Number: RL33370
Title: Andean Counterdrug Initiative (ACI) and Related Funding Programs: FY2007 Assistance
Authors: Connie Veillette, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: In February 2007, the 110th Congress finished consideration of FY2007 foreign operations appropriations legislation, held over from 2006, that provided foreign assistance to the Andean region. In addition to the Andean Counterdrug Initiative (ACI), Andean countries benefit from Foreign Military Financing (FMF), International Military Education and Training (IMET) funds, and other types of economic aid. Congress continued to express concern with the volume of drugs readily available in the United States and elsewhere in the world. The three largest producers of cocaine are Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru. Ninety percent of the cocaine in the United States originates in, or passes through, Colombia.
Pages: 21
Date: August 30, 2007