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In the Senate of the United States,
August 5, 1999.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R.
1833) entitled ``An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years
2000 and 2001 for the United States Customs Service for drug
interdiction and other operations, for the Office of the United States
Trade Representative, for the United States International Trade
Commission, and for other purposes.'', do pass with the following
AMENDMENTS:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Customs Authorization Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR UNITED STATES CUSTOMS
SERVICE FOR ENHANCED INSPECTION, TRADE FACILITATION, AND DRUG
INTERDICTION
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Cargo inspection and narcotics detection equipment for the
United States-Mexico border, United States-
Canada border, and Florida and Gulf Coast
seaports; internal management improvements.
Sec. 103. Peak hours and investigative resource enhancement for the
United States-Mexico and United States-
Canada borders, Florida and Gulf Coast
seaports, and the Bahamas.
Sec. 104. Agent rotations; elimination of backlog of background
investigations.
Sec. 105. Air and marine operation and maintenance funding.
Sec. 106. Compliance with performance plan requirements.
Sec. 107. Transfer of aerostats.
Sec. 108. Report on intelligence requirements.
Sec. 109. Authorization of appropriations for program to prevent child
pornography and sexual exploitation of
children.
TITLE II--CUSTOMS MANAGEMENT
Sec. 201. Term and salary of the Commissioner of Customs.
Sec. 202. Internal compliance.
Sec. 203. Report on personnel flexibility.
Sec. 204. Report on implementation of personnel allocation model.
Sec. 205. Report on detection and monitoring requirements along the
southern tier and northern border.
TITLE III--MARKING VIOLATIONS
Sec. 301. Civil penalties for marking violations.
TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR UNITED STATES CUSTOMS
SERVICE FOR ENHANCED INSPECTION, TRADE FACILITATION, AND DRUG
INTERDICTION
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Drug Enforcement and Other Noncommercial Operations.--
Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 301(b)(1) of the Customs
Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 (19 U.S.C.
2075(b)(1)(A) and (B)) are amended to read as follows:
``(A) $1,029,608,384 for fiscal year 2000.
``(B) $1,111,450,668 for fiscal year 2001.''.
(b) Commercial Operations.--Clauses (i) and (ii) of section
301(b)(2)(A) of such Act (19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(2)(A)(i) and (ii)) are
amended to read as follows:
``(i) $1,251,794,435 for fiscal year 2000.
``(ii) $1,348,676,435 for fiscal year
2001.''.
(c) Air and Marine Interdiction.--Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
section 301(b)(3) of such Act (19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(3)(A) and (B)) are
amended to read as follows:
``(A) $229,001,000 for fiscal year 2000.
``(B) $176,967,000 for fiscal year 2001.''.
(d) Submission of Budget Projections.--Section 301(a) of such Act
(19 U.S.C. 2075(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) By no later than the date on which the President
submits to Congress the budget of the United States Government
for a fiscal year, the Commissioner of Customs shall submit to
the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Ways and
Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Appropriations and the Committee on Finance of the Senate the
budget request submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury
estimating the amount of funds for that fiscal year that will
be necessary for the operations of the Customs Service as
provided for in subsection (b).''.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations for Modernizing Customs Service
Computer Systems.--
(1) Establishment of automation modernization working
capital fund.--There is established within the United States
Customs Service an Automation Modernization Working Capital
Fund (in this section referred to as the ``Fund''). The Fund
shall consist of the amounts authorized to be appropriated
under paragraph (2) and shall be used to implement a program
for modernizing the Customs Service computer systems, to
maintain the existing computer systems until a modernized
computer system is fully implemented, and for related computer
system modernization activities.
(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated for the Fund $242,000,000 for fiscal year
2000 and $336,000,000 for fiscal year 2001. The amounts
authorized to be appropriated under this paragraph shall remain
available until expended.
(3) Report and audit.--
(A) Report.--The Commissioner of Customs shall, not
later than March 31 and September 30 of each year,
report to the Comptroller General of the United States,
the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on
Finance of the Senate regarding the progress being made
in the modernization of the Customs Service computer
systems. Each report shall--
(i) include explicit criteria used to
identify, evaluate, and prioritize investments
for computer systems modernization planned for
the Customs Service for each of fiscal years
2000 through 2004;
(ii) provide a schedule for mitigating any
deficiencies identified by the General
Accounting Office and for developing and
implementing all computer systems modernization
projects;
(iii) provide a plan for expanding the
utilization of private sector sources for the
development and integration of computer
systems; and
(iv) contain timely schedules and resource
allocations for implementing the modernization
of the Customs Service computer systems.
(B) Audit.--Not later than 30 days after a report
described in subparagraph (A) is received, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall audit
the report and shall provide the results of the audit
to the Commissioner of Customs, to the Committee on
Appropriations and the Committee on Ways and Means of
the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on
Appropriations and the Committee on Finance of the
Senate.
SEC. 102. CARGO INSPECTION AND NARCOTICS DETECTION EQUIPMENT FOR THE
UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDER, UNITED STATES-CANADA BORDER,
AND FLORIDA AND GULF COAST SEAPORTS; INTERNAL MANAGEMENT
IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) Fiscal Year 2000.--Of the amounts made available for fiscal
year 2000 under section 301(b)(1)(A) of the Customs Procedural Reform
and Simplification Act of 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(1)(A)), as amended by
section 101(a) of this Act, $116,436,000 shall be available until
expended for acquisition and other expenses associated with
implementation and deployment of narcotics detection equipment along
the United States-Mexico border, the United States-Canada border, and
Florida and the Gulf Coast seaports, and for internal management
improvements as follows:
(1) United states-mexico border.--For the United States-
Mexico border, the following amounts shall be available:
(A) $6,000,000 for 8 Vehicle and Container
Inspection Systems (VACIS).
