Sec. 3. Restrictions on transfers of defense articles and services, any design and construction services, and any major defense equipment to Saudi Arabia
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During the 120-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the President may not transfer, sell, or authorize a license for export of any defense articles or services, any design and construction services, or any major defense equipment under the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), regardless of the amount of such articles, services, or equipment, to an intelligence, internal security, or law enforcement agency or instrumentality of the Government of Saudi Arabia, or to any person acting as an agent of or on behalf of such agency or instrumentality.
During the 120-day period beginning on the day after the end of the 120-day period described in subsection (a), and every 120 days thereafter, the President may not transfer, sell, or authorize a license for export of any defense articles or services, any design and construction services, or any major defense equipment under the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), regardless of the amount of such articles, services, or equipment, to an intelligence, internal security, or law enforcement agency or instrumentality of the Government of Saudi Arabia, or to any person acting as an agent of or on behalf of such agency or instrumentality, unless the President submits to the chairman and ranking member of the appropriate congressional committees a certification described in paragraph
(2)with respect to such 120-day period. A certification described in this paragraph is a certification that contains a determination of the President that— the Government of Saudi Arabia is cooperating with an independent, international investigation into the murder of Jamal Khashoggi; the Government of Saudi Arabia has released any individual who is a journalist, blogger, human rights defender, advocate for religious freedom, or civil society activist detained by the Government of Saudi Arabia for such individual’s work; the Government of Saudi Arabia is refraining from arresting, detaining, and harassing individuals for blasphemy and apostasy, and is protecting the equal rights of all citizens to freedom of religion or belief; the Government of Saudi Arabia has taken verifiable steps to end the torture of detainees; and the Government of Saudi Arabia has disbanded any units of its intelligence or security apparatus dedicated to the forced repatriation, silencing, or killing of dissidents in other countries. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
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Restrictions on transfers of defense articles and services, any design and construction services, and any major defense equipment to Saudi Arabia
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