Union Calendar No. 89

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1833

[Report No. 106–161]

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000

Commission, and for other purposes.ative, for the United States International Tradethe Office of the United States Trade Representfor drug interdiction and other operations, forand 2001 for the United States Customs Service

MAY 24, 1999

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
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Union Calendar No. 89

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1833

[Report No. 106–161]

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

MAY 24, 1999

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 18, 1999]

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.
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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’’.

7 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

8 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.

Sec. 132. Pay of Commissioner of Customs.
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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.

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 OP8 ERATIONS, AND AIR AND MARINE INTERDIC9 TION.

10 (a) NONCOMMERCIAL OPERATIONS.—Section 301(b)(1)

11 of the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act

12 of 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(1)) is amended—

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

14 ‘‘(A) $999,563,000 for fiscal year 2000.’’;

15 and

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

17 ‘‘(B) $996,464,000 for fiscal year 2001.’’.

18 (b) COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 301(b)(2)(A) of the

20 Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act

21 of 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(2)(A)) is amended—

22 (A) in clause (i) to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘(i) $1,154,359,000 for fiscal year 2000.’’;

2 and

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

4 ‘‘(ii) $1,194,534,000 for fiscal year 2001.’’.

5 (2) REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days after the

6 date of the enactment of this Act, and not later than

7 each subsequent 90-day period, the Commissioner of

8 Customs shall prepare and submit to the Committee

9 on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives

10 and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report

11 demonstrating that the development and establish12 ment of the automated commercial environment com13 puter system is being carried out in a cost-effective

14 manner and meets the modernization requirements of

15 title VI of the North American Free Trade Agreements

16 Implementation Act.

17 (c) AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION.—Section

18 301(b)(3) of the Customs Procedural Reform and Sim19 plification Act of 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(3)) is

20 amended—

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

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

23 and

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

25 ‘‘(B) $113,789,000 for fiscal year 2001.’’.
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1 (d) SUBMISSION OF OUT-YEAR BUDGET PROJEC2 TIONS.—Section 301(a) of the Customs Procedural Reform

3 and Simplification Act of 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075(a)) is

4 amended by adding at the end the following:

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

6 submits to the Congress the budget of the United States Gov7 ernment for a fiscal year, the Commissioner of Customs

8 shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the

9 House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance

10 of the Senate the projected amount of funds for the suc11 ceeding fiscal year that will be necessary for the operations

12 of the Customs Service as provided for in subsection (b).’’.

13 SEC. 102. ILLICIT NARCOTICS DETECTION EQUIPMENT FOR

14 THE UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDER,

15 UNITED STATES-CANADA BORDER, AND FLOR16 IDA AND THE GULF COAST SEAPORTS.

17 (a) FISCAL YEAR 2000.—Of the amounts made avail18 able for fiscal year 2000 under section 301(b)(1)(A) of the

19 Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978

20 (19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(1)(A)), as amended by section 101(a)

21 of this Act, $90,244,000 shall be available until expended

22 for acquisition and other expenses associated with imple23 mentation and deployment of illicit narcotics detection

24 equipment along the United States-Mexico border, the
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1 United States-Canada border, and Florida and the Gulf

2 Coast seaports, as follows:

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

4 United States-Mexico border, the following:

5 (A) $6,000,000 for 8 Vehicle and Container

6 Inspection Systems (VACIS).

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

8 with transmission and backscatter imaging.

9 (C) $13,000,000 for the upgrade of 8 fixed10 site truck x-rays from the present energy level of

11 450,000 electron volts to 1,000,000 electron volts

12 (1–MeV).

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

14 (E) $1,000,000 for 200 portable contraband

15 detectors (busters) to be distributed among ports

16 where the current allocations are inadequate.

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

18 kits to be distributed among all southwest border

19 ports based on traffic volume.

20 (G) $500,000 for 25 ultrasonic container in21 spection units to be distributed among all ports

22 receiving liquid-filled cargo and to ports with a

23 hazardous material inspection facility.

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

25 systems.
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1 (I) $360,000 for 30 rapid tire deflator sys2 tems to be distributed to those ports where port

3 runners are a threat.

4 (J) $480,000 for 20 portable Treasury En5 forcement Communications Systems (TECS) ter6 minals to be moved among ports as needed.

7 (K) $1,000,000 for 20 remote watch surveil8 lance camera systems at ports where there are

9 suspicious activities at loading docks, vehicle

10 queues, secondary inspection lanes, or areas

11 where visual surveillance or observation is ob12 scured.

13 (L) $1,254,000 for 57 weigh-in-motion sen14 sors to be distributed among the ports with the

15 greatest volume of outbound traffic.

16 (M) $180,000 for 36 AM traffic information

17 radio stations, with 1 station to be located at

18 each border crossing.

