S.Amdt. 1681

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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