[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3112 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3112

To authorize funds for the use by the United States Customs Service of 
high energy container x-ray systems and automated targeting systems for 
   inspection of cargo at major checkpoints along the borders of the 
        United States that are contiguous with other countries.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 27, 1998

  Ms. Waters introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize funds for the use by the United States Customs Service of 
high energy container x-ray systems and automated targeting systems for 
   inspection of cargo at major checkpoints along the borders of the 
        United States that are contiguous with other countries.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminating Narcotics and Drugs with 
Innovative Technology Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HIGH ENERGY CONTAINER X-RAY 
              SYSTEMS AND AUTOMATED TARGETING SYSTEMS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to the United States Customs 
Service for fiscal year 1999 $150,000,000, which shall be available for 
high energy container x-ray systems and automated targeting systems to 
be used for inspecting commercial cargo entering the United States from 
contiguous countries. The Customs Service shall place such systems at 
all major customs checkpoints along the borders between the United 
States and contiguous countries and shall use such systems to inspect 
as many cargo loads as possible.

SEC. 3. ASSESSMENT, PLAN, AND REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    (a) Assessment and Plan.--The Secretary of the Treasury and the 
Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall assess the 
total number of commercial vehicles inspected with the funds made 
available pursuant to this Act and shall develop a plan for using non-
intrusive technology to inspect all commercial cargo loads entering the 
United States by land or sea.
    (b) Report to Congress.--The Secretary of the Treasury and the 
Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall, not later 
than December 31, 1999, transmit to the Congress a report on the 
assessment made and plan developed under subsection (a).
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