3.0.0 479 2022-11-15T16:33:01Z 2022-11-15T16:33:01Z House H HR 2013-02-04 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GRIJALVA:H.R. 479.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. 1 and 8.[Page H343]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-02-04T19:00:05Z Arms Sale Responsibility Act of 2013 113 599 HR 2013-02-08 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2013-02-04 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2013-02-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-02-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 N B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2013-02-04 True D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2013-02-04 True H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2013-02-04 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 2013-02-04 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2013-02-04 True M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2013-02-04 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2013-02-04 True N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2013-02-04 True P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2013-02-04 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2013-02-04 True S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 25 2013-02-04 True F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] SAM FARR D CA 20 2013-02-04 True E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2013-02-04 True C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2013-03-20 False V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2014-03-04 False International Affairs Arms control and nonproliferation Congressional oversight Human rights International law and treaties Military assistance, sales, and agreements International Affairs 00 2013-02-04 Introduced in House 2013-02-28T15:39:26Z Arms Sale Responsibility Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that it should be U.S. policy to adhere to a policy of restraint in transferring conventional arms if evidence exists of substantial risk that such arms will be used to commit or facilitate serious violations of international human rights law or international humanitarian law.

Urges the President, in negotiating any conventional arms control agreement, to: (1) encourage the national control list of each party to an agreement to cover all types of weaponry, munitions, armaments and related material used for potentially lethal force in military and law enforcement operations; (2) assess each application or proposal to export or internationally transfer arms on a case-by-case basis; (3) deny an arms transfer authorization if there is a substantial risk that the arms will be used to commit or facilitate violations of international human rights law or international humanitarian law; (4) require import and transit state authorizations and certified end use assurances before issuing an export license or authorization for any international transfer of conventional arms; and (5) require each party to an agreement to establish a legal framework for lawful brokering and shipping activities relating to conventional arms transfers.

Prohibits, with certain exemptions, the transfer of defense articles or defense services to the government of a foreign country under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or the Arms Export Control Act unless the President certifies to Congress that such government is not: (1) engaging in gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights, and (2) identified by the Secretary of State as having governmental armed forces or government supported armed groups that recruit or use child soldiers.

]]> Arms Sale Responsibility Act of 2013 Display Title Arms Sale Responsibility Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Arms Sale Responsibility Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To prohibit the transfer of defense articles and defense services to the governments of foreign countries that are engaging in gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2013-02-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr479ih/xml/BILLS-113hr479ih.xml 2013-02-04 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.