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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1833

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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 18, 1999

Mr. CRANE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee

on Ways and Means

A BILL

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.

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 ‘‘Trade Agency Author5 izations, Drug Free Borders, and Prevention of On-Line

6 Child Pornography Act of 1999’’.
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1 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

2 The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.

Sec. 2. Table of contents.

TITLE I—UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE

Subtitle A—Drug Enforcement and Other Noncommercial and Commercial

Operations

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations for noncommercial operations, commercial operations, and air and marine interdiction.

Sec. 102. Illicit narcotics detection equipment for the United States-Mexico border, United States-Canada border, and Florida and the Gulf

Coast seaports.

Sec. 103. Peak hours and investigative resource enhancement for the United

States-Mexico and United States-Canada borders.

Sec. 104. Compliance with performance plan requirements.

Subtitle B—Child Cyber-Smuggling Center of the Customs Service

Sec. 111. Authorization of appropriations for program to prevent child pornography/child sexual exploitation.

Subtitle C—Personnel Provisions

CHAPTER 1—OVERTIME AND PREMIUM PAY OF OFFICERS OF THE CUSTOMS

SERVICE

Sec. 121. Correction relating to fiscal year cap.

Sec. 122. Correction relating to overtime pay.

Sec. 123. Correction relating to premium pay.

Sec. 124. Use of savings from payment of overtime and premium pay for additional overtime enforcement activities of the Customs Service.

Sec. 125. Effective date.

CHAPTER 2—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 131. Study and report relating to personnel practices of the Customs Service.

TITLE II—OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE

REPRESENTATIVE

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.

TITLE III—UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.
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1 TITLE I—UNITED STATES

2 CUSTOMS SERVICE

3 Subtitle A—Drug Enforcement and

4 Other Noncommercial and Com5 mercial Operations

6 SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NON7 COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS, COMMERCIAL

8 OPERATIONS, AND AIR AND MARINE INTER9 DICTION.

10 (a) NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATIONS.—Section

11 301(b)(1) of the Customs Procedural Reform and Sim12 plification Act of 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(1)) is

13 amended—

14 (1) in subparagraph (A) to read as follows:

15 ‘‘(A) $1,231,359,000 for fiscal year

16 2000.’’; and

17 (2) in subparagraph (B) to read as follows:

18 ‘‘(B) $1,237,534,428 for fiscal year

19 2001.’’.

20 (b) COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS.—Section

21 301(b)(2)(A) of the Customs Procedural Reform and Sim22 plification Act of 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(2)(A)) is

23 amended—

24 (1) in clause (i) to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘(i) $922,563,000 for fiscal year 2000.’’;

2 and

3 (2) in clause (ii) to read as follows:

4 ‘‘(ii) $953,464,000 for fiscal year 2001.’’.

5 (c) AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION.—Section

6 301(b)(3) of the Customs Procedural Reform and Sim7 plification Act of 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(3)) is

8 amended—

9 (1) in subparagraph (A) to read as follows:

10 ‘‘(A) $109,413,000 for fiscal year 2000.’’;

11 and

12 (2) in subparagraph (B) to read as follows:

13 ‘‘(B) $113,789,000 for fiscal year 2001.’’.

14 (d) SUBMISSION OF OUT-YEAR BUDGET PROJEC15 TIONS.—Section 301(a) of the Customs Procedural Re16 form and Simplification Act of 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075(a))

17 is amended by adding at the end the following:

18 ‘‘(3) By no later than the date on which the President

19 submits to the Congress the budget of the United States

20 Government for a fiscal year, the Commissioner of Cus21 toms shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means

22 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on

23 Finance of the Senate the projected amount of funds for

24 the succeeding fiscal year that will be necessary for the
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1 operations of the Customs Service as provided for in sub2 section (b).’’.

3 SEC. 102. ILLICIT NARCOTICS DETECTION EQUIPMENT FOR

4 THE UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDER,

5 UNITED STATES-CANADA BORDER, AND

6 FLORIDA AND THE GULF COAST SEAPORTS.

7 (a) FISCAL YEAR 2000.—Of the amounts made avail8 able for fiscal year 2000 under section 301(b)(1)(A) of

9 the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of

10 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(1)(A)), as amended by section

11 101(a) of this Act, $90,244,000 shall be available until

12 expended for acquisition and other expenses associated

13 with implementation and deployment of illicit narcotics de14 tection equipment along the United States-Mexico border,

15 the United States-Canada border, and Florida and the

16 Gulf Coast seaports, as follows:

17 (1) UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDER.—For the

18 United States-Mexico border, the following:

19 (A) $6,000,000 for 8 Vehicle and Con20 tainer Inspection Systems (VACIS).

