Other Presidential Documents (1) the Foreign Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 500; (2) the Transaction Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 505; and (3) the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 515. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to publish this de- termination in the Federal Register. GEORGE W. BUSH THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, September 12, 2005. Presidential Determination No. 2005-36 of September 14, 2005 Presidential Determination on Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2006 Memorandum for the Secretary of State Pursuant to section 706(1) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fis- cal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228) (FRAA), I hereby identify the fol- lowing countries as major drug transit or major illicit drug producing coun- tries: Afghanistan, The Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma, Colombia, Domini- can Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Laos, Mexico, Ni- geria, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. A country's presence on the Majors List is not necessarily an adverse re- flection of its government's counternarcotics efforts or level of cooperation with the United States. Consistent with the statutory definition of a major drug-transit or drug-producing country set fourth in section 481(o)(2) and (5) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (FAA), one of the reasons that major drug transit or illicit drug producing countries are placed on the list is the combination of geographical, commercial, and eco- nomic factors that allow drugs to transit or be produced despite the con- cerned government's most assiduous enforcement measures. Pursuant to section 706(2)(A) of the FRAA, I hereby designated Burma and Venezuela as countries that have failed demonstrably during the previous 12 months to adhere to their obligations under international counter- narcotics agreements and take the measures set fourth in section 489(a)(1) of the FAA. Attached to this report (Tab A) are justifications for the deter- minations on Burma and Venezuela, as required by section 706(2)(B). I have also determined, in accordance with provisions of section 706(3)(A) of the FRAA, that support for program to aid Vonozuola's democratic insti- tutions, establish selected community development projects, and strengthen Venezuela's political party system is vital to the national interests of the United States. I have removed China and Vietnam from the list of major drug transit or major illicit drug producing countries because there is insufficient evidence to suggest that China is a major source zone or transit country for illicit narcotics that significantly affects the United States. There is insufficient 265
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