              Application of the Mansfield Amendment
         to the Use of United States Military Personnel and
             Equipment to Assist Foreign Governments
                   in Drug Enforcement Activities

T he M ansfield Am endm ent to the Foreign Assistance Act provides that “no officer or employee
   of the U nited States m ay engage in or participate in any direct police arrest action in any
   foreign country with respect to narcotics control efforts.” 22 U.S.C. § 2291(c). Although the
   question o f what constitutes a “d irect police arrest action” within the meaning of the Amend­
   m ent is not unambiguously answered by the language of the statute, the legislative history
   dem onstrates that Congress was anim ated by concern that U nited States officers and employ­
   ees not participate directly in jo in t drug raids with foreign authorities. The Amendment
   should therefore be understood to prohibit participation in narcotics control activity that
   w ould under norm al circumstances be likely to lead to the arrest of foreign nationals. It does
   not prohibit involvem ent of United States officers in activities that would not ordinarily
   involve arrests.

                                                                         September 18, 1986

                    M   em orandum for th e         A ttorney G      eneral



   This memorandum responds to your request for the views of this Office
regarding the applicability of the Mansfield Amendment, 22 U.S.C. § 2291(c),
to the use of United States military officers and equipment to assist foreign
governments in their drug enforcement activities. You have also asked this
Office to consider the possible statutory bases for using United States military
personnel and equipment to assist in such operations.
   The Mansfield Amendment provides that “no officer or employee of the
United States may engage or participate in any direct police arrest action in any
foreign country with respect to narcotics control efforts.” The critical legal
question raised by the Amendment is what constitutes a “direct police arrest
action.” The legislative history of the Amendment makes clear that Congress’
central concern was that United States narcotics agents not participate in
foreign drug raids and other law enforcement operations in which force was
likely to be used. The standard employed by Congress for demarcating the
scope of “direct police arrest action” under the Mansfield Amendment was
whether the activity would, under normal circumstances, involve the arrest of
individuals.
   We believe the Amendment prohibits participation by United States officers
in foreign anti-drug operations which typically involve arrests, such as drug
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raids. Conversely, it does not in our judgment prohibit involvement of United
States officers in activities that do not typically involve arrests, such as plan­
ning and preparing for a drug raid. Nor does it limit training of foreign agents,
the provision of intelligence or equipment for drug operations, or participation
in operations aimed solely at destroying drug crops or drug facilities where
arrests are not expected.
   The application of these general observations may raise difficult questions in
the circumstances of any particular case.
   The Mansfield Amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act provides as follows:
             (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no officer or
          employee of the United States may engage or participate in any
          direct police arrest action in any foreign country with respect to
          narcotics control efforts. No such officer or employee may
          interrogate or be present during the interrogation of any United
          States person arrested in any foreign country with respect to
          narcotics control efforts without the written consent of such
          person. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to the
          activities of the United States Armed Forces in carrying out their
          responsibilities under applicable Status of Forces arrangements.
             (2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not prohibit officers
          and employees of the United States from being present during
          direct police arrest actions with respect to narcotics control
          efforts in a foreign country to the extent that the Secretary of
          State and the government of that country agree to such an
          exemption. The Secretary of State shall report any such agree­
          ment to the Congress before the agreement takes effect.
22 U.S.C. § 2291(c). Before turning specifically to the questions you have
raised about the applicability of the Mansfield Amendment, we address the
congressional authorization for committing military personnel and equipment
to assist in foreign anti-drug operations.

        I. Statutory Basis in the Foreign Assistance Act for Providing
               United States Military Personnel and Equipment
                   to Assist in Foreign Anti-Drug Activities

  The Foreign Assistance Act authorizes the President to furnish United States
personnel and material resources to assist foreign governments in the enforce­
ment of their drug laws. Section 2291(a) of Title 22 (§ 481 of the Foreign
Assistance Act)1 stresses the necessity of international cooperation “to control
the illicit cultivation, production, and smuggling of, trafficking in, and abuse of
narcotic and psychotropic drugs,” and declares that “international narcotics

  1 This authority and the related appropriations authority are often referred to by the section designation in
the Foreign A ssistance Act.

