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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · S. 2792 (Reported in Senate) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 1272

Sec. 1272. Prohibition on support for offensive military operations against the Houthis in Yemen

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None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act shall be made available to provide Department of Defense support for the Saudi-led coalition's offensive operations against the Houthis in Yemen, including for coalition strikes. The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition under subsection
(a)if the Secretary— determines that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the United States; issues the waiver in writing; and not more than 5 days after issuing the waiver, submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a notification that includes the text of the waiver and a justification for the waiver. Not later than March 31, 2022, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of State, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the obstructions that the Department of Defense has encountered in the delivery of humanitarian aid in Yemen, including the role of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Ansar Allah in such obstruction. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit— United States counterterrorism cooperation with Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates against al-Qaeda, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or associated forces; or United States operations to support efforts to defend against ballistic missile, cruise missile, unmanned aerial vehicle, or explosive boat threats to international maritime traffic or civilian population centers in coalition countries, including locations in which citizens or nationals of the United States reside.
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