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(A) in subsection (d)(7), by striking ‘‘to 
the maximum extent practicable’’ and inserting 
‘‘unless such disclosure would endanger the 
safety of human sources or reveal sensitive in-
telligence sources and methods’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 31 
of each year, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, a 
report on the vetting process of units of security 
forces of foreign countries established to comply with 
this section. 
‘‘(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report 
required under paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) The total number of units submitted 
for vetting during the prior calendar year, and 
the number of such units that were approved, 
suspended, or rejected for human rights rea-
sons.
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‘‘(B) The name of such units rejected dur-
ing the prior calendar year and a description of 
the steps taken to assist the government of the 
foreign country in bringing the responsible 
members of such units to justice, in accordance 
with subsection (c). 
‘‘(C) An updated list of the units with re-
spect to which no assistance is to be furnished 
pursuant to subsection (a).’’. 
(3) In section 622(c) (22 U.S.C. 2382(c)), by 
inserting ‘‘law enforcement and justice sector assist-
ance,’’ before ‘‘military assistance,’’. 
(4) 
In 
section 
656(a)(1) 
(22 
U.S.C. 
2416(a)(1)), by striking ‘‘January 31’’ and inserting 
‘‘March 1’’. 
SEC. 831. REPEAL OF REPORTS. 
(a) REPEAL OF ANNUAL REPORT ON WORLD MILI-
TARY EXPENDITURES AND ARMS TRANSFERS.—Section 
404 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 
U.S.C. 2593b) is hereby repealed. 
(b) REPEAL OF ANNUAL REPORT RELATING TO THE 
COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EU-
ROPE.—Section 5 of Public Law 94–304 (22 U.S.C. 3005) 
is hereby repealed.
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(c) REPEAL OF REPORT ON ASSISTANCE RELATING 
TO INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.—Section 502 of the 
International Security and Development Cooperation Act 
of 1985 (22 U.S.C. 2349aa–7) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (b). 
SEC. 832. DEFENSE TRADE CONTROLS REGISTRATION 
FEES. 
Section 45 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2717) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘defense trade controls’’ 
after ‘‘100 percent of the’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Office of Defense 
Trade Controls of’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘management, licensing, compli-
ance, and policy activities in the defense trade 
controls function, including’’ after ‘‘incurred 
for’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘contract 
personnel to assist in’’;
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(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(D) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) the facilitation of defense trade policy de-
velopment and implementation, review of commodity 
jurisdiction determinations, public outreach to indus-
try and foreign parties, and analysis of scientific and 
technological developments as they relate to the ex-
ercise of defense trade control authorities; and 
‘‘(5) contract personnel to assist in such activi-
ties.’’. 
SEC. 833. WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE TO UNITS OF FOR-
EIGN SECURITY FORCES THAT ENGAGED IN 
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OR ABUSE IN PEACE-
KEEPING OPERATIONS. 
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by 
inserting after section 554 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 555. WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE TO UNITS OF 
FOREIGN SECURITY FORCES THAT ENGAGED 
IN SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OR ABUSE IN 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State should 
withhold assistance to any unit of the security forces of
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a foreign country if the Secretary has credible information 
that such unit has engaged in sexual exploitation or abuse, 
including while serving in a United Nations peacekeeping 
operation, until the Secretary determines that the govern-
ment of such country is taking effective steps to hold the 
responsible members of such unit accountable and to pre-
vent future incidents. 
‘‘(b) NOTICE.—The Secretary of State— 
‘‘(1) shall promptly notify the government of 
each country subject to any withholding of assist-
ance pursuant to this section; and 
‘‘(2) shall notify the appropriate congressional 
committees of such withholding not later than 10 
days after a determination to withhold such assist-
ance is made. 
‘‘(c) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of State shall, to 
the maximum extent practicable, assist the government of 
each country subject to any withholding of assistance pur-
suant to this section in bringing the responsible members 
of such unit of the security forces of the country to justice. 
‘‘(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’ means—
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‘‘(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.’’. 
SEC. 834. MODIFICATION TO LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTANCE 
RELATING TO HUMAN RIGHTS. 
(a) MODIFICATION TO THE LIMITATION ON ASSIST-
ANCE TO SECURITY FORCES.—Subsection (a) of section 
620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2378d) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, including any combined se-
curity activities or operations with any such unit,’’ 
after ‘‘of a foreign country’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, including any act that con-
stitutes a war crime, as such term is defined in sec-
tion 2441 of title 18, United States Code’’ after 
‘‘gross violation of human rights’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION TO LIMITATION ON SECURITY AS-
SISTANCE.—Subsection (d)(1) of section 502B of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘any act that constitutes a war crime, as such 
term is defined in section 2441 of title 18, United States 
Code,’’ after ‘‘the abduction and clandestine detention of 
those persons,’’.
