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(1) Heroin originating from Colombia is beginning to domi-
nate the illicit market of that narcotic in the United States
partly because law enforcement has struggled to interdict effec-
tively what is often voluminous importations of small quantities
of Colombia’s inexpensive and pure heroin.
(2) Destruction of opium, from which heroin is derived,
at its source in Colombia is traditionally one of the best strate-
gies to combat the heroin crisis in the United States, according
to Federal law enforcement officials.
(3) There is a growing alarm concerning the spillover effect
of Plan Colombia on Ecuador, a frontline state. The northern
region of Ecuador, including the Sucumbios province, is an
area of particular concern.
(4) As a result of Plan Colombia-related activities, drug
traffickers, guerrillas, and paramilitary groups have made
incursions from Colombia into Ecuador, increasing the level
of violence and delinquency in the border region.
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 150 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report
to the appropriate congressional committees which sets forth a
statement of policy and comprehensive strategy for United States
activities in Colombia related to—
(1) the eradication of all opium cultivation at its source
in Colombia; and
(2) the impact of Plan Colombia on Ecuador and the other
adjacent countries to Colombia.
SEC. 696. REPORT ON EXTRADITION POLICY AND PRACTICE.
Not later than May 1, 2003, the Secretary shall submit a
report to the appropriate congressional committees on extradition
practice between the United States and governments of foreign
countries with which the United States has an extradition relation-
ship. The report shall include—
(1) an aggregate list, by country, of—
(A) the number of extradition requests made by the
United States to that country in 2002; and
(B) the number of fugitives extradited by that country
to the United States in 2002;
(2) an aggregate list, by country, of—
(A) the number of extradition requests made by that
country to the United States in 2002; and
(B) the number of fugitives extradited by the United
States to that country in 2002;
(3) any other relevant information regarding difficulties
the United States has experienced in obtaining the extradition
of fugitives (including a discussion of the unwillingness of treaty
partners to extradite nationals or where fugitives may face
capital punishment or life imprisonment); and
(4) a summary of the Department’s efforts in 2002 to nego-
tiate new or revised extradition treaties, and its agenda for
such negotiations in 2003.
SEC. 697. SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE.
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that prompt establishment of a
Special Court for Sierra Leone is an important step in restoring
a credible system of justice and accountability for the crimes com-
mitted in Sierra Leone and would contribute to the process of
national reconciliation in that country.
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(b) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that
the United States should support the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission in Sierra Leone, including through assistance in the
collection of human rights data relevant to the Commission’s work.
(c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts made available
to the Department of State for fiscal year 2003, there is authorized
to be available $5,000,000 to support the Special Court for Sierra
Leone.
(d) EXTENSION OF REWARDS PROGRAM.—Section 102 of Public
Law 105–323, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2708 note), is further
amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘the Special Court of
Sierra Leone’’ after ‘‘by,’’; and
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(3) For the purposes of subsection (a), the Statute of the
Special Court for Sierra Leone means the Statute contained in
the Annex to the Agreement Between the United Nations and
the Government of Sierra Leone on the Establishment of a Special
Court for Sierra Leone.’’.
SEC. 698. UNITED STATES ENVOY FOR PEACE IN SUDAN.
There should continue to be a United States Envoy for Peace
in Sudan until the full implementation of a comprehensive settle-
ment to the conflict in Sudan that is acceptable to the parties
to the conflict.
SEC. 699. TRANSFER OF PROSCRIBED WEAPONS TO PERSONS OR ENTI-
TIES IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA.
(a) DETERMINATION REGARDING TRANSFERS.—If the President
determines, based on a preponderance of the evidence, that a foreign
person or entity has knowingly transferred proscribed weapons
to Palestinian entities in the West Bank or Gaza, then, for the
period specified in subsection (b), no assistance may be provided
to the person or entity under part II of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 and no sales of defense articles or defense services
may be made to the person or entity under section 23 of the
Arms Export Control Act.
(b) DURATION OF PROHIBITION.—The period referred to in sub-
section (a) is the period commencing on the date on which a notifica-
tion of a determination under subsection (a) is submitted to the
appropriate congressional committees and ending on the date that
is two years after such date.
(c) REPORT.—In conjunction with the report required under
title VIII of the P.L.O. Commitments Compliance Act of 1989 (Public
Law 101–246), the President shall submit a report to the appro-
priate congressional committees on transfers reviewed pursuant
to subsection (a).
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘proscribed weapons’’
means arms, ammunition, and equipment the transfer of which
is not in compliance with the Agreement on the Gaza Strip and
the Jericho Area of May 4, 1994, its annexes, or subsequent agree-
ments between Israel and the PLO, or Palestinian Authority, as
appropriate.
