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 PUBLIC LAW 99-83—AUG. 8, 1985 the right to use or permit the use of its territory in such a manner as to injure another country or persons therein, (b) RECOMMENDED ACTIONS.—It is the sense of the Congress that the President should— (1) acting through the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, take such steps as may be necessary to place the question of the involvement by the Government of Cuba in illicit drug trafficking on the agenda of the United Nations; (2) acting through the Representative of the United States to the Organization of American States, request the Organization of American States to consider this question as soon as possible; and (8) request other appropriate international organizations and international forums to consider this question. (c) REPORT.—The President shall report to the Congress on the actions taken pursuant to this section. SEC. 618. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES WHICH DO NOT TAKE ADEQUATE STEPS TO HALT DRUG TRAFFICKING. Section 481(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(4) In addition to the requirements applicable to major illicit drug producing countries pursuant to paragraph (1), the President shall not provide any assistance under this Act or the Arms Export Control Act to any other country which the President determines has not taken adequate steps to prevent— "(A) the processing (in whole or in part) in such country of narcotic and psychotropic drugs or other controlled substances, "(B) the transportation through such country of narcotic and psychotropic drugs or other controlled substances, and "(C) the use of such country as a refuge for illegal drug traffickers.". SEC. 619. DRUG TRAFFICKING AND THE PROBLEM OF TOTAL CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNTS. (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— (1) several banks in Latin America and the Caribbean are used by narcotics traffickers as depositories for money obtained in providing illicit drugs to the United States and other countries of the region; (2) offshore banks which provide total confidentiality provide a service which materially assists the operations of illicit drug traffickers; and (3) cooperation in gaining access to the bank accounts of such narcotics traffickers would materially assist United States authorities in controlling the activities of such traffickers. (b) POLICY.—The Congress— (1) requests the President to negotiate treaties or appropriate international agreements with all countries providing confidential banking services (giving high priority to countries in the Caribbean region) to provide disclosure to the United States Government of information contained in official records, and in records of bank accounts, concerning persons under investigation for violations of United States law, in particular those regarding international drug trafficking;

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