Title: United States-Colombia Strategic Alliance Act of 2022
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
United States-Colombia Strategic Alliance Act of 2022
This bill requires and authorizes various activities related to Colombia. For example, the bill requires the Department of State to develop and implement strategies to (1) engage with Colombia's government to combat corruption and the misuse of public resources, (2) support the efforts of Colombia's government in countering narcotics trafficking and transnational organized crime, and (3) support the efforts of Colombia's government to provide assistance to various groups that have been affected by natural disasters.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3805 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3805

  To support the advancement of inclusive economic growth, democratic 
  governance, peace, and security in Colombia, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               March 10 (legislative day, March 7), 2022

Mr. Menendez (for himself and Mr. Kaine) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
  To support the advancement of inclusive economic growth, democratic 
  governance, peace, and security in Colombia, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``United States-
Colombia Strategic Alliance Act of 2022''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Designation of Colombia as a major non-NATO ally.
             TITLE I--SUPPORTING INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH

Sec. 101. Colombian-American Enterprise Fund.
Sec. 102. Strategy for promoting and strengthening nearshoring in the 
                            Western Hemisphere.
Sec. 103. United States-Colombia Labor Compact.
Sec. 104. Supporting efforts to combat corruption.
Sec. 105. Increasing English language proficiency.
Sec. 106. Partnership for STEM education.
Sec. 107. Supporting women entrepreneurs.
Sec. 108. Supporting women and girls in science and technology.
    TITLE II--ADVANCING PEACE AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN COLOMBIA

Sec. 201. Supporting peace and justice.
Sec. 202. Advancing integrated rural development.
Sec. 203. Empowering Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities in 
                            Colombia.
Sec. 204. Protecting human rights defenders.
             TITLE III--STRENGTHENING SECURITY COOPERATION

Sec. 301. Establishment of United States-Colombia security consultative 
                            committee.
Sec. 302. Cooperation on cyber defense and combating cyber crimes.
Sec. 303. Classified report on the activities of certain terrorist and 
                            criminal groups.
Sec. 304. Counternarcotics and rural security strategy.
Sec. 305. Classified report on the malicious activities of state actors 
                            in the Andean region.
                   TITLE IV--PROTECTING BIODIVERSITY

Sec. 401. Protecting tropical forests.
Sec. 402. Public-private partnership to build responsible gold value 
                            chains.
Sec. 403. Supporting the protected areas of Colombia.
                 TITLE V--ADDRESSING HUMANITARIAN NEEDS

Sec. 501. Colombia Relief and Development Coherence Strategy.
Sec. 502. Senior Humanitarian Coordinator.
Sec. 503. Support for establishment of assisted voluntary return and 
                            reintegration programming.
Sec. 504. Assessment of healthcare infrastructure needs in rural areas.
Sec. 505. Strategy for refugee resettlement in the Western Hemisphere.
                        TITLE VI--GLOBAL ISSUES

Sec. 601. Authorities related to counternarcotics.
Sec. 602. Ensuring the integrity of communications cooperation.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) On June 19, 2022, the United States and Colombia will 
        celebrate 200 years of formal diplomatic relations, 
        commemorating the United States Congress' recognition of the 
        independence of Colombia.
            (2) On May 15, 2022, the United States and Colombia will 
        celebrate 10 years since the entry into force of the United 
        States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, which has 
        contributed to economic growth in both the United States and 
        Colombia.
            (3) On July 13, 2000, the United States and Colombia 
        launched Plan Colombia, an ambitious bilateral strategy that 
        strengthened Colombia's institutions and capacity to combat 
        drug trafficking, organized crime, and violence, and promote 
        rule of law.
            (4) On February 4, 2016, the United States and Colombia 
        launched a new chapter in bilateral security cooperation 
        between the two countries through the announcement of Peace 
        Colombia, the successor strategy to Plan Colombia aimed at 
        supporting Colombia's consolidation of peace, democratic 
        governance, and security.
            (5) To implement Plan Colombia and its successor 
        strategies, the United States Congress has appropriated more 
        than $12,000,000,000 since 2000. The Government of Colombia has 
        contributed more than 90 percent of the total costs of the 
        implementation of Plan Colombia.
            (6) Increased military and security cooperation through 
        Plan Colombia and Peace Colombia has helped Colombia expand and 
        professionalize its police and armed forces.
            (7) The United States and Colombia have entered into formal 
        partnerships with governments throughout Latin America and the 
        Caribbean to bolster hemispheric security cooperation through 
        the United States-Colombia Action Plan on Regional Security 
        Cooperation (USCAP).
            (8) In May 2017, Colombia became the first Latin American 
        partner of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
            (9) Colombia is the second most biodiverse country on Earth 
        and is home to 10 percent of the world's flora and fauna.
            (10) Colombia hosts more than 1,800,000 refugees from 
        Venezuela. In addition, Colombia has a population of 8,100,000 
        registered victims of internal displacement since 1985.
            (11) Colombia is the United States third-largest trade 
        partner in Latin America, with United States goods and services 
        trade with Colombia totaling an estimated $40,700,000,000 in 
        2019.
            (12) The Government of Colombia is a strong advocate for 
        democratic governance in Latin America and the Caribbean, 
        publicly condemning ongoing violations of civil liberties and 
        human rights in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.
            (13) The Government of Colombia has been an active 
        participant in global peacekeeping and peacebuilding missions, 
        including the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti 
        (MINUSTAH), the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office 
        in Sierra Leone (UNOSIL), and the Multinational Force and 
        Observers in the Sinai, since 1979.
            (14) In February 2021, Colombian President Ivan Duque 
        announced he would grant temporary protected status to nearly 
        1,800,000 Venezuelan refugees in the country.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF COLOMBIA AS A MAJOR NON-NATO ALLY.

    Section 517 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321k) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Additional Designations.--
            ``(1) In general.--Effective on the date of the enactment 
        of the United States-Colombia Strategic Alliance Act of 2022, 
        Colombia is designated as a major non-NATO ally for purposes of 
        this Act, the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), 
        and section 2350a of title 10, United States Code.
            ``(2) Notice of termination of designation.--The President 
        shall notify Congress in accordance with subsection (a)(2) 
        before terminating the designation of a country specified in 
        paragraph (1).''.

             TITLE I--SUPPORTING INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH

SEC. 101. COLOMBIAN-AMERICAN ENTERPRISE FUND.

