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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3805 

To support the advancement of inclusive economic growth, democratic 

governance, peace, and security in Colombia, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 10 (legislative day, MARCH 7), 2022 

Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. KAINE) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To support the advancement of inclusive economic growth, 

democratic governance, peace, and security in Colombia, 

and for other purposes. 

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘United States-Colombia Strategic Alliance Act of 2022’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings. 

Sec. 3. Designation of Colombia as a major non-NATO ally. 

TITLE I—SUPPORTING INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH 


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Sec. 101. Colombian-American Enterprise Fund. 

Sec. 102. Strategy for promoting and strengthening nearshoring in the Western 

Hemisphere. 

Sec. 103. United States-Colombia Labor Compact. 

Sec. 104. Supporting efforts to combat corruption. 

Sec. 105. Increasing English language proficiency. 

Sec. 106. Partnership for STEM education. 

Sec. 107. Supporting women entrepreneurs. 

Sec. 108. Supporting women and girls in science and technology. 

TITLE II—ADVANCING PEACE AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN 

COLOMBIA 

Sec. 201. Supporting peace and justice. 

Sec. 202. Advancing integrated rural development. 

Sec. 203. Empowering Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities in Colombia. 

Sec. 204. Protecting human rights defenders. 

TITLE III—STRENGTHENING SECURITY COOPERATION 

Sec. 301. Establishment of United States-Colombia security consultative committee. 

Sec. 302. Cooperation on cyber defense and combating cyber crimes. 

Sec. 303. Classified report on the activities of certain terrorist and criminal 

groups. 

Sec. 304. Counternarcotics and rural security strategy. 

Sec. 305. Classified report on the malicious activities of state actors in the Andean region. 

TITLE IV—PROTECTING BIODIVERSITY 

Sec. 401. Protecting tropical forests. 

Sec. 402. Public-private partnership to build responsible gold value chains. 

Sec. 403. Supporting the protected areas of Colombia. 

TITLE V—ADDRESSING HUMANITARIAN NEEDS 

Sec. 501. Colombia Relief and Development Coherence Strategy. 

Sec. 502. Senior Humanitarian Coordinator. 

Sec. 503. Support for establishment of assisted voluntary return and reintegration programming. 

Sec. 504. Assessment of healthcare infrastructure needs in rural areas. 

Sec. 505. Strategy for refugee resettlement in the Western Hemisphere. 

TITLE VI—GLOBAL ISSUES 

Sec. 601. Authorities related to counternarcotics. 

Sec. 602. Ensuring the integrity of communications cooperation. 

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress makes the following findings: 

3 (1) On June 19, 2022, the United States and 

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1 matic relations, commemorating the United States 

2 Congress’ recognition of the independence of Colom3 bia. 

4 (2) On May 15, 2022, the United States and 

5 Colombia will celebrate 10 years since the entry into 

6 force of the United States-Colombia Trade Pro7 motion Agreement, which has contributed to eco8 nomic growth in both the United States and Colom9 bia. 

10 (3) On July 13, 2000, the United States and 

11 Colombia launched Plan Colombia, an ambitious bi12 lateral strategy that strengthened Colombia’s insti13 tutions and capacity to combat drug trafficking, or14 ganized crime, and violence, and promote rule of 

15 law. 

16 (4) On February 4, 2016, the United States 

17 and Colombia launched a new chapter in bilateral 

18 security cooperation between the two countries 

19 through the announcement of Peace Colombia, the 

20 successor strategy to Plan Colombia aimed at sup21 porting Colombia’s consolidation of peace, demo22 cratic governance, and security. 

23 (5) To implement Plan Colombia and its suc24 cessor strategies, the United States Congress has 

25 appropriated more than $12,000,000,000 since 


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1 2000. The Government of Colombia has contributed 

2 more than 90 percent of the total costs of the imple3 mentation of Plan Colombia. 

4 (6) Increased military and security cooperation 

5 through Plan Colombia and Peace Colombia has 

6 helped Colombia expand and professionalize its po7 lice and armed forces. 

8 (7) The United States and Colombia have en9 tered into formal partnerships with governments 

10 throughout Latin America and the Caribbean to bol11 ster hemispheric security cooperation through the 

12 United States-Colombia Action Plan on Regional Se13 curity Cooperation (USCAP). 

14 (8) In May 2017, Colombia became the first 

15 Latin American partner of the North Atlantic Trea16 ty Organization. 

17 (9) Colombia is the second most biodiverse 

18 country on Earth and is home to 10 percent of the 

19 world’s flora and fauna. 

20 (10) Colombia hosts more than 1,800,000 refu21 gees from Venezuela. In addition, Colombia has a 

22 population of 8,100,000 registered victims of inter23 nal displacement since 1985. 

24 (11) Colombia is the United States third-largest 

25 trade partner in Latin America, with United States 


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1 goods and services trade with Colombia totaling an 

2 estimated $40,700,000,000 in 2019. 

3 (12) The Government of Colombia is a strong 

4 advocate for democratic governance in Latin Amer5 ica and the Caribbean, publicly condemning ongoing 

6 violations of civil liberties and human rights in 

7 Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. 

8 (13) The Government of Colombia has been an 

9 active participant in global peacekeeping and 

10 peacebuilding missions, including the United Nations 

11 Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), the 

12 United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in 

13 Sierra Leone (UNOSIL), and the Multinational 

14 Force and Observers in the Sinai, since 1979. 

15 (14) In February 2021, Colombian President 

16 Ivan Duque announced he would grant temporary 

17 protected status to nearly 1,800,000 Venezuelan ref18 ugees in the country. 

19 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF COLOMBIA AS A MAJOR NON20 NATO ALLY. 

21 Section 517 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

22 (22 U.S.C. 2321k) is amended by adding at the end the 

23 following new subsection: 

24 ‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the date of the 

2 enactment of the United States-Colombia Strategic 

3 Alliance Act of 2022, Colombia is designated as a 

4 major non-NATO ally for purposes of this Act, the 

5 Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), 

6 and section 2350a of title 10, United States Code. 

7 ‘‘(2) NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF DESIGNA8 TION.—The President shall notify Congress in ac9 cordance with subsection (a)(2) before terminating 

10 the designation of a country specified in paragraph 

11 (1).’’. 

12 TITLE I—SUPPORTING 

13 INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH 

14 SEC. 101. COLOMBIAN-AMERICAN ENTERPRISE FUND. 

15 (a) DESIGNATION.—The President shall designate a 

16 private, nonprofit organization (to be known as the ‘‘Co17 lombian-American Enterprise Fund’’) to receive funds and 

18 support made available under this section after deter19 mining that such organization has been designated for the 

20 purposes specified in subsection (b). The President shall 

21 make such designation only after consultation with the 

22 leadership of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

23 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

24 House of Representatives. 


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1 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes are this section are 

2 the purposes described in section 1421(g)(3) of the 

3 BUILD Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9621(g)(3)). 

4 (c) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 

5 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Colombian-American 

6 Enterprise Fund shall be governed by a Board of 

7 Directors pursuant to paragraphs (5) and (6) of sec8 tion 1421(g) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 

9 9621(g)). 

10 (2) UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LIAISON TO

11 THE BOARD.—The President shall appoint the 

12 United States Ambassador to Colombia, or the Am13 bassador’s designee, as a liaison to the Board. The 

14 liaison appointed under this paragraph shall not 

15 have any voting authority. 

