directing, or ordering such viola15 tions. 

16 (d) FORM.—The report required under subsection (b) 

17 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 

18 a classified annex. 

19 (e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE20 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres21 sional committees’’ means— 

22 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

23 Senate; and 

24 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

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1 SEC. 406. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

2 PERSONS HINDERING HUMANITARIAN AC3 CESS AND THREATENING THE PEACE OR STA4 BILITY OF YEMEN. 

5 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con6 gress that the President should continue to implement Ex7 ecutive Order 13611 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to 

8 blocking property of persons threatening the peace, secu9 rity, or stability of Yemen). 

10 (b) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—Not later than 60 

11 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presi12 dent shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (c) 

13 with respect to any foreign person that the President de14 termines— 

15 (1) knowingly blocks the transport or delivery 

16 of significant humanitarian goods or services 

17 through Yemeni ports, ports of entry, or other facili18 ties used by actors engaged in legitimate humani19 tarian relief activities in Yemen; 

20 (2) otherwise intentionally and significantly 

21 hinders humanitarian efforts of actors engaged in le22 gitimate humanitarian relief activities in Yemen, in23 cluding through the diversion of goods and services 

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1 (3) knowingly engages in significant acts with 

2 the intent to undermine the United Nations-led po3 litical process to end the conflict in Yemen; or 

4 (4) knowingly materially assists, sponsors, or 

5 provides significant financial, material, or techno6 logical support for, or significant goods or services 

7 to or in support of, acts described in paragraph (1), 

8 (2), or (3) or any person the property and interests 

9 in property of which are blocked in connection with 

10 such acts. 

11 (c) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The sanctions described in 

13 this subsection are the following: 

14 (A) ASSET BLOCKING.—The President 

15 shall, pursuant to the International Emergency 

16 Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), 

17 block and prohibit all transactions in property 

18 and interests in property of a person subject to 

19 subsection (b) if such property and interests in 

20 property are in the United States, come within 

21 the United States, or are or come within the 

22 possession or control of a United States person. 

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1 (i) EXCLUSION FROM THE UNITED

2 STATES.—The Secretary of State shall 

3 deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Home4 land Security shall exclude from the 

5 United States, any alien subject to sub6 section (b). 

7 (ii) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 

8 (I) IN GENERAL.—The issuing 

9 consular officer, the Secretary of 

10 State, or the Secretary of Homeland 

11 Security (or a designee of any such 

12 officer or Secretary) shall revoke any 

13 visa or other entry documentation 

14 issued to an alien subject to sub15 section (b), regardless of when the 

16 visa or other documentation was 

17 issued. 

18 (II) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.— 

19 A revocation under subclause (I) shall 

20 take effect immediately and shall 

21 automatically cancel any other valid 

22 visa or entry documentation that is in 

23 the alien’s possession. 

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1 section 202 of the International Emergency Eco2 nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply 

3 for purposes of paragraph (1)(A). 

4 (d) EXCEPTIONS.— 

5 (1) HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.—Subsection 

6 (c)(1) shall not apply to any act incidental or nec7 essary to the provision of humanitarian assistance. 

8 (2) EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF

9 GOODS.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The requirement to 

11 block and prohibit all transactions in all prop12 erty and interests in property under subsection 

13 (c)(1)(A) shall not include the authority to im14 pose sanctions on the importation of goods. 

15 (B) GOOD.—In this paragraph, the term 

16 ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or manmade 

17 substance, material, supply or manufactured 

18 product, including inspection and test equip19 ment, and excluding technical data. 

20 (3) COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL OBLI21 GATIONS.—Subsection (c)(1)(B) shall not apply with 

22 respect to the admission of an alien to the United 

23 States if such admission is necessary to comply with 

24 United States obligations under the Agreement be25 tween the United Nations and the United States of 


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1 America regarding the Headquarters of the United 

2 Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and 

3 entered into force November 21, 1947, under the 

4 Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna 

5 April 24, 1963, and entered into force March 19, 

6 1967, or under other international obligations. 

7 (e) IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES.— 

8 (1) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may ex9 ercise all authorities provided under sections 203 

10 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic 

11 Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out 

12 this section. 

13 (2) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, at14 tempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a 

15 violation of subsection (c)(1)(A) or any regulation, 

16 license, or order issued to carry out that subsection 

17 shall be subject to the penalties set forth in sub18 sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the Inter19 national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

20 U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a person that 

21 commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) 

22 of that section. 