    (a) Designation.--The President shall designate a private, 
nonprofit organization (to be known as the ``Colombian-American 
Enterprise Fund'') to receive funds and support made available under 
this section after determining that such organization has been 
designated for the purposes specified in subsection (b). The President 
shall make such designation only after consultation with the leadership 
of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes are this section are the purposes 
described in section 1421(g)(3) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 
9621(g)(3)).
    (c) Board of Directors.--
            (1) Appointment.--The Colombian-American Enterprise Fund 
        shall be governed by a Board of Directors pursuant to 
        paragraphs (5) and (6) of section 1421(g) of the BUILD Act of 
        2018 (22 U.S.C. 9621(g)).
            (2) United states government liaison to the board.--The 
        President shall appoint the United States Ambassador to 
        Colombia, or the Ambassador's designee, as a liaison to the 
        Board. The liaison appointed under this paragraph shall not 
        have any voting authority.
            (3) Nongovernment liaisons to the board.--
                    (A) In general.--Upon the recommendation of the 
                Board of Directors, the President may appoint up to 2 
                additional liaisons to the Board of Directors in 
                addition to the liaison specified in paragraph (2), of 
                which not more than 1 may be a noncitizen of the United 
                States. A liaison appointed under this subparagraph 
                shall not have any voting authority.
                    (B) NGO community.--One of the additional liaisons 
                to the Board should be from the nongovernmental 
                organization community, with significant prior 
                experience in development financing and an 
                understanding of development policy priorities for 
                Colombia.
                    (C) Technical expertise.--One of the additional 
                liaisons to the Board should have extensive 
                demonstrated industry, sector, or technical experience 
                and expertise in a priority investment sector described 
                in subsection (e) for the Colombia-American Enterprise 
                Fund.
    (d) Grants.--The President is authorized to use $200,000,000 in 
funds appropriated by any Act, in this fiscal year or prior fiscal 
years, making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs, including funds previously obligated, 
that are otherwise available for such purposes, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law--
            (1) to carry out the purposes set forth in subsection (b) 
        through the Colombian-American Enterprise Fund in accordance 
        with section 1421(g)(4)(A) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 
        9621(g)(4)(A)); and
            (2) to pay for the administrative expenses of the 
        Colombian-American Enterprise Fund, in accordance with the 
        limitation under section 1421(g)(4)(B) of the BUILD Act of 2018 
        (22 U.S.C. 9621(g)(4)(B)).
    (e) Prioritization.--In carrying out the purposes of the Colombian-
American Enterprise Fund described in subsection (b), the Board of 
Directors shall not be prohibited from making investments, grants, and 
expenditures in any economic sector, but shall prioritize such 
activities in the following sectors:
            (1) Not less than 35 percent of the investments, grants, 
        and expenditures of the Colombian-American Enterprise Fund 
        shall go to projects and activities of small and medium-sized 
        businesses in Colombia working to close the digital divide, 
        enabling digital transformation, and developing and applying 
        advanced digital technologies, including big data, artificial 
        intelligence, and the Internet of Things.
            (2) Not less than 50 percent of the investments, grants, 
        and expenditures, of the Colombian-American Enterprise Fund 
        shall go to small and medium-sized businesses owned by women.
            (3) Small and medium-sized businesses dedicated to 
        advancing the growth, sustainability, modernization, and 
        formalization of Colombia's agriculture sector.
    (f) Notification.--Not later than 15 days before designating an 
organization to operate as the Colombia-American Enterprise Fund 
pursuant to subsection (a), the President shall notify the Chairmen and 
Ranking Members of the appropriate congressional committees of--
            (1) the identity of the organization to be designated to 
        operate as the Colombian-American Enterprise Fund;
            (2) the names and qualifications of the individuals who 
        will comprise the initial Board of Directors; and
            (3) the amount of the grant intended to fund the Colombian-
        American Enterprise Fund.
    (g) Briefing.--Not later than one year after the designation of the 
Fund, and annually thereafter, the President shall brief the 
appropriate congressional committees on--
            (1) a summary of the Fund's beneficiaries;
            (2) progress by the Fund in achieving the purposes set 
        forth in subsection (b);
            (3) recommendations on how the Fund can better achieve the 
        purposes set forth in subsection (b); and
            (4) the reporting requirements described in subsection (h).
    (h) Compliance.--The Colombian-American Enterprise Fund shall be 
subject to the reporting and oversight requirements described in 
paragraphs (7) and (8) of section 1421(g) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (22 
U.S.C. 9621(g)), respectively.
    (i) Best Practices.--
            (1) In general.--To the maximum extent practicable, the 
        Board of Directors of the Colombian-American Enterprise Fund 
        should adopt the best practices and procedures used by other 
        American Enterprise Funds, including those for which funding 
        has been made available pursuant to section 201 of the Support 
        for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 
        5421).
            (2) Implementation.--In implementing this section, the 
        President shall ensure that the articles of incorporation of 
        the Colombia-American Enterprise Fund (including provisions 
        specifying the responsibilities of the Board of Directors of 
        the Fund) and the terms of United States Government grant 
        agreements with the Fund are, to the maximum extent 
        practicable, consistent with the articles of incorporation and 
        the terms of grant agreements established for other American 
        Enterprise Funds, including those established pursuant to 
        section 201 of the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) 
        Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5421) and comparable provisions of law.
    (j) Return of Funds to Treasury.--Any funds resulting from the 
liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Colombian-American 
Enterprise Fund, in whole or in part, shall be returned to the Treasury 
of the United States.
    (k) Termination.--The Colombian-American Enterprise Fund shall 
terminate on--
            (1) the date that is 10 years after the date of the first 
        expenditure of amounts from the fund; or
            (2) the date on which the fund is liquidated.

SEC. 102. STRATEGY FOR PROMOTING AND STRENGTHENING NEARSHORING IN THE 
              WESTERN HEMISPHERE.

