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 PUBLIC LAW 100-690—NOV. 18, 1988

102 STAT. 4353

Drug Enforcement Administration out of the total amount of additional funds authorized to be appropriated in this Act. SEC. 6166. INTERDICTION TASK FORCE PROGRAMS.

Bahamas

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated for salaries and expenses of the Drug Enforcement Administration for fiscal year 1989, $4,920,000: Provided, That such appropriation shall be in addition to any appropriations provided in regular appropriations Acts or continuing resolutions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989: Provided further, That such appropriations shall be made available for the United States-Bahamas Drug Interdiction Task Force established by section 3301 of subtitle E of title III of the Antidrug Abuse Act of 1986 (21 U.S.C. 801 note) and related activities: Provided further, That of these amounts made available for the United States-Bahamas Drug Interdiction Task Force under this section, the Drug Enforcement Administration is authorized to provide grants or other financial assistance to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas in the establishment of a Bahamian Enforcement Strike Team that will conduct unilateral Bahamian Government drug interdiction operations in the southern Bahamian Islands: Provided further, That the appropriations authorized under this section shall only be made available for United States-Bahamian drug interdiction operations upon receipt of a $410,000 contribution toward such joint operations by the Commonwealth of the Bahamas in fiscal year 1989. Oa) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Congress that— Nigel Bowe. (1) the Commonwealth of the Bahamais should aggressively pursue the extradition of Nigel Bowe and the consummation of the pending extradition treaty with the United States by the end of 1988; (2) the Government of the United States should cooperate fully with the Commonwealth of the Bahamas in providing information to the Bahamas regarding allegations of corruption and cooperate in responding to requests from the Commonwealth of the Bahamas for the extradition of United States citizens who have been indicted for drug-related offenses in the Bahamas; and (3) agents of the Drug Enforcement Agency should be physically present when confiscated or seized illegal drug contraband is destroyed by personnel of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. SEC. 6167. INTERPOI^UNITED STATES NATIONAL CENTRAL BUREAU.

There is authorized to be appropriated for the United States National Central Bureau for fiscal year 1989 $820,000; Provided, That such appropriation shall be in addition to any appropriations requested by the President in his fiscal year 1989 budget as presented to Congress on February 18, 1988, or provided in regular appropriations acts or continuing resolutions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989: Provided further. That such appropriation shall be used to increase personnel by no fewer than 23 fulltime equivalent positions over personnel levels as of September 30, 1988 for the purpose of maintaining no fewer than 24-hour operations and for upgrading telecommunications equipment.

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