Sec. 4. Report
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For purposes of compliance with section 502 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2302 ; relating to utilization of defense articles) and section 4 of the Foreign Military Sales Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2754 ; relating to purposes for which military sales by the United States are authorized), the Secretary of State shall, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes the following:
A description of strikes by the Saudi Air Force in Yemen, from 2015 to the present, that the United States Government considers legitimate self defense , internal security , and preventing or hindering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or the means of delivering such weapons . A description of strikes by Saudi Arabia in Yemen, from 2015 from present, that the intelligence community assesses do not constitute “legitimate self defense”, “internal security”, and “preventing or hindering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or the means of delivering such weapons,” consistent with the statement of policy described in section 3.
A description of the investigations that the United States Government carried out relating to the strikes described in paragraph (2). A description of any violations of the terms of sale for United States Munitions List-listed aircraft to Saudi Arabia for purposes of compliance with 3(c)(2) of the Foreign Military Sales Act that the investigations described in paragraph
(3)found. A copy of the Department of State’s standing guidance to all personnel, including those operating under Chief of Mission supervision at United States embassies, for reporting any indication that United States-origin defense articles are being used by Saudi Arabia in Yemen against anything other than legitimate military targets. A copy of the Department of State’s procedures for investigating and reporting to the Secretary of State on the outcome of any investigations of any indication that United States-origin defense articles are being used by Saudi Arabia in Yemen against anything other than legitimate military targets. A certification from the Secretary of State that the guidance described in paragraph
(5)is being faithfully and consistently implemented by all Department of State personnel, as required by United States law and policy. The report required by subsection
(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.