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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 2068
To modify the authorization to provide assistance to certain foreign police
and law enforcement forces, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 3, 2019
Mr. GUEST introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To modify the authorization to provide assistance to certain
foreign police and law enforcement forces, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Security Partner Mod-
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ernization Act’’.
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SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO POLICE TRAINING UNDER THE
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FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.
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Section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
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(22 U.S.C. 2420) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘SEC. 660. PROHIBITED POLICE TRAINING.
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‘‘Funds made available to carry out this Act, and
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local currencies generated under this Act, may be used to
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provide training, advice, or financial support for police,
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prisons, or other law enforcement forces of a foreign gov-
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ernment, except that such funds or currencies may not
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be used—
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‘‘(1) to provide any type of assistance that is
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otherwise prohibited by any provision of law, includ-
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ing to provide any assistance to individuals or units
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described in section 620M;
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‘‘(2) to provide assistance that the Secretary of
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State determines would likely aggravate or substan-
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tially contribute to corruption, human rights viola-
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tions, or political suppression of dissent; or
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‘‘(3) to support any internal intelligence or sur-
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veillance program on behalf of any foreign govern-
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ment within the United States or elsewhere.’’.
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