by Steve Sprinkel, Feb 17, 1999

In brief, Monsanto and Dow will develop a GMO fungus "designed" to kill target plant species. Section 303 is the kicker. Exactly how many sativas are there in the world? See the "Thomas" website for the full info on this.

H.R.4300

Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act (Currently in House)

SEC. 301. ALTERNATIVE CROP DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT.

Funds are authorized to be appropriated for the United States Agency for International Development for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for alternative development programs, as follows:

1. For startup costs of programs in the Guaviare, Putumayo, and Caqueta regions in Colombia, the total amount of $5,000,000 and an additional amount of $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for operation and maintenance costs.
2. For each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for enhanced programs in the Ucayali, Apurimac, and Huallaga Valley regions in Peru, $50,000,000.
3. For each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for enhanced programs in the Chapare and Yungas regions in Bolivia, $5,000,000.

(a) IN GENERAL - There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture for each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001, $23,000,000 to support the counternarcotics research efforts of the Agricultural Research Service of the Department of Agriculture. Of that amount, funds are authorized as follows:

1. $5,000,000 shall be used for crop eradication technologies.
2. $2,000,000 shall be used for narcotics plant identification, chemistry, and biotechnology.
3. $1,000,000 shall be used for worldwide crop identification, detection tagging, and production estimation technology.
4. $5,000,000 shall be used for improving the disease resistance, yield, and economic competitiveness of commercial crops that can be promoted as alternatives to the production of narcotics plants.
5. $10,000,000 to contract with entities meeting the criteria described in subsection (b) for the product development, environmental testing, registration, production, aerial distribution system development, product effectiveness monitoring, and modification of multiple mycoherbicides to control narcotic crops (including coca, poppy, and cannabis) in the United States and internationally.

1. experience in diseases of narcotic crops;
2. intellectual property involving seed-borne dispersal formulations;
3. the availability of state-of-the-art containment or quarantine facilities;
4. country-specific mycoherbicide formulations;
5. specialized fungicide resistant formulations; or
6. special security arrangements.

(a) IN GENERAL - The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall develop a 10-year master plan for the use of mycoherbicides to control narcotic crops (including coca, poppy, and cannabis) in the United States and internationally.

(b) COORDINATION - The Director shall develop the plan in coordination with--

1. the Department of Agriculture;
2. the Drug Enforcement Administration of the Department of Justice;
3. the Department of Defense;
4. the Environmental Protection Agency;
5. the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Activities of the Department of State;
6. the United States Information Agency; and
7. other appropriate agencies.