    (a) Strategy.--The Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
United States Agency for International Development and the United 
States International Development Finance Corporation, and the heads of 
all other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall develop and 
implement a strategy to increase supply chain resiliency and security 
by promoting and strengthening nearshoring efforts to relocate supply 
chains from the People's Republic of China to the Western Hemisphere.
    (b) Elements.--The strategy required under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) be informed by consultations with--
                    (A) the governments of allies and partners in the 
                Western Hemisphere; and
                    (B) labor organizations, trade unions, and 
                companies and other private sector enterprises in the 
                United States;
            (2) provide a description of how reshoring and nearshoring 
        initiatives can be pursued in a complementary fashion to 
        strengthen United States national interests;
            (3) include an assessment of the status and effectiveness 
        of current efforts by regional governments, multilateral 
        development banks, and the private sector to promote 
        nearshoring to the Western Hemisphere, major challenges 
        hindering such efforts, and how the United States can 
        strengthen the effectiveness of such efforts;
            (4) identify countries within Latin America and the 
        Caribbean with comparative advantages for sourcing and 
        manufacturing critical goods and countries with the greatest 
        nearshoring opportunities;
            (5) identify how activities by the United States Agency for 
        International Development and the United States International 
        Development Finance Corporation can effectively be leveraged to 
        strengthen and promote nearshoring to Latin America and the 
        Caribbean;
            (6) advance diplomatic initiatives to secure specific 
        national commitments by governments in Latin America and the 
        Caribbean to undertake efforts to create favorable conditions 
        for nearshoring in the region, including commitments to develop 
        formalized national nearshoring strategies, address corruption 
        and rule of law concerns, modernize digital and physical 
        infrastructure, lower trade barriers, improve ease of doing 
        business, and finance and incentivize nearshoring initiatives;
            (7) advance diplomatic initiatives to harmonize standards 
        and regulations, expedite customs operations, and facilitate 
        economic integration in the region; and
            (8) develop and implement programs to finance, incentivize, 
        or otherwise promote nearshoring to the Western Hemisphere in 
        accordance with the findings made pursuant to paragraphs (3), 
        (4), and (5), including, at minimum, programs to develop 
        physical and digital infrastructure, promote transparency in 
        procurement processes, provide technical assistance in 
        implementing national nearshoring strategies, mobilize private 
        investment, and secure commitments by private entities to 
        relocate supply chains from the People's Republic of China to 
        the Western Hemisphere.
    (c) Coordination With Multilateral Development Banks.--In 
implementing the strategy required under subsection (a), the Secretary 
of State and the heads of all other relevant Federal departments and 
agencies shall coordinate with the United States Executive Directors of 
the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank.
    (d) Prioritization.--As part of the effort described in this 
section, the Secretary of State shall prioritize Colombia.
    (e) Annual Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for a period of 5 years, 
the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives a report on the strategy required under 
subsection (a) and progress made in its implementation.

SEC. 103. UNITED STATES-COLOMBIA LABOR COMPACT.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) In July 2020, the Government of Colombia, through the 
        Ministry of Labor and the Department of Planning, established a 
        ``Mision de Empleo'' to evaluate labor market challenges and 
        make recommendations. The mission made several critical 
        findings, including--
                    (A) the majority of Colombian workers labor under 
                precarious conditions, with few opportunities for 
                upward mobility, low and unstable incomes, incomplete 
                and erratic protections, and limited access to labor 
                justice;
                    (B) the number of labor inspectors in Colombia is 
                55 percent below recommendations by the International 
                Labor Organization, and the proportion of labor judges 
                to the population is 83 percent below the average of 
                Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development 
                countries; and
                    (C) capacity building is needed to strengthen the 
                Ministry of Labor's ability to inspect labor conditions 
                and violations and the ability of labor courts to 
                resolve complaints.
    (b) Compact Authority.--The Secretary of State, in coordination 
with the Secretary of Labor and the United States Trade Representative, 
is authorized to enter into a bilateral agreement of not less than 7 
years in duration with the Government of Colombia to continue 
strengthening labor rights and labor policies in the country. The 
agreement shall be known as the ``United States-Colombia Labor 
Compact'' (referred to in this section as the ``Compact'').
    (c) Compact Elements.--The Compact shall establish a multi-year 
strategy to--
            (1) address the findings in the 2021 Executive Report of 
        the Mision de Empleo de Colombia;
            (2) further advance the objectives set forth under the 
        related goals of the 2016 peace accord and the Colombian Action 
        Plan Related to Labor Rights of April 7, 2011 (referred to in 
        this section as the ``Labor Action Plan'');
            (3) promote labor formalization in Colombia;
            (4) protect internationally recognized labor rights, 
        including with respect to freedom of association, elimination 
        of all forms of forced or compulsory labor, prohibitions on 
        child labor, and acceptable work conditions related to hours 
        worked and occupational health and safety; and
            (5) address and prevent violence against labor 
        organizations and trade unions and prosecute the perpetrators 
        of such violence.
    (d) Strategy Requirements.--The strategy required under subsection 
(c) shall--
            (1) be informed by consultations with labor organizations, 
        trade unions, and companies and other private sector 
        enterprises in the United States and Colombia;
            (2) be informed by assessments, including assessments by 
        the Department of Labor's International Labor Affairs Bureau, 
        of the areas in Colombia experiencing the highest incidence of 
        labor rights violations and violence against labor 
        organizations and trade unions;
            (3) identify clear and measurable goals, objectives, and 
        benchmarks under the Compact to detect, deter, and respond to 
        labor rights violations and violence against labor leaders;
            (4) set out clear roles, responsibilities, and objectives 
        under the Compact, which shall include a description of 
        policies and financial commitments of the United States 
        Government and the Government of Colombia;
            (5) provide for the conduct of an impact evaluation not 
        later than 1 year after the conclusion of the negotiations of 
        the Compact and biannually thereafter; and
            (6) provide for a full accounting of all funds expended 
        under the Compact, which shall include full audit authority for 
        the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of State, 
        the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Agency 
        for International Development, and the Government 
        Accountability Office, as appropriate.
    (e) Establishment of Task Force.--The President shall establish an 
interagency task force to advance, monitor, enforce, and evaluate the 
negotiation and signing of the Compact (referred to in this section as 
the ``Labor Task Force''), which shall consist of--
            (1) the Secretary of State, who shall serve as the Chair;
            (2) the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
        International Development;
            (3) the Secretary of Labor;
            (4) the United States Trade Representative; and
            (5) any other Federal officials as may be designated by the 
        President.
    (f) Activities of the Labor Task Force.--The Labor Task Force 
shall--
            (1) engage with the Government of Colombia to design and 
        implement the Compact;
            (2) engage in consultation and advocacy with 
        nongovernmental organizations, including labor organizations 
        and trade unions in the United States and Colombia, to advance 
        the purposes of this section;
            (3) assess efforts by the United States Government and the 
        Government of Colombia to implement the Compact; and
            (4) establish regular meetings of the Labor Task Force to 
        ensure closer coordination across departments and agencies in 
        the development of policies regarding the Compact.
    (g) Specific Focus.--The activities described in subsection (f) 
shall include an in-depth analysis of the impact of the United States-
Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement on vulnerable populations, including 
women and Afro-Colombian, Indigenous, and migrant communities, and 
recommendations on ways to ensure that those communities are better 
assisted and protected.
    (h) Congressional Notification.--Not later than 15 days after 
entering into a Compact with the Government of Colombia, the Secretary 
of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development and the Secretary of Labor, shall 
submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the 
Committee on Finance of the Senate, the Committee on Ways and Means of 
the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives--
            (1) a copy of the proposed Compact; and
            (2) a copy of any annexes, appendices, or implementation 
        plans related to the Compact.
    (i) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after entering into a Compact, 
and annually during the period in which the Compact is in effect, the 
Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, shall submit a 
report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that 
describes the progress made under the Compact and includes 
recommendations for strengthening United States implementation of the 
Compact.

