22 U.S.C. § 2151x–2 — Assistance in furtherance of narcotics control objectives of United States

(a) Waiver of certain restrictions to reducing dependence upon the production of crops from which narcotic and psychotropic drugs are derived, the President may provide economic assistance for a country which, because of its coca production, is a major illicit drug producing country (as defined in section 481(i)(2) 1 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2291(i)(2))) to promote the production, processing, or the marketing of products which can be economically produced in such country, despite the provisions of law described in subsection (b) of this section. (b) Description of restrictions waived The provisions of law made inapplicable by subsection (a) are any other provisions of law that would otherwise restrict the use of economic assistance funds about the production, processing, or marketing of agricultural commodities (or the products of it) or other products, including sections 521, 546, and 547 (but excluding section 510) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990, and comparable provisions of later Acts appropriating funds for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs. (c) “Economic assistance” defined As used in this section, the term “economic assistance” means assistance under chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 and following; relating to development assistance) and assistance under chapter 4 of part II of that Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2346 and following; relating to the economic support fund).