§ 2420. Police training prohibition
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(a)Effective date of prohibition On and after July 1, 1975, none of the funds made available to carry out this chapter, and none of the local currencies generated under this chapter, shall be used to provide training or advice, or provide any financial support, for police, prisons, or other law enforcement forces for any foreign government or any program of internal intelligence or surveillance on behalf of any foreign government within the United States or abroad.
(b)Exception; qualification Subsection
(a)of this section shall not apply—
(1)with respect to assistance rendered under section 515(c) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968,1 with respect to any authority of the Drug Enforcement Administration or the Federal Bureau of Investigation which relates to crimes of the nature which are unlawful under the laws of the United States, or with respect to assistance authorized under section 2291a of this title;
(2)to any contract entered into prior to December 30, 1974, with any person, organization, or agency of the United States Government to provide personnel to conduct, or assist in conducting, any such program;
(3)with respect to assistance, including training, in maritime law enforcement and other maritime skills;
(4)with respect to assistance provided to police forces in connection with their participation in the regional security system of the Eastern Caribbean states; or 2
(5)with respect to assistance, including training, relating to sanctions monitoring and enforcement;
(6)with respect to assistance provided to reconstitute civilian police authority and capability in the post-conflict restoration of host nation infrastructure for the purposes of supporting a nation emerging from instability, and the provision of professional public safety training, to include training in internationally recognized standards of human rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, and the promotion of civilian police roles that support democracy;
(7)with respect to assistance provided to customs authorities and personnel, including training, technical assistance and equipment, for customs law enforcement and the improvement of customs laws, systems and procedures.
Notwithstanding clause (2), subsection
(a)shall apply to any renewal or extension of any contract referred to in such paragraph entered into on or after December 30, 1974.
(c)Country with longstanding democratic tradition, etc. Subsection
(a)shall not apply with respect to a country which has a longstanding democratic tradition, does not have standing armed forces, and does not engage in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights.
(d)Assistance to Honduras or El Salvador Notwithstanding the prohibition contained in subsection
(a)assistance may be provided to Honduras or El Salvador for fiscal years 1986 and 1987 if, at least 30 days before providing assistance, the President notifies the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, in accordance with the procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications pursuant to section 2394–1 of this title, that he has determined that the government of the recipient country has made significant progress, during the preceding six months, in eliminating any human rights violations including torture, incommunicado detention, detention of persons solely for the nonviolent expression of their political views, or prolonged detention without trial. Any such notification shall include a full description of the assistance which is proposed to be provided and of the purposes to which it is to be directed.
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 660, as added Pub. L. 93–559, § 30(a), Dec. 30, 1974, 88 Stat. 1803; amended Pub. L. 99–83, title I, § 127(b), title VII, § 711, Aug. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 205, 243; Pub. L. 101–513, title V, § 594, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2060; Pub. L. 104–107, title V, § 540A(d), Feb. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 737; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(2) [title V, § 574], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A–111.)