16 (3) NONGOVERNMENT LIAISONS TO THE

17 BOARD.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—Upon the recommenda19 tion of the Board of Directors, the President 

20 may appoint up to 2 additional liaisons to the 

21 Board of Directors in addition to the liaison 

22 specified in paragraph (2), of which not more 

23 than 1 may be a noncitizen of the United 

24 States. A liaison appointed under this subpara25 graph shall not have any voting authority. 


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1 (B) NGO COMMUNITY.—One of the addi2 tional liaisons to the Board should be from the 

3 nongovernmental organization community, with 

4 significant prior experience in development fi5 nancing and an understanding of development 

6 policy priorities for Colombia. 

7 (C) TECHNICAL EXPERTISE.—One of the 

8 additional liaisons to the Board should have ex9 tensive demonstrated industry, sector, or tech10 nical experience and expertise in a priority in11 vestment sector described in subsection (e) for 

12 the Colombia-American Enterprise Fund. 

13 (d) GRANTS.—The President is authorized to use 

14 $200,000,000 in funds appropriated by any Act, in this 

15 fiscal year or prior fiscal years, making appropriations for 

16 the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 

17 programs, including funds previously obligated, that are 

18 otherwise available for such purposes, notwithstanding any 

19 other provision of law— 

20 (1) to carry out the purposes set forth in sub21 section (b) through the Colombian-American Enter22 prise Fund in accordance with section 1421(g)(4)(A) 

23 of the BUILD Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 

24 9621(g)(4)(A)); and 


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1 (2) to pay for the administrative expenses of 

2 the Colombian-American Enterprise Fund, in ac3 cordance with the limitation under section 

4 1421(g)(4)(B) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (22 

5 U.S.C. 9621(g)(4)(B)). 

6 (e) PRIORITIZATION.—In carrying out the purposes 

7 of the Colombian-American Enterprise Fund described in 

8 subsection (b), the Board of Directors shall not be prohib9 ited from making investments, grants, and expenditures 

10 in any economic sector, but shall prioritize such activities 

11 in the following sectors: 

12 (1) Not less than 35 percent of the investments, 

13 grants, and expenditures of the Colombian-American 

14 Enterprise Fund shall go to projects and activities 

15 of small and medium-sized businesses in Colombia 

16 working to close the digital divide, enabling digital 

17 transformation, and developing and applying ad18 vanced digital technologies, including big data, artifi19 cial intelligence, and the Internet of Things. 

20 (2) Not less than 50 percent of the investments, 

21 grants, and expenditures, of the Colombian-Amer22 ican Enterprise Fund shall go to small and medium23 sized businesses owned by women. 

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1 ernization, and formalization of Colombia’s agri2 culture sector. 

3 (f) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 15 days before 

4 designating an organization to operate as the Colombia5 American Enterprise Fund pursuant to subsection (a), the 

6 President shall notify the Chairmen and Ranking Mem7 bers of the appropriate congressional committees of— 

8 (1) the identity of the organization to be des9 ignated to operate as the Colombian-American En10 terprise Fund; 

11 (2) the names and qualifications of the individ12 uals who will comprise the initial Board of Directors; 

13 and 

14 (3) the amount of the grant intended to fund 

15 the Colombian-American Enterprise Fund. 

16 (g) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the 

17 designation of the Fund, and annually thereafter, the 

18 President shall brief the appropriate congressional com19 mittees on— 

20 (1) a summary of the Fund’s beneficiaries; 

21 (2) progress by the Fund in achieving the pur22 poses set forth in subsection (b); 

23 (3) recommendations on how the Fund can bet24 ter achieve the purposes set forth in subsection (b); 

25 and 


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1 (4) the reporting requirements described in sub2 section (h). 

3 (h) COMPLIANCE.—The Colombian-American Enter4 prise Fund shall be subject to the reporting and oversight 

5 requirements described in paragraphs (7) and (8) of sec6 tion 1421(g) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 

7 9621(g)), respectively. 

8 (i) BEST PRACTICES.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—To the maximum extent 

10 practicable, the Board of Directors of the Colom11 bian-American Enterprise Fund should adopt the 

12 best practices and procedures used by other Amer13 ican Enterprise Funds, including those for which 

14 funding has been made available pursuant to section 

15 201 of the Support for East European Democracy 

16 (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5421). 

17 (2) IMPLEMENTATION.—In implementing this 

18 section, the President shall ensure that the articles 

19 of incorporation of the Colombia-American Enter20 prise Fund (including provisions specifying the re21 sponsibilities of the Board of Directors of the Fund) 

22 and the terms of United States Government grant 

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1 lished for other American Enterprise Funds, includ2 ing those established pursuant to section 201 of the 

3 Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act 

4 of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5421) and comparable provisions 

5 of law. 

6 (j) RETURN OF FUNDS TO TREASURY.—Any funds 

7 resulting from the liquidation, dissolution, or winding up 

8 of the Colombian-American Enterprise Fund, in whole or 

9 in part, shall be returned to the Treasury of the United 

10 States. 

11 (k) TERMINATION.—The Colombian-American En12 terprise Fund shall terminate on— 

13 (1) the date that is 10 years after the date of 

14 the first expenditure of amounts from the fund; or 

15 (2) the date on which the fund is liquidated. 

16 SEC. 102. STRATEGY FOR PROMOTING AND STRENGTH17 ENING NEARSHORING IN THE WESTERN 

18 HEMISPHERE. 

19 (a) STRATEGY.—The Secretary of State, in coordina20 tion with the United States Agency for International De21 velopment and the United States International Develop22 ment Finance Corporation, and the heads of all other rel23 evant Federal departments and agencies, shall develop and 

24 implement a strategy to increase supply chain resiliency 

25 and security by promoting and strengthening nearshoring 


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1 efforts to relocate supply chains from the People’s Repub2 lic of China to the Western Hemisphere. 

3 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under sub4 section (a) shall— 

5 (1) be informed by consultations with— 

6 (A) the governments of allies and partners 

7 in the Western Hemisphere; and 

8 (B) labor organizations, trade unions, and 

9 companies and other private sector enterprises 

10 in the United States; 

11 (2) provide a description of how reshoring and 

12 nearshoring initiatives can be pursued in a com13 plementary fashion to strengthen United States na14 tional interests; 

15 (3) include an assessment of the status and ef16 fectiveness of current efforts by regional govern17 ments, multilateral development banks, and the pri18 vate sector to promote nearshoring to the Western 

19 Hemisphere, major challenges hindering such ef20 forts, and how the United States can strengthen the 

21 effectiveness of such efforts; 

22 (4) identify countries within Latin America and 

23 the Caribbean with comparative advantages for 

24 sourcing and manufacturing critical goods and coun25 tries with the greatest nearshoring opportunities; 


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1 (5) identify how activities by the United States 

2 Agency for International Development and the 

3 United States International Development Finance 

4 Corporation can effectively be leveraged to strength5 en and promote nearshoring to Latin America and 

6 the Caribbean; 

7 (6) advance diplomatic initiatives to secure spe8 cific national commitments by governments in Latin 

9 America and the Caribbean to undertake efforts to 

10 create favorable conditions for nearshoring in the re11 gion, including commitments to develop formalized 

12 national nearshoring strategies, address corruption 

13 and rule of law concerns, modernize digital and 

14 physical infrastructure, lower trade barriers, improve 

15 ease of doing business, and finance and incentivize 

16 nearshoring initiatives; 

