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(B) the feasibility of the Attorney General,
in consultation with the Secretary of State, nego-
tiating reciprocal agreements with the govern-
ments of contiguous countries to collect such in-
formation on behalf of the United States and
share it in an acceptable automated format;
(2) consider the various means of developing
such a system, including the use of pilot projects if
appropriate, and assess which means would be most
appropriate in which geographical regions;
(3) evaluate how such a system could be imple-
mented without increasing border traffic congestion
and border crossing delays and, if any such system
would increase border crossing delays, evaluate to
what extent such congestion or delays would increase;
and
(4) estimate the length of time that would be re-
quired for any such system to be developed and imple-
mented.
SEC. 4. ANNUAL REPORTS ON ENTRY-EXIT CONTROL AND
USE OF ENTRY-EXIT CONTROL DATA.
(a) ANNUAL
REPORTS
ON
IMPLEMENTATION
OF
ENTRY-EXIT CONTROL AT AIRPORTS.—Not later than 30
days after the end of each fiscal year until the fiscal year
in which Attorney General certifies to Congress that the
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entry-exit control system required by section 110(a) of the
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility
Act of 1996, as amended by section 2 of this Act, has been
developed, the Attorney General shall submit to the Commit-
tees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a report that—
(1) provides an accurate assessment of the status
of the development of the entry-exit control system;
(2) includes a specific schedule for the develop-
ment of the entry-exit control system that the Attor-
ney General anticipates will be met; and
(3) includes a detailed estimate of the funding,
if any, needed for the development of the entry-exit
control system.
(b) ANNUAL REPORTS ON VISA OVERSTAYS IDENTI-
FIED THROUGH THE ENTRY-EXIT CONTROL SYSTEM.—Not
later than June 30 of each year, the Attorney General shall
submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House
of Representatives and the Senate a report that sets forth—
(1) the number of arrival records of aliens and
the number of departure records of aliens that were
collected during the preceding fiscal year under the
entry-exit control system under section 110(a) of the
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Respon-
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sibility Act of 1996, as so amended, with a separate
accounting of such numbers by country of nationality;
(2) the number of departure records of aliens
that were successfully matched to records of such
aliens’ prior arrival in the United States, with a sep-
arate accounting of such numbers by country of na-
tionality and by classification as immigrant or non-
immigrant; and
(3) the number of aliens who arrived as non-
immigrants, or as visitors under the visa waiver pro-
gram under section 217 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act, for whom no matching departure record
has been obtained through the system, or through
other means, as of the end of such aliens’ authorized
period of stay, with an accounting by country of na-
tionality and approximate date of arrival in the
United States.
(c) INCORPORATION INTO OTHER DATABASES.—Infor-
mation regarding aliens who have remained in the United
States beyond their authorized period of stay that is identi-
fied through the system referred to in subsection (a) shall
be integrated into appropriate databases of the Immigra-
tion and Naturalization Service and the Department of
State, including those used at ports-of-entry and at con-
sular offices.
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SEC. 5. BORDER CROSSING-RELATED VISAS.
(a) WAIVER OF FEES FOR CERTAIN VISAS.—
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Secretary of State or the Attor-
ney General may waive all or part of any fee or fees
for the processing of any application for the issuance
of a combined border crossing identification card and
nonimmigrant visa under section 101(a)(15)(B) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act where the ap-
plication is made in Mexico on behalf of a Mexican
national under 15 years old at the time of applica-
tion.
(2) PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF VISAS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), if the fee for a combined bor-
der crossing card and nonimmigrant visa issued
under section 101(a)(15)(B) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act has been waived under
paragraph (1) for a child under 15 years of age,
the visa shall be issued to expire on the earlier
of—
(i) the date that is 10 years after the
date of issuance; or
(ii) the date on which the child attains
the age of 15.
