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to each of the activities to be carried out pursuant to sec-
tions 102 and 103 of this Act.
SEC. 106. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS SALARY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended by striking the following item:
‘‘Commissioner of Customs, Department of
Treasury.’’.
(2) Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended by inserting the following item:
‘‘Commissioner of Customs, Department of
Treasury.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall apply to fiscal year 1999 and thereafter.
SEC. 107. PASSENGER PRECLEARANCE SERVICES.
(a) CONTINUATION OF PRECLEARANCE SERVICES.—
Notwithstanding section 13031(f) of the Consolidated Om-
nibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f))
or any other provision of law, the Customs Service shall,
without regard to whether a passenger processing fee is col-
lected from a person departing for the United States from
Canada and without regard to whether funds are appro-
priated pursuant to subsection (b), provide the same level
of enhanced preclearance customs services for passengers ar-
riving in the United States aboard commercial aircraft
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originating in Canada as the Customs Service provided for
such passengers during fiscal year 1997.
(b) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR
PRECLEARANCE
SERVICES.—Notwithstanding 
section
13031(f) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconcili-
ation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)) or any other provision
of law, there are authorized to be appropriated, from the
date of enactment of this Act through September 30, 2001,
such sums as may be necessary for the Customs Service to
ensure that it will continue to provide the same, and where
necessary increased, levels of enhanced preclearance customs
services as the Customs Service provided during fiscal year
1997, in connection with the arrival in the United States
of passengers aboard commercial aircraft whose flights
originated in Canada.
TITLE II—CUSTOMS
PERFORMANCE REPORT
SEC. 201. CUSTOMS PERFORMANCE REPORT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Customs
shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees the
report described in subsection (b).
(b) REPORT DESCRIBED.—The report described in this
subsection shall include the following:
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(1) IDENTIFICATION OF OBJECTIVES; ESTABLISH-
MENT OF PRIORITIES.—
(A) An outline of the means the Customs
Service intends to use to identify enforcement
priorities and trade facilitation objectives.
(B) The reasons for selecting the objectives
contained in the most recent plan submitted by
the Customs Service pursuant to section 1115 of
title 31, United States Code.
(C) The performance standards against
which the appropriate committees can assess the
efforts of the Customs Service in reaching the
goals outlined in the plan described in subpara-
graph (B).
(2) IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CUSTOMS MOD-
ERNIZATION ACT.—
(A) A review of the Customs Service’s im-
plementation of title VI of the North American
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, com-
monly known as the ‘‘Customs Modernization
Act’’, and the reasons why elements of that Act,
if any, have not been implemented.
(B) A review of the effectiveness of the in-
formed compliance strategy in obtaining higher
levels of compliance, particularly compliance by
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those industries that have been the focus of the
most intense efforts by the Customs Service to en-
sure compliance with the Customs Modernization
Act.
(C) A summary of the results of the reviews
of the initial industry-wide compliance assess-
ments conducted by the Customs Service as part
of the agency’s informed compliance initiative.
(3) 
IMPROVEMENT
OF
COMMERCIAL
OPER-
ATIONS.—
(A) Identification of standards to be used in
assessing the performance and efficiency of the
commercial operations of the Customs Service,
including entry and inspection procedures, clas-
sification, valuation, country-of-origin deter-
minations, and duty drawback determinations.
(B) Proposals for—
(i) improving the performance of the
commercial operations of the Customs Serv-
ice, particularly the functions described in
subparagraph (A), and
(ii) eliminating lengthy delays in ob-
taining rulings and other forms of guidance
on United States customs law, regulations,
procedures, or policies.
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(C) Alternative strategies for ensuring that
United States importers, exporters, customs bro-
kers, and other members of the trade community
have the information necessary to comply with
the customs laws of the United States and to
conduct their business operations accordingly.
(4) REVIEW
OF
ENFORCEMENT
RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.—
(A) A review of the enforcement responsibil-
ities of the Customs Service.
(B) An assessment of the degree to which the
current functions of the Customs Service overlap
with the functions of other agencies and an iden-
tification of ways in which the Customs Service
can avoid duplication of effort.
(C) A description of the methods used to en-
sure against misuse of personal search authority
with respect to persons entering the United
States at authorized ports of entry.
(5) STRATEGY
FOR
COMPREHENSIVE
DRUG
INTERDICTION.—
(A) A comprehensive strategy for the Cus-
toms Service’s role in United States drug inter-
diction efforts.
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(B) Identification of the respective roles of
cooperating agencies, such as the Drug Enforce-
ment Administration, the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation, the Coast Guard, and the intelligence
community, including—
(i) identification of the functions that
can best be performed by the Customs Serv-
ice and the functions that can best be per-
formed by agencies other than the Customs
Service; and
(ii) a description of how the Customs
Service plans to allocate the additional drug
interdiction resources authorized by the
Drug Free Borders Act of 1998.
(6) ENHANCEMENT OF COOPERATION WITH THE
TRADE COMMUNITY.—
(A) Identification of ways to expand co-
operation with United States importers and cus-
toms brokers, United States and foreign carriers,
and other members of the international trade
and transportation communities to improve the
detection of contraband before it leaves a foreign
port destined for the United States.