U.S. Aid from Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance, Entire Region, 2006-2011
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| Country | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Country Total |
| Colombia | 132,980,000 | 112,046,000 | 112,046,000 | 112,046,000 | 112,046,000 | 581,164,000 |
| Western Hemisphere Regional | 41,496,000 | 43,361,000 | 43,361,000 | 43,361,000 | 43,361,000 | 214,940,000 |
| Caribbean Regional | 11,063,000 | 31,340,000 | 31,340,000 | 31,340,000 | 31,340,000 | 136,423,000 |
| Mexico | 10,205,000 | 15,574,000 | 15,574,000 | 15,574,000 | 15,574,000 | 72,501,000 |
| Ecuador | 6,573,000 | 8,153,000 | 8,153,000 | 8,153,000 | 8,153,000 | 39,185,000 |
| Peru | 7,273,000 | 6,998,000 | 6,998,000 | 6,998,000 | 6,998,000 | 35,265,000 |
| Bahamas | 1,225,000 | 6,427,000 | 6,427,000 | 6,427,000 | 6,427,000 | 26,933,000 |
| Nicaragua | 483,000 | 3,005,000 | 3,005,000 | 3,005,000 | 3,005,000 | 12,503,000 |
| Bolivia | 3,276,000 | 2,186,000 | 2,186,000 | 2,186,000 | 2,186,000 | 12,020,000 |
| Panama | 1,359,000 | 2,382,000 | 2,382,000 | 2,382,000 | 2,382,000 | 10,887,000 |
| Guatemala | 682,000 | 1,865,000 | 1,865,000 | 1,865,000 | 1,865,000 | 8,142,000 |
| Belize | 249,000 | 1,896,000 | 1,896,000 | 1,896,000 | 1,896,000 | 7,833,000 |
| Paraguay | 797,000 | 1,619,000 | 1,619,000 | 1,619,000 | 1,619,000 | 7,273,000 |
| Honduras | 551,000 | 1,054,000 | 1,054,000 | 1,054,000 | 1,054,000 | 4,767,000 |
| El Salvador | 1,034,000 | 889,000 | 889,000 | 889,000 | 889,000 | 4,590,000 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,108,000 | 841,000 | 841,000 | 841,000 | 841,000 | 4,472,000 |
| Costa Rica | 853,000 | 819,000 | 819,000 | 819,000 | 819,000 | 4,129,000 |
| Brazil | 658,000 | 765,000 | 765,000 | 765,000 | 765,000 | 3,718,000 |
| Venezuela | 775,000 | 535,000 | 535,000 | 535,000 | 535,000 | 2,915,000 |
| Jamaica | 528,000 | 481,000 | 481,000 | 481,000 | 481,000 | 2,452,000 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 497,000 | 349,000 | 349,000 | 349,000 | 349,000 | 1,893,000 |
| Uruguay | 186,000 | 233,000 | 233,000 | 233,000 | 233,000 | 1,118,000 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 490,000 | 118,000 | 118,000 | 118,000 | 118,000 | 962,000 |
| Argentina | 192,000 | 173,000 | 173,000 | 173,000 | 173,000 | 884,000 |
| Barbados | 171,000 | 148,000 | 148,000 | 148,000 | 148,000 | 763,000 |
| Chile | 168,000 | 142,000 | 142,000 | 142,000 | 142,000 | 736,000 |
| Haiti | 105,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 465,000 |
| Suriname | 73,000 | 73,000 | 73,000 | 73,000 | 292,000 | |
| Martinique | 14,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 56,000 | |
| Aruba | 14,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 26,000 |
| TOTAL | 224,991,000 | 243,579,000 | 243,579,000 | 243,579,000 | 243,579,000 | 1,199,307,000 |
All amounts in U.S. dollars. Numbers in italics are estimates, usually based on the closest year for which data are available.
