,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fdc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ag1        
#bjai,mr4 ,mc,govern 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,jones1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,massie1   
,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,ms4 ,lee of
 ,california1 ,ms4 ,gabbard1 ,ms4 ,omar1
 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4        
,pingree1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 
,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4     
,pocan1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,ms4 ,waters1  
,mr4 ,welch1 and ,mr4 ,johnson of       
,georgia7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
prohibit the provision of ,united       
,states security assistance to the      
,government of ,saudi ,arabia1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,prohibition on    
security assistance  7a7 ,in general    
,beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense
 may not-- 7#a7 provide any ,united     
,states assistance1 including security  
assistance1 intelligence1 training1     

equipment1 or services relating to      
maintenance1 testing1 or technical data1
 to--  7,a7 the ,government of ,saudi   
,arabia1 including the ,ministries of   
,defense1 ,interior1 and ,intelligence2 
or  7,b7 any agent or instrumentality of
 such ,government2 or  7#b7 engage in   
any defense cooperation with such       
,government1 ,ministries1 agents1 or    
instrumentalities4  7b7 ,exception for  
the protection of ,united ,states       
personnel and citizens ,the prohibition 
under subsection 7a7 shall not apply    
with respect to activities of the       
,department of ,defense relating to the 
protection of ,united ,states diplomatic
 and consular posts or personnel or to  
the evacuation of ,united ,states       
citizens4  #b4 ,prohibition on arms     
sales ,beginning on the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,president  
may not sell1 transfer1 deliver1 license
 for export1 authorize the performance  
of any service relating to1 or otherwise
 make available any defense article1    

defense service1 or design and          
construction service1 as such terms are 
defined for purposes of the ,arms       
,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#bgea et seq471 to the ,government of   
,saudi ,arabia or to any agents or      
instrumentalities of such ,government4  
#c4 ,case-by-case waiver of prohibitions
 on security assistance and arms sales  
7a7 ,joint resolution of approval ,to   
,waive ,the prohibitions in sections #a 
and #b may be waived on a case-by-case  
basis if-- 7#a7 the ,president submits  
to the appropriate congressional        
committees a request to conduct a       
specific activity otherwise prohibited  
by such sections2 and  7#b7 there is    
enacted a joint resolution approving the
 waiver of such prohibition with respect
 to such specific activity4  7b7 ,report
 accompanying request ,each request     
submitted pursuant to subsection 7a77#a7
 shall also include a report            
describing-- 7#a7 how the requested     
activity would advance the national     

security and defense interests of the   
,united ,states2  7#b7 the status of the
 ,united ,states investigation into each
 person who-- 7,a7 authorized1 ordered1 
carried out1 or had knowledge of the    
murder of journalist and ,united ,states
 permanent resident ,jamal ,khashoggi2  
or  7,b7 participated in attempts to    
cover up information regarding the      
murder of ,mr4 ,khashoggi2  7#c7 the    
extent to which each person described   
pursuant to paragraph 7#b7 has been     
prosecuted or otherwise held accountable
 for such conduct2 and  7#d7 the status 
of the protection of human rights1      
including the freedom of the press1 in  
,saudi ,arabia4  7c7 ,appropriate       
congressional committees defined ,in    
this section1 the term appropriate      
congressional committees means--  7#a7  
the ,committee on ,armed ,services and  
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of  
the ,house of ,representatives2 and     
7#b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services 
and the ,committee on ,foreign          

,relations of the ,senate4