[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 958 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 958

  To prohibit United States assistance to Mexico for fiscal year 1998 
    unless the Government of Mexico meets certain narcotics control 
                             requirements.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 1997

  Mr. Souder introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee 
  on Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit United States assistance to Mexico for fiscal year 1998 
    unless the Government of Mexico meets certain narcotics control 
                             requirements.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO MEXICO FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998 
              UNLESS THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO MEETS CERTAIN NARCOTICS 
              CONTROL REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Prohibition on Bilateral Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, United States assistance may not be provided to Mexico for 
        fiscal year 1998 unless the President determines and certifies 
        to the Congress not later than September 1, 1997, that the 
        Government of Mexico meets the following requirements:
                    (A) The Government of Mexico has granted not less 
                than 5 percent of the requests by the United States 
                Government pending on April 1, 1997, for the 
                extradition of Mexican nationals to the United States 
                for the prosecution of such nationals for narcotics-
                related crimes.
                    (B) In addition to the number of agents of the Drug 
                Enforcement Administration stationed in Mexico on March 
                1, 1997, the Government of Mexico has allowed not less 
                than an additional 20 agents of the Drug Enforcement 
                Administration to be stationed in Mexico.
                    (C) The Government of Mexico has enacted Federal 
                laws, and promulgated appropriate regulations to carry 
                out such laws, to prevent narcotics-related money 
                laundering.
                    (D) The Government of Mexico has made progress in 
                the establishment and implementation of appropriate 
                institutional mechanisms to prevent and punish public 
                corruption that facilitates the production, processing, 
                or shipment of narcotic and psychotropic drugs and 
                other controlled substances, or that discourages the 
                investigation or prosecution of these acts.
            (2) Definition.--As used in this subsection, the term 
        ``United States assistance'' has the meaning given such term in 
        section 481(e)(4) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
        U.S.C. 2291(e)(4)).
    (b) Prohibition on Multilateral Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--If the President does not determine and 
        certify to the Congress by September 1, 1997, that the 
        Government of Mexico meets the requirements described in 
        subsection (a)(1), then the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
        instruct the United States Executive Director of each 
        multilateral development bank to vote against any loan or other 
        utilization of the funds of their respective institution to or 
        for Mexico for 1998.
            (2) Definition.--As used in this subsection, the term 
        ``multilateral development bank'' has the meaning given such 
        term in the second sentence of section 490(a)(2) of the Foreign 
        Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291j(a)(2)).
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