21 (B) $11,200,000 for 5 mobile truck x-rays

22 with transmission and backscatter imaging.

23 (C) $13,000,000 for the upgrade of 8

24 fixed-site truck x-rays from the present energy
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1 level of 450,000 electron volts to 1,000,000

2 electron volts (1–MeV).

3 (D) $7,200,000 for 8 1–MeV pallet x-rays.

4 (E) $1,000,000 for 200 portable contra5 band detectors (busters) to be distributed

6 among ports where the current allocations are

7 inadequate.

8 (F) $600,000 for 50 contraband detection

9 kits to be distributed among all southwest bor10 der ports based on traffic volume.

11 (G) $500,000 for 25 ultrasonic container

12 inspection units to be distributed among all

13 ports receiving liquid-filled cargo and to ports

14 with a hazardous material inspection facility.

15 (H) $2,450,000 for 7 automated targeting

16 systems.

17 (I) $360,000 for 30 rapid tire deflator sys18 tems to be distributed to those ports where port

19 runners are a threat.

20 (J) $480,000 for 20 portable Treasury En21 forcement Communications Systems (TECS)

22 terminals to be moved among ports as needed.

23 (K) $1,000,000 for 20 remote watch sur24 veillance camera systems at ports where there

25 are suspicious activities at loading docks, vehi-
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1 cle queues, secondary inspection lanes, or areas

2 where visual surveillance or observation is ob3 scured.

4 (L) $1,254,000 for 57 weigh-in-motion

5 sensors to be distributed among the ports with

6 the greatest volume of outbound traffic.

7 (M) $180,000 for 36 AM traffic informa8 tion radio stations, with 1 station to be located

9 at each border crossing.

10 (N) $1,040,000 for 260 inbound vehicle

11 counters to be installed at every inbound vehicle

12 lane.

13 (O) $950,000 for 38 spotter camera sys14 tems to counter the surveillance of customs in15 spection activities by persons outside the bound16 aries of ports where such surveillance activities

17 are occurring.

18 (P) $390,000 for 60 inbound commercial

19 truck transponders to be distributed to all ports

20 of entry.

21 (Q) $1,600,000 for 40 narcotics vapor and

22 particle detectors to be distributed to each bor23 der crossing.
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1 (R) $400,000 for license plate reader auto2 matic targeting software to be installed at each

3 port to target inbound vehicles.

4 (2) UNITED STATES-CANADA BORDER.—For the

5 United States-Canada border, the following:

6 (A) $3,000,000 for 4 Vehicle and Con7 tainer Inspection Systems (VACIS).

8 (B) $8,800,000 for 4 mobile truck x-rays

9 with transmission and backscatter imaging.

10 (C) $3,600,000 for 4 1–MeV pallet x-rays.

11 (D) $250,000 for 50 portable contraband

12 detectors (busters) to be distributed among

13 ports where the current allocations are inad14 equate.

15 (E) $300,000 for 25 contraband detection

16 kits to be distributed among ports based on

17 traffic volume.

18 (F) $240,000 for 10 portable Treasury

19 Enforcement Communications Systems (TECS)

20 terminals to be moved among ports as needed.

21 (G) $400,000 for 10 narcotics vapor and

22 particle detectors to be distributed to each bor23 der crossing based on traffic volume.
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1 (3) FLORIDA AND GULF COAST SEAPORTS.—

2 For Florida and the Gulf Coast seaports, the fol3 lowing:

4 (A) $4,500,000 for 6 Vehicle and Con5 tainer Inspection Systems (VACIS).

6 (B) $11,800,000 for 5 mobile truck x-rays

7 with transmission and backscatter imaging.

8 (C) $7,200,000 for 8 1–MeV pallet x-rays.

9 (D) $250,000 for 50 portable contraband

10 detectors (busters) to be distributed among

11 ports where the current allocations are inad12 equate.

13 (E) $300,000 for 25 contraband detection

14 kits to be distributed among ports based on

15 traffic volume.

16 (b) FISCAL YEAR 2001.—Of the amounts made avail17 able for fiscal year 2001 under section 301(b)(1)(B) of

18 the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of

19 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(1)(B)), as amended by section

20 101(a) of this Act, $8,924,500 shall be available until ex21 pended for the maintenance and support of the equipment

22 and training of personnel to maintain and support the

23 equipment described in subsection (a).

