evancy, and appeals from the decision 
of the Presiding Officer, shall be de-
cided without debate. 
‘‘(VII) RECEIPT OF RESOLUTION 
FROM
HOUSE.—If, before passing a 
joint resolution of approval, the Sen-
ate receives from the House a joint 
resolution 
of 
approval 
from 
the 
House, then— 
‘‘(aa) the joint resolution of 
the House shall not be referred 
to a committee and shall be 
deemed to have been discharged 
from committee on the day it is 
received; and 
‘‘(bb) the procedures set 
forth in this clause shall apply in 
the Senate to the joint resolution 
received from the House to the 
same extent as such procedures 
apply to a joint resolution of the 
Senate. 
‘‘(C) RULES
OF
THE
HOUSE
AND
SEN-
ATE.—This paragraph is enacted by Con-
gress— 
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‘‘(i) as an exercise of the rulemaking 
power of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives, respectively, and as such is 
deemed a part of the rules of each House, 
respectively, but applicable only with re-
spect to the procedure to be followed in the 
House in the case of joint resolutions de-
scribed in this section, and supersedes 
other rules only to the extent that it is in-
consistent with such other rules; and 
‘‘(ii) with full recognition of the con-
stitutional right of either House to change 
the rules (so far as relating to the proce-
dure of that House) at any time, in the 
same manner, and to the same extent as in 
the case of any other rule of that House.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERNMENT SALES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 36(b) of the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)) 
is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A), in the first sentence, 
by striking ‘‘Subject to paragraph 
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(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to para-
graph (4) and subsection (e)’’; and 
(II) in the flush text following 
subparagraph (P), by striking the last 
two sentences; 
(ii) by striking paragraphs (2) and 
(3); 
(iii) by redesignating paragraphs (4), 
(5), and (6) as paragraphs (2), (3), and 
(4), respectively; 
(iv) in subparagraph (C) of paragraph 
(3) (as redesignated), in the first sentence, 
by striking ‘‘Subject to paragraph (4) and 
subsection (e)’’; and 
(v) in paragraph (4) (as redesig-
nated), in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘in paragraph 
(5)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘in paragraph 
(3)(C)’’. 
(B) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
38(f)(5)(B)(ii) 
of 
such 
Act 
(22 
U.S.C. 
2778(f)(5)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 
36(b)(5)(A)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
36(b)(3)(A)’’. 
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(2) COMMERCIALLY LICENSED SALES.—Section 
36(c) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(c)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, 
by striking ‘‘Subject to paragraph (5)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Subject to subsection (e)’’; 
(B) by striking paragraphs (2) through 
(5); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
paragraph (2). 
(3) PUBLICATION.—Subsection (g) of section 
36 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2776) (as redesignated) 
is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) each numbered certification transmitted 
under subsection (e)(1)(A)(i), each unclassified num-
ber 
notification 
transmitted 
under 
subsection 
(e)(1)(B)(i) and each written certification trans-
mitted under subsection (e)(1)(C)(i).’’. 
(4) LEGISLATIVE
REVIEW
OF
LEASES
AND 
LOANS.— 
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(A) REPEAL.—Section 63 of such Act (22 
U.S.C. 2796b) is repealed. 
(B) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
62(b) of such Act (22 U.S. 2976a(b)) is amend-
ed, in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘(and in 
the case’’ and all that follows through ‘‘of that 
section)’’. 
SEC. 203. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OF DEFENSE ARTI-
CLES AND DEFENSE SERVICES TO COUN-
TRIES THAT COMMIT GENOCIDE OR VIOLA-
TIONS OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN 
LAW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No defense articles or defense 
services may be sold, exported, or transferred to any coun-
try, and no letter of offer to sell defense articles or defense 
services to any country and no application for a license 
to export or transfer defense articles or defense services 
controlled for export to any country shall be subject to 
congressional review and approval requirements, regard-
less of monetary value or emergency, of section 36 of the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776), if the Sec-
retary of State has credible information that the govern-
ment, military, security forces, or police of such country 
has committed or is committing genocide, crimes against 
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humanity, or violations of international humanitarian law 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) ASSESSMENT OF RISK.—Any letter of offer to 
sell, or any application for a license to export or transfer, 
defense articles or defense services controlled for export 
subject to the congressional review and approval require-
ments, regardless of monetary value, of section 36 of the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776) shall include 
an assessment of the risk of the items being used contrary 
to principles of international humanitarian law, to violate 
internationally recognized human rights, or to commit acts 
that may constitute crimes against humanity or genocide, 
prepared by the Secretary of State through the Assistant 
Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, 
and Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense 
and the Director of Central Intelligence. 
TITLE III—NATIONAL 
EMERGENCIES REFORM ACT 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Emergencies 
Reform Act’’. 
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