MILITARY ASSISTANCE FOR ANTI-NARCOTICS EFFORTS.

SEC. 4205. MILITARY ASSISTANCE FOR ANTI-NARCOTICS EFFORTS. (a) Purposes of Assistance.—Assistance provided under this section shall be designed to— (1) enhance the ability of friendly governments to control illicit narcotics production and trafficking; 102 STAT. 4269 (2) strengthen the bilateral ties of the United States with friendly governments by offering concrete assistance in this area of great mutual concern; and (3) strengthen respect for internationally recognized human rights and the rule of law in efforts to control illicit narcotics production and trafficking. (b) Waiver of Certain Provisions.—During fiscal years 1989 and 1990, section 660(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply with respect to assistance provided under chapter 2 of part II of that Act (relating to the grant military assistance program) to countries described in subsection (c) for the procurement, for use in narcotics control, eradication, and interdiction efforts, of weapons or ammunition for foreign law enforcement agencies, or other units, that are organized for the specific purpose of narcotics enforcement. (c) Eligible Countries.—Assistance may be provided under this section only for countries— (1) which are major illicit drug producing or major drug-transit countries (as defined in section 481(i) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961); (2) which have democratic governments; and (3) whose law enforcement agencies do not engage in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights (as defined in section 502B(d)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961). (d) Reports to Congress.—Not less than 15 days before funds are obligated to provide assistance authorized by this section, the President shall transmit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, in accordance with the procedures applicable under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, a written notification which specifies— (1) the country to which the assistance is to be provided; (2) the type and value of the assistance to be provided; (3) the law enforcement agencies or other units that will receive the assistance; and (4) an explanation of how the proposed assistance will achieve the purposes specified in subsection (a) of this section. (e) Reports on Human Rights Situation.—Section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to country-specific human rights reports upon the request of the foreign affairs committees) applies with respect to countries for which assistance authorized by this section is proposed or is being provided. (f) Coordination With International Narcotics Control Assistance Program.—Assistance under this section shall be coordinated with assistance provided under chapter 8 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to international narcotics control). (g) Earmarking for Latin America and the Caribbean.—Of the amounts made available for fiscal year 1989 to carry out chapter 2 of part n of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $3,500,000 shall be available only to provide assistance authorized by this section for countries in Latin America or the Caribbean. (h) Conforming Amendments.—(1) Section 578(a) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1989 (Public Law 100–461), is amended— (A) by striking out paragraph (3); 102 STAT. 4270 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking out “except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection”; and (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). (2) The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall be effective as of October 1, 1988.