I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7070 
To prohibit the provision of United States security assistance to the Govern-
ment of Saudi Arabia pending a determination by the Secretary of 
State regarding the status of Jamal Khashoggi, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 16, 2018 
Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself, Mr. JONES, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. MASSIE, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. WELCH, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. ESHOO, and Mr. AMASH) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit the provision of United States security assistance 
to the Government of Saudi Arabia pending a determina-
tion by the Secretary of State regarding the status of 
Jamal Khashoggi, 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. PROHIBITION ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date 
described in section 3 the Secretary of Defense may not— 
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(1) provide any United States assistance, in-
cluding security assistance, intelligence, training, 
equipment, or services relating to maintenance, test-
ing, or technical data, to— 
(A) the Government of Saudi Arabia, in-
cluding the Ministries of Defense, Interior, and 
Intelligence; or 
(B) any agent or instrumentality of such 
Government; or 
(2) engage in any defense cooperation with such 
Government, Ministries, agents, or instrumentalities. 
(b) EXCEPTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF UNITED 
STATES PERSONNEL
AND CITIZENS.—The prohibition 
under subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to activi-
ties of the Department of Defense relating to the protec-
tion of United States diplomatic and consular posts or per-
sonnel or to the evacuation of United States citizens. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ARMS SALES. 
For the period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and ending on the date described in sec-
tion 3, no defense article, defense service, or design and 
construction service, as such terms are defined for pur-
poses of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 
et seq.), may be sold or otherwise made available to the 
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Government of Saudi Arabia or to any agents or instru-
mentalities of such Government. 
SEC. 3. DETERMINATION AND CERTIFICATION BY SEC-
RETARY OF STATE. 
The date described in this section is the date on 
which the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Defense, determines and certifies to the appro-
priate congressional committees that— 
(1) the Government of Saudi Arabia did not 
order or direct the disappearance, imprisonment, or 
death of Jamal Khashoggi; and 
(2) no agent or instrumentality of the Govern-
ment of Saudi Arabia ordered, directed, or was in 
any other way responsible for such disappearance, 
imprisonment, or death. 
SEC. 4. REPORT ON STATUS OF JAMAL KHASHOGGI. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the status of Jamal Khashoggi, the progress 
and findings of the United States investigation into his 
disappearance and its aftermath, and the role of the Gov-
ernment of Saudi Arabia and its agents and instrumental-
ities in such status, disappearance, and aftermath. 
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(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 5. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
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