To express the sense of Congress that the elimination of the drug trade in Afghanistan should be a national security priority for the United States, and to require a report on related efforts.

SA 3402. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2400, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Services, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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SEC. 1055. DRUG ERADICATION EFFORTS IN AFGHANISTAN.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:

(1) The United States engaged in military action against the Taliban-controlled Government of Afghanistan in 2001 in direct response to the Taliban's support and aid to Al Qaeda.

(2) The military action against the Taliban in Afghanistan was designed, in part, to disrupt the activities of, and financial support for, terrorists.

(3) A greater percentage of the world's opium supply is now produced in Afghanistan than before the Taliban banned the cultivation or trade of opium.

(4) In 2004, more than two years after the Taliban was forcefully removed from power, Afghanistan is supplying approximately 75 percent of the world's heroin.

(5) The estimated value of the opium harvested in Afghanistan in 2003 was $2,300,000,000.

(6) Some of the profits associated with opium harvested in Afghanistan continue to fund terrorists and terrorist organizations, including Al Qaeda, that seek to attack the United States and United States interests.

(7) The global war on terror is and should remain our Nation's highest national security priority.

(8) United States and Coalition counterdrug efforts in Afghanistan have not yet produced significant results.

(9) There are indications of strong, direct connections between terrorism and drug trafficking.

(10) The elimination of this funding source is critical to making significant progress in the global war on terror.

(11) The President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, has stated that opium production poses a significant threat to the future of Afghanistan, and has established a plan of action to deal with this threat.

(12) The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has reported that Afghanistan is at risk of again becoming a failed state if strong actions are not taken against narcotics.

(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--

(1) the President should make the substantial reduction of drug trafficking in Afghanistan a priority in the war on terror;

(2) the Secretary of Defense should, in coordination with the Secretary of State, work to a greater extent in cooperation with the Government of Afghanistan and international anti-drug agencies to assist in the protection of anti-drug personnel in Afghanistan; and

(3) because the trafficking of narcotics is known to support terrorist activities and contributes to the instability of the Government of Afghanistan, additional efforts should be made by the Armed Forces of the United States, in conjunction with and in support of coalition forces, to significantly reduce narcotics trafficking in Afghanistan and neighboring countries, with particular focus on those trafficking organizations with the closest links to known terrorist organizations.

(c) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report that describes--

(1) progress made towards substantially reducing the poppy cultivation and heroin production capabilities in Afghanistan; and

(2) the extent to which profits from illegal drug activity in Afghanistan fund terrorist organizations and support groups that seek to undermine the Government of Afghanistan.