[20190531]IN11127_美国对中东的武器销售：特朗普政府在《武器出口管制法》中使用紧急例外.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i U.S. Arms Sales to the Middle East: Trump Administration Uses Emergency Exception in the Arms Export Control Act Jeremy M. Sharp, Coordinator Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Christopher M. Blanchard Coordinator of Research Planning Clayton Thomas Analyst in Middle Eastern Affairs May 31, 2019 Overview On May 24, 2019, the Trump Administration formally notified Congress of immediate foreign military sales and direct commercial sales of training, equipment, and weapons with a possible value of more than $8 billion, including sales of precision guided munitions (PGMs) to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the gift transfer of PGMs by the UAE to Jordan. Other notified sales include, among others: F-15 Engines and Support for Saudi Arabia and AH-64 equipment, Javelin Anti-Tank Missiles, and Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missiles for the UAE. In making the notifications, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo invoked emergency authority codified in sections 36(b)(l), 36(c)(2), 36(d)(2), and 3(d)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), as amended (22 U.S.C. 2776). The Secretary interpreted those