Presidential Determination on Continuation of U.S. Drug Interdiction Assistance to the Government of Colombia

This presidential determination certifies that Colombia meets statutory conditions to continue receiving U.S. assistance for aerial interdiction of suspected drug trafficking aircraft. It extends an existing counter-narcotics program by affirming Colombia's procedures protect against innocent loss of life during interdiction operations.

Federal Register Open PDF 72 FR 50035

Impact dates

Aug 29, 2007
Federal Register filing

Key directives

Certify Colombia meets conditions for aerial drug interdiction assistance
Secretary of State shall publish determination in Federal Register
Secretary of State shall notify Congress of this determination

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

Determination takes effect upon signing
Secretary of State authorized to publish in Federal Register
Secretary of State directed to notify Congress

Near term (90d)

Federal Register publication (filed 8-29-07 per document header)

Long term

Continued U.S. drug interdiction assistance to Colombia
Ongoing aerial interdiction operations in Colombian airspace

Risks & tensions

Statutory certification requirement creates procedural dependency on annual or periodic renewal
Document does not specify duration of certification, leaving temporal scope unclear
'Reasonably suspected' standard for aircraft targeting involves operational risk assessment