[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 15, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S804-S805]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 109--REQUESTING INFORMATION ON SAUDI ARABIA'S HUMAN 
RIGHTS PRACTICES PURSUANT TO SECTION 502B(C) OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE 
                              ACT OF 1961

  Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Durbin) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations.:

                              S. Res. 109

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SAUDI ARABIA'S HUMAN 
                   RIGHTS PRACTICES.

       (a) Statement Requested.--The Senate requests that the 
     Secretary of State, not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the adoption of this resolution, transmits to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, pursuant to 
     section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2304(c)), a statement regarding Saudi Arabia's human 
     rights practices that has been prepared in collaboration with 
     the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, 
     and Labor and the Office of the Legal Adviser.
       (b) Elements.--The statement submitted under subsection (a) 
     should include--
       (1) all available credible information concerning alleged 
     violations of internationally recognized human rights by the 
     Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including--
       (A) torture and inhuman treatment of detainees;
       (B) execution of people for nonviolent offenses;
       (C) discrimination against women;
       (D) severe restrictions on religious freedom;
       (E) forced disappearances;
       (F) transnational repression; and
       (G) the denial of the right to life in the context of the 
     armed conflict in Yemen caused by indiscriminate or 
     disproportionate operations;

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       (2) a description of the steps that the United States 
     Government has taken--
       (A) to promote respect for and observance of human rights 
     as part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's activities, 
     including in the context of the armed conflict in Yemen;
       (B) to discourage any practices that are inimical to 
     internationally recognized human rights; and
       (C) to publicly or privately call attention to, and 
     disassociate the United States and any security assistance 
     provided for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from, any practices 
     described in subparagraph (B);
       (3) an assessment, notwithstanding any practices described 
     in paragraph (2)(B), whether extraordinary circumstances 
     exist that necessitate a continuation of security assistance 
     for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;
       (4) if such circumstances exist, a description of the 
     circumstances and the extent to which security assistance 
     should be continued (subject to such conditions as Congress 
     may impose under section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304)); and
       (5) other information, including--
       (A) an assessment from the Secretary of State of the 
     likelihood that United States security assistance (as defined 
     in section 502B(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2304(d))) will be used in support of Saudi activities 
     related to the armed conflict in Yemen;
       (B) a description and assessment of the actions that the 
     United States Government is taking to ensure end use 
     monitoring protocols for all weapons sold or transferred to 
     the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for use in Yemen;
       (C) an assessment of any impact or adverse effect to 
     Israel's qualitative military edge of security assistance 
     provided by the United States or other countries;
       (D) a description of any actions that the United States 
     Government is taking to address allegations of detention, 
     torture, or forced disappearances of United States citizens 
     by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;
       (E) a description of any actions that the United States 
     Government is taking to deter incidents of intimidation or 
     harassment by the Government of Saudi Arabia against United 
     States citizens, individuals in the United States, and their 
     family members who are not United States citizens, whether 
     living in Saudi Arabia or in the United States; and
       (F) a description of any actions that the United States 
     Government is taking to prevent the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 
     from aiding Saudi citizens accused of violent crimes in the 
     United States to flee from the United States.

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