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | TOTAL | ||
| TOTAL | 224,991,000 | 243,579,000 | 243,579,000 | 243,579,000 | 243,579,000 | 0 | 1,199,307,000 |
| Country | 2006 | 2007 | Country Total |
| Colombia | 6,262 | 12,603 | 18,865 |
| Ecuador | 258 | 268 | 526 |
| Mexico | 87 | 250 | 337 |
| Peru | 85 | 221 | 306 |
| Panama | 6 | 206 | 212 |
| Paraguay | 80 | 100 | 180 |
| Guatemala | 21 | 145 | 166 |
| Bolivia | 113 | 51 | 164 |
| Uruguay | 37 | 40 | 77 |
| Bahamas | 31 | 35 | 66 |
| Nicaragua | 10 | 50 | 60 |
| El Salvador | 5 | 52 | 57 |
| Brazil | 35 | 15 | 50 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 40 | 40 | |
| Dominican Republic | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Honduras | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Belize | 13 | 13 | |
| Jamaica | 6 | 6 | |
| TOTAL | 7,096 | 14,083 | 21,179 |
| Institution | 2006 | 2007 | Total |
| Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation | 153 | 141 | 294 |
| Coast Guard Training Center | 169 | 6 | 175 |
| Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School | 95 | 65 | 160 |
| Army Aviation Center | 75 | 62 | 137 |
| Inter-American Air Forces Academy | 112 | 112 | |
| Inter-American Air Forces Academy | 96 | 96 | |
| Army Aviation Logistics School | 43 | 28 | 71 |
| Security Assistance Training Field Activity | 50 | 50 | |
| Naval Air Technical Training Center | 28 | 28 | |
| HQ U.S. Army Garrison | 12 | 12 | |
| Security Assistance Training Management OFC | 10 | 10 | |
| Marine Corps Petroleum Training | 9 | 9 | |
| Defense Language Institute English Language Center | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| NETSAFA International Training Center | 8 | 8 | |
| DHS Federal Law Enforcement Training Center | 6 | 6 | |
| Flight Safety International | 6 | 6 | |
| Coast Guard Maritime Law Enforcement Academy | 5 | 5 | |
| Army Infantry School | 4 | 4 | |
| Army National Guard Warrior Training Center | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Marine Education Command | 3 | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 695 | 521 | 1,216 |
Official Descriptions of Aid from Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance
Document: Fiscal Year 2007 DoD Foreign Counterdrug Activity Report
Country: Peru
NATION: Peru
PROJECT/BASE SUPPORT EFFORT: A&E design for riverine base infrastructure improvements in Pichari for the Peruvian Navy.
PROJECT CODE: 9201
FUNDING ($K): $88K
DESCRIPTION: Provides design for a forward operating site in the Apurimac Valley in support of Peruvian Army and National Police operations. Project is the initial phase of Plan VRAE, which is a Govemment of Peru plan to assume greater govemment control over the Apurimac and Ene river valleys.
Document: Fiscal Year 2007 DoD Foreign Counterdrug Activity Report
Country: Nicaragua
NATION: Nicaragua
PROJECT/ BASE SUPPORT EFFORT: Pier and multi-purpose operations facility at Corn Island, repair of existing pier and construction of a maintenance facility at Bluefield, and repair of maintenance/log facility at El Bluff.
PROJECT CODE: 9493
FUNDING ($K): $2,443K
DESCRIPTION: Infrastructure will provide a base of operations for the Nicaraguan Navy to conduct CN interdiction operations in the Western Caribbean against a key "go-fast" drug trafficking area.
PROJECT TASKS:
• Corn Island: Construct Pier, and construct multi-purpose operations building, site work/preparation.
• Bluefields: Rebuild pier, construct maintenance building, site work/preparation.
• El Bluff: Repair warehouse/logistic facility roof, repair internal warehouse support columns, and warehouse door
Document: Fiscal Year 2007 DoD Foreign Counterdrug Activity Report
Country: Netherlands Antilles
NATION: Netherland Antilles
PROJECT/ BASE SUPPORT EFFORT: Base Operating Support for Curacao FOL
PROJECT CODE: 9500
FUNDING: $18,134K
DESCRIPTION: AFSOUTH maintains and operates a Forward Operating Location in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. Curacao FOL provides a base of operations to facilitate counter drug detection and monitoring operations within the USSOUTHCOM Area of Responsibility (AOR).
PROJECT TASKS:
• Design and repair of the aircraft parking ramp due to cracking.
• Replacement of corroded fence fabric on perimeter fence.
• Base support contract includes maintenance and repair of facilities, along with 18 different minor construction projects. Also includes operations and maintenance of the lodging, fire department, communications, and operations infrastructure.
