[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 218 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

  2d Session
S. RES. 218

 Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the failure of Mexico to 
   cooperate with the United States in controlling the transport of 
   illegal drugs and controlled substances and the denial of certain 
           assistance to Mexico as a result of that failure.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 30, 1996

Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. D'Amato, and Mr. Inhofe) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                               Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the failure of Mexico to 
   cooperate with the United States in controlling the transport of 
   illegal drugs and controlled substances and the denial of certain 
           assistance to Mexico as a result of that failure.

Whereas Mexico is one of the most significant source countries for the transport 
        of narcotic and psychotropic drugs and other controlled substances into 
        the United States;
Whereas the Drug Enforcement Administration estimates that at least 75 percent 
        of all cocaine available in the United States travels through Mexico;
Whereas various United States drug enforcement agencies have estimated that 70 
        percent to 80 percent of all foreign-grown marijuana in the United 
        States originates in Mexico;
Whereas according to the United States Customs Service, 69.5 percent of the 
        individuals arrested for drug smuggling at border stations in the United 
        States are Mexican nationals;
Whereas the Drug Enforcement Administration has stated that drug smugglers have 
        been flying airplanes into Mexico carrying 10 to 20 tons of cocaine per 
        flight, which airplanes then return to Colombia carrying $20,000,000 to 
        $30,000,000 of United States currency;
Whereas Mexico has failed to prevent or punish the laundering of drug-related 
        profits or drug-related moneys in Mexico;
Whereas Mexico has failed to prevent or punish adequately bribery and other 
        forms of public corruption which facilitate the production, processing, 
        and shipment of narcotic and psychotropic drugs and other controlled 
        substances into the United States or which discourage the investigation 
        and prosecution of such activities;
Whereas the continued, large-scale transportation of narcotic and psychotropic 
        drugs and other controlled substances from Mexico into the United States 
        is very detrimental to the vital national interests of the United 
        States;
Whereas not later than March 1, 1996, the President must determine and report to 
        Congress pursuant to section 490A(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
        1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291k(b)) whether Mexico has taken sufficient steps to 
        combat international narcotics trafficking: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the President should not make the following 
certifications pursuant to section 490A(b)(1) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291k(b)(1)):
            (1) That Mexico has cooperated fully with the United States 
        in controlling narcotic and psychotropic drugs and other 
        controlled substances, and activities relating to such drugs 
        and substances, as set forth in subparagraph (A) of that 
        section.
            (2) That vital national interests of the United States 
        require United States assistance to Mexico or multilateral 
        development bank assistance for Mexico.
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