[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 122 (Tuesday, September 15, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H7803-H7810]
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                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 6 of rule XXIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                               H.R. 4006

                    Offered By: Ms. Hooley of Oregon

       Amendment No. 2: Page 3, line 9, insert ``(A)'' after 
     ``to'' and, in line 15, insert before the semicolon the 
     following: ``, or (B) any dispensing or distribution of a 
     controlled substance which is lawful under State law''.

                               H.R. 4300

                        Offered By: Mr. McCollum

               (Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute)

       Amendment No. 1: Strike all after the enacting clause and 
     insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Western 
     Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and statement of policy.

         TITLE I--ENHANCED SOURCE AND TRANSIT COUNTRY COVERAGE

Sec. 101. Expansion of aircraft coverage and operation in source and 
              transit countries.
Sec. 102. Expansion of maritime coverage and operation in source and 
              transit countries.
Sec. 103. Expansion of radar coverage and operation in source and 
              transit countries.

  TITLE II--ENHANCED ERADICATION AND INTERDICTION STRATEGY IN SOURCE 
                               COUNTRIES

Sec. 201. Additional eradication resources for Colombia.
Sec. 202. Additional eradication resources for Peru.
Sec. 203. Additional eradication resources for Bolivia.
Sec. 204. Additional eradication resources for Mexico.
Sec. 205. Miscellaneous additional eradication resources.
Sec. 206. Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement 
              Affairs.
Sec. 207. Report on transferring international narcotics assistance 
              activities to a United States law enforcement agency.

TITLE III--ENHANCED ALTERNATIVE CROP DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT IN SOURCE ZONE 
               AND MYCOHERBICIDE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 301. Alternative crop development support.
Sec. 302. Authorization of appropriations for Agricultural Research 
              Service counterdrug research and development activities.
Sec. 303. Master plan for mycoherbicides to control narcotic crops.

       TITLE IV--ENHANCED INTERNATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING

Sec. 401. Enhanced international law enforcement academy training.
Sec. 402. Enhanced United States drug enforcement international 
              training.
Sec. 403. Provision of nonlethal equipment to foreign law enforcement 
              organizations for cooperative illicit narcotics control 
              activities.

    TITLE V--ENHANCED DRUG TRANSIT AND SOURCE ZONE LAW ENFORCEMENT 
                        OPERATIONS AND EQUIPMENT

Sec. 501. Increased funding for operations and equipment.
Sec. 502. Sense of Congress regarding priority of drug interdiction and 
              counterdrug activities.

                  TITLE VI--RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS

Sec. 601. Authorizations of appropriations.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Teenage drug use in the United States has doubled since 
     1993.
       (2) The drug crisis facing the United States is a top 
     national security threat.
       (3) The spread of illicit drugs through United States 
     borders cannot be halted without an effective drug 
     interdiction strategy.
       (4) Effective drug interdiction efforts have been shown to 
     limit the availability of illicit

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     narcotics, drive up the street price, support demand 
     reduction efforts, and decrease overall drug trafficking and 
     use.
       (5) A prerequisite for reducing youth drug use is 
     increasing the price of drugs. To increase price 
     substantially, at least 60 percent of drugs must be 
     interdicted.
       (6) In 1987, the national drug control budget maintained a 
     significant balance between demand and supply reduction 
     efforts, illustrated as follows:
       (A) 29 percent of the total drug control budget 
     expenditures for demand reduction programs.
       (B) 38 percent of the total drug control budget 
     expenditures for domestic law enforcement.
       (C) 33 percent of the total drug control budget 
     expenditures for international drug interdiction efforts.
       (7) In the late 1980's and early 1990's, counternarcotic 
     efforts were successful, specifically in protecting the 
     borders of the United States from penetration by illegal 
     narcotics through increased seizures by the United States 
     Coast Guard and other agencies, including a 302 percent 
     increase in pounds of cocaine seized between 1987 and 1991.
       (8) Limiting the availability of narcotics to drug 
     traffickers in the United States had a promising effect as 
     illustrated by the decline of illicit drug use between 1988 
     and 1991, through a--
       (A) 13 percent reduction in total drug use;
       (B) 35 percent drop in cocaine use; and
       (C) 16 percent decrease in marijuana use.
       (9) In 1993, drug interdiction efforts in the transit zones 
     were reduced due to an imbalance in the national drug control 
     strategy. This trend has continued through 1995 as shown by 
     the following figures:
       (A) 35 percent for demand reduction programs.
       (B) 53 percent for domestic law enforcement.
       (C) 12 percent for international drug interdiction efforts.
       (10) Supply reduction efforts became a lower priority for 
     the Administration and the seizures by the United States 
     Coast Guard and other agencies decreased as shown by a 68 
     percent decrease in the pounds of cocaine seized between 1991 
     and 1996.
       (11) Reductions in funding for comprehensive interdiction 
     operations like OPERATION GATEWAY and OPERATION STEELWEB, 
     initiatives that encompassed all areas of interdiction and 
     attempted to disrupt the operating methods of drug smugglers 
     along the entire United States border, have created 
     unprotected United States border areas which smugglers 
     exploit to move their product into the United States.
       (12) The result of this new imbalance in the national drug 
     control strategy caused the drug situation in the United 
     States to become a crisis with serious consequences 
     including--
       (A) doubling of drug-abuse-related arrests for minors 
     between 1992 and 1996;
       (B) 70 percent increase in overall drug use among children 
     aged 12 to 17;
       (C) 80 percent increase in drug use for graduating seniors 
     since 1992;
       (D) a sharp drop in the price of 1 pure gram of heroin from 
     $1,647 in 1992 to $966 in February 1996; and
       (E) a reduction in the street price of 1 gram of cocaine 
     from $123 to $104 between 1993 and 1994.
       (13) The percentage change in drug use since 1992, among 
     graduating high school students who used drugs in the past 12 
     months, has substantially increased--marijuana use is up 80 
     percent, cocaine use is up 80 percent, and heroin use is up 
     100 percent.
       (b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States to--
       (1) reduce the supply of drugs and drug use through an 
     enhanced drug interdiction effort in the major drug transit 
     countries, as well support a comprehensive supply country 
     eradication and crop substitution program, because a 
     commitment of increased resources in international drug 
     interdiction efforts will create a balanced national drug 
     control strategy among demand reduction, law enforcement, and 
     international drug interdiction efforts; and
       (2) support policies and dedicate the resources necessary 
     to reduce the flow of illegal drugs into the United States by 
     not less than 80 percent by December 31, 2001.
         TITLE I--ENHANCED SOURCE AND TRANSIT COUNTRY COVERAGE

     SEC. 101. EXPANSION OF AIRCRAFT COVERAGE AND OPERATION IN 
                   SOURCE AND TRANSIT COUNTRIES.