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control programs” should include elimination of narcotics-producing crops as
well as “suppression of the illicit manufacture of and traffic in narcotic and
psychotropic drugs.” Accordingly, § 2291(a) expressly authorizes the Presi­
dent “to conclude agreements with other countries to facilitate control of the
production, processing, transportation, and distribution of narcotics.” More
importantly, this section provides:
           Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President is
           authorized to furnish assistance to any country or international
           organization, on such terms and conditions as he may deter­
           mine, for the control o f narcotic and psychotropic drugs and
           other controlled substances.
   Although the language of this section does not expressly refer to military
assistance, we believe that the section clearly authorizes the President to
provide such assistance. Unlike other provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act,
which explicitly distinguish among “economic,” “military,” and “nonmili­
tary,” assistance,2 the language of § 2291(a) of the Act is not qualified, broadly
allowing for all types of assistance “[n]otwithstanding any other provision of
law” and “on such terms and conditions as [the President] may determine.”3
Indeed, § 2291 (i) of Title 22 defines the term “United States assistance”
explicitly to include military assistance.4
   Finally, the language of the Mansfield Amendment itself makes clear that
Congress contemplated the provision of military assistance to foreign narcotics
control efforts. The Mansfield Amendment’s prohibition on participation in
any “direct police arrest action” applies to any “officer or employee” of the
United States, which is defined under the Foreign Assistance Act to include
“civilian personnel and members of the Armed Forces of the United States
Government.” Id. § 2403(j). Moreover, the Mansfield Amendment expressly

   2 For exam ple, 22 U .S.C . § 2382(b) instructs the C hief o f the United States Diplomatic M ission in each
country to m ake sure that the recom m endations o f other U nited States representatives “pertaining to military
assistance (including civic action) and m ilitary education and training program s are coordinated with
political and econom ic considerations." See also id § 2403(k).
   3 Prior to 1983, § 2291(a) o f Title 22 allo w ed the President to “suspend . . . military assistance furnished
under this chapter or any other A ct” to any co u n try if the President “determ ines that the governm ent o f such
country has failed to take steps to prevent” drugs “produced o r processed” in that country or “transported
through such co u n try " from entering the U n ited States. (E m phasis added). Because the term “this chapter"
includes a host o f provisions authorizing fo reig n military assistance w holly unrelated to foreign anti-drug
a ctivities, the pre-1983 reference in § 22 9 1 (a) to “m ilitary assistance" cannot be read as a dispositive
indication that C ongress intended § 2291(a) to authorize the provision o f American m ilitary assistance to
foreign anti-drug efforts. C o n g ress’ reference in the pre-1983 version o f § 2291(a) to “econom ic or military
assistan ce," how ever, provides a strong ind icatio n that C ongress knew how to distinguish among different
types o f assistance. It is thus difficult to e sc a p e the conclusion that C ongress’ unqualified use o f the term
“assistan ce” was intended to co v erall form s o f assistance, including m ilitary assistance. In 1983, § 2291(a)
w as am ended to separate the provisions d ealin g with the P resid en t’s power to suspend assistance to countries
th at do not take adequate steps to stem the illeg al flow o f narcotics to the U nited States. Pub L. No. 98-164,
T itle X, § 1003, 97 Stat. 1053 (1983);          2 2 U.S.C. § 2291(h).
   4 S ection 2291 (i)(4 ) o f T itle 22 defines th e term “U nited States assistance” to cover all forms o f military
assistan ce provided under the Foreign A ssistance Act (w ith certain exceptions not relevant to this point,
includin g an exception fo r “ international n arco tics control assistance”).

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excludes from its coverage “activities of the United States Armed Forces in
carrying out their responsibilities under the applicable Status of Forces ar­
rangements.” 22 U.S.C. § 2291(c)(1). By implication, the use of United States
armed forces personnel for activities other than Status of Forces arrangements5
are thus covered by the Mansfield Amendment, and hence also within the
positive authority granted to the President under § 2291(a).
   Because the language of § 2291(a) contains no limitation on the type of
assistance which the President can furnish to foreign governments to assist in
their anti-drug activities, and because a broad reading of this authority is
supported by the Mansfield Amendment and by other provisions of the Foreign
Assistance Act, we conclude that the President has authority under the Act to
furnish military assistance to foreign governments for such purposes.7 The
primary limitation on this authority is the Mansfield Amendment, to which we
now turn.


