Security Sector Governance Compacts Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Jul 20, 2026
What it does
The Security Sector Governance Compacts Act would require the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with other agencies, to develop a Security Sector Governance Index to assess the quality of governance in the security sectors of U.S. security partner countries, measuring factors such as corruption, civilian oversight, political involvement of security forces, and human rights compliance. Based on this index, the bill would establish a tiered ranking system (tier one to four) for partner countries, with tier one indicating the lowest governance quality and tier four the highest, and would restrict the types of U.S. security sector assistance each country can receive according to its tier,…
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