Sec. 1703. Report on the Human Rights Office at United States Southern Command
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It is the sense of Congress that— the promotion of human rights and the protection of civilians abroad is an ethical, legal, and strategic interest of the United States; the Human Rights Office at the United States Southern Command plays an essential role in the promotion of human rights and the professionalization of foreign security forces in the area of responsibility of the United States Southern Command; the Secretary of Defense should ensure the status of the Human Rights Office at the United States Southern Command and, to the extent possible, ensure the United States Southern Command has the assets necessary to support the activities of the Human Rights Office; and the Secretary of Defense should ensure the development, at each of the combatant commands, of an office responsible for— advising the commander of the combatant command on the promotion of human rights and protection of civilians; and integrating such promotion and protection into command strategy.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on— the activities of the Human Rights Office at the United States Southern Command to provide and promote— analysis and policy support to the Commander of the United States Southern Command regarding human rights and the protection of civilians; education of employees of the Department of Defense regarding human rights and protection of civilians pursuant to the document promulgated by the United States Southern Command on July 1, 1998, titled Regulation 1-20 (relating to policy and procedures for human rights administration); integration of the promotion of human rights and protection of civilians into the strategy, planning, training, and exercises of the United States Southern Command, including into programs of the armed forces of partner countries through the Human Rights Initiative program of such Command; promotion of human rights and the protection of civilians through security cooperation activities; implementation of section 362 of title 10, United States Code; and countering trafficking in persons; and the resources necessary over the period of the future years defense plan for fiscal year 2022 under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, for the United States Southern Command to support the activities of the Human Rights Office at such Command.
The report under subsection
(b)shall be submitted in unclassified form.