[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 21, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S4934]
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SA 5563. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe)
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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 E of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 1262. REPORT ON UNITED STATES-COLOMBIA COUNTERNARCOTICS
PARTNERSHIP.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
the counternarcotics partnership between the United States
and Colombia.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) A strategy for the Department to enhance coordination
with and support for the Comandos Jungla Antinarcoticos,
including through training with United States Special Forces,
also known as the Green Berets.
(2) An evaluation of the success, as of the date on which
the report is submitted, of the support provided by the
Department for the efforts of the Policia National de
Colombia to conduct counternarcotics operations, eradicate
and seize cocaine and coca base, and train police in rural
security positions.
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