       (a) Department of the Treasury.--Funds are authorized to be 
     appropriated for the Department of the Treasury for fiscal 
     years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for the enhancement of air 
     coverage and operation for drug source and transit countries, 
     as follows:
       (1) For procurement of 10 P-3B Early Warning aircraft for 
     the United States Customs Service to enhance overhead air 
     coverage of drug source zone countries, the total amount of 
     $430,000,000.
       (2) For the procurement and deployment of 10 P-3B Slick 
     airplanes for the United States Customs Service to enhance 
     overhead air coverage of the drug source zone, the total 
     amount of $150,000,000.
       (3) For each of fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for operation 
     and maintenance of 10 P-3B Early Warning aircraft for the 
     United States Customs Service to enhance overhead air 
     coverage of drug source zone countries, $23,500,000.
       (4) For each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for 
     personnel for the 10 P-3B Early Warning aircraft for the 
     United States Customs Service to enhance overhead air 
     coverage of drug source zone countries, $12,500,000.
       (5) For each of fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for operation 
     and maintenance of 10 P-3B Slick airplanes for the United 
     States Customs Service to enhance overhead coverage of the 
     drug source zone, $23,500,000.
       (6) For each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for 
     personnel for the 10 P-3B Slick airplanes for the United 
     States Customs Service to enhance overhead air coverage of 
     drug source zone countries, $12,500,000.
       (7) For construction and furnishing of an additional 
     facility for the P-3B aircraft, 6,000,000.
       (8) For each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for 
     operation and maintenance for overhead air coverage for 
     Colombia, $6,000,000.
       (9) For each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for 
     operation and maintenance for overhead air coverage for 
     Bolivia, $2,000,000.
       (10) For each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for 
     operation and maintenance for overhead air coverage for Peru, 
     $6,000,000.
       (11) For each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for 
     operation and maintenance for overhead coverage for the 
     Caribbean and Eastern Pacific regions, $25,000,000.
       (12) For purchase and for operation and maintenance of 3 
     Schweizer RU-38A observation aircraft (to be piloted by 
     pilots under contract with the United States), the total 
     amount of $16,500,000, of which--
       (A) $13,500,000 is for procurement; and
       (B) $1,000,000 for each such fiscal year is for operation 
     and maintenance.
       (b) Report.--Not later than January 31, 1999, the Secretary 
     of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and 
     the Director of Central Intelligence, shall submit to the 
     Committee on National Security, the Committee on 
     International Relations, and the Permanent Select Committee 
     on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     Senate a report examining the options available in the source 
     and transit zones to replace Howard Air Force Base in Panama 
     and specifying the requirements of the United States to 
     establish an airbase or airbases for use in support of 
     counternarcotics operations to optimize operational 
     effectiveness in the source and transit zones. The report 
     shall identify the following:
       (1) The specific requirements necessary to support the 
     national drug control policy of the United States.
       (2) The estimated construction, operation, and maintenance 
     costs for a replacement counterdrug airbase or airbases in 
     the source and transit zones.
       (3) Possible interagency cost sharing arrangements for a 
     replacement airbase or airbases.
       (4) Any legal or treaty-related issues regarding the 
     replacement airbase or airbases.
       (5) A summary of completed alternative site surveys for the 
     airbase or airbases.
       (c) Transfer of Aircraft.--The Secretary of the Navy shall 
     transfer to the United States Customs Service--
       (1) ten currently retired and previously identified 
     heavyweight P-3B aircraft for modification into P-3 AEW&C 
     aircraft; and
       (2) ten currently retired and previously identified 
     heavyweight P-3B aircraft for modification into P-3 Slick 
     aircraft.

     SEC. 102. EXPANSION OF COAST GUARD DRUG INTERDICTION.

       (a) Operating Expenses.--For operating expenses of the 
     Coast Guard associated with expansion of drug interdiction 
     activities around Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin 
     Islands, and other transit zone areas of operation, there are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Transportation $129,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999, 
     2000, and 2001. Such amounts shall include (but are not 
     limited to) amounts for the following:
       (1) For deployment of intelligent acoustic detection buoys 
     in the Florida Straits and Bahamas.
       (2) For a nonlethal technology program to enhance 
     countermeasures against the threat of transportation of drugs 
     by so-called Go-Fast boats.
       (b) Acquisition, Construction, and Improvement.--
       (1) In general.--For acquisition, construction, and 
     improvement of facilities and equipment to be used for 
     expansion of Coast Guard drug interdiction activities, there 
     are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Transportation for fiscal year 1999 the following:
       (A) For maritime patrol aircraft, $66,000,000.
       (B) For acquisition of deployable pursuit boats, 
     $3,500,000.
       (C) For the acquisition and construction of 15 United 
     States Coast Guard 87-foot Coastal Patrol Boats, $71,000,000.
       (D) For the reactivation of 3 United States Coast Guard HU-
     25 Falcon jets, $7,500,000.
       (E) For acquisition of installed or deployable electronic 
     sensors and communications systems for Coast Guard Cutters, 
     $16,300,000.
       (F) For acquisition and construction of facilities and 
     equipment to support regional and international law 
     enforcement training and support in Puerto Rico, the United 
     States Virgin Islands, and Caribbean Basin, $4,000,000.

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       (G) For acquisition or conversion of maritime patrol 
     aircraft, $17,000,000.
       (H) For acquisition or conversion of 2 vessels to be used 
     as Coast Guard Medium or High Endurance Cutters, $36,000,000.
       (I) For acquisition or conversion of 2 vessels to be used 
     as Coast Guard Cutters as support, command, and control 
     platforms for drug interdiction operations, $20,000,000.
       (J) For construction of 6 United States Code Coast Guard 
     medium endurance cutters, $289,000,000.
       (2) Continued availability.--Amounts appropriated under 
     this subsection may remain available until expended.
       (c) Requirement To Accept Patrol Craft From Department of 
     Defense.--The Secretary of Transportation shall accept, for 
     use by the Coast Guard for expanded drug interdiction 
     activities, 7 PC-170 patrol craft offered by the Department 
     of Defense.

     SEC. 103. EXPANSION OF RADAR COVERAGE AND OPERATION IN SOURCE 
                   AND TRANSIT COUNTRIES.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are authorized 
     to be appropriated for the Department of the Treasury for 
     fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for the enhancement of 
     radar coverage in drug source and transit countries, as 
     follows:
       (1) For restoration of radar in the Bahamas, the total 
     amount of $13,500,000, of which--
       (A) the total amount of $4,500,000 is for procurement; and
       (B) $3,000,000 for each such fiscal year is for operation 
     and maintenance.
       (2) For each such fiscal year for operation and 
     maintenance, for establishment of ground-based radar coverage 
     at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, $300,000.
       (b) Report.--Not later than January 31, 1999, the Secretary 
     of Defense, in conjunction with the Director of Central 
     Intelligence, shall submit to the Committee on National 
     Security and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed 
     Services and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     Senate a report examining the options available to the United 
     States for improving Relocatable Over the Horizon (ROTHR) 
     capability to provide enhanced radar coverage of narcotics 
     source zone countries in South America and transit zones in 
     the Eastern Pacific. The report shall include--
       (1) a discussion of the need and costs associated with the 
     establishment of a proposed fourth ROTHR site located in the 
     source or transit zones; and
       (2) an assessment of the intelligence specific issues 
     raised if such a ROTHR facility were to be established in 
     conjunction with a foreign government.
  TITLE II--ENHANCED ERADICATION AND INTERDICTION STRATEGY IN SOURCE 
                               COUNTRIES

     SEC. 201. ADDITIONAL ERADICATION RESOURCES FOR COLOMBIA.

