[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7878]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4354. 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:

        At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1210. SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR COLOMBIA.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States--
       (1) to build the capacity of the navy of Colombia for 
     interoperability with--
       (A) the United States;
       (B) member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization; and
       (C) other Colombian security partners; and
       (2) to bolster the ability of the military forces of 
     Colombia to export maritime security to Central American 
     partner countries.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of 
     Defense--
       (1) $20,000,000 for Foreign Military Financing assistance 
     to Colombia for the procurement and sustainment of additional 
     aluminum-hull riverine vessels and new littoral-riverine 
     vessels, including training of personnel on the use of such 
     vessels;
       (2) $10,000,000 for the acquisition by Colombia of man-
     portable vertical lift unmanned aircraft systems for 
     intelligence, signals, and reconnaissance support for 
     riverine and littoral operations; and
       (3) $10,000,000 to equip the marines of Colombia with 
     Falcon-III radios for the purpose of supporting interoperable 
     radio and data transmission.
       (c) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--None of the funds made 
     available by this Act or any other Act may be made available 
     for the transfer of funds to the Revolutionary Armed Forces 
     of Colombia (commonly known as ``FARC''), the Ejercito de 
     Liberacion Nacional (commonly known as ``ELN''), or any other 
     organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization 
     under section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)).
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