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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 To-
bago until appropriate action is taken to eliminate illicit
drug trafficking in Trinidad and Tobago.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress supports the following findings of the
Department of State in its 1993 International Narcotics
Control Strategy Report:
(1) Trinidad and Tobago is a natural staging
site for illicit drugs transported from South America
to other Caribbean islands, the United States, Can-
ada, and Europe.
(2) Illicit drugs transported through Trinidad
and Tobago are primarily transported by shipping
vessels. However, illicit drugs are also transported
by couriers. Through this method, illicit drugs enter
Trinidad and Tobago aboard commercial airliners
from South America and the drugs are transferred
to couriers and transported to other Caribbean is-
lands, the United States, Canada, and Europe.
(3) Most of the cocaine and marijuana shipped
through the Windward Islands is transported
through Trinidad and Tobago.
(4) Cocaine is transported into Trinidad and
Tobago from Venezuela and is then transported to
other Eastern Caribbean islands, the United States,
and Europe.
(5) Interdiction efforts against illicit drugs
transported through Trinidad and Tobago have not
had much success. The Drug Enforcement Adminis-
tration has reported that neither the coast guard nor
the police service of Trinidad and Tobago have been
effective against major illicit drug traffickers.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE AND
MILITARY ASSISTANCE OR ARMS TRANSFERS
TO THE GOVERNMENT OF TRINIDAD AND TO-
BAGO 
UNLESS 
APPROPRIATE 
ACTION 
IS
TAKEN TO ELIMINATE ILLICIT DRUG TRAF-
FICKING.
The President may not provide economic assistance
or military assistance or arms transfers to the Government
of Trinidad and Tobago unless the President certifies to
the Congress that such Government has taken appropriate
action to eliminate illicit drug trafficking in Trinidad and
Tobago, including—
(1) the enactment of laws that prohibit illicit
drug trafficking and that provide appropriate pun-
ishment for violators of such laws; and
(2) the rigorous enforcement of such laws.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) ECONOMIC
ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘eco-
nomic assistance’’ means any assistance under part
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2151 et seq.) and any assistance under chapter 4 of
part II of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.) (relat-
ing to the economic support fund), except that such
term does not include humanitarian assistance.
(2) MILITARY
ASSISTANCE
OR
ARMS
TRANS-
FERS.—The term ‘‘military assistance or arms
transfers’’ means—
(A) assistance under chapter 2 of part II
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2311 et seq.) (relating to military assist-
ance), including the transfer of excess defense
articles under sections 516 and 519 of that Act
(22 U.S.C. 2321j through 2321m);
(B) assistance under chapter 5 of part II
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2347 et seq.) (relating to international
military education and training);
(C) assistance under the ‘‘Foreign Military
Financing Program’’ under section 23 of the
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763); or
(D) the transfer of defense articles, de-
fense services, or design and construction serv-
ices under the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) including defense articles
and defense services licensed or approved for
export under section 38 of that Act (22 U.S.C.
2778).
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