SOUTH AMERICA

Articles and editorials

Colombia's Capitulation, H5974 [19JY]

Drug War Fails To Dent U.S. Supply, H5287 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H1368 [10MR]

Brazil: terminate designation as a beneficiary developing country (see H.R. 3141), H5599 [30JN]

Hugo, Chavez: condemn anti-democratic actions and support aspirations of the democratic forces in Venezuela (see H. Con. Res. 328), H12289 [18DE]

Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see S. 682), S2995 [17MR] (see H.R. 953), H794 [17FE]

Terrorism: recognize potential threat of Islamist terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere and seek support of OAS in combating the proliferation of such organizations (see H. Con. Res. 329), H13189 [22DE]

Venezuela: uphold human rights and civil liberties (see H. Con. Res. 224), H7561 [28JY]

Letters

Colombia demobilization of foreign terrorist organizations: Eric L. Olson, Amnesty International (organization), H5975 [19JY]

———Jose M. Vivanco, Human Rights Watch (organization), H5974 [19JY]

Press releases

Adoption of ``Law of Justice and Peace'' in Colombia: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, H5974 [19JY]

Remarks in House

Andean Free Trade Agreement (AFTA): potential impact on illegal drug imports into the U.S., H9073 [25OC]

Brazil: terminate designation as a beneficiary developing country (H.R. 3141), E1452 [11JY]

Colombia: right-wing paramilitary forces demobilization funding, H5973, H5979 [19JY], H9646 [4NO]

Dept. of State: Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding for Colombia, H5307-H5317 [28JN]

———Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding for Peru, H5291, H5292 [28JN]

———conduct a cost-benefit analysis to determine how best to use security assistance funding to prevent illegal immigration from Ecuador, H6068, H6069 [19JY]

———shift Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding from fumigation to alternative farming development programs in Colombia, H5287 [28JN], H5979 [19JY], H6167 [20JY]

———transfer marine patrol aircraft to Colombia for drug interdiction operations in coastal waters, H6042-H6044 [19JY]

Latin America: influence of left-wing political movements, H3203 [12MY]

Venezuela: Broadcasting Board of Governors radio and television broadcasts funding, H6126, H6127 [20JY]

———commend offer to sell oil and gasoline supplies to the U.S., H7749 [8SE]

———human rights violations, E1596 [25JY]

———OAS investigation of purchase and deployment of military helicopters and weapons along Colombian border, H5608 [11JY], H6111 [20JY]

———U.S. policy, H5886 [14JY]

Remarks in Senate

Foreign aid: clarify eligibility of certain countries for U.S. military and educational assistance, S3261 [6AP]

Latin America: address racial discrimination against Afro-Latinos, S5918 [25MY]

Scioli, Daniel: Senate visit by Argentine Vice President, S1043 [7FE]

Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (S. 682), S3061 [17MR]

Western Hemisphere: democracy efforts, S1605 [17FE]

Statements

Rethinking Plan Colombia, H5314 [28JN]

Texts of

S. 682, Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas Act, S3062-S3064 [17MR]