,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #caee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #c1  
#bjba,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,leahy1 and ,mr4 ,wyden7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to impose       
sanctions with respect to individuals   
responsible for the death of ,jamal     
,khashoggi1 to protect human rights in  
the sale1 export1 and transfer of       
defense articles and defense services to
 ,saudi ,arabia1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,jamal ,khashoggi ,human   
,rights ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress  
makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,on  
,october #b1 #bjah1 ,washington ,post   
journalist ,jamal ,khashoggi was        
murdered by agents of the ,government of
 ,saudi ,arabia in the consulate of     
,saudi ,arabia in ,istanbul1 ,turkey1   
after having been monitored through     
commercial surveillance software4  7#b7 

,in #bjai1 the ,department of ,justice  
charged #b ,saudi ,arabian former       
employees of ,twitter with acting as    
illegal agents of the ,government of    
,saudi ,arabia1 using their employee    
access to obtain private information on 
dissidents and critics of ,saudi ,arabia
 at the behest of that ,government1 and1
 according to public reporting and human
 rights groups1 the ,government of      
,saudi ,arabia has also used commercial 
spyware to monitor the movements and    
communications of dozens of activists   
and journalists around the world and in 
the ,united ,states4  7#c7 ,on ,july    
#cj1 #bjai1 the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations of the ,senate approved1 in a
 bipartisan vote1 ,s4 #cih1 #aafth      
,congress1 known as the ,saudi ,arabia  
,accountability and ,yemen ,act of      
#bjai1 which required1 among other      
things1 the imposition of sanctions on  
any person involved in the death of     
,jamal ,khashoggi4  7#d7 ,the ,national 
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal

 ,year #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-ib2 #acc
 ,stat4 #aaih71 enacted on ,december    
#bj1 #bjai1 required the ,director of   
,national ,intelligence to submit to    
,congress a report including the        
identification of those who carried out1
 participated in1 ordered1 or were      
otherwise complicit in or responsible   
for the death of ,jamal ,khashoggi4     
7#e7 ,on ,february #bf1 #bjba1          
consistent with the ,national ,defense  
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjbj1 the ,director of ,national       
,intelligence released a report entitled
 ,assessing the ,saudi ,government's    
,role in the ,killing of ,jamal         
,khashoggi1 concluding that ,saudi      
,crown ,prince ,mohammed bin ,salman    
approved the operation that killed      
,khashoggi4 ,the ,director's report also
 identified other senior officials of   
the ,government of ,saudi ,arabia who   
participated in1 ordered1 or were       
otherwise complicit in or responsible   
for the death of ,jamal ,khashoggi on   

behalf of ,muhammad bin ,salman4  7#f7  
,section #gjca7;c7 of the ,consolidated 
,appropriations ,act1 #bjba 7,public    
,law #aaf-bfj7 requires the ,secretary  
of ,state to deny entry into the ,united
 ,states of officials of foreign        
governments and their immediate family  
members about whom the ,secretary of    
,state has credible information have    
been involved1 directly or indirectly1  
in ''' a gross violation of human       
rights4  7#g7 ,section #f of the ,arms  
,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#bgef7 prohibits weapons transfers to   
foreign countries determined by the     
,president to be engaged in a pattern of
 acts of intimidation or harassment     
directed against individuals in the     
,united ,states4  7#h7 ,in ,february    
#bjbj1 the ,federal ,bureau of          
,investigation declassified its         
assessment that officials of the        
,government of ,saudi ,arabia almost    
certainly assist ,united ,states-based  
citizens of ,saudi ,arabia in fleeing   

the ,united ,states because of legal    
issues1 undermining the ,united ,states 
judicial process4  7#i7 ,section        
#ejb;,b7a77#c7 of the ,foreign          
,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #bcjd7;a77#c77 directs the ,president  
to formulate and conduct international  
security assistance programs of the     
,united ,states in a manner which will  
avoid identification of the ,united     
,states1 through such programs1 with    
governments which deny to their people  
internationally recognized human rights 
and fundamental freedoms4  7#aj7        
,secretary of ,state ,antony ,blinken   
has affirmed the ,united ,states        
national interest in preventing         
authoritarian foreign governments from  
reaching beyond their borders to        
intimidate or harm persons within the   
,united ,states1 stating1 ,as a matter  
of safety for all within our borders1   
perpetrators targeting perceived        
dissidents on behalf of any foreign     
government should not be permitted to   

