[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 102 (Tuesday, June 18, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S3757]
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SA 731. Mr. WYDEN 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 end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 1290. INVESTIGATION AND REPORT ON ISSUANCE OF PASSPORTS
AND TRAVEL DOCUMENTS TO CITIZENS OF SAUDI
ARABIA IN THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Investigation.--The Secretary of State shall conduct an
investigation on the issuance by the Government of Saudi
Arabia of passports and other travel documents to citizens of
Saudi Arabia in the United States.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to
Congress a report on the results of the investigation under
subsection (a).
(2) Matter to be included.--The report required by
paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the manner in
which passports and travel documents are issued to citizens
of Saudi Arabia in the United States, an assessment whether
the Government of Saudi Arabia is in compliance with its
obligations under--
(A) the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, done at
Vienna April 18, 1961; or
(B) the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, done at
Vienna April 24, 1963.
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