Security Sector Governance Index

(a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Defense Security Cooperation University and the Office of Security Assistance, shall develop metrics and indicators to assess the quality of security sectors governance by security partner countries, to be known as the Security Sector Governance Index. (b) Criteria The Index required by subsection (a) shall include measurements of the following: (1) The level of state corruption, as defined under the Combating Global Corruption Act (22 U.S.C. 10501), in the country’s security sector. (2) The level of civilian oversight of the partner’s national and internal security forces. (3) The level of such security force’s— (A) involvement in politics; (B) commercial holdings; and (C) merit-based promotions. (4) The record of violations of international human rights law, international humanitarian law, and civilian harm by such security force actors or their affiliates and subsequent meaningful investigations and accountability processes. (5) Other factors relevant to assessing the level of security sector governance. (c) Consultation The Secretary shall develop the Index required by subsection (a) in consultation with— (1) the Secretary of Defense; (2) the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the Department; and (3) relevant nongovernmental organizations, nongovernmental experts, and civil society. (d) Publication Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Index required by subsection (a) is developed, the Secretary shall publish a summary of the Index in the Federal Register.