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 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-704 (2) ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE TRAINING. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, members of the national police of Panama shall be eligible to receive training through the International Military Education Training program. (d) VENEZUELA.— T here are authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Justice for each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001, $1,000,000 for operation and maintenance, for support for the Venezuelan Judicial Technical Police Counterdrug Intelligence Center. The Attorney General shall consult with the Secretary of State regarding such support. (e) ECUADOR.— (1) IN GENERAL.— Funds are authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Transportation and the Department of the Treasury for each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for the buildup of local coast guard and port control in Guayaquil and Esmeraldas, Ecuador, as follows: (A) For each such fiscal year for the Department of Transportation, $500,000. (B) For each such fiscal year for the Department of the Treasury, $500,000. (2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of the Treasury shall consult with the Secretary of State regarding the buildup described in paragraph (1). (f) HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. —Funds are authorized to be appropriated for the Department of the Treasury for each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001, $500,000 for the buildup of local coast guard and port control in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The Secretary of the Treasury shall consult with the Secretary of State regarding such buildup of local coast guard and port patrol. (g) CENTRAL AMERICA. — There are authorized to be appropriated for the Department of the Treasury for each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001, $12,000,000 for the buildup of local coast guard and port control in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. The Secretary of the Treasury shall consult with the Secretary of State regarding such buildup of local coast guard and port patrol. SEC. 843. PROVISION OF NONLETHAL EQUIPMENT TO FOREIGN LAW 22 USC 2291-5. ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATIONS FOR COOPERATIVE ILLICIT NARCOTICS CONTROL ACTIVITIES. (a) IN GENERAL. —(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, in consultation with the Secretary of State, may transfer oi' lease each year nonlethal equipment to foreign law enforcement organizations for the purpose of establishing and carrying out cooperative illicit narcotics control activities. (2)(A) The Administrator may transfer or lease equipment under paragraph (1) only if the equipment is not designated as a munitions item or controlled on the United States Munitions List pursuant to section 38 of the Arms Exporl: Control Act. (B) The value of each piece of equipment transferred or leased under paragraph (1) may not exceed $100,000 (b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT. —The Administrator shall provide for the maintenance and repair of any equipment transferred or leased under subsection (a).

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