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TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF AP-
PROPRIATIONS FOR UNITED
STATES 
CUSTOMS 
SERVICE
FOR ENHANCED INSPECTION,
TRADE 
FACILITATION, 
AND
DRUG INTERDICTION
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) DRUG ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER NONCOMMER-
CIAL OPERATIONS.—Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section
301(b)(1) of the Customs Procedural Reform and Sim-
plification Act of 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(1)(A) and (B))
are amended to read as follows:
‘‘(A) $997,300,584 for fiscal year 2000.
‘‘(B) $1,100,818,328 for fiscal year 2001.’’.
(b) COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS.—Clauses (i) and (ii)
of 
section 
301(b)(2)(A) 
of 
such 
Act 
(19 
U.S.C.
2075(b)(2)(A)(i) and (ii)) are amended to read as follows:
‘‘(i) $990,030,000 for fiscal year 2000.
‘‘(ii) $1,009,312,000 for fiscal year 2001.’’.
(c) AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION.—Subparagraphs
(A) and (B) of section 301(b)(3) of such Act (19 U.S.C.
2075(b)(3)(A) and (B)) are amended to read as follows:
‘‘(A) $229,001,000 for fiscal year 2000.
‘‘(B) $176,967,000 for fiscal year 2001.’’.
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(d) SUBMISSION
OF OUT-YEAR BUDGET PROJEC-
TIONS.—Section 301(a) of such Act (19 U.S.C. 2075(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) By no later than the date on which the President
submits to the Congress the budget of the United States Gov-
ernment for a fiscal year, the Commissioner of Customs
shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance
of the Senate the projected amount of funds for the succeed-
ing fiscal year that will be necessary for the operations of
the Customs Service as provided for in subsection (b).’’.
SEC. 102. CARGO INSPECTION AND NARCOTICS DETECTION
EQUIPMENT FOR THE UNITED STATES-MEX-
ICO BORDER, UNITED STATES-CANADA BOR-
DER, AND FLORIDA AND GULF COAST SEA-
PORTS.
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2000.—Of the amounts made avail-
able for fiscal year 2000 under section 301(b)(1)(A) of the
Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978
(19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(1)(A)), as amended by section 101(a)
of this Act, $100,036,000 shall be available until expended
for acquisition and other expenses associated with imple-
mentation and deployment of narcotics detection equipment
along the United States-Mexico border, the United States-
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Canada border, and Florida and the Gulf Coast seaports,
as follows:
(1) UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDER.—For the
United States-Mexico border, the following:
(A) $6,000,000 for 8 Vehicle and Container
Inspection Systems (VACIS).
(B) $11,000,000 for 5 mobile truck x-rays
with transmission and backscatter imaging.
(C) $12,000,000 for the upgrade of 8 fixed-
site truck x-rays from the present energy level of
450,000 electron volts to 1,000,000 electron volts
(1–MeV).
(D) $7,200,000 for 8 1–MeV pallet x-rays.
(E) $1,000,000 for 200 portable contraband
detectors (busters) to be distributed among ports
where the current allocations are inadequate.
(F) $600,000 for 50 contraband detection
kits to be distributed among all southwest border
ports based on traffic volume.
(G) $500,000 for 25 ultrasonic container in-
spection units to be distributed among all ports
receiving liquid-filled cargo and to ports with a
hazardous material inspection facility.
(H) $2,450,000 for 7 automated targeting
systems.
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(I) $360,000 for 30 rapid tire deflator sys-
tems to be distributed to those ports where port
runners are a threat.
(J) $480,000 for 20 portable Treasury En-
forcement Communications Systems (TECS) ter-
minals to be moved among ports as needed.
(K) $1,000,000 for 20 remote watch surveil-
lance camera systems at ports where there are
suspicious activities at loading docks, vehicle
queues, secondary inspection lanes, or areas
where visual surveillance or observation is ob-
scured.
(L) $1,254,000 for 57 weigh-in-motion sen-
sors to be distributed among the ports with the
greatest volume of outbound traffic.
(M) $180,000 for 36 AM traffic information
radio stations, with 1 station to be located at
each border crossing.
(N) $1,040,000 for 260 inbound vehicle
counters to be installed at every inbound vehicle
lane.
(O) $950,000 for 38 spotter camera systems
to counter the surveillance of customs inspection
activities by persons outside the boundaries of
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ports where such surveillance activities are oc-
curring.
(P) $390,000 for 60 inbound commercial
truck transponders to be distributed to all ports
of entry.
(Q) $1,600,000 for 40 narcotics vapor and
particle detectors to be distributed to each border
crossing.
(R) $400,000 for license plate reader auto-
matic targeting software to be installed at each
port to target inbound vehicles.
(S) $1,000,000 for a demonstration site for
a high-energy relocatable rail car inspection sys-
tem with an x-ray source switchable from
2,000,000 electron volts (2–MeV) to 6,000,000
electron volts (6–MeV) at a shared Department of
Defense testing facility for a two-month testing
period.
(2) UNITED STATES-CANADA BORDER.—For the
United States-Canada border, the following:
(A) $3,000,000 for 4 Vehicle and Container
Inspection Systems (VACIS).
(B) $8,800,000 for 4 mobile truck x-rays
with transmission and backscatter imaging.
(C) $3,600,000 for 4 1–MeV pallet x-rays.
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(D) $250,000 for 50 portable contraband de-
tectors (busters) to be distributed among ports
where the current allocations are inadequate.
(E) $300,000 for 25 contraband detection
kits to be distributed among ports based on traf-
fic volume.
(F) $240,000 for 10 portable Treasury En-
forcement Communications Systems (TECS) ter-
minals to be moved among ports as needed.
(G) $400,000 for 10 narcotics vapor and
particle detectors to be distributed to each border
crossing based on traffic volume.
(H) $600,000 for 30 fiber optic scopes.
(I) $250,000 for 50 portable contraband de-
tectors (busters) to be distributed among ports
where the current allocations are inadequate;
(J) $3,000,000 for 10 x-ray vans with par-
ticle detectors.
(K) $40,000 for 8 AM loop radio systems.
(L) $400,000 for 100 vehicle counters.
(M) $1,200,000 for 12 examination tool
trucks.
(N) $2,400,000 for 3 dedicated commuter
lanes.