[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 805 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 805

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
    Defense to assign Department of Defense personnel to assist the 
 Immigration and Naturalization Service and the United States Customs 
    Service in the performance of their border protection functions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 1997

  Mr. Traficant (for himeslf and Mr. Hunter) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on National Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
    Defense to assign Department of Defense personnel to assist the 
 Immigration and Naturalization Service and the United States Customs 
    Service in the performance of their border protection functions.

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

SECTION 1. ASSIGNMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL TO ASSIST 
              IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE AND CUSTOMS 
              SERVICE.

    (a) Assignment Authority of Secretary of Defense.--Chapter 18 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 374 
the following new section:
``Sec. 374a. Assignment of personnel to assist border patrol and 
              control
    ``(a) Assignment Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may assign 
up to 10,000 Department of Defense personnel at any one time to 
assist--
            ``(1) the Immigration and Naturalization Service in 
        preventing the entry of terrorists, drug traffickers, and 
        illegal aliens into the United States; and
            ``(2) the United States Customs Service in the inspection 
        of cargo, vehicles, and aircraft at points of entry into the 
        United States.
    ``(b) Request for Assignment.--The assignment of Department of 
Defense personnel under subsection (a) may only occur--
            ``(1) at the request of the Attorney General, in the case 
        of an assignment to the Immigration and Naturalization Service; 
        and
            ``(2) at the request of the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
        the case of an assignment to the United States Customs 
        Service.''.
    ``(c) Reimbursement Requirement.--Section 377 of this title shall 
apply in the case of Department of Defense personnel assigned under 
subsection (a).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
374 the following new item:

``374a. Assignment of personnel to assist border patrol and control.''.
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