3.0.0 1055 2023-01-11T13:36:30Z 2023-01-11T13:36:30Z Senate S 2017-05-04 115 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-05-04T19:40:51Z 2017-05-04 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2017-05-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2017-05-04 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2017-05-09 False S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2017-05-09 False M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2017-05-11 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2017-05-17 False V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2017-06-07 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2017-06-13 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2017-12-13 False International Affairs Asia China Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Economic development Foreign aid and international relief Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Human rights Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Judicial procedure and administration Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Licensing and registrations Marine and inland water transportation Military assistance, sales, and agreements Navigation, waterways, harbors Philippines Protest and dissent Rule of law and government transparency Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Trade restrictions Transportation safety and security International Affairs 00 2017-05-04 Introduced in Senate 2017-10-03T18:46:04Z Philippines Human Rights Accountability and Counternarcotics Act of 2017

This bill prohibits exporting defense articles or services, or issuing licenses for export of any item controlled by the United States for law enforcement, riot control, or related purposes, for use by the Philippine National Police or associated entities, with exceptions for the exportation of defense articles or the provision of training for maritime law enforcement, criminal justice programs, human rights training, or counter-terrorism programs for such police.

The President may, with prior congressional notice, waive such restrictions in the U.S. national interest.

The bill makes specified FY2017-FY2018 funds available to support human rights, democracy, and public health in the Philippines.

The Department of State shall report to Congress: (1) annually for five years regarding foreign assistance cases related to the Philippine National Police or associated entities submitted for vetting for having committed human rights violations; (2) annually regarding Chinese and other sources of narcotics production in the Philippines; (3) regarding whether U.S. military assistance and arms transfers provided for such police are used to commit human rights violations or have been used in violation of other U.S. laws applicable to military or security assistance; and (4) regarding partner capacity building assistance to the Philippines to enhance maritime capabilities, respond to emerging threats, and maintain freedom of operations in international waters and airspace in the Asia-Pacific maritime domains.

]]> Philippines Human Rights Accountability and Counternarcotics Act of 2017 Display Title Philippines Human Rights Accountability and Counternarcotics Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to restrict the exportation of certain defense articles to the Philippine National Police, to work with the Philippines to support civil society and a public health approach to substance abuse, to report on Chinese and other sources of narcotics to the Republic of the Philippines, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Philippines Human Rights Accountability and Counternarcotics Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1055is/xml/BILLS-115s1055is.xml 2017-05-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.