([Eungresa of the ?nite!) girdles Washington. 13? 20515 April 6, 2017 The Honorable James Mattis The Honorable Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of Defense Secretary of State 1000 Defense Pentagon US. Department of State Washington, DC 20301-1000 Washington, DC. 20520 Dear Secretary Mattis and Secretary Tillerson, We write to request information related to the operational conduct of the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) in Yemen. As you know, the previous Administration made the decision in December 2016 to halt a planned sale of precision-guided munitions (PGM) to Saudi Arabia due to concerns over widespread civilian casualties and signi?cant de?ciencies in targeting capabilities.I This decision was the result of an internal review launched after the United Nations and a number of human rights organizations documented a series of RSAF airstrikes on civilian targets, including hOSpitals, markets, schools, a wedding and a large ?meral. According to recent reports, however, the State Department has now reversed course and removed the suspension on these PGM sales.2 In light of this reported policy change, and with the possibility of an arms sale that Congress will have the opportunity to review in the near future, we believe it is necessary to assess the current operational conduct. The possession alone of PGMs does not indicate sophisticated targeting capabilities. It is in our national security interest as well as that of our Saudi partners to ensure that the RSAF has the ability to avoid civilian casualties before the US. sells them any additional air-to-ground munitions. We therefore request that the Department of Defense report to Congress on the following within 15 days of receipt of this letter. 1. Is the Royal Saudi Air Force abiding by U.S.?provided ?no-strike? lists? As part of this assessment, we request details of: a. Any violations of the lists from the delivery of the lists until now. 'Phil Stewart and Warren Strobel, to halt some arms sales to Saudi, citing civilian deaths in Yemen Campaign," Reuters. December 13, 2016 2 Missy Ryan and Anne Gearan, ?Trump administration looks to resume Saudi arms sale criticized as endangering civilians in Yemen," Washington Post, March 8, 2017 securi l'trum erin -civi ians-in- xemen/2O le7-b1e9-a05d3c21f7cf stogy.html?utm term=.f9a9d0d45b3c PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER b. Any Department of Defense actions taken in response to Royal Saudi Air Force violations of the US. provided no-strike lists or other con?rmed airstrikes on civilian targets. 0. Details on the no-strike lists, including the number and types of targets, the dates of delivery of each distinct list to the Saudi Arabia-led Coalition, and the frequency with which the overall list is updated. 2. Please assess the ability of the Royal Saudi Air Force to effectively employ precision- guided munitions in a way that takes full advantage of the weapon?s capabilities to ensure the minimum collateral damage. 3. What progress has the Royal Saudi Air Force made in improving its targeting capabilities from the beginning of the con?ict until now? Please provide requisite data to justify the assessment. 4. What US. military personnel are currently working with the Coalition Command, and what are their speci?c roles? Thank you for your attention to this important issue. Sincerely, Ted W. Lieu Walter Jones Member of Congress Member of Congress aw Ted S. Yoho, WM Conyers, Jr. mber of Congress Member of Congress fa David N. Cicilli Ro Khanna Memb of ongress Member of Congress eth Moulton Adam B. Schiff Member of Congress Member of Congress Mark Pocan uben Gallego Member of Congress Member of Congress Judy Chu Barbara Lee Me ber of Congress Member of Congress Earl Blumenauer Memb of Congress Alcee L. Hastings ember of Congress 7641 M. Ra?] (3:17am Member of Congress ember of Congress Bobby L. Rush IIaren Bass Member of Congress Member of Congress 56an oliobin L. Kelly Alan Lowenthal Member of Congress Member of Gas whim?i In I i HI. William R. Keating ?nes P. McGovern Member of Congress ember of Congress ?44m A4 NMN Eleanor Holmes Norton Pramila Jayapal Member of Congress Member of Congr Peter Welch Rick Nolan Mem of Congress Member of Congress (eith Ellison Schakowsky er of Congress Frank Pallone, Jr. Peter DeFazio Member of Congress Member of Congress Norma J. Torres Member of Congress CC: Amb. Tina Kaidanow, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Bureau of Political- Military Affairs, US. Department of State Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, National Security Advisor to the President of the United States