[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2608 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2608

 To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to clarify the definition 
  of ``major drug-transit country'' under the international narcotics 
                            control program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 1999

   Mr. Gilman (for himself and Mr. Burton of Indiana) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on International 
                               Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to clarify the definition 
  of ``major drug-transit country'' under the international narcotics 
                            control program.

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

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.

    Section 481(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2291(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``For purposes of paragraph (5)(B), the term `though which are 
transported' includes the territorial airspace, land, and water of a 
country.''.
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