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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 Com-
mittee on Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be subse-
quently 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 regard-
ing 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Mexico is one of the most significant source countries
for the transport of narcotic and psychotropic drugs and
other controlled substances into the United States;
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The Drug Enforcement Administration estimates
that at least 75 percent of all cocaine available in the
United States travels through Mexico;
Various United States drug enforcement agencies
have estimated that 70 percent to 80 percent of all for-
eign-grown marijuana in the United States originates in
Mexico;
According to the United States Customs Service, 69.5
percent of the individuals arrested for drug smuggling at
border stations in the United States are Mexican nation-
als;
The Drug Enforcement Administration has stated
that drug smugglers have been flying airplanes into Mex-
ico carrying 10 to 20 tons of cocaine per flight, which air-
planes then return to Colombia carrying $20,000,000 to
$30,000,000 of United States currency;
Mexico has failed to prevent or punish the laundering
of drug-related profits or drug-related moneys in Mexico;
Mexico has failed to prevent or punish adequately
bribery and other forms of public corruption which facili-
tate the production, processing, and shipment of narcotic
and psychotropic drugs and other controlled substances
into the United States or which discourage the investiga-
tion and prosecution of such activities;
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The continued, large-scale transportation of narcotic
and psychotropic drugs and other controlled substances
from Mexico into the United States is very detrimental
to the vital national interests of the United States;
Not later than March 1, 1996, the President must
determine and report to Congress pursuant to section
490A(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2291k(b)) whether Mexico has taken sufficient steps to
combat international narcotics trafficking.
SECTION 1. The President should not make the fol-
lowing certifications pursuant to section 490A(b)(1) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291k(b)(1)):
(a) That Mexico has cooperated fully with the
United States in controlling narcotic and psycho-
tropic drugs and other controlled substances, and ac-
tivities relating to such drugs and substances, as set
forth in subparagraph (A) of that section.
(b) That vital national interests of the United
States require United States assistance to Mexico or
multilateral development bank assistance for Mexico.
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