S.Amdt. 2689

SA 2689. Mr. BOOKER 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 end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1271. FEASIBILITY REPORT ON ESTABLISHING A HUMAN RIGHTS
OFFICE WITHIN UNITED STATES AFRICA COMMAND.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a report on the feasibility of
establishing a Human Rights Office within the United States
Africa Command.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) A description of--
(A) the purpose and responsibilities of a potential human
rights office within the United States Africa Command; and
(B) the manner in which such responsibilities would compare
to the responsibilities of the human rights office within the
United States Southern Command.
(2) An assessment of the manner in which a human rights
office within the United States Africa Command could
contribute to the mission of the United States Africa
Command.
(3) An identification of the authorities, staffing, and
resources necessary to establish such an office.
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