S.Amdt. 6178
What it does: Adds SEC. 1276. GUIDANCE ON INVESTIGATIONS OF USE OF UNITED STATES-ORIGIN DEFENSE ARTICLES IN YEMEN at the end of subtitle F of title XII
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)What it changes
1 change to S.Amdt. 5499 · shown in S.Amdt. 5499's text
Adds SEC. 1276. GUIDANCE ON INVESTIGATIONS OF USE OF UNITED STATES-ORIGIN DEFENSE ARTICLES IN YEMEN at the end of subtitle F of title XII
Adds a sectionIn S.Amdt. 5499 as proposed
(2) Form of report.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.
Inserted: SEC. 1276. GUIDANCE ON INVESTIGATIONS OF USE OF UNITED STATES-ORIGIN DEFENSE ARTICLES IN YEMEN.
Inserted: (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall develop specific guidance for investigating any indications that United States-origin defense articles have been used in Yemen by the Saudi-led coalition in substantial violation of relevant agreements with countries participating in the coalition, including for unauthorized purposes.
Inserted: (b) Report.--
Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on--
Inserted: (A) the guidance developed under subsection (a); and
Inserted: (B) all current information on each of the certification elements required by section 1290 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2081).
Inserted: (2) Form.--The report required by this paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
Inserted: (3) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this subsection, the term "appropriate congressional committees" means--
Inserted: (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
Inserted: (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:
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As printed
SA 6178. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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. 1276. GUIDANCE ON INVESTIGATIONS OF USE OF UNITED STATES-ORIGIN DEFENSE ARTICLES IN YEMEN.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall develop specific guidance for investigating any indications that United States-origin defense articles have been used in Yemen by the Saudi-led coalition in substantial violation of relevant agreements with countries participating in the coalition, including for unauthorized purposes.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on--
(A) the guidance developed under subsection (a); and
(B) all current information on each of the certification elements required by section 1290 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2081).
(2) Form.--The report required by this paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
(3) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this subsection, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 29, 2022