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(B) EXCEPTION.—At the request of the par-
ent or guardian of any alien under 15 years of
age otherwise covered by subparagraph (A), the
Secretary of State or the Attorney General may
charge a fee for the processing of an application
of the issuance of a combined border crossing
card and nonimmigrant visa under section
101(a)(15)(B) of the Immigration and National-
ity Act provided that the visa is issued to expire
as of the same date as is usually provided for
visas issued under that section.
(3) LEVEL
OF
FEES.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, fees authorized pursuant to
section 140(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (8 U.S.C. 1351 note)
may be set at a level that will ensure recovery of the
full cost to the Department of State of providing ma-
chine readable nonimmigrant visas and machine
readable combined border crossing identification
cards and nonimmigrant visas, including the cost of
such combined cards and visas for which the fee is
waived pursuant to this subsection.
(b) MODIFIED SCHEDULE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF
BORDER CROSSING RESTRICTIONS.—
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(1) MODIFIED
SCHEDULE.—Paragraph (2) of
section 104(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of
Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 3009–555; 8 U.S.C.
1101 note) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) CLAUSE B.—Clause (B) of such sentence
shall apply to the extent that inspections personnel
and technology in operation at the port of entry can
verify information from the card. For the replacement
of existing border crossing identification cards, clause
(B) of such sentence shall apply in accordance with
the timetable as follows:
‘‘(A) As of October 1, 2000, to not less than
25 percent of the border crossing identification
cards in circulation as of April 1, 1998.
‘‘(B) As of October 1, 2001, to not less than
50 percent of such cards in circulation as of
April 1, 1998.
‘‘(C) As of October 1, 2002, to not less than
75 percent of such cards in circulation as of
April 1, 1998.
‘‘(D) As of October 1, 2003, to all such
cards in circulation as of April 1, 1998.’’.
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(2) EARLIER DEADLINES.—Such section 104(b)
is further amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(3) EARLIER DEADLINES.—If the Secretary of
State and the Attorney General jointly determine that
sufficient capacity exists to replace border crossing
identification cards in advance of any of the dead-
lines otherwise provided for under paragraph (2), the
Secretary and the Attorney General may by regula-
tion advance such deadlines.’’.
(c) PROCESSING IN MEXICAN BORDER CITIES.—The
Secretary of State shall continue, until at least October 1,
2000, to process applications for visas under section
101(a)(15)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act at
the following cities in Mexico located near the international
border with the United States: Nogales, Nuevo Laredo, Ciu-
dad Acuna, Piedras Negras, Agua Prieta, and Reynosa.
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BORDER
CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES OF
THE IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION
SERVICE.
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—In order to enhance enforce-
ment and inspection resources on the land borders of the
United 
States, 
enhance 
investigative 
resources 
for
anticorruption efforts and efforts against drug smuggling
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and money-laundering organizations, reduce commercial
and passenger traffic waiting times, and open all primary
lanes during peak hours at major land border ports of entry
on the Southwest and Northern land borders of the United
States, in addition to any other amounts appropriated,
there are authorized to be appropriated for salaries, ex-
penses, and equipment for the Immigration and Natu-
ralization Service for purposes of carrying out this sec-
tion—
(1) $119,604,000 for fiscal year 1999;
(2) $123,064,000 for fiscal year 2000; and
(3) such sums as may be necessary in each fiscal
year thereafter.
