21 U.S.C. § 1902 — Purpose

Page 993 TITLE 21—FOOD AND DRUGS § 1903 chapter and section 7144 of Title 20, Education, and en- acting provisions set out as notes under this section, section 1703 of this title, section 6301 of Title 20, and section 3751 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare] may be cited as the ‘Drug Demand Reduction Act’.’’ Pub. L. 105–277, div. D, title I, § 101, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–752, which provided that subtitle A (§§ 101–105) of title I of div. D of Pub. L. 105–277, enacting this chap- ter, was to be cited as the ‘‘Drug-Free Media Campaign Act of 1998’’, was repealed by Pub. L. 109–469, title V, § 501(b), Dec. 29, 2006, 120 Stat. 3533. CHAPTER 24—INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING Sec. 1901. Findings and policy. 1902. Purpose. 1903. Public identification of significant foreign narcotics traffickers and required reports. 1904. Blocking assets and prohibiting transactions. 1905. Authorities. 1906. Enforcement. 1907. Definitions. 1908. Judicial Review Commission on Foreign Asset Control. § 1901. Findings and policy (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) Presidential Decision Directive 42, issued on October 21, 1995, ordered agencies of the ex- ecutive branch of the United States Govern- ment to, inter alia, increase the priority and resources devoted to the direct and immediate threat international crime presents to na- tional security, work more closely with other governments to develop a global response to this threat, and use aggressively and cre- atively all legal means available to combat international crime. (2) Executive Order No. 12978 of October 21, 1995, provides for the use of the authorities in the International Emergency Economic Pow- ers Act (IEEPA) (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to tar- get and apply sanctions to four international narcotics traffickers and their organizations that operate from Colombia. (3) IEEPA was successfully applied to inter- national narcotics traffickers in Colombia and based on that successful case study, Congress believes similar authorities should be applied worldwide. (4) There is a national emergency resulting from the activities of international narcotics traffickers and their organizations that threatens the national security, foreign pol- icy, and economy of the United States. (b) Policy It shall be the policy of the United States to apply economic and other financial sanctions to significant foreign narcotics traffickers and their organizations worldwide to protect the na- tional security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States from the threat described in subsection (a)(4). (Pub. L. 106–120, title VIII, § 802, Dec. 3, 1999, 113 Stat. 1626.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Executive Order No. 12978, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is Ex. Ord. No. 12978, Oct. 21, 1995, 60 F.R. 54579, which is listed in a table under section 1701 of Title 50, War and National Defense. The International Emergency Economic Powers Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is title II of Pub. L. 95–223, Dec. 28, 1977, 91 Stat. 1626, which is classified generally to chapter 35 (§ 1701 et seq.) of Title 50, War and Na- tional Defense. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1701 of Title 50 and Tables. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 106–120, title VIII, § 811, Dec. 3, 1999, 113 Stat. 1636, provided that: ‘‘This title [see Short Title note set out below] shall take effect on the date of the enact- ment of this Act [Dec. 3, 1999].’’ SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 106–120, title VIII, § 801, Dec. 3, 1999, 113 Stat. 1626, provided that: ‘‘This title [enacting this chapter and amending section 1182 of Title 8, Aliens and Nation- ality] may be cited as the ‘Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act’.’’ § 1902. Purpose The purpose of this chapter is to provide au- thority for the identification of, and application of sanctions on a worldwide basis to, significant foreign narcotics traffickers, their organiza- tions, and the foreign persons who provide sup- port to those significant foreign narcotics traf- fickers and their organizations, whose activities threaten the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. (Pub. L. 106–120, title VIII, § 803, Dec. 3, 1999, 113 Stat. 1626.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this title’’, meaning title VIII of Pub. L. 106–120, Dec. 3, 1999, 113 Stat. 1626, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1901 of this title and Tables. § 1903. Public identification of significant foreign narcotics traffickers and required reports (a) Provision of information to the President The Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Director of Central Intel- ligence shall consult among themselves and pro- vide the appropriate and necessary information to enable the President to submit the report under subsection (b). This information shall also be provided to the Director of the Office of Na- tional Drug Control Policy. (b) Public identification and sanctioning of sig- nificant foreign narcotics traffickers Not later than June 1, 2000, and not later than June 1 of each year thereafter, the President shall submit a report to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committees on the Judiciary, International Relations, Armed Services, and Ways and Means of the House of Representatives; and to the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committees on the Judiciary, Foreign Relations, Armed Services, and Finance of the Senate—