[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 196 (Wednesday, December 12, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7511-S7521]
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                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 4077. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 54, to direct the removal of 
United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen 
that have not been authorized by Congress; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 2. REPORT ON RISKS POSED BY CEASING SAUDI ARABIA SUPPORT 
                   OPERATIONS.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this joint resolution, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a report assessing the risks posed to United 
     States citizens and the civilian population of the Kingdom of 
     Saudi Arabia and the risk of regional humanitarian crises if 
     the United States were to cease support operations with 
     respect to the conflict between the Saudi-led coalition and 
     the Houthis in Yemen.
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  SA 4078. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 54, to direct the removal of 
United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen 
that have not been authorized by Congress; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 2. REPORT ON INCREASED RISK OF TERRORIST ATTACKS TO 
                   UNITED STATES FORCES ABROAD, ALLIES, AND THE 
                   CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES IF SAUDI ARABIA 
                   CEASES INTELLIGENCE SHARING OPERATIONS.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this joint resolution, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a report assessing the increased risk of 
     terrorist attacks on United States Armed Forces abroad, 
     allies, and to the continental United States if the 
     Government of Saudi Arabia were to cease intelligence sharing 
     operations with the United States and regional partners.
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  SA 4079. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the joint resolution S.J. 
Res. 54, to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from 
hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by 
Congress; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 2. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING CONTINUED MILITARY 
                   OPERATIONS AND COOPERATION WITH ISRAEL AND 
                   REGIONAL ALLIES.

       Nothing in this joint resolution shall be construed to 
     influence or disrupt any military operations and cooperation 
     with Israel or regional allies.
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  SA 4080. Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, and Mr. 
Coons) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
joint resolution S.J. Res. 54, to direct the removal of United States 
Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not 
been authorized by Congress; as follows:

       On page 4, line 21, add after the period at the end the 
     following: ``For purposes of this resolution, in this 
     section, the term `hostilities' includes in-flight refueling 
     of non-United States aircraft conducting missions as part of 
     the ongoing civil war in Yemen.''.
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  SA 4081. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 54, to direct the removal of 
United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen 
that have not been authorized by Congress; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 2. ADDRESSING THE ROHINGYA REFUGEE CRISIS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) On August 25, 2017, attacks on security posts in Burma 
     by the military group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army resulted 
     in a brutal, systematic, and disproportionate reprisal by the 
     Burmese military and security forces on Rohingya villages in 
     Rakhine State.
       (2) More than 680,000 Rohingya refugees have fled to 
     Bangladesh since the Burmese military commenced its scorched-
     earth campaign, with the burning of villages and local 
     monuments, and reports of widespread gang rape, starvation, 
     killing, and forcible deportation.
       (3) The Government of Burma has consistently denied access 
     to the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar 
     established to investigate human rights violations around the 
     country.
       (4) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina proposed that 
     ``safe zones'' be created inside Burma to protect all 
     civilians irrespective of religion and ethnicity under United 
     Nations (UN) supervision.
       (5) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 
     (UNHCR)'s mandate is to provide, in collaboration with other 
     actors, international protection to refugees and to assist 
     them in finding durable solutions through voluntary 
     repatriation, local integration, or resettlement.
       (6) The UN General Assembly has repeatedly affirmed UNHCR's 
     function of facilitating the voluntary repatriation of 
     refugees and, in recognition of the importance of sustainable 
     return, has widened its mandate to include providing 
     assistance for their rehabilitation and dealing with the 
     consequences of their return.
       (7) The fundamental operational principles of voluntary 
     repatriation are safety, to include legal and physical 
     safety, and dignity, to include treatment with respect and 
     full acceptance by their national authorities, including the 
     full restoration of refugees' rights.
       (8) On November 23, 2017, the Government of Burma and the 
     Government of Bangladesh

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     signed an agreement, known as the ``Arrangement'', on the 
     return of displaced persons from Rakhine State, which is 
     modeled after the 1992 repatriation agreement between Burma 
     and Bangladesh.
       (9) The Arrangement includes references to restoring 
     normalcy and human rights in Rakhine State, for refugee 
     returns to comply with international standards of safety, 
     dignity, and voluntariness, and to commencing a process to 
     address root causes in line with the Rakhine Advisory 
     Commission recommendations.
       (10) Approximately 236,000 Rohingya refugees returned to 
     Burma under the terms of the 1992 agreement, only to continue 
     to be denied citizenship, face prejudice, violence, and 
     persecution, and in many instances be forced to live in 
     internally displaced persons (IDP) camps with their freedom 
     of movement restricted.
       (11) Burma's 1982 citizenship law stripped Rohingya of 
     their Burmese citizenship, rendering them stateless.
       (12) The Government of Burma continues to systematically 
     discriminate against the Rohingya people, including by 
     continuing to restrict registration of Rohingya births and to 
     deny them freedom of movement, access to healthcare, land, 
     education, marriage, voting rights, and political 
     participation.
       (13) The Government of Burma has repeatedly abused land use 
     laws to unjustly seize land from Rohingya refugees.
       (14) UNHCR is working closely with the Government of 
     Bangladesh and partners to provide protection and assistance 
     to the Rohingya refugees and to support the host populations 
     affected by the influx.
       (15) The Government of Burma has not reached an agreement 
     with UNHCR on its role in the safe, dignified, and voluntary 
     return of Rakhine State refugees.
       (16) Myanmar Minister of Social Welfare, Relief and 
     Resettlement Dr. Win Myat Aye, on December 28, 2017, 
     announced that the repatriation process will begin on January 
     22, 2018, but this process has not yet begun.
       (17) There is concern that up to 100,000 Rohingya could be 
     at risk of forced return into two ``model villages'' or into 
     1,200 tents provided by the Government of Burma, without 
     assurances of their safety or details regarding long term 
     solutions to address root causes of Rohingya 
     disenfranchisement.
       (18) ``Model villages'' and similar tactics in Burma dating 
     back to colonial rule have been used to strategically shift 
     population groups and deepen religious and cultural divides.
       (19) On December 12, 2017, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, two 
     journalists reporting and documenting atrocities against the 
     Rohingya, were arrested and on January 10, 2018, formally 
     prosecuted with violating the ``Official Secrets Act,'' 
     further risking Burma's democratic transition.
       (20) UNHCR, as of December 17, 2017, reports that 
     conditions in Burma's Rakhine State are not yet conducive to 
     enable safe and sustainable return, as refugees continue to 
     flee Rakhine State into neighboring Bangladesh.
       (21) UNHCR reports that those who arrive have suffered 
     immense violence and trauma in Burma, with some having 
     witnessed the deaths of family members and friends and most 
     having little or nothing to return to, with their homes and 
     villages destroyed.
       (22) There is concern that deep divisions between 
     communities remain unaddressed and humanitarian access is 
     inadequate.
       (b) In General.--Congress--
       (1) condemns the violence and displacement inflicted on 
     Burma's Rohingya and other ethnic minorities;
       (2) calls for an immediate halt to all hostilities by 
     Burmese authorities;
       (3) condemns the attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation 
     Army militant group;
       (4) calls on the Government of Burma to allow full access 
     to Rakhine State and ensure the full participation of UNHCR, 
     the internationally endorsed organization tasked with 
     ensuring that refugee returns are voluntary, safe, dignified, 
     and respect fundamental human rights, and that the voices of 
     refugees are represented in order to ensure the 
     sustainability of such returns and to prevent further waves 
     of displacement;
       (5) calls on the Government of Burma to allow the United 
     Nations-backed Independent International Fact-Finding Mission 
     on Myanmar immediate and unfettered access to Burma, 
     including northern Rahkine State, to establish the facts and 
     circumstances of the alleged recent human rights violations 
     by Burmese military and security forces against the Rohingya 
     and other ethnic minorities;
       (6) commends the positive role of the Government of 
     Bangladesh in receiving Rohingya refugees to date and urges 
     the Government of Bangladesh to continue allowing the full 
     participation of UNHCR and human rights organizations in 
     accessing refugee camps;
       (7) calls on UNHCR and international nongovernmental 
     organizations to play a role in monitoring repatriation 
     efforts by the Governments of Bangladesh and Burma to ensure 
     a process that meets international norms for voluntary, safe, 
     and dignified repatriation;
       (8) agrees that any return of Rohingya should include 
     guarantees that any returns of refugees will be voluntary and 
     dignified, that there will be no threats to protection or 
     security upon return, that refugees will be able to return to 
     their places of origin or other locations as desired, and be 
     able to enjoy equal rights with others in Burma, including 
     the restoration or granting of full citizenship, freedom of 
     movement, and access to basic services;
       (9) recognizes that any forced relocation of Rohingya 
     refugees into temporary settlements, IDP camps, ``model 
     villages,'' or other areas not of refugees' choosing is 
     unacceptable;
       (10) calls on the Government of Burma to allow for a 
     flexible and practical approach to dealing with evidence of 
     Rohingya residence in Burma, recognizing that the Rohingya 
     refugees in Bangladesh possess a wide range of documents and 
     that some refugees have no documents and will need to 
     establish their residence by other means;
       (11) calls on the Government of Burma to address root 
     causes consistent with the Rakhine Advisory Commission 
     recommendations and fully implement all of the 
     recommendations of the Commission, including providing equal 
     access to full restoration or granting of full citizenship 
     for the Rohingya population;
       (12) calls on the Government of Burma to acknowledge and 
     address the issue of statelessness for the Rohingya, the 
     deprivation of rights, and institutionalized and pervasive 
     discrimination of the Rohingya population in order to bring 
     about any sustainable solutions;
       (13) commends the Government and the people of Bangladesh 
     for their extraordinary generosity and efforts to provide 
     shelter and relief for nearly 1,000,000 Rohingya refugees 
     forced to flee their homes in Burma;
       (14) calls on the Government of Bangladesh to ensure all 
     refugees have freedom of movement and under no circumstances 
     are subject to unsafe, involuntary, precipitous, or 
     uninformed returns to Burma; and
       (15) calls on the Government of Burma to immediately 
     release journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo.
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  SA 4082. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 54, to direct the removal of 
United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen 
that have not been authorized by Congress; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 2. REQUEST FOR A REPORT ON THE OBSERVANCE OF AND RESPECT 
                   FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOM IN 
                   SAUDI ARABIA.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) In July 2018, the Government of Saudi Arabia detained 
     prominent women rights activists Samar Badawi and Nassima al-
     Sada.
       (2) The United States Department of State presented Ms. 
     Badawi with the 2012 International Women of Courage Award in 
     recognition of her efforts with regard to the discriminatory 
     male guardianship system in Saudi Arabia.
       (3) The Department of State has declined to express 
     solidarity with the Government of Canada, which reacted 
     appropriately to news of the detention of Ms. Badawi and Ms. 
     al-Sada in expressing that it was ``gravely concerned about 
     additional arrests of civil society and women's rights 
     activists'' and calling upon ``Saudi authorities to 
     immediately release them and all other peaceful human-rights 
     activists''.
       (4) The Government of Saudi Arabia reacted 
     disproportionately to criticism by the Government of Canada 
     by taking extreme retaliatory measures, including--
       (A) expelling the Ambassador of Canada to Saudi Arabia and 
     recalling the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Canada;
       (B) ordering the return of citizens of Saudi Arabia living 
     in Canada, including more than 1,000 medical students;
       (C) shutting off new bilateral trade and investment with 
     Canada; and
       (D) terminating direct commercial flights on Saudi Arabian 
     air carriers between Saudi Arabia and Canada.
       (5) Canada is an indispensable ally in the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization that shares the commitment of the United 
     States to equal rights and the rule of law and, in defense of 
     shared interests and values, Canada has fought and sacrificed 
     alongside the United States in each of the World Wars and has 
     contributed to Missions of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization in Afghanistan, the Balkans, Libya, and Central 
     and Eastern Europe.
       (6) The arrest of Ms. Badawi and Ms. al-Sada, as well as 
     the ongoing detention of countless others such as blogger 
     Raif Badawi and human rights lawyer Waleed Abu al-Khair, is 
     part of a disturbing pattern of human rights violations 
     committed by the Government of Saudi Arabia, which are 
     documented in more than 50 pages of the 2017 Human Rights 
     Report of the Department of State.
       (7) Among the human rights violations by the Government of 
     Saudi Arabia documented in that report, are unlawful 
     killings, torture, arbitrary arrest and detention, 
     restrictions on freedom of expression, violence and official 
     gender discrimination against women, and criminalization of 
     same-sex sexual activity.
       (8) The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for 
     Refugees assesses that airstrikes carried out by Saudi Arabia 
     and the United Arab Emirates in Yemen accounted for 80 
     percent of all civilian casualties from December 2017 to May 
     2018 in the 5 governorates of Yemen most affected by 
     fighting.