reach ,american soil ''' ,we have made  
absolutely clear that extraterritorial  
threats and assaults by ,saudi ,arabia  
against activists1 dissidents1 and      
journalists must end44  #c4 ,imposition 
of sanctions with respect to persons    
responsible for the death of ,jamal     
,khashoggi  7a7 ,in general ,on and     
after the date that is #ij days after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
all persons named in the qualifying     
report shall be subject to the same     
sanctions as a person included on the   
list of specially designated nationals  
and blocked persons maintained by the   
,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control of 
the ,department of the ,treasury4  7b7  
,national security waiver  7#a7 ,in     
general ,the ,president may1 on a       
case-by-case basis1 waive for a period  
of not more than #ij days the imposition
 of sanctions under subsection 7a7 with 
respect to a person if the ,president   
submits to the appropriate congressional
 committees-- 7,a7 a written            

determination that the waiver is vital  
to the national security interests of   
the ,united ,states2  7,b7 a detailed   
explanation of how the waiver is vital  
to those interests2 and  7,c7 a         
certification that the ,government of   
,saudi ,arabia is making significant    
progress toward meeting the following   
criteria3 7i7 ,the ,government of ,saudi
 ,arabia has brought to justice         
officials of the ,government of ,saudi  
,arabia and members of the royal family 
of ,saudi ,arabia named in the          
qualifying report4  7ii7 ,the           
,government of ,saudi ,arabia is not    
detaining1 charging1 or imposing travel 
bans on citizens or legal residents of  
the ,united ,states or any other third  
country for political reasons1 including
 criticism of policies of that          
,government1 peaceful advocacy of       
political beliefs1 or the pursuit of    
,united ,states citizenship4  7iii7 ,the
 ,government of ,saudi ,arabia is       
cooperating in outstanding criminal     

proceedings in the ,united ,states in   
which a citizen or national of ,saudi   
,arabia departed from the ,united       
,states while the citizen or national   
was awaiting trial or sentencing for a  
criminal offense committed in the       
,united ,states4  7iv7 ,the ,government 
of ,saudi ,arabia is not detaining1     
charging1 or imposing travel bans on    
citizens of ,saudi ,arabia1 including   
civil society activists1 journalists1   
bloggers1 lawyers1 or religious figures1
 for political reasons1 including       
criticism of policies of that           
,government or peaceful advocacy of     
political beliefs4  7v7 ,the ,government
 of ,saudi ,arabia has disbanded any    
units of its intelligence or security   
apparatus dedicated to the forced       
repatriation of dissidents or critical  
voices in other countries4  7vi7 ,the   
,government of ,saudi ,arabia has made  
meaningful commitments to a multilateral
 framework on the lawful use1 sale1 and 
transfer of digital surveillance items  

and services that can be used to abuse  
human rights4  7vii7 ,the ,government of
 ,saudi ,arabia has instituted          
meaningful legal reforms to protect the 
rights of freedom of expression1        
religion1 and due process1 and women's  
rights1 in its judicial system4  7#b7   
,renewal ,a waiver issued under         
paragraph 7#a7 with respect to an       
individual may be renewed1 on a         
case-by-case basis1 if the ,president   
submits to the appropriate congressional
 committees1 with respect to each such  
waiver1 the determination1 explanation1 
and certification required under        
paragraph 7#a74  7c7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate         
congressional committees ,the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations1 the ,committee on           
,appropriations1 and the ,committee on  
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs 
of the ,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee
 on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on

 ,appropriations1 and the ,committee on 
,financial ,services of the ,house of   
,representatives4  7#b7 ,qualifying     
report ,the term qualifying report means
 the report issued by the ,office of the
 ,director of ,national ,intelligence   
entitled ,assessing the ,saudi          
,government's ,role in the ,killing of  
,jamal ,khashoggi1 dated ,february #aa1 
#bjba1 and declassified by ,director of 
,national ,intelligence ,avril ,d4      
,haines on ,february #be1 #bjba4  #d4   
,report on and suspension of assistance 
for incidents of arbitrary detention1   
violence1 and state-sanctioned          
harassment by the ,government of ,saudi 
,arabia against ,united ,states persons 
and family members  7a7 ,report required
  7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj 
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 and every #ahj days          
thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in
 consultation with the ,director of     
,national ,intelligence and the         
,director of the ,federal ,bureau of    

