S.Amdt. 2510

SA 2510. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2025 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 appropriate place in title XII, insert the
following:

SEC. 12__. ECUADOR DEFENSE AND EXTRADITION ENHANCEMENT.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Ecuador Defense and Extradition Enhancement Act''.
(b) Updating the United States-Ecuador Extradition
Treaty.--
(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(i) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives.
(B) United states-ecuador extradition treaty.--The term
``United States-Ecuador Extradition Treaty'' means--
(i) the Treaty Between the United States of America and the
Republic of Ecuador Related to Extradition, concluded at
Quito June 28, 1872; and
(ii) the Supplementary Extradition Treaty Between the
United States of America and Ecuador, signed at Quito
September 22, 1939.
(2) Treaty negotiations.--The President shall begin
negotiations with the Government of Ecuador to update the
United States-Ecuador Extradition Treaty.
(3) Notification upon commencement of negotiations.--Not
later than 15 days before the commencement of negotiations
between the Government of the United States and the
Government of Ecuador to update the United States-Ecuador
Extradition Treaty, the President shall submit written
notification

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to the appropriate congressional committees of such
commencement.
(4) Consultations during negotiations.--During the course
of the negotiations referred to in paragraph (3), the
Secretary of State shall--
(A) meet, upon request, with the chairman or ranking member
of either of the appropriate congressional committees
regarding negotiation objectives and the status of such
negotiations; and
(B) closely consult with the appropriate congressional
committees, on a timely basis, and keep the appropriate
congressional committees fully apprised of the status of such
negotiations.
(5) Briefings.--Not later than 90 days after the
commencement of negotiations to update the United States-
Ecuador Extradition Treaty, and every 180 days thereafter
until the conclusion of such negotiations, the President
shall provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional
committees, consisting of an update on the status of
negotiations, including a description of the elements under
negotiation.
(c) Transfer of Excess Defense Articles to Ecuador.--
(1) In general.--Not later than October 31, 2024 and
October 31, 2025, respectively, the Secretary of Defense,
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall submit
a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate,
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, the Committee
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives
that describes--
(A) Ecuador's defense needs for the fiscal year in which
such report is submitted; and
(B) how the United States intends to address such needs
through transfers of excess defense articles to Ecuador under
section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2321j) during such fiscal year.
(2) Minimum amounts.--The Secretary of Defense, in
cooperation with the Secretary of State, shall set aside for
the Government of Ecuador, in accordance with the report
submitted pursuant to paragraph (1), during the period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending
on October 31, 2025--
(A) excess defense articles valued at not less than
$200,000,000;
(B) not less than $30,000,000 in foreign assistance through
the International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
(INCLE) account;
(C) not less than $10,000,000 in foreign assistance through
the Foreign Military Financing Program; and
(D) not less than $1,200,000 in foreign assistance for
International Military Education and Training Program.
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