Pub. L. 107-206, tit. I, ch. 3, sec. 305

Sec. 305. (a) (1) In fiscal year 2002, funds available to the Department of Defense for assistance to the Government of Colombia shall be available to support a unified campaign against narcotics trafficking, against activities by organizations designated as terrorist organizations such as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the National Liberation Army (ELN), and the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), and to take actions to protect human health and welfare in emergency circumstances, including undertaking rescue operations. (2) The provision shall also apply to unexpired balances and assistance previously provided from prior years’ Acts available for purposes identified in subsection (a)(1). (3) The authority in this section is in addition to authorities currently available to provide assistance to Colombia. (b) The authorities provided in subsection (a) shall not be exercised until the Secretary of Defense certifies to the Congress that the provisions of section 601(b) of this Act have been complied with. (c) Sections 556, 567, and 568 of Public Law 107-115, section 8093 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2002, and the numerical limitations on the number of United States military personnel and United States individual civilian contractors in section 3204(b)(1) of Public Law 106—246, as amended, shall be applicable to funds made available pursuant to the authority contained in subsection (a). (d) No United States Armed Forces personnel or United States civilian contractor employed by the United States will participate in any combat operation in connection with assistance made available under this chapter, except for the purpose of acting in self defense or rescuing any United States citizen to include United 116 STAT. 841 States Armed Forces personnel, United States civilian employees, and civilian contractors employed by the United States.