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This bill prohibits the President from selling or issuing export licenses for specific defense articles to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) until certain conditions are met. Specifically, the President must certify to congressional foreign relations committees that the UAE is not providing material support to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group in Sudan known for human rights abuses. The ban applies to a wide range of defense articles, including those in Categories I through VIII, XIV, XVI, XVII, and XVIII of the United States Munitions List, which typically cover items like firearms, ammunition, military vessels, aircraft, weapons systems, and related technical data. The bill aims to use export restrictions as a form of diplomatic pressure to discourage the UAE from supporting the RSF in Sudan, potentially linking arms sales to human rights considerations and regional stability. The prohibition would begin immediately upon the bill's enactment and remain in effect until the President can certify the UAE's non-involvement with the RSF.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/935/all-info