SEC. 104. SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO COMBAT CORRUPTION.

    (a) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary of State shall engage with 
the Government of Colombia for the purpose of developing and 
implementing a multi-year strategy, including through the provision of 
technical assistance, to combat corruption and address the misuse of 
public resources. The Secretary of State shall consult with the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development 
and the Secretary of the Treasury in the development of the strategy.
    (b) Elements.--The strategy required under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) assess the scope of public and private sector 
        corruption in Colombia, including specific cases of significant 
        corruption;
            (2) provide technical assistance for the purposes of 
        combating corruption and increasing transparency in Colombia;
            (3) develop and implement programming to support 
        investigative journalism, protection of journalists reporting 
        on public and private sector corruption, civil society anti-
        corruption initiatives;
            (4) consult and advocate with nongovernmental organizations 
        and the private sector to advance the purposes of this section; 
        and
            (5) establish regular United States interagency meetings to 
        ensure closer coordination across United States departments and 
        agencies in the development of policies regarding transparency 
        and corruption in Colombia.
    (c) Briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall brief the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives on the strategy required under 
subsection (a). Not later than 1 year after the briefing on the 
strategy, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall brief 
the committees on the implementation of the strategy.

SEC. 105. INCREASING ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY.

    (a) Partnership Authorized.--The Secretary of State and the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development 
are authorized to establish a 5-year public-private partnership to 
support--
            (1) innovative in-country solutions for improving English 
        language proficiency among primary and secondary school 
        teachers in Colombia; and
            (2) the creation of English language accelerator courses, 
        including specialized courses in business and technology.
    (b) Elements.--In designing and implementing the partnership 
authorized under subsection (a), the Secretary of State and the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development 
shall--
            (1) complement ongoing efforts by the Ministry of Education 
        of Colombia and other relevant institutions;
            (2) target teachers from schools in low-income communities 
        and underrepresented communities, including Afro-Colombian and 
        Indigenous communities; and
            (3) consult with the Government of Colombia, civil society, 
        and academia.
    (c) Purpose.--The purpose of the partnership authorized under 
subsection (a) is to increase English language proficiency among 
primary and secondary school teachers, enhance teachers' use of 
emerging digital technologies for English language learning, and ensure 
continuity of teacher development, thereby increasing student outcomes 
and the ability of Colombian youth to access higher education and 
higher quality livelihoods.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the United States Agency for International Development 
$12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 for the creation 
of the partnership authorized under subsection (a).
    (e) Monitoring and Evaluation Framework.--Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and 
the Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development shall jointly submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives a monitoring and evaluation framework that includes 
objectives and indicators related to the partnership authorized under 
subsection (a).
    (f) Assessments of Partnership Impact.--Not later than 2 years and 
5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development shall jointly submit to the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives a comprehensive assessment on the impact 
of the partnership authorized under subsection (a) that uses the 
monitoring and evaluation framework submitted pursuant to subsection 
(e).
    (g) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development shall brief the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives regarding the progress 
achieved in advancing the partnership authorized under subsection (a).

SEC. 106. PARTNERSHIP FOR STEM EDUCATION.

    (a) In General.--The United States Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development shall support Colombia's 
Ministry of Education in the development of K-12 STEM curricula, the 
development of a STEM teacher education and degree program at public 
schools, and the training of 10,000 new K-12 public school educators, 
including in underrepresented and Afro-Colombian and Indigenous 
communities.
    (b) Coordination.--In designing and implementing the program 
required under subsection (a), the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development shall coordinate with the Chief 
Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation and the Chief 
Executive Officer of the Peace Corps.
    (c) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
United States Agency for International Development $10,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 for the creation of the program 
authorized under subsection (a).
    (d) Briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development shall brief the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives on the results of the 
program required under subsection (a).

SEC. 107. SUPPORTING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State and the Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development shall design and 
implement a new program to promote women's entrepreneurship through 
initiatives that--
            (1) promote policies and legislative efforts to reduce 
        barriers to women's entrepreneurship and women's ownership of 
        small and medium-sized enterprises;
            (2) increase access to credit and financing; and
            (3) provide training and mentorship to women entrepreneurs, 
        including women from Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities.
    (b) Coordination.--In designing and implementing the program 
required under subsection (a), the Secretary of State and the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development 
shall coordinate with the Chief Executive Officer of the United States 
International Development Finance Corporation.
    (c) Briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State 
and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development shall brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives on the results of the program required under subsection 
(a).

SEC. 108. SUPPORTING WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall establish TechWomen 
and TechGirls programs designed to empower and inspire women and girls 
from Latin America and the Caribbean to advance careers in science and 
technology.
    (b) Participation.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary 
of State shall--
            (1) during the first 5 years of the programs, prioritize 
        the participation of Colombian women and girls; and
            (2) take steps to include underrepresented women and girls 
        from across Latin America and the Caribbean, including women 
        from low-income and underrepresented communities, including 
        Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities, in the programs.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 to carry out this section.

    TITLE II--ADVANCING PEACE AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN COLOMBIA

SEC. 201. SUPPORTING PEACE AND JUSTICE.

    (a) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to support 
peace, justice, and democratic governance in Colombia, including the 
full and timely implementation of the 2016 peace accord.
    (b) Evaluation Framework.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
        consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency 
        for International Development, shall submit to the Committee on 
        Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
        Affairs of the House of Representatives an evaluation framework 
        that assesses the impact of United States diplomatic engagement 
        and foreign assistance programming in support of the peace 
        process in Colombia.
            (2) Consultation.--The Secretary of State, in consultation 
        with the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
        International Development, shall consult with the Committee on 
        Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
        Affairs of the House of Representatives on the development of 
        the evaluation framework required under paragraph (1).

