,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #h1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,grijalva 7for himself1 ,mr4       
,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,holt1
 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 
,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mrs4 
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,pingree of ,maine1   
,mr4 ,rangel1 ,ms4 ,slaughter1 ,mr4     
,farr1 and ,mr4 ,ellison7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to prohibit the transfer of    
defense articles and defense services to
 the governments of foreign countries   
that are engaging in gross violations of
 internationally recognized human       
rights1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,arms ,sale ,responsibility ,act of 
#bjac4  #b4 ,sense of ,congress         
provisions  7a7 ,transfer of            
conventional arms ,it is the sense of   
,congress that it should be the policy  
of the ,united ,states to maintain      

adherence to a policy of restraint in   
transferring conventional arms if       
evidence exists of substantial risk that
 such arms will be used to commit or    
facilitate serious violations of        
international human rights law or       
international humanitarian law4  7b7    
,arms control agreements ,in furtherance
 of the policy described in subsection  
7a71 the ,president1 in negotiating any 
conventional arms control agreement1    
should undertake a concerted effort--   
7#a7 to encourage the national control  
list of each party to the agreement to  
cover all types of weaponry1 munitions1 
armaments and related material used for 
potentially lethal force in military and
 law enforcement operations1 as well as 
any parts1 components and accessories   
thereof1 and machines1 technologies and 
technical expertise for making1         
developing and maintaining those items2 
7#b7 to conduct an effective inquiry and
 meaningful assessment of each          
application or proposal for             

authorization to export or              
internationally transfer arms on a      
case-by-case basis2  7#c7 to deny an    
arms transfer authorization if there is 
a substantial risk that the arms will be
 used to commit or facilitate serious   
violations of international human rights
 law or international humanitarian law  
and to ensure such denial remains in    
place until steps are taken to mitigate 
the level of risk2  7#d7 to require     
import and transit state authorizations1
 and certified end use assurances1      
before issuing an export license or     
authorization for any international     
transfer of conventional arms and to    
ensure minimum details in the end use   
assurance include the exporter1         
consignee1 purchasers1 country of final 
destination1 description of type and    
quantity of items1 specific purpose they
 will be used1 an expiration date1 and  
an undertaking that they will not be    
used for purposes other than those      
declared or re-exported without         

permission2  7#e7 to require delivery   
verification to be officially certified 
on receipt of the shipment of           
conventional arms by the end user1 which
 includes at a minimum1 the name and    
address of the exporter and the         
importer1 the serial number of the      
import certificate1 a description of the
 goods1 the quantity and value1 the port
 of arrival and the name of the ship1   
aircraft or other carrier2 and  7#f7 to 
require each party to the agreement to  
establish a clear legal framework for   
lawful brokering and shipping activities
 relating to transfers of conventional  
arms4  #c4 ,prohibition on transfer of  
defense articles and defense services to
 certain foreign governments  7a7       
,prohibition ,for each fiscal year      
beginning on or after the date of       
enactment of this ,act1 no defense      
articles or defense services may be     
transferred to the government of a      
foreign country under the ,foreign      
,assistance ,act of #aifa or the ,arms  

,export ,control ,act unless the        
,president submits to ,congress a       
certification described in subsection   
7b7 with respect to the transfer of such
 defense articles or defense services4  
7b7 ,certification ,a certification     
referred to in subsection 7a7 is a      
certification that--  7#a7 the          
government of the foreign country is not
 engaging in gross violations of        
internationally recognized human rights1
 including--  7,a7 by carrying out--    
7i7 excessive force against or unlawful 
killings of unarmed protesters2  7ii7   
extrajudicial or arbitrary executions2  
7iii7 disappearances2  7iv7 torture or  
severe mistreatment2  7v7 prolonged     
arbitrary imprisonment2  7vi7 systematic
 official discrimination on the basis of
 race1 ethnicity1 religion1 gender1     
national origin1 or political           
affiliation2 or  7vii7 grave breaches of
 international humanitarian law2 and    
7,b7 by failing to--  7i7 vigorously    
investigate1 discipline1 or prosecute   

those individuals responsible for gross 
violations of internationally recognized
 human rights2  7ii7 allow the free     
functioning of domestic and             
international human rights              
organizations2  7iii7 provide access on 
a regular basis to humanitarian         
organizations in humanitarian           
emergencies2 or  7iv7 divert the        
transfer of defense articles or defense 
services to a third country which       
facilitates one or more of the actions  
described in subparagraph 7,a72 and     
7#b7 the government of the country is   
not identified by the ,secretary of     
,state in the ,department of ,state's   
most recent ,country ,reports on ,human 
,rights ,practices as having            
governmental armed forces or government 
supported armed groups1 including       
paramilitaries1 militias1 or civil      
defense forces1 that recruit or use     
child soldiers4  7c7 ,failure ,to       
,continue ,to ,comply ,any certification
 with respect to a foreign government   

for a fiscal year under subsection 7b7  
shall cease to be effective for that    
fiscal year if the ,president certifies 
to ,congress that such government has   
not continued to comply with the        
requirements contained in such          
subsection4  7d7 ,notifications to      
congress ,the ,president shall submit to
 ,congress initial certifications under 
subsection 7b7 as part of the submission
 of the annual congressional            
presentation documents for foreign      
assistance programs for each fiscal year
 beginning on or after the date of      
enactment of this ,act and shall1 where 
appropriate1 submit additional or       
amended certifications at any time      
thereafter in that fiscal year4  7e7    
,exemptions  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
prohibition contained in subsection 7a7 
shall not apply with respect to a       
foreign government for a fiscal year    
if--  7,a7 subject to paragraph 7#b71   
the ,president submits a request for an 
exemption to ,congress containing a     

determination that it is in the national
 security interest of the ,united       
,states to provide defense articles or  
defense services to such government2 or 
7,b7 the ,president determines that an  
emergency exists under which it is vital
 to the interest of the ,united ,states 
to provide military defense articles or 
defense services to such government4    
7#b7 ,disapproval ,a request for an     
exemption to provide defense articles or
 defense services to a foreign          
government shall not take effect1 or    
shall cease to be effective1 if a law is
 enacted disapproving such request4  7f7
 ,definitions ,in this section--  7#a7  
the term defense article has the meaning
 given the term in section #dg7c7 of the
 ,arms ,export ,control ,act2 and  7#b7 
the term defense service has the meaning
 given the term in section #dg7d7 of the
 ,arms ,export ,control ,act4