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

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 160 (Thursday, August 18, 2016)]

[Presidential Documents]

[Page 55107]

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[FR Doc No: 2016-19832]

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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 160 / Thursday, August 18, 2016 /

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Presidential Determination No. 2016-09 of August 4,

2016

Continuation of U.S. Drug Interdiction Assistance

to the Government of Colombia

Memorandum for the Secretary of State [and] the

Secretary of Defense

Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1012

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal

Year 1995, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2291-4), I hereby

certify, with respect to Colombia, that: (1)

interdiction of aircraft reasonably suspected to be

primarily engaged in illicit drug trafficking in that

country's airspace is necessary, because of the

extraordinary threat posed by illicit drug trafficking

to the national security of that country; and (2)

Colombia has appropriate procedures in place to protect

against innocent loss of life in the air and on the

ground in connection with such interdiction, which

shall at a minimum include effective means to identify

and warn an aircraft before the use of force is

directed against the aircraft.

The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to

publish this determination in the Federal Register and

to notify the Congress of this determination.

(Presidential Sig.)

THE WHITE HOUSE,

an aircraft before the use of force is

directed against the aircraft.

The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to

publish this determination in the Federal Register and

to notify the Congress of this determination.

(Presidential Sig.)

THE WHITE HOUSE,

Washington, August 4, 2016

[FR Doc. 2016-19832

Filed 8-17-16; 8:45 am]

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