[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 164 (Thursday, October 17, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S5900]
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          STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

      By Mr. WYDEN:
  S. 2635. A bill to require the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation to declassify any and all information relating to whether 
the government of Saudi Arabia assisted a citizen or national of Saudi 
Arabia in departing the United States while the citizen or national was 
awaiting trial or sentencing for a criminal offense committed in the 
United States, and for other purposes; considered and passed.

                                S. 2635

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Saudi Fugitive 
     Declassification Act of 2019''.

     SEC. 2. DECLASSIFICATION OF ANY AND ALL INFORMATION RELATING 
                   TO ACTIONS BY GOVERNMENT OF SAUDI ARABIA TO 
                   ASSIST PERSONS IN DEPARTING UNITED STATES WHO 
                   WERE AWAITING TRIAL OR SENTENCING IN UNITED 
                   STATES.

       Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, in coordination with the Director of National 
     Intelligence, shall declassify any and all information 
     related to whether the government of Saudi Arabia materially 
     assisted or facilitated any citizen or national of Saudi 
     Arabia in departing from the United States while the citizen 
     or national was awaiting trial or sentencing for a criminal 
     offense committed in the United States.

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