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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1810

To repeal the statutory authority for the Western Hemisphere Institute for

Security Cooperation (the successor institution to the United States

Army School of the Americas) in the Department of Defense, to provide

for the establishment of a joint congressional task force to conduct

an assessment of the kind of education and training that is appropriate

for the Department of Defense to provide to military personnel of Latin

American nations, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 10, 2001

Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself, Mr. SCARBOROUGH, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mrs.

MORELLA, Mr. SHAYS, and Mr. EVANS) introduced the following bill;

which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To repeal the statutory authority for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (the successor

institution to the United States Army School of the

Americas) in the Department of Defense, to provide for

the establishment of a joint congressional task force to

conduct an assessment of the kind of education and

training that is appropriate for the Department of Defense to provide to military personnel of Latin American

nations, 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,
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1 SECTION 1. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY FOR WESTERN HEMI2 SPHERE INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY CO3 OPERATION.

4 (a) CLOSURE OF INSTITUTE.—The Secretary of the

5 Army shall close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Se6 curity Cooperation.

7 (b) REPEAL.—(1) Section 2166 of title 10, United

8 States Code, is repealed.

9 (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter

10 108 of such title is amended by striking the item relating

11 to section 2166.

12 (c) LIMITATION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW EDU13 CATION AND TRAINING FACILITY.—No training or edu14 cation facility may be established in the Department of

15 Defense for Latin American military personnel (as a suc16 cessor to the United States Army School of the Americas,

17 the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Coopera18 tion, or otherwise) until the end of the ten-month period

19 beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

20 SEC. 2. JOINT CONGRESSIONAL TASK FORCE.

21 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a joint

22 congressional task force to conduct an assessment of the

23 kind of education and training that is appropriate for the

24 Department of Defense to provide to military personnel

25 of Latin American nations.
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1 (b) COMPOSITION.—The task force shall be composed

2 of eight Members of Congress, of whom two each shall

3 be designated by the Speaker of the House of Representa4 tives, the minority leader of the House of Representatives,

5 the majority leader of the Senate, and the minority leader

6 of the Senate.

7 (c) REPORT.—Not later than six months after the

8 date of the enactment of this Act, the task force shall sub9 mit to Congress a report on its assessment under sub10 section (a). The report shall include—

11 (1) a critical assessment of courses, curriculum

12 and procedures appropriate for such education and

13 training; and

14 (2) an evaluation of the effect of such education

15 and training on the performance of Latin American

16 military personnel in the areas of human rights and

17 adherence to democratic principles and the rule of

18 law.

19 (d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Mem20 ber’’ includes a Delegate to, or Resident Commissioner,

21 in the Congress.

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