Sec. 6. Quarterly updates on end-use monitoring of Saudi Arabia use of United States-origin weapons in Yemen
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Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and until such a date as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is assessed by the intelligence community to no longer be conducting airstrikes in Yemen, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit quarterly reports to the relevant committees with the following information: A description of strikes by the Saudi Air Force in Yemen over the past three months 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, over the past three months 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 of 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 certification from the Secretary of State that, consistent with United States law and policy— all Department of State personnel are implementing faithfully and consistently their obligations under United States law and policy to be alert to and report to the Secretary of State any indication that United States-origin defense articles are being used against anything other than legitimate military targets in Yemen; and the Department of State is investigating any indications that United States-origin defense articles are not being used against anything other than legitimate military targets in Yemen and taking necessary corrective actions to ensure compliance with United States law and policy. The report required by subsection
(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.