       (a) Department of State.--Funds are authorized to be 
     appropriated for the Department of State for fiscal years 
     1999, 2000, and 2001 for the enhancement of drug-related 
     eradication efforts in Colombia, as follows:
       (1) For each such fiscal year for sustaining support of the 
     helicopters and fixed wing fleet of the national police of 
     Colombia, $6,000,000.
       (2) For the purchase of DC-3 transport aircraft for the 
     national police of Colombia, the total amount of $2,000,000.
       (3) For acquisition of concertina wire and tunneling 
     detection systems at the La Picota prison of the national 
     police of Colombia, the total amount of $1,250,000.
       (4) For the purchase of minigun systems for the national 
     police of Colombia, the total amount of $6,000,000.
       (5) For the purchase of 6 UH-60L Black Hawk utility 
     helicopters for the national police of Colombia, the total 
     amount of $60,000,000 for procurement and an additional 
     amount of $12,000,000 for each such fiscal year for 
     operation, maintenance, and training.
       (6) For procurement, for upgrade of 50 UH-1H helicopters to 
     the Huey II configuration equipped with miniguns for the use 
     of the national police of Colombia, the total amount of 
     $70,000,000.
       (7) For the repair and rebuilding of the antinarcotics base 
     at Miraflores, $2,000,000.
       (8) For providing sufficient and adequate base and force 
     security for any rebuilt facility at Miraflores, and the 
     other forward operating antinarcotics bases of the Colombian 
     National Police antinarcotics unit, $6,000,000.
       (b) Counternarcotics Assistance.--United States 
     counternarcotics assistance may not be provided for the 
     Government of Colombia under this Act or under any other 
     provision of law on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act if the Government of Colombia negotiates or permits 
     the establishment of any demilitarized zone in which the 
     eradication and interdiction of drug production by the 
     security forces of Colombia, including the Colombian National 
     Police antinarcotics unit, is prohibited.

     SEC. 202. ADDITIONAL ERADICATION RESOURCES FOR PERU.

       (a) Department of State.--Funds are authorized to be 
     appropriated for the Department of State for fiscal years 
     1999, 2000, and 2001 for the establishment of a third drug 
     interdiction site at Puerto Maldonado, Peru, to support air 
     bridge and riverine missions for enhancement of drug-related 
     eradication efforts in Peru, the total amount of $3,000,000, 
     and an additional amount of $1,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2000 and 2001 for operation and maintenance.
       (b) Department of Defense Study.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall conduct a study of Peruvian counternarcotics air 
     interdiction requirements and, not later than 90 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, submit to Congress a 
     report on the results of the study. The study shall include a 
     review of the Peruvian Air Force's current and future 
     requirements for counternarcotics air interdiction to 
     complement the Peruvian Air Force's A-37 capability.

     SEC. 203. ADDITIONAL ERADICATION RESOURCES FOR BOLIVIA.

       Funds are authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
     of State for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for 
     enhancement of drug-related eradication efforts in Bolivia, 
     as follows:
       (1) For each such fiscal year for support of air operations 
     of the Red Devils of Bolivia, $1,000,000.
       (2) For each such fiscal year for support of riverine 
     operations of the Blue Devils of Bolivia, $1,000,000.
       (3) For each such fiscal year for support of coca 
     eradication programs, $1,000,000.
       (4) For the procurement of 2 mobile x-ray machines with 
     maintenance support for placement along the Chapare highway, 
     the total amount of $5,000,000 and an additional amount of 
     $1,000,000 for each such fiscal year for operation and 
     maintenance.

     SEC. 204. ADDITIONAL ERADICATION RESOURCES FOR MEXICO.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Authority to purchase helicopters.--Contingent on the 
     agreement of the Government of Mexico to approve full 
     diplomatic immunity for Drug Enforcement Administration 
     personnel serving in Mexico with privileges granted to United 
     States Government officials to carry weapons necessary for 
     the performance of their duties, the Secretary of State, 
     subject to the availability of appropriations, shall purchase 
     6 Bell 212 high altitude helicopters designated for opium 
     eradication programs in the Mexican states of Guerrero, 
     Jalisco, and Sinaloa, for enhancement of drug-related 
     eradication efforts in Mexico.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of State during the 
     period beginning on October 1, 1998, and on ending September 
     30, 2001, $18,000,000 to carry out paragraph (1).
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) all United States law enforcement personnel serving in 
     Mexico should be accredited the same status under the Vienna 
     Convention on Diplomatic Immunity as other diplomatic 
     personnel serving at United States posts in Mexico; and
       (2) all Mexican narcotics law enforcement personnel serving 
     in the United States should be accorded the same diplomatic 
     status as Drug Enforcement Administration personnel serving 
     in Mexico.

     SEC. 205. MISCELLANEOUS ADDITIONAL ERADICATION RESOURCES.

       Funds are authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
     of State for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for enhanced 
     precursor chemical control projects, in the total amount of 
     $500,000.

     SEC. 206. BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW 
                   ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS.

       (a) Qualifications for Service.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, any individual serving in the position of 
     assistant secretary in any department or agency of the 
     Federal Government who has primary responsibility for 
     international narcotics control and law enforcement, and the 
     principal deputy of any such assistant secretary, shall have 
     substantial professional qualifications in the fields of--
       (1) management; and
       (2) Federal law enforcement, or intelligence.
       (b) Foreign Military Sales.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, upon the receipt by the Department of State of a formal 
     letter of request for any foreign military sales 
     counternarcotics-related assistance from the head of any 
     police, military, or other appropriate security agency 
     official, the implementation and processing of the 
     counternarcotics foreign military sales request shall be the 
     sole responsibility of the Department of Defense, which is 
     the traditional lead agency in providing military equipment 
     and supplies abroad.
       (2) Role of state department.--The Department of State 
     shall continue to have a consultative role with the 
     Department of Defense in the processing of the request 
     described in paragraph (1), after receipt of the letter of 
     request, for all counternarcotics-related foreign military 
     sales assistance.

     SEC. 207. REPORT ON TRANSFERRING INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS 
                   ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES TO A UNITED STATES LAW 
                   ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the responsiveness and effectiveness of international 
     narcotics assistance activities under the Department of State 
     have been severely hampered due, in part, to the lack of law 
     enforcement expertise by responsible personnel in the 
     Department of State.
       (b) Report Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 3 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the

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     Director of National Drug Control Policy shall prepare and 
     submit to the appropriate committees a report, which shall 
     evaluate the responsiveness and effectiveness of 
     international narcotics assistance activities under the 
     Department of State during the preceding 4 fiscal years.
       (2) Recommendation and explanation.--The study submitted 
     under paragraph (1) shall include the recommendation of the 
     Director and detailed explanatory statement regarding whether 
     the overseas activities of the Bureau of International 
     Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the Department of 
     State should be transferred to the Department of Justice.
       (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Office on National Drug Control 
     Policy $100,000 to carry out the study under this section.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
     committees'' means--
       (1) the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, 
     Foreign Relations, and the Judiciary of the Senate;
       (2) the Committees on Appropriations, International 
     Relations, National Security, and the Judiciary of the House 
     of Representatives; and
       (3) the Select Committees on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate.
TITLE III--ENHANCED ALTERNATIVE CROP DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT IN SOURCE ZONE

     SEC. 301. ALTERNATIVE CROP DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT.

       Funds are authorized to be appropriated for the United 
     States Agency for International Development for fiscal years 
     1999, 2000, and 2001 for alternative development programs, as 
     follows:
       (1) For startup costs of programs in the Guaviare, 
     Putumayo, and Caqueta regions in Colombia, the total amount 
     of $5,000,000 and an additional amount of $5,000,000 for each 
     of fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for operation and maintenance 
     costs.
       (2) For each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for 
     enhanced programs in the Ucayali, Apurimac, and Huallaga 
     Valley regions in Peru, $50,000,000.
       (3) For each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for 
     enhanced programs in the Chapare and Yungas regions in 
     Bolivia, $5,000,000.

