Sec. 602. DUTIES
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## SEC. 602 DUTIES ###
(a)Review of Illicit Drug Control Policies The Commission shall conduct a comprehensive review of United States foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere to reduce the illicit drug supply and drug abuse and reduce the damage associated with illicit drug markets and trafficking. The Commission shall also identify policy and program options to improve existing international counternarcotics policy. The review shall include the following topics: ####
(1)An evaluation of United States-funded international illicit drug control programs in the Western Hemisphere, including drug interdiction, crop eradication, alternative development, drug production surveys, police and justice sector training, demand reduction, and strategies to target drug kingpins. ####
(2)An evaluation of the impact of United States counternarcotics assistance programs in the Western Hemisphere, including the Colombia Strategic Development Initiative, the Merida Initiative, the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative and the Central America Regional Security Initiative, in curbing drug production, drug trafficking, and drug-related violence and improving citizen security. ####
(3)An evaluation of how the President’s annual determination of major drug-transit and major illicit drug producing countries pursuant to section 706 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2291j-1) serves United States interests with respect to United States international illicit drug control policies. ####
(4)An evaluation of whether the proper indicators of success are being used to evaluate United States international illicit drug control policy. ####
(5)An evaluation of United States efforts to stop illicit proceeds from drug trafficking organizations from entering the United States financial system. ####
(6)An evaluation of the links between the illegal narcotics trade in the Western Hemisphere and terrorist activities around the world. ####
(7)An evaluation of United States efforts to combat narco-terrorism in the Western Hemisphere. ####
(8)An evaluation of the financing of foreign terrorist organizations by drug trafficking organizations and an evaluation of United States efforts to stop such activities. ####
(9)An evaluation of alternative drug policy models in the Western Hemisphere. ####
(10)An evaluation of the impact of local drug consumption in Latin America and the Caribbean in promoting violence and insecurity. ####
(11)Recommendations on how best to improve United States counternarcotics policies in the Western Hemisphere. ###
(b)Coordination With Governments, International Organizations, and Nongovernmental Organizations in the Western Hemisphere In conducting the review required under subsection (a), the Commission is encouraged to consult with— ####
(1)government, academic, and nongovernmental leaders, as well as leaders from international organizations, from throughout the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean; and ####
(2)the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD). ###
(c)Report ####
(1)In General Not later than 18 months after the first meeting of the Commission, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Secretary, and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy a report that contains— #####
(A)a detailed statement of the recommendations, findings, and conclusions of the Commission under subsection (a); and #####
(B)summaries of the input and recommendations of the leaders and organizations with which the Commission consulted under subsection (b). ####
(2)Public availability The report required under this subsection shall be made available to the public.
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