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Subtitle C—Studies on Authorities 
and Programs 
SEC. 841. REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY BY BUREAU OF INTER-
NATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCE-
MENT AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary for 
the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforce-
ment, in consultation with the heads of other relevant bu-
reaus of the Department, shall submit to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a re-
port detailing all existing programs, and their statutory 
authorities, that provide training, advice, equipment, and 
other support to eligible foreign civilian security forces and 
institutions. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Such a report 
shall assess the following: 
(1) The benefits and costs of consolidating the 
number of such programs and expanding the scope 
of such programs, as appropriate. 
(2) The prospects for improving coordination 
among such programs.
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(3) The impact of repealing section 660 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2420), 
including— 
(A) the potential opportunities such repeal 
would create for expanding existing programs 
or establishing new programs to improve the ca-
pacity, capabilities, and professionalism of such 
civilian security forces and institutions, includ-
ing with respect to pay and promotions, bene-
fits, leadership, and administration; and 
(B) the required elements necessary to en-
sure that any such program would enhance rule 
of law and safeguard human rights. 
(c) CIVILIAN SECURITY FORCES.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘civilian security forces’’ includes non-military 
security forces at the national, state, district, or local level 
that are responsible for internal security, do not report 
to a defense ministry or similar or related defense or mili-
tary entity of a foreign government, and are assigned re-
sponsibility for one or more of the following: 
(1) Law enforcement. 
(2) Border security. 
(3) Maritime and port security. 
(4) Customs law enforcement. 
(5) Sanctions monitoring and enforcement.
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(6) Counterterrorism. 
(7) Counter-narcotics. 
(8) Counterproliferation. 
(9) Counter-transnational organized crime. 
(10) Improving the administration of justice. 
(11) Promoting respect for human rights. 
(12) Promoting the rule of law. 
SEC. 842. REQUIREMENT FOR INDEPENDENT STUDY OF EX-
ISTING SECURITY ASSISTANCE AUTHORITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter 
into a contract with a federally funded research and devel-
opment center with appropriate expertise and analytical 
capability to carry out the study described in subsection 
(b). 
(b) STUDY.—The study required by subsection (a) 
shall provide for a comprehensive examination of— 
(1) the history and evolution of existing security 
assistance authorities and the original intent of such 
authorities; 
(2) areas in which— 
(A) such authorities have deviated from 
such original intent and explanations why; and 
(B) such authorities overlap or compete 
with one another; and
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(3) recommendations for consolidating, replac-
ing, or otherwise adapting such authorities, as well 
as for establishing new ones, to include recommenda-
tions for differentiating authorities based on the ca-
pacity and capabilities they build as opposed to by 
issue or purpose. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) TO
THE
SECRETARY.—Not later than 1 
year after the date on which , the Secretary enters 
into a contract pursuant to subsection (a), the inde-
pendent research entity that has entered into a con-
tract with the Secretary shall submit to the Sec-
retary a report containing— 
(A) the results of the study required by 
subsection (a); and 
(B) such recommendations to improve the 
effectiveness of existing security assistance au-
thorities as the entity considers to be appro-
priate. 
(2) TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 
after receipt of the report under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall submit such report, together with 
any additional views or recommendations of the Sec-
retary, to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
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House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 901. CASE-ZABLOCKI ACT REFORM. 
Section 112b of title 1, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Committee 
on International Relations’’ and inserting ‘‘Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) Each department or agency of the United States 
Government that enters into any international agreement 
described in subsection (a) on behalf of the United States, 
shall designate a Chief International Agreements Officer, 
who— 
‘‘(1) shall be a current employee of such depart-
ment or agency; 
‘‘(2) shall serve concurrently as Chief Inter-
national Agreements Officer; and 
‘‘(3) subject to the authority of the head of 
such department or agency, shall have department 
or agency-wide responsibility for efficient and appro-
priate compliance with subsection (a) to transmit the 
text of any international agreement to the Depart-
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ment of State not later than 20 days after such 
agreement has been signed.’’. 
SEC. 902. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN 
DEFAULT. 
Section 620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2370(q)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘No assistance’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) No assistance’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘the government of’’ before 
‘‘any country’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘the government of’’ before 
‘‘such country’’ each place it appears; 
(4) by striking ‘‘determines’’ and all that fol-
lows and inserting ‘‘determines, after consultation 
with the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate, that assistance for such country is in the na-
tional interest of the United States.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) No assistance shall be furnished under this 
Act, the Peace Corps Act, the Millennium Challenge 
Act of 2003, the African Development Foundation
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Act, the BUILD Act of 2018, section 504 of the 
FREEDOM Support Act, or section 23 of the Arms 
Export Control Act to the government of any coun-
try which is in default during a period in excess of 
1 calendar year in payment to the United States of 
principal or interest or any loan made to the govern-
ment of such country by the United States unless 
the President determines, following consultation with 
the congressional committees specified in paragraph 
(1), that assistance for such country is in the na-
tional interest of the United States.’’. 
SEC. 903. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS 
SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Subsection (a) of section 620A of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371) is 
amended by striking ‘‘that the government of that coun-
try’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘that the govern-
ment of that country— 
‘‘(1) has repeatedly provided support for acts of 
international terrorism; 
‘‘(2) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any 
individual or group which has committed an act of 
international terrorism; 
‘‘(3) otherwise supports international terrorism; 
or