Sec. 5. Report and certification with respect to Saudi diplomats and diplomatic facilities in the United States
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Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report covering the three-year period preceding such date of enactment regarding whether and to what extent covered persons used diplomatic credentials, visas, or covered facilities to facilitate monitoring, tracking, surveillance, or harassment of, or harm to, other nationals of Saudi Arabia living in the United States. Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and each 120-day period thereafter, the President shall, if the President determines that such is the case, submit to the appropriate congressional committees a certification that the United States Government has not determined covered persons to be using diplomatic credentials, visas, or covered facilities to facilitate serious harassment of, or harm to, other nationals of Saudi Arabia living in the United States during the time period covered by each such certification.
If the President does not submit a certification under paragraph (1), the President shall— close one or more covered facilities for such period of time until the President does submit such a certification; and submit to the appropriate congressional committee a report that contains— a detailed explanation of why the President is unable to make such a certification; a list and summary of engagements of the United States Government with the Government of Saudi Arabia regarding the use of diplomatic credentials, visas, or covered facilities described in paragraph (1); and a description of actions the United States Government has taken or intends to take in response to the use of diplomatic credentials, visas, or covered facilities described in paragraph (1).
The report required by subsection
(a)and the certification and report required by subsection
(b)shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. The President may waive the restrictions in this section if the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report not later than 15 days before the granting of such waiver that contains— a determination of the President that such a waiver is in the vital national security interests of the United States; and a detailed justification for the use of such waiver and the reasons why the restrictions in this section cannot be met. The report required by this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. This section shall terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. In this section: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. The term covered facility means a diplomatic or consular facility of Saudi Arabia in the United States. The term covered person means a national of Saudi Arabia credentialed to a covered facility.