[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1810 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1810

To repeal the statutory authority for the Western Hemisphere Institute 
   for Security Cooperation (the successor institution to the United 
 States Army School of the Americas) in the Department of Defense, to 
 provide for the establishment of a joint congressional task force to 
  conduct an assessment of the kind of education and training that is 
   appropriate for the Department of Defense to provide to military 
      personnel of Latin American nations, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 10, 2001

Mr. McGovern (for himself, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Moakley, Mrs. Morella, 
  Mr. Shays, and Mr. Evans) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To repeal the statutory authority for the Western Hemisphere Institute 
   for Security Cooperation (the successor institution to the United 
 States Army School of the Americas) in the Department of Defense, to 
 provide for the establishment of a joint congressional task force to 
  conduct an assessment of the kind of education and training that is 
   appropriate for the Department of Defense to provide to military 
      personnel of Latin American nations, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE INSTITUTE FOR 
              SECURITY COOPERATION.

    (a) Closure of Institute.--The Secretary of the Army shall close 
the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation.
    (b) Repeal.--(1) Section 2166 of title 10, United States Code, is 
repealed.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 108 of such 
title is amended by striking the item relating to section 2166.
    (c) Limitation on Establishment of New Education and Training 
Facility.--No training or education facility may be established in the 
Department of Defense for Latin American military personnel (as a 
successor to the United States Army School of the Americas, the Western 
Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, or otherwise) until the 
end of the ten-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 2. JOINT CONGRESSIONAL TASK FORCE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a joint congressional task 
force to conduct an assessment of the kind of education and training 
that is appropriate for the Department of Defense to provide to 
military personnel of Latin American nations.
    (b) Composition.--The task force shall be composed of eight Members 
of Congress, of whom two each shall be designated by the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of 
Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, and the minority 
leader of the Senate.
    (c) Report.--Not later than six months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the task force shall submit to Congress a report 
on its assessment under subsection (a). The report shall include--
            (1) a critical assessment of courses, curriculum and 
        procedures appropriate for such education and training; and
            (2) an evaluation of the effect of such education and 
        training on the performance of Latin American military 
        personnel in the areas of human rights and adherence to 
        democratic principles and the rule of law.
    (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Member'' includes a 
Delegate to, or Resident Commissioner, in the Congress.
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