[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 29, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S749-S752]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 69. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Young, Mr. Reed, Mr. Graham,
Mrs. Shaheen, and Ms. Collins) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the bill S. 1, to make improvements to certain
defense and security assistance provisions and to authorize the
appropriation of funds to Israel, to reauthorize the United States-
Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 2015, and to halt the wholesale
slaughter of the Syrian people, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of the bill, add the following:
TITLE V--SAUDI ARABIA ACCOUNTABILITY AND YEMEN ACT OF 2019
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Saudi Arabia
Accountability and Yemen Act of 2019''.
Subtitle A--Peaceful Resolution of the Civil War in Yemen and
Protection of Civilians
SEC. 511. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States--
(1) to support United Nations-led efforts for a
comprehensive political settlement that leads to a
territorially unified, stable, and independent Yemen;
(2) to insist on the urgent need for a political solution,
consistent with United Nations Security Council Resolution
2216 (2015), or any successor United Nations Security Council
Resolution demanding an end to violence in Yemen and peaceful
resolution of the conflict in that country;
(3) to reject all statements, policies, or actions
advocating for a military solution to the civil war in Yemen;
(4) to encourage long-standing United States security
partners, including the Government of Saudi Arabia and the
Government of the United Arab Emirates, to take the lead in
confidence-building measures that open space for political
dialogue to end the war in Yemen and address the humanitarian
crisis; and
(5) to support the implementation of the agreements reached
between the parties to the conflict at Stockholm, Sweden on
December 13, 2018, consistent with United Nations Security
Council Resolution 2451 (2018).
SEC. 512. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) continued direct negotiations between the Government of
Saudi Arabia, the internationally-recognized Government of
Yemen, and representatives of the Houthi movement (also known
as ``Ansar Allah'') are required--
(A) to reach a political solution;
(B) to implement the agreements reached between the Saudi-
led coalition, the internationally recognized Government of
Yemen, local Yemeni forces, and Ansar Allah at Stockholm,
Sweden on December 13, 2018 (referred to in this subtitle as
the ``Stockholm Agreement'');
(C) to address the suffering of the Yemeni people; and
(D) to counter efforts by Iran, al Qaeda, and ISIS to
exploit instability for their own malign purposes;
(2) the Government of Saudi Arabia and the Government of
the United Arab Emirates bear significant responsibility for
the economic stabilization and eventual reconstruction of
Yemen; and
(3) the United States and the international community must
continue to support the work of United Nations Special Envoy
Martin Griffiths to achieve a political solution to the civil
war in Yemen, including by supporting the implementation of
the Stockholm Agreement and United Nations Security Council
Resolution 2451 (2018).
SEC. 513. UNITED STATES STRATEGY FOR ENDING THE WAR IN YEMEN.
(a) Defined Term.--In this subtitle, the term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(2) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives; and
(4) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives.
(b) Strategy.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until a
complete cessation of hostilities in the Yemen civil war, the
Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development, the Secretary of
Defense, and the Director of National Intelligence shall
provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional
committees on the progress of the United States strategy to
end the war in Yemen.
(c) Elements.--The briefing required under subsection (b)
shall include--
(1) a summary of the United States national security
interests threatened by continued civil war and instability
in Yemen;
(2) a description of the steps necessary to end the civil
war in Yemen and achieve a territorially unified, stable, and
independent Yemen;
(3) a description of efforts to implement the Stockholm
Agreement;
(4) a description of whether the Saudi-led coalition, the
internationally recognized Government of Yemen, local Yemeni
forces, and Ansar Allah are taking the necessary steps
referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3);
(5) a description of United States activities to encourage
all parties to take the necessary steps referred to in
paragraphs (2) and (3);
(6) an assessment of the threat posed by Al Qaeda and the
Islamic State in Yemen to United States national security,
including--
(A) a comprehensive list of all sources of support received
by these groups; and
(B) an assessment regarding whether the activities of Al
Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and the Islamic State in Yemen
have expanded or diminished since the beginning of the war in
Yemen;
(7) an explanation of how the United States has used, and
plans to use, its military and diplomatic leverage--
(A) to end the civil war in Yemen; and
(B) to move the stakeholders in the war toward a political
process to end the war;
(8) an assessment of Iran's activities in Yemen,
including--
(A) a comprehensive summary of all recipients of illicit
Iranian support in Yemen; and
(B) an assessment regarding whether the scope of Iran's
influence and activities in Yemen have increased or decreased
since the beginning of the war in Yemen;
(9) a description of Russia's activities in Yemen and an
assessment of Russia's objectives for such activities; and
(10) any other matters relevant to ending the civil war in
Yemen.
