S.Amdt. 4359

SA 4359. 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:

At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1210. FUNDING FOR INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND
TRAINING IN LATIN AMERICA, SOUTHEAST ASIA, AND
AFRICA.

There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022
for the Department of State $14,100,000 for International
Military Education and Training (IMET) assistance for
countries in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Africa, to be
made available for purposes of--
(1) training future leaders;
(2) fostering a better understanding of the United States;
(3) establishing a rapport between the United States Armed
Forces and the military forces of countries in Latin America,
Southeast Asia, and Africa to build partnerships for the
future;
(4) enhancing interoperability and capabilities for joint
operations; and
(5) focusing on professional military education, civilian
control of the military, and protection of human rights.
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