• Management support, supplies and equipment, travel of deployed personnel such as security forces, fire fighters, communications support and other support.
NATION: Netherland Antilles
PROJECT/ BASE SUPPORT EFFORT: Base Operating Support for Aruba FOL
PROJECT CODE: 9500
FUNDING: $350K
DESCRIPTION: AFSOUTH maintains and operates a Forward Operating Location in Aruba, Netherlands Antilles. Aruba FOL provides a capability to facilitate counter drug detection and monitoring operations within the USSOUTHCOM Area of Responsibility.
PROJECT TASKS:
• Management support, supplies and equipment, travel of deployed personnel communications support and other support.
Document: Fiscal Year 2007 DoD Foreign Counterdrug Activity Report
Country: Honduras
NATION: Honduras
PROJECT/ BASE SUPPORT EFFORT: Architecture and Engineering (A&E) design for a pier and multi-purpose operations facility in Caratasca for the Honduran Navy.
PROJECT CODE: 9493
FUNDING ($K): $252K
DESCRIPTION: Provide architecture and design for a forward base of operations for the Honduran Navy to conduct CN interdiction operations in the Western Caribbean against a key "go-fast" drug trafficking area.
PROJECT TASKS:
• A&E design work for a pier and a multi-purpose operation facility
Document: Fiscal Year 2007 DoD Foreign Counterdrug Activity Report
Country: El Salvador
NATION: El Salvador
PROJECT/ BASE SUPPORT EFFORT: Electrical Access to Base Perimeter Road
PROJECT CODE: 9500(N)
FUNDING ($K): $152K
DESCRIPTION: Improve electrical access to joint use perimeter road in order to provide power to lighting and security cameras.
PROJECT TASKS:
• Design and construction of underground electrical cable runs with secure access.
• Run electrical cable to light poles to supply power to road lights and security cameras
NATION: El Salvador
PROJECT/ BASE SUPPORT EFFORT: El Salvador Air Force Highway Gate improvements.
PROJECT CODE: 9500(N)
FUNDING ($K): $20K
DESCRIPTION: Provide upgraded guard house and vehicular gates
PROJECT TASKS:
• Design and construct enclosed guard house in center of base access road adjacent to the main road leading from the commercial airport to the capital city of San Salvador.
• Design and construct manually operated lift vehicular gates on both lanes of the access road.
• Design and construct concrete walls on both sides of the road to prevent vehicular traffic around the gates.
NATION: El Salvador
PROJECT/ BASE SUPPORT EFFORT: Air Force East Gate Guard House
PROJECT CODE: 9S00(N)
FUNDING ($K}: $12K
DESCRIPTION : Provide upgraded guard house at east access gate to the El Salvador Air Force Base
PROJECT TASKS:
• Design and construct small guard house inside the base perimeter at the east gate.
• Provide electrical power to the guard house for lights and telephone power.
NATION: El Salvador
PROJECT/ BASE SUPPORT EFFORT: Chlorine and Phosphate Water Treatment
PROJECT CODE: 9500(N)
FUNDING ($K): $18K
DESCRIPTION: Install in-line chlorine and phosphate treatment equipment to main base water line.
PROJECT TASKS:
• Design and install equipment in main base water line to provide chlorine and phosphate treatment of water that supplies the main water tower in order to reduce deterioration of main water tower.
NATION: El Salvador
PROJECT/ BASE SUPPORT EFFORT: BOS Contract for Forward Operating Location (FOL) Comalapa, El Salvador
PROJECT CODE: 9500(N)
FUNDING ($K): 21OOK
DESCRIPTION: Contract to provide administrative, infrastructure, and operations support to the mission of the Forward Operating Location, Comalapa, El Salvador.
PROJECT TASKS:
• Employs approximately 40 host nation personnel to perform administrative, maintenance support, and flight operations assistance in the daily operations of the FOL.
• Provides funds to perform minor repairs to the POL facilities.
NATION: El Salvador
PROJECT/ BASE SUPPORT EFFORT: Concrete Masonry Unit (CMU) Wall for Environmental Protection to Electrical Switching Housing
PROJECT CODE: 9500(N)
FUNDING ($K): $4K
DESCRIPTION: Construct 8 foot CMU wall around electrical switching housing to prevent damage to electrical units from weather.
