article: SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE AND IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE. (a) In General.-- (1) Customs service.--In order to enhance border investigative resources on the Southwest border, enhance investigative resources for anticorruption efforts, intensify efforts against drug smuggling and money-laundering organizations, process cargo, reduce commercial and passenger traffic waiting times, and open all primary lanes during peak hours at certain ports on the Southwest and Northern borders, in addition to any other amount appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated for salaries, expenses, and equipment for the United States Customs Service for purposes of carrying out this section-- (A) $161,248,584 for fiscal year 1999; (B) $185,751,328 for fiscal year 2000; and (C) such sums as may be necessary in each fiscal year thereafter. (2) INS.--In order to enhance enforcement and inspection resources on the Southwest land border of the United States, enhance investigative resources for anticorruption efforts and efforts against drug smuggling and money-laundering organizations, process cargo, reduce commercial and passenger traffic waiting times, and open all primary lanes during peak hours at major land border ports of entry on the Southwest and Northern land borders of the United States, in addition to any other amounts appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated for salaries, expenses, and equipment for the Immigration and Naturalization Service for purposes of carrying out this section-- (A) $113,604,000 for fiscal year 1999; (B) $121,064,000 for fiscal year 2000; and (C) such sums as may be necessary in each fiscal year thereafter. (b) Fiscal Year 1999.-- (1) Customs service.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a)(1)(A) for fiscal year 1999 for the United States Customs Service, $48,404,000 shall be available until expended for acquisition and other expenses associated with implementation and full deployment of narcotics enforcement and cargo processing technology along the Southwest border, including-- (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 System (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 radio ``Welcome to the United States'' 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; and (R) $400,000 for license plate reader automatic targeting software to be installed at each port to target inbound vehicles. (2) INS.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a)(2)(A) for fiscal year 1999 for the Immigration and Naturalization Service, $15,090,000 shall be available until expended for acquisition and other expenses associated with implementation and full deployment of narcotics enforcement and cargo processing technology along the Southwest land border of the United States, including-- (A) $11,000,000 for 5 mobile truck x-rays with transmission and backscatter imaging to be distributed to border patrol checkpoints; (B) $200,000 for 10 ultrasonic container inspection units to be distributed to border patrol checkpoints; (C) $240,000 for 10 Portable Treasury Enforcement Communications System (TECS) terminals to be distributed to border patrol checkpoints; (D) $1,000,000 for 20 remote watch surveillance camera systems to be distributed to border patrol checkpoints; (E) $175,000 for 35 AM radio ``Welcome to the United States'' stations, with 1 station to be located at each permanent border patrol checkpoint; (F) $875,000 for 35 spotter camera systems, with 1 system to be located at each permanent border patrol checkpoint; and (G) $1,600,000 for 40 narcotics vapor and particle detectors to be distributed to border patrol checkpoints. (c) Fiscal Year 2000 and Thereafter.-- (1) Customs service.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (a)(1) for the United States Customs Service for fiscal year 2000 and each fiscal year thereafter, $4,840,400 shall be for the maintenance and support of the equipment and training of personnel to maintain and support the equipment described in subsection (b)(1), based on an estimate of 10 percent of the cost of such equipment. (2) INS.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (a)(2) for the Immigration and Naturalization Service for fiscal year 2000 and each fiscal year thereafter, $1,509,000 shall be for the maintenance and support of the equipment and training of personnel to maintain and support the equipment described in subsection (b)(2), based on an estimate of 10 percent of the cost of such equipment. (d) New Technologies; Use of Funds.-- (1) In general.--The Commissioner of Customs may use the amounts authorized to be appropriated for equipment under this section for equipment other than the equipment specified in subsection (b)(1) if such other equipment-- (A)(i) is technologically superior to the equipment specified in subsection (b)(1); and (ii) will achieve at least the same results at a cost that is the same or less than the equipment specified in subsection (b)(1); or (B) can be obtained at a lower cost than the equipment authorized in subparagraphs (A) through (R) of such subsection. (2) Transfer of funds.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Commissioner of Customs may reallocate an amount not to exceed 10 percent of the amount specified in any of subparagraphs (A) through (R) of subsection (b)(1) for equipment specified in any other of such subparagraphs (A) through (R). (3) INS.--With respect to the amounts and equipment specified in subsection (b)(2), the Attorney General shall have the same authority as is granted the Commissioner of Customs by paragraphs (1) and (2) with respect to the amounts and equipment specified in subsection (b)(1). (e) Peak Hours and Investigative Resource Enhancement.-- (1) Customs service.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a)(1) for fiscal years 1999 and 2000, $112,844,584 in fiscal year 1999 and $180,910,928 for fiscal year 2000 shall be for-- (A) a net increase of 535 inspectors and 60 special agents for the Southwest border and 375 inspectors for the Northern border, in order to open all primary lanes on the Southwest and Northern borders during peak hours and enhance investigative resources; (B) a net increase of 285 inspectors and canine enforcement officers to be distributed at large cargo facilities as needed to process and screen cargo (including rail cargo) and reduce commercial waiting times on the Southwest border; (C) a net increase of 360 special agents, 40 intelligence analysts, and additional resources to be distributed among offices that have jurisdiction over major metropolitan drug or narcotics distribution and transportation centers for intensification of efforts against drug smuggling and money-laundering organizations; (D) a net increase of 50 positions and additional resources to the Office of Internal Affairs to enhance investigative resources for anticorruption efforts; and (E) the costs incurred as a result of the increase in personnel hired pursuant to this section. (2) INS.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a)(2) for fiscal years 1999 and 2000, $98,514,000 in fiscal year 1999 and $119,555,000 for fiscal year 2000 shall be for-- (A) a net increase of 535 inspectors for the Southwest land border and 375 inspectors for the Northern land border, in order to open all primary lanes on the Southwest and Northern borders during peak hours and enhance investigative resources; (B) a net increase of 100 inspectors and canine enforcement officers for border patrol checkpoints; (C) 100 canine enforcement vehicles to be used by the Border Patrol for inspection and enforcement, and to reduce waiting times, at the Southwest land border of the United States; (D) a net increase of 40 intelligence analysts and additional resources to be distributed among border patrol sectors that have jurisdiction over major metropolitan drug or narcotics distribution and transportation centers for intensification of efforts against drug smuggling and money-laundering organizations; (E) a net increase of 50 positions and additional resources to the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice to enhance investigative resources for anticorruption efforts; and (F) the costs incurred as a result of the increase in personnel hired pursuant to this section.
summary: Authorizes additional appropriations for personnel and equipment for the United States Customs Service and the Immigration and Naturalization Service.