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Excess Defense Articles: Costa Rica

The State Department's April 2002 FY2003 Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign Operations reported that transfer of grant Excess Defense Articles to Costa Rica "is consistent with U.S. efforts to reduce the drug flow and promote regional stability in Central America.  Most EDA will be used to enhance counternarcotics capabilities, including communications equipment and air and ocean assets."1

The February 2005 request for 2006 includes similar language, adding that "The transfer of EDA demonstrates USG support of Costa Rica’s democracy and encourages interoperability of Costa Rican law enforcement and the country’s coast guard with the United States and the modernization of equipment." [6]

2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1996

2001:2
(all amounts in dollars)

Description No. Offered No. Accepted Offered Value Delivered Value
Original Current Original Current
Point Class Patrol Boat (EX PT Bridge) 1 1 575,000 230,000 575,000 230,000
Block 0 Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) 1 1 575,000 230,000 575,000 230,000
Total   1,150,000 460,000 1,150,000 460,000

2000:3
(all amounts in dollars)

Description No. Offered No. Accepted Offered Value Delivered Value
Original Current Original Current
Kitchen Equipment 0 0 850 85 0 0
Auto. Equipment 0 0 1,196 119.60 0 0
Chevrolet Suburban Truck 1 0 21,552 2,155.20 0 0
Office Equipment 0 0 22,025 2,202.50 0 0
Radio Euipment 0 0 24,975 2,497.50 0 0
UH-1H Utility Helicopter (-10 engine) 3 0 2,768,112 278,160 0 0
UH-1H Utility helicopter (-22 engine) 3 0 2,768,112 278,160 0 0
Total 5,606,822 563,380 0 0

1999:4
(all amounts in dollars)

Description No. Offered No. Accepted Offered Value Delivered Value
Original Current Original Current
Truck, dodge ram, 250 1 1 5,000 500 5,000 500
Truck, chevy, delux, 30 2 2 51,556 2,578 51,556 2,578
Point camden patrol boat 1 1 575,000 230,000 575,000 230,000
Total 631,556 233,078 631,556 233,078

1996:5
(all amounts in dollars)

Description No. Offered No. Accepted Offered Value Delivered Value
Original Current Original Current
MAGNETOMETER 1 1 2,755 138 2,755 138

Sources:

1 United States, Department of State, FY 2003 Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign Operations (Washington, DC: Department of State, April 15, 2002) <http://www.state.gov/m/rm/rls/cbj/2003/>.

2 United States, Department of Defense, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Excess Defense Articles online database <http://www.dsca.osd.mil/home/excess_defense_articles_bbs.htm>.

3 United States, Department of Defense, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Excess Defense Articles online database <http://www.dsca.osd.mil/home/excess_defense_articles_bbs.htm>.

4 United States, Department of Defense, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Excess Defense Articles online database <http://www.dsca.osd.mil/home/excess_defense_articles_bbs.htm>.

5 United States, Department of State, Department of Defense, Foreign Military Assistance Act Report To Congress, Fiscal Year 1996 (Washington: September 1997).

United States, Department of Defense, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Excess Defense Articles online database <http://www.dsca.osd.mil/home/excess_defense_articles_bbs.htm>.

6 United States, Department of State, Office of Resources, Plans and Policy, Congressional Presentation for Foreign Operations, Fiscal Year 2006 (Washington: February 2005) <http://www.state.gov/m/rm/rls/cbj/2006/>.

 

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