24 (c) ACQUISITION OF TECHNOLOGICALLY SUPERIOR

25 EQUIPMENT; TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of Cus2 toms may use amounts made available for fiscal year

3 2000 under section 301(b)(1)(A) of the Customs

4 Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978

5 (19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(1)(A)), as amended by section

6 101(a) of this Act, for the acquisition of equipment

7 other than the equipment described in subsection (a)

8 if such other equipment—

9 (A)(i) is technologically superior to the

10 equipment described in subsection (a); and

11 (ii) will achieve at least the same results at

12 a cost that is the same or less than the equip13 ment described in subsection (a); or

14 (B) can be obtained at a lower cost than

15 the equipment described in subsection (a).

16 (2) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding

17 any other provision of this section, the Commissioner

18 of Customs may reallocate an amount not to exceed

19 10 percent of—

20 (A) the amount specified in any of sub21 paragraphs (A) through (R) of subsection

22 (a)(1) for equipment specified in any other of

23 such subparagraphs (A) through (R);

24 (B) the amount specified in any of sub25 paragraphs (A) through (G) of subsection
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1 (a)(2) for equipment specified in any other of

2 such subparagraphs (A) through (G); and

3 (C) the amount specified in any of sub4 paragraphs (A) through (E) of subsection

5 (a)(3) for equipment specified in any other of

6 such subparagraphs (A) through (E).

7 SEC. 103. PEAK HOURS AND INVESTIGATIVE RESOURCE EN8 HANCEMENT FOR THE UNITED STATES-MEX9 ICO AND UNITED STATES-CANADA BORDERS.

10 Of the amounts made available for fiscal years 2000

11 and 2001 under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section

12 301(b)(1) of the Customs Procedural Reform and Sim13 plification Act of 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(1)(A) and

14 (B)), as amended by section 101(a) of this Act,

15 $127,644,584 for fiscal year 2000 and $184,110,928 for

16 fiscal year 2001 shall be available for the following:

17 (1) A net increase of 535 inspectors, 120 spe18 cial agents, and 10 intelligence analysts for the

19 United States-Mexico border and 375 inspectors for

20 the United States-Canada border, in order to open

21 all primary lanes on such borders during peak hours

22 and enhance investigative resources.

23 (2) A net increase of 285 inspectors and canine

24 enforcement officers to be distributed at large cargo

25 facilities as needed to process and screen cargo (in-
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1 cluding rail cargo) and reduce commercial waiting

2 times on the United States-Mexico border.

3 (3) A net increase of 40 inspectors at sea ports

4 in southeast Florida to process and screen cargo.

5 (4) A net increase of 300 special agents, 30 in6 telligence analysts, and additional resources to be

7 distributed among offices that have jurisdiction over

8 major metropolitan drug or narcotics distribution

9 and transportation centers for intensification of ef10 forts against drug smuggling and money-laundering

11 organizations.

12 (5) A net increase of 50 positions and addi13 tional resources to the Office of Internal Affairs to

14 enhance investigative resources for anticorruption ef15 forts.

16 (6) The costs incurred as a result of the in17 crease in personnel hired pursuant to this section.

18 SEC. 104. COMPLIANCE WITH PERFORMANCE PLAN RE19 QUIREMENTS.

20 As part of the annual performance plan for each of

21 the fiscal years 2000 and 2001 covering each program ac22 tivity set forth in the budget of the United States Customs

23 Service, as required under section 1115 of title 31, United

24 States Code, the Commissioner of the Customs Service

25 shall establish performance goals, performance indicators,
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1 and comply with all other requirements contained in para2 graphs (1) through (6) of subsection (a) of such section

3 with respect to each of the activities to be carried out pur4 suant to sections 111 and 112 of this Act.

5 Subtitle B—Child Cyber-Smuggling

6 Center of the Customs Service

7 SEC. 111. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PRO8 GRAM TO PREVENT CHILD PORNOGRAPHY/

9 CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION.

10 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

11 authorized to be appropriated to the Customs Service

12 $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 to carry out the program

13 to prevent child pornography/child sexual exploitation es14 tablished by the Child Cyber-Smuggling Center of the

15 Customs Service.

16 (b) USE OF AMOUNTS FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

17 CYBER TIPLINE.—Of the amount appropriated under sub18 section (a), the Customs Service shall provide 3.75 percent

19 of such amount to the National Center for Missing and

20 Exploited Children for the operation of the child pornog21 raphy cyber tipline of the Center and for increased public

22 awareness of the tipline.
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1 Subtitle C—Personnel Provisions

