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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H.R. 3556
To prohibit assistance for Afghanistan unless the national government of
Afghanistan undertakes efforts to control illegal drugs in Afghanistan,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 20, 2001
Ms. WATERS (for herself and Mr. MICA) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To prohibit assistance for Afghanistan unless the national
government of Afghanistan undertakes efforts to control
illegal drugs in Afghanistan, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Afghanistan Illegal
Drug Eradication Act’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS ON ASSISTANCE FOR AFGHANISTAN.
(a) GENERAL
PROHIBITION.—Beginning on and
after the date of the enactment of this Act, United States
assistance may not be provided for Afghanistan unless the
President determines and certifies to Congress that the
national government of Afghanistan meets the following
requirements:
(1) The government does not engage in the cul-
tivation of poppies or drug trafficking or otherwise
facilitate the cultivation, production, transportation,
or distribution of illegal drugs.
(2) The government has destroyed all illegal
drugs held in storage at locations owned, operated,
controlled, or seized by the government.
(3) The government has established and is im-
plementing appropriate institutional mechanisms to
prohibit the cultivation, production, transportation,
and distribution of illegal drugs, including appro-
priate enforcement mechanisms.
(b) SPECIFIC PROHIBITION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on and after the
date of the enactment of this Act, United States as-
sistance may not be provided for an individual or en-
tity in Afghanistan that cultivates, produces, trans-
ports, or distributes illegal drugs.
(2) MANDATE TO REPORT.—Any officer or em-
ployee of a Federal department or agency having
knowledge of facts or circumstances that reasonably
indicate that any individual or entity in Afghanistan
that receives United States assistance is involved in
the cultivation, production, transportation, or dis-
tribution of illegal drugs shall, notwithstanding any
memorandum of understanding or other agreement
to the contrary, report such knowledge or facts to
the appropriate official.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) APPROPRIATE
OFFICIAL.—The term ‘‘ap-
propriate official’’ means the Attorney General, the
Inspector General of the Federal department or
agency involved, or the head of such department or
agency.
(2) ILLEGAL DRUGS.—The term ‘‘illegal drugs’’
means controlled substances, as that term is defined
in section 102(6) of the Controlled Substances Act
(21 U.S.C. 802(6)), in particular opium poppy and
poppy straw included in subsection (a)(3) of sched-
ule II under part B of title II of such Act.
(3) UNITED
STATES
ASSISTANCE.—The term
‘‘United States assistance’’ means funds made avail-
able to carry out any program, project, or activity
under any provision of law, except that such term
does not include funds made available to provide hu-
manitarian assistance through private voluntary or-
ganizations.
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