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S.2341 Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act (Introduced in U.S. Senate)
same bill is:

H.R.4300 Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act (Introduced in the House)
following is section on military aid to Colombia:

        SEC. 201. ADDITIONAL ERADICATION RESOURCES FOR COLOMBIA
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(a) DEPARTMENT OF STATE- Funds are authorized to be appropriated for the
Department of State for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for the enhancement
of drug-related eradication efforts in Colombia , as follows:

        (1) For each such fiscal year for sustaining support of the
        helicopters and fixed wing fleet of the national police of
        Colombia , $6,000,000.

        (2) For the purchase of DC-3 transport aircraft for the national
        police of Colombia , the total amount of $2,000,000.

        (3) For acquisition of concertina wire and tunneling detection
        systems at the La Picota prison of the national police of
        Colombia , the total amount of $1,250,000.

        (4) For the purchase of minigun systems for the national police
        of Colombia, the total amount of $6,000,000.

        (5) For the purchase of 6 UH-60L Black Hawk utility helicopters
        for the national police of Colombia, the total amount of
        $60,000,000 for procurement and an additional amount of
        $12,000,000 for each such fiscal year for operation, maintenance,
        and training.

(b) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE- Funds are authorized to be appropriated for the
Department of Defense for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for the
enhancement of drug-related eradication efforts in Colombia, as follows:

        (1) For procurement, Defense-wide, for upgrade of 50 UH-1H
        helicopters to the Huey II configuration equipped with miniguns
        for the use of the national police of Colombia, the total amount
        of $70,000,000.

        (2) For each such fiscal year for operation and maintenance,
        Defense-wide, for forward deployment of 5 riverine operations
        maintenance platforms for the use of the Army of Colombia,
        $2,000,000.

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