HR 2068 · 116th Congress · International Affairs
Security Partner Modernization Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.(2019-04-03)
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Security Partner Modernization Act 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 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. 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.…
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