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 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-694 SUBTITLE A—ENHANCED SOURCE AND TRANSIT COUNTRY COVERAGE Sec. 811. Expansion of radar coverage and operation in source and transit countries. Sec. 812. Expansion of Coast Guard drug interdiction. Sec. 813. Expansion of aircraft coverage and operation in source and transit countries. SUBTITLE B—ENHANCED ERADICATION AND INTERDICTION STRATEGY IN SOURCE COUNTRIES Sec. 821. Additional eradication resources for Colombia. Sec. 822. Additional eradication resources for Peru. Sec. 823. Additional eradication resources for Bolivia. ' Sec. 824. Miscellaneous additional eradication resources. Sec. 825. Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. SUBTITLE C—ENHANCED ALTERNATIVE CROP DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT IN SOURCE ZONE Sec. 831. Alternative crop development support. Sec. 832. Authorization of appropriations for Agricultural Research Service counterdrug research and development activities. Sec. 833. Master plan for herbicides to control narcotic crops. Sec. 834. Authorization of use of environmentally-approved herbicides to eliminate illicit narcotics crops. SUBTITLE D—ENHANCED INTERNATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING Sec. 841. Enhanced international law enforcement academy training. Sec. 842. Enhanced United States drug enforcement international training. Sec. 843. Provision of nonlethal equipment to foreign law enforcement organizations for cooperative illicit narcotics control activities. SUBTITLE E—ENHANCED DRUG TRANSIT AND SOURCE ZONE LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS AND EQUIPMENT Sec. 851. Increased funding for operations and equipment; report. Sec. 852. Funding for computer software and hardware to facilitate direct communication between drug enforcement agencies. Sec. 853. Sense of Congress regarding priority oi drug interdiction and counterdrug activities. SUBTITLE F—RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS Sec. 861. Authorizations of appropriations. SUBTITLE G—TRAFFICKING IN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES Sec. 871. Short title. " Sec. 872. Limitation. SEC. 802. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF POLICY, (a) FINDINGS. —Congress makes the following findings: (1) Teenage drug use in the United States has doubled since 1993. (2) The drug crisis facing the United States is a top national security threat. (3) The spread of illicit drugs through United States borders cannot be halted without an effective drug interdiction strategy. (4) Effective drug interdiction efforts have been shown to limit the availability of illicit narcotics, drive up the street price, support demand reduction efforts, and decrease overall drug trafficking and use. (5) A prerequisite for reducing youth drug use is increasing the price of drugs. To increase price substantially, at least 60 percent of drugs must be interdicted. (6) In 1987, the national drug control budget maintained a significant balance between demand and supply reduction efforts, illustrated as follows: (A) 29 percent of the total drug control budget expenditures for demand reduction programs.

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