,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bca ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #be 7legislative day1 ,january #bd71 #bjai ,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself and ,mr4 ,wyden7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to express the sense of ,congress regarding the likely involvement of the ,government of ,saudi ,arabia in assisting no fewer than two ,saudi nationals to avoid criminal prosecution in the ,united ,states1 and to require the ,secretary of ,state to submit a report to ,congress that describes such involvement1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short titles ,this ,act may be cited as the ,examining ,saudi ,consular ,activities ,promoting ,extraction ,act or the ,,escape of ,saudi ,nationals ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,on ,august #ai1 #bjaf1 a vehicle driven by ,abdhulrahman ,sameer ,noorah1 a ,saudi national1 struck and killed a #ae-year-old ,portland1 ,oregon1 native while driving between #ee and #fj miles per hour1 approximately twice the posted speed limit4 7#b7 ,saudi ,arabia's ,los ,angeles consulate reportedly posted #ajj1jjj bail to secure the release of ,mr4 ,noorah4 7#c7 ,on ,june #ag1 #bjag1 while awaiting trial for indictments of manslaughter1 felony hit-and-run1 and reckless driving1 ,mr4 ,noorah arrived in ,saudi ,arabia from ,oregon1 despite having surrendered his ,saudi passport to ,oregon law enforcement authorities4 7#d7 ,officials from the ,department of ,homeland ,security and the ,united ,states ,marshals ,service have publicly revealed that the ,government of ,saudi ,arabia likely played a role in ,mr4 ,noorah's repatriation back to ,saudi ,arabia4 7#e7 ,the ,saudi consulate in ,los ,angeles is reported to have posted bond for at least #d additional ,saudi nationals3 ,abdulaziz ,al ,duways1 ,waleed ,ali ,alharthi1 ,suliman ,ali ,algwaiz1 and ,ali ,hussain ,alhamoud1 who-- 7,a7 were charged with serious criminal offenses in ,oregon1 beginning in #bjab2 7,b7 fled from the custody of law enforcement authorities2 and 7,c7 are still at large4 7#f7 ,the ,saudi consulate in ,los ,angeles posted a #ajj1jjj bond for ,ali ,hussain ,alhamoud1 a ,saudi national1 who subsequently fled ,oregon for ,saudi ,arabia in #bjab before facing trial on multiple sex-crime charges1 including rape in the first degree4 7#g7 ,saudi national and ,portland ,university student1 ,suliman ,ali ,algwaiz1 faced charges in #bjaf for striking a homeless man with his vehicle1 but he disappeared before completing his jail sentence4 7#h7 ,the ,saudi consulate posted a #ejj1jjj security deposit for ,waleed ,ali ,alharthi1 an ,oregon ,state ,university student and ,saudi national1 who was arrested in #bjae on #aj counts of encouraging child sex abuse before fleeing to ,paris1 ,france1 in the midst of court hearings4 7#i7 ,the ,saudi consulate posted a #ejj1jjj bond for ,abdulaziz ,al ,duways1 a ,western ,oregon ,university ,student and ,saudi national1 who was arrested in #bjad on the charge of rape1 but subsequently disappeared before standing trial for the charge4 7#aj7 ,article #da of the ,vienna ,convention on ,diplomatic ,relations1 done at ,vienna ,april #ah1 #aifa1 states-- 7,a7 it is the duty of all persons enjoying diplomatic privileges and immunities to respect the laws and regulations of the receiving ,state2 and 7,b7 such persons also have a duty to not interfere in the internal affairs of that ,state4 7#aa7 ,the ,government of ,saudi ,arabia's flaunting of international norms and diplomatic law follows a pattern of disturbing behavior1 including-- 7,a7 the brutal murder of ,washington ,post contributor and ,united ,states resident ,jamal ,khashoggi in a ,saudi ,arabia consulate in ,istanbul1 ,turkey2 7,b7 the jailing of prominent women rights activists1 ,samar ,badawi and ,nassima al-,sada1 and the ongoing detention of countless others1 such as blogger ,raif ,badawi and human rights lawyer ,waleed ,abu al-,khair2 7,c7 failing to avoid civilian casualties in its use of military force in the ,yemeni civil war2 7,d7 the shakedown of ,saudi royals in the ,ritz ,carlton hotel in ,riyadh1 ,saudi ,arabia2 and 7,e7 the detention of the ,lebanese ,prime ,minister1 ,saad al-,hariri1 against his will4 #c4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the ,secretary of ,state