SEC. 202. ADVANCING INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Supporting Agricultural Cooperatives.--The Secretary of State, 
in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, the Chief Executive Officer of the United 
States International Development Finance Corporation, and the Secretary 
of Commerce, and in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer of 
the Inter-American Foundation, shall develop and implement programs to 
support the ability of rural cooperatives in conflict-affected areas of 
Colombia to bring products into national and international markets by--
            (1) supporting research;
            (2) developing new skills;
            (3) building resilience capacities, including capacity to 
        adapt to the effects of climate change;
            (4) integrating best practices in sustainable agriculture;
            (5) promoting standardization and quality control;
            (6) supporting commercialization;
            (7) enabling access to financing; and
            (8) promoting access to markets.
    (b) Prioritization.--Programs required under subsection (a) shall 
prioritize communities seeking to shift away from illicit economies, 
including such economies related to the trafficking of narcotics, 
wildlife, minerals and other natural resources, and other goods.
    (c) Consultation.--In developing the programs required under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall consult with 
representatives of the Government of Colombia, the private sector, 
human rights, labor, and humanitarian organizations, and 
underrepresented populations including women, Indigenous populations, 
and Afro-Colombians.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development $10,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2023 and 2024 to carry out the programs required under 
subsection (a).
    (e) Briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of 
State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, and the Chief Executive Officer of the United States 
International Development Finance Corporation shall brief the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives regarding the progress achieved in 
advancing the programs required under subsection (a).

SEC. 203. EMPOWERING AFRO-COLOMBIAN AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN 
              COLOMBIA.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development 
and the Chief Executive Officer of the United States International 
Development Finance Corporation, and in consultation with the Chief 
Executive Officer of the Inter-American Foundation, shall develop and 
implement initiatives to--
            (1) support the implementation of the ethnic chapter of 
        Colombia's 2016 peace accord, which safeguards the rights of 
        the Indigenous and Black populations of Colombia;
            (2) provide technical assistance and capacity-building 
        support to Afro-Colombian community councils in Colombia;
            (3) increase the participation of individuals from Afro-
        Colombian and Indigenous communities in existing bilateral 
        initiatives and in educational and cultural exchange programs 
        of the Department of State and the United States Agency for 
        International Development; and
            (4) increase access to finance and credit for small and 
        medium-sized businesses owner by Afro-Colombian and Indigenous 
        entrepreneurs.
    (b) Prioritization.--During the 5-year period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act--
            (1) the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
        International Development shall dedicate not less than 10 
        percent of the amounts appropriated to the United States Agency 
        for International Development and allocated for Colombia to 
        programs that empower and support Afro-Colombian and Indigenous 
        communities in Colombia; and
            (2) not less than 50 percent of the funding dedicated under 
        paragraph (1) shall be directly provided to Afro-Colombian and 
        Indigenous-led organizations to implement the programs 
        described in that paragraph.

SEC. 204. PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2026 
to provide critical assistance to human rights defenders and anti-
corruption activists in Colombia through the Department of State's 
Human Rights Defenders Fund.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through the end of 2024, 
the Secretary of State, in cooperation with the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, shall submit a 
report to Congress that includes--
            (1) details regarding Department of State and United States 
        Agency for International Development programs to--
                    (A) support the work of human rights defenders, 
                anti-corruption activists, and other civil society 
                actors in Colombia; and
                    (B) provide assistance when such individuals are 
                under threat, including specific processes by which 
                such individuals can request assistance from United 
                States embassies;
            (2) detailed information contained in the Country Reports 
        on Human Rights Practices regarding the intimidation of, and 
        attacks against, such individuals and the response of the 
        foreign government;
            (3) a strategy for any increased engagement and measures of 
        success toward defending human rights defenders and anti-
        corruption activists; and
            (4) an accounting of funds used to execute the Human Rights 
        Defender Fund.

             TITLE III--STRENGTHENING SECURITY COOPERATION

SEC. 301. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES-COLOMBIA SECURITY CONSULTATIVE 
              COMMITTEE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
Defense shall establish a consultative committee to include the 
Government of Colombia to develop a strategy for jointly strengthening 
Colombia's national security and defense institutions, and capacity to 
carry out operations across the territory of Colombia, including in 
rural and urban areas, related to--
            (1) counterterrorism and counterinsurgency;
            (2) counternarcotics and countering other forms of illicit 
        trafficking;
            (3) cyber defense and cyber crimes;
            (4) border and maritime security and air defense; and
            (5) stabilization.
    (b) Additional Elements.--The consultative committee shall evaluate 
existing technologies, equipment, and weapons systems, as well as 
necessary upgrades to such technologies, equipment, and systems of 
Colombia's national security and defense institutions in order to 
ensure the continued defense of the national sovereignty and national 
territory of Colombia.
    (c) Bilateral Security and Defense Cooperation.--Not later than 180 
days after the establishment of the consultative committee required 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
Secretary of Defense, is authorized to enter into consultations with 
the Government of Colombia to strengthen existing, or establish new, 
bilateral security and defense cooperation or lines of effort to 
address capacity-building and resource needs identified by the 
consultative committee.
    (d) Briefings.--
            (1) Consultative committee.--Not later than 30 days after 
        the establishment of the United States-Colombia Security 
        Consultative Committee required under subsection (a), and not 
        later than 15 days after any meeting of the Consultative 
        Committee thereafter, the Secretary of State and the Secretary 
        of Defense shall jointly brief any of the appropriate 
        congressional committees on progress made under the committee, 
        pursuant to a request by any one of the appropriate 
        congressional committees.
            (2) Bilateral security and defense cooperation.--Not later 
        than 30 days after the completion of any consultations with the 
        Government of Colombia pursuant to subsection (c), the 
        Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall brief the 
        appropriate congressional committees on the implementation of 
        the agreed upon areas of cooperation or lines of effort.
    (e) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
            (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            (4) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
        Representatives.

SEC. 302. COOPERATION ON CYBER DEFENSE AND COMBATING CYBER CRIMES.

