,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eii  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #h1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,grijalva 7= himself1 ,mr4         
,blum5au]1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,holt1  
,mr4 ,honda1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4
 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mrs4     
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,p+ree ( ,ma9e1 ,mr4  
,rangel1 ,ms4 ,slaught]1 ,mr4 ,f>r1 &   
,mr4 ,ellison7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit !     
transf] ( def5se articles & def5se      
s]vices to ! gov]nm5ts ( =eign c\ntries 
t are engag+ 9 gross violations (       
int]nationally recogniz$ human rights1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,arms ,sale        
,responsibility ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,s5se
 ( ,congress provisions  7a7 ,transf] ( 
conv5tional arms ,x is ! s5se (         
,congress t x %\ld be ! policy ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates to ma9ta9 adh]5ce to a    
policy ( re/ra9t 9 transf]r+ conv5tional
 arms if evid5ce exi/s ( sub/antial risk

 t su* arms w be us$ to commit or       
facilitate s]i\s violations (           
int]national human rights law or        
int]national humanit>ian law4  7b7 ,arms
 control agreem5ts ,9 fur!rance ( !     
policy describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 !     
,presid5t1 9 negotiat+ any conv5tional  
arms control agreem5t1 %\ld und]take a  
conc]t$ ef=t--  7#a7 to enc\rage !      
national control li/ ( ea* p>ty to !    
agreem5t to cov] all types ( weaponry1  
munitions1 armam5ts & relat$ mat]ial us$
 = pot5tially le?al =ce 9 milit>y & law 
en=cem5t op]ations1 z well z any p>ts1  
compon5ts & accessories !re(1 & ma*9es1 
te*nologies & te*nical exp]tise = mak+1 
develop+ & ma9ta9+ ^? items2  7#b7 to   
conduct an effective inquiry & mean+ful 
assessm5t ( ea* application or proposal 
= au?orization to export or             
int]nationally transf] arms on a        
case-by-case basis2  7#c7 to d5y an arms
 transf] au?orization if !re is a       
sub/antial risk t ! arms w be us$ to    
commit or facilitate s]i\s violations ( 

int]national human rights law or        
int]national humanit>ian law & to ensure
 su* d5ial rema9s 9 place until /eps are
 tak5 to mitigate ! level ( risk2  7#d7 
to require import & transit /ate        
au?orizations1 & c]tifi$ end use        
assurances1 be=e issu+ an export lic5se 
or au?orization = any int]national      
transf] ( conv5tional arms & to ensure  
m9imum details 9 ! end use assurance    
include ! export]1 consignee1 pur*as]s1 
c\ntry ( f9al de/9ation1 description (  
type & quantity ( items1 specific       
purpose !y w be us$1 an expiration date1
 & an und]tak+ t !y w n be us$ =        
purposes o!r ?an ^? decl>$ or re-export$
 )\t p]mission2  7#e7 to require deliv]y
 v]ification to be (ficially c]tifi$ on 
receipt ( ! %ipm5t ( conv5tional arms by
 ! end us]1 :i* includes at a m9imum1 ! 
"n & address ( ! export] & ! import]1 ! 
s]ial numb] ( ! import c]tificate1 a    
description ( ! goods1 ! quantity &     
value1 ! port ( arrival & ! "n ( ! %ip1 
aircraft or o!r c>ri]2 &  7#f7 to       

require ea* p>ty to ! agreem5t to       
e/abli% a cle> legal framework = lawful 
brok]+ & %ipp+ activities relat+ to     
transf]s ( conv5tional arms4  #c4       
,prohibition on transf] ( def5se        
articles & def5se s]vices to c]ta9 =eign
 gov]nm5ts  7a7 ,prohibition ,= ea*     
fiscal ye> beg9n+ on or aft] ! date (   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 no def5se articles 
or def5se s]vices may be transf]r$ to ! 
gov]nm5t ( a =eign c\ntry "u ! ,=eign   
,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa or ! ,arms      
,export ,control ,act unless ! ,presid5t
 submits to ,congress a c]tification    
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 ) respect to !
 transf] ( su* def5se articles or def5se
 s]vices4  7b7 ,c]tification ,a         
c]tification ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 
is a c]tification t--  7#a7 ! gov]nm5t (
 ! =eign c\ntry is n engag+ 9 gross     
violations ( int]nationally recogniz$   
human rights1 includ+--  7,a7 by c>ry+  
out--  7i7 excessive =ce aga9/ or       
unlawful kill+s ( un>m$ prote/]s2  7ii7 
extrajudicial or arbitr>y executions2   