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U.S. Code
- § 2151Congressional findings and declaration of policy
- § 2420Police training prohibition
- § 7513Authorization of assistance
- § 2152dAssistance to foreign countries to meet minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking
- § 2151qEndangered species
- § 2346cAdministration of justice
- § 2291mProgram to provide assistance to build the capacity of foreign law enforcement agencies with respect to covered synthetic drugs
- § 2151jRepealed. Pub. L. 93–559, § 30(b), Dec. 30, 1974, 88 Stat. 1804
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- Public Law 98–472
- Public Law 98–151
- Public Law 98–332
- Public Law 93–559To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes
- Public Law 99–188
- Public Law 108–458To reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, and for other purposes
- Public Law 104–107Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programsfor the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes
- Public Law 101–623To authorize international narcotics control activities for fiscal year 1991, and for other purposes
- Public Law 117–263To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 101–231To combat international narcotics production and trafficking
- Public Law 99–569To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1987 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Staff, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes
- Public Law 99–399To provide enhanced diplomatic security and combat international terrorism, and for other purposes
- Public Law 99–83To authorize international development and security assistance programs and Peace Corps programs for fiscal years 1986 and 1987, and for other purposes
- Public Law 102–583To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 with respect to international narcotics control programs and activities, and for other purposes
- Public Law 97–113To authorize appropriations for the fiscal years 1982 and 1983 for international security and development assistance and for the Peace Corps, to establish the Peace Corps as an autonomous agency, and for other purposes
- Public Law 101–243To authorize certain United States assistance and trade benefits for Panama, and for other purposes
- Public Law 101–513Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991, and for other purposes
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- Sec. 4Efforts to help eliminate inhumane conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities
- Sec. 4Efforts to help eliminate inhumane conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities
- Sec. 10Limitations and conforming measures
- Sec. 10Limitations and conforming measures
- Sec. 7Limitations and conforming measures
- Sec. 2Modification to police training under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
- Sec. 841Requirement for study by Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
- Sec. 841Requirement for study by Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
- Sec. 841Requirement for study by Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
- Sec. 7034
- Sec. 7039
- Sec. 3Program to provide assistance to build the capacity of foreign law enforcement agencies with respect to covered synthetic drugs
- Sec. 3Program to provide assistance to build the capacity of foreign law enforcement agencies with respect to covered synthetic drugs
- Sec. 3Program to provide assistance to build the capacity of foreign law enforcement agencies with respect to covered synthetic drugs
- Sec. 5Program to provide assistance to build the capacity of foreign law enforcement agencies to identify and track covered synthetic drugs
- Sec. 3Program to provide assistance to build the capacity of foreign law enforcement agencies with respect to covered synthetic drugs
- Sec. 1358Prioritization of efforts of the Department of State to combat international trafficking in covered synthetic drugs
- Sec. 1358Prioritization of efforts of the Department of State to combat international trafficking in covered synthetic drugs
- Sec. 3Program to provide assistance to build the capacity of foreign law enforcement agencies with respect to covered synthetic drugs
- Sec. 5553Program to provide assistance to build the capacity of foreign law enforcement agencies with respect to covered synthetic drugs
- Sec. 5861Prioritization of efforts of the Department of State to combat international trafficking in covered synthetic drugs
- Sec. 5861Prioritization of efforts of the Department of State to combat international trafficking in covered synthetic drugs
- Sec. 5553Program to provide assistance to build the capacity of foreign law enforcement agencies with respect to covered synthetic drugs
- Sec. 3Program to provide assistance to build the capacity of foreign law enforcement agencies with respect to covered synthetic drugs
- Sec. 101Authorizations to strengthen Mexican law enforcement capacity to disrupt fentanyl supply chains
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U.S. Code
- Authorization of appropriations§ 2291a
- Reports and information; definitions§ 2394
- Congressional findings and declaration of policy§ 2151
- Transferred§ 3763
- Police training prohibition§ 2420
- Designation of major non-NATO allies§ 2321k
- Credit sales§ 2763
- General authority§ 2347
- Policy, general authorities, coordination, foreign police actions, definitions, and other provisions§ 2291
- Exercise of functions§ 2381
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- Pub. L. 87–195
- Pub. L. 93–559, § 30(a)
- 88 Stat. 1803
- Pub. L. 99–83, title I, § 127(b)
- 99 Stat. 205
- Pub. L. 101–513, title V, § 594
- 104 Stat. 2060
- Pub. L. 104–107, title V, § 540A(d)
- 110 Stat. 737
- Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(2) [title V, § 574]
- 113 Stat. 1535
- 75 Stat. 424
- section 515(c) of title I of Pub. L. 90–351
- 82 Stat. 207
- Pub. L. 90–351
- Pub. L. 96–157, § 2
- 93 Stat. 1167
- Pub. L. 106–113
- Pub. L. 104–107
- Pub. L. 101–513
- Pub. L. 99–83, § 127(b)
- Pub. L. 99–83, § 711
- Pub. L. 99–83
- section 1301 of Pub. L. 99–83
- Pub. L. 103–447, title I, § 104
- 108 Stat. 4694
- Pub. L. 102–583, § 7
- 106 Stat. 4933
- Pub. L. 103–447, title I, § 103(a)
- 108 Stat. 4693
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