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

20 counters to be installed at every inbound vehicle

21 lane.

22 (O) $950,000 for 38 spotter camera systems

23 to counter the surveillance of customs inspection

24 activities by persons outside the boundaries of
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1 ports where such surveillance activities are oc2 curring.

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

4 truck transponders to be distributed to all ports

5 of entry.

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

7 particle detectors to be distributed to each border

8 crossing.

9 (R) $400,000 for license plate reader auto10 matic targeting software to be installed at each

11 port to target inbound vehicles.

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

13 United States-Canada border, the following:

14 (A) $3,000,000 for 4 Vehicle and Container

15 Inspection Systems (VACIS).

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

17 with transmission and backscatter imaging.

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

19 (D) $250,000 for 50 portable contraband de20 tectors (busters) to be distributed among ports

21 where the current allocations are inadequate.

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

23 kits to be distributed among ports based on traf24 fic volume.
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1 (F) $240,000 for 10 portable Treasury En2 forcement Communications Systems (TECS) ter3 minals to be moved among ports as needed.

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

5 particle detectors to be distributed to each border

6 crossing based on traffic volume.

7 (3) FLORIDA AND GULF COAST SEAPORTS.—For

8 Florida and the Gulf Coast seaports, the following:

9 (A) $4,500,000 for 6 Vehicle and Container

10 Inspection Systems (VACIS).

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

12 with transmission and backscatter imaging.

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

14 (D) $250,000 for 50 portable contraband de15 tectors (busters) to be distributed among ports

16 where the current allocations are inadequate.

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

18 kits to be distributed among ports based on traf19 fic volume.

20 (b) FISCAL YEAR 2001.—Of the amounts made avail21 able for fiscal year 2001 under section 301(b)(1)(B) of the

22 Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978

23 (19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(1)(B)), as amended by section 101(a)

24 of this Act, $8,924,500 shall be available until expended for

25 the maintenance and support of the equipment and train-
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1 ing of personnel to maintain and support the equipment

2 described in subsection (a).

3 (c) ACQUISITION OF TECHNOLOGICALLY SUPERIOR

4 EQUIPMENT; TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of Customs

6 may use amounts made available for fiscal year 2000

7 under section 301(b)(1)(A) of the Customs Procedural

8 Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 (19 U.S.C.

9 2075(b)(1)(A)), as amended by section 101(a) of this

10 Act, for the acquisition of equipment other than the

11 equipment described in subsection (a) if such other

12 equipment—

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

14 equipment described in subsection (a); and

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

16 a cost that is the same or less than the equip17 ment described in subsection (a); or

18 (B) can be obtained at a lower cost than the

19 equipment described in subsection (a).

20 (2) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any

21 other provision of this section, the Commissioner of

22 Customs may reallocate an amount not to exceed 10

23 percent of—

24 (A) the amount specified in any of subpara25 graphs (A) through (R) of subsection (a)(1) for
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1 equipment specified in any other of such sub2 paragraphs (A) through (R);

3 (B) the amount specified in any of subpara4 graphs (A) through (G) of subsection (a)(2) for

5 equipment specified in any other of such sub6 paragraphs (A) through (G); and

7 (C) the amount specified in any of subpara8 graphs (A) through (E) of subsection (a)(3) for

9 equipment specified in any other of such sub10 paragraphs (A) through (E).

11 SEC. 103. PEAK HOURS AND INVESTIGATIVE RESOURCE EN12 HANCEMENT FOR THE UNITED STATES-MEX13 ICO AND UNITED STATES-CANADA BORDERS.

14 Of the amounts made available for fiscal years 2000

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

16 301(b)(1) of the Customs Procedural Reform and Sim17 plification Act of 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(1)(A) and (B)),

18 as amended by section 101(a) of this Act, $127,644,584 for

19 fiscal year 2000 and $184,110,928 for fiscal year 2001 shall

20 be available for the following:

21 (1) A net increase of 535 inspectors, 120 special

22 agents, and 10 intelligence analysts for the United

23 States-Mexico border and 375 inspectors for the

24 United States-Canada border, in order to open all
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1 primary lanes on such borders during peak hours and

2 enhance investigative resources.

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

4 enforcement officers to be distributed at large cargo

5 facilities as needed to process and screen cargo (in6 cluding rail cargo) and reduce commercial waiting

7 times on the United States-Mexico border.

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

9 in southeast Florida to process and screen cargo.

10 (4) A net increase of 300 special agents, 30 intel11 ligence analysts, and additional resources to be dis12 tributed among offices that have jurisdiction over

13 major metropolitan drug or narcotics distribution

14 and transportation centers for intensification of ef15 forts against drug smuggling and money-laundering

16 organizations.

