Sec. 113. Combating criminal violence and improving citizen security
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Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to section 111(a), $260,000,000 may be made available to the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to counter the violence and crime perpetrated by armed criminal gangs, illicit trafficking organizations and human smugglers. The Secretary and the Administrator may use the amounts made available under subsection
(a)to provide assistance for Central American countries through the activities described in subsection (c). Activities described in this section include— professionalizing civilian police forces by providing support for— the reform of personnel vetting and dismissal processes, including the enhancement of polygraph capability for use in such processes; inspectors general and oversight offices, including relevant training for inspectors and auditors; community policing policies and programs; the establishment of special vetted units, including specialized units capable of carrying out effective criminal investigations of sexual violence; training on the appropriate use of force and human rights; training on civilian intelligence collection, investigative techniques, forensic analysis, and evidence preservation; equipment, such as nonintrusive inspection equipment and communications interception technology; and ongoing, mandatory training for police on sexual and gender-based violence and violence against LGBT persons; countering illicit trafficking by providing assistance to the civilian law enforcement and armed forces of Central American countries, including support for— the establishment of special vetted units; the enhancement of intelligence collection capacity; the reform of personnel vetting and dismissal processes, including the enhancement of polygraph capability for use in such processes; and port, airport, and border security equipment, including— computer infrastructure and data management systems; secure communications technologies; communications interception technology; nonintrusive inspection equipment; and radar and aerial surveillance equipment; disrupting illicit financial networks by providing support for— finance ministries, including the enhancement of the capacity to use financial sanctions to block the assets of individuals and organizations involved in money laundering and the financing of armed criminal gangs, illicit trafficking networks, human smugglers, and organized crime; financial intelligence units, including the establishment and enhancement of anti-money laundering programs; and the reform of bank secrecy laws; and improving crime prevention by providing support for— programs that address domestic violence and violence against women; the enhancement of programs for at-risk and criminal-involved youth, including the improvement of community centers; alternative livelihood programs; and programs to expand the capacity of Offices of the Attorney General to investigate threats and attacks against human rights defenders. It is the sense of Congress that— operational technology transferred to governments in Central America for intelligence or law enforcement purposes should be used solely for the purposes for which the technology was intended; and the United States should take all necessary steps to ensure that the use of operation technology described in paragraph
(1)is consistent with United States law, including protections of freedom of expression, freedom of movement, and freedom of association.