SEC. 514. REPORT ON ACCOUNTABILITY FOR VIOLATIONS OF
INTERNATIONAL LAW, INCLUDING WAR CRIMES, AND
OTHER HARM TO CIVILIANS IN YEMEN.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) all stakeholders in the conflict in Yemen should end
all practices involving arbitrary arrests, enforced
disappearances, torture, and other unlawful treatment;
(2) all stakeholders in the conflict in Yemen should reveal
the fate or the location of all persons who have been
subjected to enforced disappearance by such stakeholders;
(3) all persons who remain in custody as a result of the
conflict in Yemen should be granted immediate access to their
families;
(4) the locations of all detention facilities run or
supervised by members of the Saudi-led coalition should be
revealed and brought under the supervision of the Prosecutor
General of Yemen;
(5) independent monitors should be granted access to all
places of detention in Yemen;
(6) all stakeholders to the conflict in Yemen should fully
cooperate with the United Nations Panel of Experts on Yemen.
(b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a
report to the appropriate congressional committees that
describes the causes and consequences of civilian harm
occurring in the armed conflict in Yemen, including war
crimes, and gross violations of human rights as a result of
the actions of all parties to the conflict.
(c) Elements.--The report required under subsection (b)
shall include--
(1) a description of civilian harm occurring in the context
of the armed conflict in Yemen, including--
(A) mass casualty incidents; and
(B) damage to, and destruction of, civilian infrastructure
and services, including--
(i) hospitals and other medical facilities;
(ii) electrical grids;
(iii) water systems;
(iv) ports and port infrastructure; and
(v) other critical infrastructure;
(2) violations of the law of armed conflict committed
during the war in Yemen by--
(A) all forces involved in the Saudi-led coalition and all
forces fighting on its behalf;
(B) members of the Houthi movement and all forces fighting
on its behalf;
(C) members of violent extremist organizations; and
(D) any other combatants in the conflict;
(3) as examples of violations referred to in paragraph
(2)--
(A) alleged war crimes;
(B) specific instances of failure by the parties to the
conflict to exercise distinction, proportionality, and
precaution in the use force in accordance with the law of
armed conflict;
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(C) arbitrary denials of humanitarian access and the
resulting impact on the alleviation of human suffering;
(D) detention-related abuses;
(E) the use of child soldiers, including members of the
Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (previously known
as the ``Janjaweed militia''); and
(F) other acts that may constitute violations of the law of
armed conflict; and
(4) recommendations for establishing accountability
mechanisms for the civilian harm, war crimes, other
violations of the law of armed conflict, and gross violations
of human rights perpetrated by parties to the conflict in
Yemen, including--
(A) the potential for prosecuting individuals perpetrating,
organizing, directing, or ordering such violations; and
(B) establishing condolence payments for the impacted
members of the civilian population.
(d) Form.--The report required under subsection (b) shall
be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a
classified annex.
SEC. 515. SUSPENSION OF ARMS TRANSFERS TO SAUDI ARABIA.
(a) Restriction.--Except as provided in subsection (b),
during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act and ending on September 30, 2020, the United States
Government--
(1) may not sell, transfer, or authorize licenses for
export to the Government of Saudi Arabia any item designated
under Category III, IV, VII, or VIII on the United States
Munitions List pursuant to section 38(a)(1) of the Arms
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)); and
(2) shall suspend any licenses or other approvals that were
issued before the date of the enactment of this Act for the
export to the Government of Saudi Arabia of any item
designated under Category IV of the United States Munitions
List.
(b) Exception.--The prohibition under subsection (a) shall
not apply to sales, transfers, or export licenses relating to
ground-based missile defense systems.