17 (7) advance diplomatic initiatives to harmonize 

18 standards and regulations, expedite customs oper19 ations, and facilitate economic integration in the re20 gion; and 

21 (8) develop and implement programs to finance, 

22 incentivize, or otherwise promote nearshoring to the 

23 Western Hemisphere in accordance with the findings 

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1 and digital infrastructure, promote transparency in 

2 procurement processes, provide technical assistance 

3 in implementing national nearshoring strategies, mo4 bilize private investment, and secure commitments 

5 by private entities to relocate supply chains from the 

6 People’s Republic of China to the Western Hemi7 sphere. 

8 (c) COORDINATION WITH MULTILATERAL DEVELOP9 MENT BANKS.—In implementing the strategy required 

10 under subsection (a), the Secretary of State and the heads 

11 of all other relevant Federal departments and agencies 

12 shall coordinate with the United States Executive Direc13 tors of the Inter-American Development Bank and the 

14 World Bank. 

15 (d) PRIORITIZATION.—As part of the effort described 

16 in this section, the Secretary of State shall prioritize Co17 lombia. 

18 (e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 

19 the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually there20 after for a period of 5 years, the Secretary of State shall 

21 submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen22 ate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

23 of Representatives a report on the strategy required under 

24 subsection (a) and progress made in its implementation. 


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1 SEC. 103. UNITED STATES-COLOMBIA LABOR COMPACT. 

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find3 ings: 

4 (1) In July 2020, the Government of Colombia, 

5 through the Ministry of Labor and the Department 

6 of Planning, established a ‘‘Misio ́n de Empleo’’ to 

7 evaluate labor market challenges and make rec8 ommendations. The mission made several critical 

9 findings, including— 

10 (A) the majority of Colombian workers 

11 labor under precarious conditions, with few op12 portunities for upward mobility, low and unsta13 ble incomes, incomplete and erratic protections, 

14 and limited access to labor justice; 

15 (B) the number of labor inspectors in Co16 lombia is 55 percent below recommendations by 

17 the International Labor Organization, and the 

18 proportion of labor judges to the population is 

19 83 percent below the average of Organization 

20 for Economic Cooperation and Development 

21 countries; and 

22 (C) capacity building is needed to strength23 en the Ministry of Labor’s ability to inspect 

24 labor conditions and violations and the ability 

25 of labor courts to resolve complaints. 


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1 (b) COMPACT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of State, 

2 in coordination with the Secretary of Labor and the 

3 United States Trade Representative, is authorized to enter 

4 into a bilateral agreement of not less than 7 years in dura5 tion with the Government of Colombia to continue 

6 strengthening labor rights and labor policies in the coun7 try. The agreement shall be known as the ‘‘United States8 Colombia Labor Compact’’ (referred to in this section as 

9 the ‘‘Compact’’). 

10 (c) COMPACT ELEMENTS.—The Compact shall estab11 lish a multi-year strategy to— 

12 (1) address the findings in the 2021 Executive 

13 Report of the Misio ́n de Empleo de Colombia; 

14 (2) further advance the objectives set forth 

15 under the related goals of the 2016 peace accord 

16 and the Colombian Action Plan Related to Labor 

17 Rights of April 7, 2011 (referred to in this section 

18 as the ‘‘Labor Action Plan’’); 

19 (3) promote labor formalization in Colombia; 

20 (4) protect internationally recognized labor 

21 rights, including with respect to freedom of associa22 tion, elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory 

23 labor, prohibitions on child labor, and acceptable 

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1 (5) address and prevent violence against labor 

2 organizations and trade unions and prosecute the 

3 perpetrators of such violence. 

4 (d) STRATEGY REQUIREMENTS.—The strategy re5 quired under subsection (c) shall— 

6 (1) be informed by consultations with labor or7 ganizations, trade unions, and companies and other 

8 private sector enterprises in the United States and 

9 Colombia; 

10 (2) be informed by assessments, including as11 sessments by the Department of Labor’s Inter12 national Labor Affairs Bureau, of the areas in Co13 lombia experiencing the highest incidence of labor 

14 rights violations and violence against labor organiza15 tions and trade unions; 

16 (3) identify clear and measurable goals, objec17 tives, and benchmarks under the Compact to detect, 

18 deter, and respond to labor rights violations and vio19 lence against labor leaders; 

20 (4) set out clear roles, responsibilities, and ob21 jectives under the Compact, which shall include a de22 scription of policies and financial commitments of 

23 the United States Government and the Government 

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1 (5) provide for the conduct of an impact evalua2 tion not later than 1 year after the conclusion of the 

3 negotiations of the Compact and biannually there4 after; and 

5 (6) provide for a full accounting of all funds ex6 pended under the Compact, which shall include full 

7 audit authority for the Office of the Inspector Gen8 eral of the Department of State, the Office of the 

9 Inspector General of the United States Agency for 

10 International Development, and the Government Ac11 countability Office, as appropriate. 

12 (e) ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE.—The Presi13 dent shall establish an interagency task force to advance, 

14 monitor, enforce, and evaluate the negotiation and signing 

15 of the Compact (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Labor 

16 Task Force’’), which shall consist of— 

17 (1) the Secretary of State, who shall serve as 

18 the Chair; 

19 (2) the Administrator of the United States 

20 Agency for International Development; 

21 (3) the Secretary of Labor; 

22 (4) the United States Trade Representative; 

23 and 

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1 (f) ACTIVITIES OF THE LABOR TASK FORCE.—The 

2 Labor Task Force shall— 

3 (1) engage with the Government of Colombia to 

4 design and implement the Compact; 

5 (2) engage in consultation and advocacy with 

6 nongovernmental organizations, including labor or7 ganizations and trade unions in the United States 

8 and Colombia, to advance the purposes of this sec9 tion; 

10 (3) assess efforts by the United States Govern11 ment and the Government of Colombia to implement 

12 the Compact; and 

13 (4) establish regular meetings of the Labor 

14 Task Force to ensure closer coordination across de15 partments and agencies in the development of poli16 cies regarding the Compact. 

17 (g) SPECIFIC FOCUS.—The activities described in 

18 subsection (f) shall include an in-depth analysis of the im19 pact of the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion 

20 Agreement on vulnerable populations, including women 

21 and Afro-Colombian, Indigenous, and migrant commu22 nities, and recommendations on ways to ensure that those 

23 communities are better assisted and protected. 

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1 ment of Colombia, the Secretary of State, in coordination 

2 with the Administrator of the United States Agency for 

3 International Development and the Secretary of Labor, 

4 shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

5 Senate, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, the 

6 Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep7 resentatives, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

8 House of Representatives— 

9 (1) a copy of the proposed Compact; and 

10 (2) a copy of any annexes, appendices, or imple11 mentation plans related to the Compact. 

12 (i) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after entering 

13 into a Compact, and annually during the period in which 

14 the Compact is in effect, the Secretary of State, in coordi15 nation with the Administrator of the United States Agen16 cy for International Development, shall submit a report 

17 to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 

18 the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep19 resentatives that describes the progress made under the 

20 Compact and includes recommendations for strengthening 

21 United States implementation of the Compact. 

22 SEC. 104. SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO COMBAT CORRUPTION. 

23 (a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of 

24 State shall engage with the Government of Colombia for 

25 the purpose of developing and implementing a multi-year 


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1 strategy, including through the provision of technical as2 sistance, to combat corruption and address the misuse of 

3 public resources. The Secretary of State shall consult with 

4 the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter5 national Development and the Secretary of the Treasury 

6 in the development of the strategy. 

