ASSISTANCE FOR MEXICO.

SEC. 4304. ASSISTANCE FOR MEXICO. (a) Limitation on Assistance.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), not more than $15,000,000 of the amounts made available for fiscal year 1989 to carry out chapter 8 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to international narcotics control) may be made available for Mexico. (2) Assistance in excess of the amount specified in paragraph (1) may be made available for Mexico only if the congressional committees specified in section 634A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 are notified at least 15 days in advance in accordance with the regular reprogramming procedures applicable under that section. (b) Cooperation on Drug Law Enforcement Matters.—The Congress urges the Government of Mexico to cooperate fully with the United States on matters of concern to the United States regarding drug law enforcement. In particular, the Congress anticipates that the new Government which will take office on December 1 will move expeditiously to bring to triad and effectively prosecute those responsible for the 1985 murders of Drug Enforcement 102 STAT. 4273 Administration agent Enrique Camarena Salazar and his pilot Alfredo Zavala Avelar and those responsible for the 1986 detention and torture of Drug Enforcement Administration agent Victor Cortez, Junior. (c) Joint Air Operations and Joint Crewing.—In making determinations with respect to Mexico pursuant to section 481(h)(2)(A)(i) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for fiscal year 1989, the President shall consider whether the Government of Mexico has responded favorably to the United States proposals to establish, and is making measurable progress toward implementing— (1) a joint United States-Mexico airborne apprehension capability (commonly referred to as “joint air operations”); and (2) joint air surveillance operations (commonly referred to as “joint crewing”). (d) Banking Information Concerning Money Laundering.—The Congress encourages the Government of Mexico, upon ratification of the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty between the United States and Mexico, to furnish banking information pursuant to that treaty which would permit the successful investigation and prosecution in the United States of major narco-terrorists who use Mexican financial institutions to “launder” their profits.