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ness of commercial crops that can be promoted as
alternatives to the production of narcotics plants.
(5) $10,000,000 to contract with entities meet-
ing the criteria described in subsection (b) for the
product development, environmental testing, reg-
istration, production, aerial distribution system de-
velopment, product effectiveness monitoring, and
modification of multiple mycoherbicides to control
narcotic crops (including coca, poppy, and cannabis)
in the United States and internationally.
(b) CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity
under this subsection is an entity which possesses—
(1) experience in diseases of narcotic crops;
(2) intellectual property involving seed-borne
dispersal formulations;
(3) the availability of state-of-the-art contain-
ment or quarantine facilities;
(4) country-specific mycoherbicide formulations;
(5) specialized fungicide resistant formulations;
or
(6) special security arrangements.
SEC. 303. MASTER PLAN FOR MYCOHERBICIDES TO CON-
TROL NARCOTIC CROPS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of Na-
tional Drug Control Policy shall develop a 10-year master
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plan for the use of mycoherbicides to control narcotic
crops (including coca, poppy, and cannabis) in the United
States and internationally.
(b) COORDINATION.—The Director shall develop the
plan in coordination with—
(1) the Department of Agriculture;
(2) the Drug Enforcement Administration of
the Department of Justice;
(3) the Department of Defense;
(4) the Environmental Protection Agency;
(5) the Bureau for International Narcotics and
Law Enforcement Activities of the Department of
State;
(6) the United States Information Agency; and
(7) other appropriate agencies.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 1999, the Di-
rector of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall
submit to Congress a report describing the activities un-
dertaken to carry out this section.
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TITLE 
IV—ENHANCED 
INTER-
NATIONAL 
LAW 
ENFORCE-
MENT TRAINING
SEC. 401. ENHANCED INTERNATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
ACADEMY TRAINING.
(a) ENHANCED INTERNATIONAL LAW ENFORCE-
MENT ACADEMY TRAINING.—Funds are authorized to be
appropriated for the Department of Justice for fiscal years
1999, 2000, and 2001 for the establishment and operation
of international law enforcement academies to carry out
law enforcement training activities, as follows:
(1) For the establishment and operation of an
academy, which shall serve Latin America and the
Caribbean, the total amount of $3,000,000 and an
additional amount of $1,200,000 for each of fiscal
years 2000 and 2001 for operation and maintenance
costs.
(2) For the establishment and operation of an
academy in Bangkok, Thailand, which shall serve
Asia, the total amount of $2,000,000 and an addi-
tional amount of $1,200,000 for each of fiscal years
2000 and 2001 for operation and maintenance costs.
(3) For each such fiscal year for the establish-
ment and operation of an academy in South Africa,
which shall serve Africa, $1,200,000.
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(b) MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CEN-
TER.—Funds are authorized to be appropriated for the
Department of Transportation and the Department of the
Treasury for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for the
joint establishment, operation, and maintenance in San
Juan, Puerto Rico, of a center for training law enforce-
ment personnel of countries located in the Latin American
and Caribbean regions in matters relating to maritime law
enforcement, including customs-related ports management
matters, as follows:
(1) For each such fiscal year for funding by the
Department of Transportation, $1,500,000.
(2) For each such fiscal year for funding by the
Department of the Treasury, $1,500,000.
(c) UNITED STATES COAST GUARD INTERNATIONAL
MARITIME TRAINING VESSEL.—Funds are authorized to
be appropriated for the Department of Transportation for
fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for the establishment,
operation, and maintenance of maritime training vessels,
as follows:
(1) For a vessel for international maritime
training, which shall visit participating Latin Amer-
ican and Caribbean nations on a rotating schedule
in order to provide law enforcement training and to
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perform maintenance on participating national as-
sets, the total amount of $7,500,000.
(2) For each such fiscal year for support of the
United States Coast Guard Balsam Class Buoy Ten-
der training vessel, $2,500,000.
