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shall establish revised procedures for expeditiously clearing
individuals whose names have been mistakenly placed on
a terrorist database list or who have names identical or
similar to individuals on a terrorist database list. The Sec-
retary shall advise Congress of the procedures established.
SEC. 565. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise
made available by title II of this Act under the heading
‘‘UNITED
STATES
COAST
GUARD’’, ‘‘OPERATING
EX-
PENSES’’, $13,934,000 may be available for the purpose of
the National Capital Region Air Defense mission of the
Coast Guard.
SEC. 566. (a) The Congress makes the following find-
ings:
(1) Domestic methamphetamine production in
both small-and large-scale laboratories is decreasing
as a result of law enforcement pressure and public
awareness campaigns.
(2) It is now estimated that 80 percent of meth-
amphetamine consumed in the United States origi-
nates in Mexico and is smuggled into the United
States.
(3) The movement of methamphetamine into the
United States poses new law enforcement challenges
at the border, in the financial system, and in commu-
nities affected by methamphetamine.
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(4) Customs and Border Protection is working to
stop the spread of methamphetamine by examining
the movement of the drug and its precursors at the
borders and points of entry.
(5) Customs and Border Protection is a vital
source of information for the Drug Enforcement Ad-
ministration and other law enforcement agencies.
(b) It is the sense of the Senate that Customs and Bor-
der Protection should continue to focus on methamphet-
amine in its reporting and analysis of trade flows to pre-
vent the spread of methamphetamine throughout the United
States.
SEC. 567. Not later than 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations a report
addressing the compliance by the Department of Homeland
Security with the recommendations set forth in the July
6, 2006, Inspector General of Homeland Security report en-
titled ‘‘Progress in Developing the National Asset Data-
base’’. The report shall include the status of the
prioritization of assets by the Department of Homeland Se-
curity into high-value, medium-value, and low-value asset
tiers, and how such tiers will be used by the Secretary of
Homeland Security in the issuance of grant funds.
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SEC. 568. (a) Not later than 60 days after the initi-
ation of any contract relating to the Secure Border Initia-
tive that is valued at more than $20,000,000, and upon the
conclusion of the performance of such contract, the Inspector
General of the Department of Homeland Security shall re-
view each action relating to such contract to determine
whether such action fully complies with applicable cost re-
quirements, performance objectives, program milestones, in-
clusion of small, minority-owned, and women-owned busi-
nesses, and time lines.
(b) If a contract review under subsection (a) uncovers
information regarding improper conduct or wrongdoing,
the Inspector General shall, as expeditiously as practicable,
submit such information to the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, or to another appropriate official of the Department
of Homeland Security, who shall determine if the contractor
should be suspended from further participation in the Se-
cure Border Initiative.
(c) Upon the completion of each review under sub-
section (a), the Inspector General shall submit a report to
the Secretary that contains the findings of the review, in-
cluding findings regarding—
(1) cost overruns;
(2) significant delays in contract execution;
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(3) lack of rigorous departmental contract man-
agement;
(4) insufficient departmental financial oversight;
(5) contract bundling that limits the ability of
small businesses to compete; or
(6) other high risk business practices.
(d)(1) Not later than 30 days after the receipt of each
report submitted under subsection (c), the Secretary shall
submit a report to the congressional committees listed in
paragraph (3) that describes—
(A) the findings of the report received from the
Inspector General; and
(B) the steps the Secretary has taken, or plans
to take, to address the problems identified in the re-
port.
(2) Not later than 60 days after the initiation of each
contract action with a company whose headquarters is out-
side of the United States, the Secretary shall submit a re-
port regarding the Secure Border Initiative to the congres-
sional committees listed in paragraph (3).
(3) The congressional committees listed in this para-
graph are—
(A) the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate;
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(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives;
(C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate;
(D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House
of Representatives;
(E) the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
(F) the Committee on Homeland Security of the
House of Representatives.
SEC. 569. Of the amount appropriated by title VI for
Customs and Border Protection for Air and Marine Inter-
diction, Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement, such
funds as are necessary may be available for the establish-
ment of the final Northern border air wing site in Michi-
gan.
SEC. 570. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
shall be used for the seizure of a firearm based on the exist-
ence of a declaration or state of emergency.
SEC. 571. PILOT INTEGRATED SCANNING SYSTEM. (a)
DESIGNATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Homeland Security (referred to in this section as the
‘‘Secretary’’) shall designate 3 foreign seaports
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through which containers pass or are transshipped to
the United States to pilot an integrated scanning sys-
tem that couples nonintrusive imaging equipment
and radiation detection equipment, which may be
provided by the Megaports Initiative of the Depart-
ment of Energy. In making designations under this
subsection, the Secretary shall consider 3 distinct
ports with unique features and differing levels of
trade volume.
(2) COLLABORATION
AND
COOPERATION.—The
Secretary shall collaborate with the Secretary of En-
ergy and cooperate with the private sector and host
foreign government to implement the pilot program
under this subsection.
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall achieve
a full-scale implementation of the pilot integrated screening
system, which shall—
(1) scan all containers destined for the United
States that transit through the terminal;
(2) electronically transmit the images and infor-
mation to the container security initiative personnel
in the host country and/or Customs and Border Pro-
tection personnel in the United States for evaluation
and analysis;