,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dfdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #i1 #bjad ,mr4   
,engel 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,salmon1 ,mr4   
,sires1 ,ms4 ,ros-,leht951 & ,mr4       
,o',r\rke7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign      
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% !      
,we/]n ,hemisph]e ,drug ,policy         
,commission4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e ,drug 
,policy ,commission ,act ( #bjad4  #b4  
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7   
,accord+ to ! ,sub/ance ,abuse & ,m5tal 
,heal? ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration's         
7,,samhsa7 ,national ,survey on ,drug   
,use & ,heal?1 9 #bjab 9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 an e/imat$ #bc1ijj1jjj p]sons   
age #ab or old] 7 curr5t drug us]s4 ,!re
 7 an e/imat$ #a1fjj1jjj us]s ( coca9e1 
#ddj1jjj us]s ( me?amphetam9e1 #cce1jjj 
us]s ( h]o91 #ah1ijj1jjj us]s (         
m>ijuana1 & #f1hjj1jjj non-m$ical us]s (
 prescription-type drugs4  7#b7 ,on     
,septemb] #ac1 #bjac1 ,presid5t ,b>ack  

,obama id5tifi$ #bb c\ntries z major    
drug transit or major illicit drug      
produc+ c\ntries4 ,( ^!1 #ag are locat$ 
9 ! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e4 ,!y are ,!       
,bahamas1 ,belize1 ,bolivia1 ,colombia1 
,co/a ,rica1 ! ,dom9ican ,republic1     
,ecuador1 ,el ,salvador1 ,guatemala1    
,haiti1 ,honduras1 ,jamaica1 ,mexico1   
,nic>agua1 ,panama1 ,p]u1 & ,v5ezuela4  
7#c7 ,ne>ly all coca9e consum$ 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates orig9ates 9 ! ,&ean       
c\ntries ( ,bolivia1 ,colombia1 & ,p]u &
 mo/ ( ! h]o9 consum$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
orig9ates 9 ,colombia & ,mexico4 ,!     
cultivation1 production & traffick+ (   
coca9e & h]o9 g5]ate viol5ce1           
in/ability1 & corruption4  7#d7 ,9 !    
transit c\ntries ( ,c5tral ,am]ica1     
,mexico1 ,v5ezuela1 ,ecuador1 !         
,dom9ican ,republic1 ,haiti1 & o!r      
,c>ibbean c\ntries1 drug traffick+ is   
c5tral to ! gr[+ /r5g? ( organiz$       
crim9als to ?reat5 local & national law 
en=cem5t1 political in/itutions1 citiz5 
security1 rule ( law1 & ,unit$ ,/ates   

security & int]e/s4  7#e7 ,drug         
traffick+-relat$ viol5ce cont9ues       
unabat$ 9 ,mexico4 ,accord+ to ,gov]nm5t
 ( ,mexico e/imates1 "s #gj1jjj p di$ 9 
,mexico & #be1jjj p disappe>$ z a result
 ( drug traffick+ & organiz$            
crime-relat$ viol5ce betwe5 ,decemb]    
#bjjf & ,decemb] #bjab4 ,accord+ to     
analy/s1 m ?an #aa1ejj m p di$ 9 ,mexico
 9 #bjac due to ! viol5ce4  7#f7 ,=eign 
,t]rori/ ,organizations & _! support]s 9
 ! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e1 includ+ !         
,revolution>y ,arm$ ,=ces ( ,colombia   
7,,f>c7 & ,hezbollah1 h us$ drug        
traffick+ to f9ance _! activities4  7#g7
 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates obligat$ r\ghly       
#ae1gjj1jjj1jjj 7#ah1fjj1jjj1jjj 9      
con/ant #bjab doll>s7 = c\nt]n>cotics   
programs 9 ,lat9 ,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean  
betwe5 #aihj & #bjab4  #c4 ,e/abli%m5t  
,!re is e/abli%$ an indep5d5t commission
 to be kn[n z ! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e ,drug 
,policy ,commission 79 ?is ,act ref]r$  
to z ! ,commission74  #d4 ,duties  7a7  
,review ( illicit drug control policies 

