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(e) 221 For each calendar year, the Secretary of State, after consultation with the appropriate committees of the Congress, shall establish numerical standards and other guidelines for determining which countries will be considered to be major drug-transit countries under section 805(3)(A) and (B).

SEC. 803.222 SUGAR QUOTA.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the President may not allocate any limitation imposed on the quantity of sugar to any country which has a Government involved in the trade of illicit narcotics or is failing to cooperate with the United States in narcotics enforcement activities as defined in section 802(b) as determined by the President.

SEC. 804.223 PROGRESS REPORTS.

The President shall include as a part of the annual report required under section 481(e)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(e)(1) an evaluation of progress that each major drug producing country and each major drug-transit country has made during the reporting period in achieving the objectives set forth in section 802(b).

SEC. 805.224 DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this title

(1) continuity of a session of Congress is broken only by an adjournment of the Congress sine die, and the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three days to a day certain are excluded in the computation of the period indicated;

(2) the term "major drug producing country" means a country producing five metric tons or more of opium or opium derivative during a fiscal year or producing five hundred metric tons or more of coca or marijuana (as the case may be) during a fiscal year; and

(3) the term "major drug-transit country" means a country(A) that is a significant direct source of illicit narcotic or psychotropic drugs or other controlled substances significantly affecting the United States;

(B) through which are transported such drugs or substances; or

(C) through which significant sums of drug-related profits or monies are laundered with the knowledge or complicity of the government; and

(4) the term "narcotic and psychotropic drugs and other controlled substances" has the same meaning as is given by any applicable international narcotics control agreement or domestic law of the country or countries concerned.

121 Subsec. (e) was added by sec. 4408(c) of Public Law 100-690 (102 Stat. 4181).

222 19 U.S.C. 2493. 223 19 U.S.C. 2494. 224 19 U.S.C. 2495.

4. Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (Public Law
99-93, August 16, 1985), as amended by
the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and
Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (Public Law
99-399, August 27, 1986), Sec. 133
& Sec. 814

SEC. 133.11 EXTRADITION TREATIES.

The Secretary of State, with the assistance of the National Drug Enforcement Policy Board, shall increase United States efforts to negotiate updated extradition treaties relating to narcotics offenses with each major drug-producing country, particularly those in Latin America.

SEC. 814. UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL COMMISSION. 52

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.-There is established the United States International Narcotics Control Commission (hereafter in this section referred to as the "Commission").

(b) DUTIES.-The Commission is authorized and directed

(1) to monitor and promote international compliance with narcotics control treaties, including eradication and other relevant issues; and

(2) to monitor and encourage United States Government and private programs seeking to expand international cooperation against drug abuse and narcotics trafficking.

(c) MEMBERSHIP.-(1) The Commission shall be composed of 12 members as follows:

201 19 U.S.C. 2484.

11 18 U.S.C. 3181 note. 52 22 U.S.C. 2291 note.

(A) 7 Members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate, 4 of whom (including the member designated as Chairman) shall be selected from the majority party of the Senate, after consultation with the majority leader, and 3 of whom (including the member designated as Cochairman) shall be selected from the minority party of the Senate, after consultation with the minority leader.

(B) 5 members of the public to be appointed by the President after consultation with the members of the appropriate congressional committees.

(2) There shall be a Chairman and a Cochairman of the Commission.

(d) POWERS.-In carrying out this section, the Commission may require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books, records, correspondence, memorandums, papers, and documents as it deems necessary. Subpoenas may be issued over the signature of the Chairman of the Commission or any member designated by him, and may be served by any person designated by the Chairman or such member. The Chairman of the Commission, or any member designated by him, may administer oaths to any witness.

(e) REPORT BY PRESIDENT TO COMMISSION.-In order to assist the Commission in carrying out its duties, the President shall submit to the Commission a copy of the report required by section 481(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2991(e)).

(f) REPORT TO SENATE.-The Commission is authorized and directed to report to the Senate with respect to the matters covered by this section on a periodic basis and to provide information to Members of the Senate as requested. For each fiscal year for which an appropriation is made the Commission shall submit to the Congress a report on its expenditures under such appropriation.

(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.-(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission $325,000 for each fiscal year, to remain available until expended, to assist in meeting the expenses of the Commission for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section.

(2) For purposes of section 502(b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954 (22 U.S.C. 1754(b)), the Commission shall be deemed to be a standing committee of the Senate and shall be entitled to the use of funds in accordance with such section.

(h) STAFF.-The Commission may appoint and fix the pay of such staff personnel as it deems desirable, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates. 53

(i) TERMINATION.-The Commission shall cease to exist on September 30, 1988. 54

53 5 U.S.C. 5101 et seq., 5331.

54 The year 1988 was substituted in lieu of 1987 by sec. 5 of title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1988 (sec. 101(i) of the Continuing Appropriations for 1988, Public Law 100202, 101 Stat. 1329).

5. International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-83, August 8, 1985) Sec. 607 Sec. 610 Sec. 611 Sec. 612 Sec. 613 Sec. 615 Sec. 616 Sec. 617 Sec. 619

TITLE VI-INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL

SEC. 607. PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS TO DEFEND AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN NARCOTICS CONTROL EFFORTS.

