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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4907 

To condition civil and military assistance to the Government of Colombia 

on certain recurring certifications from the Secretary of State. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 

Mr. CRUZ introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to 

the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To condition civil and military assistance to the Government 

of Colombia on certain recurring certifications from the 

Secretary of State. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Colombia Assistance 

5 Used Transparently by Institutionalizing Oversight Now 

6 Act of 2022’’ or the ‘‘CAUTION Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CIVIL AND 

8 MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO COLOMBIA. 

9 (a) CONDITIONS ON CIVIL AND MILITARY ASSIST10 ANCE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 


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1 civil or military assistance to Colombia may be obligated 

2 or expended unless the Secretary of State certifies to the 

3 appropriate congressional committees that, during the re4 porting period, the Government of Colombia— 

5 (1) has not sought to erode cooperation with 

6 the United States in the areas of military, intel7 ligence, and counter-terrorism; 

8 (2) is asserting its sovereignty against the Gov9 ernments of Cuba, Iran, Nicaragua, the People’s Re10 public of China, and Venezuela, including by denying 

11 all access to military or intelligence infrastructure to 

12 those governments; 

13 (3) has not taken significant steps to recognize, 

14 legitimize, or engage any foreign terrorist organiza15 tion; and 

16 (4) has not interfered with the Special Jurisdic17 tion for Peace’s efforts to investigate and, as appro18 priate, sentence current or former members of the 

19 Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia who com20 mitted acts of terrorism or gross violations of human 

21 rights. 

22 (b) ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS ON CIVIL ASSIST23 ANCE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 

24 civil assistance to Colombia may be obligated or expended 

25 unless the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate 


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1 congressional committees that, during the reporting pe2 riod, in addition to meeting the conditions described under 

3 subsection (a), the Government of Colombia— 

4 (1) is guaranteeing the rights, freedoms, and 

5 responsibilities enshrined in the Colombian Constitu6 tion of 1991, including— 

7 (A) freedom of expression; 

8 (B) freedom of the press; 

9 (C) the guarantee of due process; 

10 (D) the right to private property and other 

11 rights acquired in accordance with civil laws; 

12 and 

13 (E) protections against coercion of citizens 

14 voting in elections; 

15 (2) is significantly cooperating with the United 

16 States Government to— 

17 (A) reduce irregular migration, improve 

18 border security, and combat human smuggling 

19 and trafficking; 

20 (B) target the cultivation, production, 

21 processing, trafficking, distribution, commer22 cialization, financing, and selling of illicit drugs, 

23 including opioids and cocaine; and 

24 (C) counter the activities of criminal gangs 

25 and transnational criminal organizations; 


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1 (3) is taking steps to ensure transparency and 

2 prevent corruption related to efforts by the Chinese 

3 Communist Party or the Government of the People’s 

4 Republic of China to acquire or invest in Colombian 

5 energy or raw materials sectors; and 

6 (4) has not interfered in the transparency, op7 eration, or independence of the Office of the Inspec8 tor General of Colombia. 

9 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

10 In this Act: 

11 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT12 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com13 mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Relations 

14 of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

15 of the House of Representatives. 

16 (2) CIVIL ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘civil assist17 ance’’ means development assistance, International 

18 Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE) 

19 program assistance, and Economic Support Fund 

20 assistance. 

21 (3) MILITARY ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘mili22 tary assistance’’ means foreign military financing 

23 (FMF), International Military and Education Train24 ing (IMET), and Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 


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1 Demining, and Related Programs (NADR) assist2 ance. 

3 (4) FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.— 

4 The term ‘‘foreign terrorist organization’’ means an 

5 organization designated pursuant to section 219 of 

6 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

7 1189) or Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 

8 note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting 

9 transactions with persons who commit, threaten to 

10 commit, or support terrorism). 

11 (5) REPORTING TIME PERIOD.—The term ‘‘re12 porting time period’’ means since August 7, 2022, or 

13 the previous 12 months, whichever is less. 

14 SEC. 4. TERMINATION AND SUNSET. 

15 The restrictions imposed by this Act shall terminate 

16 on the date on which the President certifies to the appro17 priate congressional committees that Colombia has con18 ducted a free and fair election after the date of the enact19 ment of this Act. 

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