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hospital’’ and that ‘‘the Panel considers it almost certain 
that the coalition did not meet international humani-
tarian law requirements of proportionality and pre-
cautions in attack’’; 
Whereas the United Nations Panel of Experts reported on 
January 27, 2017, that Houthi-Saleh forces ‘‘routinely 
use torture and commit international humanitarian law 
violations and human rights abuses’’; 
Whereas in the course of the conflict in Yemen, the system-
atic and widespread blockade of commercial goods has di-
rectly contributed to the obstruction of deliveries of aid 
and humanitarian assistance, while restricting vital im-
ports of commercial fuel, food, and other goods; 
Whereas the Washington Post reported on February 23, 
2017, that coalition airstrikes near the port city of 
Hudaydah—the main entry point for food, medicine and 
humanitarian aid into northern Yemen—have slowed the 
delivery of supplies and exacerbated the misery; 
Whereas, since 2010, the President has submitted for review 
sales to Saudi Arabia of defense articles and services with 
a potential value of more than $110,000,000,000, includ-
ing a $1,290,000,000 sale of precision guided air-to- 
ground munitions that was notified to Congress on No-
vember 13, 2015; 
Whereas the United States Government has reduced over 
time its support to the Saudi-led coalition, in part due to 
concern with civilian casualties resulting from Saudi air-
strikes; and 
Whereas designated foreign terrorist organizations, including 
al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and the Is-
lamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which threat-
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en the national security of the United States, have sig-
nificantly expanded the territory under their control in 
Yemen since the Government of Saudi Arabia began mili-
tary operations in Yemen on March 26, 2015, and stand 
to gain more strength and popular support amid a con-
tinuation of the conflict: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. 
In this resolution: 
(1) AIR-TO-GROUND
MUNITIONS.—The term 
‘‘air-to-ground’’ munitions means any United States 
bomb or missile designed as a Category IV item on 
the United States Munitions List pursuant to sec-
tion 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)). 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(3) AUTHORIZED SALE.—The term ‘‘authorized 
sale’’ means any sale of United States defense arti-
cles or services authorized pursuant to the Arms Ex-
port Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.). 
(4) DESIGNATED FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANI-
ZATIONS.—The term ‘‘designated foreign terrorist 
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organizations’’ means groups designated by the 
United States as foreign terrorist organizations pur-
suant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or Specially Designated 
Global Terrorists pursuant to Executive Order 
13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note). 
(5) PROPOSED
SALE.—The term ‘‘proposed 
sale’’ means any sale notified to Congress pursuant 
to subsection (b) or (c) of section 36 of the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776). 
SEC. 2. CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER. 
(a) LIMITATION.—No transfer to Saudi Arabia of 
United States air-to-ground munitions may occur until the 
President makes the certification described under section 
3. 
(b) CERTIFICATION AT TIME OF CONGRESSIONAL 
NOTIFICATION.—Any notification to Congress made on or 
after the date of the enactment of this resolution with re-
spect to a proposed sale to Saudi Arabia of air-to-ground 
munitions shall be accompanied by the certification de-
scribed under section 3. 
SEC. 3. CONDITIONS REQUIRED PRIOR TO SALE. 
The certification described under this section is a cer-
tification by the President to the appropriate congres-
sional committees as follows: 
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(1) The Government of Saudi Arabia and its 
coalition partners are taking all feasible precautions 
to reduce the risk of harm to civilians and civilian 
objects to comply with their obligations under inter-
national humanitarian law, which includes mini-
mizing harm to civilians, discriminating between ci-
vilian objects and military objectives, and exercising 
proportional use of force in the course of military ac-
tions it pursues for the purpose of legitimate self-de-
fense as described in section 4 of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2754). 
(2) The Government of Saudi Arabia and its 
coalition partners are making demonstrable efforts 
to facilitate the flow of critical humanitarian aid and 
commercial goods, including commercial fuel and 
commodities not subject to sanction or prohibition 
under United Nations Security Council Resolution 
2216 (2015). 
(3) The Government of Saudi Arabia is taking 
effective measures to target designated foreign ter-
rorist organizations, including al Qaeda in the Ara-
bian Peninsula and affiliates of the Islamic State of 
Iraq and the Levant as part of its military oper-
ations in Yemen. 
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SEC. 4. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.—Prior to any 
transfer of United States air-to-ground munitions to 
Saudi Arabia pursuant to an authorized sale to Saudi Ara-
bia of air-to-ground munitions or the notification to Con-
gress of a proposed sale to Saudi Arabia of air-to-ground 
munitions, the President or the President’s designee shall 
provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees. The briefing shall include— 
(1) a description of the nature, content, costs, 
and purposes of any United States support for the 
Government of Saudi Arabia’s coalition military op-
erations in Yemen on or after March 26, 2015; 
(2) an assessment of whether the Government 
of Saudi Arabia’s military operations in Yemen on 
or after March 26, 2015, constitute legitimate self- 
defense; 
(3) an assessment of whether the Government 
of Saudi Arabia’s coalition operations have delib-
erately targeted civilian infrastructure in Yemen on 
or after March 26, 2015, and whether the armed 
forces of the Government of Saudi Arabia and its co-
alition partners have taken all possible steps to com-
ply with the rules of distinction, proportionality, and 
precautions, as regulated by Additional Protocol I to 
the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Re-
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lating to the Protection of Victims of International 
Armed Conflicts, done at Geneva June 8, 1977; 
(4) an assessment of whether the armed forces 
of Saudi Arabia have used United States-origin mu-
nitions in any attacks against civilians or civilian in-
frastructure in Yemen on or after March 26, 2015, 
and the effect of such attacks on the United States 
credibility in the region; 
(5) an assessment of the effect of Saudi Ara-
bia’s military operations in Yemen on its ability to 
contribute to United States efforts to defeat al 
Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and the Islamic 
State of Iraq and the Levant; and 
(6) an assessment on how the transfer of major 
defense equipment to Saudi Arabia contributes to 
United States foreign policy and national security 
objectives in the region. 
(b) FORM
OF BRIEFING.—The briefing required 
under subsection (a) shall be conducted in an unclassified 
forum but may be conducted in a classified setting as re-
quired. 
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SEC. 5. SUNSET. 
This resolution shall cease to have effect three years 
after the date of the enactment of this resolution, unless 
renewed. 
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