[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3556 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H.R. 3556

 To prohibit assistance for Afghanistan unless the national government 
     of Afghanistan undertakes efforts to control illegal drugs in 
                  Afghanistan, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 20, 2001

 Ms. Waters (for herself and Mr. Mica) introduced the following bill; 
     which was referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit assistance for Afghanistan unless the national government 
     of Afghanistan undertakes efforts to control illegal drugs in 
                  Afghanistan, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Afghanistan Illegal Drug Eradication 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS ON ASSISTANCE FOR AFGHANISTAN.

    (a) General Prohibition.--Beginning on and after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, United States assistance may not be provided for 
Afghanistan unless the President determines and certifies to Congress 
that the national government of Afghanistan meets the following 
requirements:
            (1) The government does not engage in the cultivation of 
        poppies or drug trafficking or otherwise facilitate the 
        cultivation, production, transportation, or distribution of 
        illegal drugs.
            (2) The government has destroyed all illegal drugs held in 
        storage at locations owned, operated, controlled, or seized by 
        the government.
            (3) The government has established and is implementing 
        appropriate institutional mechanisms to prohibit the 
        cultivation, production, transportation, and distribution of 
        illegal drugs, including appropriate enforcement mechanisms.
    (b) Specific Prohibition.--
            (1) In general.--Beginning on and after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, United States assistance may not be 
        provided for an individual or entity in Afghanistan that 
        cultivates, produces, transports, or distributes illegal drugs.
            (2) Mandate to report.--Any officer or employee of a 
        Federal department or agency having knowledge of facts or 
        circumstances that reasonably indicate that any individual or 
        entity in Afghanistan that receives United States assistance is 
        involved in the cultivation, production, transportation, or 
        distribution of illegal drugs shall, notwithstanding any 
        memorandum of understanding or other agreement to the contrary, 
        report such knowledge or facts to the appropriate official.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate official.--The term ``appropriate 
        official'' means the Attorney General, the Inspector General of 
        the Federal department or agency involved, or the head of such 
        department or agency.
            (2) Illegal drugs.--The term ``illegal drugs'' means 
        controlled substances, as that term is defined in section 
        102(6) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6)), in 
        particular opium poppy and poppy straw included in subsection 
        (a)(3) of schedule II under part B of title II of such Act.
            (3) United states assistance.--The term ``United States 
        assistance'' means funds made available to carry out any 
        program, project, or activity under any provision of law, 
        except that such term does not include funds made available to 
        provide humanitarian assistance through private voluntary 
        organizations.
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