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S 1046 102th Congress Senate

Arms Suppliers Regime Act of 1991

Official title: A bill to provide for the establishment of an international arms suppliers regime to limit the transfer of armaments to nations in the Middle East.

Introduced: May 15, 1991 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Arms controlArms control agreementsArms salesBallistic missiles
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 14, 1991
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Arms Suppliers Regime Act of 1991 - Declares that the Secretary of State should undertake to convene a conference of appropriate nations to establish an arms suppliers regime.

States that the purpose of such regime should be to: (1) halt the flow of unconventional arms and technologies necessary to produce such arms to nations in the Middle East; (2) limit and control the proliferation of advanced conventional arms to such nations; and (3) provide incentives for regional arms control agreements in the Middle East.

Lists actions to be taken to carry out such purposes.

Requires the President to report annually to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on: (1) all transfers of arms to the Middle East over the previous five years; (2) the current military balance in the region; (3) the operation and effect of the arms suppliers regime; (4) the supplier nations that have refused to participate in such regime; and (5) specific actions of supplier nations that have engaged in conduct that violates or undermines the regime.

Prohibits the sale of defense articles or services, or the issuance of export licenses for such articles or services, to any nation in the Middle East unless the President: (1) certifies that the Secretary has undertaken to convene the conference for the establishment of an arms suppliers regime; and (2) submits a specified report on such regime.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1046: Arms Suppliers Regime Act of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-1046/
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