[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 7, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3596]
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  SA 4552. Mr. PERDUE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1008. REPORT ON EFFORTS OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY TO 
                   DETECT AND MONITOR ILLEGAL DRUG TRAFFICKING.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation 
     with the Commander of the United States Southern Command and 
     the Commander of the United States Northern Command, submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report setting 
     forth the following:
       (1) An assessment of the effectiveness of the efforts of 
     the United States military to detect and monitor the aerial 
     and maritime transit of illegal drugs into the United States.
       (2) An identification of gaps in capabilities that may 
     hinder the efforts of the United States military to detect 
     and monitor the aerial and maritime transit of illegal drugs 
     into the United States, and a description of any plans to 
     address and mitigate such gaps.
       (3) A description of any trends in the aerial and maritime 
     transit of illegal drugs into the United States, include 
     trafficking routes, methods of transportation, and types and 
     quantities of illegal drugs being trafficked.
       (4) An identification of opportunities and challenges 
     relating to enabling or building the capacity of partner 
     countries in the region to detect, monitor, and interdict 
     trafficking in illegal drugs.
       (5) Such other matters relating to the efforts of the 
     United States military to detect and monitor illegal drug 
     trafficking as the Secretary considers appropriate.
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