A resolution requesting information on Saudi Arabia's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

Subjects: International Affairs


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 109 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 109

    Requesting information on Saudi Arabia's human rights practices 
   pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 15, 2023

    Mr. Murphy (for himself, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Durbin) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                               Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Requesting information on Saudi Arabia's human rights practices 
   pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SAUDI ARABIA'S HUMAN RIGHTS 
              PRACTICES.

    (a) Statement Requested.--The Senate requests that the Secretary of 
State, not later than 30 days after the date of the adoption of this 
resolution, transmits to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives, pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(c)), a statement regarding Saudi Arabia's 
human rights practices that has been prepared in collaboration with the 
Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and 
the Office of the Legal Adviser.
    (b) Elements.--The statement submitted under subsection (a) should 
include--
            (1) all available credible information concerning alleged 
        violations of internationally recognized human rights by the 
        Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including--
                    (A) torture and inhuman treatment of detainees;
                    (B) execution of people for nonviolent offenses;
                    (C) discrimination against women;
                    (D) severe restrictions on religious freedom;
                    (E) forced disappearances;
                    (F) transnational repression; and
                    (G) the denial of the right to life in the context 
                of the armed conflict in Yemen caused by indiscriminate 
                or disproportionate operations;
            (2) a description of the steps that the United States 
        Government has taken--
                    (A) to promote respect for and observance of human 
                rights as part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's 
                activities, including in the context of the armed 
                conflict in Yemen;
                    (B) to discourage any practices that are inimical 
                to internationally recognized human rights; and
                    (C) to publicly or privately call attention to, and 
                disassociate the United States and any security 
                assistance provided for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 
                from, any practices described in subparagraph (B);
            (3) an assessment, notwithstanding any practices described 
        in paragraph (2)(B), whether extraordinary circumstances exist 
        that necessitate a continuation of security assistance for the 
        Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;
            (4) if such circumstances exist, a description of the 
        circumstances and the extent to which security assistance 
        should be continued (subject to such conditions as Congress may 
        impose under section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
        (22 U.S.C. 2304)); and
            (5) other information, including--
                    (A) an assessment from the Secretary of State of 
                the likelihood that United States security assistance 
                (as defined in section 502B(d) of the Foreign 
                Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(d))) will be 
                used in support of Saudi activities related to the 
                armed conflict in Yemen;
                    (B) a description and assessment of the actions 
                that the United States Government is taking to ensure 
                end use monitoring protocols for all weapons sold or 
                transferred to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for use in 
                Yemen;
                    (C) an assessment of any impact or adverse effect 
                to Israel's qualitative military edge of security 
                assistance provided by the United States or other 
                countries;
                    (D) a description of any actions that the United 
                States Government is taking to address allegations of 
                detention, torture, or forced disappearances of United 
                States citizens by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;
                    (E) a description of any actions that the United 
                States Government is taking to deter incidents of 
                intimidation or harassment by the Government of Saudi 
                Arabia against United States citizens, individuals in 
                the United States, and their family members who are not 
                United States citizens, whether living in Saudi Arabia 
                or in the United States; and
                    (F) a description of any actions that the United 
                States Government is taking to prevent the Kingdom of 
                Saudi Arabia from aiding Saudi citizens accused of 
                violent crimes in the United States to flee from the 
                United States.
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