narcotics control program

narcotics control program Sec. 578. (a) (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “Economic Support Fund” $61,000,000 shall be made avail-102 STAT. 2268–46able only for Bolivia, Ecuador, Jamaica, and Peru; but not more than $25,000,000 shall be available to any one country. (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of section 503 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to the military assistance program) $16,500,000 shall be made available only for Bolivia, Ecuador, Jamaica, and Colombia, but not more than $5,000,000 shall be available for any one country. (3) Of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of section 503 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $3,500,000 shall be made available in accordance with the general authorities contained in section 481(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, only for the procurement of weapons or ammunition for foreign law enforcement agencies, and paramilitary units organized for the specific purposes of narcotics enforcement, for use in narcotics control, eradication, and interdiction efforts, notwithstanding section 482(b) of such Act: Provided, That funds made available under this paragraph shall be made available only for Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, and for the regional air wing pursuant to sections 482 and 484 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be in addition to amounts earmarked for the countries contained in paragraph (2) of this subsection. (4) Funds made available under this subsection shall be available for obligation consistent with the provisions of section 481(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to International Narcotics Control) except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection. (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be available for any country during any three-month period beginning on or after October 1, 1988, immediately following a certification by the President to the Congress that the government of such country is failing to take adequate measures (including satisfying the goals agreed to in applicable bilateral narcotics agreements as defined in section 481(h)(2)(A)(ii) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961) to prevent narcotic drugs or other controlled substances (as listed in the schedules in section 202 of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse and Prevention Control Act of 1971 (21 U.S.C. 812)) which are cultivated, produced, or processed illicitly, in whole or in part, in such country, or transported through such country from being sold illegally within the jurisdiction of such country to United States Government personnel or their dependents or from entering the United States unlawfully. (c) In making determinations with respect to Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru pursuant to section 481(h)(2)(A)(i)(I) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the President shall take into account the extent to which the Government of each country is sufficiently responsive to United States Government concerns on coca control and whether the provision of assistance for that country is in the national interest of the United States. (d) If any funds appropriated by this Act for “Economic Support Fund”, “Military Assistance”, “International Military Education and Training”, or “Foreign Military Credit Sales” are not used for assistance for the country for which those funds were allocated because that country has not taken adequate steps to halt illicit drug production or trafficking, those funds shall be reprogrammed for additional assistance for those countries which have met their illicit drug eradication targets or have otherwise taken significant steps to halt illicit drug production or trafficking: Provided, That102 STAT. 2268–47 any such reprogramming shall be subject to the notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (e) (1) Of the funds appropriated under title II of this Act for the Agency for International Development, up to $10,000,000 should be made available for narcotics education and awareness programs (including public diplomacy programs), of the Agency for International Development, and up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated under title II of this Act should be made available for narcotics related economic assistance activities. (2) Section 481(i)(4)(E) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by— (A) inserting “(vii) assistance for narcotics education and awareness activities under section 126 of this Act;” after “this Act,”; and (B) redesignating clause (vii) as clause (viii). (f) In order to maximize the participation of other countries in the effort to promote international narcotics control, the Secretary of State is directed to urge the United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control to develop a more comprehensive program for enlisting greater multilateral support for coca control programs and related development activities in South America. (g) (1) Section 481(h)(2)(A)(ii) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to read as follows: “(ii) A bilateral narcotics agreement referred to in clause (i)(I) is an agreement between the United States and a foreign country whereby the foreign country agrees to undertake specific activities including, where applicable, efforts to reduce drug production, drug consumption, and drug trafficking within its territory, including activities to address illicit crop eradication and crop substitution; drug interdiction and enforcement; drug consumption and treatment; identification and elimination of illicit drug laboratories; identification and elimination of the trafficking of precursor chemicals for the use in production of illegal drugs; cooperation with United States drug enforcement officials; and, where applicable, participation in extradition treaties, mutual legal assistance provisions directed at money laundering, sharing of evidence, and other initiatives for cooperative drug enforcement.”. (2) Section 585(c) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988 (as contained in Public Law 100–202) is amended to read as follows: “(c) Beginning with certifications with respect to fiscal year 1989 and each subsequent year, a country which in the previous year was designated a major drug producing or drug transit country may not be deemed as cooperating fully unless it has in place a bilateral narcotics agreement with the United States, or a multilateral agreement which achieves the objectives of this section.”. (3) Section 481(h)(2)(A)(i)(I) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by inserting “or multilateral agreement which achieves the objectives of this subsection,” after “(ii))”. (h) Section 481(h)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by inserting before “Subject” the following: “Not later than October 1 of each year, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Congress of those countries identified by the Secretary as being major drug producing or major drug transit countries (including the definition used to determine such drug transit countries) for purposes of the withholding requirements contained in102 STAT. 2268–48 subparagraph (A) of this paragraph and the certification requirements contained in paragraph (2) of this subsection.”. (i) Section 481(h)(2)(B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by striking out “clause (A)(ii)” and inserting in lieu thereof “subparagraph (A)(i)(II)”.