(c) Waiver.--The President may waive the restriction under
subsection (a) for items designated under Categories III,
VII, and VIII of the United States Munitions List not earlier
than 30 days after--
(1) the Secretary of State, in coordination with the
Secretary of Defense, submits a written, unclassified
certification to the appropriate congressional committees
stating that--
(A) such waiver is in the national security interests of
the United States;
(B) the Saudi-led coalition, during the 180-day period
immediately preceding the date of such certification, has
continuously--
(i) honored a complete cessation of hostilities in the
Yemen civil war, including ending all air strikes and all
offensive ground operations that are not associated with al
Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula or ISIS;
(ii) fully supported, in statements and actions, the work
of United Nations Special Envoy Martin Griffiths to find a
political solution to the conflict in Yemen; and
(iii) abstained from any actions to restrict, delay, or
interfere with the delivery of cargo to or within Yemen
unless--
(I) such action was taken exclusively to carry out
inspections based on specific intelligence that a cargo
shipment contains weapons prohibited under United Nations
Security Council Resolution 2216 (2015); and
(II) the Saudi-led coalition timely submitted any reports
required under such Resolution after the conclusion of such
action; and
(C) Ansar Allah or associated forces, during the 180-day
period immediately preceding the date of such certification--
(i) launched missile or unmanned aerial vehicle strikes
into Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates;
(ii) conducted ground incursions into the territory of
Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates;
(iii) accepted weapons, weapons components, funding, or
military training from the Islamic Republic of Iran;
(iv) attacked vessels in the Red Sea; or
(v) prohibited or otherwise restricted, directly or
indirectly, the transport or delivery of humanitarian or
commercial shipments to and within Yemen; and
(2) the Comptroller General of the United States, not later
than 45 days after the submission of the certification under
paragraph (1), submits a written, unclassified report to the
appropriate congressional committees assessing the
responsiveness, completeness, and accuracy of such
certification.
(d) Classified Briefing.--If the Secretary of State and the
Secretary of Defense determine that Ansar Allah has engaged
in any of the actions described in subsection (c)(1)(C), the
Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall provide
a classified briefing to the appropriate congressional
committees not later than 10 days after submitting the
certification under subsection (c)(1) to provide details to
support such determination.
SEC. 516. PROHIBITION ON IN-FLIGHT REFUELING OF SAUDI
COALITION AIRCRAFT OPERATING IN YEMEN.
(a) In General.--No Federal funds may be obligated or
expended under section 2342 of title 10, United States Code,
or under any other applicable statutory authority, to provide
in-flight refueling of Saudi or Saudi-led coalition non-
United States aircraft conducting missions as part of the
ongoing civil war in Yemen.
(b) Report Required.--Not later than 30 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees detailing--
(1) the expenses incurred by the United States in providing
in-flight refueling services for Saudi or Saudi-led coalition
non-United States aircraft conducting missions as part of the
civil war in Yemen between March 2015 and November 11, 2018;
and
(2) the extent to which the expenses referred to in
paragraph (1) have been reimbursed by members of the Saudi-
led coalition.
(c) Elements.--The report required under subsection (b)
shall include--
(1) the total expenses incurred by the United States in
providing in-flight refueling services, including fuel,
flight hours, and other applicable expenses, to Saudi or
Saudi-led coalition, non-United States aircraft conducting
missions as part of the civil war in Yemen;
(2) the amount of the expenses described in paragraph (1)
that have been reimbursed by each member of the Saudi-led
coalition; and
(3) actions taken by the United States to recoup the
unreimbursed expenses described in paragraph (1), including
any commitments by members of the Saudi-led coalition to
reimburse the United States for such expenses.
(d) Sunset.--The reporting requirement under subsection (b)
shall cease to be effective on the date on which the
Secretary of Defense submits written certification to the
appropriate congressional committees that all of the expenses
incurred by the United State in providing in-flight refueling
services for Saudi or Saudi-led coalition non-United States
aircraft conducting missions as part of the civil war in
Yemen have been reimbursed.
SEC. 517. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PERSONS
HINDERING HUMANITARIAN ACCESS AND THREATENING
THE PEACE OR STABILITY OF YEMEN.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the President should continue to implement Executive Order
13611 (77 Fed. Reg. 29533), relating to blocking property of
persons threatening the peace, security, or stability of
Yemen.
