,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bihi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #b1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,mc,govern 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,lewis1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4          
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,mr4       
,michaud1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1
 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4 ,edwards1 ,ms4       
,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,ms4        
,clarke1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4
 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,ms4   
,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,ms4 ,lee of     
,california1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,mr4 ,bishop  
of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,farr1 ,ms4 ,waters1
 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,price  
of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1  
,ms4 ,slaughter1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4      
,payne1 ,mr4 ,george ,miller of         
,california1 ,mr4 ,yarmuth1 ,ms4 ,wilson
 of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,tierney1 ,mr4       
,serrano1 ,mr4 ,mc,dermott1 ,mr4 ,polis1
 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,waxman1 and ,mr4   
,doggett7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to       

suspend the authority for the ,western  
,hemisphere ,institute for ,security    
,cooperation 7the successor institution 
to the ,united ,states ,army ,school of 
the ,americas7 in the ,department of    
,defense1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,latin ,america ,military ,training 
,review ,act4  #b4 ,suspension of       
authority for ,western ,hemisphere      
,institute for ,security ,cooperation   
7a7 ,suspension of institute ,the       
,secretary of the ,army shall suspend   
the operation of the ,western           
,hemisphere ,institute for ,security    
,cooperation until the submission of the
 report under section #d7;e74  7b7      
,suspension of authority ,the authority 
of the ,secretary of ,defense to operate
 an education and training facility     
under section #baff of title #aj1       
,united ,states ,code1 is suspended     
until the submission of the report under
 section #d7;e74  7c7 ,limitation on    
establishment of new education and      

training facility ,no training or       
education facility may be established in
 the ,department of ,defense for ,latin 
,american military personnel 7as a      
successor to the ,united ,states ,army  
,school of the ,americas1 the ,western  
,hemisphere ,institute for ,security    
,cooperation1 or otherwise7 until the   
submission of the report under section  
#d7;e74  #c4 ,joint congressional task  
force  7a7 ,establishment ,there is     
established a joint congressional task  
force to conduct an assessment of the   
kind of education and training that is  
appropriate for the ,department of      
,defense to provide to military         
personnel of ,latin ,american nations4  
7b7 ,composition ,the task force shall  
be composed of eight ,members of        
,congress1 of whom two each shall be    
designated by the ,speaker of the ,house
 of ,representatives1 the minority      
leader of the ,house of                 
,representatives1 the majority leader of
 the ,senate1 and the minority leader of

 the ,senate4  7c7 ,report ,not later   
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the task force  
shall submit to ,congress a report on   
the assessment conducted under          
subsection 7a74 ,the report shall       
include--  7#a7 a critical assessment of
 courses1 curriculum1 and procedures    
appropriate for education and training  
of military personnel of ,latin         
,american nations2 and  7#b7 an         
evaluation of the effect of such        
education and training on the           
performance of ,latin ,american military
 personnel in the areas of human rights 
and adherence to democratic principles  
and the rule of law4  7d7 ,definition   
,in this section1 the term ,member      
includes a ,delegate to1 or ,resident   
,commissioner in1 ,congress4  #d4       
,commission to investigate human rights 
abuses at the ,united ,states ,army     
,school of the ,americas  7a7           
,establishment ,there is established a  
commission to investigate the activities

 of the ,united ,states ,army ,school of
 the ,americas and its successor        
institution1 the ,western ,hemisphere   
,institute for ,security ,cooperation4  
7b7 ,membership  7#a7 ,appointment ,the 
commission shall be composed of eight   
members1 of whom two each shall be      
appointed by the ,speaker of the ,house 
of ,representatives1 the minority leader
 of the ,house of ,representatives1 the 
majority leader of the ,senate1 and the 
minority leader of the ,senate4  7#b7   
,qualifications ,members of the         
commission shall be selected from among 
individuals with knowledge and          
experience in foreign military training 
and international human rights who are  
not officers or employees of the        
,federal ,government4  7#c7 ,deadline   
for appointment ,the members of the     
commission shall be appointed not later 
than #fj days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act4  7#d7 ,vacancies
 ,any vacancy of the commission shall   
not affect the powers of the commission 

and shall be filled in the manner in    
which the original appointment was made4
  7#e7 ,chairperson2 vice chairperson   
,the ,chairperson and ,vice ,chairperson
 of the commission shall be elected by  
the members4  7#f7 ,compensation        
,members of the commission shall serve  
without pay4  7#g7 ,travel expenses     
,each member of the commission shall    
receive travel expenses1 including per  
diem in lieu of subsistence1 in         
accordance with applicable provisions   
under subchapter ,i of chapter #eg of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7c7   
,powers  7#a7 ,hearings and sessions    
,the commission may1 for the purpose of 
carrying out this section1 hold         
hearings1 sit and act at times and      
places1 take testimony1 and receive     
evidence as the commission considers    
appropriate4  7#b7 ,information from    
,federal agencies ,the commission may   
secure directly from any ,federal       
department or agency such information as
 the commission considers necessary to  

carry out the provisions of this        
section4 ,upon request of the           
,chairperson of the commission1 the head
 of such department or agency shall     
furnish such information to the         
commission4  7d7 ,investigation ,not    
later than two years after the date on  
which all members of the commission have
 been appointed1 the commission shall   
complete an investigation into the      
activities of the ,united ,states ,army 
,school of the ,americas and its        
successor institution1 the ,western     
,hemisphere ,institute for ,security    
,cooperation4 ,the investigation shall--
  7#a7 identify those individuals       
responsible for drafting or approving   
manuals for use at either such          
institution advocating tactics that     
violate international law or the laws of
 the ,united ,states2  7#b7 determine   
how such manuals were used in training  
conducted by either such institution2   
7#c7 determine the effect of such       
training2 and  7#d7 identify those      

individuals responsible for teaching    
such tactics4  7e7 ,report ,not later   
than #cj days after the completion of   
the investigation under subsection 7d71 
the commission shall submit to ,congress
 and the ,secretary of ,defense a report
 containing the results of the          
investigation and recommendations for   
actions in response to any violations of
 human rights to which training at the  
,united ,states ,army ,school of the    
,americas or its successor institution1 
the ,western ,hemisphere ,institute for 
,security ,cooperation1 contributed4    
7f7 ,termination ,the commission shall  
terminate #cj days after the date of the
 submission of the report under         
subsection 7e74