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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2464 

To direct the Commander of United States Army Special Operations Command to seek to carry out a training program with special operations 

forces of the Polish Army. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 3, 2023 

Mr. GREEN of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To direct the Commander of United States Army Special 

Operations Command to seek to carry out a training 

program with special operations forces of the Polish 

Army. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘General Thaddeus 

5 Kosciuszko Memorial Exchange Program for Polish-Amer6 ican Defense Cooperation Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES. 

8 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) Thaddeus Kosciuszko served the United 

2 States and his native Poland with honor and distinc3 tion during a vital time in each country’s fight for 

4 democracy and freedom from tyranny, so it is fitting 

5 to establish in his name a fellowship to build and 

6 strengthen cooperation between officials of the 

7 United States and Poland. 

8 (2) Thaddeus Kosciuszko’s tactical acumen and 

9 engineering excellence were vital to the American 

10 victory at the battle of Saratoga, the establishment 

11 and defense of West Point, and the blockade of 

12 Charleston, which helped bring about the end of the 

13 Revolutionary War. 

14 (3) A fierce defender of freedom and equality, 

15 Thaddeus Kosciuszko tirelessly advocated for the 

16 end of slavery and serfdom in America, Poland, and 

17 across the globe, including leading the Polish revolu18 tion against the Russian and Prussian armies in the 

19 18th century. 

20 (4) Poland is a vital ally to the United States 

21 in Europe, and the enhancement of strategic and 

22 military cooperation is of utmost importance to suc23 cessful foreign policy implementation and maintain24 ing peace and stability for the United States and its 

25 European partners. 


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1 (5) Polish and American special forces possess 

2 significant expertise in the execution of all types of 

3 counterterrorism, covert operations, and unconven4 tional warfare, from decades of training and co5 operation. 

6 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 

7 (1) to enhance the national security and defen8 sive capabilities of the United States and Poland 

9 and enable both countries to effectively respond to 

10 emerging threats and future challenges in Eastern 

11 Europe and around the globe; 

12 (2) to provide a program for the exchange of 

13 special forces soldiers that will increase capability 

14 and readiness levels for both countries through in15 creased cooperation and training; and 

16 (3) to encourage, through increased coopera17 tion, more NATO allies to emphasize the ideals of 

18 peace and stability, ensured through mutual co19 operation and readiness of allied defense forces. 

20 SEC. 3. GENERAL THADDEUS KOSCIUSZKO EXCHANGE PRO21 GRAM. 

22 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Commander of United States 

23 Army Special Operations Command shall seek to carry out 

24 a training program pursuant to section 322 of title 10, 

25 United States Code, between special operations forces 


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1 under the jurisdiction of the Commander and special 

2 forces of the Polish Army. Such program shall be known 

3 as the ‘‘General Thaddeus Kosciuszko Memorial Exchange 

4 Program for Polish-American Defense Cooperation’’. 

5 (b) ELIGIBILITY.—Officers and enlisted members of 

6 such special operations forces may participate in the pro7 gram under this section. 

8 (c) PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than 120 days 

9 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Com10 mander shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 

11 of the Senate and House of Representatives a report re12 garding progress of the Commander in carrying out the 

13 program under this section. 

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