PROJECT TASKS:
• Design and construct CMU wall.
NATION: El Salvador
PROJECT/ BASE SUPPORT EFFORT: Ground Support Equipment (GSE) Environmental Cover
PROJECT CODE: 9500(N)
FUNDING ($K): $28K
DESCRIPTION: Environmental equipment cover for ground support equipment in order to reduce accelerated corrosion and deterioration of ground support vehicles and aircraft maintenance equipment.
PROJECT TASKS:
• Design and construct overhead cover at existing location where the ground support vehicles and equipment are stored.
Document: Fiscal Year 2007 DoD Foreign Counterdrug Activity Report
Country: Ecuador
NATION: Ecuador
PROJECT/ BASE SUPPORT EFFORT: Design-build infrastructure construction, General Farfan, Ecuador
PROJECT CODE: 9201
FUNDING ($K) : $1,192K
DESCR PTI ON: Project upgrades existing facilities at General Farfan intended to enable/facilitate riverine operations along the northern border of Ecuador with Colombia countering both the Counternarcotics (CN)/Counternarcoterrorism (CNT) threat in the
region.
PROJECT TASKS:
• Design
• Site work and demolition
• Boat ramp and hangar
• Command building
• Kitchen and dining facility
• Arms storage building
• 40-man barracks
• Additional sidewalks
• Additional fencing and gate
• Design and construct generator building
• Guard towers
NATION: Ecuador
PROJECT/ BASE SUPPORT EFFORT: Design-build infrastructure construction at various Northern Border areas (Lago Agrio, Shushifindi, and Tulcan), Ecuador
PROJECT CODE: 9201
FUNDING ($K) : $806K
DESCRIPTION: Project provides upgrades to existing facilities supporting key units operating along the northern border of Ecuador with Colombia. Project is intended to improve quality of life and sustain operations against critical CN/ CNT threats.
PROJECT TASKS:
• Construct supply building at Lago Agrio site
• Construct 80-man barracks at Shushufindi site
• Construct 80-man barracks at Tulcan site
• Design
NATION: Ecuador
PROJECT/ BASE SUPPORT EFFORT: Base Operating Support for Manta FOL
PROJECT CODE: 9500
FUNDING: $l3,095K
DESCRIPTION: AFSOUTH maintains and operates a Forward Operating Location (FOL) in Manta, Ecuador. FOL Manta provides a base of operations to facilitate counter drug detection and monitoring operations within the USSOUTHCOM AOR.
PROJECT TASKS:
• Design and construction o f R-11 refueling pad. Pad will mitigate the environmental impact of any potential R-11 (refuel/defuel truck) fuel spills and corrects regulatory deficiency.
• Base support contract includes maintenance and repair of facilities, along with 20 different minor construction projects. Also includes operations and maintenance of the dining facility, lodging, fire department, communications, and operations infrastructure.
• Management support, supplies and equipment, travel of deployed personnel such as security forces, communications support and other support.
Document: Fiscal Year 2007 DoD Foreign Counterdrug Activity Report
Country: Colombia
NATION: Colombia
PROJECT/BASE SUPPORT EFFORT: BOS/Infrastructure for Forward Operating Site Apiay
PROJECT CODE: 2416
FUNDING ($K): $1,333K
DESCRIPTION: Forward Operating Site Apiay provides base operations support facilities for deployed Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) assets and personnel. Infrastructure expenditures consist of projects and upgrades to facilities as
well as other routine maintenance and operational support at Apiay.
PROJECT TASKS:
• Contract Services
• Travel/Transportation
• Facility Maintenance/Supplies
• Base Construction funding
o Hangar Repair
o MISC Repairs to facilities and electrical upgrades
o Refurbishments to living quarters
o Asphalt installation at north ramp
NATION: Colombia
PROJECT/BASE SUPPORT EFFORT: Hangar upgrades for Colombian Navy at Juanchaco Airfield, Bahia Malaga, Colombia
PROJECT CODE : 9201
FUNDING ($K) : $59SK
DESCRIPTION: Project supports CD interdiction operations in the eastern Pacific. Project provides needed services to maintain aircraft readiness and execute day/night flight operations.
