Sec. 1286. Independent assessment of human rights situation in Honduras
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall select and enter into an agreement with an independent think tank or a federally funded research and development center to conduct an analysis and assessment of the compliance of the military and security forces of Honduras with international human rights laws and standards. The assessment under paragraph
(1)shall include the following: A description of the military-to-military activities between the United States and Honduras, including the manner in which Department of Defense engagement with the military and security forces of Honduras supports the National Defense Strategy. An analysis and assessment of the activities of the military and security forces of Honduras with respect to human rights activists. With respect to United States national security interests, an analysis and assessment of the challenges posed by corruption within the military and security forces of Honduras. An analysis of— the security assistance provided to Honduras by the Department of Defense during the 7-year period preceding the date of the enactment of this Act; and the extent to which such assistance has improved accountability, transparency, and compliance to international human rights laws and standards in the security and military operations of the Government of Honduras. Recommendations on the development of future security assistance to Honduras that prioritizes— compliance of the military and security forces of Honduras with human rights laws and standards; citizen security; and the advancement of United States national security interests with respect to countering the proliferation of illegal narcotics flows through Honduras. Any other matters the Secretary considers necessary and relevant to United States national security interests. Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the entity selected under subsection
(a)shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the assessment conducted under that subsection. The Secretary shall provide the entity selected under subsection
(a)with timely access to appropriate information, data, and analyses necessary to carry out the assessment in a thorough and independent manner. In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.