Sec. 105. Suspension of arms transfers to Saudi Arabia
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In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ; the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives ; the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate ; and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives . Except as provided in subsection (c), during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 2020, the United States Government— may not sell, transfer, or authorize licenses for export to the Government of Saudi Arabia any item designated under Category III, IV, VII, or VIII on the United States Munitions List pursuant to section 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1) ); and shall suspend any licenses or other approvals that were issued before the date of the enactment of this Act for the export to the Government of Saudi Arabia of any item designated under Category IV of the United States Munitions List.
The prohibition under subsection
(b)shall not apply to sales, transfers, or export licenses relating to ground-based missile defense systems. The President may waive the restriction under subsection
(b)for items designated under Categories III, VII, and VIII of the United States Munitions List not earlier than 30 days after— the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, submits a written, unclassified certification to the appropriate committees of Congress stating that— such waiver is in the national security interests of the United States; the Saudi-led coalition, during the 180-day period immediately preceding the date of such certification, has continuously— honored a complete cessation of hostilities in the Yemen civil war, including ending all air strikes and all offensive ground operations that are not associated with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula or ISIS; fully supported, in statements and actions, the work of United Nations Special Envoy Martin Griffiths to find a political solution to the conflict in Yemen; and abstained from any actions to restrict, delay, or interfere with the delivery of cargo to or within Yemen unless— such action was taken exclusively to carry out inspections based on specific intelligence that a cargo shipment contains weapons prohibited under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2216; and the Saudi-led coalition timely submitted any reports required under such Resolution after the conclusion of such action; and Ansar Allah or associated forces, during the 180-day period immediately preceding the date of such certification— launched missile or unmanned aerial vehicle strikes into Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates; conducted ground incursions into the territory of Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates; accepted weapons, weapons components, funding, or military training from the Islamic Republic of Iran; attacked vessels in the Red Sea; or prohibited or otherwise restricted, directly or indirectly, the transport or delivery of humanitarian or commercial shipments to and within Yemen; and not later than 45 days after the submission of the certification under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the United States submits a written, unclassified report to the appropriate committees of Congress assessing the responsiveness, completeness, and accuracy of such certification. If the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense determine that Ansar Allah has engaged in any of the actions described in subsection (d)(1)(C), the Secretaries shall provide a classified briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress not later than 10 days after submitting the certification under subsection (d)(1) to provide details to support such determination.
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Sec. 105
Suspension of arms transfers to Saudi Arabia
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