Amendment makes delivery of military assistance to Colombia contingent upon Presidential certification of the following: (1) agreement by the government of Colombia to a strategy to completely eliminate illicit drug cultivation by 2005; (2) Colombia's armed forces having the authority to dismiss persons for gross violations of human rights; (3) Colombia's armed forces cooperating with civilian authorities in the investigation and prosecution in civilian courts of gross human rights abuses by armed forces personnel; and (4) Colombia's armed forces developing a Judge Advocate General Corps.

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Amendment Number
622
Description
Amendment makes delivery of military assistance to Colombia contingent upon Presidential certification of the following: (1) agreement by the government of Colombia to a strategy to completely eliminate illicit drug cultivation by 2005; (2) Colombia's armed forces having the authority to dismiss persons for gross violations of human rights; (3) Colombia's armed forces cooperating with civilian authorities in the investigation and prosecution in civilian courts of gross human rights abuses by armed forces personnel; and (4) Colombia's armed forces developing a Judge Advocate General Corps.
Purpose
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 106-549 to make delivery of military assistance to Colombia contingent upon Presidential certification of the following: 1) agreement by the government of Colombia to a strategy to completely eliminate illicit drug cultivation by 2005; 2) Colombia's armed forces having the authority to dismiss persons for gross violations of human rights; 3) Colombia's armed forces cooperating with civilian authorities in the investigation and prosecution in civilian courts of gross human rights abuses by armed forces personnel; and 4) Colombia's armed forces developing a Judge Advocate General Corps.
Congress
106
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Mar 29, 2000
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Gilman amendment (A008) Agreed to by recorded vote: 380 - 39 (Roll no. 87). (text: CR H1543)
Latest Action Time
20:54:52
Submitted Date
Mar 29, 2000
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 622 — Informed