SEC. 402. ENHANCED UNITED STATES DRUG ENFORCE-
MENT INTERNATIONAL TRAINING.
(a) MEXICO.—Funds are authorized to be appro-
priated for the Department of Justice for fiscal years
1999, 2000, and 2001 for substantial exchanges for Mexi-
can judges, prosecutors, and police, in the total amount
of $2,000,000 for each such fiscal year.
(b) BRAZIL.—Funds are authorized to be appro-
priated for the Department of Justice for fiscal years
1999, 2000, and 2001 for enhanced support for the Bra-
zilian Federal Police Training Center, in the total amount
of $1,000,000 for each such fiscal year.
(c) PANAMA.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds are authorized to be
appropriated for the Department of Transportation
for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for operation
and maintenance, for locating and operating Coast
Guard assets so as to strengthen the capability of
the Coast Guard of Panama to patrol the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts of Panama for drug enforcement
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and interdiction activities, in the total amount of
$1,000,000 for each such fiscal year.
(2) ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE TRAINING.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, members of
the national police of Panama shall be eligible to re-
ceive training through the International Military
Education Training program.
(d) VENEZUELA.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated for the Department of Justice for each of fiscal
years 1999, 2000, and 2001, $1,000,000 for operation
and maintenance, for support for the Venezuelan Judicial
Technical Police Counterdrug Intelligence Center.
(e) ECUADOR.—Funds are authorized to be appro-
priated for the Department of Transportation and the De-
partment of the Treasury for each of fiscal years 1999,
2000, and 2001 for the buildup of local coast guard and
port control in Guayaquil and Esmeraldas, Ecuador, as
follows:
(1) For each such fiscal year for the Depart-
ment of Transportation, $500,000.
(2) For each such fiscal year for the Depart-
ment of the Treasury, $500,000.
(f) HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.—Funds
are authorized to be appropriated for the Department of
the Treasury for each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and
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2001, $500,000 for the buildup of local coast guard and
port control in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
(g) CENTRAL AMERICA.—There are authorized to be
appropriated for the Department of the Treasury for each
of fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001, $12,000,000 for the
buildup of local coast guard and port control in Belize,
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nica-
ragua.
SEC. 403. PROVISION OF NONLETHAL EQUIPMENT TO FOR-
EIGN LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATIONS
FOR COOPERATIVE ILLICIT NARCOTICS CON-
TROL ACTIVITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Drug
Enforcement Administration, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State, may transfer or lease each year nonlethal
equipment, of which each piece of equipment may be val-
ued at not more than $100,000, to foreign law enforce-
ment organizations for the purpose of establishing and
carrying out cooperative illicit narcotics control activities.
(b) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENT.—The Adminis-
trator shall provide for the maintenance and repair of any
equipment transferred or leased under subsection (a).
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TITLE 
V—ENHANCED 
DRUG
TRANSIT AND SOURCE ZONE
LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
OPER-
ATIONS AND EQUIPMENT
SEC. 501. INCREASED FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS AND
EQUIPMENT; REPORT.
(a) DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION.—Funds
are authorized to be appropriated for the Drug Enforce-
ment Administration for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and
2001 for enhancement of counternarcotic operations in
drug transit and source countries, as follows:
(1) For support of the Merlin program, the
total amount of $8,272,000.
(2) For support of the intercept program, the
total amount of $4,500,000.
(3) For support of the Narcotics Enforcement
Data Retrieval System, the total amount of
$2,400,000.
(4) For support of the Caribbean Initiative, the
total amount of $3,515,000.
(5) For the hire of special agents, administra-
tive and investigative support personnel, and intel-
ligence analysts for overseas assignments in foreign
posts, the total amount of $40,213,000.
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(b) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.—Funds are authorized
to be appropriated for the Department of State for fiscal
year 1999, 2000, and 2001 for the deployment of commer-
cial unclassified intelligence and imaging data and a Pas-
sive Coherent Location System for counternarcotics and
interdiction purposes in the Western Hemisphere, the
total amount of $20,000,000.