PROJECT TASKS:
• Design
• Construction of hangar doors
• Seal and epoxy paint hangar floor
• Insulate and seal hangar
• Renovate hangar primary and secondary power supply, hangar lighting
• Water and compressed air systems
NATION: Colombia
PROJECT/BASE SUPPORT EFFORT: Design-build aviation brigade headquarters at Tolemaida, Colombia
PROJECT CODE: 9201
FUNDING ($K): $l,340K
DESCRIPTION: Project provides a night operations center and training facility for the Colombian Aviation Brigade (BAHEL). Project includes classroom space and utility improvements.
PROJECT TASKS:
• Design
• Power utility systems
• Water utility systems
• Sanitary sewer utility systems
• Building and site preparation
NATION: Colombia
PROJECT/BASE SUPPORT EFFORT: Airfield lighting at Juanchaco Airfield, Colombia
PROJECT CODE: 9201
FUNDING ($K): $745K
DESCRIPTION: Project supports CD interdiction operations in the eastern Pacific. Project upgrades current lighting system to provide night operations capability.
PROJECT TASKS:
• Purchase/installation of airfield lighting
NATION: Colombia
PROJECT/BASE SUPPORT EFFORT: Temporary Facilities at La Macarena
PROJECT CODE: 9201
FUNDING ($K): $154K
DESCRIPTION: Project supports sustained Planning and Assistance Team (PATT) presence in the La Macarena area. Project facilitates coordination of U.S. intelligence/planning/and training efforts supporting Joint Task Force-Omega operations.
PROJECT TASKS:
• Transportation of materials
• Purchase and installation of modular facilities
• Water/sewage/power installation/upgrades
NATION: Colombia
PROJECT/BASE SUPPORT EFFORT: Range improvements
PROJECT CODE: 9201
FUNDING ($K): $49K
DESCRIPTION: Project provides a range for fire and maneuver training of Joint Task Force-Omega forces staging in the Tolemaida area prior to conducting of tactical (air assault) operations. Project also supports upgrades to the Ammunition Holding Area (AHA) adjacent to the range.
PROJECT TASKS:
• Grading/minor construction
• Roof insulation purchase/installation
NATION: Colombia
PROJECT/BASE SUPPORT EFFORT: Riverine Support
PROJECT CODE: 9494
FUNDING ($K): $639K
DESCRIPTION: Funding is provided to the U.S. Military Group (USMILGP) Colombia in order to analyze, purchase and install communication.
PROJECT TASKS:
• Funding was provided to purchase communication equipment to install civilian communication network and equipment to establish links between Colombian military services, and the police.
• Funding was provided to purchase and install equipment for the Government of Colombia National Point Initiative. USMILGP determined equipment requirements which will provide best synergy to the Colombian UH-60 helicopter effort.
Document: Fiscal Year 2007 DoD Foreign Counterdrug Activity Report
Country: Belize
NATION: Belize
PROJECT/ BASE SUPPORT EFFORT: Shoreline embankment at Hunting Cay.
PROJECT CODE: 9493
FUNDING ($K): $55K
DESCRIPTION: Infrastructure will prevent erosion and provide an extended shoreline embankment for an existing forward base of operations for the Belizean Coast Guard.
Project facilitates the conduct of CN interdiction operations in the Western Caribbean against a key "go-fast" drug trafficking area.
PROJECT TASKS:
• Shoreline embankment restoration
NATION: Belize
PROJECT/BASE SUPPORT EFFORT: Pier (2), maintenance facility, and multi-purpose operations facility at Calabash Cay.
PROJECT CODE: 9493
FUNDING ($K): $1,581K
DESCRIPTION: Infrastructure will provide a forward base of operations for the Belizean Coast Guard to conduct CN interdiction operations in the Western Caribbean against a key "go-fast" drug trafficking area.
PROJECT TASKS:
• Construct 2 Piers and one jet dock with exterior lighting
• Construct multi-purpose operations building, with septic system
• Construct maintenance facility
• Construct fuel distribution system, communications tower, and solar power system
Document: Fiscal Year 2007 DoD Foreign Counterdrug Activity Report
Country: Bahamas
NATION: Bahamas
PROJECT/BASE SUPPORT EFFORT: BOS/Infrastructure for Operations Bahamas, Turks and Caicos (OPBAT) operating base
PROJECT CODE: 2307
FUNDING ($K): $3,429K
DESCRIPTION: Funds sustain the operating base at Georgetown, Greater Exuma Island. At this site, U.S. government helicopter operations are conducted in support of Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos Counter-drug operations.