7iii7 disappe>ances2  7iv7 torture or   
sev]e mi/reatm5t2  7v7 prolong$ arbitr>y
 imprisonm5t2  7vi7 sy/ematic (ficial   
discrim9ation on ! basis ( race1        
e?nicity1 religion1 g5d]1 national      
orig91 or political affiliation2 or     
7vii7 grave brea*es ( int]national      
humanit>ian law2 &  7,b7 by fail+ to--  
7i7 vigor\sly inve/igate1 discipl9e1 or 
prosecute ^? individuals responsible =  
gross violations ( int]nationally       
recogniz$ human rights2  7ii7 all[ !    
free function+ ( dome/ic & int]national 
human rights organizations2  7iii7      
provide access on a regul> basis to     
humanit>ian organizations 9 humanit>ian 
em]g5cies2 or  7iv7 div]t ! transf] (   
def5se articles or def5se s]vices to a  
?ird c\ntry :i* facilitates "o or m ( ! 
actions describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a72 &  
7#b7 ! gov]nm5t ( ! c\ntry is n id5tifi$
 by ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate 9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,/ate's mo/ rec5t ,c\ntry ,reports on   
,human ,rights ,practices z hav+        
gov]nm5tal arm$ =ces or gov]nm5t        

support$ arm$ gr\ps1 includ+            
p>amilit>ies1 militias1 or civil def5se 
=ces1 t recruit or use *ild soldi]s4    
7c7 ,failure ,to ,cont9ue ,to ,comply   
,any c]tification ) respect to a =eign  
gov]nm5t = a fiscal ye> "u subsection   
7b7 %all cease to be effective = t      
fiscal ye> if ! ,presid5t c]tifies to   
,congress t su* gov]nm5t has n cont9u$  
to comply ) ! requirem5ts conta9$ 9 su* 
subsection4  7d7 ,notifications to      
congress ,! ,presid5t %all submit to    
,congress initial c]tifications "u      
subsection 7b7 z "p ( ! submission ( !  
annual congressional pres5tation        
docum5ts = =eign assi/ance programs =   
ea* fiscal ye> beg9n+ on or aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act & %all1 :]e       
appropriate1 submit additional or am5d$ 
c]tifications at any "t !reaft] 9 t     
fiscal ye>4  7e7 ,exemptions  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! prohibition conta9$ 9          
subsection 7a7 %all n apply ) respect to
 a =eign gov]nm5t = a fiscal ye> if--   
7,a7 subject to p>agraph 7#b71 !        

,presid5t submits a reque/ = an         
exemption to ,congress conta9+ a        
det]m9ation t x is 9 ! national security
 int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to provide    
def5se articles or def5se s]vices to su*
 gov]nm5t2 or  7,b7 ! ,presid5t det]m9es
 t an em]g5cy exi/s "u :i* x is vital to
 ! int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to provide  
milit>y def5se articles or def5se       
s]vices to su* gov]nm5t4  7#b7          
,disapproval ,a reque/ = an exemption to
 provide def5se articles or def5se      
s]vices to a =eign gov]nm5t %all n take 
effect1 or %all cease to be effective1  
if a law is enact$ disapprov+ su*       
reque/4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is         
section--  7#a7 ! t]m def5se article has
 ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #dg7c7 ( !
 ,arms ,export ,control ,act2 &  7#b7 ! 
t]m def5se s]vice has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m
 9 section #dg7d7 ( ! ,arms ,export     
,control ,act4