PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-702 crops that can be promoted as alternatives to the production of narcotics plants. (5) $10,000,000 to contract with entities meeting the criteria described in subsection (b) for the product development, environmental testing, registration, production, aerial distribution system development, product effectiveness monitoring, and modification of multiple herbicides to control narcotic crops (including coca, poppy, and cannabis) in the United States and internationaly. (b) CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— An entity under this subsection is an entity which possesses— (1) experience in diseases of narcotic crops; (2) intellectual property involving seed-borne dispersal formulations; (3) the availability of state-of-the-an; containment or quarantine facilities; (4) country-specific herbicide formulations; (5) specialized fungicide resistant formulations; or (6) special security arrangements. SEC. 833. MASTER PLAN FOR HERBICIDES TO CONTROL NARCOTIC CROPS. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall develop a 10-year master plan for the use of herbicides to control narcotic crops (including coca, poppy, and cannabis) in the United States and internationaly. (b) COORDINATION. —The Director shall develop the plan in coordination with— (1) the Department of Agriculture; (2) the Drug Enforcement Administration of the Department of Justice; (3) the Department of Defense; (4) the Environmental Protection Agency; (5) the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Activities of the Department of State; (6) the United States Information Agency; and (7) other appropriate agencies. (c) REPORT.— Not later than March 1, 1999, the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall submit to Congress a report describing the activities undertaken to carry out this section. SEC. 834. AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF ENVIROP^MENTALLY-APPROVED 21 USC 1713. HERBICIDES TO ELIMINATE ILLICIT NARCOTICS CROPS. The Secretary of State, the Attorney (General, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency are authorized to support the development and use of environmentally-approved herbicides to eliminate illicit narcotics crops, including coca, cannabis, and opium poppy, both in the United States and in foreign countries.
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