2 CHAPTER 1—OVERTIME AND PREMIUM

3 PAY OF OFFICERS OF THE CUSTOMS

4 SERVICE

5 SEC. 121. CORRECTION RELATING TO FISCAL YEAR CAP.

6 Section 5(c)(1) of the Act of February 13, 1911 (19

7 U.S.C. 267(c)(1)) is amended to read as follows:

8 ‘‘(1) FISCAL YEAR CAP.—The aggregate of

9 overtime pay under subsection (a) (including com10 muting compensation under subsection (a)(2)(B))

11 that a customs officer may be paid in any fiscal year

12 may not exceed $30,000, except that—

13 ‘‘(A) the Commissioner of Customs or his

14 or her designee may waive this limitation in in15 dividual cases in order to prevent excessive

16 costs or to meet emergency requirements of the

17 Customs Service; and

18 ‘‘(B) upon certification by the Commis19 sioner of Customs to the Chairmen of the Com20 mittee on Ways and Means of the House of

21 Representatives and the Committee on Finance

22 of the Senate that the Customs Service has in

23 operation a system that provides accurate and

24 reliable data on a daily basis on overtime and

25 premium pay that is being paid to customs offi-
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1 cers, the Commissioner is authorized to pay any

2 customs officer for one work assignment that

3 would result in the overtime pay of that officer

4 exceeding the $30,000 limitation imposed by

5 this paragraph, in addition to any overtime pay

6 that may be received pursuant to a waiver

7 under subparagraph (A).’’.

8 SEC. 122. CORRECTION RELATING TO OVERTIME PAY.

9 Section 5(a)(1) of the Act of February 13, 1911 (19

10 U.S.C. 267(a)(1)), is amended by inserting after the first

11 sentence the following new sentences: ‘‘Overtime pay pro12 vided under this subsection shall not be paid to any cus13 toms officer unless such officer actually performed work

14 during the time corresponding to such overtime pay. The

15 preceding sentence shall not apply with respect to the pay16 ment of an award or settlement to a customs officer who

17 was unable to perform overtime work as a result of a per18 sonnel action in violation of section 5596 of title 5, United

19 States Code, section 6(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act

20 of 1938, or title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.’’.

21 SEC. 123. CORRECTION RELATING TO PREMIUM PAY.

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(b)(4) of the Act of Feb23 ruary 13, 1911 (19 U.S.C. 267(b)(4)), is amended by add24 ing after the first sentence the following new sentences:

25 ‘‘Premium pay provided under this subsection shall not
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1 be paid to any customs officer unless such officer actually

2 performed work during the time corresponding to such

3 premium pay. The preceding sentence shall not apply with

4 respect to the payment of an award or settlement to a

5 customs officer who was unable to perform work during

6 the time described in the preceding sentence as a result

7 of a personnel action in violation of section 5596 of title

8 5, United States Code, section 6(d) of the Fair Labor

9 Standards Act of 1938, or title VII of the Civil Rights

10 Act of 1964.’’.

11 (b) CORRECTIONS RELATING TO NIGHT WORK DIF12 FERENTIAL PAY.—Section 5(b)(1) of such Act (19 U.S.C.

13 267(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:

14 ‘‘(1) NIGHT WORK DIFFERENTIAL.—

15 ‘‘(A) 6 P.M. TO MIDNIGHT.—If any hours

16 of regularly scheduled work of a customs officer

17 occur during the hours of 6 p.m. and 12 a.m.,

18 the officer is entitled to pay for such hours of

19 work (except for work to which paragraph (2)

20 or (3) applies) at the officer’s hourly rate of

21 basic pay plus premium pay amounting to 15

22 percent of that basic rate.

23 ‘‘(B) MIDNIGHT TO 6 A.M.—If any hours

24 of regularly scheduled work of a customs officer

25 occur during the hours of 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.,
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1 the officer is entitled to pay for such hours of

2 work (except for work to which paragraph (2)

3 or (3) applies) at the officer’s hourly rate of

4 basic pay plus premium pay amounting to 20

5 percent of that basic rate.

6 ‘‘(C) MIDNIGHT TO 8 A.M.—If the regu7 larly scheduled work of a customs officer is 12

8 a.m. to 8:00 a.m., the officer is entitled to pay

9 for work during such period (except for work to

10 which paragraph (2) or (3) applies) at the offi11 cer’s hourly rate of basic pay plus premium pay

12 amounting to 20 percent of that basic rate.’’.