     SEC. 302. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL 
                   RESEARCH SERVICE COUNTERDRUG RESEARCH AND 
                   DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary of Agriculture for each of fiscal years 1999, 
     2000, and 2001, $23,000,000 to support the counternarcotics 
     research efforts of the Agricultural Research Service of the 
     Department of Agriculture. Of that amount, funds are 
     authorized as follows:
       (1) $5,000,000 shall be used for crop eradication 
     technologies.
       (2) $2,000,000 shall be used for narcotics plant 
     identification, chemistry, and biotechnology.
       (3) $1,000,000 shall be used for worldwide crop 
     identification, detection tagging, and production estimation 
     technology.
       (4) $5,000,000 shall be used for improving the disease 
     resistance, yield, and economic competitiveness of commercial 
     crops that can be promoted as alternatives to the production 
     of narcotics plants.
       (5) $10,000,000 to contract with entities meeting the 
     criteria described in subsection (b) for the product 
     development, environmental testing, registration, production, 
     aerial distribution system development, product effectiveness 
     monitoring, and modification of multiple mycoherbicides to 
     control narcotic crops (including coca, poppy, and cannabis) 
     in the United States and internationally.
       (b) Criteria for Eligible Entities.--An entity under this 
     subsection is an entity which possesses--
       (1) experience in diseases of narcotic crops;
       (2) intellectual property involving seed-borne dispersal 
     formulations;
       (3) the availability of state-of-the-art containment or 
     quarantine facilities;
       (4) country-specific mycoherbicide formulations;
       (5) specialized fungicide resistant formulations; or
       (6) special security arrangements.

     SEC. 303. MASTER PLAN FOR MYCOHERBICIDES TO CONTROL NARCOTIC 
                   CROPS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall develop 
     a 10-year master plan for the use of mycoherbicides to 
     control narcotic crops (including coca, poppy, and cannabis) 
     in the United States and internationally .
       (b) Coordination.--The Secretary shall develop the plan in 
     coordination with--
       (1) the Office of National Drug Control Policy;
       (2) the Drug Enforcement Administration of the Department 
     of Justice;
       (3) the Department of Defense;
       (4) the Environmental Protection Agency;
       (5) the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law 
     Enforcement Activities of the Department of State;
       (6) the United States Information Agency; and
       (7) other appropriate agencies.
       (c) Report.--Not later than March 1, 1999, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall submit to Congress a report describing the 
     activities undertaken to carry out this section.
       TITLE IV--ENHANCED INTERNATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING

     SEC. 401. ENHANCED INTERNATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY 
                   TRAINING.

       (a) Enhanced International Law Enforcement Academy 
     Training.--Funds are authorized to be appropriated for the 
     Department of Justice for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 
     for the establishment and operation of international law 
     enforcement academies to carry out law enforcement training 
     activities, as follows:
       (1) For the establishment and operation of an academy, 
     which shall serve Latin America and the Caribbean, the total 
     amount of $3,000,000 and an additional amount of $1,200,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for operation and 
     maintenance costs.
       (2) For the establishment and operation of an academy in 
     Bangkok, Thailand, which shall serve Asia, the total amount 
     of $2,000,000 and an additional amount of $1,200,000 for each 
     of fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for operation and maintenance 
     costs.
       (3) For each such fiscal year for the establishment and 
     operation of an academy in South Africa, which shall serve 
     Africa, $1,200,000.
       (b) Maritime Law Enforcement Training Center.--Funds are 
     authorized to be appropriated for the Department of 
     Transportation and the Department of the Treasury for fiscal 
     years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for the joint establishment, 
     operation, and maintenance in San Juan, Puerto Rico, of a 
     center for training law enforcement personnel of countries 
     located in the Latin American and Caribbean regions in 
     matters relating to maritime law enforcement, including 
     customs-related ports management matters, as follows:
       (1) For each such fiscal year for funding by the Department 
     of Transportation, $1,500,000.
       (2) For each such fiscal year for funding by the Department 
     of the Treasury, $1,500,000.
       (c) United States Coast Guard International Maritime 
     Training Vessel.--Funds are authorized to be appropriated for 
     the Department of Transportation for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 
     and 2001 for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of 
     maritime training vessels, as follows:
       (1) For a vessel for international maritime training, which 
     shall visit participating Latin American and Caribbean 
     nations on a rotating schedule in order to provide law 
     enforcement training and to perform maintenance on 
     participating national assets, the total amount of 
     $7,500,000.
       (2) For each such fiscal year for support of the United 
     States Coast Guard Balsam Class Buoy Tender training vessel, 
     $2,500,000.

     SEC. 402. ENHANCED UNITED STATES DRUG ENFORCEMENT 
                   INTERNATIONAL TRAINING.

       (a) Mexico.--Funds are authorized to be appropriated for 
     the Department of Justice for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 
     2001 for substantial exchanges for Mexican judges, 
     prosecutors, and police, in the total amount of $2,000,000 
     for each such fiscal year.
       (b) Brazil.--Funds are authorized to be appropriated for 
     the Department of Justice for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 
     2001 for enhanced support for the Brazilian Federal Police 
     Training Center, in the total amount of $1,000,000 for each 
     such fiscal year.
       (c) Panama.--
       (1) In general.--Funds are authorized to be appropriated 
     for the Department of Transportation for fiscal years 1999, 
     2000, and 2001 for operation and maintenance, for locating 
     and operating Coast Guard assets so as to strengthen the 
     capability of the Coast Guard of Panama to patrol the 
     Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Panama for drug enforcement 
     and interdiction activities, in the total amount of 
     $1,000,000 for each such fiscal year.
       (2) Eligibility to receive training.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, members of the national police of 
     Panama shall be eligible to receive training through the 
     International Military Education Training program.
       (d) Venezuela.--There are authorized to be appropriated for 
     the Department of Justice for each of fiscal years 1999, 
     2000, and 2001, $1,000,000 for operation and maintenance, for 
     support for the Venezuelan Judicial Technical Police 
     Counterdrug Intelligence Center.
       (e) Ecuador.--Funds are authorized to be appropriated for 
     the Department of Transportation and the Department of the 
     Treasury for each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for 
     the buildup of local coast guard and port control in 
     Guayaquil and Esmeraldas, Ecuador, as follows:
       (1) For each such fiscal year for the Department of 
     Transportation, $500,000.
       (2) For each such fiscal year for the Department of the 
     Treasury, $500,000.
       (f) Haiti and the Dominican Republic.--Funds are authorized 
     to be appropriated for the Department of the Treasury for 
     each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001, $500,000 for the 
     buildup of local coast guard and port control in Haiti and 
     the Dominican Republic.
       (g) Central America.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated for the Department of the Treasury for each of 
     fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001, $12,000,000 for the 
     buildup of local coast guard and port control in Belize, 
     Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

     SEC. 403. PROVISION OF NONLETHAL EQUIPMENT TO FOREIGN LAW 
                   ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATIONS FOR COOPERATIVE 
                   ILLICIT NARCOTICS CONTROL ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 
     may

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     transfer or lease each year nonlethal equipment, of which 
     each piece of equipment may be valued at not more than 
     $100,000, to foreign law enforcement organizations for the 
     purpose of establishing and carrying out cooperative illicit 
     narcotics control activities.
       (b) Additional Requirement.--The Administrator shall 
     provide for the maintenance and repair of any equipment 
     transferred or leased under subsection (a).
    TITLE V--ENHANCED DRUG TRANSIT AND SOURCE ZONE LAW ENFORCEMENT 
                        OPERATIONS AND EQUIPMENT

     SEC. 501. INCREASED FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS AND EQUIPMENT; 
                   REPORT.

