S.Amdt. 4349

SA 4349. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022
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:

Strike section 1012 and insert the following:

SEC. 1012. SUPPORT FOR A UNIFIED COUNTERDRUG AND
COUNTERTERRORISM CAMPAIGN IN COLOMBIA.

(a) Modification of Use of Funds to Support a Unified
Counterdrug and Counterterrorism Campaign in Colombia.--
Section 1021 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense
Authorization Act for fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375;
118 Stat. 2042), as most recently amended by section 1021 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
(Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1577), is further amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2022'' and inserting
``2026''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) The Secretary of Defense shall use the authority to
provide assistance for a campaign under this subsection to
achieve the following purposes:
``(A) Helping the Government of Colombia advance into the
coca-growing regions of southern Colombia, which are
dominated by paramilitary groups.
``(B) Upgrading the capability of Colombia to aggressively
interdict cocaine and cocaine traffickers through the
provision of radar, aircraft and airfield upgrades, and
improved anti-narcotics intelligence gathering.
``(C) Increasing coca crop eradication.
``(D) Providing economic alternatives for Colombian farmers
who grow coca and poppy plants.
``(E) Increasing protection of human rights, expanding the
rule of law, and promoting the peace process.'';
(2) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``2022'' and inserting ``2026''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated $461,400,000 for each of fiscal years 2022
through 2026 to support the campaign described in subsection
(a).''.
(b) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the policy
and strategy of the United States, as of the date on which
the report is submitted, regarding United States
counternarcotics assistance for Colombia.
(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
address the following:
(A) The key objectives of the strategy described in
paragraph (1) and a detailed description of benchmarks by
which to measure progress toward those objectives.
(B) The actions required of the United States to support
and achieve the objectives described in subparagraph (A) and
a schedule and cost estimates for implementing such actions.
(C) The role of the United States in the efforts of the
Government of Colombia to deal with illegal drug production
in Colombia.
(D) The role of the United States in the efforts of the
Government of Colombia to deal with the insurgency and
covered organizations in Colombia.
(E) How the strategy described in paragraph (1) relates to
and affects the strategy of the United States in countries
neighboring Colombia.
(F) How the strategy described in paragraph (1) relates to
and affects the strategy of the United States for fulfilling
global counternarcotics goals.
(G) A strategy and schedule for providing material,
technical, and logistical support to Colombia and neighboring
countries in order to--
(i) defend the rule of law; and
(ii) more effectively impede the cultivation, production,
transit, and sale of illicit narcotics.
(H) A schedule for making forward operating locations in
Colombia fully operational, including--
(i) cost estimates;
(ii) a description of the potential capabilities for each
proposed location; and
(iii) an explanation of how the design of the forward
operating locations fits into the strategy described in
paragraph (1).
(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(i) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate; and
(ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(B) Covered organization.--The term ``covered
organization'' has the meaning given that term in section
1021(a) of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense
Authorization Act for fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375;
118 Stat. 2042), as most recently amended by section 1021 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
(Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1577).
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