Sec. 1265. REPORT ON MILITARY ACTION OF SAUDI ARABIA AND ITS COALITION PARTNERS IN YEMEN

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## SEC. 1265 REPORT ON MILITARY ACTION OF SAUDI ARABIA AND ITS COALITION PARTNERS IN YEMEN ###

(a)In General Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 2 years, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on military action of Saudi Arabia and its coalitions partners in Yemen. ###

(b)Matters to Be Included The report required by subsection

(a)shall include a description of the following: ####

(1)The extent to which the Government of Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners in Yemen are taking demonstrable actions to— #####

(A)reduce the risk of harm to civilians and civilian objects, in compliance with obligations under international humanitarian law, including by minimizing harm to civilians, discriminating between civilian objects and military objectives, and exercising proportional use of force; #####

(B)facilitate the flow of humanitarian aid and commercial goods into Yemen, including commercial fuel and commodities not subject to sanction or prohibition under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2216 (2015); and #####

(C)target al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and affiliates of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria as part of the coalition’s military operations in Yemen. ####

(2)The role of United States military personnel with respect to operations of such coalition partners in Yemen. ####

(3)Progress made by the Government of Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners in avoiding and investigating, if necessary, civilian casualties, including improvements to— #####

(A)targeting methodology; #####

(B)the strike approval process; and #####

(C)training of personnel, including by implementing the recommendations of the Joint Incident Assessment Team. ####

(4)Progress made to support implementation of the provisions of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2216

(2015)that call for the observance of applicable international humanitarian and human rights laws and the unimpeded provision of humanitarian assistance to those in need in Yemen. ####

(5)Any other matters the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State determine to be relevant. ###

(c)Form The report required by subsection

(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. ###

(d)Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— ####

(1)the congressional defense committees; and ####

(2)the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.