[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4591 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4591

 To support the democratically elected Government of Colombia and the 
   unified campaign against illicit narcotics trafficking, terrorist 
  activities, and other threats to the national security of Colombia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 25, 2002

 Mr. Hyde (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Burton of 
Indiana, Mr. Gallegly, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Smith of New 
Jersey, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Royce, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Tancredo) introduced 
      the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
  International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
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 support the democratically elected Government of Colombia and the 
   unified campaign against illicit narcotics trafficking, terrorist 
  activities, and other threats to the national security of Colombia.

    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 ``Colombia Antiterrorism Act of 
2002''.

SEC. 2. STATEMENTS OF POLICY.

    Congress--
            (1) expresses its support for the democratically elected 
        Government of Colombia and the Colombian people as they strive 
        to protect their democracy from terrorism and the scourge of 
        illicit narcotics; and
            (2) deplores the continuing criminal terrorist acts of 
        murder, abduction, and extortion carried out by all United 
        States-designated foreign terrorist organizations in Colombia 
        against United States citizens, the civilian population of 
        Colombia, and Colombian authorities.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State should 
designate a high-ranking official to coordinate all United States 
assistance to the Government of Colombia to ensure clarity of United 
States policy and the effective delivery of United States support.

SEC. 4. SUPPORT FOR A UNIFIED CAMPAIGN AGAINST ILLICIT NARCOTICS 
              TRAFFICKING, TERRORIST ACTIVITIES, AND OTHER THREATS TO 
              THE NATIONAL SECURITY OF COLOMBIA.

    (a) Availability of Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003 Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Funds appropriated or otherwise available 
        to the Department of State for fiscal years 2002 and 2003 for 
        assistance to the Government of Colombia (including funds 
        appropriated for any prior fiscal year for such purpose) shall 
        be available, notwithstanding any other provision of law (other 
        than the provisions of law described in paragraph (2)), to 
        support a unified campaign against illicit narcotics 
        trafficking, terrorist activities, and other threats to the 
        national security of Colombia.
            (2) Provisions not superseded.--Section 556 of the Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107-115) and section 
        3204(b)(1) of the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2000 (Public Law 
        106-246) shall apply with respect to funds described in 
        paragraph (1) when utilized for the purposes described in such 
        paragraph.
            (3) Rule of construction.--
                    (A) In general.--For purposes of carrying out the 
                provisions of law described in subparagraph (B) using 
                funds appropriated or otherwise available for fiscal 
                years 2002 and 2003 (including funds appropriated for 
                any prior fiscal year), the term ``counter-drug 
                activities'', as used in such provisions of law, shall 
                be deemed to include activities in support of a unified 
                campaign against illicit narcotics trafficking, 
                terrorist activities, and other threats to the national 
                security of Colombia.
                    (B) Provisions of law.--The provisions of law 
                described in this subparagraph are the following:
                            (i) Section 124 of title 10, United States 
                        Code.
                            (ii) Section 1004 of the National Defense 
                        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public 
                        Law 101-510).
                            (iii) Section 1033 of the National Defense 
                        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public 
                        Law 105-85).
                            (iv) Section 3101 of the Emergency 
                        Supplemental Act, 2000 (Public Law 106-246).
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the President $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, 
$538,200,000 for fiscal year 2003, and such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal year 2004 to support a unified campaign against illicit 
narcotics trafficking, terrorist activities, and other threats to the 
national security of Colombia. Amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
authorization of appropriations under the preceding sentence are in 
addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise available for such 
purposes, including amounts made available in accordance with 
subsection (a).
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