Sec. 1296. REPORT ON UNITED STATES MILITARY SUPPORT OF THE SAUDI-LED COALITION IN YEMEN
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## SEC. 1296 REPORT ON UNITED STATES MILITARY SUPPORT OF THE SAUDI-LED COALITION IN YEMEN ###
(a)In General Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that includes the following: ####
(1)A description of all military support, training, and defense articles and services provided by the Department of Defense to Saudi Arabia, the Government of the United Arab Emirates, and other countries participating in the Saudi-led coalition since March 2015, including— #####
(A)an annual description, by fiscal year or calendar year, of all transfers of logistics support, supplies, defense articles, and services under sections 2341 and 2342 of title 10, United States Code, or any other applicable law; #####
(B)a description of the total financial value of such transfers and which countries bore the cost described in subparagraph
(A)of these transfers, including the status of any required reimbursement of costs from Saudi Arabia, the Government of the United Arab Emirates and the Saudi-led coalition to the Department of Defense; and #####
(C)a description of the types of training, advice, and assistance provided by the Department of Defense, including the authorities under which this training was provided, and an assessment of the extent to which such training has included— ######
(i)tactics, techniques, or procedures that could be used to restrict the movement of commercial and humanitarian shipments or the movement of persons into or out of Yemen; ######
(ii)tactics, techniques, and procedures to reduce civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure; and ######
(iii)an emphasis on human rights and the laws of armed conflict. ####
(2)A description and evaluation of processes used by the Department of Defense to determine whether the types of military support described in paragraph
(1)have— #####
(A)affected the movement of persons into or out of Yemen, the restriction of the movement of commercial and humanitarian shipments into and out of Yemen, or the illicit profit from such importation by any of the warring parties in the conflict in Yemen; #####
(B)contributed to or reduced civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure in Yemen; and #####
(C)contributed to or reduced violations of the laws of armed conflict in Yemen, including any credibly alleged violations of torture, arbitrary detention, and other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights by countries that are members of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen and the Republic of Yemen Government. ####
(3)The responsiveness and completeness of any certifications submitted pursuant to section 1290 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2081), as of the date of the submission of the report required by this section. ####
(4)The responsiveness and completeness of any reports submitted pursuant to section 1274 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2067), as of such date of submission. ###
(b)Form The report required by subsection
(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. ###
(c)Appropriate Committees of Congress In this section, the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means— ####
(1)the congressional defense committees; ####
(2)the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and ####
(3)the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives.
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Sec. 1296
REPORT ON UNITED STATES MILITARY SUPPORT OF THE SAUDI-LED COALITION IN YEMEN
Stat.132 Stat. 2081
Stat.132 Stat. 2067
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