ADDITIONAL ERADICATION RESOURCES FOR COLOMBIA.

SEC. 821. ADDITIONAL ERADICATION RESOURCES FOR COLOMBIA. (a) Department of State.—Funds are authorized to be appropriated for the Department of State for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for the enhancement of drug-related eradication efforts in Colombia in the total amount of $201,250,000 which shall be available for the following purposes: (1) For each such fiscal year for sustaining support of the helicopters and fixed wing fleet of the national police of Colombia. (2) For the purchase of DC–3 transport aircraft for the national police of Colombia. (3) For acquisition of resources needed for prison security in Colombia. (4) For the purchase of minigun systems for the national police of Colombia. (5) For the purchase of 6 UH–60L Black Hawk utility helicopters for the national police of Colombia and for operation, maintenance, and training relating to such helicopters.112 STAT. 2681–700 (6) For procurement, for upgrade of 50 UH–1H helicopters to the Huey II configuration equipped with miniguns for the use of the national police of Colombia. (7) For the repair and rebuilding of the antinarcotics base in southern Colombia. (8) For providing sufficient and adequate base and force security for any rebuilt facility in southern Colombia, and the other forward operating antinarcotics bases of the Colombian National Police antinarcotics unit. (b) Counternarcotics Assistance.— (1) Limitation on provision of assistance.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), United States counternarcotics assistance may not be provided for the Government of Colombia under this title or under any other provision of law on or after the date of enactment of this Act if the Government of Colombia negotiates or permits the establishment of any demilitarized zone in which the eradication of drug production by the security forces of Colombia, including the Colombian National Police antinarcotics unit, is prohibited. (2) Exception.—If the Government of Colombia negotiates or permits the establishment of a demilitarized zone described in paragraph (1), United States counternarcotics assistance may be provided for the Government of Colombia for a period of up to 90 consecutive days upon a finding by the President that providing such assistance is in the national interest of the United States. (3) Notification.—In each case in which counternarcotics assistance is provided for the Government of Colombia as a result of a finding by the President described in paragraph (2), the President shall notify the Committees on Appropriations and the authorizing committees of jurisdiction of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 5 days after such assistance is provided.