105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 958

To prohibit United States assistance to Mexico for fiscal year 1998 unless

the Government of Mexico meets certain narcotics control requirements.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 5, 1997

Mr. SOUDER 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

To prohibit United States assistance to Mexico for fiscal

year 1998 unless the Government of Mexico meets certain narcotics control requirements.

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

3 SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO MEXICO FOR

4 FISCAL YEAR 1998 UNLESS THE GOVERN5 MENT OF MEXICO MEETS CERTAIN NARCOT6 ICS CONTROL REQUIREMENTS.

7 (a) PROHIBITION ON BILATERAL ASSISTANCE.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other

2 provision of law, United States assistance may not

3 be provided to Mexico for fiscal year 1998 unless the

4 President determines and certifies to the Congress

5 not later than September 1, 1997, that the Govern6 ment of Mexico meets the following requirements:

7 (A) The Government of Mexico has grant8 ed not less than 5 percent of the requests by

9 the United States Government pending on April

10 1, 1997, for the extradition of Mexican nation11 als to the United States for the prosecution of

12 such nationals for narcotics-related crimes.

13 (B) In addition to the number of agents of

14 the Drug Enforcement Administration stationed

15 in Mexico on March 1, 1997, the Government

16 of Mexico has allowed not less than an addi17 tional 20 agents of the Drug Enforcement Ad18 ministration to be stationed in Mexico.

19 (C) The Government of Mexico has en20 acted Federal laws, and promulgated appro21 priate regulations to carry out such laws, to

22 prevent narcotics-related money laundering.

23 (D) The Government of Mexico has made

24 progress in the establishment and implementa25 tion of appropriate institutional mechanisms to
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1 prevent and punish public corruption that facili2 tates the production, processing, or shipment of

3 narcotic and psychotropic drugs and other con4 trolled substances, or that discourages the in5 vestigation or prosecution of these acts.

6 (2) DEFINITION.—As used in this subsection,

7 the term ‘‘United States assistance’’ has the mean8 ing given such term in section 481(e)(4) of the For9 eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(e)(4)).

10 (b) PROHIBITION ON MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE.—

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the President does not de12 termine and certify to the Congress by September 1,

13 1997, that the Government of Mexico meets the re14 quirements described in subsection (a)(1), then the

15 Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United

16 States Executive Director of each multilateral devel17 opment bank to vote against any loan or other utili18 zation of the funds of their respective institution to

19 or for Mexico for 1998.

20 (2) DEFINITION.—As used in this subsection,

21 the term ‘‘multilateral development bank’’ has the

22 meaning given such term in the second sentence of

23 section 490(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of

24 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291j(a)(2)).

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