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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4001 
To provide that no Federal funds may be used to support, finance, assist, 
or contribute to the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo maximum 
security prison in Tecoluca, El Salvador. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2025 
Mr. TAKANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Ju-
diciary, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide that no Federal funds may be used to support, 
finance, assist, or contribute to the Centro de 
Confinamiento del Terrorismo maximum security prison 
in Tecoluca, El Salvador. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Prohibition on Fund-
ing to CECOT Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) The Center for the Confinement of Ter-
rorism (CECOT) maximum security prison in 
Tecoluca, El Salvador, has been the subject of 
human rights issues. 
(2) Credible reports have documented inhumane 
conditions, lack of due process, and violations of 
international standards for the treatment of detain-
ees. 
(3) Continued financial assistance that supports 
or facilitates the operation or expansion of the 
CECOT prison may contravene the human rights 
standards upheld by the United States and its inter-
national partners. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON CURRENT AND FUTURE FUND-
ING.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
Federal funds may be appropriated or otherwise made 
available to directly or indirectly support, finance, assist, 
or contribute to— 
(1) the construction, maintenance, expansion, 
or operation of the Center for the Confinement of 
Terrorism maximum security prison in Tecoluca, El 
Salvador (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘CECOT 
prison’’); 
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(2) any personnel training, equipment, infra-
structure, or services intended for use at or in con-
nection with the CECOT prison; 
(3) any entity, program, or activity that facili-
tates the continued operation or expansion of the 
CECOT prison; or 
(4) costs associated with the detention of any 
individuals transported from the United States to El 
Salvador, irrespective of their status under the im-
migration laws (as such term is defined in section 
101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101)), in the CECOT prison or in any other 
prison in El Salvador. 
(b) TERMINATION OF CURRENT FUNDING.—Any un-
expended balances of any grant or other Federal funds 
previously made available by any Act and obligated for any 
of the purposes described in subsection (a) are perma-
nently rescinded. 
SEC. 4. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to Con-
gress a report identifying the following: 
(1) Any funds obligated or expended for any of 
the purposes described in section 3(a), including 
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funds made available prior to the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(2) Any contracts, grants, or cooperative agree-
ments in effect that involve support to the CECOT 
prison, directly or indirectly. 
(3) A plan for the reallocation or return of any 
funds described in section 3(b). 
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