(B) $11,000,000 for 5 mobile truck x-rays with
transmission and backscatter imaging.
(C) $12,000,000 for the upgrade of 8 fixed-site
truck x-rays from the present energy level of 450,000
electron volts to 1,000,000 electron volts (1-MeV).
(D) $7,200,000 for 8 1-MeV pallet x-rays.
(E) $1,000,000 for 200 portable contraband
detectors (busters) to be distributed among ports where
the current allocations are inadequate.
(F) $600,000 for 50 contraband detection kits to be
distributed among all southwest border ports based on
traffic volume.
(G) $500,000 for 25 ultrasonic container inspection
units to be distributed among all ports receiving
liquid-filled cargo and to ports with a hazardous
material inspection facility.
(H) $2,450,000 for 7 automated targeting systems.
(I) $360,000 for 30 rapid tire deflator systems to
be distributed to those ports where port runners are a
threat.
(J) $480,000 for 20 portable Treasury Enforcement
Communications Systems (TECS) terminals to be moved
among ports as needed.
(K) $1,000,000 for 20 remote watch surveillance
camera systems at ports where there are suspicious
activities at loading docks, vehicle queues, secondary
inspection lanes, or areas where visual surveillance or
observation is obscured.
(L) $1,254,000 for 57 weigh-in-motion sensors to be
distributed among the ports with the greatest volume of
outbound traffic.
(M) $180,000 for 36 AM traffic information radio
stations, with 1 station to be located at each border
crossing.
(N) $1,040,000 for 260 inbound vehicle counters to
be installed at every inbound vehicle lane.
(O) $950,000 for 38 spotter camera systems to
counter the surveillance of customs inspection
activities by persons outside the boundaries of ports
where such surveillance activities are occurring.
(P) $390,000 for 60 inbound commercial truck
transponders to be distributed to all ports of entry.
(Q) $1,600,000 for 40 narcotics vapor and particle
detectors to be distributed to each border crossing.
(R) $400,000 for license plate reader automatic
targeting software to be installed at each port to
target inbound vehicles.
(S) $1,000,000 for a demonstration site for a high-
energy relocatable rail car inspection system with an
x-ray source switchable from 2,000,000 electron volts
(2-MeV) to 6,000,000 electron volts (6-MeV) at a shared
Department of Defense testing facility for a two-month
testing period.
(2) United states-canada border.--For the United States-
Canada border, the following amounts shall be available:
(A) $3,000,000 for 4 Vehicle and Container
Inspection Systems (VACIS).
(B) $8,800,000 for 4 mobile truck x-rays with
transmission and backscatter imaging.
(C) $3,600,000 for 4 1-MeV pallet x-rays.
(D) $250,000 for 50 portable contraband detectors
(busters) to be distributed among ports where the
current allocations are inadequate.
(E) $300,000 for 25 contraband detection kits to be
distributed among ports based on traffic volume.
(F) $240,000 for 10 portable Treasury Enforcement
Communications Systems (TECS) terminals to be moved
among ports as needed.
(G) $400,000 for 10 narcotics vapor and particle
detectors to be distributed to each border crossing
based on traffic volume.
(H) $600,000 for 30 fiber optic scopes.
(I) $250,000 for 50 portable contraband detectors
(busters) to be distributed among ports where the
current allocations are inadequate.
(J) $3,000,000 for 10 x-ray vans with particle
detectors.
(K) $40,000 for 8 AM loop radio systems.
(L) $400,000 for 100 vehicle counters.
(M) $1,200,000 for 12 examination tool trucks.
(N) $2,400,000 for 3 dedicated commuter lanes.
(O) $1,050,000 for 3 automated targeting systems.
(P) $572,000 for 26 weigh-in-motion sensors.
(Q) $480,000 for 20 portable Treasury Enforcement
Communication Systems (TECS).
(3) Florida and gulf coast seaports.--For Florida and the
Gulf Coast seaports, the following amounts shall be available:
(A) $4,500,000 for 6 Vehicle and Container
Inspection Systems (VACIS).
(B) $11,800,000 for 5 mobile truck x-rays with
transmission and backscatter imaging.
(C) $7,200,000 for 8 1-MeV pallet x-rays.
(D) $250,000 for 50 portable contraband detectors
(busters) to be distributed among ports where the
current allocations are inadequate.
(E) $300,000 for 25 contraband detection kits to be
distributed among ports based on traffic volume.
(4) Internal management improvements.--For internal
management improvements, the following amounts shall be
available:
(A) $2,500,000 for automated systems for management
of internal affairs functions.
(B) $700,000 for enhanced internal affairs file
management systems.
(C) $2,700,000 for enhanced financial asset
management systems.
(D) $6,100,000 for enhanced human resources
information system to improve personnel management.
(E) $2,700,000 for new data management systems for
improved performance analysis, internal and external
reporting, and data analysis.
(F) $1,700,000 for automation of the collection of
key export data as part of the implementation of the
Automated Export system.
(b) Textile Transshipment.--Of the amounts made available for
fiscal years 2000 and 2001 under section 301(b)(1)(B) of the Customs
Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 (19 U.S.C.
2075(b)(1)(B)), as amended by section 101(a) of this Act, $3,364,435
shall be available for each fiscal year for textile transshipment
enforcement.
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