       (a) Drug Enforcement Administration.--Funds are authorized 
     to be appropriated for the Drug Enforcement Administration 
     for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for enhancement of 
     counternarcotic operations in drug transit and source 
     countries, as follows:
       (1) For support of the Merlin program, the total amount of 
     $8,272,000.
       (2) For support of the intercept program, the total amount 
     of $4,500,000.
       (3) For support of the Narcotics Enforcement Data Retrieval 
     System, the total amount of $2,400,000.
       (4) For support of the Caribbean Initiative, the total 
     amount of $3,515,000.
       (5) For the hire of special agents, administrative and 
     investigative support personnel, and intelligence analysts 
     for overseas assignments in foreign posts, the total amount 
     of $40,213,000.
       (b) Department of State.--Funds are authorized to be 
     appropriated for the Department of State for fiscal year 
     1999, 2000, and 2001 for the deployment of commercial 
     unclassified intelligence and imaging data and a Passive 
     Coherent Location System for counternarcotics and 
     interdiction purposes in the Western Hemisphere, the total 
     amount of $20,000,000.
       (c) Department of the Treasury.--Funds are authorized to be 
     appropriated for the United States Customs Service for fiscal 
     years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for enhancement of counternarcotic 
     operations in drug transit and source countries, as follows:
       (1) For refurbishment of 30 interceptor and Blue Water 
     Platform vessels in the Caribbean maritime fleet, the total 
     amount of $3,500,000.
       (2) For purchase of 9 new interceptor vessels in the 
     Caribbean maritime fleet, the total amount of $2,000,000.
       (3) For the hire and training of 25 special agents for 
     maritime operations in the Caribbean, the total amount of 
     $2,500,000.
       (4) For purchase of 60 automotive vehicles for ground use 
     in South Florida, $1,500,000.
       (5) For each such fiscal year for operation and maintenance 
     support for 10 United States Customs Service Citations 
     Aircraft to be dedicated for the source and transit zone, the 
     total amount of $10,000,000.
       (6) For purchase of 5 CTX-5000 x-ray machines to enhance 
     detection capabilities with respect to narcotics, explosives, 
     and currency, the total amount of $7,000,000.
       (d) Department of Defense Report.--Not later than January 
     31, 1999, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
     Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, shall 
     submit to the Committee on National Security and the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and the 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a report 
     examining and proposing recommendations regarding any 
     organizational changes to optimize counterdrug activities, 
     including alternative cost-sharing arrangements regarding the 
     following facilities:
       (1) The Joint Inter-Agency Task Force, East, Key West, 
     Florida.
       (2) The Joint Inter-Agency Task Force, West, Alameda, 
     California.
       (3) The Joint Inter-Agency Task Force, South, Panama City, 
     Panama.
       (4) The Joint Task Force 6, El Paso, Texas.

     SEC. 502. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PRIORITY OF DRUG 
                   INTERDICTION AND COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense 
     should revise the Global Military Force Policy of the 
     Department of Defense in order--
       (1) to treat the international drug interdiction and 
     counter-drug activities of the Department as a military 
     operation other than war, thereby elevating the priority 
     given such activities under the Policy to the next priority 
     below the priority given to war under the Policy and to the 
     same priority as is given to peacekeeping operations under 
     the Policy; and
       (2) to allocate the assets of the Department to drug 
     interdiction and counter-drug activities in accordance with 
     the priority given those activities.
                  TITLE VI--RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS

     SEC. 601. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       The funds authorized to be appropriated for any department 
     or agency of the Federal Government for fiscal years 1999, 
     2000, or 2001 by this Act are in addition to funds authorized 
     to be appropriated for that department or agency for fiscal 
     year 1999, 2000, or 2001 by any other provision of law.

                               H.R. 4300

                        Offered By: Mr. Hastert

       Amendment No. 2: Strike section 303 and insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 303. MASTER PLAN FOR MYCOHERBICIDES TO CONTROL NARCOTIC 
                   CROPS.

       (a) In General.--The Director of the Office of National 
     Drug Control Policy shall develop a 10-year master plan for 
     the use of mycoherbicides to control narcotic crops 
     (including coca, poppy, and cannabis) in the United States 
     and internationally.
       (b) Coordination.--The Director shall develop the plan in 
     coordination with--
       (1) the Department of Agriculture;
       (2) the Drug Enforcement Administration of the Department 
     of Justice;
       (3) the Department of Defense;
       (4) the Environmental Protection Agency;
       (5) the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law 
     Enforcement Activities of the Department of State;
       (6) the United States Information Agency; and
       (7) other appropriate agencies.
       (c) Report.--Not later than March 1, 1999, the Director of 
     the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall submit to 
     Congress a report describing the activities undertaken to 
     carry out this section.

                               H.R. 4300

                         Offered By: Mr. Markey

       Amendment No. 3: In section 501(c)(6), strike ``5 CTX-5000 
     x-ray machines to enhance'' and insert ``advanced 
     transmission x-ray machines determined by the United States 
     Customs Service to provide the greatest overall advantage in 
     terms of cost, capabilities, safety to inspection personnel, 
     efficiency, and proven operational reliability in airport 
     environments, for the purpose of enhancing''.

                               H.R. 4300

                        Offered By: Mr. McCollum

       Amendment No. 4: Page 5, line 25, insert the following:
       (14) The Department of Defense has been called upon to 
     support counter-drug efforts of Federal law enforcement 
     agencies that are carried out in source countries and through 
     transit zone interdiction, but in recent years Department of 
     Defense assets critical to those counter-drug activities have 
     been consistently diverted to missions that the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
     consider a higher priority;
       (15) The Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff, through the Department of Defense policy 
     referred to as the Global Military Force Policy, has 
     established the priorities for the allocation of military 
     assets in the following order: (1) war, (2) military 
     operations other than war that might involve contact with 
     hostile forces (such as peacekeeping operations and 
     noncombatant evacuations), (3) exercises and training, and 
     (4) operational tasking other than those involving 
     hostilities (including counter-drug activities and 
     humanitarian assistance);
       (16) Use of Department of Defense assets is critical to the 
     success of efforts to stem the flow of illegal drugs from 
     source countries and through transit zones to the United 
     States;
       (17) The placement of counter-drug activities in the fourth 
     and last priority of the Global Military Force Policy list of 
     priorities for the allocation of military assets has resulted 
     in a serious deficiency in assets vital to the success of 
     source country and transit zone efforts to stop the flow of 
     illegal drugs into the United States;
       (18) At present the United States faces few, if any, 
     threats from abroad greater than the threat posed to the 
     Nation's youth by illegal and dangerous drugs;
       (19) The conduct of counter-drug activities has the 
     potential for contact with hostile forces;
       (20) The Department of Defense counter-drug activities 
     mission should be near the top, not among the last, of the 
     priorities for the allocation of Department of Defense assets 
     after the first priority for those assets for the war-
     fighting mission of the Department of Defense.

                               H.R. 4300

                        Offered By: Mr. McCollum

       Amendment No. 5: Strike section 502 and insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 502. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PRIORITY OF DRUG 
                   INTERDICTION AND COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES OF THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense 
     should revise the priorities for the allocation of Department 
     of Defense assets under the Department of Defense policy 
     referred to as the Global Military Force Policy so that the 
     priority established for the counter-drug activities mission 
     of the Department of Defense is equal to or higher than the 
     priority (which is currently the second highest priority) for 
     the mission of military operations other than war that might 
     involve contact with hostile forces (such as peacekeeping 
     operations and noncombatant evacuations).

                               H.R. 4300

                          Offered By: Mr. Shaw

       Amendment No. 6: At the end of the bill add the following 
     new title:
        TITLE VII--CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS ON PORT EMPLOYEES

     SEC. 701. BACKGROUND CHECKS.

