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Congress directs Pentagon to press Saudi Arabia on Yemen refueling bill

The Senate version of the annual defense bill calls on the Pentagon to hold the Saudi-led coalition accountable for paying back the United States for aerial refueling in the Yemen war.
A fighter jet belonging to the Saudi-led coalition fires a missile over Sanaa, Yemen August 30, 2016. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah - S1AETYLEDVAA

Congress wants the Pentagon to hold the Saudi-led coalition accountable for paying off the last of its overdue refueling bills for the Yemen war.

The Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act, released today, calls on Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan to notify Congress each month of any outstanding bills for the $299 million cost of the three-year refueling mission until the federal government is repaid in full.

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