Bill Summary
This joint resolution was introduced to Congress to disapprove of a proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Bahrain. The sale includes various defense articles and services, such as tanks, vehicles, weapons, ammunition, equipment, and support services. The resolution prohibits the sale, which was previously submitted to Congress and published in the Congressional Record. The resolution also outlines the specific items included in the sale and their intended use.
Possible Impacts
1. This legislation could affect the people of Bahrain as they would be prohibited from receiving certain defense articles and services from the US, potentially impacting their military capabilities and national security.
2. US defense contractors and workers involved in the production and maintenance of the listed defense articles and services may be affected by the halt in their sale to Bahrain.
3. US taxpayers could be affected as their tax money would not be used for the proposed foreign military sale to Bahrain, potentially saving them money.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 66 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. J. RES. 66
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign
military sale to the Government of Bahrain of certain defense articles
and services.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 21, 2024
Mr. Paul (for himself and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following joint
resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations
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JOINT RESOLUTION
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign
military sale to the Government of Bahrain 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 Government of Bahrain is prohibited:
(1) The sale of the following defense articles and
services, described in Transmittal No. 23-90, submitted to
Congress pursuant to section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(1)), and published in the
Congressional Record on March 20, 2024: fifty (50) M1A2 SEPv3
Abrams Main Battle Tanks; four (4) M88A2 HERCULES Combat
Recovery Vehicles; eight (8) M1110 Joint Assault Bridges; eight
(8) M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicles; eight (8) Heavy Assault
Scissor Bridge (HASB); one hundred (100) M240 Coaxial 7.62mm
machine guns; three (3) AGT1500 Gas Turbine engines; six
thousand (6,000) 120mm M1002 Target Practice Multipurpose
Tracer (TPMP-T) projectiles; and five thousand seven hundred
sixty (5,760) 120mm M1147 High Explosive Multipurpose Tracers.
Also included are M2A1 .50 caliber machine guns; Common Remote
Operated Weapons Station Low Profile (CROWS-LP); Forward Repair
System; M250 smoke grenade launchers; service and training
ammunition; M1300/M1302 Enhanced Heavy Equipment Transporter
System (EHETS); M978A4 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck
(HEMTT) tanker and Load Handling System (LHS); M074A1
Palletized Load Systems and trailers and flat racks; support
and test equipment; integration and test support; spare and
repair parts; Special Tools and Test Equipment (STTE);
communications equipment; Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing
Module (SAASM)-based Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers;
software delivery and support; Identification Friend or Foe
(IFF) equipment; publications and technical manuals;
maintenance trainers; training equipment; U.S. Government and
contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support
services; Next Generation Automatic Test System (NGATS); and
other related elements of logistics and program support.
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