Calendar No. 7
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 58
[Report No. 105–10]
JOINT RESOLUTION
Disapproving the certification of the President
under section 490(b) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 regarding foreign assistance for
Mexico during fiscal year 1997.
MARCH 10, 1997
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 7
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 58
[Report No. 105–10]
Disapproving the certification of the President under section 490(b) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 regarding foreign assistance for Mexico
during fiscal year 1997.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 3, 1997
Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. MICA, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. WATTS
of Oklahoma, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. FOLEY, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. MCCOL-
LUM, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, and Mr. LATOURETTE) introduced
the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on
International Relations
MARCH 10, 1997
Additional sponsors: Mr. BONO, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr.
BARR of Georgia, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. KLINK, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr.
STEARNS, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. WYNN, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. CASTLE, Mr.
PAXON, and Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin
MARCH 10, 1997
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
JOINT RESOLUTION
Disapproving the certification of the President under section
490(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 regarding
foreign assistance for Mexico during fiscal year 1997.
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Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That pursuant to subsection (d) of section 490 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291j), the Con-
gress disapproves the determination of the President with
respect to Mexico for fiscal year 1997 that is contained
in the certification (transmittal No. 97–18) submitted to
the Congress by the President under subsection (b) of that
section on February 28, 1997.
SECTION 1. DISAPPROVAL OF DETERMINATION OF PRESI-
DENT REGARDING MEXICO.
Pursuant to subsection (d) of section 490 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291j), Congress dis-
approves the determination of the President with respect to
Mexico for fiscal year 1997 that is contained in the certifi-
cation (transmittal no. 97–18) submitted to Congress by the
President under subsection (b) of that section on February
28, 1997.
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT TO WITHHOLD ASSIST-
ANCE FOR MEXICO.
(a) WAIVER.—Notwithstanding subsections (e) and (f)
of section 490 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the
requirement to withhold United States assistance and to
vote against multilateral development bank assistance con-
tained in such subsection (e) shall not apply with respect
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The purpose of the consulta-
tions under subsection (a) shall be to facilitate im-
proved discussion and understanding between the
Congress and the President on United States counter-
narcotics goals and objectives with regard to the coun-
tries described in subsection (a), including the strat-
egy for achieving such goals and objectives.
(2) REGULAR AND SPECIAL CONSULTATIONS.—In
order to carry out paragraph (1), the President (or
senior officials designated by the President who are
responsible for international narcotics programs and
policies) shall meet with Members of Congress—
(A) on a quarterly basis for discussions and
consultations; and
(B) whenever time-sensitive issues arise.