SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY COOPERATION.

SEC. 1084. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY COOPERATION. It is the sense of Congress that—(1) the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation—123 STAT. 2483(A) offers quality professional military bilingual instruction for military officers and noncommissioned officers that promotes democracy, subordination to civilian authority, and respect for human rights; and(B) is uniquely positioned to support the modernization of Latin America security forces as they work to transcend their own controversial pasts;(2) the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation is building partner capacity which enhances regional and global security while encouraging respect for human rights and promoting democratic principles among eligible military personnel, law enforcement officials, and civilians of nations of the Western Hemisphere;(3) the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation is an invaluable education and training facility the curriculum of which is not duplicated in any of the military departments and is not replaceable by professional military education funded by appropriations for International Military Education and Training, for which education is not conducted in Spanish and does not concentrate on regional challenges; and(4) the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation is an essential tool to educate future generations of Latin American leaders and improve United States relationships with partner nations that are working with the United States to promote democracy, prosperity, and stability in the Western Hemisphere.