[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[February 28, 1992]
[Pages 351-352]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Presidential Determination No. 92-18--Memorandum on Certification for 
Major Narcotics Producing and Transit Countries

February 28, 1992
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, China, Colombia, Ecuador, 
        Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, 
        Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Thailand, 
        Venezuela.

    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 the vital national interests of the United States to certify the 
following country:

      Lebanon.

    Information on this country as required under Section 481(h)(2)(D), 
22 U.S.C. 2291(h)(2)(D), of the Act is enclosed.

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    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 1992. Because the performance of these countries 
varies, I have attached an explanatory statement in each case.
    You are hereby 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, 2:42 
                        p.m., March 9, 1992]