3109 of title 5, United States Code, at rates that do 
not exceed the daily rate paid a person occupying a 
position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5315 of such title. 
(k) SECURITY CLEARANCES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The appropriate depart-
ments, agencies, and elements of the executive 
branch shall cooperate with the Board to expedi-
tiously provide the Board members and staff with 
appropriate security clearances to the extent possible 
under existing procedures and requirements. 
(2) RULES AND PROCEDURES.—After consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney 
General, and the Director of National Intelligence, 
the Board shall adopt rules and procedures of the 
Board for physical, communications, computer, doc-
ument, personnel, and other security relating to car-
rying out the functions of the Board. 
(l) TREATMENT AS AGENCY, NOT AS ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE.—The Board— 
(1) is an agency (as defined in section 551(1) 
of title 5, United States Code); and 
(2) is not an advisory committee (as defined in 
section 3(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.)). 
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(m) ETHICS POLICY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the first date on which three members have 
been appointed to the Board, by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate, the Board shall adopt 
policies governing ethical conduct of its members 
and staff, which shall include— 
(A) restrictions on lobbying or advocating 
to the Board by entities that engage in activi-
ties covered by the Arms Export Control Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.); and 
(B) periods of prohibition on employment 
of members and staff of the Board by such en-
tities following their service on the Board or the 
staff of the Board. 
(2) REVIEW.—The Board shall review and re-
vise as appropriate such policies not less frequently 
than every three years. 
(3) TRANSMISSION
TO
PRESIDENT
AND
CON-
GRESS.—The Board shall transmit the policies re-
quired by paragraph (1), and any revisions to such 
policies under paragraph (2), to the President and 
to Congress. 
(n) INITIAL ASSESSMENT.—The Board shall conduct 
an initial assessment of the capability of the Department 
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of State, the Department of Defense, and the Defense Se-
curity Cooperation Agency to carry out the requirements 
of section 40C of the Arms Export Control Act, as added 
by section 2 of this Act. The Board shall transmit to Con-
gress a report on its findings not later than 18 months 
after the first date on which three members shall have 
been appointed to the Board, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate. 
(o) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
amounts as follows: 
(1) For fiscal year 2023, $5,000,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2024, $7,000,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2025, $9,000,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2026, $11,000,000. 
(5) For fiscal year 2027 and each subsequent 
fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. 
SEC. 5. INCLUSION IN BLUE LANTERN PROGRAM OF CON-
SIDERATION OF USE OF DEFENSE ARTICLES 
AND SERVICES TO COMMIT SERIOUS VIOLA-
TIONS OF THE LAWS OF ARMED CONFLICT 
AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW. 
Subsection (b)(1) of section 40B of the Arms Export 
Control Act, as redesignated by section 2(1), is amended 
by inserting ‘‘(including use to commit serious violations 
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of the laws of armed conflict and international human 
rights law)’’ after ‘‘to diversion or other misuse’’. 
SEC. 6. CONSIDERATION OF RISK OF COMMISSION OF VIO-
LATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS OR THE LAW OF 
ARMED CONFLICT IN ISSUING EXPORT LI-
CENSES. 
Section 38(a)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2778(a)(2)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘con-
flict,’’ the following: ‘‘be used to commit violations of 
human rights or the law of armed conflict,’’. 
SEC. 7. INITIAL DESIGNATIONS OF COUNTRIES OF CON-
CERN. 
(a) DESIGNATIONS.—Saudi Arabia and the United 
Arab Emirates are hereby designated as countries of con-
cern for purposes of section 40C of the Arms Export Con-
trol Act, as added by section 2 of this Act. 
(b) BASIS
FOR DESIGNATIONS.—The designations 
under subsection (a) are based on the following defense 
articles: 
(1) GBU–12 Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb. 
(2) GBU–31/32/38 Joint Direct Attack Muni-
tion. 
(3) MK–82 bomb. 
(4) White phosphorus munitions. 
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SEC. 8. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT. 
Not later than three years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to Congress a report reviewing the im-
plementation of section 40C of the Arms Export Control 
Act, as added by section 2 of this Act. 
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