7 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under sub8 section (a) shall— 

9 (1) assess the scope of public and private sector 

10 corruption in Colombia, including specific cases of 

11 significant corruption; 

12 (2) provide technical assistance for the purposes 

13 of combating corruption and increasing transparency 

14 in Colombia; 

15 (3) develop and implement programming to 

16 support investigative journalism, protection of jour17 nalists reporting on public and private sector corrup18 tion, civil society anti-corruption initiatives; 

19 (4) consult and advocate with nongovernmental 

20 organizations and the private sector to advance the 

21 purposes of this section; and 

22 (5) establish regular United States interagency 

23 meetings to ensure closer coordination across United 

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1 of policies regarding transparency and corruption in 

2 Colombia. 

3 (c) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 180 days after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 

5 shall brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen6 ate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

7 of Representatives on the strategy required under sub8 section (a). Not later than 1 year after the briefing on 

9 the strategy, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of 

10 State shall brief the committees on the implementation of 

11 the strategy. 

12 SEC. 105. INCREASING ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY. 

13 (a) PARTNERSHIP AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 

14 State and the Administrator of the United States Agency 

15 for International Development are authorized to establish 

16 a 5-year public-private partnership to support— 

17 (1) innovative in-country solutions for improv18 ing English language proficiency among primary and 

19 secondary school teachers in Colombia; and 

20 (2) the creation of English language accelerator 

21 courses, including specialized courses in business 

22 and technology. 

23 (b) ELEMENTS.—In designing and implementing the 

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1 of State and the Administrator of the United States Agen2 cy for International Development shall— 

3 (1) complement ongoing efforts by the Ministry 

4 of Education of Colombia and other relevant institu5 tions; 

6 (2) target teachers from schools in low-income 

7 communities and underrepresented communities, in8 cluding Afro-Colombian and Indigenous commu9 nities; and 

10 (3) consult with the Government of Colombia, 

11 civil society, and academia. 

12 (c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the partnership au13 thorized under subsection (a) is to increase English lan14 guage proficiency among primary and secondary school 

15 teachers, enhance teachers’ use of emerging digital tech16 nologies for English language learning, and ensure con17 tinuity of teacher development, thereby increasing student 

18 outcomes and the ability of Colombian youth to access 

19 higher education and higher quality livelihoods. 

20 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

21 authorized to be appropriated to the United States Agency 

22 for International Development $12,000,000 for each of 

23 fiscal years 2023 through 2027 for the creation of the 

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1 (e) MONITORING AND EVALUATION FRAMEWORK.— 

2 Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 

3 this Act, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of 

4 the United States Agency for International Development 

5 shall jointly submit to the Committee on Foreign Rela6 tions of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

7 of the House of Representatives a monitoring and evalua8 tion framework that includes objectives and indicators re9 lated to the partnership authorized under subsection (a). 

10 (f) ASSESSMENTS OF PARTNERSHIP IMPACT.—Not 

11 later than 2 years and 5 years after the date of the enact12 ment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Adminis13 trator of the United States Agency for International De14 velopment shall jointly submit to the Committee on For15 eign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on For16 eign Affairs of the House of Representatives a comprehen17 sive assessment on the impact of the partnership author18 ized under subsection (a) that uses the monitoring and 

19 evaluation framework submitted pursuant to subsection 

20 (e). 

21 (g) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 

22 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 

23 and the Administrator of the United States Agency for 

24 International Development shall brief the Committee on 

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1 Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives regarding 

2 the progress achieved in advancing the partnership au3 thorized under subsection (a). 

4 SEC. 106. PARTNERSHIP FOR STEM EDUCATION. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Administrator 

6 of the United States Agency for International Develop7 ment shall support Colombia’s Ministry of Education in 

8 the development of K–12 STEM curricula, the develop9 ment of a STEM teacher education and degree program 

10 at public schools, and the training of 10,000 new K–12 

11 public school educators, including in underrepresented and 

12 Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities. 

13 (b) COORDINATION.—In designing and implementing 

14 the program required under subsection (a), the Adminis15 trator of the United States Agency for International De16 velopment shall coordinate with the Chief Executive Offi17 cer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation and the Chief 

18 Executive Officer of the Peace Corps. 

19 (c) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be ap20 propriated to the United States Agency for International 

21 Development $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 

22 through 2027 for the creation of the program authorized 

23 under subsection (a). 

24 (d) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 180 days after the 

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1 the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter2 national Development shall brief the Committee on For3 eign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on For4 eign Affairs of the House of Representatives on the results 

5 of the program required under subsection (a). 

6 SEC. 107. SUPPORTING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State and the 

8 Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter9 national Development shall design and implement a new 

10 program to promote women’s entrepreneurship through 

11 initiatives that— 

12 (1) promote policies and legislative efforts to re13 duce barriers to women’s entrepreneurship and wom14 en’s ownership of small and medium-sized enter15 prises; 

16 (2) increase access to credit and financing; and 

17 (3) provide training and mentorship to women 

18 entrepreneurs, including women from Afro-Colom19 bian and Indigenous communities. 

20 (b) COORDINATION.—In designing and implementing 

21 the program required under subsection (a), the Secretary 

22 of State and the Administrator of the United States Agen23 cy for International Development shall coordinate with the 

24 Chief Executive Officer of the United States International 

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1 (c) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 180 days after the 

2 date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 

3 the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 

4 United States Agency for International Development shall 

5 brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 

6 and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 

7 Representatives on the results of the program required 

8 under subsection (a). 

9 SEC. 108. SUPPORTING WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SCIENCE 

10 AND TECHNOLOGY. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall es12 tablish TechWomen and TechGirls programs designed to 

13 empower and inspire women and girls from Latin America 

14 and the Caribbean to advance careers in science and tech15 nology. 

16 (b) PARTICIPATION.—In carrying out subsection (a), 

17 the Secretary of State shall— 

18 (1) during the first 5 years of the programs, 

19 prioritize the participation of Colombian women and 

20 girls; and 

21 (2) take steps to include underrepresented 

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1 lombian and Indigenous communities, in the pro2 grams. 

3 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

4 authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for fiscal year 

5 2023 to carry out this section. 

6 TITLE II—ADVANCING PEACE 

7 AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERN8 ANCE IN COLOMBIA 

9 SEC. 201. SUPPORTING PEACE AND JUSTICE. 

10 (a) POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States to 

11 support peace, justice, and democratic governance in Co12 lombia, including the full and timely implementation of the 

13 2016 peace accord. 

14 (b) EVALUATION FRAMEWORK.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

16 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec17 retary of State, in consultation with the Adminis18 trator of the United States Agency for International 

19 Development, shall submit to the Committee on For20 eign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 

21 Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives an 

22 evaluation framework that assesses the impact of 

23 United States diplomatic engagement and foreign 

24 assistance programming in support of the peace 

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1 (2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State, 

2 in consultation with the Administrator of the United 

3 States Agency for International Development, shall 

4 consult with the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

5 the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

6 the House of Representatives on the development of 

7 the evaluation framework required under paragraph 

8 (1). 

