[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1125 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1125

    To prohibit economic assistance and military assistance or arms 
 transfers to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago until appropriate 
 action is taken to eliminate illicit drug trafficking in Trinidad and 
                                Tobago.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 3, 1995

Mr. Traficant introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
    To prohibit economic assistance and military assistance or arms 
 transfers to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago until appropriate 
 action is taken to eliminate illicit drug trafficking in Trinidad and 
                                Tobago.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    The Congress supports the following findings of the Department of 
State in its 1993 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report:
            (1) Trinidad and Tobago is a natural staging site for 
        illicit drugs transported from South America to other Caribbean 
        islands, the United States, Canada, and Europe.
            (2) Illicit drugs transported through Trinidad and Tobago 
        are primarily transported by shipping vessels. However, illicit 
        drugs are also transported by couriers. Through this method, 
        illicit drugs enter Trinidad and Tobago aboard commercial 
        airliners from South America and the drugs are transferred to 
        couriers and transported to other Caribbean islands, the United 
        States, Canada, and Europe.
            (3) Most of the cocaine and marijuana shipped through the 
        Windward Islands is transported through Trinidad and Tobago.
            (4) Cocaine is transported into Trinidad and Tobago from 
        Venezuela and is then transported to other Eastern Caribbean 
        islands, the United States, and Europe.
            (5) Interdiction efforts against illicit drugs transported 
        through Trinidad and Tobago have not had much success. The Drug 
        Enforcement Administration has reported that neither the coast 
        guard nor the police service of Trinidad and Tobago have been 
        effective against major illicit drug traffickers.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE AND MILITARY ASSISTANCE OR 
              ARMS TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 
              UNLESS APPROPRIATE ACTION IS TAKEN TO ELIMINATE ILLICIT 
              DRUG TRAFFICKING.

    The President may not provide economic assistance or military 
assistance or arms transfers to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago 
unless the President certifies to the Congress that such Government has 
taken appropriate action to eliminate illicit drug trafficking in 
Trinidad and Tobago, including--
            (1) the enactment of laws that prohibit illicit drug 
        trafficking and that provide appropriate punishment for 
        violators of such laws; and
            (2) the rigorous enforcement of such laws.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Economic assistance.--The term ``economic assistance'' 
        means any assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 
        of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) and any assistance under 
        chapter 4 of part II of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.) 
        (relating to the economic support fund), except that such term 
        does not include humanitarian assistance.
            (2) Military assistance or arms transfers.--The term 
        ``military assistance or arms transfers'' means--
                    (A) assistance under chapter 2 of part II of the 
                Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2311 et seq.) 
                (relating to military assistance), including the 
                transfer of excess defense articles under sections 516 
                and 519 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2321j through 2321m);
                    (B) assistance under chapter 5 of part II of the 
                Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.) 
                (relating to international military education and 
                training);
                    (C) assistance under the ``Foreign Military 
                Financing Program'' under section 23 of the Arms Export 
                Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763); or
                    (D) the transfer of defense articles, defense 
                services, or design and construction services under the 
                Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) 
                including defense articles and defense services 
                licensed or approved for export under section 38 of 
                that Act (22 U.S.C. 2778).
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