       Upon the request of any State, county, port authority, or 
     other local jurisdiction of a State, the Attorney General 
     shall grant to such State, county, port authority, or other 
     local jurisdiction access to information collected by the 
     Attorney General pursuant to section 534 of title 28, United 
     States Code, for the purpose of allowing such State, county,

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     port authority, or other local jurisdiction to conduct 
     criminal background checks on employees, or applicants for 
     employment, at any port under the jurisdiction of such State, 
     county, port authority, or other local jurisdiction.

     SEC. 702. DEFINITION.

       As used in this title, the term ``port'' means any place at 
     which vessels may resort to load or unload cargo.

                               H.R. 4300

                         Offered By: Ms. Waters

       Amendment No. 7: Strike section 201.

                               H.R. 4300

                         Offered By: Ms. Waters

       Amendment No. 8: Strike section 204(a).
       In section 204(b), strike ``(b) Sense of Congress.--''.

                               H.R. 4550

                         Offered By: Mr. Latham

       Amendment No. 1: Page 49, after line 19, insert the 
     following:
                    TITLE IV--DRUG DEALER LIABILITY

     SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Drug Dealer Liability Act of 
     1998''.

     SEC. 402. FEDERAL CAUSE OF ACTION FOR DRUG DEALER LIABILITY.

       (a) In General.--Part E of the Controlled Substances Act is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 521. FEDERAL CAUSE OF ACTION FOR DRUG DEALER 
                   LIABILITY.

       ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     any person who manufactures or distributes a controlled 
     substance in violation of this title or title III shall be 
     liable in a civil action to any party harmed, directly or 
     indirectly, by the use of that controlled substance.
       ``(b) Exception.--An individual user of a controlled 
     substance may not bring an or maintain an action under this 
     section unless all of the following conditions are met:
       ``(1) The individual personally discloses to narcotics 
     enforcement authorities all of the information known to the 
     individual regarding all that individual's sources of illegal 
     controlled substances.
       ``(2) The individual has not used an illegal controlled 
     substance within the 90 days before filing the action.
       ``(3) The individual continues to remain free of the use of 
     an illegal controlled substance throughout the pendency of 
     the action.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for the 
     Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 
     is amended by inserting after the time relating to section 
     520 the following new item:
``Sec. 521. Federal cause of action for drug dealer liability.''.
                               H.R. 4550

                        Offered By: Mr. Ramstad

       Amendment No. 2: At the end of title I, insert the 
     following new subtitle (and conform the table of contents 
     accordingly):
           Subtitle H--Addiction Reduction Through Treatment

     SEC. 181. SHORT TITLE OF SUBTITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Addiction Reduction Act 
     of 1998''.

     SEC. 182. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds the following:
       (1) Substance abuse, if left untreated, is a medical 
     emergency.
       (2) Parity should apply to benefits for treatment sought 
     voluntarily, including treatment for substance abuse.
       (3) Nothing in this subtitle should be construed as 
     prohibiting application of the concept of parity to substance 
     abuse treatment provided by faith-based treatment providers.

     SEC. 183. PARITY IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT BENEFITS.

       (a) Group Health Plans Under the Public Health Service 
     Act.--(1) Subpart 2 of part A of title XXVII of the Public 
     Health Service Act is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 2706. PARITY IN THE APPLICATION OF TREATMENT 
                   LIMITATIONS AND FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS TO 
                   SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT BENEFITS.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of a group health plan (or 
     health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a 
     plan) that provides both medical and surgical benefits and 
     substance abuse treatment benefits, the plan or coverage 
     shall not impose treatment limitations or financial 
     requirements on the substance abuse treatment benefits unless 
     similar limitations or requirements are imposed for medical 
     and surgical benefits.
       ``(b) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed--
       ``(1) as requiring a group health plan (or health insurance 
     coverage offered in connection with such a plan) to provide 
     any substance abuse treatment benefits; or
       ``(2) to prevent a group health plan or a health insurance 
     issuer offering group health insurance coverage from 
     negotiating the level and type of reimbursement with a 
     provider for care provided in accordance with this section.
       ``(c) Exemptions.--
       ``(1) Small employer exemption.--
       ``(A) In general.--This section shall not apply to any 
     group health plan (and group health insurance coverage 
     offered in connection with a group health plan) for any plan 
     year of a small employer.
       ``(B) Small employer.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     the term `small employer' means, in connection with a group 
     health plan with respect to a calendar year and a plan year, 
     an employer who employed an average of at least 2 but not 
     more than 50 employees on business days during the preceding 
     calendar year and who employs at least 2 employees on the 
     first day of the plan year.
       ``(C) Application of certain rules in determination of 
     employer size.--For purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) Application of aggregation rule for employers.--Rules 
     similar to the rules under subsections (b), (c), (m), and (o) 
     of section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall 
     apply for purposes of treating persons as a single employer.
       ``(ii) Employers not in existence in preceding year.--In 
     the case of an employer which was not in existence throughout 
     the preceding calendar year, the determination of whether 
     such employer is a small employer shall be based on the 
     average number of employees that it is reasonably expected 
     such employer will employ on business days in the current 
     calendar year.
       ``(iii) Predecessors.--Any reference in this paragraph to 
     an employer shall include a reference to any predecessor of 
     such employer.
       ``(2) Increased cost exemption.--This section shall not 
     apply with respect to a group health plan (or health 
     insurance coverage offered in connection with a group health 
     plan) if the application of this section to such plan (or to 
     such coverage) results in an increase in the cost under the 
     plan (or for such coverage) of at least 1 percent.
       ``(d) Separate Application to Each Option Offered.--In the 
     case of a group health plan that offers a participant or 
     beneficiary two or more benefit package options under the 
     plan, the requirements of this section shall be applied 
     separately with respect to each such option.
       ``(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Treatment limitation.--The term `treatment 
     limitation' means, with respect to benefits under a group 
     health plan or health insurance coverage, any day or visit 
     limits imposed on coverage of benefits under the plan or 
     coverage during a period of time.
       ``(2) Financial requirement.--The term `financial 
     requirement' means, with respect to benefits under a group 
     health plan or health insurance coverage, any deductible, 
     coinsurance, or cost-sharing or an annual or lifetime dollar 
     limit imposed with respect to the benefits under the plan or 
     coverage.
       ``(3) Medical or surgical benefits.--The term `medical or 
     surgical benefits' means benefits with respect to medical or 
     surgical services, as defined under the terms of the plan or 
     coverage (as the case may be), but does not include substance 
     abuse treatment benefits.
       ``(4) Substance abuse treatment benefits.--The term 
     `substance abuse treatment benefits' means benefits with 
     respect to substance abuse treatment services but only 
     insofar as such treatment services are abstinence-based.
       ``(5) Substance abuse treatment services.--The term 
     `substance abuse services' means any of the following items 
     and services provided for the treatment of substance abuse:
       ``(A) Inpatient treatment, including detoxification.
       ``(B) Non-hospital residential treatment.
       ``(C) Outpatient treatment, including screening and 
     assessment, medication management, individual, group, and 
     family counseling, and relapse prevention.
       ``(D) Prevention services, including health education and 
     individual and group counseling to encourage the reduction of 
     risk factors for substance abuse.
       ``(6) Substance abuse.--The term `substance abuse' includes 
     chemical dependency.
       ``(f) Notice.A group health plan under this part shall 
     comply with the notice requirement under section 711(d) of 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with 
     respect to the requirements of this section as if such 
     section applied to such plan.
       ``(g) Sunset.--This section shall not apply to benefits for 
     services furnished on or after September 30, 2002.''.
       (2) Section 2723(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-23(c)), as 
     amended by section 604(b)(2) of Public Law 104-204, is 
     amended by striking ``section 2704'' and inserting ``sections 
     2704 and 2706''.
       (b) Individual Health Insurance.--(1) Part B of title XXVII 
     of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting 
     after section 2751 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 2752. PARITY IN THE APPLICATION OF TREATMENT 
                   LIMITATIONS AND FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS TO 
                   SUBSTANCE ABUSE BENEFITS.

