Pub. L. 107-228, div. B, tit. XII, subtit. B, sec. 1212
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS.
SEC. 1212. HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. (a) Annual Report.—Chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 116 STAT. 1429 “SEC. 549. HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT. “(a) In General.— Not later than March 1 of each year the Secretary of State shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report describing, to the extent practicable, any involvement of a foreign military or defense ministry civilian participant in education and training activities under this chapter in a violation of internationally recognized human rights reported under section 116(d) of this Act subsequent to such participation. “(b) Form.—The report described in subsection (a) shall be in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.”. (b) Records Regarding Foreign Participants.—Section 548 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347g) is amended— (1) by striking “In” and inserting: “(a) Development and Maintenance of Database.—In”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections: “(b) Annual List of Foreign Personnel.—For the purposes of preparing the report required pursuant to section 549 of this Act, the Secretary of State may annually request the Secretary of Defense to provide information contained in the database, with respect to a list submitted to the Secretary of Defense by the Secretary of State, that contains the names of foreign personnel or military units. To the extent practicable, the Secretary of Defense shall provide, and the Secretary of State may take into account, the information contained in the database, if any, relating to the Secretary of State’s submission. “(c) Updating of Database.—If the Secretary of State determines and reports to Congress under section 549 of this Act that a foreign person identified in the database maintained pursuant to this section was involved in a violation of internationally recognized human rights, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the database is updated to contain such fact and all relevant information.”.