Strained Partnership Act

Bill: 117-hr-9168
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7]
Introduced: 2022-10-11
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2022-10-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-10-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Strained Partnership Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the removal of all U.S. Armed Forces and equipment from Saudi Arabia. Certain equipment, specifically Patriot missile batteries and the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, shall be relocated to other locations in the Middle East, to the extent practicable. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9168 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 11, 2022 Mr. Malinowski (for himself, Mr. Casten , Ms. Wild , Mr. Crow , Mr. Cartwright , Mr. Vargas , Ms. Titus , and Mr. Costa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services , and Financial Services , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To require the removal of United States Armed Forces from Saudi Arabia, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strained Partnership Act . 2. Removal of United States Armed Forces from Saudi Arabia (a) Removal All United States Armed Forces and equipment, including Patriot missile batteries and the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, shall be removed from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Relocation of equipment Patriot missile batteries and the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system relocated pursuant to subsection (a) shall, to the extent practicable, be relocated to another location or locations in the Middle East, with the priority mission of protecting United States Armed Forces. 3. Report Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of State shall jointly develop and submit to Congress a report on actions taken by the Government of the United Arab Emirates— (1) to mitigate money laundering and sanctions evasion by persons linked to Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin, including persons sanctioned by the United States Government under authorities relating to corruption, human rights abuses, and malign actions in Ukraine; (2) to stabilize oil markets with actions designed to help consumers in the United States, Europe, and developing countries mitigate oil price increases, particularly during the coming winter, caused by the decision of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to cut oil production; and (3) to decrease or maintain its own energy production and exports since OPEC’s decision.