Assessment, monitoring, and evaluation

(a) In general Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Coordinator shall develop and maintain an assessment, monitoring, and evaluation program to be conducted for any country receiving significant security assistance. (b) Elements The program described in paragraph (1) shall include each of the following elements: (1) Baseline assessments that include the following factors: (A) The quality of security sector governance of such country, based on the measurements of the following, and the manner in which the country’s performance on such measurements are likely to be influenced by the provision of security assistance: (i) The level of state corruption, as defined under the Combating Global Corruption Act (22 U.S.C. 10501), in the country’s security sector. (ii) The level of civilian oversight of the security forces. (iii) The level of the security forces’— (I) involvement in politics; (II) commercial holdings; and (III) merit-based promotions. (iv) The record of violations of international human rights law, international humanitarian law, and civilian harm by security force actors or their affiliates and subsequent meaningful investigations and accountability processes. (v) Other factors relevant to assessing the level of security sector governance. (B) The commitment and political will of the recipient to use such assistance in a manner that achieves mutual objectives. (C) Recipient country threat perceptions and the manner in which such perceptions may inform the use of security assistance. (D) The recipient’s capacity to absorb the security assistance given and to achieve the objectives of such assistance. (E) Country- or region-specific opportunities and risks that could enhance or impair the outcomes associated with providing security assistance. (2) Identification of the short- and long-term desired outcomes or goals of the bilateral security partnership with the country and whether such assistance is achieving those outcomes or goals. (3) Monitoring implementation of security assistance programs, projects, and activities to measure progress toward achieving specific targets, metrics, or indicators. (4) Identification of lessons learned in carrying out security assistance and recommendations for improving future assistance. (c) Oversight and framework The Coordinator shall guide and support, in coordination with relevant regional and functional bureaus, the assessment and monitoring described in subsection (a) and shall create a common evaluation framework. (d) Availability of funds Funds available to the Political-Military Affairs Bureau, and other funds available to the Department of State for security assistance programs and activities of the Department of State, may be used to carry out the program required by this section.