[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 196 (Wednesday, December 12, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7516-S7517]
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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.
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