[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 343 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 343

 To prohibit arms transfers to certain countries unless the President 
 certifies that a state of war does not exist between such country and 
  Israel and that such country has accorded formal recognition to the 
                         sovereignty of Israel.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

 Mr. Schumer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit arms transfers to certain countries unless the President 
 certifies that a state of war does not exist between such country and 
  Israel and that such country has accorded formal recognition to the 
                         sovereignty of Israel.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RESTRICTION ON ARMS TRANSFERS TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES.

    (a) Restriction.--Except as provided in subsection (b)--
            (1) defense articles, defense services, and design and 
        construction services may not be sold or otherwise transferred 
        to any country listed in subsection (c) by the United States 
        Government under the Arms Export Control Act or the Foreign 
        Assistance Act of 1961; and
            (2) the President may not give his approval for the 
        transfer to any country listed in subsection (c) by another 
        foreign country of any defense articles or defense services 
        previously sold or otherwise transferred to that country by the 
        United States Government under either such Act.
    (b) Lifting of Restriction.--Subsection (a) shall cease to apply to 
a country listed in subsection (c) if the President certifies to the 
Congress that--
            (1) a state of war does not exist between that country and 
        Israel, and
            (2) that country has accorded formal recognition to the 
        sovereignty of Israel.
    (c) Countries Subject to Restriction.--Subsection (a) applies to 
the following countries: Bahrain, Yemen, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, 
Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and the United Arab 
Emirates.

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