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       (9) Section 502B(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(a)(2)) states that ``no security 
     assistance may be provided to any country the government of 
     which engages in a consistent pattern of gross violations of 
     internationally recognized human rights''.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the President should offer public support to Canada by 
     calling upon the Government of Saudi Arabia to release Samar 
     Badawi, Nassima al-Sada, Raif Badawi, Waleed Abu al-Khair, 
     and all other peaceful human rights activists, journalists, 
     and religious minorities held in detention by that Government 
     on dubious charges; and
       (2) the arrest of women's rights activists and their 
     supporters since May 2018 is contrary to the stated goals of 
     the Government of Saudi Arabia.
       (c) Request for Report.--Congress requests, pursuant to 
     section 502B(c)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2304(c)(1)), that the Secretary of State submit to 
     Congress a statement, as required by that section, setting 
     forth all the available information about observance of and 
     respect for human rights and fundamental freedom in Saudi 
     Arabia.
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  SA 4083. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 54, to direct the removal of 
United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen 
that have not been authorized by Congress; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) It is appropriate for Congress to assert its power 
     under Article I of the Constitution of the United States to 
     declare war, raise and support armies, and maintain an army.
       (2) Nothing in this joint resolution supersedes any 
     requirement of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et 
     seq.).
       (3) The Framers of the Constitution, as outlined in 
     Federalist No. 69, explained the difference between the 
     authorities of the President under the Constitution as 
     Commander-in-Chief and the power of Congress under the 
     Constitution to declare war.
       (4) The Framers of the Constitution were concerned that 
     vesting too much war-making power in the President would 
     cause the Nation to become involved hastily or unwisely in 
     war.
       (b) Authorization.--The President is authorized to use all 
     necessary and appropriate force in Iraq and Afghanistan 
     against the Taliban, al Qaeda, and the Islamic State in Iraq 
     and the Levant (ISIL) in order to protect the United States 
     and its compelling interests (as defined in section 11) from 
     attack by the Taliban, al Qaeda, and the Islamic State in 
     Iraq and the Levant.

     SEC. 3. LIMITATIONS.

       (a) State Actors.--This joint resolution does not authorize 
     use of force against any foreign state (as defined in section 
     11).
       (b) Nonapplicability to Unspecified Entities.--The 
     authorization provided by section 2 extends only to the 
     entities specified in that section, and does not extend to 
     organizations or forces that the President determines to be 
     associated forces, successor forces, or forces otherwise 
     related to the entities specified in that section.
       (c) Applicability of International Law.--The authority in 
     this joint resolution may be used only in a manner consistent 
     with the obligations of the United States under international 
     law.
       (d) War Powers Resolution Requirements.--
       (1) Specific statutory authorization.--Consistent with 
     section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 
     1547(a)(1)), Congress declares that section 2 is intended to 
     constitute specific statutory authorization within the 
     meaning of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution (50 
     U.S.C. 1544(b)).
       (2) Applicability of other requirements.--Nothing in this 
     joint resolution supersedes any requirement of the War Powers 
     Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.).

     SEC. 4. NEW GROUPS AND COUNTRIES AND USE OF GROUND FORCES IN 
                   A COMBAT ROLE.

       (a) Use of Force Against Other Non-state Parties to the 
     Conflict.--
       (1) Expedited consideration of joint resolution to 
     authorize.--A joint resolution to authorize use of force 
     against any organization or force not specified in section 2 
     (in this joint resolution referred to as a ``new group'') 
     shall be eligible for expedited consideration in accordance 
     with the procedures in section 8 (in this section referred to 
     as ``expedited consideration'').
       (2) Limitation.--A joint resolution under this subsection 
     shall not be eligible for expedited consideration unless the 
     new group covered by the joint resolution--
       (A) is not a foreign state;
       (B) is an organized armed group that has engaged, and 
     continues to be engaged, in active hostilities against the 
     United States as a party to an ongoing armed conflict 
     involving the groups specified in section 2; and
       (C) demonstrates a credible ability to conduct a 
     substantial attack against compelling United States 
     interests.
       (b) Use of Force in Additional Countries.--
       (1) Expedited consideration of joint resolution to 
     authorize.--A joint resolution to authorize use of force 
     against the groups specified in section 2, or any new group 
     covered by a joint resolution enacted pursuant to subsection 
     (a), in a country other than those specified in the joint 
     resolution authorizing such use of force (in this section 
     referred to as a ``new country'') shall be eligible for 
     expedited consideration.
       (2) Limitation.--A joint resolution described by paragraph 
     (1) that also authorizes use of ground forces in a combat 
     role shall not be eligible for expedited consideration.
       (c) Expedited Consideration of Joint Resolution To 
     Authorize Use of Ground Forces in Combat Role in Additional 
     Countries.--A joint resolution to authorize use of ground 
     forces in a combat role in a new country for which 
     authorization of use force has been provided under subsection 
     (b) shall be eligible for expedited consideration.
       (d) Ground Forces in a Combat Role.--For purposes of this 
     section, ground forces in a combat role do not include the 
     following:
       (1) Small detachments of special operations forces.
       (2) Any other forces deployed under any authority other 
     than the authority in this joint resolution.
       (e) Presidential Request.--To be eligible for expedited 
     consideration, a joint resolution described in subsection 
     (a), (b), or (c) must be requested in writing by the 
     President to the appropriate congressional committees and 
     leadership, together with a written justification of the 
     manner which such joint resolution meets the applicable 
     criteria in such subsection.
       (f) Separate Joint Resolution Required for Each 
     Authorization.--To be eligible for expedited consideration, a 
     separate joint resolution is required for each new group, 
     each new country, and each use of ground forces in a combat 
     role in a new country.

