Title: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Kingdom of Spain, and the Italian Republic of certain defense articles and services.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This joint resolution prohibits the proposed sale of various defense articles and related support services to Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Spain, and Italy, as described in Executive Communication 1427 published in the Congressional Record on June 3, 2019.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 36 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. J. RES. 36

Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the 
   Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
  Northern Ireland, the Kingdom of Spain, and the Italian Republic of 
                 certain defense articles and services.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 5, 2019

Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Paul, Mr. Leahy, 
  Mr. Young, and Mr. Reed) introduced the following joint resolution; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the 
   Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
  Northern Ireland, the Kingdom of Spain, and the Italian Republic of 
                 certain defense articles and services.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the issuance of a 
manufacturing license, technical assistance license, or export license 
with respect to any of the following proposed agreements or transfers 
to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Northern Ireland, the Kingdom of Spain, and the Italian Republic is 
prohibited:
            (1) The transfer of the following defense articles, 
        including defense services and technical data, described in 
        Executive Communication 1427 (EC-1427) submitted to Congress 
        pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of section 36 of the Arms 
        Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776) and published in the 
        Congressional Record on June 3, 2019:
                    (A) Coproduction and manufacture in Saudi Arabia of 
                Paveway Pre-Amp Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA), Guidance 
                Electronics Assembly (GEA) CCAs, and Control Actuator 
                System (CAS) CCAs for all Paveway variants.
                    (B) Coproduction and manufacture in Saudi Arabia of 
                Paveway II Guidance Electronics Detector Assemblies 
                (GEDA) and Computer Control Groups (CCG).
                    (C) The transfer of up to 64,603 additional kits, 
                partial kits, and full-up-rounds.
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