1、CRS Legal Sidebar Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Legal SidebarLegal Sidebari i Waiver of Congressional Notification Period in the Arms Export Control Act May 29, 2019 The Trump Administrations notification to Congress on May 24, 2019 regarding the sales of arms to Saudi Arabia, the
2、United Arab Emirates, and Jordan as an emergency measure, avoiding the statutorily required 30-day congressional notification requirement, has stirred a debate concerning the propriety of the waiver. Specifically, some argue that the waiver authority under the relevant section of the Arms Export Con
3、trol Act (AECA) (as amended) is effective only with respect to export licenses to NATO and certain other allied countries and certain exports of satellite communications equipment, both of which ordinarily require a 15-day notification period. Others read the relevant statute as permitting a waiver
4、also with respect to arms sales to countries that ordinarily require a 30-day waiting period. As a result of an amendment Congress enacted in 2000, 36(c) of the AECA seems ambiguous on this point. (Secretary of State Michael Pompeo also asserted authority under paragraphs 36(b)(1) and 36(d)(2), cove
