,,ii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #daeb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #ag1 #bjbd,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 and ,mr4 ,risch7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to establish the ,precursor ,chemical ,destruction ,initiative to promote bilateral counterdrug interdiction efforts with the governments of specified countries1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short titles ,this ,act may be cited as the ,destruction ,initiative for ,stored ,precursors ,overseas and ,safe ,enforcement ,act or the ,,dispose ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2 7,b7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate2 7,c7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,d7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,beneficiary countries 7,a7 ,in general ,except as provided in subparagraph 7,b71 the term beneficiary countries means ,colombia1 ,mexico1 and ,peru4 7,b7 ,updates ,the ,secretary of ,state1 in consultation with the ,attorney ,general and the ,secretary of ,defense1 may add or remove #a or more countries from the list of beneficiary countries under subparagraph 7,a7 after providing written notification of such changes to the appropriate congressional committees4 7#c7 ,listed chemical ,the term listed chemical has the meaning given such term in section #ajb of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb74 #c4 ,authorization of ,precursor ,chemical ,destruction ,initiative 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary of ,state1 in coordination with the ,secretary of ,defense and the ,attorney ,general1 may carry out the ,precursor ,chemical ,destruction ,initiative in beneficiary countries to achieve the purposes described in subsection 7b74 7b7 ,purposes ,the purposes described in this subsection are-- 7#a7 improving and increasing rates of seizure and destruction of listed chemicals in beneficiary countries2 7#b7 alleviating the backlog of seized listed chemicals and disposing the hazardous waste generated by illicit drug trafficking in beneficiary countries in an environmentally safe and effective manner2 7#c7 ensuring that seized listed chemicals are not reintroduced into the illicit drug production stream within beneficiary countries2 7#d7 freeing up storage space for future listed chemical seizures within beneficiary countries2 or 7#e7 reducing the negative environmental impact of listed chemicals4 #d4 ,implementation plan2 progress updates 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in coordination with the ,attorney ,general and the ,secretary of ,defense1 shall submit an implementation plan to the appropriate congressional committees that includes a timeline and stated objectives for actions to be taken in beneficiary countries in support of the ,precursor ,chemical ,destruction ,initiative4 7b7 ,elements ,the implementation plan required under subsection 7a7 shall include-- 7#a7 a multi-year strategy with a timeline1 overview of objectives1 budgetary projections1 and anticipated outcomes for the region and for each beneficiary country2 7#b7 specific1 measurable benchmarks to track the progress of the ,precursor ,chemical ,destruction ,initiative towards accomplishing the outcomes referred to in paragraph 7#a72 7#c7 a plan for the delineation of the roles to be carried out by the ,department of ,state1 the ,department of ,justice1 the ,department of ,defense1 and any other ,federal department or agency in carrying out the ,precursor ,chemical ,destruction ,initiative2 and 7#d7 a plan for addressing security and government corruption and providing updates to the appropriate congressional committees on the results of such efforts4 7c7 ,annual progress update ,not later than #a year after the submission of the implementation pursuant to subsection 7a71 and annually thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in coordination with the ,attorney ,general and the ,secretary of ,defense1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a written description of the results achieved by the ,precursor ,chemical ,destruction ,initiative1 including-- 7#a7 the implementation of the strategy and plans described in subsection 7b72 7#b7 compliance with1 and progress related to1 meeting the benchmarks referred to in subsection 7b77#b72 and 7#c7 the type and quantity of listed chemicals destroyed by each beneficiary country4 #e4 ,funding ,the ,secretary of ,state shall use amounts otherwise appropriated for ,international ,narcotics ,control and ,law ,enforcement programs managed by the ,department of ,state to carry out this ,act4