REPORT ON UNITED STATES-SPONSORED ACTIVITIES IN COLOMBIA.

SEC. 695. REPORT ON UNITED STATES-SPONSORED ACTIVITIES IN COLOMBIA. (a) Findings.—Congress makes the following findings: 116 STAT. 1417 (1) Heroin originating from Colombia is beginning to dominate the illicit market of that narcotic in the United States partly because law enforcement has struggled to interdict effectively what is often voluminous importations of small quantities of Colombia’s inexpensive and pure heroin. (2) Destruction of opium, from which heroin is derived, at its source in Colombia is traditionally one of the best strategies to combat the heroin crisis in the United States, according to Federal law enforcement officials. (3) There is a growing alarm concerning the spillover effect of Plan Colombia on Ecuador, a frontline state. The northern region of Ecuador, including the Sucumbios province, is an area of particular concern. (4) As a result of Plan Colombia-related activities, drug traffickers, guerrillas, and paramilitary groups have made incursions from Colombia into Ecuador, increasing the level of violence and delinquency in the border region. (b) Report to Congress.—Not later than 150 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees which sets forth a statement of policy and comprehensive strategy for United States activities in Colombia related to— (1) the eradication of all opium cultivation at its source in Colombia; and (2) the impact of Plan Colombia on Ecuador and the other adjacent countries to Colombia.