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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2947

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the failure

of Mexico to cooperate with the United States in controlling the transport

of illegal drugs and controlled substances and the denial of certain

assistance to Mexico as a result of that failure.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 1, 1996

Mr. MILLER of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to

the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the failure of Mexico to cooperate with the United

States in controlling the transport of illegal drugs and

controlled substances and the denial of certain assistance

to Mexico as a result of that failure.

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

3 Mexico is one of the most significant source countries

4 for the transport of narcotic and psychotropic drugs and

5 other controlled substances into the United States;
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1 The Drug Enforcement Administration estimates

2 that at least 75 percent of all cocaine available in the

3 United States travels through Mexico;

4 Various United States drug enforcement agencies

5 have estimated that 70 percent to 80 percent of all for6 eign-grown marijuana in the United States originates in

7 Mexico;

8 According to the United States Customs Service, 69.5

9 percent of the individuals arrested for drug smuggling at

10 border stations in the United States are Mexican nation11 als;

12 The Drug Enforcement Administration has stated

13 that drug smugglers have been flying airplanes into Mex14 ico carrying 10 to 20 tons of cocaine per flight, which air15 planes then return to Colombia carrying $20,000,000 to

16 $30,000,000 of United States currency;

17 Mexico has failed to prevent or punish the laundering

18 of drug-related profits or drug-related moneys in Mexico;

19 Mexico has failed to prevent or punish adequately

20 bribery and other forms of public corruption which facili21 tate the production, processing, and shipment of narcotic

22 and psychotropic drugs and other controlled substances

23 into the United States or which discourage the investiga24 tion and prosecution of such activities;
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1 The continued, large-scale transportation of narcotic

2 and psychotropic drugs and other controlled substances

3 from Mexico into the United States is very detrimental

4 to the vital national interests of the United States;

5 Not later than March 1, 1996, the President must

6 determine and report to Congress pursuant to section

7 490A(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.

8 2291k(b)) whether Mexico has taken sufficient steps to

9 combat international narcotics trafficking.

10 SECTION 1. The President should not make the fol11 lowing certifications pursuant to section 490A(b)(1) of the

12 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291k(b)(1)):

13 (a) That Mexico has cooperated fully with the

14 United States in controlling narcotic and psycho15 tropic drugs and other controlled substances, and ac16 tivities relating to such drugs and substances, as set

17 forth in subparagraph (A) of that section.

18 (b) That vital national interests of the United

19 States require United States assistance to Mexico or

20 multilateral development bank assistance for Mexico.

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