Requesting information on Saudi Arabias human rights practices in Yemen pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

Requesting information on Saudi Arabias human rights practices in Yemen pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 1. Request for information on Saudi Arabias human rights practices in Yemen (a) Statement required Not later than 30 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, the Secretary of State shall, pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2304(c) (b) Elements The statement submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following elements: (1) All available credible information concerning alleged violations of internationally recognized human rights by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or members of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, including 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 the United States Government has taken (A) to promote respect for and observance of human rights as part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabias activities in Yemen and discourage any practices that are inimical to internationally recognized human rights; and (B) to publicly or privately call attention to, and disassociate the United States and any security assistance provided for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from, such practices. (3) An assessment, notwithstanding any such practices, whether extraordinary circumstances exist that necessitate a continuation of security assistance for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and, if so, a description of the circumstances and the extent to which the 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 (4) 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) (B) a description of the violations of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 Public Law 115232 (i) whether the violation resulted from the re-transfer of United States defense articles or services without prior authorization or the use of defense articles or services against anything other than legitimate military targets; and (ii) what services or articles were used in violation of AECA, and an explanation for why the President has not submitted the required certification under section 3 of AECA ( 22 U.S.C. 2753 (C) a description and assessment of the actions the United States Government would take to ensure end use monitoring protocols for all weapons sold or transferred to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for use in Yemen; (D) an assessment of any impact or adverse effect to Israels qualitative military edge of security assistance provided by the United States or other countries; and (E) a description of actions 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.

Summary: This resolution&nbsp;directs the Department of State to transmit to the Senate a statement including&nbsp;(1) information on alleged Saudi Arabian human rights violations in Yemen; (2) a description of U.S. government steps to promote human rights as part of Saudi Arabia's activities in Yemen; (3) an assessment of whether security assistance to Saudi Arabia should be continued; and (4) other specified information related to Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Israel.