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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2945
To limit the provision of assistance to the Government of Mexico using
the exchange stabilization fund established pursuant to section 5302
of title 31, United States Code, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 1, 1996
Mr. MILLER of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To limit the provision of assistance to the Government of
Mexico using the exchange stabilization fund established
pursuant to section 5302 of title 31, United States Code,
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. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO MEXICO.
Except as provided in section 2, and notwithstanding
any other provision of law, neither the President nor the
Secretary of the Treasury may—
(1) provide any assistance (including the unobli-
gated balance of assistance to the Government of
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Mexico announced by the President on January 31,
1995) to the Government of Mexico or any agency
or other entity of that government under section
5302 of title 31, United States Code, other than as-
sistance that was obligated to the Government of
Mexico before January 26, 1996;
(2) renew or extend the terms of any assistance
authorized during the period beginning on January
1, 1995 and ending on the date of enactment of this
Act, in connection with the program of assistance to
the Government of Mexico (including any agency or
other entity of that government) under section 5302
of title 31, United States Code; or
(3) enter into any agreement on or after the
date of enactment of this Act with the Government
of Mexico under that section 5302 to provide any
similar assistance.
SEC. 2. EXCEPTION.
Section 1 does not apply if the President submits to
the Congress a written statement (as required under sub-
section (b) of section 5302 of title 31, United States Code,
or in connection with any agreement to provide any such
assistance under that section 5302 entered into on or after
the date of enactment of this Act, as applicable) that the
Government of Mexico has—
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(1) taken immediate action to comply with all
outstanding requests for extradition by the United
States;
(2) enacted and implemented (and provided for
the thorough and consistent enforcement of) effec-
tive laws and regulations relating to money launder-
ing, similar to those of the United States, including
laws and regulations pertaining to the monitoring
and reporting of large cash transactions with all
banks, financial institutions, and money exchange
houses;
(3) taken adequate steps to ensure that individ-
uals and organizations that are involved in the ille-
gal production, transport, or sale of narcotics or
other illegal substances, are not able to purchase, in-
vest, or acquire any interest in any governmental in-
stitution or former institution, including any bank;
(4) enacted and implemented (and provided for
the thorough and consistent enforcement of) effec-
tive laws and regulations that require the inspection
and licensing of trucks, automobiles, aircraft, and
other transportation vehicles, and the owners and
operators of those vehicles, in order to assist in the
detection, seizure, and prosecution of individuals en-
gaging, assisting, or acquiescing in the illegal pro-
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duction, transport, or sale of narcotics or other ille-
gal substances;
(5) enacted and implemented (and provided for
the thorough and consistent enforcement of) effec-
tive laws and regulations to control the import and
export 
of 
major 
precursor 
chemicals 
for
methamphetamines and other narcotics and psycho-
tropic 
drugs, 
including 
ephedrine 
and
pseudephedrine;
(6) taken specific action to effect the arrests of
Mexican drug cartel leaders and other individuals in-
volved in organized crime in Mexico;
(7) established and maintained a complete and
thorough program for the interdiction of narcotics
and other controlled substances flowing across the
border between the United States and Mexico, and
assisted United States law enforcement officials to
take effective action, such as permitting or facilitat-
ing the interception of electronic and radio commu-
nications across that border;
(8) implemented a plan and taken specific ac-
tion dedicated to detecting and halting the large
scale air transportation of narcotics within the
boundaries of Mexico;
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(9) taken specific action to identify and pros-
ecute civilian and military officials, at the national
and local levels, that engage, assist, or acquiesce in
the illegal trafficking or production of narcotics or
other illegal substances, money laundering, bribery,
or other conduct linked with the illegal transpor-
tation or production of narcotics or other illegal sub-
stances, or that discourage the investigation and
prosecution of any such conduct; and
(10) allowed for the seizure, through asset for-
feiture of money, property, conveyances, and any
other property derived through fraud or any other il-
legal activity, including illegal drug trafficking.
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