A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding controls by certain European countries on chemicals that are used in the processing of illegal drugs.

Urges: (1) the European Community's Council of Ministers issue a directive to impose controls as strict as those in U.S. law on precursor and essential chemicals used in the production of clandestinely produced drugs; and (2) England, Finland, France, Holland, Italy, Spain, and West Germany to work with the Drug Enforcement Administration and the International Narcotics Control Board to enact laws as strong as the U.S. chemical diversion laws.

 
SRES 320 IS
101st CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 320
Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding controls by certain European
countries on chemicals that are used in the processing of illegal drugs.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
August 3 (legislative day, JULY 10), 1990
Mr. BRYAN (for himself, Mr. HOLLINGS, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. KERRY,
Mr. DECONCINI, Mr. REID, Mr. BURNS, and Mr. MCCONNELL) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding controls by certain European
countries on chemicals that are used in the processing of illegal drugs.
Whereas it is widely known that chemicals are critical in the processing of
illegal narcotics, that chemicals produced worldwide are shipped to Colombia,
and that more than 40 percent of these chemicals are being diverted to the
drug cartels;
Whereas the United States took positive action in 1988 by passing the
Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act which gives the Drug Enforcement
Administration the authority to stop shipments of chemicals not destined
for legitimate industrial, commercial, or scientific use;
Whereas the importance of the effort by the United States to control exports
of these chemicals is illustrated by the fact that following passage of
an earlier Senate Resolution, President Bush raised the issue of chemical
control at the drug summit in Houston in July 1990;
Whereas an escalated effort by Latin American countries to restrict imports,
exports, and production of chemicals is demonstrated by the recommendations for
model regulations to control chemicals used in the processing of cocaine passed
by the General Assembly of the Organization of American States in June 1990;
Whereas according to a recent Drug Enforcement Administration report, while
United States exports of essential chemicals to Colombia have declined,
exports from Europe increased 340 percent;
Whereas it is vital to the worldwide anti-drug abuse effort that chemicals
used to process narcotics are controlled and monitored at the source; and
Whereas the Council of Ministers of the European Communities is currently
considering a directive for the control of chemicals which, if adopted,
would be binding on each member country in the European Community for use
as its domestic chemical control legislation: Now, therefore, be it
  Resolved, That the Senate--
  (1) urges the European Communities' Council of Ministers to adopt a directive
  that would impose controls as strict as those in current United States law
  on precursor and essential chemicals used in the production of cocaine,
  heroin, and other clandestinely produced drugs; and
  (2) urges the chemical producing nations of England, Finland, France,
  Holland, Italy, Spain, and the Federal Republic of Germany to work with the
  Drug Enforcement Administration and the International Narcotics Control
  Board to draft and enact laws as strong as the United States chemical
  diversion laws.