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1 (A) waive the application of this section for 

2 a period of not more than 180 days if the 

3 President certifies to the appropriate congres4 sional committees that such a waiver is in the 

5 national security interests of the United States; 

6 and 

7 (B) may renew that waiver for additional 

8 periods of not more than 180 days each. 

9 (2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after 

10 issuing a waiver under paragraph (1), and every 180 

11 days thereafter while the waiver remains in effect, 

12 the President shall brief the appropriate congres13 sional committees on the reasons for the waiver. 

14 (g) TERMINATION.—This section and sanctions im15 posed under this section shall terminate on the date on 

16 which the President submits to the appropriate congres17 sional committees a certification that all parties are mak18 ing good faith efforts to implement the Stockholm Agree19 ment, the Hudaydah Agreement, and any successor agree20 ments, in an effort to end the conflict. 

21 (h) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

22 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con23 gressional committees’’ means— 


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1 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

2 the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af3 fairs of the Senate; and 

4 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

5 Committee on Financial Services of the House of 

6 Representatives. 

7 SEC. 407. REPORT ON INTERDICTION OF ILLEGALLY SUP8 PLIED WEAPONS TO YEMEN. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

10 date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub11 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a re12 port— 

13 (1) assessing the manner and extent to which 

14 the government of any other country may be sup15 plying weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen, in viola16 tion of the applicable United Nations Security Coun17 cil resolutions; 

18 (2) describing the strategy and efforts of the 

19 United States Government to interdict such illegally 

20 supplied weapons to Yemen; and 

21 (3) describing the strategy and efforts of coun22 tries on the Arabian Peninsula to take reasonable 

23 measures to prohibit the flow of illicit cargo by both 

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1 (b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

2 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

3 a classified annex. 

4 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT6 TEES DEFINED.—The term ‘‘appropriate congres7 sional committees’’ means— 

8 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations 

9 and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

10 Senate; and 

11 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

12 the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 

13 of the House of Representatives. 

14 (2) ARABIAN PENINSULA.—The term ‘‘Arabian 

15 peninsula’’ means Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, 

16 Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and 

17 Yemen. 

18 SEC. 408. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

19 PERSONS SUPPORTING THE HOUTHIS IN 

20 YEMEN. 

21 (a) DETERMINATION.—Not later than 120 days after 

22 the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 

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1 litical settlement that leads to a territorially unified, sta2 ble, and independent Yemen. 

3 (b) SANCTIONS.—If the President is unable to deter4 mine under subsection (a) that the Houthi movement has 

5 engaged meaningfully with the efforts described in that 

6 subsection, the President shall impose the sanctions de7 scribed in subsection (c) with respect to any foreign person 

8 that the President determines— 

9 (1) knowingly materially assists, sponsors, or 

10 provides significant financial, material, or techno11 logical support for, or goods or services to or in sup12 port of, the Houthi movement in Yemen; 

13 (2) knowingly engages in any significant activ14 ity that materially contributes to the supply, sale, or 

15 direct or indirect transfer to or from the Houthi 

16 movement in Yemen of any lethal aid, including fire17 arms or ammunition, battle tanks, armored vehicles, 

18 artillery or mortar systems, aircraft, attack heli19 copters, weaponized maritime vessels, missiles or 

20 missile systems, explosives or explosive mines of any 

21 type (as such terms are defined for the purpose of 

22 the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms), 

23 ground-to-air missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, or 

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1 (3) knowingly provides any significant technical 

2 training, financial resources or services, advice, other 

3 significant services or assistance related to the sup4 ply, sale, transfer, manufacture, maintenance, or use 

5 of arms and related materiel described in paragraph 

6 (2) to the Houthi movement in Yemen. 

7 (c) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The sanctions described in 

9 this subsection are the following: 

10 (A) ASSET BLOCKING.—The President 

11 shall, pursuant to the International Emergency 

12 Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), 

13 block and prohibit all transactions in property 

14 and interests in property of a person subject to 

15 subsection (b) if such property and interests in 

16 property are in the United States, come within 

17 the United States, or are or come within the 

18 possession or control of a United States person. 

19 (B) ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR VISAS, AD20 MISSION, OR PAROLE.— 

21 (i) EXCLUSION FROM THE UNITED

22 STATES.—The Secretary of State shall 

23 deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Home24 land Security shall exclude from the 


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1 United States, any alien subject to sub2 section (b). 

3 (ii) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 

4 (I) IN GENERAL.—The issuing 

5 consular officer, the Secretary of 

6 State, or the Secretary of Homeland 

7 Security (or a designee of any such 

8 officer or Secretary) shall revoke any 

9 visa or other entry documentation 

10 issued to an alien subject to sub11 section (b), regardless of when the 

12 visa or other documentation was 

13 issued. 

