,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dijg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ba1
 #bjbb,mr4 ,cruz introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to condition    
civil and military assistance to the    
,government of ,colombia on certain     
recurring certifications from the       
,secretary of ,state4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,colombia
 ,assistance ,used ,transparently by    
,institutionalizing ,oversight ,now ,act
 of #bjbb or the ,,caution ,act4  #b4   
,certification requirements for civil   
and military assistance to ,colombia    
7a7 ,conditions on civil and military   
assistance ,notwithstanding any other   
provision of law1 no civil or military  
assistance to ,colombia may be obligated
 or expended unless the ,secretary of   
,state certifies to the appropriate     
congressional committees that1 during   
the reporting period1 the ,government of

 ,colombia-- 7#a7 has not sought to     
erode cooperation with the ,united      
,states in the areas of military1       
intelligence1 and counter-terrorism2    
7#b7 is asserting its sovereignty       
against the ,governments of ,cuba1      
,iran1 ,nicaragua1 the ,people's        
,republic of ,china1 and ,venezuela1    
including by denying all access to      
military or intelligence infrastructure 
to those governments2  7#c7 has not     
taken significant steps to recognize1   
legitimize1 or engage any foreign       
terrorist organization2 and  7#d7 has   
not interfered with the ,special        
,jurisdiction for ,peace's efforts to   
investigate and1 as appropriate1        
sentence current or former members of   
the ,revolutionary ,armed ,forces of    
,colombia who committed acts of         
terrorism or gross violations of human  
rights4  7b7 ,additional conditions on  
civil assistance ,notwithstanding any   
other provision of law1 no civil        
assistance to ,colombia may be obligated

 or expended unless the ,secretary of   
,state certifies to the appropriate     
congressional committees that1 during   
the reporting period1 in addition to    
meeting the conditions described under  
subsection 7a71 the ,government of      
,colombia-- 7#a7 is guaranteeing the    
rights1 freedoms1 and responsibilities  
enshrined in the ,colombian             
,constitution of #aiia1 including-- 7,a7
 freedom of expression2  7,b7 freedom of
 the press2  7,c7 the guarantee of due  
process2  7,d7 the right to private     
property and other rights acquired in   
accordance with civil laws2 and  7,e7   
protections against coercion of citizens
 voting in elections2  7#b7 is          
significantly cooperating with the      
,united ,states ,government to-- 7,a7   
reduce irregular migration1 improve     
border security1 and combat human       
smuggling and trafficking2  7,b7 target 
the cultivation1 production1 processing1
 trafficking1 distribution1             
commercialization1 financing1 and       

selling of illicit drugs1 including     
opioids and cocaine2 and  7,c7 counter  
the activities of criminal gangs and    
transnational criminal organizations2   
7#c7 is taking steps to ensure          
transparency and prevent corruption     
related to efforts by the ,chinese      
,communist ,party or the ,government of 
the ,people's ,republic of ,china to    
acquire or invest in ,colombian energy  
or raw materials sectors2 and  7#d7 has 
not interfered in the transparency1     
operation1 or independence of the       
,office of the ,inspector ,general of   
,colombia4  #c4 ,definitions ,in this   
,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional   
committees ,the term appropriate        
congressional committees means the      
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate and the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives4  7#b7 ,civil          
assistance ,the term civil assistance   
means development assistance1           
,international ,narcotics ,control and  

,law ,enforcement 7,,incle7 program     
assistance1 and ,economic ,support ,fund
 assistance4  7#c7 ,military assistance 
,the term military assistance means     
foreign military financing 7,,fmf71     
,international ,military and ,education 
,training 7,,imet71 and                 
,nonproliferation1 ,anti-terrorism1     
,demining1 and ,related ,programs       
7,,nadr7 assistance4  7#d7 ,foreign     
terrorist organizations ,the term       
foreign terrorist organization means an 
organization designated pursuant to     
section #bai of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi7  
or ,executive ,order #acbbd 7#ej        
,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relating to       
blocking property and prohibiting       
transactions with persons who commit1   
threaten to commit1 or support          
terrorism74  7#e7 ,reporting time period
 ,the term reporting time period means  
since ,august #g1 #bjbb1 or the previous
 #ab months1 whichever is less4  #d4    
,termination and sunset ,the            

restrictions imposed by this ,act shall 
terminate on the date on which the      
,president certifies to the appropriate 
congressional committees that ,colombia 
has conducted a free and fair election  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4