    (a) Diplomatic Engagement.--The Secretary of State, in coordination 
with the Attorney General of the United States, shall engage with the 
Government of Colombia to support and facilitate Colombia's adoption of 
improved standards to address cyber crimes, especially such crimes that 
are state-directed, including--
            (1) supporting the development of Colombia's strategies to 
        deter, investigate, and prosecute cyber crime, to protect 
        critical infrastructure, and to promote the use of new 
        technologies, as part of a broader and more coordinated effort 
        to protect the information technology systems and networks of 
        citizens, businesses, and governments;
            (2) supporting the development of protocols that allow 
        cyber preparedness and ensure protection and resilience to 
        critical infrastructure;
            (3) supporting the Government of Colombia in the 
        implementation of relevant international conventions, such as 
        the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime, of which Colombia is a 
        party;
            (4) continuing to develop partnerships among foreign 
        partners, including in Latin America and the Caribbean, 
        responsible for preventing, investigating, and prosecuting such 
        crimes, and the private sector, in order to streamline and 
        improve the procurement of timely information in the context of 
        mutual assistance proceedings;
            (5) working, in cooperation with like-minded democracies in 
        international organizations, to advance standards for digital 
        governance and promote a secure, reliable, free, and open 
        internet;
            (6) supporting the adoption of new technologies to enhance 
        the technical capabilities of cyber security agencies in 
        Colombia; and
            (7) supporting the efforts of the Government of Colombia to 
        build national resilience against foreign disinformation 
        efforts.
    (b) Digital Infrastructure Access and Security Strategy.--Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State, in coordination with relevant Federal agencies, 
shall develop and implement a strategy for leveraging United States 
expertise to share best practices and lessons learned and assist the 
Government of Colombia. The strategy shall--
            (1) improve and secure its digital infrastructure, 
        including critical infrastructure;
            (2) protect technological assets, including data privacy, 
        digital evidence, and electronically store information;
            (3) advance cyber security to protect against cyber crime 
        and cyber espionage;
            (4) promote exchanges and technical training programs, 
        including know-how transfer in cyber security and 
        disinformation and misinformation;
            (5) promote the adoption or development of new technologies 
        to enhance protection against cyber crime and cyber espionage; 
        and
            (6) promote digital hygiene programs.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of State for the development and 
implementation of the strategy required under subsection (b) $3,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025.
    (d) Semiannual Briefing Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter 
until the date that is 5 years after such date of enactment, the 
Secretary of State shall brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives regarding the implementation of the diplomatic 
engagement described in subsection (a) and the implementation of the 
strategy described in subsection (b).

SEC. 303. CLASSIFIED REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF CERTAIN TERRORIST AND 
              CRIMINAL GROUPS.

    (a) Finding.--On November 30, 2021, the United States designated 
the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) and 
Segunda Marquetalia as foreign terrorist organizations under section 
219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)).
    (b) Reports Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the 
Secretary of State, acting through the Assistant Secretary of State for 
the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State, and 
in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National 
Intelligence, and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a classified 
report detailing the activities of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of 
Colombia-EP, Segunda Marquetalia, the Ejercito de Liberacion Nacional, 
Clan del Golfo, and other Colombian organized criminal groups.
    (c) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (b) shall 
include--
            (1) the name or names of each group covered by the report;
            (2) a description of each group and the geographic presence 
        of the group;
            (3) a description of the leadership and structure of each 
        group;
            (4) the operating modalities and capabilities of each 
        group;
            (5) the rate of growth and recruitment strategies of each 
        group; and
            (6) any linkages between such groups and any other 
        countries, including the regime of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela.
    (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
            (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
            (3) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
            (4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives;
            (5) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
        House of Representatives; and
            (6) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
        Representatives.

SEC. 304. COUNTERNARCOTICS AND RURAL SECURITY STRATEGY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall develop and implement 
a strategy and related programs to support the Government of Colombia's 
efforts to counter narcotics trafficking and transnational organized 
crime, including human trafficking, illicit trafficking in arms, 
wildlife, and cultural property, environmental crimes, migrant 
smuggling, corruption, money laundering, the illicit smuggling of bulk 
cash, the licit use of financial systems for malign purposes, and other 
new and emerging forms of crime, by supporting--
            (1) the eradication of illicit coca crops and the 
        destruction of laboratories used to produce illicit narcotics;
            (2) the interdiction of illicit narcotics and other forms 
        of contraband;
            (3) efforts to disrupt illicit financial networks, 
        including through technical assistance to financial 
        intelligence units, including the enhancement of anti-money 
        laundering and asset forfeiture programs;
            (4) civilian law enforcement agencies, including support 
        for--
                    (A) the enhancement of management of complex, 
                multi-actor criminal cases;
                    (B) the enhancement of intelligence collection 
                capacity and training on civilian intelligence 
                collection (including safeguards for privacy and basic 
                civil liberties), investigative techniques, forensic 
                analysis, and evidence preservation; and
                    (C) port, airport, and border security officials, 
                agencies, and systems, including--
                            (i) improvements to computer infrastructure 
                        and data management systems, secure 
                        communications technologies, nonintrusive 
                        inspection equipment, and radar and aerial 
                        surveillance equipment; and
                            (ii) assistance to canine units;
            (5) justice sector institutions to enhance efforts to 
        successfully prosecute drug trafficking organizations, 
        transnational criminal organizations, and individuals and 
        entities involved in money laundering and financial crimes 
        related to narcotics trafficking and other illicit economies;
            (6) the inclusion of human rights in law enforcement 
        training programs; and
            (7) advancing rural security initiatives, including the 
        protection of community leaders and members of organized civil 
        society who promote the rule of law and democratic governance.
    (b) Prioritization.--During the 5-year period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall dedicate--
            (1) not less than 10 percent of the amounts appropriated to 
        the International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement account 
        for Colombia to combating money laundering and financial 
        crimes; and
            (2) not less than 10 percent of the amounts appropriated to 
        the International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement account 
        for Colombia to research, innovation initiatives, and new 
        technologies that can be utilized to combat illicit trafficking 
        and all forms of transnational organized crime, as described in 
        subsection (a).
    (c) Briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of 
State shall brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
regarding the progress achieved in advancing the programs required 
under subsection (a).

