H.R. 9697 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9697 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 27, 2022 Mr. Khanna introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To prohibit the use of funds to provide United States military support for the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen, and for other purposes. 1. Prohibition on United States military support for the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen (a) Prohibition relating to support None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 may be made available to provide the following forms of United States support to Saudi-led coalition’s operations against the Houthis in Yemen: (1) Sharing intelligence for the purpose of enabling offensive coalition strikes. (2) Providing logistical support for coalition strikes, including by providing maintenance or transferring spare parts to coalition members flying warplanes engaged in anti-Houthi bombings. (b) Prohibition relating to military participation None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 may be made available for any civilian or military personnel of the Department of Defense to command, coordinate, participate in the movement of, or accompany the regular or irregular military forces of the Saudi and United Arab Emirates-led coalition forces in hostilities against the Houthis in Yemen or in situations in which there exists an imminent threat that such coalition forces become engaged in such hostilities, unless and until the President has obtained specific statutory authorization, in accordance with section 8(a) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1547(a)). (c) Rule of construction The prohibitions under this section may not be construed to apply with respect to United States Armed Forces engaged in operations directed at al-Qaeda or associated forces.