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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1125

To prohibit economic assistance and military assistance or arms transfers

to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago until appropriate action

is taken to eliminate illicit drug trafficking in Trinidad and Tobago.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 3, 1995

Mr. TRAFICANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on International Relations

A BILL

To prohibit economic assistance and military assistance or

arms transfers to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago until appropriate action is taken to eliminate illicit

drug trafficking in Trinidad and Tobago.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

4 The Congress supports the following findings of the

5 Department of State in its 1993 International Narcotics

6 Control Strategy Report:

7 (1) Trinidad and Tobago is a natural staging

8 site for illicit drugs transported from South America
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1 to other Caribbean islands, the United States, Can2 ada, and Europe.

3 (2) Illicit drugs transported through Trinidad

4 and Tobago are primarily transported by shipping

5 vessels. However, illicit drugs are also transported

6 by couriers. Through this method, illicit drugs enter

7 Trinidad and Tobago aboard commercial airliners

8 from South America and the drugs are transferred

9 to couriers and transported to other Caribbean is10 lands, the United States, Canada, and Europe.

11 (3) Most of the cocaine and marijuana shipped

12 through the Windward Islands is transported

13 through Trinidad and Tobago.

14 (4) Cocaine is transported into Trinidad and

15 Tobago from Venezuela and is then transported to

16 other Eastern Caribbean islands, the United States,

17 and Europe.

18 (5) Interdiction efforts against illicit drugs

19 transported through Trinidad and Tobago have not

20 had much success. The Drug Enforcement Adminis21 tration has reported that neither the coast guard nor

22 the police service of Trinidad and Tobago have been

23 effective against major illicit drug traffickers.
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1 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE AND

2 MILITARY ASSISTANCE OR ARMS TRANSFERS

3 TO THE GOVERNMENT OF TRINIDAD AND TO4 BAGO UNLESS APPROPRIATE ACTION IS

5 TAKEN TO ELIMINATE ILLICIT DRUG TRAF6 FICKING.

7 The President may not provide economic assistance

8 or military assistance or arms transfers to the Government

9 of Trinidad and Tobago unless the President certifies to

10 the Congress that such Government has taken appropriate

11 action to eliminate illicit drug trafficking in Trinidad and

12 Tobago, including—

13 (1) the enactment of laws that prohibit illicit

14 drug trafficking and that provide appropriate pun15 ishment for violators of such laws; and

16 (2) the rigorous enforcement of such laws.

17 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

18 For purposes of this Act:

19 (1) ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘eco20 nomic assistance’’ means any assistance under part

21 I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.

22 2151 et seq.) and any assistance under chapter 4 of

23 part II of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.) (relat24 ing to the economic support fund), except that such

25 term does not include humanitarian assistance.
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1 (2) MILITARY ASSISTANCE OR ARMS TRANS2 FERS.—The term ‘‘military assistance or arms

3 transfers’’ means—

4 (A) assistance under chapter 2 of part II

5 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22

6 U.S.C. 2311 et seq.) (relating to military assist7 ance), including the transfer of excess defense

8 articles under sections 516 and 519 of that Act

9 (22 U.S.C. 2321j through 2321m);

10 (B) assistance under chapter 5 of part II

11 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22

12 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.) (relating to international

13 military education and training);

14 (C) assistance under the ‘‘Foreign Military

15 Financing Program’’ under section 23 of the

16 Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763); or

17 (D) the transfer of defense articles, de18 fense services, or design and construction serv19 ices under the Arms Export Control Act (22

20 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) including defense articles

21 and defense services licensed or approved for

22 export under section 38 of that Act (22 U.S.C.

23 2778).

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