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data contained in the integrated entry and exit data
system for law enforcement purposes.
‘‘(g) USE OF TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS.—
The Attorney General shall continuously update and im-
prove the integrated entry and exit data system as tech-
nology improves and using the recommendations of the
task force established under section 3 of the Immigration
and Naturalization Service Data Management Improve-
ment Act of 2000.
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2001
through 2008.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents
of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Respon-
sibility Act of 1996 is amended by amending the item re-
lating to section 110 to read as follows:
‘‘Sec. 110. Integrated entry and exit data system.’’.
SEC. 3. TASK FORCE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 6 months after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen-
eral, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Sec-
retary of Commerce, and the Secretary of the Treasury,
shall establish a task force to carry out the duties de-
scribed in subsection (c) (in this section referred to as the
‘‘Task Force’’).
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(b) MEMBERSHIP.—
(1) CHAIRPERSON; APPOINTMENT
OF
MEM-
BERS.—The Task Force shall be composed of the
Attorney General and 16 other members appointed
in accordance with paragraph (2). The Attorney
General shall be the chairperson and shall appoint
the other members.
(2) APPOINTMENT
REQUIREMENTS.—In ap-
pointing the other members of the Task Force, the
Attorney General shall include—
(A) representatives of Federal, State, and
local agencies with an interest in the duties of
the Task Force, including representatives of
agencies with an interest in—
(i) immigration and naturalization;
(ii) travel and tourism;
(iii) transportation;
(iv) trade;
(v) law enforcement;
(vi) national security; or
(vii) the environment; and
(B) private sector representatives of af-
fected industries and groups.
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(3) TERMS.—Each member shall be appointed
for the life of the Task Force. Any vacancy shall be
filled by the Attorney General.
(4) COMPENSATION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the
Task Force shall serve without compensation,
and members who are officers or employees of
the United States shall serve without compensa-
tion in addition to that received for their serv-
ices as officers or employees of the United
States.
(B) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of
the Task Force shall be allowed travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at
rates authorized for employees of agencies
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5,
United States Code, while away from their
homes or regular places of business in the per-
formance of service for the Task Force.
(c) DUTIES.—The Task Force shall evaluate the fol-
lowing:
(1) How the Attorney General can efficiently
and effectively carry out section 110 of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility
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Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1221 note), as amended by
section 2 of this Act.
(2) How the United States can improve the
flow of traffic at airports, seaports, and land border
ports of entry through—
(A) enhancing systems for data collection
and data sharing, including the integrated entry
and exit data system described in section 110
of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immi-
grant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
1221 note), as amended by section 2 of this
Act, by better use of technology, resources, and
personnel;
(B) increasing cooperation between the
public and private sectors;
(C) increasing cooperation among Federal
agencies and among Federal and State agen-
cies; and
(D) modifying information technology sys-
tems while taking into account the different
data systems, infrastructure, and processing
procedures of airports, seaports, and land bor-
der ports of entry.
(3) The cost of implementing each of its rec-
ommendations.
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(d) STAFF AND SUPPORT SERVICES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may,
without regard to the civil service laws and regula-
tions, appoint and terminate an executive director
and such other additional personnel as may be nec-
essary to enable the Task Force to perform its du-
ties. The employment and termination of an execu-
tive director shall be subject to confirmation by a
majority of the members of the Task Force.
(2) COMPENSATION.—The executive director
shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed the rate
payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under
section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. The At-
torney General may fix the compensation of other
personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter
51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5,
United States Code, relating to classification of posi-
tions and General Schedule pay rates, except that
the rate of pay for such personnel may not exceed
the rate payable for level V of the Executive Sched-
ule under section 5316 of such title.
(3) DETAIL
OF
GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES.—
Any Federal Government employee, with the ap-
proval of the head of the appropriate Federal agen-
cy, may be detailed to the Task Force without reim-
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bursement, and such detail shall be without inter-
ruption or loss of civil service status, benefits, or
privilege.
(4) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTER-
MITTENT
SERVICES.—The Attorney General may
procure temporary and intermittent services for the
Task Force under section 3109(b) of title 5, United
States Code, at rates for individuals not to exceed
the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay
prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule
under section 5316 of such title.
(5) ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT
SERVICES.—
Upon the request of the Attorney General, the Ad-
ministrator of General Services shall provide to the
Task Force, on a reimbursable basis, the adminis-
trative support services necessary for the Task Force
to carry out its responsibilities under this section.
(e) HEARINGS
AND SESSIONS.—The Task Force
may, for the purpose of carrying out this section, hold
hearings, sit and act at times and places, take testimony,
and receive evidence as the Task Force considers appro-
priate.
(f) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Task Force
may secure directly from any department or agency of the
United States information necessary to enable it to carry
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out this section. Upon request of the Attorney General,
the head of that department or agency shall furnish that
information to the Task Force.
(g) REPORTS.—
(1) DEADLINE.—Not later than December 31,
2002, and not later than December 31 of each year
thereafter in which the Task Force is in existence,
the Attorney General shall submit a report to the
Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives and of the Senate containing the find-
ings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Task
Force. Each report shall also measure and evaluate
how much progress the Task Force has made, how
much work remains, how long the remaining work
will take to complete, and the cost of completing the
remaining work.
(2) DELEGATION.—The Attorney General may
delegate to the Commissioner, Immigration and Nat-
uralization Service, the responsibility for preparing
and transmitting any such report.
(h) LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall
make such legislative recommendations as the Attor-
ney General deems appropriate—
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(A) to implement the recommendations of
the Task Force; and
(B) to obtain authorization for the appro-
priation of funds, the expenditure of receipts, or
the reprogramming of existing funds to imple-
ment such recommendations.
(2) DELEGATION.—The Attorney General may
delegate to the Commissioner, Immigration and Nat-
uralization Service, the responsibility for preparing
and transmitting any such legislative recommenda-
tions.
(i) TERMINATION.—The Task Force shall terminate
on a date designated by the Attorney General as the date
on which the work of the Task Force has been completed.
(j) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2001
through 2003.
SEC. 4. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING INTER-
NATIONAL BORDER MANAGEMENT COOPERA-
TION.
It is the sense of the Congress that the Attorney Gen-
eral, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Sec-
retary of Commerce, and the Secretary of the Treasury,
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should consult with affected foreign governments to im-
prove border management cooperation.
Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.