(b) Sanctions Authorized.--Not later than 60 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall impose
the sanctions described in subsection (c) with respect to
each person that the President determines--
(1)(A) is knowingly blocking access to Yemeni ports, ports
of entry, or other facilities used by the United Nations, its
specialized agencies and implementing partners, national and
international nongovernmental organizations, or any other
actors engaged in humanitarian relief activities in Yemen; or
(B) is otherwise hindering the efforts of such
organizations to deliver humanitarian relief, including
through diversion of goods and materials intended to provide
relief to civilians in Yemen;
(2)(A) is knowingly threatening the humanitarian actors
referred to in paragraph (1)(A); or
(B) is engaging in acts of violence against such actors in
Yemen or across conflict lines and borders;
(3) is responsible for actions or policies that are
intended to undermine--
(A) the United Nations-led political process to end the
conflict in Yemen; or
(B) efforts to promote stabilization and reconstruction in
Yemen;
(4) is a successor entity to a person referred to in
paragraphs (1) through (3);
(5) owns or controls, or is owned or controlled by, a
person referred to in paragraphs (1) through (3);
(6) is acting for or, on behalf of, a person referred to in
paragraphs (1) through (3); or
(7) has knowingly provided, or attempted to provide,
financial, material, technological, or other support for, or
goods or services in support of, a person referred to in
paragraphs (1) through (3).
(c) Sanctions Described.--
(1) In general.--The sanctions described in this subsection
are the following:
(A) Asset blocking.--In accordance with the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the
President shall block all transactions in all property and
interests in property of a person subject to subsection (a)
if such property and interests in property--
(i) are in the United States;
(ii) are transported into the United States; or
(iii) are in, or come into, the possession or control of a
United States person.
(B) Aliens ineligible for visas, admission, or parole.--
(i) Exclusion from the united states.--The Secretary of
State shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall exclude from the United States, any alien
subject to subsection (b).
(ii) Current visas revoked.--
(I) In general.--The issuing consular officer, the
Secretary of State, or the Secretary of Homeland Security (or
a designee of any such officer or Secretary) shall revoke any
visa or other entry documentation issued to an alien subject
to subsection (b), regardless of when such visa was issued.
(II) Effect of revocation.--A revocation under subclause
(I) shall take effect immediately and shall automatically
cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in
the alien's possession.
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(2) Inapplicability of national emergency requirement.--The
requirements under section 202 of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply for
purposes of the imposition of sanctions under this section.
(3) Penalties.--Any person that violates, attempts to
violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation
described in subsection (b), or any regulation, license, or
order issued to carry out such paragraph, 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 such section.
SEC. 518. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PERSONS
SUPPORTING THE HOUTHIS IN YEMEN.
(a) Determination.--Not later than 30 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall determine
if the Houthi movement (also known as ``Ansar Allah'') has
engaged meaningfully in United Nations-led efforts for a
comprehensive political settlement that leads to a
territorially unified, stable, and independent Yemen.
(b) Sanctions.--If the President is unable to make the
determination described in subsection (a), the President
shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (c) on any
person that the President determines--
(1) has knowingly assisted, sponsored, provided, or
attempted to provide significant financial, material, or
technological support for, or goods or services in support
of, the Houthis movement in Yemen, its successor entities,
entities that own or control, or are owned or controlled by,
the Houthi movement, or entities acting for, or on behalf of,
the Houthi movement;
(2) has knowingly engaged in any activity that materially
contributes to the supply, sale, or direct or indirect
transfer to or from the Houthi movement in Yemen, its
successor entities, entities that own or control, or are
owned or controlled by, the Houthi movement, or entities
acting for or on behalf of the Houthi movement, of any
firearms or ammunition, battle tanks, armored vehicles,
artillery or mortar systems, aircraft, attack helicopters,
warships, missiles or missile systems, or explosive mines of
any type (as such terms are defined for the purpose of the
United Nations Register of Conventional Arms), ground-to-air
missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, or related materiel,
including spare parts;
(3) has knowingly provided any technical training,
financial resources or services, advice, other services or
assistance related to the supply, sale, transfer,
manufacture, maintenance, or use of arms and related materiel
described in paragraph (2) to the Houthi movement in Yemen,
its successor entities, entities that own or control, or are
owned or controlled by, the Houthi movement, or entities
acting for or on behalf of the Houthi movement;
(4) is a successor entity to a person described in
paragraph (1), (2), or (3);
(5) is an entity that owns or controls, or is owned or
controlled by, a person described in paragraph (1), (2), or
(3); or
(6) is an entity that is acting for, or on behalf of, a
person referred to in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
(c) Sanctions Described.--
(1) In general.--The sanctions described in this subsection
are the following:
(A) Asset blocking.--In accordance with the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the
President shall block all transactions in property, or
interests in property, of a person subject to subsection (b)
if such property or interests in property--
(i) are in the United States;
(ii) are transported into the United States; or
(iii) are in, or come into, the possession or control of a
United States person.
