    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
    [March 1, 1991]
    [Page 205]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Presidential Determination No. 91-22--Memorandum on Narcotics Control
    Certification
    March 1, 1991

    Memorandum for the Secretary of State

    Subject: Certifications for Major Narcotics Producing and Transit
    Countries

        By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 481(h)(2)(A)(i)
    of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 22 U.S.C.
    2291(h)(2)(A)(i) (``the Act''), I hereby determine and certify that the
    following major narcotics producing and/or major narcotics transit
    countries/dependent territory have cooperated fully with the United
    States, or taken adequate steps on their own, to control narcotics
    production, trafficking and money laundering:

                The Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador,
                Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Laos, Malaysia,
                Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,
                and Thailand.
        By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 481(h)(2)(A)(ii)
    of the Act, 22 U.S.C. 2291(h)(2)(A)(ii), I hereby determine that it is
    in vital national interests of the United States to certify the
    following country:

                Lebanon.
        Information for this country as required under Section 481(h)(2)(B)
    of the Act, 22 U.S.C. 2291(h)(2)(B), is enclosed.
        I have determined that the following major producing and/or major
    transit countries do not meet the standards set forth in Section
    481(h)(2)(A) of the Act, 22 U.S.C. 2291(h)(2)(A):

                Afghanistan, Burma, Iran, and Syria.
        In making these determinations, I have considered the factors set
    forth in Section 481(h)(3) of the Act, 22 U.S.C. 2291(h)(3) based on the
    information contained in the International Narcotics Control Strategy
    Report of 1991. Because the performance of these countries varies, I
    have attached an explanatory statement in each case.
        You are hereby authorized and directed to report this determination
    to the Congress immediately and to publish it in the Federal Register.

                                                                 George Bush

                        [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:42
                            p.m., March 12, 1991]