     SEC. 5. SUNSET UPON CESSATION OF THREAT.

       (a) Reports on Continuing Threats.--Not later than six 
     months after the date of the enactment of this joint 
     resolution, and every six months thereafter, the President 
     shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees and 
     leadership a report certifying whether or not each group 
     specified in section 2, and each new group against which use 
     of force is currently authorized by this joint resolution 
     pursuant to section 4(a), continues to meet the criteria set 
     forth in section 4(a)(2).
       (b) Sunset.--If the President does not certify under 
     subsection (a) that a group described in that subsection 
     continues to meet the criteria set forth in section 4(a)(2), 
     the authorization in this joint resolution to use force 
     against such group shall cease, effective as of the date that 
     is 60 days after the date the certification is due.
       (c) Construction.--The cessation of authority to use force 
     against a group under subsection (b) shall not be construed 
     as the cessation of authority to use force pursuant to this 
     joint resolution against any other group specified in section 
     2, or against any new group covered by section 4(a) against 
     which force is being used pursuant to this joint resolution 
     at the time of such cessation of authority.

     SEC. 6. DURATION OF AUTHORIZATION.

       (a) In General.--The authorization for use of force in this 
     joint resolution shall expire on the date that is three years 
     after the date of the enactment of this joint resolution.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days before the expiration 
     date provided for in subsection (a), the President shall 
     submit to Congress a report on use of force pursuant to this 
     joint resolution. The report may include recommendations of 
     the President for extension, whether with or without 
     modification, of this joint resolution.
       (c) Procedures for Enactment.--Any joint resolution to 
     extend this joint resolution, whether with or without 
     modification, shall be eligible for expedited consideration 
     in accordance with the procedures in section 8.

     SEC. 7. REPORTING AND PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than six months after the date 
     of the enactment of this joint resolution, and every six 
     months thereafter, the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees and leadership, and 
     shall publish in the Federal Register, a report setting forth 
     the following:
       (1) A list of the groups, organizations, and forces against 
     which the United States is using force pursuant to this joint 
     resolution as of the date of submittal and publication.
       (2) For each group, organization, and force listed under 
     paragraph (1)--
       (A) the extent to which such group, organization, or force 
     directly targeted any compelling United States interest 
     during the six-month period ending on the date of submittal 
     and publication (in this section referred to as the 
     ``reporting period''); and
       (B) the extent to which such group, organization, or force 
     continues to pose a threat to any compelling United States 
     interest as of the date of submittal and publication.
       (3) A list of the countries in which the United States used 
     force pursuant to this joint resolution during the reporting 
     period, including the geographic location in each country in 
     which the United States so used force.
       (4) The number of combatant casualties in connection with 
     the use of force pursuant to this joint resolution during the 
     reporting period.

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       (5) The number of civilian casualties in connection with 
     the use of force pursuant to this joint resolution during the 
     reporting period, as determined by the following:
       (A) The United States Government.
       (B) Credible and reliable nongovernmental entities.
       (6) An explanation for the differences, if any, between the 
     number of civilian casualties reported pursuant to paragraph 
     (5)(A) during the reporting period and the number of civilian 
     casualties reported pursuant to paragraph (5)(B) during the 
     reporting period.
       (7) A description of the mechanisms used to prevent and 
     limit civilian casualties in connection with the use of force 
     pursuant to this joint resolution during the reporting 
     period.
       (8) A current description of the process by which the 
     United States investigates allegations of civilian casualties 
     resulting from United States military operations.
       (9) A description of the current national security, 
     diplomatic, development, and humanitarian goals of the United 
     States for each country listed under paragraph (3) in order 
     to create the conditions for the end of use of United States 
     military force in such country, and the strategy and expected 
     timeline to execute such goals.
       (10) An assessment, as of the date of submittal and 
     publication, of the bilateral and multilateral impact of 
     United States use of force pursuant to this joint resolution 
     in each country listed under paragraph (3), and an assessment 
     of the engagement of the government of such country with 
     United States use of force in such country.
       (11) A comprehensive and current description, both for the 
     reporting period and in aggregate as of the date of submittal 
     and publication, of the amounts expended by the United States 
     for and in support of military operations and activities in 
     connection with use of force pursuant to this joint 
     resolution.
       (b) Form.--
       (1) In general.--Each report under subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form.
       (2) Classified form.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), 
     portion of a report under subsection (a) may be submitted in 
     classified form if strictly required to protect the national 
     security interests of the United States.
       (3) Certain information only in unclassified form.--The 
     information required by subsection (a)(1), and the countries 
     listed pursuant to subsection (a)(3), shall be submitted in 
     unclassified form.
       (c) Briefings.--The Department of Defense shall provide a 
     briefing to any appropriate congressional committee or 
     leadership upon request of such committee or leadership not 
     less often than every six months on activities undertaken 
     pursuant to this joint resolution.

     SEC. 8. EXPEDITED PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION OF JOINT 
                   RESOLUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--A resolution specified in subsection (b) 
     shall be eligible for consideration using expedited 
     procedures specified in this section.
       (b) Resolutions.--A resolution specified in this subsection 
     is any joint resolution as follows:
       (1) A joint resolution covered by section 4.
       (2) A joint resolution to extend, whether with or without 
     modifications, this joint resolution, as provided for in 
     section 6.
       (c) Referral.--A resolution described in subsection (b) 
     introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations of the Senate. A resolution described in 
     subsection (b) that is introduced in the House of 
     Representatives shall be referred to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (d) Discharge.--If the committee to which a resolution 
     described in subsection (b) is referred has not reported such 
     resolution (or an identical resolution) by the end of the 20-
     day period beginning on the date of introduction, such 
     committee shall be, at the end of such period, discharged 
     from further consideration of such resolution, and such 
     resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calendar of the 
     House involved.
       (e) Consideration.--
       (1) In general.--On or after the third day after the date 
     on which the committee to which such a resolution is referred 
     has reported, or has been discharged (under subsection (d)) 
     from further consideration of, such a resolution, it is in 
     order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has 
     been disagreed to) for any Member of the respective House to 
     move to proceed to the consideration of the resolution. A 
     Member may make the motion only on the day after the calendar 
     day on which the Member announces to the House concerned the 
     Member's intention to make the motion, except that, in the 
     case of the House of Representatives, the motion may be made 
     without such prior announcement if the motion is made by 
     direction of the committee to which the resolution was 
     referred. All points of order against the resolution (and 
     against consideration of the resolution) are waived. The 
     motion is highly privileged in the House of Representatives 
     and is privileged in the Senate and is not debatable. The 
     motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to 
     postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of 
     other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the 
     motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If 
     a motion to proceed to the consideration of the resolution is 
     agreed to, the respective House shall immediately proceed to 
     consideration of the joint resolution without intervening 
     motion, order, or other business, and the resolution shall 
     remain the unfinished business of the respective House until 
     disposed of.
       (2) Debate.--Debate on the resolution, and on all debatable 
     motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited 
     to not more than 30 hours, which shall be divided equally 
     between those favoring and those opposing the resolution. An 
     amendment to the resolution is not in order. A motion further 
     to limit debate is in order and not debatable. A motion to 
     postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of 
     other business, or a motion to recommit the resolution is not 
     in order. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the 
     resolution is agreed to or disagreed to is not in order.
       (3) Vote on final passage.--Immediately following the 
     conclusion of the debate on the resolution and a single 
     quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in 
     accordance with the rules of the appropriate House, the vote 
     on final passage of the resolution shall occur.
       (4) Appeals from decisions of chair.--Appeals from the 
     decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the 
     rules of the Senate or the House of Representatives, as the 
     case may be, to the procedure relating to a resolution shall 
     be decided without debate.
       (f) Consideration by Other House.--
       (1) In general.--If, before the passage by one House of a 
     resolution of that House described in subsection (b), that 
     House receives from the other House a resolution described in 
     subsection (b), then the following procedures shall apply:
       (A) The resolution of the other House shall not be referred 
     to a committee and may not be considered in the House 
     receiving it except in the case of final passage as provided 
     in subparagraph (B)(ii).
       (B) With respect to a resolution described in subsection 
     (b) of the House receiving the resolution--
       (i) the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no 
     resolution had been received from the other House; but
       (ii) the vote on final passage shall be on the resolution 
     of the other House.
       (2) Following disposition.--Upon disposition of the 
     resolution received from the other House, it shall no longer 
     be in order to consider the resolution that originated in the 
     receiving House.
       (g) Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives.--This 
     section is enacted by Congress--
       (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such 
     it is deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, 
     but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be 
     followed in that House in the case of a resolution described 
     in subsection (b), and it supersedes other rules only to the 
     extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and
       (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
     either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the 
     procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
     to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that 
     House.