(B) Aliens ineligible for visas, admission, or parole.--
(i) Exclusion from the united states.--The Secretary of
State shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall exclude from the United States, any alien
subject to subsection (b).
(ii) Current visas revoked.--
(I) In general.--The issuing consular officer, the
Secretary of State, or the Secretary of Homeland Security (or
a designee of any such officer or Secretary) shall revoke any
visa or other entry documentation issued to an alien subject
to subsection (b), regardless of when such visa was issued.
(II) Effect of revocation.--A revocation under subclause
(I) shall take effect immediately and shall automatically
cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in
the alien's possession.
(C) Denial of certain transactions.--Any letter of offer
and acceptance, or license to export, any defense article or
defense service controlled for export under the Arms Export
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) or the Export
Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.), as
continued in force by the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), requested by a person
described in subsection (b) shall be denied until the date
that is 180 days after the date on which the Secretary of
State certifies to Congress that any action by such person
described in subsection (b) has ceased.
(2) Inapplicability of national emergency requirement.--The
requirements under section 202 of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply for
purposes of the imposition of sanctions under this section.
(3) Penalties.--Any person that violates, attempts to
violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of
paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (b), or any
regulation, license, or order issued to carry out such
paragraph, 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 such section.
(d) Exception.--The sanctions described in subsection
(c)(1) shall not apply to any act incidental or necessary to
the provision of urgently needed humanitarian assistance.
SEC. 519. GAO REVIEW OF UNITED STATES MILITARY SUPPORT TO
SAUDI-LED COALITION.
(a) Review.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct a review of the United States military support
to the Saudi-led coalition that evaluates--
(1) the manner and extent to which the United States
military provides support to the Saudi-led coalition;
(2) how the Department of Defense prioritizes aerial
refueling capabilities in support of the Saudi-led coalition;
(3) the manner and extent to which the United States has
been reimbursed for aerial refueling support of Saudi-led
coalition aircraft;
(4) whether and how the Department of Defense determines
the extent to which its advice and assistance has reduced
civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure,
including evaluating a differentiation between dynamic and
deliberate targeting by the Saudi-led coalition;
(5) whether and how the Department of Defense determines
the efficacy of defensive advice and assistance to the Saudi-
led coalition, including with respect to ballistic missiles
and other threats to the sovereignty of regional partners;
and
(6) the responsiveness, completeness, and accuracy of any
certifications submitted pursuant to section 1290 of the John
S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2019 (Public Law 115-232).
(b) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall provide the preliminary results of the
review conducted under subsection (a) to the appropriate
congressional committees.
(c) Final Report.--During the briefing required under
subsection (b), the Comptroller General shall notify the
appropriate congressional committees when a final report
summarizing the results of the review conducted under
subsection (a) will be submitted to such committees.
SEC. 520. EMERGENCY PROTECTION FOR YEMENI CULTURAL PROPERTY.
