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 Commit-
tee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on
Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined 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 cer-
tain narcotics control requirements.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO MEXICO FOR
FISCAL YEAR 1998 UNLESS THE GOVERN-
MENT OF MEXICO MEETS CERTAIN NARCOT-
ICS CONTROL REQUIREMENTS.
(a) PROHIBITION ON BILATERAL ASSISTANCE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, United States assistance may not
be provided to Mexico for fiscal year 1998 unless the
President determines and certifies to the Congress
not later than September 1, 1997, that the Govern-
ment of Mexico meets the following requirements:
(A) The Government of Mexico has grant-
ed not less than 5 percent of the requests by
the United States Government pending on April
1, 1997, for the extradition of Mexican nation-
als to the United States for the prosecution of
such nationals for narcotics-related crimes.
(B) In addition to the number of agents of
the Drug Enforcement Administration stationed
in Mexico on March 1, 1997, the Government
of Mexico has allowed not less than an addi-
tional 20 agents of the Drug Enforcement Ad-
ministration to be stationed in Mexico.
(C) The Government of Mexico has en-
acted Federal laws, and promulgated appro-
priate regulations to carry out such laws, to
prevent narcotics-related money laundering.
(D) The Government of Mexico has made
progress in the establishment and implementa-
tion of appropriate institutional mechanisms to
prevent and punish public corruption that facili-
tates the production, processing, or shipment of
narcotic and psychotropic drugs and other con-
trolled substances, or that discourages the in-
vestigation or prosecution of these acts.
(2) DEFINITION.—As used in this subsection,
the term ‘‘United States assistance’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 481(e)(4) of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(e)(4)).
(b) PROHIBITION ON MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the President does not de-
termine and certify to the Congress by September 1,
1997, that the Government of Mexico meets the re-
quirements described in subsection (a)(1), then the
Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United
States Executive Director of each multilateral devel-
opment bank to vote against any loan or other utili-
zation of the funds of their respective institution to
or for Mexico for 1998.
(2) DEFINITION.—As used in this subsection,
the term ‘‘multilateral development bank’’ has the
meaning given such term in the second sentence of
section 490(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291j(a)(2)).
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