EXTENSION OF TRADE BENEFITS TO THE ANDEAN REGION.

SEC. 243. EXTENSION OF TRADE BENEFITS TO THE ANDEAN REGION. (a) Findings.— The Congress finds that: (1) United States antinarcotics policy places a high priority on assisting the nations of the Andean region of South America, the source of 100 percent of the world’s supply of cocaine. (2) The President and Congress have recognized that United States trade and economic policies play an important role in the overall United States antidrug strategy in the Andes. (3) The extension of special trade preferences for articles from the Andean region would help revitalize the national economies of the Andes and further United States antinarcotics policy in the region. (b) Sense of Congress.— The Congress urges the President to— (1) review the merits of extending the benefits provided under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to the Andean region; and (2) continue to explore additional mechanisms to expand trade opportunities for the Andean region, and report to Congress in a regular and timely fashion on the result of this review.