9 SEC. 202. ADVANCING INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT. 

10 (a) SUPPORTING AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES.— 

11 The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Adminis12 trator of the United States Agency for International De13 velopment, the Chief Executive Officer of the United 

14 States International Development Finance Corporation, 

15 and the Secretary of Commerce, and in consultation with 

16 the Chief Executive Officer of the Inter-American Founda17 tion, shall develop and implement programs to support the 

18 ability of rural cooperatives in conflict-affected areas of 

19 Colombia to bring products into national and international 

20 markets by— 

21 (1) supporting research; 

22 (2) developing new skills; 

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1 (4) integrating best practices in sustainable ag2 riculture; 

3 (5) promoting standardization and quality con4 trol; 

5 (6) supporting commercialization; 

6 (7) enabling access to financing; and 

7 (8) promoting access to markets. 

8 (b) PRIORITIZATION.—Programs required under sub9 section (a) shall prioritize communities seeking to shift 

10 away from illicit economies, including such economies re11 lated to the trafficking of narcotics, wildlife, minerals and 

12 other natural resources, and other goods. 

13 (c) CONSULTATION.—In developing the programs re14 quired under subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall 

15 consult with representatives of the Government of Colom16 bia, the private sector, human rights, labor, and humani17 tarian organizations, and underrepresented populations 

18 including women, Indigenous populations, and Afro-Co19 lombians. 

20 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

21 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State 

22 and the Administrator of the United States Agency for 

23 International Development $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 

24 years 2023 and 2024 to carry out the programs required 

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1 (e) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 180 days after the 

2 date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days 

3 thereafter, the Secretary of State, the Administrator of 

4 the United States Agency for International Development, 

5 and the Chief Executive Officer of the United States 

6 International Development Finance Corporation shall 

7 brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 

8 and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 

9 Representatives regarding the progress achieved in ad10 vancing the programs required under subsection (a). 

11 SEC. 203. EMPOWERING AFRO-COLOMBIAN AND INDIGE12 NOUS COMMUNITIES IN COLOMBIA. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in coordi14 nation with the Administrator of the United States Agen15 cy for International Development and the Chief Executive 

16 Officer of the United States International Development 

17 Finance Corporation, and in consultation with the Chief 

18 Executive Officer of the Inter-American Foundation, shall 

19 develop and implement initiatives to— 

20 (1) support the implementation of the ethnic 

21 chapter of Colombia’s 2016 peace accord, which 

22 safeguards the rights of the Indigenous and Black 

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1 (2) provide technical assistance and capacity2 building support to Afro-Colombian community 

3 councils in Colombia; 

4 (3) increase the participation of individuals 

5 from Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities in 

6 existing bilateral initiatives and in educational and 

7 cultural exchange programs of the Department of 

8 State and the United States Agency for Inter9 national Development; and 

10 (4) increase access to finance and credit for 

11 small and medium-sized businesses owner by Afro12 Colombian and Indigenous entrepreneurs. 

13 (b) PRIORITIZATION.—During the 5-year period be14 ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act— 

15 (1) the Administrator of the United States 

16 Agency for International Development shall dedicate 

17 not less than 10 percent of the amounts appro18 priated to the United States Agency for Inter19 national Development and allocated for Colombia to 

20 programs that empower and support Afro-Colombian 

21 and Indigenous communities in Colombia; and 

22 (2) not less than 50 percent of the funding 

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1 zations to implement the programs described in that 

2 paragraph. 

3 SEC. 204. PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS. 

4 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

5 are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each 

6 of the fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to provide critical 

7 assistance to human rights defenders and anti-corruption 

8 activists in Colombia through the Department of State’s 

9 Human Rights Defenders Fund. 

10 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

11 of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 

12 through the end of 2024, the Secretary of State, in co13 operation with the Administrator of the United States 

14 Agency for International Development, shall submit a re15 port to Congress that includes— 

16 (1) details regarding Department of State and 

17 United States Agency for International Development 

18 programs to— 

19 (A) support the work of human rights de20 fenders, anti-corruption activists, and other civil 

21 society actors in Colombia; and 

22 (B) provide assistance when such individ23 uals are under threat, including specific proc24 esses by which such individuals can request as25 sistance from United States embassies; 


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1 (2) detailed information contained in the Coun2 try Reports on Human Rights Practices regarding 

3 the intimidation of, and attacks against, such indi4 viduals and the response of the foreign government; 

5 (3) a strategy for any increased engagement 

6 and measures of success toward defending human 

7 rights defenders and anti-corruption activists; and 

8 (4) an accounting of funds used to execute the 

9 Human Rights Defender Fund. 

10 TITLE III—STRENGTHENING 

11 SECURITY COOPERATION 

12 SEC. 301. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES-COLOMBIA 

13 SECURITY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

15 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 

16 and the Secretary of Defense shall establish a consultative 

17 committee to include the Government of Colombia to de18 velop a strategy for jointly strengthening Colombia’s na19 tional security and defense institutions, and capacity to 

20 carry out operations across the territory of Colombia, in21 cluding in rural and urban areas, related to— 

22 (1) counterterrorism and counterinsurgency; 

23 (2) counternarcotics and countering other forms 

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1 (4) border and maritime security and air de2 fense; and 

3 (5) stabilization. 

4 (b) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS.—The consultative com5 mittee shall evaluate existing technologies, equipment, and 

6 weapons systems, as well as necessary upgrades to such 

7 technologies, equipment, and systems of Colombia’s na8 tional security and defense institutions in order to ensure 

9 the continued defense of the national sovereignty and na10 tional territory of Colombia. 

11 (c) BILATERAL SECURITY AND DEFENSE COOPERA12 TION.—Not later than 180 days after the establishment 

13 of the consultative committee required under subsection 

14 (a), the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Sec15 retary of Defense, is authorized to enter into consultations 

16 with the Government of Colombia to strengthen existing, 

17 or establish new, bilateral security and defense cooperation 

18 or lines of effort to address capacity-building and resource 

19 needs identified by the consultative committee. 

20 (d) BRIEFINGS.— 

21 (1) CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE.—Not later 

22 than 30 days after the establishment of the United 

23 States-Colombia Security Consultative Committee 

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1 mittee thereafter, the Secretary of State and the 

2 Secretary of Defense shall jointly brief any of the 

3 appropriate congressional committees on progress 

4 made under the committee, pursuant to a request by 

5 any one of the appropriate congressional committees. 

6 (2) BILATERAL SECURITY AND DEFENSE CO7 OPERATION.—Not later than 30 days after the com8 pletion of any consultations with the Government of 

9 Colombia pursuant to subsection (c), the Secretary 

10 of State and the Secretary of Defense shall brief the 

11 appropriate congressional committees on the imple12 mentation of the agreed upon areas of cooperation 

13 or lines of effort. 

14 (e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE15 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres16 sional committees’’ means— 

17 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

18 Senate; 

19 (2) the Committee on Armed Services of the 

20 Senate; 

21 (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

22 House of Representatives; and 

23 (4) the Committee on Armed Services of the 

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1 SEC. 302. COOPERATION ON CYBER DEFENSE AND COM2 BATING CYBER CRIMES. 

