[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 195 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 195

Requesting information on El Salvador's human rights practices pursuant 
       to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 1, 2025

 Mr. Kaine (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Padilla) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                          on Foreign Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Requesting information on El Salvador's human rights practices pursuant 
       to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON EL SALVADOR'S HUMAN RIGHTS 
              PRACTICES.

    (a) Statement Requested.--The Senate requests that the Secretary of 
State, not later than 30 days after the date of the adoption of this 
resolution, submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, 
pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2304(c)), a statement regarding El Salvador's human rights 
practices that has been prepared in collaboration with the Assistant 
Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the 
Office of the Legal Adviser at the Department of State.
    (b) Elements.--The statement submitted pursuant to subsection (a) 
should include--
            (1) all available credible information concerning alleged 
        violations of internationally recognized human rights by the 
        Government of the Republic of El Salvador, including--
                    (A) torture and inhumane treatment of detainees, 
                including detainees who are not citizens of El 
                Salvador;
                    (B) forced disappearances;
                    (C) transnational repression;
                    (D) the denial of due process for residents of El 
                Salvador, including an evaluation of judicial 
                independence in El Salvador; and
                    (E) the treatment of citizens or residents of other 
                countries who are being detained or imprisoned in El 
                Salvador, including any opportunity provided to such 
                citizens or residents to demonstrate they are being 
                wrongfully detained or imprisoned;
            (2) a description of the steps the United States Government 
        has taken--
                    (A) to promote respect for and observance of human 
                rights as part of the Government of El Salvador's 
                activities, including in the context of El Salvador's 
                ongoing State of Exception;
                    (B) to discourage any practices that are inimical 
                to internationally recognized human rights; and
                    (C) to publicly or privately call attention to, and 
                disassociate the United States and any security 
                assistance provided for the Republic of El Salvador 
                from, any practices described in subparagraph (B); and
            (3) other information, including--
                    (A) an assessment from the Secretary of State of 
                the likelihood that United States security assistance 
                (as defined in section 502B(d) of the Foreign 
                Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(d))) provided to 
                the Republic of El Salvador could be used in support of 
                activities by government officials related to the 
                rendition, trafficking, detention, or imprisonment of 
                individuals who are not nationals of El Salvador;
                    (B) an assessment from the Secretary of State of 
                the conditions in El Salvador's Centro de Confinamiento 
                del Terrorismo (CECOT), including an assessment of 
                allegations of torture and other gross violations of 
                human rights;
                    (C) a description of any actions that the United 
                States Government is taking to ensure that the 
                Government of the Republic of El Salvador releases 
                United States citizens or residents being detained or 
                imprisoned in El Salvador in compliance with United 
                States court orders regarding their return to the 
                United States;
                    (D) a description of any actions that the United 
                States Government is taking to address allegations of 
                detention, torture, or forced disappearances of United 
                States citizens or residents by the Republic of El 
                Salvador or efforts to facilitate the detention, 
                torture or forced disappearances of United States 
                citizens or legal residents;
                    (E) a description of actions the United States 
                Government is taking to provide due process in 
                compliance with United States law for relevant persons 
                detained or imprisoned in El Salvador through an 
                agreement with the United States Government; and
                    (F) a description of any actions the United States 
                Government is taking to protect United States citizens 
                and residents from unlawful rendering, trafficking, or 
                other means of removal from the United States to the 
                Republic of El Salvador.
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