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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 Hemi-
sphere 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 De-
fense to provide to military personnel of Latin American
nations, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY FOR WESTERN HEMI-
SPHERE 
INSTITUTE 
FOR 
SECURITY 
CO-
OPERATION.
(a) CLOSURE OF INSTITUTE.—The Secretary of the
Army shall close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Se-
curity Cooperation.
(b) REPEAL.—(1) Section 2166 of title 10, United
States Code, is repealed.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter
108 of such title is amended by striking the item relating
to section 2166.
(c) LIMITATION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW EDU-
CATION AND TRAINING FACILITY.—No training or edu-
cation facility may be established in the Department of
Defense for Latin American military personnel (as a suc-
cessor to the United States Army School of the Americas,
the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Coopera-
tion, or otherwise) until the end of the ten-month period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 2. JOINT CONGRESSIONAL TASK FORCE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established 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.
(b) COMPOSITION.—The task force shall be composed
of eight Members of Congress, of whom two each shall
be designated by the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, the minority leader of the House of Representatives,
the majority leader of the Senate, and the minority leader
of the Senate.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than six months after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the task force shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on its assessment under sub-
section (a). The report shall include—
(1) a critical assessment of courses, curriculum
and procedures appropriate for such education and
training; and
(2) an evaluation of the effect of such education
and training on the performance of Latin American
military personnel in the areas of human rights and
adherence to democratic principles and the rule of
law.
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Mem-
ber’’ includes a Delegate to, or Resident Commissioner,
in the Congress.
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