3 (a) DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT.—The Secretary of 

4 State, in coordination with the Attorney General of the 

5 United States, shall engage with the Government of Co6 lombia to support and facilitate Colombia’s adoption of 

7 improved standards to address cyber crimes, especially 

8 such crimes that are state-directed, including— 

9 (1) supporting the development of Colombia’s 

10 strategies to deter, investigate, and prosecute cyber 

11 crime, to protect critical infrastructure, and to pro12 mote the use of new technologies, as part of a broad13 er and more coordinated effort to protect the infor14 mation technology systems and networks of citizens, 

15 businesses, and governments; 

16 (2) supporting the development of protocols 

17 that allow cyber preparedness and ensure protection 

18 and resilience to critical infrastructure; 

19 (3) supporting the Government of Colombia in 

20 the implementation of relevant international conven21 tions, such as the Budapest Convention on 

22 Cybercrime, of which Colombia is a party; 

23 (4) continuing to develop partnerships among 

24 foreign partners, including in Latin America and the 

25 Caribbean, responsible for preventing, investigating, 

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1 in order to streamline and improve the procurement 

2 of timely information in the context of mutual as3 sistance proceedings; 

4 (5) working, in cooperation with like-minded de5 mocracies in international organizations, to advance 

6 standards for digital governance and promote a se7 cure, reliable, free, and open internet; 

8 (6) supporting the adoption of new technologies 

9 to enhance the technical capabilities of cyber secu10 rity agencies in Colombia; and 

11 (7) supporting the efforts of the Government of 

12 Colombia to build national resilience against foreign 

13 disinformation efforts. 

14 (b) DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS AND SECU15 RITY STRATEGY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

16 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 

17 coordination with relevant Federal agencies, shall develop 

18 and implement a strategy for leveraging United States ex19 pertise to share best practices and lessons learned and as20 sist the Government of Colombia. The strategy shall— 

21 (1) improve and secure its digital infrastruc22 ture, including critical infrastructure; 

23 (2) protect technological assets, including data 

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1 (3) advance cyber security to protect against 

2 cyber crime and cyber espionage; 

3 (4) promote exchanges and technical training 

4 programs, including know-how transfer in cyber se5 curity and disinformation and misinformation; 

6 (5) promote the adoption or development of new 

7 technologies to enhance protection against cyber 

8 crime and cyber espionage; and 

9 (6) promote digital hygiene programs. 

10 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

11 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State 

12 for the development and implementation of the strategy 

13 required under subsection (b) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal 

14 years 2023 through 2025. 

15 (d) SEMIANNUAL BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not 

16 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

17 this Act, and every 180 days thereafter until the date that 

18 is 5 years after such date of enactment, the Secretary of 

19 State shall brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

20 the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

21 House of Representatives regarding the implementation of 

22 the diplomatic engagement described in subsection (a) and 

23 the implementation of the strategy described in subsection 

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1 SEC. 303. CLASSIFIED REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF CER2 TAIN TERRORIST AND CRIMINAL GROUPS. 

3 (a) FINDING.—On November 30, 2021, the United 

4 States designated the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Co5 lombia–People’s Army (FARC–EP) and Segunda 

6 Marquetalia as foreign terrorist organizations under sec7 tion 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

8 U.S.C. 1189(a)). 

9 (b) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

10 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 

11 thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of State, acting 

12 through the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau 

13 of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State, 

14 and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Di15 rector of National Intelligence, and the Director of the 

16 Central Intelligence Agency, shall submit to the appro17 priate congressional committees a classified report detail18 ing the activities of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of 

19 Colombia-EP, Segunda Marquetalia, the Eje ́rcito de 

20 Liberacio ́n Nacional, Clan del Golfo, and other Colombian 

21 organized criminal groups. 

22 (c) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by subsection 

23 (b) shall include— 

24 (1) the name or names of each group covered 

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1 (2) a description of each group and the geo2 graphic presence of the group; 

3 (3) a description of the leadership and structure 

4 of each group; 

5 (4) the operating modalities and capabilities of 

6 each group; 

7 (5) the rate of growth and recruitment strate8 gies of each group; and 

9 (6) any linkages between such groups and any 

10 other countries, including the regime of Nicola ́s 

11 Maduro in Venezuela. 

12 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

13 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con14 gressional committees’’ means— 

15 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

16 Senate; 

17 (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

18 Senate; 

19 (3) the Committee on Armed Services of the 

20 Senate; 

21 (4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

22 House of Representatives; 

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1 (6) the Committee on Armed Services of the 

2 House of Representatives. 

3 SEC. 304. COUNTERNARCOTICS AND RURAL SECURITY 

4 STRATEGY. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall de6 velop and implement a strategy and related programs to 

7 support the Government of Colombia’s efforts to counter 

8 narcotics trafficking and transnational organized crime, 

9 including human trafficking, illicit trafficking in arms, 

10 wildlife, and cultural property, environmental crimes, mi11 grant smuggling, corruption, money laundering, the illicit 

12 smuggling of bulk cash, the licit use of financial systems 

13 for malign purposes, and other new and emerging forms 

14 of crime, by supporting— 

15 (1) the eradication of illicit coca crops and the 

16 destruction of laboratories used to produce illicit 

17 narcotics; 

18 (2) the interdiction of illicit narcotics and other 

19 forms of contraband; 

20 (3) efforts to disrupt illicit financial networks, 

21 including through technical assistance to financial 

22 intelligence units, including the enhancement of anti23 money laundering and asset forfeiture programs; 

24 (4) civilian law enforcement agencies, including 

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1 (A) the enhancement of management of 

2 complex, multi-actor criminal cases; 

3 (B) the enhancement of intelligence collec4 tion capacity and training on civilian intel5 ligence collection (including safeguards for pri6 vacy and basic civil liberties), investigative tech7 niques, forensic analysis, and evidence preserva8 tion; and 

9 (C) port, airport, and border security offi10 cials, agencies, and systems, including— 

11 (i) improvements to computer infra12 structure and data management systems, 

13 secure communications technologies, non14 intrusive inspection equipment, and radar 

15 and aerial surveillance equipment; and 

16 (ii) assistance to canine units; 

17 (5) justice sector institutions to enhance efforts 

18 to successfully prosecute drug trafficking organiza19 tions, transnational criminal organizations, and indi20 viduals and entities involved in money laundering 

21 and financial crimes related to narcotics trafficking 

22 and other illicit economies; 

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1 (7) advancing rural security initiatives, includ2 ing the protection of community leaders and mem3 bers of organized civil society who promote the rule 

4 of law and democratic governance. 

5 (b) PRIORITIZATION.—During the 5-year period be6 ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec7 retary of State shall dedicate— 

8 (1) not less than 10 percent of the amounts ap9 propriated to the International Narcotics Control 

10 and Law Enforcement account for Colombia to com11 bating money laundering and financial crimes; and 

12 (2) not less than 10 percent of the amounts ap13 propriated to the International Narcotics Control 

14 and Law Enforcement account for Colombia to re15 search, innovation initiatives, and new technologies 

16 that can be utilized to combat illicit trafficking and 

17 all forms of transnational organized crime, as de18 scribed in subsection (a). 

19 (c) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 180 days after the 

20 date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days 

21 thereafter, the Secretary of State shall brief the Com22 mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Com23 mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 

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1 SEC. 305. CLASSIFIED REPORT ON THE MALICIOUS ACTIVI2 TIES OF STATE ACTORS IN THE ANDEAN RE3 GION. 

