[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2748]
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  SA 653. Mr. COTTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 A of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1213. DESIGNATION OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA AS A 
                   MAJOR NON-NATO ALLY.

       Section 517 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2321k) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(c) Additional Designation.--
       ``(1) In general.--Effective on the date of the enactment 
     of the Saudi Arabia Security Partnership Act of 2023, the 
     Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is designated as a major non-NATO 
     ally for purposes of this Act, the Arms Export Control Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), and section 2350a of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       ``(2) Notice of termination of designation.--The President 
     shall notify Congress in accordance with subsection (a)(2) 
     before terminating the designation specified in paragraph 
     (1).''.
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