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To establish a Select Committee to Investigate CIA Involvement in Crack Cocaine Sales to Fund Contras.

Introduced: September 11, 1996 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov

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Sep 11, 1996

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Establishes in the House of Representatives the Select Committee to Investigate CIA Involvement in Crack Cocaine Sales to Fund Contras to investigate and report to the House regarding: (1) existence of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) files on cocaine purchases and arms transfers to inner-city south central Los Angeles residents; (2) CIA employment of Danilo Blandon and Edwin Menenses as informants; (3) diversion or intended diversion of funds appropriated by the Congress for assistance to Nicaraguan contras or the sale of crack cocaine for such purposes; and (4) any other matters deemed appropriate or germane to either CIA involvement in unauthorized or illegal drug sales or the use of informants to provide information on sale of crack cocaine to such residents.

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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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