4 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 

6 thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of State, acting 

7 through the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau 

8 of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State, 

9 and in coordination with the Director of National Intel10 ligence, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, 

11 and the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, shall 

12 submit a classified report to the appropriate congressional 

13 committees detailing the malicious activities of state ac14 tors in the Andean region, including— 

15 (1) disinformation, misinformation, and all 

16 other information operations; 

17 (2) election interference; 

18 (3) cyber attacks and aggressions; 

19 (4) sales or donations of weapons or military 

20 equipment; 

21 (5) security cooperation; 

22 (6) the direct and indirect supply of tech23 nologies, equipment, and weapons to irregular armed 

24 actors operating in the Andean region; 

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1 Maduro in Venezuela and the implications for the 

2 security of countries in the Andean region; and 

3 (8) other threats to United States national in4 terests and national security. 

5 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITION.—The Secretary 

6 of State shall establish a ‘‘watcher’’ position in the Andean 

7 region as necessary to fulfill the requirements detailed 

8 under subsection (a). 

9 (c) ANNUAL BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later 

10 than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

11 and annually thereafter, the official designated for the 

12 ‘‘watcher’’ position established pursuant to subsection (b) 

13 shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on— 

14 (1) the steps that United States embassies in 

15 the Andean region have taken to advance the issues 

16 described in subsection (a); and 

17 (2) the nature and extent of the extra-regional 

18 diplomatic, economic, security, defense, and intel19 ligence presence and influence in the Andean region. 

20 TITLE IV—PROTECTING 

21 BIODIVERSITY 

22 SEC. 401. PROTECTING TROPICAL FORESTS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

24 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 

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1 International Development, in consultation with the Chief 

2 of the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture, 

3 shall develop and implement a joint 3-year strategy, in co4 ordination with the Government of Colombia, which shall 

5 be known as the ‘‘Strategy for Protecting Colombia’s 

6 Tropical Forests’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘strat7 egy’’), to protect the biodiversity of Colombia and address 

8 deforestation. 

9 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy shall describe how the 

10 United States will— 

11 (1) empower and fund local communities, espe12 cially Indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities, 

13 to manage natural resources, address deforestation 

14 and forest degradation, and combat illegal activities 

15 causing environmental harm in their communities, 

16 including drug-trafficking activities and illegal log17 ging, mining, fishing, and wildlife trade; 

18 (2) protect social and environmental activists 

19 and whistleblowers; 

20 (3) strengthen community-based prevention 

21 mechanisms and support community-led efforts to 

22 address illegal activities related to natural resources, 

23 including those activities described in paragraph (1); 

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1 ficking and illegally obtained wood, fish, wildlife, or 

2 minerals, as appropriate; 

3 (5) promote transparency in product sourcing 

4 and responsible supply chains; 

5 (6) prevent, detect, investigate, and prosecute 

6 crimes related to natural resources; 

7 (7) promote partnerships with nongovernmental 

8 organizations, international organizations, and the 

9 private sector; 

10 (8) work within the United States interagency 

11 process to end the import of illegally or 

12 unsustainably sourced wildlife, timber, agricultural 

13 commodities, or fish, or illegally sourced gold or 

14 other minerals into the United States from Colom15 bia; and 

16 (9) consult with civil society to address the driv17 ers of deforestation and forest degradation, and pro18 mote the conservation of intact forests. 

19 (c) REGIONAL DIPLOMATIC COORDINATION.—The 

20 United States shall work with the Government of Colom21 bia, and in cooperation with international organizations, 

22 to support the development of partnerships among Latin 

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1 tect the region’s biodiversity and address deforestation 

2 and forest degradation. 

3 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

4 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State 

5 and the United States Agency for International Develop6 ment for the development and implementation of the strat7 egy— 

8 (1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

9 (2) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 

10 (3) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 

11 (e) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 180 days after the 

12 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 

13 and the Administrator of the United States Agency for 

14 International Development shall brief the Committee on 

15 Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 

16 Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives on the 

17 strategy. Not later than one year after the briefing on the 

18 strategy, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State 

19 shall brief the committees on the implementation of the 

20 strategy. 

21 SEC. 402. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO BUILD RE22 SPONSIBLE GOLD VALUE CHAINS. 

23 (a) BEST PRACTICES.—The Administrator of the 

24 United States Agency for International Development, in 

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1 sult with the Government of Switzerland regarding best 

2 practices developed through their public-private partner3 ship, the Swiss Better Gold Initiative, which aims to im4 prove transparency and traceability in the international 

5 gold trade. 

6 (b) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the United 

7 States Agency for International Development shall coordi8 nate with the Government of Colombia to establish a pub9 lic-private partnership to advance the best practices de10 scribed in subsection (a), including supporting program11 ming in Colombia that will— 

12 (1) support formalization and compliance with 

13 appropriate environmental and labor standards in 

14 artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM); 

15 (2) increase access to financing for ASGM min16 ers committed to taking significant steps to for17 malize their operations and comply with labor and 

18 environmental standards; 

19 (3) enhance the traceability and support the es20 tablishment of a certification process for ASGM 

21 gold; 

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1 (5) facilitate contact between Colombian ven2 dors of responsibly sourced gold and United States 

3 companies; and 

4 (6) promote policies and practices in Colombia 

5 that are conducive to the formalization of ASGM 

6 and improvement of environmental and labor stand7 ards in ASGM. 

8 (c) MEETING.—The Secretary of State, the Adminis9 trator of the United States Agency for International De10 velopment, or the President’s Special Envoy for Climate 

11 Change should, without delegation and in coordination 

12 with the Government of Colombia, host a meeting with 

13 senior representatives of the private sector and inter14 national governmental and nongovernmental partners and 

15 make commitments to improve due diligence and increase 

16 the responsible sourcing of gold. 

17 SEC. 403. SUPPORTING THE PROTECTED AREAS OF COLOM18 BIA. 

19 The Secretary of State and the Secretary of the 

20 Treasury shall instruct United States executive directors 

21 of international financial institutions to use the voice, vote, 

22 and influence of the United States to establish or con23 tribute to a Conservation Trust Fund to support the con24 servation and responsible management of protected areas 

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1 servation Trust Fund shall include an innovation chal2 lenge to enhance conservation of protected areas and in3 crease protections for park rangers, environmental activ4 ists, and Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities. 

5 TITLE V—ADDRESSING 

6 HUMANITARIAN NEEDS 

7 SEC. 501. COLOMBIA RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT COHER8 ENCE STRATEGY. 

9 (a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of State, 

10 in coordination with the Administrator of the United 

11 States Agency for International Development, shall de12 velop and implement a strategy, to be known as the ‘‘Co13 lombia Relief and Development Coherence Strategy’’, to 

14 support Colombia’s responses to the separate but related 

15 challenges of assisting internally displaced persons, refu16 gees, vulnerable migrants, and people affected by natural 

17 disasters. The strategy shall— 

18 (1) be publicly available in English and Span19 ish; 

20 (2) describe concurrent efforts and clarify 

21 United States agency responsibilities in Colombia for 

22 assisting— 

23 (A) asylum seekers; 

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1 (D) vulnerable migrants; 

2 (3) include a description of the assistance that 

3 shall be provided for the populations described in 

4 paragraph (2), including— 

5 (A) emergency assistance, protection, 

6 water, sanitation, hygiene, food, shelter, emer7 gency education, and psychosocial assistance; 

8 and 

9 (B) integration programs in the education, 

10 health, livelihoods, shelter, and social protection 

11 sectors; 

12 (4) include a description of the technical assist13 ance and capacity-building efforts to be provided for 

14 civil society organizations and relevant institutions 

15 in Colombia, such as the Victims Unit of the Gov16 ernment of Colombia and relevant government min17 istries; 

18 (5) describe outreach, coordination, and pro19 gramming with the private sector to support the 

20 populations described in paragraph (2); and 

21 (6) describe how the Department of State and 

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1 (b) DESCRIPTION OF INTERAGENCY COORDINATION

2 EFFORTS.—The strategy developed under subsection (a) 

3 shall include a description of how the Department of State 

4 will lead interagency coordination efforts in implementing 

5 the strategy, including a description of mechanisms to co6 ordinate programming, advocacy, monitoring and evalua7 tion, communications, participation in international fora, 

8 and funding announcements. 

9 SEC. 502. SENIOR HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR. 

10 (a) DESIGNATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 

11 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 

12 shall designate a senior officer (to be known as the ‘‘Sen13 ior Humanitarian Coordinator’’), selected from among 

14 senior officers at the GS–15 level or equivalent, to coordi15 nate Department of State and United States Agency for 

16 International Development humanitarian and development 

17 programming and policies for asylum seekers, refugees, in18 ternally displaced persons, and vulnerable migrants in the 

19 Western Hemisphere. 

20 (b) LOCATION.—The Senior Humanitarian Coordi21 nator shall be based in Washington, DC. 

22 (c) SUPERVISION.—The Senior Humanitarian Coor23 dinator shall report to the Assistant Secretary of State 

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1 (d) DUTIES.—The Senior Humanitarian Coordinator 

2 shall— 

3 (1) ensure that United States assistance and 

4 diplomatic engagement with respect to the popu5 lations described in subsection (a), through all 

6 stages of displacement, is consistent with the strat7 egy described in section 501(a) and similar strate8 gies; and 

9 (2) coordinate all of the efforts, activities, and 

10 programs related to the strategy described in section 

11 501(a), the interagency coordination required pursu12 ant to section 501(b), and similar efforts across the 

13 Western Hemisphere region. 

14 SEC. 503. SUPPORT FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSISTED 

15 VOLUNTARY RETURN AND REINTEGRATION 

16 PROGRAMMING. 

17 The Secretary of State is authorized to establish and 

18 contribute to a regional funding mechanism for Latin 

19 America and the Caribbean to support Assisted Voluntary 

20 Return and Reintegration programming for stranded mi21 grants, particularly such migrants in Colombia, Panama, 

22 and Costa Rica. The programming shall include— 

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1 (2) providing increased support to migrants 

2 upon return to their country of origin; 

3 (3) capacity building for government and civil 

4 society to develop protection-sensitive entry and re5 turns processes; 

6 (4) boosting migration data collection and anal7 ysis; and 

8 (5) stemming dangerous irregular migration 

9 through the Darien Gap. 

10 SEC. 504. ASSESSMENT OF HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE 

11 NEEDS IN RURAL AREAS. 

12 (a) ASSESSMENT.—The Director of the Centers for 

13 Disease Control and Prevention, in coordination with the 

14 Department of State, shall conduct an assessment with 

15 the Government of Colombia to identify initiatives to 

16 strengthen public health infrastructure and increase ac17 cess to health services in conflict-affected communities in 

18 Colombia. The assessment shall include specific rec19 ommendations on ways to increase access to healthcare 

20 services for survivors of gender-based violence and Afro21 Colombian and Indigenous populations. 

22 (b) SUBMISSION.—The Director of the Centers for 

23 Disease Control and Prevention shall submit the assess24 ment conducted under subsection (a) to the Committee on 

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1 cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Com2 mittee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Energy 

3 and Commerce of the House of Representatives. 

4 SEC. 505. STRATEGY FOR REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT IN THE 

5 WESTERN HEMISPHERE. 

6 (a) RESETTLEMENT STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The 

7 Secretary of State shall develop and implement a 4-year 

8 refugee resettlement strategy for the Western Hemi9 sphere. 

10 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by subsection 

11 (a) shall include— 

12 (1) an assessment of legal protections for refu13 gees in refugee-hosting countries; 

14 (2) an assessment of refugee integration in the 

15 Western Hemisphere; 

16 (3) an assessment of United States efforts to 

17 promote the resettlement of refugees, as much as 

18 possible, to other countries in the Western Hemi19 sphere, to the greatest degree possible; 

20 (4) a description of challenges for increasing 

21 refugee resettlement rates for refugees from the 

22 Western Hemisphere; and 

23 (5) a description of how the United States is 

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1 referral of refugees in need of resettlement to the 

2 United States, including Venezuelans, Nicaraguans, 

3 Cubans, and Haitians. 

4 (c) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary of State shall sub5 mit the strategy required by subsection (a) to the Com6 mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Com7 mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

8 TITLE VI—GLOBAL ISSUES 

9 SEC. 601. AUTHORITIES RELATED TO COUNTERNARCOTICS. 

10 Subsection (d) of section 481 of the Foreign Assist11 ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291) is amended to read 

12 as follows: 

13 ‘‘(d) USE OF HERBICIDES FOR AERIAL ERADI14 CATION.— 

15 ‘‘(1) PROHIBITION ON HERBICIDES.—Notwith16 standing any other provision of law, none of the 

17 amounts authorized for assistance under subsection 

18 (a)(4) or any other provision of this Act may be 

19 used to purchase an herbicide or chemical agent for 

20 aerial eradication programs. 

21 ‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The President, 

22 with the assistance of appropriate Federal agencies, 

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1 ment, operation, and implementation of aerial eradi2 cation programs. 

3 ‘‘(3) MONITORING.—The President shall in4 clude in the annual international narcotics control 

5 strategy report required under section 489(a) report6 ing on the impact on the environment and the health 

7 of individuals of any technical assistance related to 

8 aerial eradication programs. 

9 ‘‘(4) REPORT UPON DETERMINATION OF HARM

10 TO ENVIRONMENT OR HEALTH.—If the President 

11 determines that any technical assistance related to 

12 aerial eradication programs is harmful to the envi13 ronment or the health of individuals, the President 

14 shall immediately report that determination to the 

15 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 

16 the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 

17 Representatives, together with such recommenda18 tions as the President deems appropriate.’’. 

19 SEC. 602. ENSURING THE INTEGRITY OF COMMUNICATIONS 

20 COOPERATION. 

21 (a) DETERMINATION.—Notwithstanding any other 

22 provision of law, not later than 15 days after any Federal 

23 department or agency determines that any communica24 tions equipment provided by the United States to a foreign 

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1 President shall provide to the appropriate congressional 

2 committees the following notifications: 

3 (1) UNCLASSIFIED NOTIFICATION.—An unclas4 sified notification that indicates that such an inci5 dent occurred and the country in which it occurred. 

6 (2) CLASSIFIED NOTIFICATION.—A classified 

7 notification that describes the incident concerned, in8 cluding a description of— 

9 (A) the Federal department or agency that 

10 provided the equipment; 

11 (B) the foreign entity or individual that 

12 used the equipment for unlawful purposes; and 

13 (C) how the equipment was used in an un14 lawful manner. 

15 (b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

16 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con17 gressional committees’’ means— 

18 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

19 Senate; 

20 (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

21 Senate; 

22 (3) the Committee on Armed Services of the 

23 Senate; 

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3 (6) the Committee on Armed Services of the 

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