14 (II) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.— 

15 A revocation under subclause (I) shall 

16 take effect immediately and shall 

17 automatically cancel any other valid 

18 visa or entry documentation that is in 

19 the alien’s possession. 

20 (2) INAPPLICABILITY OF NATIONAL EMER21 GENCY REQUIREMENT.—The requirements under 

22 section 202 of the International Emergency Eco23 nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply 

24 for purposes of paragraph (1)(A). 

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1 (1) HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.—Subsection 

2 (c)(1) shall not apply to any act incidental or nec3 essary to the provision of humanitarian assistance. 

4 (2) EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF

5 GOODS.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—The requirement to 

7 block and prohibit all transactions in all prop8 erty and interests in property under subsection 

9 (c)(1)(A) shall not include the authority to im10 pose sanctions on the importation of goods. 

11 (B) GOOD.—In this paragraph, the term 

12 ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or man-made 

13 substance, material, supply or manufactured 

14 product, including inspection and test equip15 ment, and excluding technical data. 

16 (3) COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL OBLI17 GATIONS.—Subsection (c)(1)(B) shall not apply with 

18 respect to the admission of an alien to the United 

19 States if such admission is necessary to comply with 

20 United States obligations under the Agreement be21 tween the United Nations and the United States of 

22 America regarding the Headquarters of the United 

23 Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and 

24 entered into force November 21, 1947, under the 

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1 April 24, 1963, and entered into force March 19, 

2 1967, or under other international obligations. 

3 (e) IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES.— 

4 (1) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may ex5 ercise all authorities provided under sections 203 

6 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic 

7 Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out 

8 this section. 

9 (2) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, at10 tempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a 

11 violation of subsection (c)(1)(A) or any regulation, 

12 license, or order issued to carry out that subsection 

13 shall be subject to the penalties set forth in sub14 sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the Inter15 national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

16 U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a person that 

17 commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) 

18 of that section. 

19 (f) WAIVER.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may— 

21 (A) waive the application of this section for 

22 a period of not more than 180 days if the 

23 President certifies to the appropriate congres24 sional committees that such a waiver is in the 


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1 national security interests of the United States; 

2 and 

3 (B) may renew that waiver for additional 

4 periods of not more than 180 days each. 

5 (2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after 

6 issuing a waiver under paragraph (1), and every 180 

7 days thereafter while the waiver remains in effect, 

8 the President shall brief the appropriate congres9 sional committees on the reasons for the waiver. 

10 (g) TERMINATION.—This section and sanctions im11 posed under this section shall terminate on the date on 

12 which the President submits to the appropriate congres13 sional committees a certification that the Houthi move14 ment is making good faith efforts to implement the Stock15 holm Agreement, the Hudaydah Agreement, and any suc16 cessor agreements, in an effort to end the conflict. 

17 (h) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

18 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con19 gressional committees’’ means— 

20 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

21 the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af22 fairs of the Senate; and 

23 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

24 Committee on Financial Services of the House of 

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1 SEC. 409. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO A COOPERATIVE 

2 AGREEMENT TO PROTECT CIVILIANS IN 

3 SAUDI ARABIA AND THE UNITED ARAB EMIR4 ATES FROM WEAPONIZED UNMANNED AER5 IAL SYSTEMS. 

6 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find7 ings: 

8 (1) In January 2019, Houthi fighters launched 

9 an attack on a Saudi military parade, using an un10 manned aerial systems killing 7 people and marking 

11 one of many Houthi attacks using unmanned aerial 

12 systems. 

13 (2) United States military officials have publicly 

14 confirmed that the Government of Iran is providing 

15 parts to the Houthis to build unmanned aerial sys16 tems. 

17 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con18 gress that— 

19 (1) the partner countries of the United States 

20 in the Arabian Peninsula face urgent and emerging 

21 threats from armed unmanned aerial systems and 

22 other unmanned aerial vehicles launched from 

23 Yemen by the Houthis; 

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1 curity interests of the United States and its partners 

2 in the Arabian Peninsula; and 

3 (3) the United States and partners in the Ara4 bian Peninsula should continue to work together to 

5 protect United States citizens and personnel in the 

6 Middle East and civilians in the Arabian Peninsula 

7 in the face of the threat from unmanned aerial sys8 tems. 

