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 103 STAT. 1962 PUBLIC LAW 101-231—DEC. 13, 1989 2151 and following; relating to foreign assistance programs) or credits extended for that country under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763; relating to foreign military sales credits) if the President determines that that country is implement- ing programs to reduce the flow of cocaine to the United States in accordance with a formal bilateral or multilateral agreement, to which the United States is a party, that contains specific, quan- titative and qualitative, performance criteria with respect to those programs. Pr^identofU.S. (b) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGREEMENTS. —The President shall Cof^b' submit any such agreement with Bolivia, Colombia, or Peru to the Peru. Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate at least 15 days before exercising the authority of section (a) with respect to that country. (b) COORDINATION WITH MULTILATERAL DEBT RELIEF ACTIVITIES. — The authority provided in subsection (a) shall be exercised in coordination with multilateral debt relief activities. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— Subsection (a) takes effect on October 1, 1990. SEC. 11. MULTILATERAL ANTINARCOTICS STRIKE FORCE. (a) FINDINGS.— The Congress finds that— (1) the Congress has, in the past, indicated its support for a multilateral, regional approach to narcotics control efforts; (2) a proposal to create a multilateral, international antinarcotics force for the Western Hemisphere, is a plan worthy of praise and strong United States support; (3) the development of a greater capability to assist the governments of Latin America and the Caribbean, including the Caribbean Basin nations, is an essential component of efforts to interdict the flow of narcotics to the United States; and (4) regional leadership in the promotion of a multilateral, paramilitary force to combat the drug cartels is welcomed and encouraged. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS. — It is therefore the sense of the Congress that— (1) the proposal for the promotion of a regional multilateral antinarcotics force for the Western Hemisphere should be endorsed; and (2) the United States should work through the United Nations, the Organization of American States, and other multi- lateral organizations to determine the feasibility of such a force and should assist in the establishment of this force if it is found to be feasible. SEC. 12. WEAPONS TRANSFERS TO INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS TRAFFICKERS. (a) HALTING WEAPONS TRANSFERS TO NARCOTICS TRAFFICKERS. — The Congress urges the President to seek agreement by the relevant foreign countries, especially the member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the member countries of the Warsaw Pact, to join with the United States in taking the necessary steps to halt transfers of weapons to narcotics traffickers in Latin America.

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