PROJECT TASKS:
• Contract Services
• Travel/Transportation
• Facility maintenance/supplies
• Base Construction funding
Document: Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request: Summary Justification
Country: Western Hemisphere Regional
The clear linkages between international narcotics trafficking and international terrorism constitute a threat to U.S. national security interests. The global and regional terrorists who threaten U.S. interests can finance their activities with the proceeds from narcotics trafficking. The Department’s counternarcotics efforts contribute to homeland defense, foster cooperation with U.S. agencies, strengthen alliances with partner nations, and form relationships with new international partners otherwise reluctant to cooperate with DoD in counter- terrorism and other military activity.
In accordance with its statutory authorities, the Department will continue to use its counternarcotics resources as effectively and efficiently as possible to achieve national counternarcotics priorities, as well supporting efforts in the GWOT. The FY 2009 budget request of $1.1 billion will fund mandatory counternarcotics detection and monitoring missions; permissive counternarcotics support (information sharing and building partner capacity) to domestic and host nation law enforcement and/or military forces; and drug demand reduction activities internal to the Department.
Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance:
Program DescriptionIn 1989, Congress added Section 124 to Title 10, U.S. Code, the section of U.S. law governing defense and the military. Section 124 made the Department of Defense (DoD) the lead U.S. agency for detecting and monitoring illegal drugs entering the United States by air or sea.
Section 124 does not authorize assistance to other countries. It allows the Defense Department to use its funds for drug interdiction operations such as radar sites, surveillance flights and intelligence gathering carried out by U.S. military personnel stationed in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Congress gave more specific definition to the Pentagon's anti-drug role through Section 1004 of the 1991 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 101-510). This provision authorizes operational expenses and allows the military to provide specific types of support to U.S. and foreign law-enforcement agencies.
Unlike Section 124, Section 1004 permits the Defense Department to use the defense budget to provide counter-narcotics assistance and training for foreign security forces, including foreign police forces.
Types of support allowed under Section 1004 include the following, all for counter-narcotics use:
- Maintenance, repair and upgrading of loaned Defense Department equipment;
- Maintenance, repair and upgrading of other equipment;
- Transportation of personnel, supplies and equipment within or outside the United States;
- Establishment and operation of bases of operation or training facilities within or outside the United States;
- Training of law enforcement personnel, both foreign and domestic;
- Detection and monitoring of narcotics related traffic coming into the United States;
- Construction of roads and fences and installation of lighting to block drug smuggling across U.S. borders;
- Establishment of command, control, communication and computer networks for improved integration of law enforcement, active military, and National Guard activities;
- Linguistics and intelligence; and
- Aerial and ground reconnaissance.
Beyond the aggregate country breakdowns provided on this site, little information is available about how money is expended within these nine categories. However, information from the annual Foreign Military Training Report makes clear that this category is one of the main funding sources for the training of Latin American militaries.
Section 1004 funds are appropriated in a line item in the Defense appropriation entitled "Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities." This single line in the defense budget includes all Pentagon counter-drug activities beyond the military's normal operations (known as "OPTEMPO").
Some assistance to Latin America flows through a related authority launched by Section 1033 of the 1998 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA, P.L. 105-85). Section 1033 is often referred to as the "Riverine Program" because it was initially designed to support counter-drug programs focused on the interdiction of drugs trafficked by river.
When first put into law, Sec. 1033 allowed the Department of Defense to use its own budget to provide specific types of counter-drug assistance to Colombia and Peru betwen fiscal years 1998 - 2002. The legislation directed that not more than $9 million be spent in 1998, and that not more than $20 million be spent each subsequent year. The 2001 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 106-398) extended the end date of this provision to 2006, for Colombia only.
The "Plan Colombia" aid package (Section 3101 of P.L. 106-246) allowed the maximum expenditure to be exceeded for Colombia in 2000 and 2001.
