S.Amdt. 4552

SA 4552. Mr. PERDUE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle B of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1008. REPORT ON EFFORTS OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY TO
DETECT AND MONITOR ILLEGAL DRUG TRAFFICKING.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation
with the Commander of the United States Southern Command and
the Commander of the United States Northern Command, submit
to the congressional defense committees a report setting
forth the following:
(1) An assessment of the effectiveness of the efforts of
the United States military to detect and monitor the aerial
and maritime transit of illegal drugs into the United States.
(2) An identification of gaps in capabilities that may
hinder the efforts of the United States military to detect
and monitor the aerial and maritime transit of illegal drugs
into the United States, and a description of any plans to
address and mitigate such gaps.
(3) A description of any trends in the aerial and maritime
transit of illegal drugs into the United States, include
trafficking routes, methods of transportation, and types and
quantities of illegal drugs being trafficked.
(4) An identification of opportunities and challenges
relating to enabling or building the capacity of partner
countries in the region to detect, monitor, and interdict
trafficking in illegal drugs.
(5) Such other matters relating to the efforts of the
United States military to detect and monitor illegal drug
trafficking as the Secretary considers appropriate.
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