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Title II — Saudi Arabia Accountability

S. 398 · 116th Congress · Feb 7, 2019 · Lineage

II Saudi Arabia Accountability

Sec. 201 Imposition of sanctions on persons responsible for the death of Jamal Khashoggi

(a)
In general— Section 1263 of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “(b)” and inserting “(c)”;
(2)
by redesignating subsections (b) through (j) as subsections (c) through (k), respectively;
(3)
by inserting after subsection (a) the following:

“(b) Jamal Khashoggi—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the Saudi Arabia Accountability and Yemen Act of 2019, the President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (c) with respect to any foreign person, including any official of the government of Saudi Arabia or member of the royal family of Saudi Arabia that the President determines, based on credible evidence—

“(1) was responsible for, or complicit in, ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing an act or acts contributing to or causing the death of Jamal Khashoggi; or

“(2) has materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of an activity described in paragraph (1).”

(4)
in subsection (d), as redesignated, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting “or (b)” after “subsection (a)”;
(5)
in subsection (f), as redesignated, by striking “subsection (b)(1)” and inserting “subsection (c)(1)”;
(6)
in subsection (j), as redesignated, by inserting “or (b)” after “subsection (a)”; and
(7)
in subsection (k), as redesignated, by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:

“(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;

“(2) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate;

“(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;

“(4) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and

“(5) the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.”

(b)
Briefings— Not later than 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 45 days thereafter, the Secretary of State, in conjunction with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of National Intelligence, shall provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional committees (as defined in section 1263(k) of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, as amended by subsection (a)(7)) regarding the implementation of the amendment made by subsection (a)(3).

Sec. 202 Report on Saudi Arabia’s human rights record

Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in accordance with section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(c)), shall submit an unclassified, written report to Congress that—
(1)
includes the information required under such section 502B(c);
(2)
describes the extent to which officials of the Government of Saudi Arabia, including members of the military or security services, are responsible for or complicit in gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, including violations of the human rights of journalists, bloggers, and those who support women’s rights or religious freedom;
(3)
describes the extent to which the Government of Saudi Arabia—
(A)
has knowingly blocked access to Yemeni ports, ports of entry, or other facilities used by the United Nations, its specialized agencies and implementing partners, national and international nongovernmental organizations, or any other actors engaged in humanitarian relief activities in Yemen;
(B)
has hindered the efforts of the organizations referred to in subparagraph (A) to deliver humanitarian relief, including through diversion of goods and materials intended to provide relief to civilians in Yemen;
(C)
has prohibited or directly or indirectly restricted the transport or delivery of United States humanitarian assistance to Yemen; and
(D)
complied with the Secretary of State’s statement on October 30, 2018, related to “ending the conflict in Yemen”; and
(4)
identifies the percentage by which civilian casualties and deaths, respectively, increased as a result of Saudi coalition air strikes in Yemen between November 2017 and August 2018.