SEC. 305. CLASSIFIED REPORT ON THE MALICIOUS ACTIVITIES OF STATE ACTORS 
              IN THE ANDEAN REGION.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the 
Secretary of State, acting through the Assistant Secretary of State for 
the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State, and 
in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, the 
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Director of the 
Defense Intelligence Agency, shall submit a classified report to the 
appropriate congressional committees detailing the malicious activities 
of state actors in the Andean region, including--
            (1) disinformation, misinformation, and all other 
        information operations;
            (2) election interference;
            (3) cyber attacks and aggressions;
            (4) sales or donations of weapons or military equipment;
            (5) security cooperation;
            (6) the direct and indirect supply of technologies, 
        equipment, and weapons to irregular armed actors operating in 
        the Andean region;
            (7) the provision of technologies, equipment, and weapons 
        systems to the regime of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela and the 
        implications for the security of countries in the Andean 
        region; and
            (8) other threats to United States national interests and 
        national security.
    (b) Establishment of Position.--The Secretary of State shall 
establish a ``watcher'' position in the Andean region as necessary to 
fulfill the requirements detailed under subsection (a).
    (c) Annual Briefing Requirement.--Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
official designated for the ``watcher'' position established pursuant 
to subsection (b) shall brief the appropriate congressional committees 
on--
            (1) the steps that United States embassies in the Andean 
        region have taken to advance the issues described in subsection 
        (a); and
            (2) the nature and extent of the extra-regional diplomatic, 
        economic, security, defense, and intelligence presence and 
        influence in the Andean region.

                   TITLE IV--PROTECTING BIODIVERSITY

SEC. 401. PROTECTING TROPICAL FORESTS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development, in consultation 
with the Chief of the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture, 
shall develop and implement a joint 3-year strategy, in coordination 
with the Government of Colombia, which shall be known as the ``Strategy 
for Protecting Colombia's Tropical Forests'' (referred to in this 
section as the ``strategy''), to protect the biodiversity of Colombia 
and address deforestation.
    (b) Elements.--The strategy shall describe how the United States 
will--
            (1) empower and fund local communities, especially 
        Indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities, to manage natural 
        resources, address deforestation and forest degradation, and 
        combat illegal activities causing environmental harm in their 
        communities, including drug-trafficking activities and illegal 
        logging, mining, fishing, and wildlife trade;
            (2) protect social and environmental activists and 
        whistleblowers;
            (3) strengthen community-based prevention mechanisms and 
        support community-led efforts to address illegal activities 
        related to natural resources, including those activities 
        described in paragraph (1);
            (4) advance the development of markets to promote 
        alternatives to activities related to drug trafficking and 
        illegally obtained wood, fish, wildlife, or minerals, as 
        appropriate;
            (5) promote transparency in product sourcing and 
        responsible supply chains;
            (6) prevent, detect, investigate, and prosecute crimes 
        related to natural resources;
            (7) promote partnerships with nongovernmental 
        organizations, international organizations, and the private 
        sector;
            (8) work within the United States interagency process to 
        end the import of illegally or unsustainably sourced wildlife, 
        timber, agricultural commodities, or fish, or illegally sourced 
        gold or other minerals into the United States from Colombia; 
        and
            (9) consult with civil society to address the drivers of 
        deforestation and forest degradation, and promote the 
        conservation of intact forests.
    (c) Regional Diplomatic Coordination.--The United States shall work 
with the Government of Colombia, and in cooperation with international 
organizations, to support the development of partnerships among Latin 
American and Caribbean officials responsible for preventing, 
investigating, and prosecuting environmental crimes, and in cooperation 
with the private sector, to protect the region's biodiversity and 
address deforestation and forest degradation.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of State and the United States Agency for 
International Development for the development and implementation of the 
strategy--
            (1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
            (2) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and
            (3) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
    (e) Briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development shall brief the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives on the strategy. Not 
later than one year after the briefing on the strategy, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary of State shall brief the committees on the 
implementation of the strategy.

SEC. 402. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO BUILD RESPONSIBLE GOLD VALUE 
              CHAINS.

    (a) Best Practices.--The Administrator of the United States Agency 
for International Development, in coordination with the Government of 
Colombia, shall consult with the Government of Switzerland regarding 
best practices developed through their public-private partnership, the 
Swiss Better Gold Initiative, which aims to improve transparency and 
traceability in the international gold trade.
    (b) In General.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development shall coordinate with the Government of 
Colombia to establish a public-private partnership to advance the best 
practices described in subsection (a), including supporting programming 
in Colombia that will--
            (1) support formalization and compliance with appropriate 
        environmental and labor standards in artisanal and small-scale 
        gold mining (ASGM);
            (2) increase access to financing for ASGM miners committed 
        to taking significant steps to formalize their operations and 
        comply with labor and environmental standards;
            (3) enhance the traceability and support the establishment 
        of a certification process for ASGM gold;
            (4) support a public relations campaign to promote 
        responsibly sourced gold;
            (5) facilitate contact between Colombian vendors of 
        responsibly sourced gold and United States companies; and
            (6) promote policies and practices in Colombia that are 
        conducive to the formalization of ASGM and improvement of 
        environmental and labor standards in ASGM.
    (c) Meeting.--The Secretary of State, the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, or the President's 
Special Envoy for Climate Change should, without delegation and in 
coordination with the Government of Colombia, host a meeting with 
senior representatives of the private sector and international 
governmental and nongovernmental partners and make commitments to 
improve due diligence and increase the responsible sourcing of gold.

SEC. 403. SUPPORTING THE PROTECTED AREAS OF COLOMBIA.

    The Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
instruct United States executive directors of international financial 
institutions to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States 
to establish or contribute to a Conservation Trust Fund to support the 
conservation and responsible management of protected areas of Colombia. 
Activities implemented through the Conservation Trust Fund shall 
include an innovation challenge to enhance conservation of protected 
areas and increase protections for park rangers, environmental 
activists, and Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities.

                 TITLE V--ADDRESSING HUMANITARIAN NEEDS

SEC. 501. COLOMBIA RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT COHERENCE STRATEGY.