17 (5) A net increase of 50 positions and additional

18 resources to the Office of Internal Affairs to enhance

19 investigative resources for anticorruption efforts.

20 (6) The costs incurred as a result of the increase

21 in personnel hired pursuant to this section.

22 SEC. 104. COMPLIANCE WITH PERFORMANCE PLAN RE23 QUIREMENTS.

24 As part of the annual performance plan for each of

25 the fiscal years 2000 and 2001 covering each program activ-
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1 ity set forth in the budget of the United States Customs

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

3 States Code, the Commissioner of the Customs Service shall

4 establish performance goals, performance indicators, and

5 comply with all other requirements contained in para6 graphs (1) through (6) of subsection (a) of such section with

7 respect to each of the activities to be carried out pursuant

8 to sections 111 and 112 of this Act.

9 Subtitle B—Child Cyber-Smuggling

10 Center of the Customs Service

11 SEC. 111. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PRO12 GRAM TO PREVENT CHILD PORNOGRAPHY/

13 CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION.

14 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

15 authorized to be appropriated to the Customs Service

16 $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 to carry out the program

17 to prevent child pornography/child sexual exploitation es18 tablished by the Child Cyber-Smuggling Center of the Cus19 toms Service.

20 (b) USE OF AMOUNTS FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

21 CYBER TIPLINE.—Of the amount appropriated under sub22 section (a), the Customs Service shall provide 3.75 percent

23 of such amount to the National Center for Missing and Ex24 ploited Children for the operation of the child pornography
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1 cyber tipline of the Center and for increased public aware2 ness of the tipline.

3 Subtitle C—Personnel Provisions

4 CHAPTER 1—OVERTIME AND PREMIUM

5 PAY OF OFFICERS OF THE CUSTOMS

6 SERVICE

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

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

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

10 ‘‘(1) FISCAL YEAR CAP.—The aggregate of over11 time pay under subsection (a) (including commuting

12 compensation under subsection (a)(2)(B)) that a cus13 toms officer may be paid in any fiscal year may not

14 exceed $30,000, except that—

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

16 her designee may waive this limitation in indi17 vidual cases in order to prevent excessive costs or

18 to meet emergency requirements of the Customs

19 Service; and

20 ‘‘(B) upon certification by the Commis21 sioner of Customs to the Chairmen of the Com22 mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep23 resentatives and the Committee on Finance of the

24 Senate that the Customs Service has in operation

25 a system that provides accurate and reliable
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1 data on a daily basis on overtime and premium

2 pay that is being paid to customs officers, the

3 Commissioner is authorized to pay any customs

4 officer for one work assignment that would result

5 in the overtime pay of that officer exceeding the

6 $30,000 limitation imposed by this paragraph,

7 in addition to any overtime pay that may be re8 ceived pursuant to a waiver under subparagraph

9 (A).’’.

10 SEC. 122. CORRECTION RELATING TO OVERTIME PAY.

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

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

13 sentence the following new sentences: ‘‘Overtime pay pro14 vided under this subsection shall not be paid to any customs

15 officer unless such officer actually performed work during

16 the time corresponding to such overtime pay. The preceding

17 sentence shall not apply with respect to the payment of an

18 award or settlement to a customs officer who was unable

19 to perform overtime work as a result of a personnel action

20 in violation of section 5596 of title 5, United States Code,

21 section 6(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, or

22 title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.’’.

23 SEC. 123. CORRECTION RELATING TO PREMIUM PAY.

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(b)(4) of the Act of Feb25 ruary 13, 1911 (19 U.S.C. 267(b)(4)), is amended by add-
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1 ing after the first sentence the following new sentences:

2 ‘‘Premium pay provided under this subsection shall not be

3 paid to any customs officer unless such officer actually per4 formed work during the time corresponding to such pre5 mium pay. The preceding sentence shall not apply with re6 spect to the payment of an award or settlement to a customs

7 officer who was unable to perform work during the time

8 described in the preceding sentence as a result of a personnel

9 action in violation of section 5596 of title 5, United States

10 Code, section 6(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938,

11 or title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.’’.

12 (b) CORRECTIONS RELATING TO NIGHT WORK DIF13 FERENTIAL PAY.—Section 5(b)(1) of such Act (19 U.S.C.

14 267(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:

15 ‘‘(1) NIGHT WORK DIFFERENTIAL.—

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

17 regularly scheduled work of a customs officer

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

19 the officer is entitled to pay for such hours of

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

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

22 pay plus premium pay amounting to 15 percent

23 of that basic rate.

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

25 regularly scheduled work of a customs officer
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1 occur during the hours of 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.,

2 the officer is entitled to pay for such hours of

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

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

5 pay plus premium pay amounting to 20 percent

6 of that basic rate.

