[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 647 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 647

   To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to enable Congress to 
 better monitor and evaluate the success of the international military 
  education and training program in instilling democratic values and 
respect for internationally recognized human rights in foreign military 
                        and civilian personnel.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 29, 2001

  Mr. Feingold (for himself and Mr. Chafee) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                               Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to enable Congress to 
 better monitor and evaluate the success of the international military 
  education and training program in instilling democratic values and 
respect for internationally recognized human rights in foreign military 
                        and civilian personnel.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``International Military Education and 
Training Accountability Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS.

    Section 116(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2151n(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
        and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and 
        (5), as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E), 
        respectively;
            (3) by inserting ``(1)'' immediately after ``(d)'';
            (4) in paragraph (1), as amended by paragraph (3) of this 
        section--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (D) (as redesignated);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of 
                subparagraph (E) (as redesignated) and inserting ``; 
                and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
            ``(F) whether any foreign military or defense ministry 
        civilian participant in education and training activities under 
        chapter 5 of part II of this Act was involved in any violation 
        of internationally recognized human rights reported under this 
        subsection.''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(F), upon the request of the 
Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense shall provide, and the 
Secretary of State may take into account, information contained in the 
database described in section 548.''.

SEC. 3. HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS TRANSMITTED IN CONGRESSIONAL PRESENTATION 
              DOCUMENTS FOR SECURITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

    Section 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2304(b)) is amended by inserting after the third sentence the following 
new sentence: ``Each report under this section shall include 
information as to whether any foreign military or defense ministry 
civilian participant in education and training activities under chapter 
5 of this part of this Act was involved in any violation of 
internationally recognized human rights. For purposes of the preceding 
sentence, upon the request of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
Defense shall provide, and the Secretary of State may take into 
account, information contained in the database described in section 
548.''.

SEC. 4. RECORDS REGARDING FOREIGN PARTICIPANTS IN IMET ACTIVITIES.

    Section 548 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347f) 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``career and'' and inserting ``career,''; 
        and
            (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
        following: ``, and any credible allegation that the person 
        subsequently committed a violation of an internationally 
        recognized human right''.
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