Latin America Military Training Review Act of 2003

        [Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1258 Introduced in House (IH)]

108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1258

To repeal the statutory authority for the Western Hemisphere Institute
for Security Cooperation (the successor institution to the United
States Army School of the Americas) in the Department of Defense, to
provide for the establishment of a joint congressional task force to
conduct an assessment of the kind of education and training that is
appropriate for the Department of Defense to provide to military
personnel of Latin American nations, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 13, 2003

Mr. McGovern (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. LaHood, Mr.
Moore, Mr. English, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Paul, Mr.
Lynch, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Rahall,
Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Evans, Ms. Baldwin, Mr.
DeFazio, Mr. Olver, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms.
Schakowsky, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Watt, Ms.
Woolsey, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Levin, Mr. Costello, Ms. Hooley of Oregon,
Mr. Sanders, Ms. Lee, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sabo, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Markey,
Ms. Norton, Mr. Holt, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Capuano, Mr.
Rush, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Pallone, and
Mr. Allen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services

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A BILL

To repeal the statutory authority for the Western Hemisphere Institute
for Security Cooperation (the successor institution to the United
States Army School of the Americas) in the Department of Defense, to
provide for the establishment of a joint congressional task force to
conduct an assessment of the kind of education and training that is
appropriate for the Department of Defense to provide to military
personnel of Latin American nations, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE .

This Act may be cited as the ``Latin America Military Training
Review Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE INSTITUTE FOR
SECURITY COOPERATION.

(a) Closure of Institute.--The Secretary of the Army shall close
the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation.
(b) Repeal.--(1) Section 2166 of title 10, United States Code, is
repealed.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 108 of such
title is amended by striking the item relating to section 2166.
(c) Limitation on Establishment of New Education and Training
Facility.--No training or education facility may be established in the
Department of Defense for Latin American military personnel (as a
successor to the United States Army School of the Americas, the Western
Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, or otherwise) until the
end of the ten-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act.

SEC. 3. JOINT CONGRESSIONAL TASK FORCE.

(a) Establishment.--There is established a joint congressional task
force to conduct an assessment of the kind of education and training
that is appropriate for the Department of Defense to provide to
military personnel of Latin American nations.
(b) Composition.--The task force shall be composed of eight Members
of Congress, of whom two each shall be designated by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of
Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, and the minority
leader of the Senate.
(c) Report.--Not later than six months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the task force shall submit to Congress a report
on its assessment under subsection (a). The report shall include--
(1) a critical assessment of courses, curriculum and
procedures appropriate for such education and training; and
(2) an evaluation of the effect of such education and
training on the performance of Latin American military
personnel in the areas of human rights and adherence to
democratic principles and the rule of law.
(d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Member'' includes a
Delegate to, or Resident Commissioner, in the Congress.
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