,! ,commission %all conduct a           
compreh5sive review ( ,unit$ ,/ates     
=eign policy 9 ! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e to   
r$uce ! illicit drug supply & drug abuse
 & r$uce ! damage associat$ ) illicit   
drug m>kets & traffick+4 ,! ,commission 
%all also id5tify policy & program      
options to improve exi/+ int]national   
c\nt]n>cotics policy4 ,! review %all    
include ! foll[+ topics3  7#a7 ,an      
evaluation ( ,unit$ ,/ates-fund$        
int]national illicit drug control       
programs 9 ! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e1 includ+ 
drug int]diction1 crop eradication1     
alt]native developm5t1 drug production  
surveys1 police & ju/ice sector tra9+1  
dem& r$uction1 & /rategies to t>get drug
 k+p9s4  7#b7 ,an evaluation ( ! impact 
( ,unit$ ,/ates c\nt]n>cotics assi/ance 
programs 9 ! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e1 includ+ 
! ,colombia ,/rategic ,developm5t       
,initiative1 ! ,m]ida ,initiative1 !    
,c>ibbean ,bas9 ,security ,initiative & 
! ,c5tral ,am]ica ,regional ,security   
,initiative1 9 curb+ drug production1   

drug traffick+1 & drug-relat$ viol5ce & 
improv+ citiz5 security4  7#c7 ,an      
evaluation ( h[ ! ,presid5t's annual    
det]m9ation ( major drug-transit & major
 illicit drug produc+ c\ntries pursuant 
to sections #dij ( ! ,=eign ,assi/ance  
,act ( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bbia;j7 &  
section #gjf ( ! ,=eign ,relations      
,au?orization ,act1 ,fiscal ,ye> #bjjc  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bbia;j-#a7 s]ves ,unit$ 
,/ates int]e/s ) respect to ,unit$      
,/ates int]national illicit drug control
 policies4  7#d7 ,an evaluation ( :e!r !
 prop] indicators ( success are be+ us$ 
to evaluate ,unit$ ,/ates int]national  
illicit drug control policy4  7#e7 ,an  
evaluation ( ,unit$ ,/ates ef=ts to /op 
illicit proce$s f drug traffick+        
organizations f ent]+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
f9ancial sy/em4  7#f7 ,an evaluation (  
alt]native drug policy models 9 ! ,we/]n
 ,hemisph]e4  7#g7 ,an evaluation ( !   
impact ( local drug consumption 9 ,lat9 
,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean 9 promot+ viol5ce 
& insecurity4  7#h7 ,recomm5dations on  

h[ be/ to improve ,unit$ ,/ates         
c\nt]n>cotics policies 9 ! ,we/]n       
,hemisph]e4  7b7 ,coord9ation )         
gov]nm5ts1 int]national organizations1 &
 nongov]nm5tal organizations 9 ! ,we/]n 
,hemisph]e ,9 conduct+ ! review requir$ 
"u subsection 7a71 ! ,commission is     
enc\rag$ to consult )--  7#a7 gov]nm5t1 
academic1 & nongov]nm5tal lead]s1 z well
 z lead]s f int]national organizations1 
f ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,lat9        
,am]ica1 & ! ,c>ibbean2 &  7#b7 !       
,int]-,am]ican ,drug ,abuse ,control    
,commission 7,,cicad74  7c7 ,report     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! 
fir/ meet+ ( ! ,commission1 !           
,commission %all submit to ! ,committee 
on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives1 ! ,committee on ,=eign 
,relations ( ! ,s5ate1 ! ,secret>y (    
,/ate1 & ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (       
,national ,drug ,control ,policy a      
report t conta9s--  7,a7 a detail$      
/atem5t ( ! recomm5dations1 f9d+s1 &    
conclusions ( ! ,commission "u          

