123STA T . 33 75PUBLIC LA W 111 – 117 —DE C.1 6, 2 0 0 9COL O MBIASE C .7046 . (a)AS SIS T A N CE. —Ofthe f unds a p p ro pr i ated under the headin g s ‘ ‘ Ec ono m ic Support F und ’ ’ , ‘‘ I nternationa lN arcotics C ontrol and L a w Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti - terrorism, D emining and R elated P rograms’’, ‘‘International M ilitar y Edu- cation and T raining’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ in this Act, not more than $521 , 8 80,000 shall b emadea v ailable for assistance for Colombia. Funds appropriated by this Act and made available to the Department of State for assistance to the G overnment of Colombia may be used to support a unified campaign against narcotics traf- fic k ing and organi z ations designated as Foreign Terrorist Organiza- tions and successor organizations, and to take actions to protect human health and welfare in emergency circumstances, including undertaking rescue operations
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d , That assistance made available in prior Acts for the Government of Colombia to protect the Cano-Limon pipeline may also be used for purposes for which funds are made available under the heading ‘‘International Nar- cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ in this Act: Provided fu r th er, That no U nited States Armed Forces personnel or United States civilian contractor employed by the United States will participate in any combat operation in connection with assistance made avail- able by this Act for Colombia: Provided further, That rotary and fi x ed wing aircraft supported with funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ for assistance for Colombia may be used for aerial or manual drug eradication and interdiction including to transport personnel and supplies and to provide security for such operations, and to provide transport in support of alternative development programs and investigations of cases under the j urisdiction of the Attorney General, the Procuraduria General de la Nacion, and the Defensoria del Pueblo: Provided further, That the President shall ensure that if any helicopter procured with funds in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper- ations, and related programs, is used to aid or abet the operations of any illegal self-defense group, paramilitary organization, illegal security cooperative or successor organizations in Colombia, such helicopter shall be immediately returned to the United States: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made avail- able for assistance for the Colombian Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad. Of the funds available under the heading ‘‘International Nar- cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ for the Colombian national police for the procurement of chemicals for aerial coca and poppy eradication programs, not more than 20 percent of such funds may be made available for such eradication programs unless the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that: (1) the herbicide is being used in accordance with Environ- mental Protection Agency label re q uirements for comparable use in the United States and with Colombian laws
and (2) the herbicide, in the manner it is being used, does not pose unreasonable risks or adverse effects to humans or the environment, including endemic species: Provided, That such funds may not be made available Certif i ca ti on. Certification. P re s i d ent. H e l ico p ters.