   5 Status o f Forces Agreem ents (SOFA s) are treaties that prescribe the conditions and term s that control the
status o f forces sent by one State into the territory o f another State. In particular, SOFAs avoid jurisdictional
clashes w henever the m ilitary personnel o f one country, assigned to peacetim e duty w ithin another country,
com m it crim inal acts. See, e.g.. A greem ent Between the Parties to the N orth A tlantic T reaty R egarding the
Status o f T heir Forces, June 19, 1 9 5 1 .4 U .S .T . 1792, T.I.A .S. No. 2846. Thus, it makes sense that C ongress
would preclude such agreem ents from the scope o f the M ansfield Amendm ent to allow the United States
m ilitary to enforce U nited States (and perhaps foreign) drug law s, including arrests, against its own personnel
serving a tour o f duty in a foreign country.
   6 There may be difficult appropriations questions tied to the use of any particular authority. A ssistance
provided under § 2291(a) appears to be lim ited to funds authorized by C ongress specifically for that foreign
narcotics assistance program. Congress authorized appropriations o f $57,529,000 for each o f 1986 and 1987
“ [t]o carry out the purposes o f § 481.” See Pub. L. No. 9 9 -8 3 , T itle VI, § 602, 99 Stat. 228 (Aug. 8, 1985)
(codified at 22 U .S.C § 2291a). Som e lim ited funds from the M ilitary A ssistance Program (M AP) can be
used to equip aircraft used for anti-drug operations under § 2291(a), but additional lim itations in the form o f
notification o f Congressional com m ittees are attached to the use o f these funds. Pub. L No. 9 9 -8 3 ,9 9 Stat. at
611 (codified at 22 U.S.C § 2 3 1 1 ). C ongress has placed other lim itations on the use o f the narcotics
assistance funds provided under § 2291(a). C ongress provided that appropriations m ade to carry out the
purposes o f § 2291(a) “shall not be made available for the procurem ent o f weapons o r am m unition.” 22
U.S.C. § 2291b. The foreign narcotics assistance program developed under the authority o f § 2291(a) is
adm inistered by the Secretary o f State. Exec. Order. No. 12163, 44 Fed. Reg. 56678 (1979).
   7 A uthority to use U nited States m ilitary resources to assist in foreign anti-drug activities may be found in
other federal statutes as well. For exam ple, 10 U.S.C. § 374(c) provides in part that “ [i]n an em ergency
circum stance” U nited States m ilitary equipm ent, and personnel to operate and maintain it, “ may be used
outside the . . U nited S ta te s . . . as a base o f operations by Federal law enforcem ent o fficials to facilitate the
enforcem ent o f [U nited States narcotics laws] and to transport such law enforcem ent officials in connection
with such operations.” This statute on its face contains a num ber o f lim itations on the provision o f U nited
States m ilitary assistance that do not apply to aid provided under § 2291(a). For exam ple, under § 2291(a)
U nited States m ilitary assistance may be provided in the absence o f an “em ergency circum stance” to facilitate
the enforcem ent o f foreign anti-drug laws, and it need not be to lim ited to use as a base o f operations for
federal law enforcem ent officials. In addition. United States military personnel furnished under 10 U .S.C .
§ 374(c) are prohibited from direct participation “in an interdiction o f a vessel or aircraft, a search and
seizure, arrest, o r other sim ilar activity unless participation in such activity by such [personnel] is otherw ise
authorized by law .” Id. § 375.
   U nder 21 U .S.C. § 873(b), the A ttorney G eneral is authorized to call on other federal agencies to furnish
assistance in carrying out his responsibility to enforce U nited States narcotics laws. This provision allow s the
A ttorney G eneral to request assistance if that assistance is w ithin the otherw ise authorized capacity o f the
assisting agency. This provision, accordingly, does not authorize the A ttorney General to request, nor a
responding agency to provide, assistance in the enforcem ent o f foreign anti-drug law s. This O ffice has
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                                   M. The Mansfield Amendment

   The Mansfield Amendment forbids United States officers and employees
from “engaging] or participating] in any direct police arrest action in any
foreign country with respect to narcotics control efforts.” 22 U.S.C. § 2291(c)(1).
This statute was amended in 1985 to make clear that United States officers and
employees may be present during such direct police arrest actions, so long as
the Secretary of State and the government of the foreign country agree to such
presence. Id. § 2291(c)(2).8 Determining the nature and scope of the Mansfield
Amendment’s limitation on United States assistance to foreign anti-drug ac­
tivities thus hinges on the meaning of the term “direct police arrest action.”9
   The use of the term “arrest a c t i o n rather than simply “arrest,” suggests that
Congress intended to bar more than just participation in an actual arrest by
foreign law enforcement officers. Congress’ use of the modifier “direct,”
however, suggests that it intended to prohibit only conduct closely related, in
time and place, to an actual arrest. The language of the Mansfield Amendment
thus suggests that Congress intended to include within the Amendment’s
prohibition more than just the arrest of suspects, but did not intend to include
conduct, such as the planning and preparation for the law enforcement opera­
tion, that is not closely related to arrests. The Amendment’s peculiar linguistic
formulation — “direct police arrest action” — does not on its face clearly
identify the line between prohibited and permissible conduct.

   7 ( . . . continued)
previously suggested th at law enforcement operations conducted with assistance provided under § 873(b)
m ust foreseeably lead to prosecutions u n d e r U nited States narcotics law s. See M emorandum to Jam es I.
K napp, D eputy A ssistant A ttorney G eneral, C rim inal D ivision from L arry L. Simms, Deputy Assistant
A ttorney G eneral, O ffice o f Legal Counsel (D ec. 18, 1984).
   A n additional positive source of authority to provide U nited States m ilitary resources to assist foreign
governm ents in th e ir anti-drug activities is § 22 U.S.C. § 2311 (§ 503 o f the Foreign A ssistance Act). That
section authorizes the President “to furnish m ilitary assistance, on such term s and conditions as he may
d eterm ine, to any friendly country . . . the a ssistin g o f w hich th e President finds will strengthen the security
o f the U nited S tates and prom ote world peace . . . by . . . assigning or detailing members o f the Armed Forces
o f the U nited States and o th er personnel o f th e D epartm ent o f D efense to perform duties o f a non-combatant
n ature.” T his provision is administered by th e State D epartm ent, and it is our understanding that the State
D epartm ent does n o t read § 2311 to authorize the provision o f m ilitary assistance for purposes of foreign drug
e nforcem ent activ ities unless, perhaps, those activities are conducted by foreign military forces.
   8 T his O ffice has been asked whether an “ agreem ent to agree” to specific future operations satisfies the
term s o f th e 1985 am endm ent to the M ansfield A mendment. T h is am endm ent allows U nited States officers to
be present d uring arrest actions when the fo reig n governm ent agrees, but it remains true that no officer may
engage or participate in any direct police arrest action. T he legislative history does not provide any
explan atio n o f the type o f agreem ent required by the 1985 am endm ent. In the absence o f further guidance, we
assum e from the language o f the am endm ent that C ongress meant to vest substantial discretion in the
Secretary o f S tate to develop such agreem ents. Thus it appears that oral agreem ents, for exam ple, would
satisfy th e requirem ents o f the amendment. Sim ilarly, w e assume that reports to Congress under the
am endm ent m ay include notifying key com m ittees that such agreem ents have been reached.
   9 T he requirem ent that the direct arrest a ctio n relate to “ narcotics control efforts” raises the question
w heth er the M ansfield A m endm ent would ap p ly to individual arrests since a single arrest m ight not be seen as
p art o f a “narcotics control effo rt.” It appears how ever, th a t an individual arrest, even though it m ight not
necessarily relate to broader d rug control e ffo rts, is plainly w ithin the A m endm ent’s prohibition on participa­
tio n in any “direct p olice arrest action.” The M ansfield A m endm ent does not apply to arrest actions — o r any
o th e r law enforcem ent action — not related to narcotics control efforts.

