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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States arms transfers to Saudi Arabia.

H. Res. 175 · 117th Congress · Feb 26, 2021 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—
(1)
calls on the United States Government to cease all arms transfers to Saudi Arabia until Saudi Arabia—
(A)
demonstrates true accountability for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, including through an independent, international investigation into Saudi Arabia’s involvement that is judged credible by third parties such as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions, and through remedies and reparations under international law;
(B)
ends its campaign of extraterritorial surveillance and harassment of individuals;
(C)
releases prisoners convicted of crimes under the counterterrorism law for activities that constitute political expression, including women’s rights advocates, journalists, government critics, and religious minorities; and
(D)
ends its military operations in Yemen;
(2)
calls on the United States Government to release the classified report produced by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence as required by section 5714 and section 1277 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92) and sanction those identified in the report;
(3)
calls on the United States Government to, until Saudi Arabia signs a 123 Agreement that includes safeguards guaranteeing its program is for civilian purposes only and prohibits enrichment of uranium or reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel within Saudi territory—
(A)
rescind the seven Part 810 authorizations granted by the Department of Energy with respect to Saudi Arabia in 2017; and
(B)
cease significant nuclear cooperation with Saudi Arabia and refrain from any transfer of United States-origin nuclear material;
(4)
calls on the United States Government to use targeted sanctions, including those contained in the Global Magnitsky Accountability Act of 2016 and section 7031c of the Fiscal Year 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act, against Saudi Government officials for violations of human rights and corruption; and
(5)
urges the Government of Saudi Arabia to prioritize the protection of human rights for its citizens and residents in order to fulfill its international obligations and reach the kingdom’s ambitious economic development goals.