H.R. 8501 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8501 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 22, 2024 Ms. Jacobs (for herself, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, and Mr. Kildee) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit the issuance of licenses for the exportation of certain defense articles to the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes. 1. Prohibition (a) In general Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the President may not sell or authorize a license for the export of covered defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) to the United Arab Emirates or any agency or instrumentality of the United Arab Emirates, until the President certifies to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that the United Arab Emirates is no longer providing materiel support to the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan. (b) Covered defense articles defined In this section, the term covered defense articles means articles listed under Category I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, XIV, XVI, XVII, or XVIII of the United States Munitions List in part 121 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations.