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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4334 

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 

MAY 26, 2022 

Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. KAINE, Mr. WICKER, Mr. 

CARDIN, and Mr. MORAN) 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 Bicentennial Alliance Act’’. 

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. 


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TITLE I—SUPPORTING INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH 

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 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. 

Sec. 306. Protecting and countering illicit activities in tropical forests. 

Sec. 307. Public-private partnership to build responsible gold value chains. 

TITLE IV—ADDRESSING HUMANITARIAN NEEDS 

Sec. 401. Colombia Relief and Development Coherence Strategy. 

Sec. 402. Assessment of healthcare infrastructure needs in rural areas. 

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress makes the following findings: 

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

4 Colombia will celebrate 200 years of formal diplo5 matic relations, commemorating the United States 

6 Congress’ recognition of the independence of Colom7 bia. 

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

9 Colombia will celebrate 10 years since the entry into 


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1 force of the United States-Colombia Trade Pro2 motion Agreement, which has contributed to eco3 nomic growth in both the United States and Colom4 bia. 

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

6 Colombia launched Plan Colombia, an ambitious bi7 lateral strategy that strengthened Colombia’s insti8 tutions and capacity to combat drug trafficking, or9 ganized crime, and violence, and promote rule of 

10 law. 

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

12 and Colombia launched a new chapter in bilateral 

13 security cooperation between the two countries 

14 through the announcement of Peace Colombia, the 

15 successor strategy to Plan Colombia aimed at sup16 porting Colombia’s consolidation of peace, demo17 cratic governance, and security. 

18 (5) To implement Plan Colombia and its suc19 cessor strategies, the United States Congress has 

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

21 2000. The Government of Colombia has contributed 

22 more than 90 percent of the total costs of the imple23 mentation of Plan Colombia. 

24 (6) Increased military and security cooperation 

25 through Plan Colombia and Peace Colombia has 


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1 helped Colombia expand and professionalize its po2 lice and armed forces. 

3 (7) The United States and Colombia have en4 tered into formal partnerships with governments 

5 throughout Latin America and the Caribbean to bol6 ster hemispheric security cooperation through the 

7 United States-Colombia Action Plan on Regional Se8 curity Cooperation (USCAP). 

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

10 Latin American partner of the North Atlantic Trea11 ty Organization. 

12 (9) Colombia is the second most biodiverse 

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

14 world’s flora and fauna. 

15 (10) Colombia hosts more than 1,800,000 refu16 gees from Venezuela. In addition, Colombia has a 

17 population of 8,100,000 registered victims of inter18 nal displacement since 1985. 

19 (11) Colombia is the United States third largest 

20 trade partner in Latin America, with United States 

21 goods and services trade with Colombia totaling an 

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

23 (12) The Government of Colombia is a strong 

24 advocate for democratic governance in Latin Amer25 ica and the Caribbean, publicly condemning ongoing 


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1 violations of civil liberties and human rights in 

2 Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. 

3 (13) The Government of Colombia has been an 

4 active participant in global peacekeeping and 

5 peacebuilding missions, including the United Nations 

6 Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), the 

7 United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in 

8 Sierra Leone (UNOSIL), and the Multinational 

9 Force and Observers in the Sinai, since 1979. 

10 (14) In February 2021, Colombian President 

11 Ivan Duque announced he would grant temporary 

12 protected status to nearly 1,800,000 Venezuelan ref13 ugees in the country. 

14 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF COLOMBIA AS A MAJOR NON15 NATO ALLY. 

16 Section 517 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

17 (22 U.S.C. 2321k) is amended by adding at the end the 

18 following new subsection: 

19 ‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS.— 

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

21 enactment of the United States-Colombia Bicenten22 nial Alliance Act, Colombia is designated as a major 

23 non-NATO ally for purposes of this Act, the Arms 

24 Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), and 

25 section 2350a of title 10, United States Code. 


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1 ‘‘(2) NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF DESIGNA2 TION.—The President shall notify Congress in ac3 cordance with subsection (a)(2) before terminating 

4 the designation of a country specified in paragraph 

5 (1).’’. 

6 TITLE I—SUPPORTING 

7 INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH 

8 SEC. 101. COLOMBIAN-AMERICAN ENTERPRISE FUND. 

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

10 private, nonprofit organization (to be known as the ‘‘Co11 lombian-American Enterprise Fund’’) to receive funds and 

12 support made available under this section after deter13 mining that such organization has been designated for the 

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

15 make such designation only after consultation with the 

16 leadership of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

17 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

18 House of Representatives. 

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

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

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

22 (c) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 

23 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Colombian-American 

24 Enterprise Fund shall be governed by a Board of 

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1 tion 1421(g) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 

2 9621(g)). 

3 (2) UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LIAISON TO

4 THE BOARD.—The President shall appoint the 

5 United States Ambassador to Colombia, or the Am6 bassador’s designee, as a liaison to the Board. The 

7 liaison appointed under this paragraph shall not 

8 have any voting authority. 

9 (3) NONGOVERNMENT LIAISONS TO THE

10 BOARD.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—Upon the recommenda12 tion of the Board of Directors, the President 

13 may appoint up to 2 additional liaisons to the 

14 Board of Directors in addition to the liaison 

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

16 than 1 may be a noncitizen of the United 

17 States. A liaison appointed under this subpara18 graph shall not have any voting authority. 

19 (B) NGO COMMUNITY.—One of the addi20 tional liaisons to the Board should be from the 

21 nongovernmental organization community, with 

22 significant prior experience in development fi23 nancing and an understanding of development 

24 policy priorities for Colombia. 


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1 (C) TECHNICAL EXPERTISE.—One of the 

2 additional liaisons to the Board should have ex3 tensive demonstrated industry, sector, or tech4 nical experience and expertise in a priority in5 vestment sector described in subsection (e) for 

6 the Colombia-American Enterprise Fund. 

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

8 $200,000,000 in funds appropriated by any Act, in this 

9 fiscal year or prior fiscal years, making appropriations for 

10 the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 

11 programs, including funds previously obligated, that are 

12 otherwise available for such purposes, notwithstanding any 

13 other provision of law— 

14 (1) to carry out the purposes set forth in sub15 section (b) through the Colombian-American Enter16 prise Fund in accordance with section 1421(g)(4)(A) 

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

18 9621(g)(4)(A)); and 

19 (2) to pay for the administrative expenses of 

20 the Colombian-American Enterprise Fund, in ac21 cordance with the limitation under section 

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

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

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

25 of the Colombian-American Enterprise Fund described in 


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1 subsection (b), the Board of Directors shall not be prohib2 ited from making investments, grants, and expenditures 

3 in any economic sector, but shall prioritize such activities 

4 in the following sectors: 

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

6 grants, and expenditures of the Colombian-American 

7 Enterprise Fund shall go to projects and activities 

8 of small- and medium-sized businesses in Colombia 

9 working to close the digital divide, enabling digital 

10 transformation, and developing and applying ad11 vanced digital technologies, including big data, artifi12 cial intelligence, and the Internet of things. 

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

14 grants, and expenditures, of the Colombian-Amer15 ican Enterprise Fund shall go to small- and me16 dium-sized businesses owned by women. 

17 (3) Small- and medium-sized businesses dedi18 cated to advancing the growth, sustainability, mod19 ernization, and formalization of Colombia’s agri20 culture sector. 

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

22 designating an organization to operate as the Colombia23 American Enterprise Fund pursuant to subsection (a), the 

24 President shall notify the Chairmen and Ranking Mem25 bers of the appropriate congressional committees of— 


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1 (1) the identity of the organization to be des2 ignated to operate as the Colombian-American En3 terprise Fund; 

4 (2) the names and qualifications of the individ5 uals who will comprise the initial Board of Directors; 

6 and 

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

8 the Colombian-American Enterprise Fund. 

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

10 designation of the Fund, and annually thereafter, the 

11 President shall brief the appropriate congressional com12 mittees on— 

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

14 (2) progress by the Fund in achieving the pur15 poses set forth in subsection (b); 

16 (3) recommendations on how the Fund can bet17 ter achieve the purposes set forth in subsection (b); 

18 and 

19 (4) the reporting requirements described in sub20 section (h). 

21 (h) COMPLIANCE.—The Colombian-American Enter22 prise Fund shall be subject to the reporting and oversight 

23 requirements described in paragraphs (7) and (8) of sec24 tion 1421(g) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 

25 9621(g)), respectively. 


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1 (i) BEST PRACTICES.— 

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

3 practicable, the Board of Directors of the Colom4 bian-American Enterprise Fund should adopt the 

5 best practices and procedures used by other Amer6 ican Enterprise Funds, including those for which 

7 funding has been made available pursuant to section 

8 201 of the Support for East European Democracy 

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

10 (2) IMPLEMENTATION.—In implementing this 

11 section, the President shall ensure that the articles 

12 of incorporation of the Colombia-American Enter13 prise Fund (including provisions specifying the re14 sponsibilities of the Board of Directors of the Fund) 

15 and the terms of United States Government grant 

16 agreements with the Fund are, to the maximum ex17 tent practicable, consistent with the articles of incor18 poration and the terms of grant agreements estab19 lished for other American Enterprise Funds, includ20 ing those established pursuant to section 201 of the 

21 Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act 

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

23 of law. 

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

25 resulting from the liquidation, dissolution, or winding up 


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

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

3 States. 

4 (k) TERMINATION.—The Colombian-American En5 terprise Fund shall terminate on— 

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

7 the first expenditure of amounts from the fund; or 

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

9 SEC. 102. STRATEGY FOR PROMOTING AND STRENGTH10 ENING NEARSHORING IN THE WESTERN 

11 HEMISPHERE. 

12 (a) STRATEGY.—The Secretary of State, in coordina13 tion with the United States Agency for International De14 velopment and the United States International Develop15 ment Finance Corporation, and the heads of all other rel16 evant Federal departments and agencies, shall develop and 

17 implement a strategy to increase supply chain resiliency 

18 and security by promoting and strengthening nearshoring 

19 efforts to foster economic growth in the Americas and re20 locate supply chains from the People’s Republic of China 

21 to the Western Hemisphere. 

22 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under sub23 section (a) shall— 

24 (1) be informed by consultations with— 


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1 (A) the governments of allies and partners 

2 in the Western Hemisphere; and 

3 (B) labor organizations, trade unions, and 

4 companies and other private sector enterprises 

5 in the United States; 

6 (2) provide a description of how reshoring and 

7 nearshoring initiatives can be pursued in a com8 plementary fashion to strengthen United States na9 tional interests, including an assessment of how 

10 nearshoring initiatives can expand opportunities for 

11 coproduction and other cooperative business ventures 

12 between United States and regional entities; 

13 (3) include an assessment of the status and ef14 fectiveness of current efforts by regional govern15 ments, multilateral development banks, and the pri16 vate sector to promote nearshoring to the Western 

17 Hemisphere, major challenges hindering such ef18 forts, and how the United States can strengthen the 

19 effectiveness of such efforts; 

20 (4) identify countries and sectors within Latin 

21 America and the Caribbean with comparative advan22 tages for sourcing and manufacturing critical goods 

23 and countries with the greatest nearshoring opportu24 nities; 


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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) require that the Department of the Treas8 ury and the United States Trade and Development 

9 Agency work with United States firms to identify 

10 barriers that inhibit them from committing capital 

11 or financing projects and provide a description for 

12 how the United States Government can work with 

13 Latin American and Caribbean countries to address 

14 these barriers; 

15 (7) advance diplomatic initiatives to secure spe16 cific national commitments by governments in Latin 

17 America and the Caribbean to undertake efforts to 

18 create favorable conditions for nearshoring in the re19 gion, including commitments to develop formalized 

20 national nearshoring strategies, address corruption 

21 and rule of law concerns, modernize digital and 

22 physical infrastructure, lower trade barriers, raise 

23 labor and environmental standards, improve ease of 

24 doing business, and finance and incentivize 

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1 (8) advance diplomatic initiatives to harmonize 

2 standards and regulations, especially among existing 

3 United States free trade partners, expedite customs 

4 operations, facilitate economic integration in the re5 gion, strengthen legal regimes and monitoring and 

6 enforcement measures relating to labor standards, 

7 and ensure that nearshoring initiatives are con8 sistent with efforts to improve supply chain energy 

9 efficiency, reduce the energy used to transport global 

10 goods, and advance environmental sustainability; 

11 and 

12 (9) develop and implement programs to finance, 

13 incentivize, or otherwise promote nearshoring to the 

14 Western Hemisphere in accordance with the findings 

15 made pursuant to paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), in16 cluding, at minimum, programs to develop physical 

17 and digital infrastructure, promote transparency in 

18 procurement processes, provide technical assistance 

19 in implementing national nearshoring strategies, 

20 support capacity building to strengthen labor and 

21 environmental standards, mobilize private invest22 ment, and secure commitments by private entities to 

23 relocate supply chains from the People’s Republic of 

24 China to the Western Hemisphere. 


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1 (c) COORDINATION WITH MULTILATERAL DEVELOP2 MENT BANKS.—In implementing the strategy required 

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

4 of all other relevant Federal departments and agencies 

5 shall coordinate with the United States Executive Direc6 tors of the Inter-American Development Bank and the 

7 World Bank. 

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

9 in this section, the Secretary of State shall prioritize Co10 lombia. 

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

12 the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually there13 after for a period of 5 years, the Secretary of State shall 

14 submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen15 ate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

16 of Representatives a report on the strategy required under 

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

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

19 (a) COMPACT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of State, 

20 in coordination with the Secretary of Labor and the 

21 United States Trade Representative, is authorized to enter 

22 into a bilateral agreement of not less than 7 years in dura23 tion with the Government of Colombia to continue 

24 strengthening labor rights, labor policies, and labor com25 petitiveness in the country. The agreement shall be known 


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1 as the ‘‘United States-Colombia Labor Compact’’ (re2 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Compact’’). 

3 (b) COMPACT ELEMENTS.—The Compact shall estab4 lish a multi-year strategy to— 

5 (1) address the findings in the 2021 Executive 

6 Report of the Misio ́n de Empleo de Colombia; 

7 (2) further advance the objectives set forth 

8 under the related goals of the 2016 peace accord 

9 and the Colombian Action Plan Related to Labor 

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

11 as the ‘‘Labor Action Plan’’); 

12 (3) promote labor formalization in Colombia; 

13 (4) protect internationally recognized labor 

14 rights, including with respect to freedom of associa15 tion, elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory 

16 labor, prohibitions on child labor, and acceptable 

17 work conditions; 

18 (5) address and prevent violence against labor 

19 organizations and trade unions and prosecute the 

20 perpetrators of such violence; and 

21 (6) promote competitive labor for Colombia at 

22 the level of other international markets, allowing in23 creased job opportunities. 

24 (c) STRATEGY REQUIREMENTS.—The strategy re25 quired under subsection (c) shall— 


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1 (1) be informed by consultations with labor or2 ganizations, trade unions, and companies and other 

3 private sector enterprises in the United States and 

4 Colombia; 

5 (2) be informed by assessments, including as6 sessments by the Department of Labor’s Inter7 national Labor Affairs Bureau, of the areas in Co8 lombia experiencing the highest incidence of labor 

9 rights violations and violence against labor organiza10 tions and trade unions; 

11 (3) identify clear and measurable goals, objec12 tives, and benchmarks under the Compact to detect, 

13 deter, and respond to labor rights violations and vio14 lence against labor leaders; 

15 (4) set out clear roles, responsibilities, and ob16 jectives under the Compact, which shall include a de17 scription of policies and financial commitments of 

18 the United States Government and the Government 

19 of Colombia; 

20 (5) provide for the conduct of an impact evalua21 tion not later than 1 year after the conclusion of the 

22 negotiations of the Compact and biannually there23 after; 

24 (6) provide for a full accounting of all United 

25 States funds expended under the Compact, which 


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1 shall include full audit authority for the Office of the 

2 Inspector General of the Department of State, the 

3 Office of the Inspector General of the United States 

4 Agency for International Development, and the Gov5 ernment Accountability Office, as appropriate; and 

6 (7) enhance the bilateral coordination through 

7 the relevant agencies and the United States labor 

8 attache ́ in Bogota, to facilitate progress in the im9 plementation of the strategy. 

10 (d) ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE.—The Presi11 dent shall establish an interagency task force to advance, 

12 monitor, enforce, and evaluate the negotiation and signing 

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

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

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

16 the Chair; 

17 (2) the Administrator of the United States 

18 Agency for International Development; 

19 (3) the Secretary of Labor; 

20 (4) the United States Trade Representative; 

21 and 

22 (5) any other Federal officials as may be des23 ignated by the President. 

24 (e) ACTIVITIES OF THE LABOR TASK FORCE.—The 

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1 (1) engage with the Government of Colombia to 

2 design and implement the Compact; 

3 (2) engage in consultation and advocacy with 

4 nongovernmental organizations, including labor or5 ganizations and trade unions in the United States 

6 and Colombia, to advance the purposes of this sec7 tion; 

8 (3) assess efforts by the United States Govern9 ment and the Government of Colombia to implement 

10 the Compact; and 

11 (4) establish regular meetings of the Labor 

12 Task Force to ensure closer coordination across de13 partments and agencies in the development of poli14 cies regarding the Compact. 

15 (f) SPECIFIC FOCUS.—The activities described in 

16 subsection (f) shall include an in-depth analysis of the im17 pact of the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion 

18 Agreement on vulnerable populations, including women 

19 and Afro-Colombian, Indigenous, and migrant commu20 nities, and recommendations on ways to ensure that those 

21 communities are better assisted and protected. 

22 (g) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 

23 15 days after entering into a Compact with the Govern24 ment of Colombia, the Secretary of State, in coordination 

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1 International Development and the Secretary of Labor, 

2 shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

3 Senate, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, the 

4 Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep5 resentatives, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

6 House of Representatives— 

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

8 (2) a copy of any annexes, appendices, or imple9 mentation plans related to the Compact. 

10 (h) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after entering 

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

12 the Compact is in effect, the Secretary of State, in coordi13 nation with the Administrator of the United States Agen14 cy for International Development, shall submit a report 

15 to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 

16 the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep17 resentatives that describes the progress made under the 

18 Compact and includes recommendations for strengthening 

19 United States implementation of the Compact. 

20 SEC. 104. SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO COMBAT CORRUPTION. 

21 (a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of 

22 State shall engage with the Government of Colombia for 

23 the purpose of developing and implementing a multi-year 

24 strategy, including through the provision of technical as25 sistance, to combat corruption and address the misuse of 


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1 public resources. The Secretary of State shall consult with 

2 the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter3 national Development and the Secretary of the Treasury 

4 in the development of the strategy. 

5 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under sub6 section (a) shall— 

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

8 corruption in Colombia, including specific cases of 

9 significant corruption; 

10 (2) provide technical assistance for the purposes 

11 of combating corruption and increasing transparency 

12 in Colombia; 

13 (3) develop and implement programming at the 

14 national and local levels to support investigative 

15 journalism, protection of journalists reporting on 

16 public and private sector corruption, civil society 

17 anti-corruption initiatives; 

18 (4) consult and advocate with nongovernmental 

19 organizations and the private sector to advance the 

20 purposes of this section; and 

21 (5) establish regular United States interagency 

22 meetings to ensure closer coordination across United 

23 States departments and agencies in the development 

24 of policies regarding transparency and corruption in 

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

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

3 shall brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen4 ate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

5 of Representatives on the strategy required under sub6 section (a). Not later than 1 year after the briefing on 

7 the strategy, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of 

8 State shall brief the committees on the implementation of 

9 the strategy. 

10 SEC. 105. INCREASING ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY. 

11 (a) PARTNERSHIP AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 

12 State and the Administrator of the United States Agency 

13 for International Development are authorized to establish 

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

15 (1) innovative in-country solutions for improv16 ing English language proficiency among primary and 

17 secondary school teachers in Colombia; 

18 (2) the creation of English language accelerator 

19 courses, including specialized courses in business 

20 and technology; and 

21 (3) increased educational exchanges between 

22 universities in the United States and Colombia. 

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

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1 of the State and the Administrator of the United States 

2 Agency 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 

24 partnership authorized under subsection (a). 


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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 OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

20 authorized to be appropriated to the United States Agency 

21 for International Development $10,000,000 for each of 

22 fiscal years 2023 through 2027 for the creation of the pro23 gram authorized 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 AND GIRLS IN SCIENCE 

7 AND TECHNOLOGY. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall es9 tablish TechWomen and TechGirls programs designed to 

10 empower and inspire women and girls from Latin America 

11 and the Caribbean to advance careers in science and tech12 nology. 

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

14 the Secretary of State shall— 

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

16 prioritize the participation of Colombian women and 

17 girls; and 

18 (2) take steps to include underrepresented 

19 women and girls from across Latin America and the 

20 Caribbean, including women from low income and 

21 underrepresented communities, including Afro-Co22 lombian and Indigenous communities, in the pro23 grams. 


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1 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

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

3 2023 to carry out this section. 

4 TITLE II—ADVANCING PEACE 

5 AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERN6 ANCE IN COLOMBIA 

7 SEC. 201. SUPPORTING PEACE AND JUSTICE. 

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

9 support peace, justice, and democratic governance in Co10 lombia, including the full and timely implementation of the 

11 2016 peace accord. 

12 (b) EVALUATION FRAMEWORK.— 

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

14 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec15 retary of State, in consultation with the Adminis16 trator of the United States Agency for International 

17 Development, shall submit to the Committee on For18 eign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 

19 Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives an 

20 evaluation framework that assesses the impact of 

21 United States diplomatic engagement and foreign 

22 assistance programming in support of the peace 

23 process in Colombia. 

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

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1 States Agency for International Development, shall 

2 consult with the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

3 the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

4 the House of Representatives on the development of 

5 the evaluation framework required under paragraph 

6 (1). 

7 SEC. 202. ADVANCING INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT. 

8 (a) SUPPORTING AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES.— 

9 The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Adminis10 trator of the United States Agency for International De11 velopment, the Chief Executive Officer of the United 

12 States International Development Finance Corporation, 

13 and the Secretary of Commerce, and in consultation with 

14 the Chief Executive Officer of the Inter-American Founda15 tion, shall develop and implement programs to support the 

16 ability of rural cooperatives in conflict-affected areas of 

17 Colombia to bring products into national and international 

18 markets by— 

19 (1) supporting research; 

20 (2) developing new skills; 

21 (3) building resilience capacities, including ca22 pacity to adapt to the effects of climate change; 

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1 (5) promoting standardization and quality con2 trol; 

3 (6) supporting commercialization; 

4 (7) enabling access to financing; and 

5 (8) promoting access to markets. 

6 (b) PRIORITIZATION.—Programs required under sub7 section (a) shall prioritize communities seeking to shift 

8 away from illicit economies, including such economies re9 lated to the trafficking of narcotics, wildlife, minerals and 

10 other natural resources, and other goods. 

11 (c) CONSULTATION.—In developing the programs re12 quired under subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall 

13 consult with representatives of the Government of Colom14 bia, the private sector, human rights, labor, and humani15 tarian organizations, and underrepresented populations 

16 including women, Indigenous populations, and Afro-Co17 lombians. 

18 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

19 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State 

20 and the Administrator of the United States Agency for 

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

22 years 2023 and 2024 to carry out the programs required 

23 under subsection (a). 

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

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1 thereafter, the Secretary of State, the Administrator of 

2 the United States Agency for International Development, 

3 and the Chief Executive Officer of the United States 

4 International Development Finance Corporation shall 

5 brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 

6 and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 

7 Representatives regarding the progress achieved in ad8 vancing the programs required under subsection (a). 

9 SEC. 203. EMPOWERING AFRO-COLOMBIAN AND INDIGE10 NOUS COMMUNITIES IN COLOMBIA. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in coordi12 nation with the Administrator of the United States Agen13 cy for International Development and the Chief Executive 

14 Officer of the United States International Development 

15 Finance Corporation, and in consultation with the Chief 

16 Executive Officer of the Inter-American Foundation, shall 

17 develop and implement initiatives to— 

18 (1) support the implementation of the ethnic 

19 chapter of Colombia’s 2016 peace accord, which 

20 safeguards the rights of the Indigenous and Black 

21 populations of Colombia; 

22 (2) provide technical assistance and capacity23 building support to Afro-Colombian community 

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1 (3) increase the participation of individuals 

2 from Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities in 

3 existing bilateral initiatives and in educational and 

4 cultural exchange programs of the Department of 

5 State and the United States Agency for Inter6 national Development; and 

7 (4) increase access to finance and credit for 

8 small- and medium-sized businesses owned by Afro9 Colombian and Indigenous entrepreneurs, particu10 larly those in communities historically prone to vio11 lence and insecurity. 

12 (b) PRIORITIZATION.—During the 5-year period be13 ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act— 

14 (1) the Administrator of the United States 

15 Agency for International Development shall dedicate 

16 not less than 10 percent of the amounts appro17 priated to the United States Agency for Inter18 national Development and allocated for Colombia to 

19 programs that empower and support Afro-Colombian 

20 and Indigenous communities in Colombia; and 

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

22 dedicated under paragraph (1) shall be directly pro23 vided to Afro-Colombian and Indigenous-led organi24 zations to implement the programs described in that 

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1 SEC. 204. PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS. 

2 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

3 authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each of fis4 cal years 2022 through 2026 to provide critical assistance 

5 to human rights defenders and anti-corruption activists in 

6 Colombia through the Department of State Human Rights 

7 Defenders Fund. 

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

9 of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 

10 through the end of 2024, the Secretary of State, in co11 operation with the Administrator of the United States 

12 Agency for International Development, shall submit a re13 port to Congress that includes— 

14 (1) details regarding Department of State and 

15 United States Agency for International Development 

16 programs to— 

17 (A) support the work of human rights de18 fenders, anti-corruption activists, and other civil 

19 society actors in Colombia; and 

20 (B) provide assistance when such individ21 uals are under threat, including specific proc22 esses by which such individuals can request as23 sistance from United States embassies; 

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1 the intimidation of, and attacks against, such indi2 viduals and the response of the foreign government; 

3 (3) a strategy for any increased engagement 

4 and measures of success toward defending human 

5 rights defenders and anti-corruption activists; and 

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

7 Human Rights Defender Fund. 

8 TITLE III—STRENGTHENING 

9 SECURITY COOPERATION 

10 SEC. 301. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES-COLOMBIA 

11 SECURITY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE. 

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

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

14 and the Secretary of Defense shall establish a consultative 

15 committee to include the Government of Colombia to de16 velop a strategy for jointly strengthening Colombia’s na17 tional security and defense institutions, and capacity to 

18 carry out operations across the territory of Colombia, in19 cluding in rural and urban areas, related to— 

20 (1) counterterrorism and counterinsurgency; 

21 (2) counternarcotics and countering other forms 

22 of illicit trafficking; 

23 (3) cyberdefense and cybercrimes; 

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1 (5) stabilization. 

2 (b) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS.—The consultative com3 mittee shall evaluate existing technologies, equipment, and 

4 weapons systems, as well as necessary upgrades to such 

5 technologies, equipment, and systems of Colombia’s na6 tional security and defense institutions in order to ensure 

7 the continued defense of the national sovereignty and na8 tional territory of Colombia. 

9 (c) BILATERAL SECURITY AND DEFENSE COOPERA10 TION.—Not later than 180 days after the establishment 

11 of the consultative committee required under subsection 

12 (a), the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Sec13 retary of Defense, is authorized to enter into consultations 

14 with the Government of Colombia to strengthen existing, 

15 or establish new, bilateral security and defense cooperation 

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

17 needs identified by the consultative committee. 

18 (d) BRIEFINGS.— 

19 (1) CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE.—Not later 

20 than 30 days after the establishment of the United 

21 States-Colombia Security Consultative Committee 

22 required under subsection (a), and not later than 15 

23 days after any meeting of the Consultative Com24 mittee thereafter, the Secretary of State and the 

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1 appropriate congressional committees on progress 

2 made under the committee, pursuant to a request by 

3 any one of the appropriate congressional committees. 

4 (2) BILATERAL SECURITY AND DEFENSE CO5 OPERATION.—Not later than 30 days after the com6 pletion of any consultations with the Government of 

7 Colombia pursuant to subsection (c), the Secretary 

8 of State and the Secretary of Defense shall brief the 

9 appropriate congressional committees on the imple10 mentation of the agreed upon areas of cooperation 

11 or lines of effort. 

12 (e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE13 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres14 sional committees’’ means— 

15 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

16 Senate; 

17 (2) the Committee on Armed Services of the 

18 Senate; 

19 (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

20 House of Representatives; and 

21 (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 

11 cybercrime, to protect critical infrastructure, and to 

12 promote the use of new technologies, as part of a 

13 broader and more coordinated effort to protect the 

14 information technology systems and networks of citi15 zens, 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 cybersecurity 

10 agencies in Colombia; and 

11 (7) supporting the efforts of the Government of 

12 Colombia and Colombian civil society to build na13 tional resilience against foreign disinformation ef14 forts. 

15 (b) DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS AND SECU16 RITY STRATEGY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

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

18 coordination with relevant Federal agencies, shall develop 

19 and implement a strategy for leveraging United States ex20 pertise to share best practices and lessons learned and as21 sist the Government of Colombia. The strategy shall— 

22 (1) improve and secure its digital infrastruc23 ture, including critical infrastructure; 


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1 (2) protect technological assets, including data 

2 privacy, digital evidence, and electronically store in3 formation; 

4 (3) advance cybersecurity to protect against 

5 cybercrime and cyberespionage; 

6 (4) promote exchanges and technical training 

7 programs, including know-how transfer in cybersecu8 rity and disinformation and misinformation; 

9 (5) promote the adoption or development of new 

10 technologies to enhance protection against 

11 cybercrime and cyberespionage; 

12 (6) promote digital hygiene programs; and 

13 (7) build capacity to identify and expose foreign 

14 disinformation and misinformation. 

15 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

16 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State 

17 for the development and implementation of the strategy 

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

19 years 2023 through 2025. 

20 (d) SEMIANNUAL BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not 

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

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

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

24 State shall brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

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1 House of Representatives regarding the implementation of 

2 the diplomatic engagement described in subsection (a) and 

3 the implementation of the strategy described in subsection 

4 (b). 

5 SEC. 303. CLASSIFIED REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF CER6 TAIN TERRORIST AND CRIMINAL GROUPS. 

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

8 States designated the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Co9 lombia-People’s Army (FARC–EP) and Segunda 

10 Marquetalia as foreign terrorist organizations under sec11 tion 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

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

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

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

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

16 through the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau 

17 of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State, 

18 and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Di19 rector of National Intelligence, and the Director of the 

20 Central Intelligence Agency, shall submit to the appro21 priate congressional committees a classified report detail22 ing the activities of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of 

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

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

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

2 (b) shall include— 

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

4 by the report; 

5 (2) a description of each group and the geo6 graphic presence of the group; 

7 (3) a description of the leadership and structure 

8 of each group; 

9 (4) the operating modalities and capabilities of 

10 each group; 

11 (5) the rate of growth and recruitment strate12 gies of each group; and 

13 (6) any linkages between such groups and any 

14 other countries, including the regime of Nicola ́s 

15 Maduro in Venezuela. 

16 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

17 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con18 gressional committees’’ means— 

19 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

20 Senate; 

21 (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

22 Senate; 

23 (3) the Committee on Armed Services of the 

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1 (4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

2 House of Representatives; 

3 (5) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel4 ligence of the House of Representatives; and 

5 (6) the Committee on Armed Services of the 

6 House of Representatives. 

7 SEC. 304. COUNTERNARCOTICS AND RURAL SECURITY 

8 STRATEGY. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall de10 velop and implement a strategy and related programs to 

11 support the Government of Colombia’s efforts to counter 

12 narcotics trafficking and transnational organized crime, 

13 including human trafficking, illicit trafficking in arms, 

14 wildlife, and cultural property, environmental crimes, mi15 grant smuggling, corruption, money laundering, the illicit 

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

17 for malign purposes, and other new and emerging forms 

18 of crime, by supporting— 

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

20 destruction of laboratories used to produce illicit 

21 narcotics; 

22 (2) the interdiction of illicit narcotics and other 

23 forms contraband; 

24 (3) efforts to disrupt illicit financial networks, 

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1 intelligence units, including the enhancement of anti2 money laundering and asset forfeiture programs; 

3 (4) civilian law enforcement agencies, including 

4 support for— 

5 (A) the enhancement of management of 

6 complex, multi-actor criminal cases; 

7 (B) the enhancement of intelligence collec8 tion capacity and training on civilian intel9 ligence collection (including safeguards for pri10 vacy and basic civil liberties), investigative tech11 niques, forensic analysis, and evidence preserva12 tion; and 

13 (C) port, airport, and border security offi14 cials, agencies, and systems, including— 

15 (i) improvements to computer infra16 structure and data management systems, 

17 secure communications technologies, non18 intrusive inspection equipment, and radar 

19 and aerial surveillance equipment; and 

20 (ii) assistance to canine units; 

21 (5) justice sector institutions to enhance efforts 

22 to successfully prosecute drug trafficking organiza23 tions, transnational criminal organizations, and indi24 viduals and entities involved in money laundering 


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1 and financial crimes related to narcotics trafficking 

2 and other illicit economies; 

3 (6) the inclusion of human rights in law en4 forcement training programs; and 

5 (7) advancing rural security initiatives, includ6 ing the protection of community leaders and mem7 bers of organized civil society who promote the rule 

8 of law and democratic governance. 

9 (b) PRIORITIZATION.—During the 5-year period be10 ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec11 retary of State shall dedicate— 

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

14 and Law Enforcement account for Colombia to com15 bating money laundering and financial crimes; and 

16 (2) not less than 10 percent of the amounts ap17 propriated to the International Narcotics Control 

18 and Law Enforcement account for Colombia to re19 search, innovation initiatives, and new technologies 

20 that can be utilized to combat illicit trafficking and 

21 all forms of transnational organized crime, as de22 scribed in subsection (a). 

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

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1 mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Com2 mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 

3 regarding the progress achieved in advancing the pro4 grams required under subsection (a). 

5 SEC. 305. CLASSIFIED REPORT ON THE MALICIOUS ACTIVI6 TIES OF STATE ACTORS IN THE ANDEAN RE7 GION. 

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

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

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

11 through the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau 

12 of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State, 

13 and in coordination with the Director of National Intel14 ligence, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, 

15 and the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, shall 

16 submit a classified report to the appropriate congressional 

17 committees detailing the malicious activities of state ac18 tors in the Andean region, including— 

19 (1) disinformation, misinformation, and all 

20 other information operations; 

21 (2) election interference; 

22 (3) cyberattacks and aggressions; 

23 (4) sales or donations of weapons or military 

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1 (6) the direct and indirect supply of tech2 nologies, equipment, and weapons to irregular armed 

3 actors operating in the Andean region; 

4 (7) the provision of technologies, equipment, 

5 and weapons systems to the regime of Nicolas 

6 Maduro in Venezuela and the implications for the 

7 security of countries in the Andean region; and 

8 (8) other threats to United States national in9 terests and national security. 

10 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITION.—The Secretary 

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

12 region as necessary to fulfill the requirements detailed 

13 under subsection (a). 

14 (c) ANNUAL BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later 

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

16 and annually thereafter, the official designated for the 

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

18 shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on— 

19 (1) the steps that United States embassies in 

20 the Andean region have taken to advance the issues 

21 described in subsection (a); and 

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

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1 SEC. 306. PROTECTING AND COUNTERING ILLICIT ACTIVI2 TIES IN TROPICAL FORESTS. 

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

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

5 and the Administrator of the United States Agency for 

6 International Development, in consultation with the Chief 

7 of the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture, 

8 shall develop and implement a joint 3-year strategy, in co9 ordination with the Government of Colombia, which shall 

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

11 Tropical Forests’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘strat12 egy’’), to protect the biodiversity of Colombia and address 

13 deforestation. 

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

15 United States will— 

16 (1) empower and fund local communities, espe17 cially Indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities, 

18 to manage natural resources, address deforestation 

19 and forest degradation, and combat illegal activities 

20 causing environmental harm in their communities, 

21 including drug-trafficking activities and illegal log22 ging, mining, fishing, and wildlife trade; 

23 (2) protect social and environmental activists 

24 and whistleblowers; 

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1 address illegal activities related to natural resources, 

2 including those activities described in paragraph (1); 

3 (4) advance the development of markets to pro4 mote alternatives to activities related to drug traf5 ficking and illegally obtained wood, fish, wildlife, or 

6 minerals, as appropriate; 

7 (5) promote transparency in product sourcing 

8 and responsible supply chains; 

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

10 crimes related to natural resources; 

11 (7) promote partnerships with nongovernmental 

12 organizations, international organizations, and the 

13 private sector; 

14 (8) work within the United States interagency 

15 process to end the import of illegally or 

16 unsustainably sourced wildlife, timber, agricultural 

17 commodities, or fish, or illegally sourced gold or 

18 other minerals into the United States from Colom19 bia; and 

20 (9) consult with civil society to address the driv21 ers of deforestation and forest degradation, and pro22 mote the conservation of intact forests. 

