{ "id": "RL32337", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "number": "RL32337", "active": false, "source": "EveryCRSReport.com, University of North Texas Libraries Government Documents Department", "versions": [ { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 311174, "date": "2005-05-11", "retrieved": "2016-04-07T19:45:09.853029", "title": "Andean Counterdrug Initiative (ACI) and Related Funding Programs: FY2005 Assistance", "summary": "In 2004, Congress considered a number of issues relating to the Andean region and drug\ntrafficking. \nThe Administration requested $731 million for the Andean Counterdrug Initiative for FY2005, and\n$114 million for economic assistance programs. Congress also changed the level of U.S. military\nand civilian contractor personnel allowed to be deployed in Colombia, in response to an\nAdministration request. Congress continues to express concern with the volume of drugs readily\navailable in the United States and elsewhere in the world. The three largest producers of cocaine are\nColombia, Bolivia, and Peru, with 90% of the cocaine in the United States originating in, or passing\nthrough, Colombia. Regional security issues have also come into sharper focus after the attacks of\nSeptember 11, 2001. \n The United States has made a significant commitment of funds and material support to help\nColombia and the Andean region fight drug trafficking since the development of Plan Colombia in\n1999. Congress passed legislation providing $1.3 billion in assistance for FY2000 ( P.L. 106-246 )\nfor Colombia and its neighbors. From FY2000 through FY2005, the United States has provided a\ntotal of about $5.4 billion for the region in both State Department and Defense Department\ncounter narcotics funds. Congress appropriated $731 million in FY2005 funds for the Andean\nCounterdrug Initiative, with an additional $106.5 million in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) funds. \nThe United States also provides funding for Development Assistance, Child Survival and Health,\nand Economic Support Funds. In FY2005, this economic assistance was estimated to be $115.3\nmillion for ACI countries. Since 2002, Congress has granted expanded authority to use\ncounter narcotics funds for a unified campaign to fight both drug trafficking and terrorist\norganizations in Colombia. Three illegally armed groups in Colombia participate in drug production\nand trafficking, and have been designated foreign terrorist organizations by the State Department.\n In the first session of the 108th Congress, the House passed and the Senate considered the\nFY2004 Foreign Relations Authorization Act ( H.R. 1950 / S. 925 ) with\nprovisions relating to Colombia and drug interdiction programs in the Andean region. The Senate\nForeign Relations Committee reported out the FY2004 Foreign Assistance Authorization Act\n( S. 1161 / S.Rept. 108-56 ) with several modifications on assistance to ACI countries.\nNeither of these bills received final approval. On March 4, 2004, the Senate Foreign Relations\nCommittee reported out S. 2144 , the Foreign Affairs Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2005. It includes several provisions relating to Colombia and the Andean region that are similar to\nlanguage contained in S. 925. The FY2005 National Defense Authorization Act\n( H.R. 4200 , H.Rept. 108-767 ) was passed on October 9, 2004, and included provisions\nrelating to the Andean region, including raising the statutory caps on U.S. personnel assigned in\nColombia. \n This report will not be updated.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": false, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/RL32337", "sha1": "59b2bd91dac6ad07f87c998881723167d8e5e579", "filename": "files/20050511_RL32337_59b2bd91dac6ad07f87c998881723167d8e5e579.html", "images": null }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/RL32337", "sha1": "5860bda4379133c44cc30cda70e584ce88cac430", "filename": "files/20050511_RL32337_5860bda4379133c44cc30cda70e584ce88cac430.pdf", "images": null } ], "topics": [] }, { "source": "University of North Texas Libraries Government Documents Department", "sourceLink": "https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc813243/", "id": "RL32337_2005May10", "date": "2005-05-10", "retrieved": "2016-03-19T13:57:26", "title": "Andean Counterdrug Initiative (ACI) and Related Funding Programs: FY2005 Assistance", "summary": null, "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORT", "active": false, "formats": [ { "format": "PDF", "filename": "files/20050510_RL32337_5e0119362b76d3cc3a4e9930499fa08528f942aa.pdf" }, { "format": "HTML", "filename": "files/20050510_RL32337_5e0119362b76d3cc3a4e9930499fa08528f942aa.html" } ], "topics": [] }, { "source": "University of North Texas Libraries Government Documents Department", "sourceLink": "https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs8191/", "id": "RL32337 2004-12-09", "date": "2004-12-09", "retrieved": "2006-02-24T12:01:13", "title": "Andean Counterdrug Initiative (ACI) and Related Funding Programs: FY2005 Assistance", "summary": "This report discusses the funds and material support the U.S. has contributed to help Colombia and the Andean region fight drug trafficking since the development of Plan Colombia in 1999.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORT", "active": false, "formats": [ { "format": "PDF", "filename": "files/20041209_RL32337_c8ad6df88ec88d44aa6871d6a48cef586bddd839.pdf" }, { "format": "HTML", "filename": "files/20041209_RL32337_c8ad6df88ec88d44aa6871d6a48cef586bddd839.html" } ], "topics": [ { "source": "LIV", "id": "Drug abuse", "name": "Drug abuse" }, { "source": "LIV", "id": "American economic assistance - Colombia", "name": "American economic assistance - Colombia" }, { "source": "LIV", "id": "Drug traffic - Colombia", "name": "Drug traffic - Colombia" }, { "source": "LIV", "id": "Foreign aid", "name": "Foreign aid" }, { "source": "LIV", "id": "Criminal justice", "name": "Criminal justice" } ] } ], "topics": [ "Foreign Affairs", "Immigration Policy", "Intelligence and National Security", "National Defense" ] }