S.Amdt. 2366

SA 2366. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2301 proposed by Mr. Inhofe to the bill S. 4049, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of section G of title XII, add the following:

SEC. __. WESTERN HEMISPHERE SECURITY STRATEGY.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of State shall jointly submit to appropriate
committees of Congress a strategy for enhancing security
cooperation and security assistance, and advancing United
States strategic interests, in the Western Hemisphere.
(b) Elements.--The strategy required by subsection (a)
shall include the following:
(1) Activities to expand bilateral and multilateral
security cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean so as
to maintain consistent United States presence in the region.
(2) Activities to build the defense and security capacity
(other than civilian law enforcement) of partner countries in
Latin America and the Caribbean.
(3) Activities to counter malign influence of state actors
and transnational criminal organizations with connections to
illicit trafficking, terrorism, or weapons proliferation.
(4) Efforts to disrupt, degrade, and counter transregional
and transnational illicit trafficking, with an emphasis on
illicit narcotics and precursor chemicals that produce
illicit narcotics.
(5) Activities to provide transparency and support for
strong and accountable defense institutions in the region
through institutional capacity-building efforts, including
efforts to ensure compliance with internationally-recognized
human rights standards.
(6) Steps to expand bilateral and multinational military
exercises and training with partner countries in Latin
America and the Caribbean.
(7) The provision of assistance to such partner countries
for regional defense and security organizations and
institutions and national military or other security forces
(other than civilian law enforcement) that carry out national
or regional security missions.
(8) The provision of training and education to defense and
security ministries, agencies, and headquarters-level
organizations for organizations and forces described in
paragraph (7).
(9) Activities to counter misinformation and disinformation
campaigns and highlight corrupt, predatory and illegal
practices.
(10) The provision of Department of Defense humanitarian
assistance and disaster relief to support partner countries
by promoting the development and growth of responsive
institutions through activities such as--
(A) the provision of equipment, training, logistical
support;
(B) transportation of humanitarian supplies or foreign
security forces or personnel;
(C) making available, preparing, and transferring on-hand
nonlethal Department stocks for humanitarian or health
purposes to respond to unforeseen emergencies;
(D) the provision of Department humanitarian demining
assistance and conducting physical security and stockpile-
management activities; and
(E) as appropriate, conducting medical support operations
or medical humanitarian missions, such as hospital ship
deployments and base-operating services, to the extent
required by the operation.
(11) Continued support for the women, peace, and security
efforts of the Department of State to support the capacity of
partner countries in the Western Hemisphere--
(A) to ensure that women and girls are safe and secure and
the rights of women and girls are protected; and
(B) to promote the meaningful participation of women in the
defense and security sectors.
(12) The provision of support to increase the capacity and
effectiveness of Department educational programs and
institutions, such as the William J. Perry Center, and
international institutions, such as the Inter-American
Defense Board and the Inter-American Defense College, that
promote United States defense objectives through bilateral
and regional relationships.
(13) Professional military education initiatives, including
International Military and Education Training (IMET)
assistance.
(14) The allocation of Navy maritime vessels to the United
States 4th Fleet, including the use of ships scheduled to be
decommissioned.
(15) A detailed assessment of the resources required to
carry out such strategy and a plan to be executed in fiscal
year 2022.
(c) Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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