subsection 7a72 &  7,b7 summ>ies ( !    
input & recomm5dations ( ! lead]s &     
organizations ) :i* ! ,commission       
consult$ "u subsection 7b74  7#b7       
,public availability ,! report requir$  
"u ?is subsection %all be made available
 to ! public4  #e4 ,memb]%ip  7a7 ,numb]
 & appo9tm5t ,! ,commission %all be     
compos$ ( t5 memb]s to be appo9t$ z     
foll[s3  7#a7 ,! majority lead] &       
m9ority lead] ( ! ,s5ate %all ea* appo9t
 #b memb]s4  7#b7 ,! ,speak] & ! m9ority
 lead] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives %all 
ea* appo9t #b memb]s4  7#c7 ,! ,presid5t
 %all appo9t #b memb]s4  7b7            
,prohibition  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!          
,commission may n include ,memb]s (     
,congress or ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local    
gov]nm5t (ficials4  7#b7 ,memb] (       
,congress ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m      
,memb] ( ,congress includes a ,delegate 
or ,resid5t ,commission] to ! ,congress4
  7c7 ,p]iod ( appo9tm5t ,ea* memb] %all
 be appo9t$ = ! life ( ! ,commission4   
,any vacancies %all n affect ! p[] &    

duties ( ! ,commission1 b %all be fill$ 
9 ! same mann] z ! orig9al appo9tm5t4   
7d7 ,date ,memb]s ( ! ,commission %all  
be appo9t$ n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7e7      
,initial meet+ & selection ( *airp]son  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !       
,commission %all hold an initial meet+  
to develop & implem5t a s*$ule =        
completion ( ! review & report requir$  
"u section #d4  7#b7 ,*airp]son ,at !   
initial meet+1 ! ,commission %all select
 a ,*airp]son f among its memb]s4  7f7  
,quorum ,six memb]s ( ! ,commission %all
 con/itute a quorum4  7g7 ,travel       
exp5ses ,memb]s %all receive travel     
exp5ses1 includ+ p] diem 9 lieu (       
subsi/5ce1 9 accordance ) sections #egjb
 & #egjc ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code1 :ile away f _! homes or regul>   
places ( bus9ess 9 p]=mance ( s]vices = 
! ,commission4  #f4 ,p[]s  7a7 ,meet+s  
,! ,commission %all meet at ! call ( !  
,*airp]son or a majority ( its memb]s4  

7b7 ,he>+s ,! ,commission %all hold su* 
he>+s & und]take su* o!r activities z ! 
,commission det]m9es necess>y to c>ry   
out its duties4  7c7 ,o!r res\rces  7#a7
 ,docum5ts1 /ati/ical data1 & o!r su*   
in=mation  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,commission 
%all h reasonable access to docum5ts1   
/ati/ical data1 & o!r su* in=mation !   
,commission det]m9es necess>y to c>ry   
out its duties f ! ,libr>y ( ,congress1 
! ,(fice ( ,national ,drug ,control     
,policy1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 & o!r     
ag5cies ( ! executive & legislative     
bran*es ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7,b7     
,obta9+ in=mation ,! ,*airp]son ( !     
,commission %all reque/ ! head ( an     
ag5cy describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 =     
access to docum5ts1 /ati/ical data1 or  
o!r su* in=mation describ$ 9 subp>agraph
 7,a7 t is "u ! control ( su* ag5cy 9   
writ+ :5 necess>y4  7#b7 ,(fice space & 
adm9i/rative support ,! ,g5]al ,s]vices 
,adm9i/ration %all make (fice space     
available = day-to-day activities ( !   
,commission & = s*$ul$ meet+s ( !       

