POLICING REFORM AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN NORTHERN IRELAND.

SEC. 701. POLICING REFORM AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN NORTHERN IRELAND. (a) Congressional Statement of Policy.—Congress— (1) supports independent judicial public inquiries into the murders of defense attorneys Patrick Finucane and Rosemary Nelson as a way to instill confidence in the Police Service of Northern Ireland; and (2) continues to urge the United Kingdom to take appropriate action to protect defense lawyers and human rights defenders in Northern Ireland. (b) Decommissioning Weapons.—Congress- (1) calls on the Irish Republican Army to continue and complete the decommissioning of all their arms and explosives; and (2) calls for— (A) the decommissioning of all weapons held by paramilitaries on all sides, such as the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA), the Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA), the Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA), the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF), the Orange Volunteers (OV), the Red Hand Defenders (RHD), the Ulster Defense Association/Ulster Freedom Fighters (UDA/UFF), the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF); and (B) the immediate cessation of paramilitary punishment attacks and exiling. (c) Support for Global War on Terrorism.—Congress recognizes the United Kingdom’s commitment to support the United States in a global war on terrorism. (d) Report on Policing Reform and Human Rights in Northern Ireland.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on the following: 116 STAT. 1420 (1) The extent to which the Governments of the United Kingdom and Ireland have implemented the recommendations relating to the 175 policing reforms contained in the Patten Commission report issued on September 9, 1999, including a description of the progress of the integration of human rights, as well as recruitment procedures aimed at increasing Catholic representation, including the effectiveness of such procedures, in the new Police Service of Northern Ireland. (2) The status of the investigations into the murders of Patrick Finucane, Rosemary Nelson, and Robert Hammill, including the extent to which progress has been made on recommendations for independent judicial public inquiries into these murders. (3) All decommissioning acts taken to date by the Irish Republican Army, including the quantity and precise character of what the IRA decommissioned, as reported and verified by the International Commission on Decommissioning. (4) All acts of decommissioning taken by other paramilitary organizations, including a description of all weapons and explosives decommissioned. (5) A description of the measures taken to ensure that the programs described under subsection (e) comply with the requirements of that subsection. (e) Compliance With Prior Provisions.—Any training or exchange program conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation or any other Federal law enforcement agency for the Police Service of Northern Ireland or its members shall— (1) be necessary to improve the professionalism of policing in Northern Ireland; (2) be necessary to advance the peace process in Northern Ireland; (3) include in the curriculum a significant human rights component; and (4) only be provided to Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) members who have been subject to a vetting procedure established by the Department and the Department of Justice to ensure that such program does not include PSNI members who there are substantial ground for believing have committed or condoned violations of internationally recognized human rights, including any role in the murder of Patrick Finucane or Rosemary Nelson or other violence or serious threat of violence against defense attorneys in Northern Ireland.