(b) USE OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 1999 FUNDS.—Of
the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection
(a)(1) for fiscal year 1999 for the Immigration and Natu-
ralization Service, $19,090,000 shall be available until ex-
pended for acquisition and other expenses associated with
implementation and full deployment of narcotics enforce-
ment and other technology along the land borders of the
United States, including—
(1) $11,000,000 for 5 mobile truck x-rays with
transmission and backscatter imaging to be distrib-
uted to border patrol checkpoints and in secondary
inspection areas of land border ports-of-entry;
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(2) $200,000 for 10 ultrasonic container inspec-
tion units to be distributed to border patrol check-
points and in secondary inspection areas of land bor-
der ports-of-entry;
(3) $240,000 for 10 Portable Treasury Enforce-
ment Communications System (TECS) terminals to
be distributed to border patrol checkpoints;
(4) $5,000,000 for 20 remote watch surveillance
camera systems to be distributed to border patrol
checkpoints and at secondary inspection areas of land
border ports-of-entry;
(5) $180,000 for 36 AM radio ‘‘Welcome to the
United States’’ stations located at permanent border
patrol checkpoints and at secondary inspection areas
of land border ports-of-entry;
(6) $875,000 for 36 spotter camera systems lo-
cated at permanent border patrol checkpoints and at
secondary inspection areas of land border ports-of-
entry; and
(7) $1,600,000 for 40 narcotics vapor and par-
ticle detectors to be distributed to border patrol check-
points and at secondary inspection areas of land bor-
der ports-of-entry.
(c) USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS AFTER FISCAL YEAR
1999.—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under
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paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) for the Immigra-
tion and Naturalization Service for fiscal year 2000 and
each fiscal year thereafter, $4,773,000 shall be for the main-
tenance and support of the equipment and training of per-
sonnel to maintain and support the equipment described
in subsection (b), based on an estimate of 25 percent of the
cost of such equipment.
(d) USE OF FUNDS FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may
use the amounts authorized to be appropriated for
equipment under this section for equipment other
than the equipment specified in subsection (b) if such
other equipment—
(A)(i) is technologically superior to the
equipment specified in subsection (b); and
(ii) will achieve at least the same results at
a cost that is the same or less than the equip-
ment specified in subsection (b); or
(B) can be obtained at a lower cost than the
equipment authorized in subsection (b).
(2) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of this section, the Attorney General
may reallocate an amount not to exceed 10 percent of
the amount specified in paragraphs (1) through (7) of
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subsection (b) for any other equipment specified in
subsection (b).
(e) PEAK HOURS AND INVESTIGATIVE RESOURCE EN-
HANCEMENT.—Of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) for
the Immigration and Naturalization Service for fiscal years
1999 and 2000, $100,514,000 in fiscal year 1999 and
$121,555,000 for fiscal year 2000 shall be for—
(1) a net increase of 535 inspectors for the
Southwest land border and 375 inspectors for the
Northern land border, in order to open all primary
lanes on the Southwest and Northern borders during
peak hours and enhance investigative resources;
(2) in order to enhance enforcement and reduce
waiting times, a net increase of 100 inspectors and
canine enforcement officers for border patrol check-
points and ports-of-entry, as well as 100 canines and
5 canine trainers;
(3) 100 canine enforcement vehicles to be used by
the Immigration and Naturalization Service for in-
spection and enforcement at the land borders of the
United States;
(4) a net increase of 40 intelligence analysts and
additional resources to be distributed among border
patrol sectors that have jurisdiction over major metro-
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politan drug or narcotics distribution and transpor-
tation centers for intensification of efforts against
drug smuggling and money-laundering organizations;
(5) a net increase of 68 positions and additional
resources to the Office of the Inspector General of the
Department of Justice to enhance investigative re-
sources for anticorruption efforts; and
(6) the costs incurred as a result of the increase
in personnel hired pursuant to this section.
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BORDER
CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES OF
THE UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE.
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—In order to enhance border in-
vestigative resources on the land borders of the United
States, enhance investigative resources for anticorruption
efforts, intensify efforts against drug smuggling and money-
laundering organizations, process cargo, reduce commercial
and passenger traffic waiting times, and open all primary
lanes during peak hours at certain ports on the Southwest
and Northern borders, in addition to any other amount ap-
propriated, there are authorized to be appropriated for sala-
ries, expenses, and equipment for the United States Customs
Service for purposes of carrying out this section—
(1) $161,248,584 for fiscal year 1999;
(2) $185,751,328 for fiscal year 2000; and