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   The legislative history of the Amendment provides useful insights. The
Mansfield Amendment was proposed by Senator Mansfield after he had visited
Southeast Asia in 1975 and had learned of the direct involvement of Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents in Burmese and Thai anti-drug
operations. Senator Mansfield was particularly critical of a “joint raid of an
opium refinery” carried out by United States and Thai narcotics agents. See
Report by Senator Mansfield, “Winds of Change: Evolving Relations and
Interests in Southeast Asia,” S. Rep. No. 382-38,94th Cong., 1st Sess. 9 (Oct.
1975).10 The origin of Senator Mansfield’s particular concern in proposing the
Mansfield Amendment — joint drug raids — suggests the framework for
construing the meaning of “direct police arrest actions.”
   The Amendment as originally introduced provided that no United States
officer or employee “may engage in any police action in any foreign country
with respect to narcotics control efforts.” 122 Cong. Rec. 2592 (1976). This
language is both narrower and broader than the language eventually adopted. It
is narrower in that it covers only officers who “engage” in certain actions,
rather than those who “engage or participate.” It is broader because it covers all
“police actions” and not just “direct police arrest actions.”11
   In discussing the proposed Amendment on the Senate floor, Senator Mansfield
emphasized his concern with “U.S. involvement in local drug raids.” 122
Cong. Rec. 2592 (1976). He observed that United States agents “now partici­
pate in raids and other such activities alongside local police officials,” and
explained that his proposal would “put a limit on the extent to which U.S.
personnel can participate” in such actions. Id.
   Senator Percy, during debate on the initial version of the Amendment, noted
that it “is designed solely to prevent American involvement where it is unnec­
essary to our own domestic drug law enforcement programs and where friction
with foreign governments is likely to result.” 122 Cong. Rec. 2591 (1976). In
particular, according to Senator Percy, the Amendment “would prohibit United
States narcotics agents operating abroad, whether by themselves or as members
of teams involving the agents . . . of foreign governments, from engaging in
actions where it is reasonably foreseeable that force will be used or an arrest of
foreign nationals made.” Id.
   The legislative comments on the final version of the Amendment mirrored
the concerns expressed by Senators Percy and Mansfield.12 The Report by the
House International Relations Committee on the final version noted that the
provision was intended “to insure U.S. narcotics control efforts abroad are
conducted in such a manner as to avoid involvement by U.S. personnel in

  10 Senator M ansfield considered local drug enforcem ent a “function o f indigenous governm ent.'' See R eport
by Senator M ansfield, “W inds o f Change* Evolving R elations and Interests in Southeast A sia," S. R ep. No.
382-38, 94th Cong., 1st Sess. (1975).
  11 The A mendment as originally introduced w as passed as part o f the International Security A ssistance and
Arms Export Control Act o f 1976, but this bill was vetoed by the President for reasons unrelated to the
M ansfield Amendment.
  12 There is no indication in the legislative history that the shift in language between the initial and final
versions o f the Amendm ent reflected a change in the intentions o f the m easure’s drafters and sponsors.

