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(3) the use of appropriate methods, based on 
rigorous social science tools, to measure program im-
pact and operational efficiency; and 
(4) adherence to a high standard of evidence in 
developing recommendations for adjustments to such 
assistance to enhance the impact of such assistance. 
(e) CONSULTATION WITH CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the President shall brief and consult with the appropriate 
congressional committees regarding the progress in estab-
lishing and implementing the program required under sub-
section (c). 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Merida Ini-
tiative, up to five percent of such amounts is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section. 
(g) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section and 
not later than December 1 of each year thereafter, 
the President shall transmit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report regarding programs 
and activities carried out under the Merida Initiative 
during the preceding fiscal year. 
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(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The reports 
required under subsection (g) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) FINDINGS.—Findings related to the 
impact evaluation research, operation research, 
and program monitoring of assistance program 
established under subsection (c). 
(B) 
COORDINATION.—Efforts 
of 
the 
United States Government to coordinate its ac-
tivities, including— 
(i) a description of all counter-
narcotics and organized crime assistance 
provided to Merida Initiative recipient 
countries in the previous fiscal year; 
(ii) an assessment of how such assist-
ance was coordinated; and 
(iii) recommendations for improving 
coordination. 
(C) TRANSFER
OF
EQUIPMENT.—A de-
scription of the transfer of equipment, includ-
ing— 
(i) a description of the progress of 
each recipient country toward the transfer 
of equipment, if any, from its armed forces 
to law enforcement agencies; 
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(ii) a list of agencies that have used 
air assets provided by the United States 
under the Merida Initiative to the govern-
ment of each recipient country, and, to the 
extent possible, a detailed description of 
those agencies that have utilized such air 
assets, such as by a percentage breakdown 
of use by each agency; and 
(iii) a description of training of law 
enforcement agencies to operate equip-
ment, including air assets. 
(D) HUMAN RIGHTS.—In accordance with 
sections 116(d) and 502B(b) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d) and 
2304(b)) and section 504 of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2464), an assessment of the 
human rights impact of the equipment and 
training provided under the Merida Initiative, 
including— 
(i) a list of accusations of serious 
human rights abuses committed by the 
armed forces and law enforcement agencies 
of recipient countries on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act; and 
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(ii) a description of efforts by the gov-
ernments of Merida recipient countries to 
investigate and prosecute allegations of 
abuses of human rights committed by any 
agency of such recipient countries. 
(E) EFFECTIVENESS OF EQUIPMENT.—An 
assessment of the long-term effectiveness of the 
equipment and maintenance packages and 
training provided to each recipient country’s se-
curity institutions. 
(F) MEXICO
PUBLIC
SECURITY
STRAT-
EGY.—A description of Mexico’s development of 
a public security strategy, including— 
(i) effectiveness of the Mexican Fed-
eral Registry of Police Personnel to vet po-
lice recruiting at the National, state, and 
municipal levels to prevent rehiring from 
one force to the next after dismissal for 
corruption and other reasons; and 
(ii) an assessment of how the Merida 
Initiative complements and supports the 
Mexican Government’s own public security 
strategy. 
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(G) FLOW OF ILLEGAL ARMS.—A descrip-
tion and assessment of efforts to reduce the 
southbound flow of illegal arms. 
(H) USE
OF
CONTRACTORS.—A detailed 
description of contracts awarded to private 
companies to carry out provisions of the Merida 
Initiative, including— 
(i) a description of the number of 
United States and foreign national civilian 
contractors awarded contracts; 
(ii) a list of the total dollar value of 
the contracts; and 
(iii) the purposes of the contracts. 
(I) PHASE
OUT
OF
LAW
ENFORCEMENT 
ACTIVITIES.—A description of the progress of 
phasing out law enforcement activities of the 
armed forces of each recipient country. 
(J) IMPACT
ON
BORDER
VIOLENCE
AND 
SECURITY.—A description of the impact that 
activities authorized under the Merida Initiative 
have had on violence against United States and 
Mexican border personnel and the extent to 
which these activities have increased the protec-
tion and security of the United States-Mexico 
border. 
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SEC. 904. MERIDA INITIATIVE DEFINED. 
In this subtitle, the term ‘‘Merida Initiative’’ means 
the program announced by the United States and Mexico 
on October 22, 2007, to fight illicit narcotics trafficking 
and criminal organizations throughout the Western Hemi-
sphere. 
Subtitle B—Prevention of Illicit 
Trade in Small Arms and Light 
Weapons 
SEC. 911. TASK FORCE ON THE PREVENTION OF ILLICIT 
SMALL ARMS TRAFFICKING IN THE WESTERN 
HEMISPHERE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall establish 
an inter-agency task force to be known as the ‘‘Task Force 
on the Prevention of Illicit Small Arms Trafficking in the 
Western Hemisphere’’ (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Task Force’’). 
