Security Partner Modernization Act

Bill: 116-hr-2068
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3]
Introduced: 2019-04-03
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment

Foreign aid and international relief

Human rights

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Law enforcement administration and funding

Protest and dissent

Subversive activities
Latest action: action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-04-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Security Partner Modernization Act</b></p> <p>This bill establishes allows the use of certain foreign assistance funds to provide training and support for foreign-government law-enforcement forces. However, such funds may not be used to (1) provide assistance otherwise prohibited, such as assistance for units that the Department of State believes have&nbsp;committed gross human-rights violations; (2) provide assistance that the State Department believes would aggravate or substantially contribute to corruption, human-rights violations, or suppression of dissent; or (3) support any foreign-government intelligence or surveillance program.</p> <p>Currently, such funds may not be used for such training and assistance, with various exceptions such as where the recipient country has a longstanding democratic tradition and does not have standing armed forces or a history of committing gross human-rights violations.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2068 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 3, 2019 Mr. Guest introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To modify the authorization to provide assistance to certain foreign police and law enforcement forces, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Security Partner Modernization Act . 2. Modification to police training under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 Section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2420 ) is amended to read as follows: 660. Prohibited police training Funds made available to carry out this Act, and local currencies generated under this Act, may be used to provide training, advice, or financial support for police, prisons, or other law enforcement forces of a foreign government, except that such funds or currencies may not be used— (1) to provide any type of assistance that is otherwise prohibited by any provision of law, including to provide any assistance to individuals or units described in section 620M; (2) to provide assistance that the Secretary of State determines would likely aggravate or substantially contribute to corruption, human rights violations, or political suppression of dissent; or (3) to support any internal intelligence or surveillance program on behalf of any foreign government within the United States or elsewhere. .