SEC. 700. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO ARSENIC CONTAMINA-
TION IN DRINKING WATER IN BANGLADESH.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
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(1) beginning in 1993, naturally occurring inorganic arsenic
contamination of water began to be confirmed in Bangladesh
in tube-wells installed in the 1970s, when standard water
testing did not include arsenic tests;
(2) because health effects of ingesting arsenic-contaminated
drinking water appear slowly, preventative measures are crit-
ical to preventing future contamination in the Bangladeshi
population; and
(3) health effects of exposure to arsenic include skin lesions,
skin cancer, and mortality from internal cancers.
(b) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that
the Secretary should—
(1) work with appropriate United States Government agen-
cies, national laboratories, universities in the United States,
the Government of Bangladesh, international financial institu-
tions and organizations, and international donors to identify
a long-term solution to the arsenic-contaminated drinking water
problem in Bangladesh, including drawing arsenic out of the
existing tube-wells and finding alternate sources of water; and
(2) submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees on proposals to bring about arsenic-free drinking
water to Bangladeshis and to facilitate treatment for those
who have already been affected by arsenic-contaminated
drinking water in Bangladesh.
SEC. 701. POLICING REFORM AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN NORTHERN IRE-
LAND.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT OF POLICY.—Congress—
(1) supports independent judicial public inquiries into the
murders of defense attorneys Patrick Finucane and Rosemary
Nelson as a way to instill confidence in the Police Service
of Northern Ireland; and
(2) continues to urge the United Kingdom to take appro-
priate action to protect defense lawyers and human rights
defenders in Northern Ireland.
(b) DECOMMISSIONING WEAPONS.—Congress—
(1) calls on the Irish Republican Army to continue and
complete the decommissioning of all their arms and explosives;
and
(2) calls for—
(A) the decommissioning of all weapons held by
paramilitaries on all sides, such as the Provisional Irish
Republican Army (PIRA), the Real Irish Republican Army
(RIRA), the Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA), the
Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF), the Orange Volunteers
(OV), the Red Hand Defenders (RHD), the Ulster Defense
Association/Ulster Freedom Fighters (UDA/UFF), the
Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF); and
(B) the immediate cessation of paramilitary punish-
ment attacks and exiling.
(c) SUPPORT FOR GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM.—Congress recog-
nizes the United Kingdom’s commitment to support the United
States in a global war on terrorism.
(d) REPORT
ON POLICING REFORM
AND HUMAN RIGHTS
IN
NORTHERN IRELAND.—Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit a report
to the appropriate congressional committees on the following:
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(1) The extent to which the Governments of the United
Kingdom and Ireland have implemented the recommendations
relating to the 175 policing reforms contained in the Patten
Commission report issued on September 9, 1999, including
a description of the progress of the integration of human rights,
as well as recruitment procedures aimed at increasing Catholic
representation, including the effectiveness of such procedures,
in the new Police Service of Northern Ireland.
(2) The status of the investigations into the murders of
Patrick Finucane, Rosemary Nelson, and Robert Hammill,
including the extent to which progress has been made on rec-
ommendations for independent judicial public inquiries into
these murders.
(3) All decommissioning acts taken to date by the Irish
Republican Army, including the quantity and precise character
of what the IRA decommissioned, as reported and verified
by the International Commission on Decommissioning.
(4) All acts of decommissioning taken by other paramilitary
organizations, including a description of all weapons and explo-
sives decommissioned.
(5) A description of the measures taken to ensure that
the programs described under subsection (e) comply with the
requirements of that subsection.
(e) COMPLIANCE WITH PRIOR PROVISIONS.—Any training or
exchange program conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
or any other Federal law enforcement agency for the Police Service
of Northern Ireland or its members shall—
(1) be necessary to improve the professionalism of policing
in Northern Ireland;
(2) be necessary to advance the peace process in Northern
Ireland;
(3) include in the curriculum a significant human rights
component; and
(4) only be provided to Police Service of Northern Ireland
(PSNI) members who have been subject to a vetting procedure
established by the Department and the Department of Justice
to ensure that such program does not include PSNI members
who there are substantial ground for believing have committed
or condoned violations of internationally recognized human
rights, including any role in the murder of Patrick Finucane
or Rosemary Nelson or other violence or serious threat of
violence against defense attorneys in Northern Ireland.
SEC. 702. ANNUAL REPORTS ON UNITED STATES-VIETNAM HUMAN
RIGHTS DIALOGUE MEETINGS.
Not later than December 31 of each year or 60 days after
the second United States-Vietnam human rights dialogue meeting
held in a calendar year, whichever is earlier, the Secretary shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report cov-
ering the issues discussed at the previous two meetings and
describing to what extent the Government of Vietnam has made
progress during the calendar year toward achieving the following
objectives:
(1) Improving the Government of Vietnam’s commercial
and criminal codes to bring them into conformity with inter-
national standards, including the repeal of the Government
of Vietnam’s administrative detention decree (Directive 31/CP).