Bill Summary
This joint resolution is a proposal from the United States Congress to disapprove a planned foreign military sale to the United Arab Emirates. The sale includes various defense articles and services, such as missiles, training equipment, and technical support, with a total value of $490 million. This proposal prohibits the sale of these items, which were previously notified to Congress in 2018, under section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act.
Possible Impacts
1. This legislation could affect the people of the United Arab Emirates by prohibiting the sale of certain defense articles and services to their country.
2. It could also affect the people of the United States, as it limits the government's ability to provide technical assistance and other related logistics support for the sale.
3. Additionally, this legislation could affect individuals who work in the defense industry, as it restricts the potential sale of defense articles and services and could impact their job opportunities and economic stability.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 103 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. J. RES. 103
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign
military sale to the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles
and services.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 19, 2020
Ms. Omar submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
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JOINT RESOLUTION
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign
military sale to the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles
and services.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled, That the following proposed
foreign military sale to the United Arab Emirates is prohibited:
(1) The sale of the following defense articles, including
defense services and technical data, described in Transmittal
No. 21-0A, submitted to Congress pursuant to section 36(b) of
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)) and published
in the Congressional Record on November 10, 2020: the addition
of five hundred (500) Sidewinder AIM-9X Block II+ (Plus)
Tactical Missiles; forty (40) Sidewinder AIM-9X Block II
Captive Air Training Missiles (CATMs); three (3) Sidewinder
AIM-9X Block II Special Air Training Missiles (NATMS); fifty
(50) Sidewinder AIM-9X Block II+ (Plus) Tactical Guidance
Units; twenty-five (25) Sidewinder AIM-9X Block II CATM
Guidance Units; containers; spares; support equipment and
missile support; United States Government and contractor
technical assistance and other related logistics support; and
other associated support equipment and services with a value of
$490,000,000, to a previous sale notified to Congress on March
7, 2018, by Congressional certification transmittal number 17-
20 of the possible sale under section 36(b)(1) of the Arms
Export Control Act of three hundred (300) AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder
Block II All-Up-Round Missiles; forty (40) AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder
Captive Air Training Missiles (CATMs); thirty (30) AIM-9X-2
Block II Tactical Guidance Units; fifteen (15) AIM-9X-2 CATM
Units; containers; spares; support equipment and missile
support; United States Government and contractor technical
assistance and other related logistics support; and other
associated support equipment and services.
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