9 (c) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized 

11 to enter into a cooperative project agreement with 

12 countries in the Arabian Peninsula under the au13 thority of section 27 of the Arms Export Control Act 

14 (22 U.S.C. 2767) to carry out research on and de15 velopment, testing, evaluation, and joint production 

16 (including follow-on support) of defense articles and 

17 defense services to detect, track, and destroy armed 

18 unmanned aerial systems that threaten the United 

19 States and its partners in the Arabian Peninsula. 

20 (2) APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS.—The cooper21 ative project agreement described in paragraph 

22 (1)— 

23 (A) shall provide that any activities carried 

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1 (i) the applicable requirements de2 scribed in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) 

3 of section 27(b)(2) of the Arms Export 

4 Control Act; and 

5 (ii) any other applicable requirements 

6 of the Arms Export Control Act with re7 spect to the use, transfer, and security of 

8 such defense articles and defense services 

9 under that Act; and 

10 (B) shall establish a framework to nego11 tiate the rights to intellectual property devel12 oped under the agreement. 

13 (d) ARABIAN PENINSULA DEFINED.—In this section, 

14 the term ‘‘Arabian Peninsula’’ means Bahrain, Kuwait, 

15 Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, 

16 and Yemen. 

17 SEC. 410. EMERGENCY PROTECTION FOR YEMENI CUL18 TURAL PROPERTY. 

19 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con20 gress that an agreement with the legitimate Government 

21 of Yemen, as recognized by the United States, is necessary 

22 to achieve the following interests: 

23 (1) Ensuring the protection and preservation of 

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1 (2) Furthering the interests of all nations in 

2 the historical preservation of unique items of Yemeni 

3 cultural history. 

4 (3) Ensuring appropriate actions will be taken 

5 to protect Yemeni cultural sites from looting and to 

6 prevent trafficking in stolen Yemeni archeological or 

7 ethnological material as defined by section 302 of 

8 the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation 

9 Act (19 U.S.C. 2601). 

10 (4) Protecting the legitimate property rights of 

11 persons lawfully owning or possessing Yemeni ar12 cheological or ethnological material. 

13 (b) NEGOTIATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF

14 YEMEN TO ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A CULTURAL

15 PATRIMONY AGREEMENT.—Not later than 30 days after 

16 the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 

17 consult with the legitimate Government of Yemen, as rec18 ognized by the United States, for the purpose of entering 

19 into an agreement with Yemen as a State Party to the 

20 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing 

21 the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of 

22 Cultural Property of 1970 in accordance with section 303 

23 of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation 

24 Act (19 U.S.C. 2206). 


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1 (c) ADJUDICATION OF CLAIMS OF OWNERSHIP OF

2 CULTURAL PROPERTY SEIZED OR OTHERWISE DETAINED

3 BY UNITED STATES OFFICIALS UNDER THE AUTHORI4 TIES PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION.—Claims of ownership 

5 or control of property seized or otherwise detained by 

6 United States authorities pursuant to this section shall be 

7 adjudicated under the provisions of the Civil Assets For8 feiture Reform Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–185). 

9 (d) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 

10 (1) CONSULTATION WITH CULTURAL PROPERTY

11 ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The Department of State 

12 shall consult with the Cultural Property Advisory 

13 Committee established under section 306 of the Cul14 tural Property Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 

15 2605) regarding any agreement on cultural pat16 rimony with the Government of Yemen as authorized 

17 by this Act. 

18 (2) REPORT.—The Secretary of State shall sub19 mit to the appropriate congressional committees the 

20 report of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee 

21 prepared pursuant to section 306 of the Convention 

22 on Cultural Property Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 

23 2605(f)), with redactions as necessary to protect any 

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1 leged or confidential) submitted in confidence by the 

2 private sector to officers or employees of the United 

3 States or to the Committee in connection with the 

4 responsibilities of the Committee. 

5 (3) FORM.—The report required under para6 graph (2) may be provided in classified form, as nec7 essary. 

8 (e) SAFE HARBOR WAIVER.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive 

10 import restrictions established under the authorities 

11 of this section if the President certifies to the appro12 priate congressional committees that— 

13 (A)(i) the owner or lawful custodian of the 

14 specified archaeological or ethnological material 

15 of Yemen has requested that such material be 

16 temporarily located in the United States for 

17 protection purposes; or 

18 (ii) if no owner or lawful custodian can 

19 reasonably be identified— 

20 (I) the President determines that, for 

21 purposes of protecting and preserving such 

22 material, the material should be tempo23 rarily located in the United States; and 

24 (II) the material will be returned to 

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1 owner or lawful custodian can be identified 

2 and has made a request for the property to 

3 be returned; and 

4 (B) there is no credible evidence that the 

5 return of the property will contribute to illegal 

6 trafficking in archaeological or ethnological ma7 terial of Yemen or financing of criminal or ter8 rorist activities. 