       ``(a) In General.--The provisions of section 2706 (other 
     than subsection (e)) shall apply to health insurance coverage 
     offered by a health insurance issuer in the individual market 
     in the same manner as it applies to health insurance coverage 
     offered by a health insurance issuer in connection with a 
     group health plan in the small or large group market.
       ``(b) Notice.--A health insurance issuer under this part 
     shall comply with the notice requirement under section 713(f) 
     of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with 
     respect to the requirements referred to in subsection (a) as 
     if such section applied to such issuer and such issuer were a 
     group health plan.''.
       (2) Section 2762(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-
     62(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``section 2751'' and 
     inserting ``sections 2751 and 2752''.

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       (c) Effective Dates.--(1) Subject to paragraph (3), the 
     amendments made by subsection (a) apply with respect to group 
     health plans for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 
     2000.
       (2) The amendments made by subsection (b) apply with 
     respect to health insurance coverage offered, sold, issued, 
     renewed, in effect, or operated in the individual market on 
     or after such date.
       (3) In the case of a group health plan maintained pursuant 
     to 1 or more collective bargaining agreements between 
     employee representatives and 1 or more employers ratified 
     before the date of enactment of this Act, the amendments made 
     subsection (a) shall not apply to plan years beginning before 
     the later of--
       (A) the date on which the last collective bargaining 
     agreements relating to the plan terminates (determined 
     without regard to any extension thereof agreed to after the 
     date of enactment of this Act), or
       (B) January 1, 2000.
     For purposes of subparagraph (A), any plan amendment made 
     pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement relating to the 
     plan which amends the plan solely to conform to any 
     requirement added by subsection (a) shall not be treated as a 
     termination of such collective bargaining agreement.

                               H.R. 4569

                        Offered By: Mr. McGovern

       Amendment No. 1: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the general short title) the 
     following:
                TITLE VII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS


                        imf industry impact team

       Sec. ____. (a) After consultation with the Secretary of the 
     Treasury and the United States Trade Representative, the 
     Secretary of Commerce shall establish a team composed of 
     employees of the Department of Commerce--
       (1) to collect data on import volumes and prices, and 
     industry statistics in--
       (A) the steel industry;
       (B) the semiconductor industry;
       (C) the automobile industry;
       (D) the textile and apparel industry; and
       (E) the jewelry industry;
       (2) to monitor the effect of the Asian and Russian economic 
     crises on these industries;
       (3) to collect accounting data from Asian and Russian 
     producers; and
       (4) to work to prevent import surges in these industries or 
     to assist United States industries affected by such surges in 
     their efforts to protect themselves under the trade laws of 
     the United States.
       (b) The Secretary of Commerce shall provide administrative 
     support, including office space, for the team.
       (c) The Secretary of the Treasury and the United States 
     Trade Representative may assign such employees to the team as 
     may be necessary to assist the team in carrying out its 
     functions under subsection (a).

                               H.R. 4569

                         Offered By: Mr. Pitts

       Amendment No. 2. In title II, in the item relating to 
     ``AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CHILD SURVIVAL AND 
     DISEASE PROGRAMS FUND'', after the first dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(increased by $100,000,000)''.
       In title II, in the item relating to ``AGENCY FOR 
     INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CHILD SURVIVAL AND DISEASE 
     PROGRAMS FUND'', add at the end before the period the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, not less than $345,000,000 
     shall be made available for infant and child health 
     programs''.
       In title II, in the item relating to ``AGENCY FOR 
     INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, (INCLUDING 
     TRANSFER OF FUNDS)'', after the first dollar amount, insert 
     the following:
       ``(decreased by $100,000,000)''.
       In section 576 (relating to authorization for population 
     planning), after the first dollar amount, insert the 
     following:
       ``(decreased by $100,000,000). Provided, that the 
     limitation in this section includes all funds for programs 
     and activities designed to control fertility or to reduce or 
     delay childbirths or pregnancies, irrespective of the heading 
     under which such funds are made available''.

                               H.R. 4569

                         Offered By: Mr. Souder

       Amendment No. 3. At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the general short title) the 
     following:

                TITLE VII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS


                         sense of the congress

       Sec. 701. It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) countries receiving funds from the International 
     Monetary Fund should fully cooperate with the investigations 
     by the Department of Justice and the Congress into violations 
     of campaign finance laws in connection with the 1996 
     presidential election campaign, in deference to the sacrifice 
     and wishes of United States taxpayers;
       (2) such cooperation should include--
       (A) complying with requests by investigators for 
     extradition of suspects in criminal cases;
       (B) assisting in obtaining compliance with any request made 
     of, or subpoena served on, any financial institution, 
     commercial entity, government entity, or individual by or on 
     behalf of investigators;
       (C) coordinating the provision of any witness, document, or 
     physical evidence requested by investigators; and
       (D) granting investigators such access to the country as 
     may be necessary to further the investigation; and
       (3) the refusal of dozens of witnesses to cooperate with 
     such investigations and their flight to other countries, some 
     of which benefit from International Monetary Fund funds which 
     are derived in part from funds provided by United States 
     taxpayers, continues to hinder the effort to preserve and 
     maintain the integrity of the electoral process of the United 
     States.

                               H.R. 4569

                         Offered By: Mr. Souder

       Amendment No. 4. At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the general short title) the 
     following:


                TITLE VII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

     use of appropriated funds for the international monetary fund 
conditioned on enactment of joint resolution approving a certification 
that all countries eligible to receive imf funds are cooperating fully 
   with congressional and justice department investigations into the 
financing of the 1996 presidential election campaign and have disclosed 
   the identity of all commercial entities in the country that would 
                benefit from the provision of the funds

       Sec. 701. (a) In General.--None of the funds made available 
     in this Act may be obligated or made available to the 
     International Monetary Fund unless the certification 
     described in subsection (b) has been made and the Congress 
     has enacted a joint resolution approving the certification.
       (b) Certification.--
       (1) In general.--The certification described in this 
     subsection is a certification by the Attorney General and the 
     Secretary of State to the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate 
     that each country eligible to receive funds from the 
     International Monetary Fund--
       (A) is cooperating fully with any congressional or Justice 
     Department investigation into the financing of the 1996 
     presidential election campaign, including by--
       (i) complying with any request by investigators for 
     extradition of suspects in criminal cases;
       (ii) assisting in obtaining compliance with any request 
     made of, or subpoena served on, any financial institution, 
     commercial entity, government entity, or individual, by or on 
     behalf of investigators;
       (iii) coordinating the provision of any witness, document, 
     or physical evidence requested by investigators, and
       (iv) granting investigators such access to the country as 
     may be necessary to further the investigation; and
       (B) has disclosed to the Attorney General the identity of 
     any commercial entity with operations in the country that 
     would benefit from the provision of such funds.
       (2) Consultation and report required before 
     certification.--Not fewer than 30 days before making the 
     certification described in paragraph (1), the Attorney 
     General and the Secretary of State shall, subject to other 
     law--
       (A) provide a written report to the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate 
     that contains all information of which the Attorney General 
     and the Secretary of State are then aware with regard to the 
     matters described in paragraph (1); and
       (B) consult with the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate 
     about the intent of the Attorney General and Secretary of 
     State with regard to making the certification.