Of the funds available to carry out chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to grant military assistance), $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1986 and 1987 shall be made available to arm, for defensive purposes, aircraft used in narcotic control eradication or interdiction efforts. The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate shall be notified of the use of any such funds for that purpose at least 15 days in advance in accordance with the reprogramming procedures applicable under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

SEC. 610.19 ASSISTANCE FOR JAMAICA.

In allocating assistance for Jamaica for fiscal year 1986 under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to the economic support fund), the President shall give major consideration to whether the Government of Jamaica has prepared, presented, and committed itself to a comprehensive plan or strate gy for the control and reduction of illicit cultivation, production, processing, transportation, and distribution of marijuana within a specifically stated period of time.

SEC. 611.20 ASSISTANCE FOR BOLIVIA.

Assistance may be provided to Bolivia for fiscal years 1986 and 1987 under chapter 2 (relating to grant military assistance), chap

19 Title V sec. 537 of the Foreign Assistance Appropriations Act, 1986 as contained in sec. 101) of Public Law 99-190, 99 Stat. 1308, provides in part:

SEC. 537. Of the funds made available by this Act for Jamaica and Peru, not more than 50 per centum of the funds made available for each country shall be obligated unless the President determines and reports to the Congress that the governments of these countries are sufficiently responsive to the United States Government concerns on drug control and that the added expenditures of the funds for that country are in the national interest of the United States: Provided, That this provision shall not be applicable to funds made available to carry out section 481 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

The 1987 version of the Act, Public Law 99-591, 100 Stat. 3341 contained identical text in sec. 536.

20 Title V sec. 537 of the Foreign Assistance Appropriations Act, 1986 as contained in sec. 101(j) of Public Law 99-190, 99 Stat. 1308, provides in part:

"That assistance may be provided to Bolivia for Fiscal Year 1986, under chapter 2 (relating to grant military assistance), chapter 4 (relating to the economic support fund), and chapter 5 (relating to international military education and training) of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and under chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act (relating to foreign military sales financing), only under the following conditions:

"For Fiscal Year 1986

"(A) up to 50 percent of the aggregate amount of such assistance allocated for Bolivia may be provided at any time after the President certifies to the Congress that the Government of Bolivia has enacted legislation that will establish its legal coca requirements, provide for

Continued

ter 4 (relating to the economic support fund), and chapter 5 (relating to international military education and training) of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and under chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act (relating to foreign military sales financing), only under the following conditions:

(1) For fiscal year 1986—

(A) up to 50 percent of the aggregate amount of such assistance allocated for Bolivia may be provided at any time after the President certifies to the Congress that the Government of Bolivia has enacted legislation that will establish its legal coca requirements, provide for the licensing of the number of hectares necessary to produce the legal requirement, and make unlicensed coca production illegal; and

(B) the remaining amount of such assistance may be provided at any time following a certification pursuant to subparagraph (A) if the President certifies to the Congress that the Government of Bolivia has achieved the eradication targets for the calendar year 1985 contained in its 1983 narcotics agreements with the United States.

(2) For fiscal year 1987, such assistance may not be provided unless the President certifies to the Congress that the Government of Bolivia has developed a plan to eliminate illicit narcotics production countrywide and is prepared to enter into an agreement with the United States to implement that plan. If that certification is made, then

(A) 200 up to 50 percent of the aggregate amount of such assistance allocated for Bolivia may be provided at any time after the President certifices to the Congress that Bolivia has engaged in narcotics interdiction operations which have significantly disrupted the illicit coca industry in Bolivia or has cooperated with the United States in such operations; and

(B) 20 the remaining amount of such assistance may be provided at any time after the President certifies to the Congress that Bolivia has either met in calendar year 1986

the licensing of the number of hectares necessary to produce the legal requirement, and make unlicensed coca production illegal; and

"(B) the remaining amount of such assistance may be provided at any time following a certification pursuant to subparagraph (A) if the President certifies to the Congress that the Government of Bolivia achieved the eradication targets for the calendar year 1985 contained in its 1983 narcotics agreements with the United States."

Title V, sec. 535 of the 1987 Act, Public Law 99-591, 100 Stat. 3341 provides:

• Provided further, That assistance may be provided to Bolivia for fiscal year 1987, under chapter 2 (relating to grant military assistance), chapter 4 (relating to the economic support fund), and chapter 5 (relating to international military education and training) of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and under chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act (relating to foreign military sales financing), only in accordance with the provisions of section 611 of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-83) as amended by section 2011 of H.R. 5484 as passed by the Senate on September 30, 1986.

20 Sec. 2012(b) of Public Law 99-570; 100 Stat. 3207 amended subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) which previously read as follows:

"(A) up to 50 percent of the aggregate amount of such assistance allocated for Bolivia may be provided at any time after the President certifies to the Congress that the Government of Bolivia has achieve at least half of the eradication target for the calendar year 1986 agreed to by the United States and the Government of Bolivia; and

"(B) the remaining amount of such assistance may be provided at any time the President certifies to the Congress that the Government of Bolivia fully achieved that eradication target."

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