,investigation1 shall submit to the     
appropriate congressional committees a  
report on incidents of arbitrary        
detention1 violence1 and                
state-sanctioned harassment committed by
 the ,government of ,saudi ,arabia      
against ,united ,states persons1 or     
their family members who are not ,united
 ,states persons1 in the ,united ,states
 or foreign countries4  7#b7 ,matters to
 be included ,each report required by   
paragraph 7#a7 shall include the        
following3 7,a7 ,a detailed description 
of the incidents described in paragraph 
7#a7 that took place during the #a-year 
period preceding the date on which the  
report is submitted4  7,b7 ,a           
certification of whether ,saudi ,arabia 
is engaging in a consistent pattern of  
acts of intimidation or harassment      
directed against individuals in the     
,united ,states for purposes of section 
#f of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act   
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgef74  7,c7 ,a         
description of any actions taken to     

deter incidents of intimidation or      
harassment committed by the security    
agencies of such ,government against    
,united ,states persons and their family
 members who are not ,united ,states    
persons4  7#c7 ,form ,each report       
required by paragraph 7#a7 shall be     
submitted in unclassified form1 but may 
include a classified annex if necessary4
  7b7 ,suspension of assistance ,if the 
,president determines in any report     
submitted under subsection 7a7 that the 
,government of ,saudi ,arabia has       
engaged in a pattern of acts of         
intimidation or harassment directed     
against ,united ,states persons or their
 family members who are not ,united     
,states persons1 the ,president shall   
cancel or suspend any letter of offer1  
credit1 guarantee1 or export license    
with the ,government1 in compliance with
 section #f of the ,arms ,export        
,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgef71    
until such time as the ,president       
determines that the pattern of acts of  

intimidation or harassment has ceased4  
7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee  
on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on  
,appropriations1 the ,committee on      
,finance1 and the ,select ,committee on 
,intelligence of the ,senate2 and  7,b7 
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the    
,committee on ,appropriations1 the      
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and the 
,permanent ,select ,committee on        
,intelligence of the ,house of          
,representatives4  7#b7 ,united states  
person ,the term ,united ,states person 
means-- 7,a7 a citizen of the ,united   
,states or an alien lawfully admitted   
for permanent residence to the ,united  
,states2 or  7,b7 an entity organized   
under the laws of the ,united ,states or
 any jurisdiction within the ,united    
,states1 including a foreign branch of  

such entity4  #e4 ,protection of human  
rights in the sale1 export1 and transfer
 of defense articles and defense        
services to ,saudi ,arabia  7a7         
,assessment and certifications required 
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj    
days before any letter of offer to sell 
a defense article or defense service    
controlled for export to ,saudi ,arabia 
is concluded1 or any license to export  
or transfer such an article or service  
to ,saudi ,arabia is authorized1 the    
,secretary of ,state shall transmit to  
the appropriate congressional committees
 the following3 7,a7 ,an assessment by  
the ,secretary of the risk that the     
article or service will be used in the  
commission of violations of             
international humanitarian law or       
internationally recognized human rights4
  7,b7 ,a certification that the        
,government of ,saudi ,arabia has       
provided a written commitment not to use
 such article or service in the         
commission1 or to enable the commission1

 of a violation of international        
humanitarian law or internationally     
recognized human rights4  7,c7 ,a       
certification that an effective end-use 
monitoring program will be instituted to
 ensure that such article or service is 
not used to violate international       
humanitarian law or internationally     
recognized human rights4  7,d7 ,a       
certification that the ,united ,states  
,government has secured the legal right 
to require the return of any ,united    
,states-origin defense article sold1    
exported1 or transferred to ,saudi      
,arabia if the article has been used in 
the commission1 or has enabled the      
commission1 of a violation of           
international humanitarian law or       
internationally recognized human rights4
  7#b7 ,biannual report on end-use      
monitoring ,on a biannual basis1 the    
,secretary shall submit to the          
appropriate congressional committees a  
report on the results of the end-use    
monitoring program described in         

paragraph 7#a77;,c74  7b7 ,restriction  
on services  7#a7 ,in general ,no export
 license may be issued and no letter of 
offer may be concluded by the ,united   
,states ,government for the provision of
 services for military1 paramilitary1   
security1 or intelligence-gathering     
activities to ,saudi ,arabia4  7#b7     
,exceptions ,the restriction under      
paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply to the   
provision1 under the supervision and    
monitoring of ,united ,states           
,government personnel1 of logistics1    
supply1 repair1 support1 or training    
services associated with the lawful     
export of defense articles1 or training 
in support of those services1 upon      
certification by the ,secretary of      
,state to the appropriate committees of 
,congress that such services will not be
 used in the surveillance or harassment 
of activists1 critics of the ,government
 of ,saudi ,arabia1 journalists1        
bloggers1 lawyers1 and religious figures
 in ,saudi ,arabia4  7#c7 ,end-use      

