[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 116 (Wednesday, June 24, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3215-S3216]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1681. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2021 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 F of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 12__. REPORT ON HUMANITARIAN EFFECTS OF THE DE FACTO 
                   AIR, LAND, AND SEA BLOCKADE OF YEMEN AND THE 
                   ACTIVITIES OF THE HOUTHIS, THE GOVERNMENT OF 
                   THE REPUBLIC OF YEMEN, AND THE SOUTHERN 
                   TRANSITIONAL COUNCIL.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act,

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     the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the 
     humanitarian effects on the people of Yemen of--
       (1) the air, land, and sea blockade of Yemen;
       (2) the activities of the Ansar Allah, or the Houthis, to 
     illicitly profit from critical commercial and humanitarian 
     imports; and
       (3) the activities of the Government of the Republic of 
     Yemen and the Southern Transitional Council.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) Any credible information known about the estimated 
     number of civilian deaths in Yemen that are reasonably 
     attributable, in whole or in part, to--
       (A) the air, land, and sea blockade of Yemen imposed by the 
     Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Government of the United Arab 
     Emirates, or the Saudi-led coalition since March 1, 2015; and
       (B) the activities of the Houthis, the Government of the 
     Republic of Yemen, and the Southern Transitional Council.
       (2) Any credible information known about the humanitarian 
     effects of such blockade and activities on the people of 
     Yemen, including the effects on--
       (A) food security, water, sanitation, hygiene, and public 
     health; and
       (B) the capacity of Government of Yemen to halt or reduce 
     the transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in 
     Yemen.
       (3) Any credible information known about the effects of 
     such blockade and activities on the economy of Yemen.
       (4) Any credible information known about such activities 
     that have exacerbated the adverse effects of such blockade.
       (5) Any credible information known about whether the 
     military support of the United States to the Kingdom of Saudi 
     Arabia, the Government of the United Arab Emirates, or the 
     Saudi-led coalition since March 1, 2015, has contributed in 
     any manner to such blockade, including--
       (A) the transfer of logistics support, supplies, and 
     services under sections 2341 and 2342 of title 10, United 
     States Code, or any other applicable law; and
       (B) the total amount of such support.
       (6) A description of the Department of Defense and 
     Department of State processes in place to ensure that the 
     provision of military support to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 
     the Government of the United Arab Emirates, or the Saudi-led 
     coalition for military operations in Yemen is in compliance 
     with Federal and international law of armed conflict, and a 
     determination of whether the Secretary of Defense or the 
     Secretary of State have made an assessment of such support in 
     accordance with such processes.
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this section, 
     the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence, and the Committee on Financial Services of the 
     House of Representatives.
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