•HJ 90 IH 
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 $100,000,000,000, includ-
ing a $1,300,000,000 sale of precision guided air-to- 
ground munitions that was notified to Congress on No-
vember 13, 2015; and 
Whereas designated foreign terrorist organizations, including 
al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and the Islamic State 
in Iraq and the Levant, which pose a grave threat to the 
national security of the United States, have significantly 
expanded the territory under their control in Yemen since 
the Government of Saudi Arabia began military oper-
ations in Yemen on March 26, 2015: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that no transfer to Saudi 
Arabia of United States air-to-ground munitions should 
occur until the President certifies that the Government of 
Saudi Arabia— 
(1) demonstrates an ongoing effort to combat 
the mutual threat our nations face from designated 
foreign terrorist organizations; and 
(2) takes all feasible precautions to reduce the 
risk of harm to civilians and civilian objects, in com-
pliance with international humanitarian law, in the 
course of military actions it pursues for the purpose 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:11 Apr 22, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\HJ90.IH
HJ90
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
•HJ 90 IH 
of legitimate self-defense as described in section 4 of 
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2754). 
SEC. 2. 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 
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 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:11 Apr 22, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\HJ90.IH
HJ90
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
•HJ 90 IH 
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. 3. 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 
4. 
(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 4. 
SEC. 4. 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: 
(1) The Government of Saudi Arabia is not pro-
viding funding, material support, or lethal aid to in-
dividuals or groups designated by the United States 
as foreign terrorist organizations pursuant to section 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:11 Apr 22, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\HJ90.IH
HJ90
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
•HJ 90 IH 
219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 118a), or Specially Designated Global Ter-
rorists pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (22 
U.S.C. 1701 note). 
(2) 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). 
(3) 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). 
(4) The Government of Saudi Arabia is taking 
all necessary measures to target designated foreign 
terrorist organizations, including al Qaeda in the 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:22 Apr 21, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00006
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\HJ90.IH
HJ90
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
•HJ 90 IH 
Arabian Peninsula and affiliates of the Islamic State 
of Iraq and the Levant as part of its military oper-
ations in Yemen. 
SEC. 5. 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-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
23:22 Apr 21, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00007
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\HJ90.IH
HJ90
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with BILLS