monitoring ,beginning not later than #de
 days after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 and thereafter on a         
quarterly basis1 the ,secretary shall-- 
7,a7 verify whether any defense services
 provided pursuant to export licenses or
 other authorizations are enabling the  
provision of services described in      
paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7 submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a  
report on the results of such           
verification4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this
 section3 7#a7 ,appropriate             
congressional committees ,the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations and the ,committee on        
,finance of the ,senate2 and  7,b7 the  
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and the 
,committee on ,ways and ,means of the   
,house of ,representatives4  7#b7       
,defense article2 defense service ,the  
terms defense article and defense       
service have the meanings given those   
terms in section #dg of the ,arms       

,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#bgid74  #f4 ,briefings and report on   
use of commercial surveillance          
technology against journalists  7a7     
,briefings ,not later than #fj days     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act and periodically thereafter upon   
request1 the ,secretary of ,state1 the  
,chief ,executive ,officer of the       
,united ,states ,agency for ,global     
,media1 and the heads of other relevant 
agencies shall provide briefings to the 
appropriate congressional committees    
on-- 7#a7 the utilization by foreign    
governments1 including the ,government  
of ,saudi ,arabia1 of commercially      
available cyberintrusion and other      
surveillance technology to target       
journalists1 media companies1 dissidents
 and activists1 and ,united ,states     
persons and interests2 and  7#b7 the    
efforts the executive branch is taking  
to combat such utilization4  7b7 ,report
 required  7#a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #ahj days after the date of the    

enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state1 in consultation with the     
,director of ,national ,intelligence1   
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a report on--  
7,a7 the utilization by foreign         
governments1 including the ,government  
of ,saudi ,arabia1 of commercially      
available cyberintrusion and other      
surveillance technology to target       
journalists1 media companies1 dissidents
 and activists1 and ,united ,states     
persons and interests2 and  7,b7 the    
efforts the executive branch is taking  
to combat such utilization4  7#b7 ,form 
,thereport required by paragraph 7#a7   
shall be submitted in unclassified form1
 but may include a classified annex if  
necessary4  7c7 ,appropriate            
congressional committees defined ,in    
this section1 the term appropriate      
congressional committees means-- 7#a7   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1  
the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the 
,committee on ,appropriations1 the      

,committee on ,finance1 and the ,select 
,committee on ,intelligence of the      
,senate2 and  7#b7 the ,committee on    
,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on    
,armed ,services1 the ,committee on     
,appropriations1 the ,committee on ,ways
 and ,means1 and the ,permanent ,select 
,committee on ,intelligence of the      
,house of ,representatives4  #g4 ,jamal 
,khashoggi ,press ,freedom ,award  7a7  
,establishment of award ,the ,secretary 
of ,state may annually present the      
,jamal ,khashoggi ,press ,freedom ,award
 7referred to in this section as the    
,award7 to not more than #e individuals 
or organizations who have demonstrated  
extraordinary efforts in journalism in  
the face of harassment1 detention1      
prosecution1 or obstruction by foreign  
governments or non-state actors4  7b7   
,eligible recipients ,to the maximum    
extent practicable1 the ,secretary of   
,state shall present the ,award to--    
7#a7 individuals who are ,united ,states
 citizens or foreign nationals2 and     

7#b7 domestic or foreign private1       
nongovernmental organizations4  7c7     
,selection procedure ,the ,secretary of 
,state shall establish procedures for   
selecting recipients of the ,award4  7d7
 ,report ,the ,secretary of ,state shall
 submit an annual report to the         
appropriate congressional committees    
that-- 7#a7 lists the recipients of the 
,award for that year2 and  7#b7 explains
 the procedures for selecting such      
recipients4  7e7 ,award ceremony  7#a7  
,in general ,the ,secretary of ,state   
shall host an annual ceremony for       
recipients of the ,award as soon as     
practicable after the date on which the 
,secretary submits the report required  
under subsection 7d74  7#b7 ,travel     
expenses ,the ,secretary of ,state may  
pay the reasonable travel costs incurred
 by each ,award recipient and his or her
 guest to attend the ceremony4  7f7     
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated1 for  
each of the fiscal years #bjbb through  

#bjbg1 such sums as may be necessary to 
carry out this section4  7g7            
,appropriate congressional committees   
defined ,in this section1 the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations and the ,committee on        
,appropriations of the ,senate2 and     
7#b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs
 and the ,committee on ,appropriations  
of the ,house of ,representatives4