sives agents for, and otherwise expend additional resources 
needed to adequately support, Project Gunrunner. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2010 and 2011 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 203. ENHANCED INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in coopera-
tion with the Secretary of State, shall— 
(1) assign agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco, Firearms, and Explosives to the United 
States mission in Mexico, to work with Mexican law 
enforcement agencies in conducting investigations 
relating to firearms trafficking and other criminal 
enterprises; 
(2) provide the equipment and technological re-
sources necessary to support investigations and to 
trace firearms recovered in Mexico; and 
(3) support the training of Mexican law en-
forcement officers in serial number restoration tech-
niques, 
canine 
explosive 
detection, 
and 
antitrafficking tactics. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $9,500,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2010 and 2011 to carry out this section. 
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SEC. 204. OPERATION ARMAS CRUZADAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with subsection (b), 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall dedicate and ex-
pand the resources provided for Operation Armas 
Cruzadas of United States Immigration and Customs En-
forcement (ICE) to identify, investigate, and prosecute in-
dividuals involved in the trafficking and smuggling of fire-
arms and in other unlawful activities across the inter-
national border between the United States and Mexico. 
(b) RESOURCES.—To achieve the goal described in 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall— 
(1) increase the number of ICE agents assigned 
to Operation Armas Cruzadas over the number of 
such agents who are so assigned as of the date of 
the enactment of this section; 
(2) increase the number of Border Enforcement 
Security Task Force (BEST) teams stationed along 
the border over the number of such teams so sta-
tioned as of the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion; and 
(3) coordinate with the heads of other relevant 
Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies 
to address firearms trafficking in a comprehensive 
manner. 
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(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2010 and 2011 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 205. VEHICLE INSPECTIONS. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall coordinate 
with the heads of other relevant Federal, State, and local 
law enforcement agencies along the border to develop a 
comprehensive and strategic plan for the inspection of ve-
hicles heading into Mexico. 
SEC. 206. AFFIRMATION OF SECOND AMENDMENT. 
Nothing in this title shall be construed to restrict or 
limit the use and ownership of legal handguns and fire-
arms by law-abiding gun owners. 
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