[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 138 (Monday, August 20, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5731]
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SA 3793. Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Warren, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Carper, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Kaine) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr.
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title VIII of division A,
insert the following:
Sec. ___. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this division may be used for United States
support of the Saudi Arabia-led intervention in Yemen until
the Secretary of Defense certifies, in writing, to Congress
that the Saudi Arabia-led coalition air campaign does not
violate the principles of distinction and proportionality
within the rules for the protection of civilians: Provided,
That nothing in this section shall apply to ongoing support
for counterterrorism operations against al Qaeda or the
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
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