     SEC. 9. REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE.

       The Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 
     107-40; 115 Stat. 224; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is hereby 
     repealed, effective six months after the date of the 
     enactment of this joint resolution.

     SEC. 10. REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE 
                   AGAINST IRAQ RESOLUTION OF 2002.

       The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq 
     Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243; 116 Stat. 1498; 50 
     U.S.C. 1541 note) is hereby repealed.

     SEC. 11. DEFINITIONS.

       In this joint resolution:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees and leadership.--
     The term ``appropriate congressional committees and 
     leadership'' means--
       (A) the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       (C) the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
     Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; and
       (D) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Compelling united states interests.--The term 
     ``compelling United States interests'' means the following:
       (A) United States territory.
       (B) The United States Armed Forces.
       (C) United States citizens.
       (3) Foreign state.--The term ``foreign state'' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 1603(a) of title 28, 
     United States Code, namely a foreign state, a political 
     subdivision of a foreign state, or an agency or 
     instrumentality of a foreign state (as that term is defined 
     in section 1603(b of such title).
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  SA 4084. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 54, to direct the removal of 
United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen 
that have not been

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authorized by Congress; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON UNITED STATES-SAUDI ARABIA 
                   CIVILIAN NUCLEAR COOPERATION.

       (a) Findings.--Congress make the following findings:
       (1) On May 21, 2009, the United States and the United Arab 
     Emirates signed a bilateral agreement pursuant to section 123 
     of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153), 
     establishing cooperation on civilian nuclear programs in 
     which the United Arab Emirates agreed that it ``shall not 
     possess sensitive nuclear facilities within its territory or 
     otherwise engage in activities within its territory for, or 
     relating to, the enrichment or reprocessing of material, or 
     for the alternation in form or content (except by irradiation 
     or further irradiation or, if agreed by the Parties, post-
     irradiation examination) of plutonium, uranium 233, high 
     enriched uranium, or irradiated source or special fissionable 
     material''.
       (2) The civil nuclear cooperation agreement between the 
     United States and the United Arab Emirates further obligates 
     the United Arab Emirates to bring into force its Additional 
     Protocol to its IAEA Safeguards Agreement before the United 
     States licenses ``exports of nuclear material, equipment, 
     components, or technology'' pursuant to the agreement.
       (3) This agreement became known as the first ``gold 
     standard'' civil nuclear agreement and was lauded as a step 
     toward establishing a precedent for strong nonproliferation 
     standards on the Arabian Peninsula.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     any United States-Saudi Arabia civilian nuclear cooperation 
     agreement under section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
     (42 U.S.C. 2153), commonly known as a ``123 Agreement'', 
     concluded in the future should prohibit the Kingdom of Saudi 
     Arabia from enriching uranium or separating plutonium on 
     Saudi Arabian territory in keeping with the strongest 
     possible nonproliferation ``gold standard'' as well as 
     require the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to bring into force the 
     Additional Protocol with the International Atomic Energy 
     Agency.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4085. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 54, to direct the removal of 
United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen 
that have not been authorized by Congress; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE VALUE OF TREATY ON THE NON-
                   PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 
     (NPT) opened for signature 50 years ago on July 1, 1968.
       (2) The United States and the former Soviet Union averted a 
     catastrophic nuclear exchange during the October 1962 Cuban 
     Missile Crisis, which led to a series of bilateral and 
     multilateral agreements to lessen the chance of nuclear war, 
     including the NPT.
       (3) President John F. Kennedy predicted in 1963 that as 
     many as 25 countries would acquire nuclear weapons by 1970 
     absent a treaty to control nuclear weapons.
       (4) The United States Senate provided its advice and 
     consent to the NPT on March 13, 1969, with a vote on 
     ratification of 83 to 15.
       (5) The NPT entered into force on March 5, 1970.
       (6) The NPT has grown to include 191 States Party to the 
     Treaty, making an irreplaceable contribution to international 
     security by helping to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.
       (7) Article III of the NPT obligates all non-nuclear weapon 
     States Party to the NPT to conclude a Safeguards Agreement 
     with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to verify 
     treaty compliance, 174 of which are Comprehensive Safeguards 
     Agreements crafted to detect the diversion of nuclear 
     materials from peaceful to non-peaceful uses.
       (8) Nuclear weapon States Party to the NPT have also 
     concluded voluntary offer Safeguards Agreements and 
     Additional Protocols with the IAEA;
       (9) The 2018 Department of Defense Nuclear Posture Review 
     affirms, ``The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is a 
     cornerstone of the nuclear nonproliferation regime. It plays 
     a positive role in building consensus for non-proliferation 
     and enhances international efforts to impose costs on those 
     that would pursue nuclear weapons outside the Treaty.''.
       (10) The success of the NPT has and will continue to depend 
     upon the full implementation by all States Party to the 
     Treaty of the NPT's obligations and responsibilities, which 
     are derived from three mutually reinforcing pillars: 
     nonproliferation, access to peaceful uses of nuclear energy, 
     and disarmament.
       (11) Over the past half century, the United States has 
     exhibited leadership in strengthening each of the NPT's three 
     pillars for the global good, including--
       (A) reducing its nuclear weapons stockpile by more than 85 
     percent from its Cold War heights of 31,225 in parallel with 
     equally massive reductions of Russia's stockpile through 
     bilateral coordination;
       (B) cooperating with Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Belarus--to 
     facilitate the surrender of nuclear weapons on their soil 
     after the fall of the Soviet Union--leading to each country's 
     accession to the NPT as a non-nuclear weapons state;
       (C) providing voluntary contributions to the IAEA to 
     promote peaceful nuclear activities exceeding $374,000,000 
     since 2010, including activities that help in the treatment 
     of cancer and other life-saving applications; and
       (D) extending deterrence to United States allies in the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Japan, and the 
     Republic of Korea--which is an unmistakable demonstration of 
     the United States commitment to collective security; 
     heightened geopolitical tensions in recent years have made 
     cooperation on nonproliferation and arms control issues with 
     the Russian Federation more challenging.
       (12) A range of actions by the Government of the Russian 
     Federation has led to a deterioration in bilateral relations 
     with the United States, including Russia's brazen 
     interference in the 2016 United States presidential 
     elections, its violation of the Treaty between the United 
     States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 
     on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-
     Range Missiles (commonly known as the ``INF Treaty''), signed 
     at Washington, D.C., December 8, 1987, and entered into force 
     June 1, 1988, its use of a chemical nerve agent in an 
     assassination attempt against Sergei Skirpal and his daughter 
     Yulia in the United Kingdom in March 2018, its illegal 
     annexation of Crimea, its invasion of Eastern Ukraine, its 
     destabilizing actions in Syria, and its use of polonium to 
     assassinate Alexander Litvinenko in the United Kingdom in 
     November 2006.
       (13) The actions undertaken by the Russian Federation in 
     violation of the INF Treaty, including the flight-test, 
     production, and possession of prohibited systems diminishes 
     the contributions that the Treaty has made to security on the 
     European continent.
       (14) Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a March 2018 
     speech, unveiled details of new kinds of strategic nuclear 
     weapons under development, including hypersonic nuclear 
     cruise missiles, nuclear-powered ballistic missiles, and a 
     multi-megaton nuclear torpedoes shot from drone submarines 
     that may be accountable under the Treaty between the United 
     States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for 
     the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive 
     Arms, signed April 8, 2010, and entered into force February 
     5, 2011 (commonly known as the ``New START Treaty'').
       (15) The Russian Federation erroneously claimed that the 
     United States may have not reached New START Treaty Central 
     Limits by February 5, 2018, as is mandated by the Treaty.
       (16) The Bilateral Consultative Commission (BCC) is the 
     appropriate forum for the Parties to engage constructively on 
     any New START Treaty implementation issues that arise.
       (17) Within a difficult environment, preserving full 
     compliance with agreements that may continue to contribute to 
     the national security of the United States and to global 
     security, particularly the New START Treaty, is all the more 
     essential, and to that end, the Department of State confirmed 
     in February 2018 that Russia had met New START's Central 
     Treaty Limits and stated that ``implementation of the New 
     START Treaty enhances the safety and security of the United 
     States''.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States should continue to encourage all 
     States Party to the NPT to comply fully with the Treaty;
       (2) any United States negotiated agreement with the 
     Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on 
     denuclearization should require the DPRK to return to as a 
     State Party to the NPT in good standing and full compliance 
     with the Treaty;
       (3) the United States should maintain support for the IAEA 
     through its assessed and voluntary contributions and promote 
     the universal adoption of the IAEA Additional Protocol;
       (4) the United States and its allies should pursue 
     diplomatic efforts to ensure that the Islamic Republic of 
     Iran complies with the NPT and fully implements the IAEA 
     Additional Protocol;
       (5) the United States should--
       (A) consider whether to extend the New START Treaty, within 
     the context of meaningful arms control that decreases the 
     chances of misperception and miscalculation, avoids 
     destabilizing arms competition, and is verifiable and 
     consistent with the security objectives of the United States 
     and its allies and partners;
       (B) assess whether Russia's recently announced nuclear 
     weapons should be accountable under the New START Treaty and 
     raise the issue directly with the Russian Federation;
       (C) press the Russian Federation to engage constructively 
     on compliance matters related to the New START Treaty, and 
     also to take steps that provide greater transparency into 
     Russia's non-strategic nuclear weapons, which are not 
     captured under any treaty and which are numerically superior 
     to those held by the United States and its allies;
       (D) begin negotiations with the Russian Federation on an 
     agreement to address the massive disparity between the non-
     strategic

