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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 205 

To authorize additional resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources 

of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by violent drug trafficking 

organizations, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 12, 2009 

Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. DURBIN, 

Mr. MCCAIN, and Mr. KYL) introduced the following bill; which was read 

twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To authorize additional resources to identify and eliminate 

illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use 

by violent drug trafficking organizations, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Southwest Border Vio5 lence Reduction Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROJECT GUNRUNNER. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall dedi8 cate and expand the resources provided for the Project 


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1 Gunrunner initiative of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 

2 Firearms, and Explosives to identify, investigate, and 

3 prosecute individuals involved in the trafficking of fire4 arms across the international border between the United 

5 States and Mexico. 

6 (b) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out this section, the At7 torney General shall— 

8 (1) assign additional agents of the Bureau of 

9 Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to the 

10 area of the United States adjacent to the inter11 national border between the United States and Mex12 ico to support the expansion of Project Gunrunner 

13 teams; 

14 (2) establish not fewer than 1 Project Gun15 runner team in each State along the international 

16 border between the United States and Mexico; and 

17 (3) coordinate with the heads of other relevant 

18 Federal law enforcement agencies and State and 

19 local law enforcement agencies to address firearms 

20 trafficking in a comprehensive manner. 

21 (c) ADDITIONAL STAFF.—The Attorney General may 

22 hire Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explo23 sives agents for, and otherwise expend additional resources 

24 needed to adequately support, Project Gunrunner. 


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1 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 are authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each 

3 of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to carry out this section. 

4 SEC. 3. ENHANCED INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in coopera6 tion with the Secretary of State, shall— 

7 (1) assign agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, To8 bacco, Firearms, and Explosives to the United 

9 States mission in Mexico, to work with Mexican law 

10 enforcement agencies in conducting investigations 

11 relating to firearms trafficking and other criminal 

12 enterprises; 

13 (2) provide the equipment and technological re14 sources necessary to support investigations and to 

15 trace firearms recovered in Mexico; and 

16 (3) support the training of Mexican law en17 forcement officers in serial number restoration tech18 niques, canine explosive detection, and 

19 antitrafficking tactics. 

20 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

21 are authorized to be appropriated $9,500,000 for each of 

22 fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to carry out this section. 

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