,commission4 ,^u reque/1 ! ,adm9i/rator 
( ,g5]al ,s]vices %all provide1 on a    
reimbursable basis1 su* adm9i/rative    
support z ! ,commission reque/s to      
fulfill its duties4  7d7 ,au?ority ,to  
use ,unit$ ,/ates mails ,! ,commission  
may use ! ,unit$ ,/ates mails 9 ! same  
mann] & "u ! same conditions z o!r      
dep>tm5ts & ag5cies ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  
7e7 ,au?ority ,to contract  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,subject to ! ,f$]al ,prop]ty &   
,adm9i/rative ,s]vices ,act ( #aidi1 !  
,commission is au?oriz$ to ent] into    
contracts ) ,f$]al & ,/ate ag5cies1     
private firms1 in/itutions1 &           
individuals = ! conduct ( activities    
necess>y to ! dis*>ge ( its duties "u   
section #d4  7#b7 ,t]m9ation ,a         
contract1 lease1 or o!r legal agreem5t  
ent]$ into by ! ,commission may n ext5d 
beyond ! date ( t]m9ation ( !           
,commission4  #g4 ,/aff  7a7 ,director  
,! ,commission %all h a ,director :o    
%all be appo9t$ by a majority vote ( !  
,commission4 ,! ,director %all be paid  

at a rate n to exce$ ! rate ( basic pay 
= level ,,iv ( ! ,executive ,s*$ule4    
7b7 ,/aff  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,) ! approval (
 ! ,commission1 ! ,director may appo9t  
su* p]sonnel z ! ,director det]m9es to  
be appropriate4 ,su* p]sonnel %all be   
paid at a rate n to exce$ ! rate ( basic
 pay = level ,,iv ( ! ,executive        
,s*$ule4  7#b7 ,additional /aff ,!      
,commission may appo9t & fix !          
comp5sation ( su* o!r p]sonnel z may be 
necess>y to enable ! ,commission to c>ry
 out its duties1 )\t reg>d to !         
provisions ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 gov]n+ appo9tm5ts 9 ! competitive
 s]vice1 & )\t reg>d to ! provisions (  
*apt] #ea & sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #ec (
 su* title relat+ to classification &   
,g5]al ,s*$ule pay rates1 except t no   
rate ( pay fix$ "u ?is subsection may   
exce$ ! equival5t ( t payable to a p]son
 occupy+ a position at level ,v ( !     
,executive ,s*$ule4  7c7 ,exp]ts &      
consultants ,) ! approval ( !           
,commission1 ! ,director may procure    

tempor>y & int]mitt5t s]vices "u section
 #caji7;b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4  7d7 ,detail ( gov]nm5t employees
 ,^u ! reque/ ( ! ,commission1 ! head ( 
any ,f$]al ag5cy may detail1 )\t        
reimbursem5t1 any ( ! p]sonnel ( su*    
ag5cy to ! ,commission to assi/ 9 c>ry+ 
out ! duties ( ! ,commission4 ,any su*  
detail %all n int]rupt or o!rwise affect
 ! civil s]vice /atus or privileges ( ! 
p]sonnel4  #h4 ,au?orization (          
appropriations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is    
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #b1jjj1jjj to
 c>ry out ?is ,act4  7b7 ,availability  
,am\nts au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ "u   
subsection 7a7 are au?oriz$ to rema9    
available until exp5d$4  #i4 ,(fset     
,section #ajb7;a7 ( ! ,enhanc$ ,p>tn]%ip
 ) ,paki/an ,act ( #bjji 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 
#hdab7;a72 ,public ,law #aaa-gc2 #abc   
,/at4 #bjfh7 is am5d$ by /rik+          
#a1ejj1jjj1jjj & ins]t+ #a1dih1jjj1jjj4 
#aj4 ,sunset ,! ,commission %all t]m9ate
 on ! date t is #fj days aft] ! date on 
:i* ! ,commission submits its to        

,congress ( its report pursuant to      
section #d7;c74