    (a) Strategy Required.--The Secretary of State, in coordination 
with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, shall develop and implement a strategy, to be known as the 
``Colombia Relief and Development Coherence Strategy'', to support 
Colombia's responses to the separate but related challenges of 
assisting internally displaced persons, refugees, vulnerable migrants, 
and people affected by natural disasters. The strategy shall--
            (1) be publicly available in English and Spanish;
            (2) describe concurrent efforts and clarify United States 
        agency responsibilities in Colombia for assisting--
                    (A) asylum seekers;
                    (B) refugees;
                    (C) internally displaced persons; and
                    (D) vulnerable migrants;
            (3) include a description of the assistance that shall be 
        provided for the populations described in paragraph (2), 
        including--
                    (A) emergency assistance, protection, water, 
                sanitation, hygiene, food, shelter, emergency 
                education, and psychosocial assistance; and
                    (B) integration programs in the education, health, 
                livelihoods, shelter, and social protection sectors;
            (4) include a description of the technical assistance and 
        capacity-building efforts to be provided for civil society 
        organizations and relevant institutions in Colombia, such as 
        the Victims Unit of the Government of Colombia and relevant 
        government ministries;
            (5) describe outreach, coordination, and programming with 
        the private sector to support the populations described in 
        paragraph (2); and
            (6) describe how the Department of State and the United 
        States Agency for International Development will mobilize 
        additional donor contributions towards humanitarian appeals.
    (b) Description of Interagency Coordination Efforts.--The strategy 
developed under subsection (a) shall include a description of how the 
Department of State will lead interagency coordination efforts in 
implementing the strategy, including a description of mechanisms to 
coordinate programming, advocacy, monitoring and evaluation, 
communications, participation in international fora, and funding 
announcements.

SEC. 502. SENIOR HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR.

    (a) Designation.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall designate a senior 
officer (to be known as the ``Senior Humanitarian Coordinator''), 
selected from among senior officers at the GS-15 level or equivalent, 
to coordinate Department of State and United States Agency for 
International Development humanitarian and development programming and 
policies for asylum seekers, refugees, internally displaced persons, 
and vulnerable migrants in the Western Hemisphere.
    (b) Location.--The Senior Humanitarian Coordinator shall be based 
in Washington, DC.
    (c) Supervision.--The Senior Humanitarian Coordinator shall report 
to the Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs and 
the Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and 
Migration.
    (d) Duties.--The Senior Humanitarian Coordinator shall--
            (1) ensure that United States assistance and diplomatic 
        engagement with respect to the populations described in 
        subsection (a), through all stages of displacement, is 
        consistent with the strategy described in section 501(a) and 
        similar strategies; and
            (2) coordinate all of the efforts, activities, and programs 
        related to the strategy described in section 501(a), the 
        interagency coordination required pursuant to section 501(b), 
        and similar efforts across the Western Hemisphere region.

SEC. 503. SUPPORT FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSISTED VOLUNTARY RETURN AND 
              REINTEGRATION PROGRAMMING.

    The Secretary of State is authorized to establish and contribute to 
a regional funding mechanism for Latin America and the Caribbean to 
support Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration programming for 
stranded migrants, particularly such migrants in Colombia, Panama, and 
Costa Rica. The programming shall include--
            (1) providing transportation to migrants' country of 
        origin;
            (2) providing increased support to migrants upon return to 
        their country of origin;
            (3) capacity building for government and civil society to 
        develop protection-sensitive entry and returns processes;
            (4) boosting migration data collection and analysis; and
            (5) stemming dangerous irregular migration through the 
        Darien Gap.

SEC. 504. ASSESSMENT OF HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS IN RURAL AREAS.

    (a) Assessment.--The Director of the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, in coordination with the Department of State, shall 
conduct an assessment with the Government of Colombia to identify 
initiatives to strengthen public health infrastructure and increase 
access to health services in conflict-affected communities in Colombia. 
The assessment shall include specific recommendations on ways to 
increase access to healthcare services for survivors of gender-based 
violence and Afro-Colombian and Indigenous populations.
    (b) Submission.--The Director of the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention shall submit the assessment conducted under subsection 
(a) to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives.

SEC. 505. STRATEGY FOR REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.

    (a) Resettlement Strategy Required.--The Secretary of State shall 
develop and implement a 4-year refugee resettlement strategy for the 
Western Hemisphere.
    (b) Elements.--The strategy required by subsection (a) shall 
include--
            (1) an assessment of legal protections for refugees in 
        refugee-hosting countries;
            (2) an assessment of refugee integration in the Western 
        Hemisphere;
            (3) an assessment of United States efforts to promote the 
        resettlement of refugees, as much as possible, to other 
        countries in the Western Hemisphere, to the greatest degree 
        possible;
            (4) a description of challenges for increasing refugee 
        resettlement rates for refugees from the Western Hemisphere; 
        and
            (5) a description of how the United States is working with 
        the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to increase 
        the identification and referral of refugees in need of 
        resettlement to the United States, including Venezuelans, 
        Nicaraguans, Cubans, and Haitians.
    (c) Submission.--The Secretary of State shall submit the strategy 
required by subsection (a) to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives.

                        TITLE VI--GLOBAL ISSUES

SEC. 601. AUTHORITIES RELATED TO COUNTERNARCOTICS.

    Subsection (d) of section 481 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2291) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Use of Herbicides for Aerial Eradication.--
            ``(1) Prohibition on herbicides.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, none of the amounts authorized for assistance 
        under subsection (a)(4) or any other provision of this Act may 
        be used to purchase an herbicide or chemical agent for aerial 
        eradication programs.
            ``(2) Technical assistance.--The President, with the 
        assistance of appropriate Federal agencies, is authorized to 
        provide technical assistance to foreign governments related to 
        the effective management, operation, and implementation of 
        aerial eradication programs.
            ``(3) Monitoring.--The President shall include in the 
        annual international narcotics control strategy report required 
        under section 489(a) reporting on the impact on the environment 
        and the health of individuals of any technical assistance 
        related to aerial eradication programs.
            ``(4) Report upon determination of harm to environment or 
        health.--If the President determines that any technical 
        assistance related to aerial eradication programs is harmful to 
        the environment or the health of individuals, the President 
        shall immediately report that determination to the Committee on 
        Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
        Affairs of the House of Representatives, together with such 
        recommendations as the President deems appropriate.''.

SEC. 602. ENSURING THE INTEGRITY OF COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATION.

    (a) Determination.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not 
later than 15 days after any Federal department or agency determines 
that any communications equipment provided by the United States to a 
foreign government has been used for unlawful purposes, the President 
shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees the following 
notifications:
            (1) Unclassified notification.--An unclassified 
        notification that indicates that such an incident occurred and 
        the country in which it occurred.
            (2) Classified notification.--A classified notification 
        that describes the incident concerned, including a description 
        of--
                    (A) the Federal department or agency that provided 
                the equipment;
                    (B) the foreign entity or individual that used the 
                equipment for unlawful purposes; and
                    (C) how the equipment was used in an unlawful 
                manner.
    (b) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
            (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
            (3) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
            (4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives;
            (5) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
        House of Representatives; and
            (6) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
        Representatives.
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