Sec. 1336. SECURITY ASSISTANCE IN NORTHERN TRIANGLE COUNTRIES
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## SEC. 1336 SECURITY ASSISTANCE IN NORTHERN TRIANGLE COUNTRIES ###
(a)Certification Relating to Assistance for Guatemala Prior to the transfer of any vehicles by the Department of Defense to a joint task force of the Ministry of Defense or Ministry of the Interior of Guatemala during fiscal year 2022, the Secretary of Defense shall certify to the congressional defense committees that such ministries have made a credible commitment to use such equipment only for the uses for which they were intended. ###
(b)Report on Security Cooperation With Northern Triangle Countries ####
(1)In general Not later than June 30, 2022, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes the following: #####
(A)A description of any ongoing or planned security cooperation activities between the United States and the Northern Triangle countries focused on protection of human rights and adherence to the rule of law. #####
(B)A description of efforts to investigate credible information on gross violations of human rights by the military or national security forces of the governments of Northern Triangle countries since January 1, 2017, consistent with applicable law, including the possible use in committing such violations of defense articles provided by the United States. ####
(2)Form The report required by paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. ###
(c)GAO Report ####
(1)Not later than June 30, 2022, the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing an evaluation of the Department of Defense’s end-use monitoring procedures for tracking credible information regarding the misuse by Northern Triangle countries of equipment provided by the Department of Defense, including— #####
(A)the Department’s review of any credible information related to the misuse of Department of Defense-provided vehicles to Northern Triangle countries since 2018; and #####
(B)a description of any remediation activities undertaken by the Department of Defense and Northern Triangle countries in response to any such misuse. ###
(d)Strategic Evaluation of Security Cooperation With Northern Triangle Countries ####
(1)In general Not later than March 31, 2022, the Secretary of Defense shall enter into an agreement with an appropriate federally funded research and development center to complete an evaluation, not later than June 30, 2024, of Department of Defense security cooperation programs in United States Southern Command area of responsibility that includes— #####
(A)how such programs in general and in Northern Triangle countries in particular advance U.S. Southern Command’s Theater Campaign Plan; #####
(B)how such programs in general and in Northern Triangle countries in particular promote the rule of law and human rights in the United States Southern Command area of responsibility; #####
(C)how such programs in general and in Northern Triangle countries in particular advance the objectives of the National Defense Strategy; and #####
(D)any other matters the Secretary deems appropriate. ####
(2)Report The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes the evaluation completed by the federally funded research and development center selected pursuant to paragraph
(1)within 30 days of receiving such evaluation. ####
(3)Form The report required by subsection
(2)shall be submitted in unclassified form and posted on the Department of Defense’s public website, but may contain a classified annex. ###
(e)Northern Triangle Countries Defined In this section, the term “Northern Triangle countries” means El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.