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H.R. 4507, Protection of Saudi Dissidents Act of 2020 (CBO Report for Congress)

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Congress 116th
Date Requested Oct. 1, 2020
Requested By House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Date Sent Oct. 20, 2020
Description:
H.R. 4507 would prohibit the Administration from approving sales of defense articles to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or transferring such items to that country unless the President can certify to the Congress that the Saudi government is not suppressing or threatening dissidents. The bill would authorize the President to waive that requirement in the interest of national security. Finally, the bill would require the Administration to report to the Congress on various aspects of the Saudi government’s repression of critics and dissidents.

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