Leahy Law

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Leahy Amendment
gptkbp:appliesTo foreign security forces
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1997
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Defense
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_State
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Leahy Law
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Patrick_Leahy
gptkbp:partOf Defense Appropriations Act
Foreign Operations Appropriations Act
gptkbp:prohibits U.S. military assistance to foreign security forces that commit human rights abuses
gptkbp:purpose to prevent U.S. assistance to foreign security forces implicated in gross human rights violations
gptkbp:requires vetting of foreign security units
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Patrick_Leahy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Senator_Patrick_Leahy
gptkb:Patrick_F._Leahy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7