[20000809]RS20474_拉丁美洲：2000年国会立法问题概述.pdf

Congressional Research Service ? The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20474Updated August 9, 2000Latin America: Overview of Legislative Issues for Congress in 2000nae redacted, CoordinatorForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionSummaryIn the second session of the 106th Congress, policymakers are facing an assortmentof issues in U.S.-Latin American relations, ranging from such broad topics as trade policyand anti-drug policy to country-specific issues involving Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, andMexico. In the trade arena, Congress has completed action on an initiative begun lastyear to provide preferential tariff treatment for countries of the Caribbean and CentralAmerica because of concerns that these countries are losing U.S. trade and investmentopportunities to Mexico because of NAFTA. With regard to anti-drug policy, Congressreviewed the Presidents drug certification decisions for 14 countries in the region.Colombia was a major focus of interest as Congress completed action on some $1.3billion in new FY2000 and FY2001 funding for Andean counternarcotics efforts. Otherissues of congressional interest are funding for the development of