Sec. 4. Report on and suspension of assistance for incidents of arbitrary detention, violence, and state-sanctioned harassment by the Government of Saudi Arabia against United States persons and family members
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on incidents of arbitrary detention, violence, and state-sanctioned harassment committed by the Government of Saudi Arabia against United States persons, or their family members who are not United States persons, in the United States or foreign countries. Each report required by paragraph
(1)shall include the following: A detailed description of the incidents described in paragraph
(1)that took place during the 1-year period preceding the date on which the report is submitted. A certification of whether Saudi Arabia is engaging in a consistent pattern of acts of intimidation or harassment directed against individuals in the United States for purposes of section 6 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2756 ). A description of any actions taken to deter incidents of intimidation or harassment committed by the security agencies of such Government against United States persons and their family members who are not United States persons. Each report required by paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex if necessary. If the President determines in any report submitted under subsection
(a)that the Government of Saudi Arabia has engaged in a pattern of acts of intimidation or harassment directed against United States persons or their family members who are not United States persons, the President shall cancel or suspend any letter of offer, credit, guarantee, or export license with the Government, in compliance with section 6 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2756 ), until such time as the President determines that the pattern of acts of intimidation or harassment has ceased. In this section: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Finance, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. The term United States person means— a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; or an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such entity.
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Report on and suspension of assistance for incidents of arbitrary detention, violence, and state-sanctioned harassment by the Government of Saudi Arabia against United States persons and family members
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