(b) DUTIES.—The Task Force shall develop a strat-
egy for the Federal Government to coordinate efforts to 
reduce and prevent illegal firearms trafficking from the 
United States throughout the Western Hemisphere, in-
cluding Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and 
South America. The Task Force shall— 
(1) coordinate strategies for maximizing co-
operation among departments and agencies of the 
Federal Government and the use of resources of the 
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Federal Government to identify the sources and 
types of firearms illegally trafficked from the United 
States; 
(2) conduct a thorough review and analysis of 
the current regulation of exports of small arms and 
light weapons; and 
(3) develop integrated Federal policies to better 
control exports of small arms and light weapons in 
a manner that furthers the foreign policy and na-
tional security interests of the United States within 
the Western Hemisphere. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Task Force shall be com-
posed of— 
(1) the Secretary of State; 
(2) the Attorney General; 
(3) the Secretary of Homeland Security; and 
(4) the heads of other Federal departments and 
agencies as appropriate. 
(d) CHAIRPERSON.—The Secretary of State shall 
serve as the chairperson of the Task Force. 
(e) MEETINGS.—The Task Force shall meet at the 
call of the chairperson or a majority of its members. 
(f) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and annually there-
after until October 31, 2014, the chairperson of the Task 
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Force shall submit to Congress and make available to the 
public a report that contains— 
(1) a description of the activities of the Task 
Force during the preceding year; and 
(2) the findings, strategies, recommendations, 
policies, and initiatives developed pursuant to the 
duties of the Task Force under subsection (b) dur-
ing the preceding year. 
SEC. 912. INCREASE IN PENALTIES FOR ILLICIT TRAF-
FICKING IN SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAP-
ONS TO MEXICO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 38(c) of 
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(c)), any 
person who willfully exports to Mexico any small arm or 
light weapon without a license in violation of the require-
ments of section 38 of such Act shall upon conviction be 
fined for each violation not less than $1,000,000 but not 
more than $3,000,000 and imprisoned for not more than 
ten years, or both. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘small 
arm or light weapon’’ means any item listed in Category 
I(a), Category III (as it applies to Category I(a)), or gre-
nades under Category IV(a) of the United States Muni-
tions List (as contained in part 121 of title 22, Code of 
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Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)) that re-
quires a license for international export under this section. 
(c) SUNSET.—Subsection (a) shall not apply begin-
ning on any date after September 30, 2012, on which the 
President transmits to Congress a certification that con-
tains a determination of the President that the increased 
penalties in subsection (a) are no longer necessary. 
SEC. 913. DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM. 
Section 36(b) of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 
(7) as paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) the arrest or conviction in any country of 
any individual for illegally exporting or attempting 
to export to Mexico any small arm or light weapon 
(as defined in section 912(b) of the Foreign Rela-
tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 
2011;’’; and 
(3) in paragraphs (5) and (6) (as redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘paragraph (1), (2), or (3)’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1), (2), (3), or 
(4)’’. 
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SEC. 914. STATEMENT OF CONGRESS SUPPORTING UNITED 
STATES RATIFICATION OF CIFTA. 
Congress supports the ratification by the United 
States of the Inter-American Convention Against the Il-
licit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Am-
munition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials. 
TITLE X—REPORTING 
REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 1001. ASSESSMENT OF SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA 
LEONE. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees an assessment 
on the continuing needs of the Special Court for Sierra 
Leone, including an assessment of the following activities 
of the Special Court: 
(1) Witness protection. 
(2) Archival activities, including recordkeeping 
associated with future legal work by the Special 
Court. 
(3) The residual registrar’s capacity for enforc-
ing Special Court sentences and maintaining rela-
tions with countries hosting imprisoned convicts of 
the Special Court, legal decisionmaking regarding 
future appeals, conditions of prisoner treatment, 
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contempt proceedings, and financial matters relating 
to such activities. 
(4) Transfer or maintenance of Special Court 
records to a permanent recordkeeping authority in 
Sierra Leone. 
(5) Ongoing needs or programs for community 
outreach, for the purpose of reconciliation and heal-
ing, regarding the Special Court’s legal proceedings 
and decisions. 
(6) Plans for the Special Court’s facilities in Si-
erra Leone and plans to use the Special Court, and 
expertise of its personnel, for further development of 
the legal profession and an independent and effective 
judiciary in Sierra Leone. 
(7) Unresolved cases, or cases that were not 
prosecuted. 
SEC. 1002. REPORT ON UNITED STATES CAPACITIES TO 
PREVENT GENOCIDE AND MASS ATROCITIES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The lack of an effective government-wide 
strategy and adequate capacities for preventing 
genocide and mass atrocities against civilians under-
mines the ability of the United States to contribute 
to the maintenance of global peace and security and 
protect vital United States interests. 
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