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      "title": "Andean Counterdrug Initiative (ACI) and Related Funding Programs: FY2006 Assistance",
      "summary": "In 2005, Congress considered a number of issues relating to the Andean region and drug\ntrafficking,\nincluding continued funding for the Andean Counterdrug Initiative (ACI) and conditions on U.S.\nassistance. In addition to ACI, Andean countries benefit from Foreign Military Financing (FMF),\nInternational Military Education and Training (IMET) funds, and other types of economic aid.\nCongress continues to express concern with the volume of drugs readily available in the United\nStates and elsewhere in the world. The three largest producers of cocaine are Colombia, Bolivia, and\nPeru. Ninety percent of the cocaine in the United States originates in, or passes through, Colombia.\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. From FY2000 through FY2005, the United States has provided a total of about $5.4 billion\nfor the region in both State Department and Defense Department counternarcotics funds. The United\nStates also provides funding for Development Assistance (DA), Child Survival and Health (CSH),\nand Economic Support Funds (ESF) to some countries in the region. Since 2002, Congress has\ngranted expanded authority to use counternarcotics funds for a unified campaign to fight both drug\ntrafficking and terrorist organizations in Colombia. Three illegally armed groups in Colombia\nparticipate in drug production and trafficking, and have been designated foreign terrorist\norganizations by the State Department. In 2004, Congress also increased the level of U.S. military\nand civilian contractor personnel allowed to be deployed in Colombia, in response to an\nAdministration request. \n For FY2006, Congress approved the Administration's request for $734.5 million for ACI in the\nForeign Operations Appropriations Act ( H.R. 3057 / P.L. 109-102 ). As part of the requested\namount for ACI, the Administration had requested $21 million for the Air Bridge Denial\nProgram; Congress provided $14 million. The request also included $40 million for a Critical Flight\nSafety Program that is described as the first installment of a multi-year program to upgrade and\nrefurbish aircraft used for eradication and interdiction missions. Congress provided $30 million. \n In the House, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act ( H.R. 2601 ) was passed\nwith provisions relating to the demobilization process, tax code enforcement in Colombia, and the\ntransfer of aircraft to the Colombian Navy. The Senate did not finish consideration of its version\n( S. 600 ). It would authorize funding for the Andean Counterdrug Initiative and includes\na number of conditions on assistance consistent with current law. The FY2006 National Defense\nAuthorization Act ( H.R. 1815 ,  P.L. 109-163 ) authorized funds for Defense Department\ninterdiction activities.\n This report will not be updated. For further information, see  CRS Report RL32774 ,  Plan\nColombia: A Progress Report ;  CRS Report RL32250 ,  Colombia: Issues for\nCongress ; and  CRS Report RL32337 ,  Andean Counterdrug Initiative (ACI) and Related Funding Programs:\nFY2005\nAssistance.",
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