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foreign police operations where violence or the use of force could reasonably
be anticipated.” H.R. Rep. No. 1144, 94th Cong., 2d Sess. 59 (1976).13
   Joint drug raids provide the archetypical violation of Congress’ desire that
United States agents not participate in foreign law enforcement operations in
which violence or the use of force is likely to occur.14 Identifying participation
in joint drug raids as the paradigm forbidden behavior, however, does not
complete the necessary inquiry. It is still necessary to identify the point at
which such raids, or “direct police arrest actions,” begin and end. Here, too, the
legislative history provides valuable assistance.15
   The House International Relations Committee and the Senate Foreign Rela­
tions Committee both defined “arrest actions” to mean “any police action
which, under normal circumstances, would involve the arrest of individuals
whether or not arrests, in fact, are actually made.” H.R. Rep. No. 1144, supra,
at 55; S. Rep. No. 876,94th Cong., 2d Sess. 61 (1976). See also 122 Cong. Rec.
2591 (1976) (remarks of Sen. Percy). This definition of “arrest action” makes
clear Congress’ intent to include more than the actual arrest of foreign nation­
als, but not to include activities which under normal circumstances would not
involve such arrests. In the context of a drug raid, for example, the Mansfield
Amendment would preclude the participation (though not presence)16of United
States officers only in the raid itself, for only the actual raid would, under
normal circumstances, involve arrests or the probable use of force. The Mansfield
Amendment would not prohibit United States participation in any activity
occurring before or after the raid, such as planning and preparing for the raid, or
pre-positioning (including transportation) of foreign officers in the general
vicinity of the raid target, because arrests do not normally occur during these
   13 S im ilar lines w ere draw n by the S enate Foreign R elations Com m ittee on the initial version o f the
A m endm ent. See S. Rep. No. 605, 94th C ong., 2d Sess 55 (1976), reprinted in part in 122 Cong. Rec. 2592
(1976).
   14 C ongress evidently believed that operations in which, under normal circum stances, arrests would be
likely w ere also operations w here violence o r the use o f force w as likely.
   15 S im ilar boundaries on the participation o f m ilitary personnel have been drawn for enforcem ent of
dom estic law un d er the Posse Comitatus A ct. The Posse C om itatus Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1385, a Reconstruction
era provision th a t w as intended to prevent th e participation o f U nited States arm ed forces in the enforcem ent
o f dom estic law , has been construed to p erm it civilian law enforcem ent agencies to use military equipm ent or
receive training, and to perm it military o bservers, but not to p erm it the use o f military m anpow er in an active
law enforcement role. In United States v. Red Feather, 392 F. Supp. 916,925 (D.S.D. 1974), the court explained:
        A ctivities w hich constitute an activ e role in direct law enforcem ent are: arrest; seizure of
        evidence; search o f a person, search o f a building; investigation o f a crim e, interviewing
        w itnesses; p u rsu it o f an escaped c iv ilian prisoner; search o f an area fo r a suspect and other like
        activities. A ctivities w hich constitute a passive role w hich might indirectly aid law enforcement
        are: m ere presence o f military personnel under orders to report on the necessity for military
        intervention; preparation o f contingency plans to be used if m ilitary intervention is ordered;
        advice o r recom m endations given to civilian law enforcem ent officers by military personnel on
        tactics o r logistics; presence o f m ilitary personnel to deliver m ilitary material, equipm ent or
        supplies, to train local law enforcem ent officials on the proper use and care o f such m aterial or
        equipm ent, and to m aintain such m aterial o r equipm ent; aerial photographic reconnaissance
        flig h ts and o th er like activities.
   16 A s noted above, a 1985 amendment to the M ansfield A m endm ent specifically states that its prohibition
should not be construed to forbid U nited States officers from being “present during direct police arrest
action” in a foreign country if the Secretary o f State and governm ent o f the foreign country reach an
agreem ent to th is effect. See Pub. L. No. 9 9 -8 3 , § 6 0 5 ,9 9 Stat. 190,229 (codified at 22 U.S.C. § 2291(c)(2)).

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activities. Nor would supplying equipment, training, and intelligence for the
raid violate the intent of Congress.17 Similarly, participation of United States
officers in foreign operations aimed at eradicating drug producing crops or
drug processing facilities would not come within the Mansfield Amendment’s
prohibition if arrests are not likely to occur.

                                                  Conclusion

   In enacting the Mansfield Amendment, Congress was animated by concern
that United States officers not participate directly in joint drug raids with
foreign authorities. Congress addressed this concern by prohibiting United
States officers from personally participating, except as observers, in any activ­
ity which, under normal circumstances, would be likely to lead to the arrest of
foreign nationals.18 The Amendment was not intended to prohibit participation
of United States officers in activities occurring before or after any such “arrest
action.” The application of these principles to specific cases may raise difficult
questions.

                                                                     C h a r l e s J. C o o p e r
                                                                  Assistant Attorney General
                                                                   Office o f Legal Counsel




   17 C ongress made clear that the role o f the foreign governm ent in requesting United States assistance does
not alter the boundaries on the behavior o f United States officers in drug raids. Senator Percy explained the
A m endm ent's “basic m eaning” as preventing involvem ent in actions in which force would result “ whether or
not the host governm ent in question has requested the participation o f A m erican agents.” 122 Cong. Rec.
2S92 (1976). The Senate Foreign Relations Com m ittee Report on the original version noted that it w as
intended to prohibit involvem ent in actions involving the arrest o f foreign nationals “w hether unilaterally
(acting on th eir ow n) o r as mem bers o f teams involving agents o r officials o f other foreign governm ents." Id.',
see also S. Rep. No. 605, 94th Cong., 2d Sess. (1976).
  18 The D epartm ent has previously considered efforts to repeal or amend the M ansfield Amendm ent to
remove its restn ctio n on U nited States anti-drug activities abroad. The P resident's C om m ission on O rganized
Crim e has recom m ended that the M ansfield A mendment “be repealed in its entirety.” Presidential Com m is­
sion on O rganized Crim e, America's Habits, Drug Abuse, Drug Trafficking, and Organized Crime 468
(M arch 1986).

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