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     nuclear weapons stockpiles of the Russian Federation and of 
     the United States and to secure and reduce non-strategic 
     nuclear weapons in a verifiable manner;
       (E) begin an interagency process to discuss whether to 
     extend the New START Treaty and the possibility of further 
     engagement with the Russian Federation on strategic stability 
     and other arms control and nonproliferation issues; and
       (F) consider the consequences of the New START Treaty's 
     expiration in 2021 also in relation to the insights the 
     Treaty provides into the location, movement, and disposition 
     of current and future Russian strategic systems;
       (6) the United States strongly condemns the Russian 
     Federation's violations of the INF Treaty and its non-
     compliance with its other arms control commitments and treaty 
     obligations, and urges Russia to come back into full 
     compliance;
       (7) the executive branch of the United States Government 
     should consult with the Senate, and in particular with the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations, prior to any decision to 
     withdraw from an arms control treaty ratified by the Senate, 
     particularly any that may impact collective defense 
     arrangements the United States has entered into with other 
     countries; and
       (8) the United States Government should continue to 
     encourage opportunities for cooperation with other states 
     possessing nuclear arms to reduce the salience, number, and 
     role of nuclear weapons in their national military 
     strategies.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4086. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 54, to direct the removal of 
United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen 
that have not been authorized by Congress; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO OFFICIALS OF 
                   THE GOVERNMENT OF SAUDI ARABIA RESPONSIBLE FOR 
                   HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES.

       (a) List Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a list of all senior 
     officials of the Government of Saudi Arabia, including senior 
     officials of the military and security forces of Saudi 
     Arabia, that the President determines have played a direct 
     and substantial role in the commission of human rights 
     abuses, including torture of political prisoners.
       (2) Updates.--Not less frequently than every 180 days, the 
     President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees an updated version of the list required by 
     paragraph (1).
       (b) Imposition of Sanctions.--The President shall impose 
     the following sanctions with respect to each individual on 
     the list required by subsection (a):
       (1) Asset blocking.--The exercise of all powers granted to 
     the President by the International Emergency Economic Powers 
     Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block 
     and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests 
     in property of the individual if such property and interests 
     in property are in the United States, come within the United 
     States, or are or come within the possession or control of a 
     United States person.
       (2) Exclusion from the united states and revocation of visa 
     or other documentation.--Denial of a visa to, and exclusion 
     from the United States of, the individual, and revocation in 
     accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), of any visa or other 
     documentation of the individual.
       (c) Exceptions.--
       (1) Exception relating to importation of goods.--The 
     requirement to block and prohibit all transactions in all 
     property and interests in property under subsection (b)(1) 
     shall not include the authority to impose sanctions on the 
     importation of goods.
       (2) Exception to comply with united nations headquarters 
     agreement.--Sanctions under subsection (b)(2) shall not apply 
     to an alien if admitting the alien into the United States is 
     necessary to permit the United States to comply with the 
     Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, 
     signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force 
     November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United 
     States, or other applicable international obligations.
       (d) National Security Waiver.--The President may waive the 
     imposition of sanctions under subsection (b) if the President 
     determines, and reports to the appropriate congressional 
     committees that the waiver is in the national security 
     interests of the United States.
       (e) Implementation; Penalties.--
       (1) Implementation.--The President may exercise all 
     authorities provided to the President under sections 203 and 
     205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
     U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out subsection (b)(1).
       (2) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to 
     violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of 
     subsection (b)(1) or any regulation, license, or order issued 
     to carry out that subsection shall be subject to the 
     penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 
     of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
     1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful 
     act described in subsection (a) of that section.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
     and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (2) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' means--
       (A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence to the United States; or
       (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States 
     or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a 
     foreign branch of such an entity.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4087. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 54, to direct the removal of 
United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen 
that have not been authorized by Congress; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 2. REPORT ON DETENTION OF WOMEN BASED ON PEACEFUL 
                   ADVOCACY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN SAUDI ARABIA.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Government of Saudi Arabia should immediately release all 
     women who have been detained in that country, without being 
     charged of any crime or on politically motivated charges, 
     based on their peaceful advocacy for human rights in Saudi 
     Arabia.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this joint resolution, the Secretary of 
     State shall submit to Congress a report assessing the status 
     of all women who have been detained in Saudi Arabia, without 
     being charged of any crime or on politically motivated 
     charges, based on their peaceful advocacy for human rights in 
     that country.
       (2) Classified annex.--The report submitted under paragraph 
     (1) shall include a classified annex that explains in detail 
     what the Department of State is doing to secure the release 
     of the women described in the report.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4088. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 54, to direct the removal of 
United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen 
that have not been authorized by Congress; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED 
                   STATES AND THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA.

       It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have 
     maintained a close and productive relationship for most of 
     the years since establishing relations in 1933;
       (2) the United States seeks to continue a constructive and 
     strategic relationship with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 
     based on both our mutual interests as well as a growing 
     agreement on the values of human rights, democracy, and the 
     rule of law, which are the cornerstone of any strong and 
     lasting relationship with the United States; and
       (3) there have been numerous Saudi actions since January 
     2015 that have threatened the comity between our two nations, 
     including--
       (A) the continued jailing of prisoner of conscience Raif 
     Badawi in Saudi Arabia, who received 50 lashes in 2015 that 
     nearly killed him;
       (B) the imprisonment of women's rights activists in May of 
     this year by Saudi government authorities, and, according to 
     media reports, their torture while in custody, including Raif 
     Badawi's sister, Samar;
       (C) the premeditated murder of Washington Post writer and 
     Saudi citizen Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi government authorities 
     in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul after being called there 
     by his government;
       (D) the Government of Saudi Arabia's disastrous war in 
     Yemen, which, while trying to rid Yemen of Iranian influence, 
     has created a humanitarian nightmare that has killed tens of 
     thousands, displaced hundreds of thousands, impoverished 
     millions, and pushed the country to the brink of massive 
     famine; and
       (E) a reckless diplomatic and economic confrontation with 
     the State of Qatar, a Gulf Cooperation Council Member and 
     regional partner of the United States on counterterrorism and 
     regional security.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4089. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 54, to direct the removal of 
United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen 
that have not been authorized by Congress; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

