[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3080 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3080

To waive the determination of the President that Lebanon and Syria are 
not major drug-transit or major illicit drug producing countries under 
      the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 13, 1997

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To waive the determination of the President that Lebanon and Syria are 
not major drug-transit or major illicit drug producing countries under 
      the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. WAIVER OF DETERMINATION OF PRESIDENT THAT LEBANON AND SYRIA 
              ARE NOT MAJOR DRUG-TRANSIT OR MAJOR ILLICIT DRUG 
              PRODUCING COUNTRIES UNDER THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 
              1961.

    (a) Waiver.--Notwithstanding the determination of the President 
that Lebanon and Syria are not major drug-transit countries or major 
illicit drug producing countries that is contained in the notification 
submitted to the Congress on November 9, 1997, pursuant to section 
490(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291j(h)), 
Lebanon and Syria shall be deemed to be major illicit drug producing 
countries or major drug-transit countries under such section for 
purposes of such Act.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall be effective only for the 
1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON ILLICIT DRUGS AND OTHER CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IN 
              LEBANON AND SYRIA.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the President shall prepare and transmit to the Congress a report 
on the cultivation, production, processing, transportation, and 
distribution of illicit drugs and other controlled substances in 
Lebanon and Syria.
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