                               H.R. 4569

                        Offered By: Mr. Stearns

       Amendment No. 5. At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following:
                TITLE VII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

sense of congress concerning the transition to a democratic nonmilitary 
                        government in Indonesia

       Sec. 701. It is the sense of the Congress that the United 
     States should support a complete transition that will lead 
     immediately to a democratically-elected, nonmilitary 
     government in Indonesia which includes--
       (1) the release of political prisoners;
       (2) legalization of political organizing activities;
       (3) international monitoring of human rights conditions;
       (4) roundtable all-party discussions;
       (5) a transitional government of national unity;
       (6) democratic elections;
       (7) a truth commission to address past political crimes; 
     and
       (8) recognition that past injustices require redress.

                               H.R. 4569

                       Offered By: Mr. Traficant

       Amendment No. 6. At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following:
                TITLE VII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS


          limitation on procurement outside the united states

       Sec. 701. Funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     this Act may be used for

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     procurement outside the United States or less developed 
     countries only if--
       (1) such funds are used for the procurement of commodities 
     or services, or defense articles or defense services, 
     produced in the country in which the assistance is to be 
     provided, except that this paragraph only applies if 
     procurement in that country would cost less than procurement 
     in the United States or less developed countries;
       (2) the provision of such assistance requires commodities 
     or services, or defense articles or defense services, of a 
     type that are not produced in, and available for purchase 
     from, the United States, less developed countries, or the 
     country in which the assistance is to be provided; or
       (3) the President determines on a case-by-case basis that 
     procurement outside the United States or less developed 
     countries would result in the more efficient use of United 
     States foreign assistance resources.

                               H.R. 4569

                          Offered By: Mr. Wolf

       Amendment No. 7. At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following:
                TITLE VII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

                   inational commission on terrorism

       Sec. 701. (a) Establishment of National Commission on 
     Terrorism.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established a national 
     commission on terrorism to review counter-terrorism policies 
     regarding the prevention and punishment of international acts 
     of terrorism directed at the United States. The commission 
     shall be known as ``The National Commission on Terrorism''.
       (2) Composition.--The commission shall be composed of 15 
     members appointed as follows:
       (A) Five members shall be appointed by the President from 
     among officers or employees of the executive branch, private 
     citizens of the United States, or both. Not more than 3 
     members selected by the President shall be members of the 
     same political party.
       (B) Five members shall be appointed by the Majority Leader 
     of the Senate, in consultation with the Minority Leader of 
     the Senate, from among members of the Senate, private 
     citizens of the United States, or both. Not more than 3 of 
     the members selected by the Majority Leader shall be members 
     of the same political party and 3 members shall be members of 
     the Senate.
       (C) Five members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives, in consultation with the Minority 
     Leader of the House of Representatives, from among members of 
     the House of Representatives, private citizens of the United 
     States, or both. Not more than 3 of the members selected by 
     the Speaker shall be members of the same political party and 
     3 members shall be members of the House of Representatives.
       (D) The appointments of the members of the commission 
     should be made no later than 3 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (3) Qualifications.--The members should have a knowledge 
     and expertise in matters to be studied by the commission.
       (4) Chairman.--The chairman of the commission shall be 
     elected by the members of the commission.
       (b) Duties.--
       (1) In general.--The commission shall consider issues 
     relating to international terrorism directed at the United 
     States as follows:
       (A) Review the laws, regulations, policies, directives,and 
     practices relating to counterterrorism in the prevention and 
     punishment of international terrorism directed towards the 
     United States.
       (B) Assess the extent to which laws, regulations, policies, 
     directives, and practices relating to counterterrorism have 
     been effective in preventing or punishing international 
     terrorism directed towards the United States. At a minimum, 
     the assessment should include a review of the following:
       (i) Evidence that terrorist organizations have established 
     an infrastructure in the western hemisphere for the support 
     and conduct of terrorist activities.
       (ii) Executive branch efforts to coordinate 
     counterterrorism activities among Federal, State, and local 
     agencies and with other nations to determine the 
     effectiveness of such coordination efforts.
       (iii) Executive branch efforts to prevent the use of 
     nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons by terrorists.
       (C) Recommend changes to counterterrorism policy in 
     preventing and punishing international terrorism directed 
     toward the United States.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date on 
     which the Commission first meets, the Commission shall submit 
     to the President and the Congress a final report of the 
     findings and conclusions of the commission, together with any 
     recommendations.
       (c) Administrative Matters.--
       (1) Meetings.--
       (A) The commission shall hold its first meeting on a date 
     designated by the Speaker of the House which is not later 
     than 30 days after the date on which all members have been 
     appointed.
       (B) After the first meeting, the commission shall meet upon 
     the call of the chairman.
       (C) A majority of the members of the commission shall 
     constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold meetings.
       (2) Authority of individuals to act for commission.--Any 
     member or agent of the commission may, if authorized by the 
     commission, take any action which the commission is 
     authorized to take under this section.
       (3) Powers.--
       (A) The commission may hold such hearings, sit and act at 
     such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such 
     evidence as the commission considers advisable to carry out 
     its duties.
       (B) The commission may secure directly from any agency of 
     the Federal Government such information as the commission 
     considers necessary to carry out its duties. Upon the request 
     of the chairman of the commission, the head of a department 
     or agency shall furnish the requested information 
     expeditiously to the commission.
       (C) The commission may use the United States mails in the 
     same manner and under the same conditions as other 
     departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
       (4) Pay and expenses of commission members.--
       (A) Each member of the commission who is not an employee of 
     the government shall be paid at a rate equal for the daily 
     equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for 
     level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of 
     title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel 
     time) during which such member is engaged in performing the 
     duties of the commission.
       (B) Members and personnel for the commission may travel on 
     aircraft, vehicles, or other conveyances of the Armed Forces 
     of the United States when travel is necessary in the 
     performance of a duty of the commission except when the cost 
     of commercial transportation is less expensive.
       (C) The members of the commission may be allowed travel 
     expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 
     authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of 
     chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from 
     their homes or regular places of business in the performance 
     of services for the commission.
       (D)(i) A member of the commission who is an annuitant 
     otherwise covered by section 8344 of 8468 of title 5, United 
     States Code, by reason of membership on the commission shall 
     not be subject to the provisions of such section with respect 
     to membership on the commission.
       (ii) A member of the commission who is a member or former 
     member of a uniformed service shall not be subject to the 
     provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of section 5532 of such 
     title with respect to membership on the commission.
       (5) Staff and administrative support.--
       (A) The chairman of the commission may, without regard to 
     civil service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an 
     executive director and up to 3 additional staff members as 
     necessary to enable the commission to perform its duties. The 
     chairman of the commission may fix the compensation of the 
     executive director and other personnel without regard to the 
     provisions of chapter 51, and subchapter III of chapter 53, 
     of title 5, United States Code, relating to classification of 
     positions and General Schedule pay rates, except that the 
     rate of pay may not exceed the maximum rate of pay for GS-15 
     under the General Schedule.
       (B) Upon the request of the chairman of the commission, the 
     head of any department or agency of the Federal Government 
     may detail, without reimbursement, any personnel of the 
     department or agency to the commission to assist in carrying 
     out its duties. The detail of an employee shall be without 
     interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.
       (d) Termination of Commission.--The commission shall 
     terminate 30 days after the date on which the commission 
     submits a final report.
       (e) Funding.--There are appropriated $2,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1999 to carry out the provisions of this section.