SOUTH AMERICA

Addresses

Moving Ahead on an Agenda of Human Progress and Shared Prosperity: Jean Chretien, Prime Minister of Canada, E164 [13FE]

Articles and editorials

Colombia—Military Links to Paramilitary Groups Persist, H4465 [24JY]

Dogs of War Bare Their Teeth Over Colombia, E1366 [18JY]

Is It Wrong To Ask for Help on Building Codes?, S7957 [19JY]

Prospects for U.S.—Venezuelan Relations in the Chavez Era, E1239 [28JN]

Spend Colombia Money at Home, E1420 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions

AID: establish a Clean Water for the Americas Partnership (see S. 1168), S7589 [12JY]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1810), H2141 [10MY]

Bingham, Hiram, IV: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 75), H1060 [21MR]

Chile: authorize negotiation for accession to NAFTA (see S. 138), S101 [22JA] (see S. 586), S2662 [21MR]

Foreign trade: expand trade benefits to certain Andean countries (see S. 525), S2219 [13MR]

Government: prohibit financing for nongovernmental organizations or individuals to carry out military, law enforcement, armed rescue, or other related operations in the Andean region, including narcotics control efforts (see H.R. 1591), H1604 [25AP]

Latin America: improve building practices in eligible countries (see S. 1197), S7955 [19JY] (see H.R. 2567), H4352 [19JY]

Peru: congratulate President-elect Alejandro Toledo on his election, congratulate the people for the return of democracy, and express sympathy for earthquake victims (see H. Res. 181), H3712 [27JN]

———elections (see S. Res. 107), S6008 [8JN]

Treaties and agreements: negotiation of free trade agreements with the countries of the Americas (see S. 137), S101 [22JA]

Excerpts

Report on human rights practices in Colombia: Dept. of State, H4466 [24JY]

Letters

Aerial spraying efforts to eradicate illicit crops in Colombia: Rafael Orduz, Colombian Senate, H4517 [24JY]

Messages

Andean Trade Preference Act Implementation: President Bush, S1062 [6FE], H171 [6FE]

Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Convention: President Clinton, S55 [8JA]

Remarks in House

AID: South Asian Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance funding through reductions in Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H4449-H4453 [24JY]

Andean Counterdrug Initiative: funding, H7560 [31OC], H7713 [1NO]

Bolivia: drug interdiction operations funding, H4478, H4479 [24JY]

Chretien, Jean: speech before the OAS, E164 [13FE]

Colombia: counternarcotics operations, H155-H158 [31JA]

———drug interdiction assistance, H4341, H4343, H4346 [19JY], H5779 [20SE], E1366 [18JY], E1420 [25JY], E1441 [26JY]

———economic impact of flower imports, H8293 [16NO]

———limit U.S. civilian contractors relative to anti-drug efforts, H4498-H4501 [24JY]

———prohibit aerial spraying efforts to eradicate illicit crops, H4515-H4519 [24JY]

———suspend trade preference pending investigation of murders of labor union activists, H8257, H8260, H8289, H8297 [16NO]

Diseases: Global AIDS Trust Fund funding through reductions in the Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding and the Foreign Military Financing Program, H4455-H4464 [24JY], E1429 [25JY]

———international tuberculosis control and Child Survival and Maternal Health Account funding through reductions in the Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H4464-H4479, H4485 [24JY]

Drugs: Caribbean and South American nations drug interdiction assistance funding, H4342 [19JY]

Ecuador: counternarcotics operations, H155-H158 [31JA]

Fish and fishing: tax treatment of tuna imports, H8254, H8258, H8290, H8295, H8297, H8332-H8335 [16NO]

Foreign policy: modify authorities relative to interdiction of aircraft engaged in drug trafficking, H6391, H6393 [5OC]

Foreign trade: impact of free trade on drug interdiction efforts, H8253-H8257, H8259, H8260, H8289, H8291-H8294, H8296 [16NO]

Los Kjarkas (musical group): tribute, E1398, E1400 [23JY]

Peru: U.S. policy, E1503 [2AU]

Terrorism: use of illegal drug money to fund terrorist activities, H6462 [10OC]

Venezuela: U.S. policy, E1239 [28JN]

Remarks in Senate

AID: treatment and prevention of primary immunodeficiencies in Latin America, S10898 [23OC]

Andean Counterdrug Initiative: economic and social development programs funding, S10954-S10956 [24OC]

———require additional condition for procurement of chemicals for aerial coca fumigation, S10939-S10943 [24OC]

Chile: authorize negotiation for accession to NAFTA (S. 138), S411 [22JA]

———authorize negotiation for accession to NAFTA (S. 586), S2668 [21MR]

Colombia: drug interdiction assistance, S10929-S10938 [24OC]

———human rights violations, S9153, S9154 [6SE]

Dept. of Defense: drug interdiction and counterdrug activities funding, S7873 [18JY], S8695 [2AU]

Drugs: Caribbean and South American nations drug interdiction strategy, S4883 [14MY], S6053 [11JN]

Ecuador: counternarcotics operations, S6917 [26JN]

———Hacia la Seguridad project funding, S10959 [24OC]

Foreign trade: expand trade benefits to certain Andean countries (S. 525), S2225-S2227 [13MR], S12436, S12437, S12461 [5DE]

———expand trade benefits to certain Andean countries (S. 525), star print, S3766 [6AP]

Latin America: improve building practices in eligible countries (S. 1197), S7957 [19JY]

Peru: counternarcotics operations, S6917 [26JN]

———elections (S. Res. 107), S6865 [25JN]

Program of Development and Peace of the Magdalena Medio (organization): tribute, S9153 [6SE]

Treaties and agreements: negotiation of free trade agreements with the countries of the Americas (S. 137), S411 [22JA]

———removal of injunction of secrecy, S55 [8JA]

Reports filed

Nomination of Jose A. Fourquet To Be Inter-American Development Bank Executive Director: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11788 [14NO]

Statements

Impact of Illegal Drugs on Colombia: Andres Pastrana, President of Colombia, H618 [1MR]

Summaries

Americas Free Trade Act (S. 137), S413 [22JA]

Chile-NAFTA Accession Act (S. 138), S413 [22JA]

Counternarcotics Operations in Putumayo, Colombia, H156 [31JA]

Texts of

S. 137, Americas Free Trade Act, S411 [22JA]

S. 138, Chile-NAFTA Accession Act, S412 [22JA]

S. Res. 107, Peru elections, S6015 [8JN]

S. Res. 107, Peruvian elections, S6865 [25JN]