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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 1778 (Introduced in House) — To mandate training of members of the Foreign Service to protect the rights of United States citizens in the custody... · Sec. 5

Sec. 5. Prohibition on certain foreign assistance

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no assistance may be provided to an agency, instrumentality, or other entity of a foreign government that, based on credible information, is responsible for the violation of, or is failing to fulfill a responsibility to protect, the rights identified in section 4(d)(1)(B) of a United States citizen identified in section 4(d)(1)(A).
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