The 2004 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 108-136) significantly expanded the scope of "Section 1033" aid:
- The word "riverine" was removed to make it a more general-purpose counter-drug assistance program.
- The list of countries eligible was expanded to include Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, as well as five Central Asian states (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Pakistan).
- The authority for all countries was extended until 2006.
- The maximum expenditure was increased to $40 million per year beginning in 2004.
- (As with all aid to Colombia, Section 1033 assistance to Colombia's armed forces may be used for both counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism missions.)
The 2007 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 109-364) further expanded the scope of "Section 1033" aid.
- The list of countries eligible was expanded to include Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama and Peru, as well as nine Central Asian states (Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Pakistan).
- The authority for all countries was extended until 2008.
- The maximum expenditure was increased to $60 million per year beginning in 2007.
The 2008 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 110-181) expanded "Section 1033" still further, adding the Dominican Republic and Mexico to the list of Western Hemisphere countries eligible to receive aid.
Section 1033 authorizes the following types of support:
- Patrol boats;
- Nonlethal protective and utility personnel equipment;
- Nonlethal specialized equipment such as night vision systems, navigation, communications, photo, and radar equipment;
- Nonlethal components, accessories, attachments, parts, firmware, and software for aircraft or patrol boats, and related repair equipment;
- Detection, interception, monitoring and testing equipment;
- For Afghanistan only, "individual and crew-served weapons of 50 caliber or less and ammunition for such weapons for counter-narcotics security forces"; and
- Maintenance and repair of equipment that is used for counter-drug activities.
Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance:
LawPrograms authorized by Sections 124 and 1004 apply only to the Defense Department's involvement in counter-narcotics. Activities authorized by Section 1004 must fulfill a counter-narcotics mission.
Unlike Section 124, which is part of Title 10, U.S. Code, Section 1004 of the 1991 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is not a permanent measure. It was originally authorized for four years, set to expire in 1995. In the 1995 NDAA, Section 1004 was renewed and set to expire in fiscal year 1999. "Section 1004" funding was extended again, until fiscal year 2002, by Section 1021 of the 1999 NDAA. The 2002 NDAA, in Section 1021, extended Section 1004 funding again, until fiscal year 2006. The 2007 NDAA, in Section 1021, extends Section 1004 through 2011.
Condition
Because it is funded through the defense budget, Section 1004 is not subject to the same limitations on assistance as "traditional" programs, like IMET, that are funded through the foreign aid process. The only legal condition prohibiting the provision of assistance under Section 1004 is Section 8062 of the 2008 Defense Department Appropriations Act, also known as the "Leahy Law." This measure, which must be renewed yearly, restricts training for units of foreign security forces that abuse human rights unless "all necessary corrective steps" are taken.
Report
Until 2001, there were no significant reporting requirements in the law governing Section 1004-authorized programs. This was rectified for 2001 by section 1022 of the 2001 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4205, Public Law 106-398). This provision requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the congressional defense committees detailing the Defense Department’s counter-drug assistance to foreign governments during fiscal year 2000.
The report must include (1) the total amount of assistance provided to, or spent on behalf of, the foreign government; (2) a description of the types of counter-drug activities carried out using the assistance; and (3) an explanation of the legal authority (such as “Section 1004”) that allowed the aid to be provided.
This reporting requirement was repeated in 2002, covering Section 1004 aid in Fiscal year 2001. However, it disappeared from the National Defense Authorization Acts for 2003, 2004 and 2005.
The report was reinstated in the 2006 National Defense Authorization Act.
- [PDF] 2000 report, issued in 2001.
- [PDF] 2001 report, issued in 2002.
- [PDF] 2005 report, issued in 2006 - this report only includes one type of assistance authorized by Section 1004: construction of military and police facilities. It does not give a full picture of Section 1004 aid in 2005.
- [PDF] Response to a 2006 Freedom of Information Act request from the Center for Public Integrity, which relied on this information for a 2007 report.