23 (c) REGIONAL DIPLOMATIC COORDINATION.—The 

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1 to support the development of partnerships among Latin 

2 American and Caribbean officials responsible for pre3 venting, investigating, and prosecuting environmental 

4 crimes, and in cooperation with the private sector, to pro5 tect the region’s biodiversity and address deforestation 

6 and forest degradation. 

7 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

8 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State 

9 and the United States Agency for International Develop10 ment for the development and implementation of the strat11 egy— 

12 (1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

13 (2) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 

14 (3) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 

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

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

17 and the Administrator of the United States Agency for 

18 International Development shall brief the Committee on 

19 Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 

20 Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives on the 

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

22 strategy, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State 

23 shall brief the committees on the implementation of the 

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1 SEC. 307. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO BUILD RE2 SPONSIBLE GOLD VALUE CHAINS. 

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

4 United States Agency for International Development, in 

5 coordination with the Government of Colombia, shall con6 sult with the Government of Switzerland regarding best 

7 practices developed through their public-private partner8 ship, the Swiss Better Gold Initiative, which aims to im9 prove transparency and traceability in the international 

10 gold trade. 

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

12 States Agency for International Development shall coordi13 nate with the Government of Colombia to establish a pub14 lic-private partnership to advance the best practices de15 scribed in subsection (a), including supporting program16 ming in Colombia that will— 

17 (1) support formalization and compliance with 

18 appropriate environmental and labor standards in 

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

20 (2) increase access to financing for ASGM min21 ers committed to taking significant steps to for22 malize their operations and comply with labor and 

23 environmental standards; 

24 (3) enhance the traceability and support the es25 tablishment of a certification process for ASGM 

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1 (4) support a public relations campaign to pro2 mote responsibly sourced gold; 

3 (5) facilitate contact between Colombian ven4 dors of responsibly sourced gold and United States 

5 companies; and 

6 (6) promote policies and practices in Colombia 

7 that are conducive to the formalization of ASGM 

8 and improvement of environmental and labor stand9 ards in ASGM. 

10 (c) MEETING.—The Secretary of State, the Adminis11 trator of the United States Agency for International De12 velopment, or the President’s Special Envoy for Climate 

13 Change should, without delegation and in coordination 

14 with the Government of Colombia, host a meeting with 

15 senior representatives of the private sector and inter16 national governmental and nongovernmental partners and 

17 make commitments to improve due diligence and increase 

18 the responsible sourcing of gold. 

19 TITLE IV—ADDRESSING 

20 HUMANITARIAN NEEDS 

21 SEC. 401. COLOMBIA RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT COHER22 ENCE STRATEGY. 

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

24 in coordination with the Administrator of the United 

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1 velop and implement a strategy, to be known as the ‘‘Co2 lombia Relief and Development Coherence Strategy’’, to 

3 support Colombia’s responses to the separate but related 

4 challenges of assisting internally displaced persons, refu5 gees, vulnerable migrants, and people affected by natural 

6 disasters. The strategy shall— 

7 (1) be publicly available in English and Span8 ish; 

9 (2) describe concurrent efforts and clarify 

10 United States agency responsibilities in Colombia for 

11 assisting— 

12 (A) asylum seekers; 

13 (B) refugees; 

14 (C) internally displaced persons; and 

15 (D) vulnerable migrants; 

16 (3) include a description of the assistance that 

17 shall be provided for the populations described in 

18 paragraph (2), including— 

19 (A) emergency assistance, protection, 

20 water, sanitation, hygiene, food, shelter, emer21 gency education, and psychosocial assistance; 

22 and 

23 (B) integration programs in the education, 

24 health, livelihoods, shelter, and social protection 

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1 (4) include a description of the technical assist2 ance and capacity-building efforts to be provided for 

3 civil society organizations and relevant institutions 

4 in Colombia, such as the Victims Unit of the Gov5 ernment of Colombia and relevant government min6 istries; 

7 (5) describe outreach, coordination, and pro8 gramming with the private sector to support the 

9 populations described in paragraph (2); and 

10 (6) describe how the Department of State and 

11 the United States Agency for International Develop12 ment will mobilize additional donor contributions to13 wards humanitarian appeals. 

14 (b) DESCRIPTION OF INTERAGENCY COORDINATION

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

16 shall include a description of how the Department of State 

17 will lead interagency coordination efforts in implementing 

18 the strategy, including a description of mechanisms to co19 ordinate programming, advocacy, monitoring and evalua20 tion, communications, participation in international fora, 

21 and funding announcements. 

22 SEC. 402. ASSESSMENT OF HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE 

23 NEEDS IN RURAL AREAS. 

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

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1 Department of State, shall conduct an assessment with 

2 the Government of Colombia to identify initiatives to 

3 strengthen public health infrastructure and increase ac4 cess to health services in conflict-affected communities in 

5 Colombia. The assessment shall include specific rec6 ommendations on ways to increase access to healthcare 

7 services for survivors of gender-based violence and Afro8 Colombian and Indigenous populations. 

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

10 Disease Control and Prevention shall submit the assess11 ment conducted under subsection (a) to the Committee on 

12 Foreign Relations and the Committee on Health, Edu13 cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Com14 mittee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Energy 

15 and Commerce of the House of Representatives. 

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