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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6601 
To provide for the prohibition on issuance of licenses authorizing exports 
of certain defense services to Saudi Arabia, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2022 
Mr. MALINOWSKI (for himself, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. LIEU, Mr. MOULTON, 
Mr. ALLRED, Ms. PORTER, and Mr. CASTRO of Texas) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To provide for the prohibition on issuance of licenses author-
izing exports of certain defense services to Saudi Arabia, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Saudi Arabia Legiti-
mate Self Defense Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that, for purposes of com-
pliance with and implementation of section 502 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2302; relating to 
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utilization of defense articles) and section 4 of the Foreign 
Military Sales Act (22 U.S.C. 2754; relating to purposes 
for which military sales by the United States are author-
ized)— 
(1) officials from the Department of State and 
Department of Defense who oversee security co-
operation with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have an 
obligation to be alert to and report to the Secretary 
of Defense and Secretary of State any indication 
that United States-origin defense articles are being 
used against anything other than legitimate military 
targets; and 
(2) the Department of State is responsible, 
under United States law and consistent with United 
States policy, for investigating such incidents of po-
tential misuse and imposing restrictions, as appro-
priate, on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in instances 
in which it is suspected of not utilizing United 
States-origin defense articles consistent with United 
States law. 
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It shall be the policy of the United States that— 
(1) for purposes of compliance with section 502 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2302; relating to utilization of defense articles) and 
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section 4 of the Foreign Military Sales Act (22 
U.S.C. 2754; relating to purposes for which military 
sales by the United States are authorized), offensive 
strikes on Houthi (Ansar Allah) ground forces in 
Yemen by the armed forces of the Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia do not constitute ‘‘legitimate self defense’’, 
‘‘internal security’’, nor ‘‘preventing or hindering the 
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or the 
means of delivering such weapons’’; and 
(2) consistent with section 3(g) of the Foreign 
Military Sales Act (22 U.S.C. 2753(g); relating to 
unauthorized use of articles), the United States re-
tains the right to verify credible reports that Saudi 
Air Force aircraft have been used for purposes other 
than those authorized under contract terms con-
sistent with the Arms Export Control Act. 
SEC. 4. REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of compliance with 
section 502 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2302; relating to utilization of defense articles) and 
section 4 of the Foreign Military Sales Act (22 U.S.C. 
2754; relating to purposes for which military sales by the 
United States are authorized), the Secretary of State 
shall, not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
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ment of this Act, submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that includes the following: 
(1) A description of strikes by the Saudi Air 
Force in Yemen, from 2015 to the present, that the 
United States Government considers ‘‘legitimate self 
defense’’, ‘‘internal security’’, and ‘‘preventing or 
hindering the proliferation of weapons of mass de-
struction or the means of delivering such weapons’’. 
(2) A description of strikes by Saudi Arabia in 
Yemen, from 2015 from present, that the intel-
ligence community assesses do not constitute ‘‘legiti-
mate self defense’’, ‘‘internal security’’, and ‘‘pre-
venting or hindering the proliferation of weapons of 
mass destruction or the means of delivering such 
weapons,’’ consistent with the statement of policy 
described in section 3. 
(3) A description of the investigations that the 
United States Government carried out relating to 
the strikes described in paragraph (2). 
(4) A description of any violations of the terms 
of sale for United States Munitions List-listed air-
craft to Saudi Arabia for purposes of compliance 
with 3(c)(2) of the Foreign Military Sales Act that 
the investigations described in paragraph (3) found. 
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(5) A copy of the Department of State’s stand-
ing guidance to all personnel, including those oper-
ating under Chief of Mission supervision at United 
States embassies, for reporting any indication that 
United States-origin defense articles are being used 
by Saudi Arabia in Yemen against anything other 
than legitimate military targets. 
(6) A copy of the Department of State’s proce-
dures for investigating and reporting to the Sec-
retary of State on the outcome of any investigations 
of any indication that United States-origin defense 
articles are being used by Saudi Arabia in Yemen 
against anything other than legitimate military tar-
gets. 
(7) A certification from the Secretary of State 
that the guidance described in paragraph (5) is 
being faithfully and consistently implemented by all 
Department of State personnel, as required by 
United States law and policy. 
(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex. 
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SEC. 5. PROHIBITION ON ISSUANCE OF LICENSES AUTHOR-
IZING EXPORTS OF CERTAIN DEFENSE SERV-
ICES TO SAUDI ARABIA. 
For the 2-year period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the President may not issue any 
license, and shall suspend any license or other approval 
that was issued before such date of enactment, authorizing 
the export to the Government of Saudi Arabia of defense 
services related to the maintenance or servicing of United 
States-provided aircraft belonging to military units deter-
mined to have undertaken offensive airstrikes inside 
Yemen in the preceding year that are not related directly 
to preventing or degrading the ability of Houthi (Ansar 
Allah) forces to launch missile and unmanned aircraft 
strikes on the territory of Saudi Arabia or the United 
Arab Emirates. 
SEC. 6. QUARTERLY UPDATES ON END-USE MONITORING 
OF SAUDI ARABIA USE OF UNITED STATES- 
ORIGIN WEAPONS IN YEMEN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of the en-
actment of this Act and until such a date as the Kingdom 
of Saudi Arabia is assessed by the intelligence community 
to no longer be conducting airstrikes in Yemen, the Sec-
retary of State, in coordination with the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence, shall submit quarterly reports to the 
relevant committees with the following information: 
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(1) A description of strikes by the Saudi Air 
Force in Yemen over the past three months that the 
United States Government considers ‘‘legitimate self 
defense’’, ‘‘internal security’’, and ‘‘preventing or 
hindering the proliferation of weapons of mass de-
struction or the means of delivering such weapons’’. 
(2) A description of strikes by Saudi Arabia in 
Yemen, over the past three months that the intel-
ligence community assesses do not constitute ‘‘legiti-
mate self defense’’, ‘‘internal security’’, and ‘‘pre-
venting or hindering the proliferation of weapons of 
mass destruction or the means of delivering such 
weapons,’’ consistent with the statement of policy 
described in section 3. 
(3) A description of the investigations that the 
United States Government carried out of the strikes 
described in paragraph (2). 
(4) A description of any violations of the terms 
of sale for United States Munitions List-listed air-
craft to Saudi Arabia for purposes of compliance 
with 3(c)(2) of the Foreign Military Sales Act that 
the investigations described in paragraph (3) found. 
(5) A certification from the Secretary of State 
that, consistent with United States law and policy— 
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(A) all Department of State personnel are 
implementing faithfully and consistently their 
obligations under United States law and policy 
to be alert to and report to the Secretary of 
State any indication that United States-origin 
defense articles are being used against anything 
other than legitimate military targets in Yemen; 
and 
(B) the Department of State is inves-
tigating any indications that United States-ori-
gin defense articles are not being used against 
anything other than legitimate military targets 
in Yemen and taking necessary corrective ac-
tions to ensure compliance with United States 
law and policy. 
(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Perma-
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nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Armed Services, and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(2) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 3 of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
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