About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

NSIAD-96-62R 1 (1995-12-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaclac0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GA o United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-266314 December 12, 1995 The Honorable David Pryor Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Post Office and Civil Service Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Senator Pryor: In your April 1995 request and in subsequent meetings with your staff, you requested information on various programs in Colombia. Specifically, you asked for information on (1) the amount, purpose, and sources of U.S. assistance to Colombia since 1988; (2) the status of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) administration of justice and population projects; (3) Colombian economic reform efforts; (4) Colombian environmental reform efforts; and (5) Colombia's human rights record. This letter provides the information you requested. AMOUNT, PURPOSE, AND SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE Since 1988, the United States has provided approximately $691 million to Colombia, with almost 74 percent or $510 million provided from 1990 to 1993. The majority of the assistance (71 percent) supported Colombia's counternarcotics efforts such as arresting drug traffickers, seizing drugs and illegal processing facilities, and eradicating coca and poppy.1 Funding for these efforts included $7 million from the Economic Support Fund (ESF), $144 million from the International Narcotics Control Program (INCP), $13 million from the International Military Education and Training Program (IMET), $219 million from the Foreign Military Financing Program (FMFP), $92 million from Emergency Drawdown Authority contained in the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA), and $14 million in grants of excess defense articles (EDA). Also, under 'U.S. counternarcotics policy stipulates that assistance to Colombia must be used primarily for counternarcotics purposes. GAO/NSIAD-96-62R Review of Assistance to Colombia / s-- -78

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most