Section 3 of the Protect and Preserve International
Cultural Property Act (Public Law 114-151; 130 Stat. 369) is
amended--
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ``and yemeni''
after ``syrian'';
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or Yemen'' after
``Syria'' each place such term appears;
(3) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by inserting ``or the
Government of Yemen'' after ``Government of Syria'';
(B) in paragraph (2)(B)--
(i) by inserting ``or Yemen'' after ``Syria'' each of the
first 2 places such term appears; and
(ii) in clause (ii), by inserting ``or the United States
and Yemen, as applicable,'' after ``United States and
Syria'';
(4) in subsection (c), by inserting ``or Yemen'' after
``Syria'' each place such term appears; and
(5) in subsection (d), by amending paragraph (2) to read as
follows:
``(2) Archaeological or ethnological material of syria or
yemen.--The term `archaeological or ethnological material of
Syria or Yemen' means cultural property (as defined in
section 302 of the Convention on Cultural Property
Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2601)) that--
``(A) is unlawfully removed from Syria on or after March
15, 2011; or
``(B) is unlawfully removed from Yemen on or after March
15, 2015.''.
Subtitle B--Saudi Arabia Accountability
SEC. 521. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS ON PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE DEATH OF JAMAL KHASHOGGI.
(a) In General.--Section 1263 of the Global Magnitsky Human
Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``(b)'' and inserting ``(c)'';
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (j) as
subsections (c) through (k), respectively;
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
``(b) Jamal Khashoggi.--Not later than 30 days after the
date of the enactment of the Saudi Arabia Accountability and
Yemen Act of 2019, the President shall impose the sanctions
described in subsection (c) with respect to any foreign
person, including any official of the government of Saudi
Arabia or member of the royal family of Saudi Arabia that the
President determines, based on credible evidence--
``(1) was responsible for, or complicit in, ordering,
controlling, or otherwise directing an act or acts
contributing to or causing the death of Jamal Khashoggi; or
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``(2) has materially assisted, sponsored, or provided
financial, material, or technological support for, or goods
or services in support of an activity described in paragraph
(1).'';
(4) in subsection (d), as redesignated, in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``or (b)'' after
``subsection (a)'';
(5) in subsection (f), as redesignated, by striking
``subsection (b)(1)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)(1)'';
(6) in subsection (j), as redesignated, by inserting ``or
(b)'' after ``subsection (a)''; and
(7) in subsection (k), as redesignated, by striking
paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:
``(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
``(2) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
of the Senate;
``(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives;
``(4) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives; and
``(5) the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives.''.
(b) Briefings.--Not later than 15 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and every 45 days thereafter, the
Secretary of State, in conjunction with the Secretary of the
Treasury and the Director of National Intelligence, shall
provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional
committees (as defined in section 1263(k) of the Global
Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, as amended by
subsection (a)(7)) regarding the implementation of the
amendment made by subsection (a)(3).
SEC. 522. REPORT ON SAUDI ARABIA'S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD.
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State, in accordance with section
502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2304(c)), shall submit an unclassified, written report to
Congress that--
(1) includes the information required under such section
502B(c);
(2) describes the extent to which officials of the
Government of Saudi Arabia, including members of the military
or security services, are responsible for or complicit in
gross violations of internationally recognized human rights,
including violations of the human rights of journalists,
bloggers, and those who support women's rights or religious
freedom;
(3) describes the extent to which the Government of Saudi
Arabia--
(A) has knowingly blocked access to Yemeni ports, ports of
entry, or other facilities used by the United Nations, its
specialized agencies and implementing partners, national and
international nongovernmental organizations, or any other
actors engaged in humanitarian relief activities in Yemen;
(B) has hindered the efforts of the organizations referred
to in subparagraph (A) to deliver humanitarian relief,
including through diversion of goods and materials intended
to provide relief to civilians in Yemen;
(C) has prohibited or directly or indirectly restricted the
transport or delivery of United States humanitarian
assistance to Yemen; and
(D) complied with the Secretary of State's statement on
October 30, 2018, related to ``ending the conflict in
Yemen''; and
(4) identifies the percentage by which civilian casualties
and deaths, respectively, increased as a result of Saudi
coalition air strikes in Yemen between November 2017 and
August 2018.
Subtitle C--General Provisions
SEC. 531. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this title may be construed to limit the
authority of the President pursuant to the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
SEC. 532. SUNSET.
This title shall cease to be effective on the date that is
5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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