Sec. 1337. REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN COLOMBIA

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## SEC. 1337 REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN COLOMBIA ###

(a)In General Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes the following: ####

(1)A detailed summary of the security cooperation relationship between the United States and Colombia, including a description of United States objectives, any ongoing or planned security cooperation activities with the military or other security forces of Colombia, an assessment of the capabilities of the military or other security forces of Colombia, and a description of the capabilities of the military or other security forces of Colombia that the Department of Defense has identified as a priority for further capability building efforts. ####

(2)A description of any ongoing or planned cooperative activities between the United States and Colombia focused on human rights and adherence to the rule of law, and a description of the manner and extent to which the security cooperation strategy between the United States and Colombia seeks to build the institutional capacity of the Colombian military or other Colombian security forces to respect human rights and encourage accountability. ###

(b)Definition In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— ####

(1)the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and ####

(2)the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.