HR 2068 · 116th Congress · International Affairs

Security Partner Modernization Act

Introduced 2019-04-03· Sponsored by Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.(2019-04-03)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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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