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     SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT ON EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS IN SAUDI 
                   ARABIA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this joint resolution, and annually 
     thereafter for 10 years (except as provided under subsection 
     (d)) not later than 90 days after the start of the new school 
     year in Saudi Arabia, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     a report reviewing educational materials published by Saudi 
     Arabia's Ministry of Education that are used in schools both 
     inside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and at schools throughout 
     the world.
       (b) Consultation.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     submission of a report under subsection (a), the Secretary of 
     State shall consult with the Committee on Foreign Relations 
     of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
     House of Representatives on the contents of the report.
       (c) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) A detailed determination regarding whether all 
     intolerant content has been removed from educational 
     materials published by Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Education 
     that are used in schools both inside the Saudi Arabia and at 
     schools throughout the world, including full quotations of 
     all passages that could be seen as encouraging violence or 
     intolerance towards adherents of religions other than Islam 
     or towards Muslims who hold dissenting views.
       (2) A detailed assessment of the global exportation of such 
     materials, including the extent to which such materials are 
     used in privately funded educational institutions overseas.
       (3) A detailed summary of actions the Government of Saudi 
     Arabia has taken to retrieve and destroy materials with 
     intolerant material.
       (4) A detailed assessment of the efforts of the Government 
     of Saudi Arabia to revise teacher manuals and retrain 
     teachers to reflect changes in educational materials and 
     promote tolerance.
       (5) A detailed determination regarding whether issuing a 
     waiver regarding Saudi Arabia as a country of particular 
     concern under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 
     (Public Law 105-292) furthers the purposes of such Act or is 
     otherwise in the important national security interests of the 
     United States.
       (d) Duration of Reporting Requirement.--
       (1) Termination before 10 years.--If, at any time after 
     submission of a report required under subsection (a) but 
     before the expiration of the 10-year period referred to in 
     such subsection, the Secretary of State determines that 
     intolerant religious content has been removed completely from 
     Saudi Arabia's education materials, the requirement to submit 
     any remaining reports under such subsection shall not apply.
       (2) Continuation after 10 years.--If at the end of the 10-
     year period referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of 
     State determines that intolerant religious content remains in 
     Saudi Arabia's education materials, the termination of the 
     requirement to submit reports under such subsection shall not 
     apply and the reports shall be submitted for an additional 
     five years.
       (e) Form.--Reports under this section shall be submitted in 
     unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.
       (f) Publication.--Not later than 60 days after submission 
     of a report required under subsection (a), the Secretary of 
     State shall make copies of reviewed Saudi educational 
     materials publicly available on a website of the Department 
     of State.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4090. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 54, to direct the removal of 
United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen 
that have not been authorized by Congress; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 2. REPORT ON RISKS POSED BY CEASING SAUDI ARABIA SUPPORT 
                   OPERATIONS.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this joint resolution, the President shall submit to Congress 
     a report assessing the risks posed to United States citizens 
     and the civilian population of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 
     and the risk of regional humanitarian crises if the United 
     States were to cease support operations with respect to the 
     conflict between the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis in 
     Yemen.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4091. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 54, to direct the removal of 
United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen 
that have not been authorized by Congress; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 2. REPORT ON INCREASED RISK OF TERRORIST ATTACKS TO 
                   UNITED STATES FORCES ABROAD, ALLIES, AND THE 
                   CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES IF SAUDI ARABIA 
                   CEASES RELATED INTELLIGENCE SHARING OPERATIONS.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this joint resolution, the President shall submit to Congress 
     a report assessing the increased risk of terrorist attacks on 
     United States Armed Forces abroad, allies, and to the 
     continental United States if the Government of Saudi Arabia 
     were to cease related intelligence sharing operations with 
     the United States.
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  SA 4092. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 54, to direct the removal of 
United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen 
that have not been authorized by Congress; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TRANSITION OF MILITARY AND 
                   SECURITY OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) After al Qaeda attacked the United States on September 
     11, 2001, the United States Government rightly sought to 
     bring to justice those who attacked us, to eliminate al 
     Qaeda's safe havens and training camps in Afghanistan.
       (2) Members of the Armed Forces, intelligence personnel, 
     and diplomatic corps have skillfully achieved these 
     objectives, culminating in the death of Osama bin Laden.
       (3) Operation Enduring Freedom is now the longest military 
     operation in United States history, and United States 
     involvement in Afghanistan has exceeded $1,000,000,000,000 in 
     costs to the United States taxpayer and continues to cost 
     taxpayers over $45,000,000,000 a year.
       (4) Members of the United States Armed Forces have served 
     in Afghanistan valiantly and with honor, and many have 
     sacrificed their lives and health in service to their 
     country;
       (5) The United States has suffered more than 2,000 
     casualties in Afghanistan (including 13 in 2018 thus far), 
     and the United States has dropped more than 5,200 bombs this 
     year (through September 30), a record high.
       (6) Secretary of Defense Mattis, reflecting consensus 
     within United States and international security experts, has 
     concluded that there is no military solution to the conflict 
     in Afghanistan, stating, ``It's all working to achieve a 
     political reconciliation, not a military victory. The victory 
     will be a political reconciliation.''
       (7) Over the past 17 years, the mission of the United 
     States has evolved to include a prolonged nation-building 
     effort in Afghanistan.
       (8) Such nation-building efforts in Afghanistan are 
     undermined by endemic corruption, high illiteracy, tribal 
     fractions, and a historic aversion to a strong central 
     government in that country.
       (9) The United States Government will continue to support 
     the development of Afghanistan with a strong diplomatic and 
     counterterrorism presence in the region.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the President should complete the transition of the 
     responsibility for military and security operations in 
     Afghanistan to the Government of Afghanistan by September 18, 
     2021, the 20th anniversary of the enactment of Public Law 
     107-40, the Authorization for Use of Military Force against 
     those responsible for the attacks on September 11, 2001, in 
     conjunction with efforts by Special Representative for 
     Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad to seek a durable 
     peace between the Government of Afghanistan and the Taliban;
       (2) reflecting press reports that the President seeks to 
     end the United States military engagement in Afghanistan by 
     2020, the President should devise a plan based on inputs from 
     Special Representative Khalilzad, military commanders, North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries, and 
     other allies in Afghanistan, and appropriate members of the 
     Cabinet, along with the consultation of Congress, for 
     completing the drawdown of United States combat troops in 
     Afghanistan and accelerating the transfer of security 
     authority to Afghan authorities; and
       (3) not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the President should submit to Congress a 
     report--
       (A) assessing progress made on the battlefield in 
     Afghanistan since the announcement of the President's New 
     South Asia Strategy and the increase in United States troops;
       (B) assessing efforts by Special Representative Khalilzad 
     to foster a durable peace agreement between the Government of 
     Afghanistan and the Taliban; and
       (C) including a plan for the complete transition of all 
     military and security operations in Afghanistan to the 
     Government of Afghanistan.
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  SA 4093. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 54, to direct the removal of 
United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen 
that have not been authorized by Congress; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 4, line 13, insert ``, which includes blocking any 
     arms sales to Saudi Arabia for any item designated as a 
     Category III, IV, VII or VIII item on the United States 
     Munitions List (USML) pursuant to section 38(a)(1) of the 
     Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)),''.

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  SA 4094. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 90, to survey the gradient boundary along the Red 
River in the States of Oklahoma and Texas, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Red River Gradient Boundary 
     Survey Act''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Affected area.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``affected area'' means land 
     along the approximately 116-mile stretch of the Red River, 
     from its confluence with the north fork of the Red River on 
     the West to the 98th meridian on the east.
       (B) Exclusions.--The term ``affected area'' does not 
     include the portion of the Red River within the boundary 
     depicted on the survey prepared by the Bureau of Land 
     Management entitled ``Township 5 South, Range 14 West, of the 
     Indian Meridian, Oklahoma, Dependent Resurvey and Survey'' 
     and dated February 28, 2006.
       (2) Gradient boundary survey method.--The term ``gradient 
     boundary survey method'' means the measurement technique used 
     to locate the South Bank boundary line in accordance with the 
     methodology established in Oklahoma v. Texas, 261 U.S. 340 
     (1923) (recognizing that the boundary line along the Red 
     River is subject to change due to erosion and accretion).
       (3) Landowner.--The term ``landowner'' means any 
     individual, group, association, corporation, federally 
     recognized Indian tribe or member of such an Indian tribe, or 
     other private or governmental legal entity that owns an 
     interest in land in the affected area.
       (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of 
     Land Management.
       (5) South bank.--The term ``South Bank'' means the water-
     washed and relatively permanent elevation or acclivity 
     (commonly known as a ``cut bank'') along the southerly or 
     right side of the Red River that--
       (A) separates the bed of that river from the adjacent 
     upland, whether valley or hill; and
       (B) usually serves, as specified in the fifth paragraph of 
     Oklahoma v. Texas, 261 U.S. 340 (1923)--
       (i) to confine the waters within the bed; and
       (ii) to preserve the course of the river.
       (6) South bank boundary line.--The term ``South Bank 
     boundary line'' means the boundary, with respect to title and 
     ownership, between the States of Oklahoma and Texas 
     identified through the gradient boundary survey method that 
     does not impact or alter the permanent political boundary 
     line between the States along the Red River, as outlined 
     under article II, section B of the Red River Boundary Compact 
     enacted by the States and consented to by Congress pursuant 
     to Public Law 106-288 (114 Stat. 919).

     SEC. 3. SURVEY OF SOUTH BANK BOUNDARY LINE.

       (a) Survey Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall commission a survey to 
     identify the South Bank boundary line in the affected area.
       (2) Requirements.--The survey shall--
       (A) adhere to the gradient boundary survey method;
       (B) span the length of the affected area;
       (C) be conducted by 1 or more independent third-party 
     surveyors that are--
       (i) licensed and qualified to conduct official gradient 
     boundary surveys; and
       (ii) selected by the Secretary, in consultation with--

       (I) the Texas General Land Office;
       (II) the Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office, in 
     consultation with the attorney general of the State of 
     Oklahoma; and
       (III) each affected federally recognized Indian Tribe; and

       (D) subject to the availability of appropriations, be 
     completed not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
     of this Act.
       (b) Approval of the Boundary Survey.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date on 
     which the survey or a portion of the survey under subsection 
     (a)(1) is completed, the Secretary shall submit the survey 
     for approval to--
       (A) the Texas General Land Office;
       (B) the Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office, in 
     consultation with the attorney general of the State of 
     Oklahoma; and
       (C) each affected federally recognized Indian Tribe.
       (2) Timing of approval.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date on which each of the Texas General Land Office, the 
     Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office, in consultation 
     with the attorney general of the State of Oklahoma, and each 
     affected federally recognized Indian Tribe notify the 
     Secretary of the approval of the boundary survey or a portion 
     of the survey by the applicable office or federally 
     recognized Indian Tribe, the Secretary shall determine 
     whether to approve the survey or portion of the survey, 
     subject to paragraph (4).
       (3) Submission of portions of survey for approval.--As 
     portions of the survey are completed, the Secretary may 
     submit the completed portions of the survey for approval 
     under paragraph (1).
       (4) Written approval.--The Secretary shall only approve the 
     survey, or a portion of the survey, that has the written 
     approval of each of--
       (A) the Texas General Land Office;
       (B) the Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office, in 
     consultation with the attorney general of the State of 
     Oklahoma; and
       (C) each affected federally recognized Indian Tribe.

     SEC. 4. SURVEY OF INDIVIDUAL PARCELS.

