S.2341 Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act (Introduced in U.S. Senate)
same bill is:

H.R.4300 Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act (Introduced in the House)
following is section on military aid to Colombia:

SEC. 201. ADDITIONAL ERADICATION RESOURCES FOR COLOMBIA

(a) DEPARTMENT OF STATE- Funds are authorized to be appropriated for the
Department of State for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for the
enhancement of drug-related eradication efforts in Colombia , as follows:

(1) For each such fiscal year for sustaining support of the helicopters and
fixed wing fleet of the national police of Colombia , $6,000,000.

(2) For the purchase of DC-3 transport aircraft for the national police of
Colombia , the total amount of $2,000,000.

(3) For acquisition of concertina wire and tunneling detection systems at
the La Picota prison of the national police of Colombia , the total amount
of $1,250,000.

(4) For the purchase of minigun systems for the national police of
Colombia, the total amount of $6,000,000.

(5) For the purchase of 6 UH-60L Black Hawk utility helicopters for the
national police of Colombia, the total amount of $60,000,000 for
procurement and an additional amount of $12,000,000 for each such fiscal
year for operation, maintenance, and training.

(b) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE- Funds are authorized to be appropriated for the
Department of Defense for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for the
enhancement of drug-related eradication efforts in Colombia, as follows:

(1) For procurement, Defense-wide, for upgrade of 50 UH-1H helicopters to
the Huey II configuration equipped with miniguns for the use of the
national police of Colombia, the total amount of $70,000,000.

(2) For each such fiscal year for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide,
for forward deployment of 5 riverine operations maintenance platforms for
the use of the Army of Colombia, $2,000,000.

Checked-by: Richard Lake