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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 · Sec. 723

Sec. 723. PREVENTION OF SMUGGLING OF METHAMPHETAMINE INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM MEXICO

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## SEC. 723 PREVENTION OF SMUGGLING OF METHAMPHETAMINE INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM MEXICO **[**[22 U.S.C. 2291 note](/us/usc/t22/s2291)**]** ###
(a)In General The Secretary of State, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, shall take such actions as are necessary to prevent the smuggling of methamphetamine into the United States from Mexico. ###
(b)Specific Actions In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall— ####
(1)improve bilateral efforts at the United States-Mexico border to prevent the smuggling of methamphetamine into the United States from Mexico; ####
(2)seek to work with Mexican law enforcement authorities to improve the ability of such authorities to combat the production and trafficking of methamphetamine, including by providing equipment and technical assistance, as appropriate; and ####
(3)encourage the Government of Mexico to take immediate action to reduce the diversion of pseudoephedrine by drug trafficking organizations for the production and trafficking of methamphetamine. ###
(c)Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of this section for the prior year1 Which shall— 1A lack of punctuation before “Which shall—” in the matter preceding paragraph
(1)is so in law. See amendment by section 8318 of division H of Public Law 119–60. ####
(1)identify the significant source countries for methamphetamine that significantly affect the United States; and ####
(2)describe the actions by the governments of the countries identified pursuant to paragraph
(1)to combat the diversion of relevant precursor chemicals and the production and trafficking of methamphetamine. ###
(d)Authorization of Appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $4,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 and 2007. ## Subtitle C Enhanced Criminal Penalties for Methamphetamine Production and Trafficking
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Sec. 723
PREVENTION OF SMUGGLING OF METHAMPHETAMINE INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM MEXICO
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