Grant Aid Table Sources:
- Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Argentina 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Aruba 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Bahamas 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Barbados 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Belize 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Bolivia 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Brazil 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Caribbean Regional 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Chile 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Colombia 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Costa Rica 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Dominican Republic 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Ecuador 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance El Salvador 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Guatemala 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Haiti 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Honduras 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Jamaica 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Mexico 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Netherlands Antilles 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Nicaragua 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Panama 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Paraguay 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Peru 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Trinidad and Tobago 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Uruguay 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Venezuela 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Western Hemisphere Regional 2006; - United States, Department of Defense, Office of Freedom of Information, Freedom of Information Act Request by Marina Walker Guevara, Ref: 06-F-0839 (Washington: September 26, 2006) (Link to source).
- Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Argentina 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Aruba 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Bahamas 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Barbados 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Belize 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Bolivia 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Brazil 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Caribbean Regional 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Chile 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Colombia 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Costa Rica 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Dominican Republic 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Ecuador 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance El Salvador 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Guatemala 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Haiti 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Honduras 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Jamaica 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Martinique 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Mexico 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Netherlands Antilles 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Nicaragua 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Panama 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Paraguay 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Peru 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Suriname 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Trinidad and Tobago 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Uruguay 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Venezuela 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Western Hemisphere Regional 2007; - (1) U.S. Department of Defense, Response to Freedom of Information Act Request submitted by the Fellowship of Reconciliation (Washington: Department of Defense, April 2008). (2) United States, Department of Defense, Section 1209 Report to Congress on Foreign-Assistance Related Programs Carried out by the Department of Defense (Washington: August 2008) (Link to source).
- Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Argentina 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Aruba 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Bahamas 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Barbados 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Belize 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Bolivia 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Brazil 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Caribbean Regional 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Chile 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Colombia 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Costa Rica 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Dominican Republic 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Ecuador 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance El Salvador 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Guatemala 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Haiti 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Honduras 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Jamaica 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Martinique 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Mexico 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Netherlands Antilles 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Nicaragua 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Panama 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Paraguay 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Peru 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Suriname 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Trinidad and Tobago 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Uruguay 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Venezuela 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Western Hemisphere Regional 2008; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Argentina 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Aruba 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Bahamas 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Barbados 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Belize 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Bolivia 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Brazil 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Caribbean Regional 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Chile 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Colombia 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Costa Rica 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Dominican Republic 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Ecuador 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance El Salvador 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Guatemala 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Haiti 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Honduras 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Jamaica 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Martinique 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Mexico 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Netherlands Antilles 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Nicaragua 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Panama 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Paraguay 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Peru 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Suriname 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Trinidad and Tobago 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Uruguay 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Venezuela 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Western Hemisphere Regional 2009; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Argentina 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Aruba 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Bahamas 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Barbados 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Belize 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Bolivia 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Brazil 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Caribbean Regional 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Chile 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Colombia 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Costa Rica 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Dominican Republic 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Ecuador 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance El Salvador 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Guatemala 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Haiti 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Honduras 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Jamaica 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Martinique 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Mexico 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Netherlands Antilles 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Nicaragua 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Panama 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Paraguay 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Peru 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Suriname 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Trinidad and Tobago 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Uruguay 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Venezuela 2010; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Western Hemisphere Regional 2010; - Estimate based on last available year.
Economic Aid Table Sources:
- Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance ; -
Trainees Table Sources:
- Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Bahamas 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Belize 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Bolivia 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Brazil 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Colombia 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Costa Rica 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Dominican Republic 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Ecuador 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance El Salvador 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Guatemala 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Honduras 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Jamaica 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Mexico 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Netherlands Antilles 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Nicaragua 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Panama 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Paraguay 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Peru 2006; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Uruguay 2006; - United States, Department of Defense, Department of State, Foreign Military Training and DoD Engagement Activities of Interest in Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007: A Report to Congress (Washington: August 2007) (Link to source).
- Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Bahamas 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Belize 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Bolivia 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Brazil 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Colombia 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Costa Rica 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Dominican Republic 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Ecuador 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance El Salvador 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Guatemala 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Honduras 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Mexico 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Nicaragua 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Panama 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Paraguay 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Peru 2007; Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance Uruguay 2007; - United States, Department of Defense, Department of State, Foreign Military Training and DoD Engagement Activities of Interest in Fiscal Years 2007 and 2008 (Washington: January 2008) (Link to source).
Sales Table Sources:
- Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance ; -
Deployments Table Sources:
- Section 1004 Counter-Drug Assistance ; -
