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HR 1594 107th Congress House

Foreign Military Training Responsibility Act

Official title: To provide for increased accountability with respect to the education and training of foreign military personnel, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 26, 2001 See on congress.gov
International Affairs American military assistanceArmed Forces and National SecurityCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCivil-military relations
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 9, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Apr 26, 2001
Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 26, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 9, 2001

Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Foreign Military Training Responsibility Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States: (1) shares a responsibility for actions of those foreign military personnel for which it provides education and training; and (2) should evaluate the objectives, methods, and results of such education and training.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to: (1) require the Secretaries of Defense and State to include in a required annual foreign military training report information on U.S. and non-U.S. Government personnel, including contractors, involved in each military training activity; (2) require information concerning foreign military personnel provided training to be in unclassified form; (3) require the Secretary of State to prepare and submit to the appropriate congressional committees an annual report on all foreign police training, advice, or financial support provided; and (4) require such Secretaries and the heads of each appropriate department or agency to jointly develop and maintain a database on each foreign military and law enforcement participant in education and training activities conducted by the U.S. Government after December 31, 2001.

Establishes a task force to assess the kind of education and training that is appropriate for the Department of Defense to provide to military personnel of foreign countries.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1594: Foreign Military Training Responsibility Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1594/
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"H.R. 1594: Foreign Military Training Responsibility Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1594/.
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H.R. 1594, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1594/.
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