[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7876]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4349. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to 
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 1012 and insert the following:

     SEC. 1012. SUPPORT FOR A UNIFIED COUNTERDRUG AND 
                   COUNTERTERRORISM CAMPAIGN IN COLOMBIA.

       (a) Modification of Use of Funds to Support a Unified 
     Counterdrug and Counterterrorism Campaign in Colombia.--
     Section 1021 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
     Authorization Act for fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 
     118 Stat. 2042), as most recently amended by section 1021 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
     (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1577), is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2022'' and inserting 
     ``2026''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The Secretary of Defense shall use the authority to 
     provide assistance for a campaign under this subsection to 
     achieve the following purposes:
       ``(A) Helping the Government of Colombia advance into the 
     coca-growing regions of southern Colombia, which are 
     dominated by paramilitary groups.
       ``(B) Upgrading the capability of Colombia to aggressively 
     interdict cocaine and cocaine traffickers through the 
     provision of radar, aircraft and airfield upgrades, and 
     improved anti-narcotics intelligence gathering.
       ``(C) Increasing coca crop eradication.
       ``(D) Providing economic alternatives for Colombian farmers 
     who grow coca and poppy plants.
       ``(E) Increasing protection of human rights, expanding the 
     rule of law, and promoting the peace process.'';
       (2) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``2022'' and inserting ``2026''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $461,400,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
     through 2026 to support the campaign described in subsection 
     (a).''.
       (b) Report Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on the policy 
     and strategy of the United States, as of the date on which 
     the report is submitted, regarding United States 
     counternarcotics assistance for Colombia.
       (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     address the following:
       (A) The key objectives of the strategy described in 
     paragraph (1) and a detailed description of benchmarks by 
     which to measure progress toward those objectives.
       (B) The actions required of the United States to support 
     and achieve the objectives described in subparagraph (A) and 
     a schedule and cost estimates for implementing such actions.
       (C) The role of the United States in the efforts of the 
     Government of Colombia to deal with illegal drug production 
     in Colombia.
       (D) The role of the United States in the efforts of the 
     Government of Colombia to deal with the insurgency and 
     covered organizations in Colombia.
       (E) How the strategy described in paragraph (1) relates to 
     and affects the strategy of the United States in countries 
     neighboring Colombia.
       (F) How the strategy described in paragraph (1) relates to 
     and affects the strategy of the United States for fulfilling 
     global counternarcotics goals.
       (G) A strategy and schedule for providing material, 
     technical, and logistical support to Colombia and neighboring 
     countries in order to--
       (i) defend the rule of law; and
       (ii) more effectively impede the cultivation, production, 
     transit, and sale of illicit narcotics.
       (H) A schedule for making forward operating locations in 
     Colombia fully operational, including--
       (i) cost estimates;
       (ii) a description of the potential capabilities for each 
     proposed location; and
       (iii) an explanation of how the design of the forward 
     operating locations fits into the strategy described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (i) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       (B) Covered organization.--The term ``covered 
     organization'' has the meaning given that term in section 
     1021(a) of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
     Authorization Act for fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 
     118 Stat. 2042), as most recently amended by section 1021 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
     (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1577).
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