[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 12, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S3396]
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SA 294. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. SUSPENSION OF ARMS SALES TO SAUDI ARABIA AND THE
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES NOT REVIEWED BY CONGRESS.
(a) In General.--Any letter of offer, license, or approval
issued pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2751 et seq.) primarily in relation to Saudi Arabia or the
United Arab Emirates is terminated as of the date of
enactment of this Act if such letter of offer, license, or
approval is related to a determination of the existence of an
emergency under section 3(d)(2) of the Arms Export Control
Act (22 U.S.C. 2753(d)(2)) or subsection (b)(1), (c)(2), or
(d)(2) of section 36 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2776). All
exports, re-exports, transfers, and re-transfers pursuant to
any such letter of offer, license, or approval are
prohibited.
(b) Resubmission.--Any letter of offer, license, or
approval terminated pursuant to subsection (a) may be
resubmitted to Congress in accordance with section 3 or 36 of
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2753 and 2776).
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