       Surveys of individual parcels in the affected area shall be 
     conducted in accordance with the boundary survey approved 
     under section 3(b).

     SEC. 5. NOTICE AND AVAILABILITY OF SURVEY.

       Not later than 60 days after the date on which the boundary 
     survey is approved under section 3(b), the Secretary shall--
       (1) publish notice of the approval of the survey in--
       (A) the Federal Register; and
       (B) 1 or more local newspapers; and
       (2) on request, furnish to any landowner a copy of--
       (A) the survey; and
       (B) any field notes relating to--
       (i) the individual parcel of the landowner; or
       (ii) any individual parcel adjacent to the individual 
     parcel of the landowner.

     SEC. 6. EFFECT OF ACT.

       Nothing in this Act--
       (1) modifies any interest of the State of Oklahoma or 
     Texas, or the sovereignty, property, or trust rights of any 
     federally recognized Indian Tribe, relating to land located 
     north of the South Bank boundary line, as established by the 
     survey;
       (2) modifies any land patented under the Act of December 
     22, 1928 (45 Stat. 1069, chapter 47; 43 U.S.C. 1068) 
     (commonly known as the ``Color of Title Act''), before the 
     date of enactment of this Act;
       (3) modifies or supersedes the Red River Boundary Compact 
     enacted by the States of Oklahoma and Texas and consented to 
     by Congress pursuant to Public Law 106-288 (114 Stat. 919);
       (4) creates or reinstates any Indian reservation or any 
     portion of such a reservation;
       (5) modifies any interest or any property or trust rights 
     of any individual Indian allottee; or
       (6) alters any valid right of the State of Oklahoma or the 
     Kiowa, Comanche, or Apache Indian tribes to the mineral 
     interest trust fund established under the Act of June 12, 
     1926 (44 Stat. 740, chapter 572).

     SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to 
     carry out this Act $1,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4095. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 54, to direct the removal of 
United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen 
that have not been authorized by Congress; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 2. REPORT ON INCREASED RISK OF TERRORIST ATTACKS TO 
                   UNITED STATES FORCES ABROAD, ALLIES, AND THE 
                   CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES IF SAUDI ARABIA 
                   CEASES YEMEN-RELATED INTELLIGENCE SHARING WITH 
                   THE UNITED STATES.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this joint resolution, the President shall submit to Congress 
     a report assessing the increased risk of terrorist attacks on 
     United States Armed Forces abroad, allies, and to the 
     continental United States if the Government of Saudi Arabia 
     were to cease Yemen-related intelligence sharing with the 
     United States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4096. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 54, to direct the removal of 
United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen 
that have not been authorized by Congress; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 2. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING CONTINUED MILITARY 
                   OPERATIONS AND COOPERATION WITH ISRAEL AND 
                   REGIONAL ALLIES.

       Nothing in this joint resolution shall be construed to 
     influence or disrupt any military operations and cooperation 
     with Israel
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4097. Mr. COTTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 54, to direct the removal of 
United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen 
that have not been authorized by Congress; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 4, line 16, insert after ``associated forces'' the 
     following: `` or involved in the provision of materials and 
     advice intended to reduce civilian casualties or further 
     enable adherence to the Law of Armed Conflict''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4098. Mr. COTTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 54, to direct the removal of 
United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen 
that have not been authorized by Congress; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 4, line 16, insert after ``associated forces,'' the 
     following: ``or to support efforts

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     to disrupt Houthi attacks against locations outside of Yemen, 
     such as ballistic missile attacks, unmanned aerial vehicle 
     attacks, maritime attacks against United States or 
     international vessels, or terrorist attacks against civilian 
     targets,''.
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  SA 4099. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 54, to direct the removal of 
United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen 
that have not been authorized by Congress; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 4, line 14, insert ``including by blocking any arms 
     sales to Saudi Arabia for any item designated as a Category 
     III, IV, VII or VIII item on the United States Munitions List 
     (USML) pursuant to section 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)),'' after ``Yemen,''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4100. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 54, to direct the 
removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic 
of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress; which was ordered 
to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end add the following:

     SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION AGREEMENTS 
                   WITH THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA.

       Any United States-Saudi Arabia civilian nuclear cooperation 
     agreement under section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
     (42 U.S.C. 2153) concluded after the date of the enactment of 
     this joint resolution shall--
       (1) prohibit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from enriching 
     uranium or separating plutonium on Saudi Arabian territory; 
     and
       (2) require the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to bring into force 
     the Additional Protocol with the International Atomic Energy 
     Agency.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4101. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 54, to direct the 
removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic 
of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress; which was ordered 
to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PERSONS 
                   RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING OF JAMAL KHASHOGGI.

       (a) In General.--On and after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the President shall impose the sanctions described 
     in subsection (b) with respect to any foreign person the 
     Director of the Central Intelligence Agency assesses, with 
     high confidence, before, on, or after such date of enactment, 
     is responsible for, or complicit in ordering, controlling, or 
     otherwise directing, the extrajudicial killing of Jamal 
     Khashoggi.
       (b) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions to be imposed under 
     subsection (a) with respect to a foreign person are the 
     following:
       (1) Blocking of property.--
       (A) In general.--The blocking, in accordance with the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
     et seq.), of all transactions in all property and interests 
     in property of the foreign person if such property and 
     interests in property are in the United States, come within 
     the United States, or are or come within the possession or 
     control of a United States person.
       (B) Inapplicability of national emergency requirement.--The 
     requirements of section 202 of the International Emergency 
     Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply for 
     purposes of this subsection.
       (2) Inadmissibility to united states.--In the case of a 
     foreign person who is an individual--
       (A) ineligibility to receive a visa to enter the United 
     States or to be admitted to the United States; or
       (B) if the individual has been issued a visa or other 
     documentation, revocation, in accordance with section 221(i) 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), of 
     the visa or other documentation.
       (c) Exceptions.--
       (1) Importation of goods.--The requirement to impose 
     sanctions under subsection (b)(1) shall not include the 
     authority to impose sanctions with respect to the importation 
     of goods.
       (2) Compliance with international obligations.--Subsection 
     (b)(2) shall not apply with respect to the admission of an 
     alien to the United States if such admission is necessary to 
     comply with United States obligations under the Agreement 
     between the United Nations and the United States of America 
     regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at 
     Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 
     21, 1947, under the Convention on Consular Relations, done at 
     Vienna April 24, 1963, and entered into force March 19, 1967, 
     or under other international agreements.
       (d) Implementation; Penalties.--
       (1) Implementation.--The President may exercise all 
     authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 
     and 1704) to carry out this section.
       (2) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to 
     violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of 
     subsection (b)(1) or any regulation, license, or order issued 
     to carry out that subsection shall be subject to the 
     penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 
     of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
     1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful 
     act described in subsection (a) of that section.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Admitted; alien.--The terms ``admitted'' and ``alien'' 
     have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101).
       (2) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means a 
     person that is not a United States person.
       (3) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' means--
       (A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence to the United States; or
       (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States 
     or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a 
     foreign branch of such an entity.
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  SA 4102. Mr. GARDNER (for Mr. Cardin) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 1158, to help prevent acts of genocide and other atrocity 
crimes, which threaten national and international security, by 
enhancing United States Government capacities to prevent, mitigate, and 
respond to such crises; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause, and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Elie Wiesel Genocide and 
     Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018''.

     SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that the United States 
     Government's efforts at atrocity prevention and response 
     through interagency coordination, such as the Atrocities 
     Prevention Board (referred to in this Act as the ``Board'') 
     or successor entity are critically important, and that 
     appropriate officials of the United States Government 
     should--
       (1) meet regularly to monitor developments throughout the 
     world that heighten the risk of atrocities;
       (2) identify any gaps in United States foreign policy 
     concerning regions or particular countries related to 
     atrocity prevention and response;
       (3) facilitate the development and implementation of 
     policies to enhance the capacity of the United States to 
     prevent and respond to atrocities worldwide;
       (4) provide the President and Congress with recommendations 
     to improve policies, programs, resources, and tools related 
     to atrocity prevention and response;
       (5) conduct outreach, including consultations, not less 
     frequently than biannually, with representatives of 
     nongovernmental organizations and civil society dedicated to 
     atrocity prevention and response;
       (6) operate with regular consultation and participation of 
     designated interagency representatives of relevant Federal 
     agencies, executive departments, or offices; and
       (7) ensure resources are made available for the policies, 
     programs, and tools related to atrocity prevention and 
     response.

     SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       It shall be the policy of the United States to--
       (1) regard the prevention of atrocities as in its national 
     interest;
       (2) work with partners and allies, including to build their 
     capacity, and enhance the capacity of the United States, to 
     identify, prevent, and respond to the causes of atrocities, 
     including insecurity, mass displacement, violent conflict, 
     and other conditions that may lead to such atrocities; and
       (3) pursue a United States Government-wide strategy to 
     identify, prevent, and respond to the risk of atrocities by--
       (A) strengthening the diplomatic, risk analysis and 
     monitoring, strategic planning, early warning, and response 
     capacities of the Government;
       (B) improving the use of foreign assistance to respond 
     early, effectively, and urgently in order to address the 
     causes of atrocities;
       (C) strengthening diplomatic response and the effective use 
     of foreign assistance to support appropriate transitional 
     justice measures, including criminal accountability, for past 
     atrocities;
       (D) supporting and strengthening local civil society, 
     including human rights defenders and others working to help 
     prevent and respond to atrocities;
       (E) promoting financial transparency and enhancing anti-
     corruption initiatives as part of addressing causes of 
     conditions that may lead to atrocities; and
       (F) employing a variety of unilateral, bilateral, and 
     multilateral means to prevent and respond to atrocities by--
       (i) placing a high priority on timely, preventive 
     diplomatic efforts; and
       (ii) exercising leadership in promoting international 
     efforts to prevent atrocities.

     SEC. 4. TRAINING OF FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS IN CONFLICT AND 
                   ATROCITIES PREVENTION.

       Section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
     4028) is amended in subsection (a)(1)--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and

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       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) for Foreign Service Officers who will be assigned to 
     a country experiencing or at risk of mass atrocities, as 
     determined by the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
     the Director of National Intelligence and relevant civil 
     society organizations, instruction on recognizing patterns of 
     escalation and early warning signs of potential atrocities, 
     and methods of preventing and responding to atrocities, 
     including conflict assessment methods, peacebuilding, 
     mediation for prevention, early action and response, and 
     appropriate transitional justice measures to address 
     atrocities.''.

     SEC. 5. REPORTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for the 
     following six years, the President shall transmit to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate a report, with a classified 
     annex if necessary, that includes--
       (1) a review, in consultation with appropriate interagency 
     representatives, including the Board, consisting of a 
     detailed description of--
       (A) current efforts to prevent and respond to atrocities, 
     based on United States and locally identified indicators, 
     including an analysis of capacities and constraints for 
     interagency detection, early warning and response, 
     information-sharing, contingency planning, and coordination;
       (B) recommendations to further strengthen United States 
     capabilities described in subparagraph (A);
       (C) funding expended by relevant Federal departments and 
     agencies on atrocities prevention activities, including 
     appropriate transitional justice measures and the legal, 
     procedural, and resource constraints faced by the Department 
     of State and the United States Agency for International 
     Development throughout respective budgeting, strategic 
     planning, and management cycles regarding support for 
     atrocity prevention activities;
       (D) a global assessment of ongoing atrocities, including 
     the findings of such assessment and, where relevant, the 
     efficacy of any steps taken by the Board or relevant Federal 
     agency to respond to such atrocities;
       (E) countries and regions at risk of atrocities, including 
     a description of specific risk factors, at-risk groups, and 
     likely scenarios in which atrocities would occur; and
       (F) the atrocities prevention training for Foreign Service 
     officers authorized under subparagraph (D) of section 
     708(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as added by 
     section 4;
       (2) recommendations to ensure shared responsibility by--
       (A) enhancing multilateral mechanisms for preventing 
     atrocities, including strengthening the role of international 
     organizations and international financial institutions in 
     conflict prevention, mitigation, and response; and
       (B) strengthening relevant regional organizations;
       (3) the implementation status of the recommendations 
     contained in the previous review required by this section; 
     and
       (4) identification of the Federal agencies and civil 
     society, academic, and nongovernmental organizations and 
     institutions consulted for preparation of such report.
       (b) Consideration of Recommendations.--The preparation of 
     the report required by subsection (a) shall include a 
     consideration of analysis, reporting, and policy 
     recommendations to prevent and respond to atrocities produced 
     by civil society, academic, and other nongovernmental 
     organizations and institutions.
       (c) Availability to Congress.--The report required by 
     subsection (a) shall be made available to all members of 
     Congress.

     SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act--
       (1) the term ``genocide'' means an offense under subsection 
     (a) of section 1091 of title 18, United States Code;
       (2) the term ``atrocities'' means war crimes, crimes 
     against humanity, and genocide;
       (3) the term ``transitional justice'' means the range of 
     judicial, nonjudicial, formal, informal, retributive, and 
     restorative measures employed by countries transitioning out 
     of armed conflict or repressive regimes to redress legacies 
     of atrocities and to promote long-term, sustainable peace; 
     and
       (4) the term ``war crime'' has the meaning given the term 
     in section 2441(c) of title 18, United States Code.

     SEC. 7. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the 
     use of military force.
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  SA 4103. Mr. GARDNER (for Mr. Durbin (for himself and Mr. Young)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 1222, to amend the Public Health 
Service Act to coordinate Federal congenital heart disease research 
efforts and to improve public education and awareness of congenital 
heart disease, and for other purposes; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Congenital Heart Futures 
     Reauthorization Act of 2017''.

     SEC. 2. NATIONAL CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE RESEARCH, 
                   SURVEILLANCE, AND AWARENESS.

       Section 399V-2 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
     280g-13) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 399V-2. NATIONAL CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE RESEARCH, 
                   SURVEILLANCE, AND AWARENESS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall, as appropriate--
       ``(1) enhance and expand research and data collection 
     efforts related to congenital heart disease, including to 
     study and track the epidemiology of congenital heart disease 
     to understand health outcomes for individuals with congenital 
     heart disease across all ages;
       ``(2) conduct activities to improve public awareness of, 
     and education related to, congenital heart disease, including 
     care of individuals with such disease; and
       ``(3) award grants to entities to undertake the activities 
     described in this section.
       ``(b) Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out 
     activities, including, as appropriate, through a national 
     cohort study and a nationally-representative, population-
     based surveillance system, to improve the understanding of 
     the epidemiology of congenital heart disease in all age 
     groups, with particular attention to--
       ``(A) the incidence and prevalence of congenital heart 
     disease in the United States;
       ``(B) causation and risk factors associated with, and 
     natural history of, congenital heart disease;
       ``(C) health care utilization by individuals with 
     congenital heart disease;
       ``(D) demographic factors associated with congenital heart 
     disease, such as age, race, ethnicity, sex, and family 
     history of individuals who are diagnosed with the disease; 
     and
       ``(E) evidence-based practices related to care and 
     treatment for individuals with congenital heart disease.
       ``(2) Permissible considerations.--In carrying out the 
     activities under this section, the Secretary may, as 
     appropriate--
       ``(A) collect data on the health outcomes, including 
     behavioral and mental health outcomes, of a diverse 
     population of individuals of all ages with congenital heart 
     disease, such that analysis of the outcomes will inform 
     evidence-based practices for individuals with congenital 
     heart disease; and
       ``(B) consider health disparities among individuals with 
     congenital heart disease, which may include the consideration 
     of prenatal exposures.
       ``(c) Awareness Campaign.--The Secretary may carry out 
     awareness and educational activities related to congenital 
     heart disease in individuals of all ages, which may include 
     information for patients, family members, and health care 
     providers, on topics such as the prevalence of such disease, 
     the effect of such disease on individuals of all ages, and 
     the importance of long-term, specialized care for individuals 
     with such disease.
       ``(d) Public Access.--The Secretary shall ensure that, 
     subject to subsection (e), information collected under this 
     section is made available, as appropriate, to the public, 
     including researchers.
       ``(e) Patient Privacy.--The Secretary shall ensure that the 
     data and information collected under this section are made 
     available in a manner that, at a minimum, protects personal 
     privacy to the extent required by applicable Federal and 
     State law.
       ``(f) Eligibility for Grants.--To be eligible to receive a 
     grant under subsection (a)(3), an entity shall--
       ``(1) be a public or private nonprofit entity with 
     specialized experience in congenital heart disease; and
       ``(2) submit to the Secretary an application at such time, 
     in such manner, and containing such information as the 
     Secretary may require.
       ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this 
     section, there are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.''.

     SEC. 3. REPORT.

       Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the 
     Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
     of Representatives a report summarizing any activities 
     carried out pursuant to section 399V-2 of the Public Health 
     Service Act (as amended by section 2), including planned 
     activities, and a summary of any research findings and 
     ongoing research efforts, gaps, and areas of greatest need 
     within the Department of Health and Human Services regarding 
     congenital heart disease in patients of all ages.
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  SA 4104. Mr. GARDNER (for Ms. Collins) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 2076, to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the 
expansion of activities related to Alzheimer's disease, cognitive 
decline, and brain health under the Alzheimer's Disease and Healthy 
Aging Program, and for other purposes; as follows:

       Beginning on page 28, line 23, strike ``year for--'' and 
     all that follows through line 9 on page 29, and insert the 
     following: `` `year for a health department of a State, 
     political subdivision of a State, or Indian tribe and tribal 
     organization (including those located in a

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     rural area or frontier area), if the Secretary determines 
     that applying such matching requirement would result in 
     serious hardship or an inability to carry out the purposes of 
     the cooperative agreement awarded to such health department 
     of a State, political subdivision of a State, or Indian tribe 
     and tribal organization.';''.
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  SA 4105. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 54, to direct the removal of 
United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen 
that have not been authorized by Congress; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 2. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Nothing in this joint resolution may be construed as 
     authorizing the use of military force against Iran.

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