7 ‘‘(C) MIDNIGHT TO 8 A.M.—If the regularly

8 scheduled work of a customs officer is 12 a.m. to

9 8:00 a.m., the officer is entitled to pay for work

10 during such period (except for work to which

11 paragraph (2) or (3) applies) at the officer’s

12 hourly rate of basic pay plus premium pay

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

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

15 AND PREMIUM PAY FOR ADDITIONAL OVER16 TIME ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES OF THE

17 CUSTOMS SERVICE.

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

19 267), is amended—

20 (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection

21 (f); and

22 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol23 lowing:
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1 ‘‘(e) USE OF SAVINGS FROM PAYMENT OF OVERTIME

2 AND PREMIUM PAY FOR ADDITIONAL OVERTIME ENFORCE3 MENT ACTIVITIES.—

4 ‘‘(1) USE OF AMOUNTS.—For fiscal year 1999

5 and each subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary of the

6 Treasury—

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

8 the amount of savings from the payment of over9 time and premium pay to customs officers; and

10 ‘‘(B) shall use an amount from the Customs

11 User Fee Account equal to such amount deter12 mined under paragraph (2) for additional over13 time enforcement activities of the Customs Serv14 ice.

15 ‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF SAVINGS AMOUNT.—For

16 each fiscal year, the Secretary shall calculate an

17 amount equal to the difference between—

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

19 premium pay that would have been incurred

20 during that fiscal year if this section, as in effect

21 on the day before the date of the enactment of

22 sections 122 and 123 of the Trade Agency Au23 thorization, Drug Free Borders, and Prevention

24 of On-Line Child Pornography Act of 1999, had

25 governed such costs; and
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1 ‘‘(B) the actual cost for overtime and pre2 mium pay that is incurred during that fiscal

3 year under this section, as amended by sections

4 122 and 123 of the Trade Agency Authorization,

5 Drug Free Borders, and Prevention of On-Line

6 Child Pornography Act of 1999.’’.

7 SEC. 125. EFFECTIVE DATE.

8 This chapter, and the amendments made by this chap9 ter, shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning on

10 or after 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

11 CHAPTER 2—MISCELLANEOUS

12 PROVISIONS

13 SEC. 131. STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO PERSONNEL

14 PRACTICES OF THE CUSTOMS SERVICE.

15 (a) STUDY.—The Commissioner of Customs shall con16 duct a study of current personnel practices of the Customs

17 Service, including an overview of performance standards

18 and the effect and impact of the collective bargaining proc19 ess on drug interdiction efforts of the Customs Service and

20 a comparison of duty rotation policies of the Customs Serv21 ice and other Federal agencies that employ similarly-situ22 ated personnel.

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

24 of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Customs

25 shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the
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1 House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance

2 of the Senate a report containing the results of the study

3 conducted under subsection (a).

4 SEC. 132. PAY OF COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS.

5 Subchapter II of chapter 53 of subpart D of part III

6 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—

7 (1) in section 5315, by striking the following:

8 ‘‘Commissioner of Customs, Department of the

9 Treasury.’’; and

10 (2) in section 5314, by inserting at the end the

11 following:

12 ‘‘Commissioner of Customs, Department of the

13 Treasury.’’.

14 TITLE II—OFFICE OF THE

15 UNITED STATES TRADE REP16 RESENTATIVE

17 SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

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

20 (1) in subparagraph (A)—

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

22 striking ‘‘not to exceed the following’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘as follows’’;

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

25 ‘‘(i) $26,501,000 for fiscal year 2000.’’; and
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1 (C) in clause (ii) to read as follows:

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

3 (2) in subparagraph (B)—

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

5 end;

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

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

8 (ii).

9 (b) SUBMISSION OF OUT-YEAR BUDGET PROJEC10 TIONS.—Section 141(g) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.

11 2171(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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

13 submits to the Congress the budget of the United States Gov14 ernment for a fiscal year, the United States Trade Rep15 resentative shall submit to the Committee on Ways and

16 Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee

17 on Finance of the Senate the projected amount of funds for

18 the succeeding fiscal year that will be necessary for the Of19 fice to carry out its functions.’’.

20 TITLE III—UNITED STATES

21 INTERNATIONAL TRADE COM22 MISSION

23 SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

25 Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1330(e)(2)) is amended—
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1 (1) in clause (i) to read as follows:

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

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

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

5 (b) SUBMISSION OF OUT-YEAR BUDGET PROJEC6 TIONS.—Section 330(e) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

7 1330(e)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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

9 submits to the Congress the budget of the United States Gov10 ernment for a fiscal year, the Commission shall submit to

11 the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep12 resentatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate

13 the projected amount of funds for the succeeding fiscal year

14 that will be necessary for the Commission to carry out its

15 functions.’’.