(c) DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.—Funds are
authorized to be appropriated for the United States Cus-
toms Service for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for
enhancement of counternarcotic operations in drug transit
and source countries, as follows:
(1) For refurbishment of 30 interceptor and
Blue Water Platform vessels in the Caribbean mari-
time fleet, the total amount of $3,500,000.
(2) For purchase of 9 new interceptor vessels in
the Caribbean maritime fleet, the total amount of
$2,000,000.
(3) For the hire and training of 25 special
agents for maritime operations in the Caribbean, the
total amount of $2,500,000.
(4) For purchase of 60 automotive vehicles for
ground use in South Florida, $1,500,000.
(5) For each such fiscal year for operation and
maintenance support for 10 United States Customs
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Service Citations Aircraft to be dedicated for the
source and transit zone, the total amount of
$10,000,000.
(6) For purchase of 5 CTX–5000 x-ray ma-
chines to enhance detection capabilities with respect
to narcotics, explosives, and currency, the total
amount of $7,000,000.
(d) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORT.—Not later
than January 31, 1999, the Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the Director of the Office of National Drug
Control Policy, shall submit to the Committee on National
Security and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives and the Commit-
tee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate a report examining and proposing
recommendations regarding any organizational changes to
optimize counterdrug activities, including alternative cost-
sharing arrangements regarding the following facilities:
(1) The Joint Inter-Agency Task Force, East,
Key West, Florida.
(2) The Joint Inter-Agency Task Force, West,
Alameda, California.
(3) The Joint Inter-Agency Task Force, South,
Panama City, Panama.
(4) The Joint Task Force 6, El Paso, Texas.
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SEC. 502. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING PRIORITY
OF DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTERDRUG
ACTIVITIES.
It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of
Defense should revise the Global Military Force Policy of
the Department of Defense in order—
(1) to treat the international drug interdiction
and counter-drug activities of the Department as a
military operation other than war, thereby elevating
the priority given such activities under the Policy to
the next priority below the priority given to war
under the Policy and to the same priority as is given
to peacekeeping operations under the Policy; and
(2) to allocate the assets of the Department to
drug interdiction and counter-drug activities in ac-
cordance with the priority given those activities.
SEC. 503. PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE BY THE ARMED
FORCES TO THE IMMIGRATION AND NATU-
RALIZATION SERVICE AND CUSTOMS SERV-
ICE.
The Secretary of Defense shall assist in keeping ille-
gal drugs out of the United States by assigning members
of the Armed Forces to assist—
(1) the Immigration and Naturalization Service
in preventing the entry of drug traffickers and nar-
cotics into the United States; and
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(2) the United States Customs Service in the
inspection of cargo, vehicles, and aircraft at points
of entry into the United States.
TITLE VI—RELATIONSHIP TO
OTHER LAWS
SEC. 601. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.
The funds authorized to be appropriated for any de-
partment or agency of the Federal Government for fiscal
years 1999, 2000, or 2001 by this Act are in addition to
funds authorized to be appropriated for that department
or agency for fiscal year 1999, 2000, or 2001 by any other
provision of law.
TITLE 
VII—CRIMINAL 
BACK-
GROUND CHECKS ON PORT
EMPLOYEES
SEC. 701. BACKGROUND CHECKS.
Upon the request of any State, county, port author-
ity, or other local jurisdiction of a State, the Attorney
General shall grant to such State, county, port authority,
or other local jurisdiction access to information collected
by the Attorney General pursuant to section 534 of title
28, United States Code, for the purpose of allowing such
State, county, port authority, or other local jurisdiction
to conduct criminal background checks on employees, or
applicants for employment, at any port under the jurisdic-
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tion of such State, county, port authority, or other local
jurisdiction.
SEC. 702. DEFINITION.
As used in this title, the term ‘‘port’’ means any place
at which vessels may resort to load or unload cargo.
Passed the House of Representatives September 16,
1998.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.