22 USC 2291-5 - Provision of nonlethal equipment to foreign law enforcement organizations for cooperative illicit narcotics control activities

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 06, 2024

§ 2291–5.

Provision of nonlethal equipment to foreign law enforcement organizations for cooperative illicit narcotics control activities

(a)

In general

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, in consultation with the Secretary of State, may transfer or lease each year nonlethal equipment to foreign law enforcement organizations for the purpose of establishing and carrying out cooperative illicit narcotics control activities.

(2)

(A)

The Administrator may transfer or lease equipment under paragraph (1) only if the equipment is not designated as a munitions item or controlled on the United States Munitions List pursuant to section 2778 of this title.

(B)

The value of each piece of equipment transferred or leased under paragraph (1) may not exceed $100,000.

(b)

Additional requirement

(c)

Notification requirement

(d)

Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that—

(1)

all United States law enforcement personnel serving in Mexico should be accredited the same status under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Immunity as other diplomatic personnel serving at United States posts in Mexico; and

(2)

all Mexican narcotics law enforcement personnel serving in the United States should be accorded the same diplomatic status as Drug Enforcement Administration personnel serving in Mexico.

(Pub. L. 105–277, div. C, title VIII, § 843, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–704.)

cite as: 22 USC 2291-5