9 (2) CUSTODY.—If the President grants a waiv10 er under this subsection, the specified archaeological 

11 or ethnological material of Yemen that is the subject 

12 of such waiver shall be placed in the temporary cus13 tody of the United States Government or in the tem14 porary custody of a cultural or educational institu15 tion within the United States for the purpose of pro16 tection, restoration, conservation, study, or exhi17 bition, without profit. 

18 (3) IMMUNITY FROM SEIZURE.—Any archae19 ological or ethnological material that enters the 

20 United States pursuant to a waiver granted under 

21 this section shall have immunity from seizure under 

22 Public Law 89–259 (22 U.S.C. 2459). All provisions 

23 of Public Law 89–259 shall apply to such material 

24 as if immunity from seizure had been granted under 

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1 (f) INAPPLICABILITY OF SUNSET PROVISION.—Not2 withstanding section 602, the authorities provided under 

3 this section shall continue beyond the 5-year sunset speci4 fied in such section 602. 

5 (g) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

6 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con7 gressional committees’’ means— 

8 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

9 the Committee on Finance of the Senate; and 

10 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

11 Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 

12 Representatives. 

13 SEC. 411. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO IMPROVE GOVERN14 ANCE AT THE CENTRAL BANK OF YEMEN. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury, in 

16 consultation with the Secretary of State, may provide 

17 technical assistance to the internationally recognized Gov18 ernment of Yemen for the purpose of improving govern19 ance at the Central Bank of Yemen. 

20 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con21 gress that— 

22 (1) restoring the functionality of the Central 

23 Bank of Yemen will help unlock donor commitments 

24 and mitigate the effects of the humanitarian crisis 

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1 (2) restoring the governance capacity of the 

2 Central Bank should be an important goal of any 

3 peace effort in Yemen; and 

4 (3) in providing technical assistance pursuant 

5 to subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury 

6 should take into account the following near-term ob7 jectives: 

8 (A) Enhancing the governance and organi9 zation of the Central Bank, including revising 

10 the organizational structure and decision-mak11 ing processes of the Central Bank and insti12 tuting best internal audit and risk management 

13 practices. 

14 (B) Improving market oversight and end15 ing the multiplicity of exchange rates that have 

16 the potential to create distortions, including 

17 harmful arbitrage, corruption, and rent-seeking. 

18 (C) Improving the domestic payments sys19 tem to build trust in the Central Bank and to 

20 facilitate the transfer of humanitarian assist21 ance, public salaries, and social assistance 

22 throughout Yemen. 

23 (D) Strengthening banking supervision, in24 cluding the regulatory framework and bank su25 pervisory process. 


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1 SEC. 412. MODIFICATION OF CERTIFICATIONS REGARDING 

2 ACTIONS BY SAUDI ARABIA AND THE UNITED 

3 ARAB EMIRATES IN YEMEN. 

4 Section 1290 of the John S. McCain National De5 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 

6 115–232) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Not later 

8 than 180 and 360 days’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later 

9 than 720 and 900 days’’; 

10 (2) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as 

11 subsections (h) and (i), respectively; and 

12 (3) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol13 lowing new subsection: 

14 ‘‘(g) SUBMITTAL OF CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

15 NOTWITHSTANDING CESSATION, PAUSE, OR CANCELLA16 TION OF IN-FLIGHT REFUELING.—Notwithstanding a 

17 cessation, pause, or cancellation of authorized in-flight re18 fueling under section 2342 of title 10, United States Code, 

19 or other applicable statutory authority, of Saudi or Saudi20 led coalition non-United States aircraft conducting mis21 sions in Yemen, the Secretary of State shall submit the 

22 certifications required under subsections (c) and (d).’’. 


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1 TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

2 SEC. 501. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO 

3 INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC 

4 POWERS ACT. 

5 Nothing in this Act may be construed to limit the 

6 authority of the President pursuant to the International 

7 Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 

8 seq.). 

9 SEC. 502. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO USE 

10 OF MILITARY FORCE. 

11 Nothing in this Act may be construed as an author12 ization for the use of military force. 

13 SEC. 503. SUNSET. 

14 This Act shall cease to be effective on the date that 

15 is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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