NCJ Number
166459
Date Published
1994
Length
734 pages
Annotation
Prepared for the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, this volume compiles major provisions in U.S. laws related to the role of drug control in U.S. foreign policy and foreign assistance, domestic laws governing drug violations, international agreements, and other materials designed to promote drug control.
Abstract
The first section of the volume contains basic documents, including the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988, the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, the Arms Export Control Act, and the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945. The section incorporates assistance-related statutes, such as the International Narcotics Control and Corrections Act of 1994, the International Narcotics Control Act of 1990, the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, and the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1981. The third section contains enforcement-related statutes, including the Controlled Substances Act, the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act, the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act, Armed Forces legislation and Department of Defense appropriations, the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985, the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982, the Narcotics Control Trade Act, and asset forfeiture legislation. The final sections contain statutes related to money laundering and precursor chemicals, as well as bilateral and multilateral treaties and agreements between the United States and other countries.