should engage with the highest levels of the ,government of ,saudi ,arabia to advocate for the immediate extradition of ,mr4 ,noorah1 ,mr4 ,alhamoud1 and any other ,saudi national or citizen charged with a criminal offense committed in the ,united ,states back to the appropriate authorities in the ,united ,states2 7#b7 the apparent involvement of the ,government of the ,kingdom of ,saudi ,arabia in the removal of ,mr4 ,noorah violates ,oregon ,statute #afb4cbe1 which prohibits providing a person with money1 transportation1 weapon1 disguise1 or any other means of avoiding discovery or apprehension1 and should be condemned2 7#c7 the ,attorney ,general1 in coordination with relevant ,federal and ,state authorities1 should investigate-- 7,a7 whether any ,saudi diplomat or agent of the ,government of ,saudi ,arabia-- 7i7 furnished ,mr4 ,noorah with a fraudulent passport2 or 7ii7 assisted him in traveling to ,saudi ,arabia on or before ,june #ag1 #bjah2 and 7,b7 the degree to which any party or parties assisted in the removal of ,mr4 ,alhamoud from ,oregon to ,saudi ,arabia in #bjab2 7#d7 the ,president should declare any individual enjoying diplomatic or consular immunity who protected a party from the criminal jurisdiction of the ,united ,states as a persona non grata2 and 7#e7 the ,department of ,state should not accredit any ,saudi diplomat to serve in the ,saudi consulate in ,los ,angeles until-- 7,a7 ,abdhulrahman ,noorah and ,ali ,hussain ,alhamoud are returned to the ,united ,states to face criminal charges brought against them2 and 7,b7 the ,united ,states finds no reasonable cause to conclude that a ,saudi diplomat or agent of the ,saudi government aided in the transport of either individual back to ,saudi ,arabia4 #d4 ,reporting requirements 7a7 ,defined term ,in this section1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2 7#b7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate2 7#c7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7#d7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives4 7b7 ,report 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes the degree to which any citizen of the ,kingdom of ,saudi ,arabia1 who enjoys diplomatic immunity from criminal jurisdiction in the ,united ,states1 has assisted in the removal of any ,saudi citizen in the ,united ,states for the purposes of evading criminal prosecution4 7#b7 ,form ,the report required under paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form4 7c7 ,report on cases involving diplomatic immunity ,any conclusions reached during the preparation of the report required under subsection 7b7 shall be included in the #bjah ,report on ,cases ,involving ,diplomatic ,immunity pursuant to sections #ef and #bjd;,b of the ,state ,department ,basic ,authorities ,act of #aief 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgbh and #dcjc;b74 #e4 ,restriction on foreign government ownership of real property in the ,united ,states ,section #bje7;b7 of the ,state ,department ,basic ,authorities ,act of #aief 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #dcje7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c7 as subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c71 respectively1 and by moving such subparagraphs #b ems to the right2 7#b7 by striking ,the ,secretary and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary 2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#b7 ,evading prosecution 7,a7 ,in general ,real property in the ,united ,states may not be maintained by any foreign mission of a foreign country if the ,secretary of ,state1 after consultation with the ,attorney ,general1 determines that such foreign mission has aided in the removal of a citizen or national of its country from the ,united ,states with the effect of evading the prosecution of such citizen or national for #a or more criminal offenses committed in the ,united ,states4 7,b7 ,waiver ,the ,president may waive the application of subparagraph 7,a7 if1 not later than #fj days after the submission of the report required under section 7#d77;b7 of the ,,escape of ,saudi ,nationals ,act1 the ,president designates each individual identified in such report as enjoying diplomatic or consular immunity who protected a party from the criminal jurisdiction of the ,united ,states as a persona non grata4 4