13 SEC. 124. USE OF SAVINGS FROM PAYMENT OF OVERTIME

14 AND PREMIUM PAY FOR ADDITIONAL OVER15 TIME ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES OF THE

16 CUSTOMS SERVICE.

17 Section 5 of the Act of February 13, 1911 (19 U.S.C.

18 267), is amended—

19 (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub20 section (f); and

21 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol22 lowing:

23 ‘‘(e) USE OF SAVINGS FROM PAYMENT OF OVERTIME

24 AND PREMIUM PAY FOR ADDITIONAL OVERTIME EN25 FORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.—
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1 ‘‘(1) USE OF AMOUNTS.—For fiscal year 1999

2 and each subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary of the

3 Treasury—

4 ‘‘(A) shall determine under paragraph (2)

5 the amount of savings from the payment of

6 overtime and premium pay to customs officers;

7 and

8 ‘‘(B) shall use an amount from the Cus9 toms User Fee Account equal to such amount

10 determined under paragraph (2) for additional

11 overtime enforcement activities of the Customs

12 Service.

13 ‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF SAVINGS AMOUNT.—

14 For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall calculate an

15 amount equal to the difference between—

16 ‘‘(A) the estimated cost for overtime and

17 premium pay that would have been incurred

18 during that fiscal year if this section, as in ef19 fect on the day before the date of the enact20 ment of sections 122 and 123 of the Trade

21 Agency Authorization, Drug Free Borders, and

22 On-Line Child Pornography Prevention Act of

23 1999, had governed such costs; and

24 ‘‘(B) the actual cost for overtime and pre25 mium pay that is incurred during that fiscal
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1 year under this section, as amended by sections

2 122 and 123 of the Trade Agency Authoriza3 tion, Drug Free Borders, and On-Line Child

4 Pornography Prevention Act of 1999.’’.

5 SEC. 125. EFFECTIVE DATE.

6 This chapter, and the amendments made by this

7 chapter, shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning

8 on or after 15 days after the date of the enactment of

9 this Act.

10 CHAPTER 2—MISCELLANEOUS

11 PROVISIONS

12 SEC. 131. STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO PERSONNEL

13 PRACTICES OF THE CUSTOMS SERVICE.

14 (a) STUDY.—The Commissioner of Customs shall

15 conduct a study of current personnel practices of the Cus16 toms Service, including an overview of performance stand17 ards and the effect and impact of the collective bargaining

18 process on drug interdiction efforts of the Customs Service

19 and a comparison of duty rotation policies of the Customs

20 Service and other Federal agencies that employ similarly21 situated personnel.

22 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date

23 of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Cus24 toms shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means

25 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
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1 Finance of the Senate a report containing the results of

2 the study conducted under subsection (a).

3 TITLE II—OFFICE OF THE

4 UNITED STATES TRADE REP5 RESENTATIVE

6 SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 141(g)(1) of the Trade

8 Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171(g)(1)) is amended—

9 (1) in subparagraph (A)—

10 (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by

11 striking ‘‘not to exceed the following’’ and in12 serting ‘‘as follows’’;

13 (B) in clause (i) to read as follows:

14 ‘‘(i) $26,501,000 for fiscal year 2000.’’; and

15 (C) in clause (ii) to read as follows:

16 ‘‘(ii) $26,501,000 for fiscal year 2001.’’; and

17 (2) in subparagraph (B)—

18 (A) in clause (i), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the

19 end;

20 (B) by striking clause (ii); and

21 (C) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause

22 (ii).

23 (b) SUBMISSION OF OUT-YEAR BUDGET PROJEC24 TIONS.—Section 141(g) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
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1 U.S.C. 2171(g)) is amended by adding at the end the fol2 lowing:

3 ‘‘(3) By no later than the date on which the President

4 submits to the Congress the budget of the United States

5 Government for a fiscal year, the United States Trade

6 Representative shall submit to the Committee on Ways

7 and Means of the House of Representatives and the Com8 mittee on Finance of the Senate the projected amount of

9 funds for the succeeding fiscal year that will be necessary

10 for the Office to carry out its functions.’’.

11 TITLE III—UNITED STATES

12 INTERNATIONAL TRADE COM13 MISSION

14 SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 330(e)(2)(A) of the Tariff

16 Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1330(e)(2)) is amended—

17 (1) in clause (i) to read as follows:

18 ‘‘(i) $47,200,000 for fiscal year 2000.’’; and

19 (2) in clause (ii) to read as follows:

20 ‘‘(ii) $49,750,000 for fiscal year 2001.’’.

21 (b) SUBMISSION OF OUT-YEAR BUDGET PROJEC22 TIONS.—Section 330(e) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

23 U.S.C. 1330(e)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the

24 following:
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1 ‘‘(4) By no later than the date on which the President

2 submits to the Congress the budget of the United States

3 Government for a fiscal year, the Commission shall submit

4 to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of

5 Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the

6 Senate the projected amount of funds for the succeeding

7 fiscal year that will be necessary for the Commission to

8 carry out its functions.’’.

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