II 109th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3825 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 3, 2006 Mr. Burns (for himself, Mr. Frist, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Allard, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Allen) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To end the flow of methamphetamine and precursor chemicals coming across the border of the United States.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Methamphetamine Trafficking Prevention Act of 2006.

2.

Findings and purpose

Congress finds— (1)legislation has been enacted to curb domestic methamphetamine production; (2)according to the President's Synthetic Drug Control Strategy, border seizures of methamphetamine almost doubled between 2000 and 2004; (3)as much as 75 to 85 percent of the methamphetamine used in the United States is made from precursors in the international stream of commerce; (4)successful exchange programs between the Drug Enforcement Administration and Mexican law enforcement officials have helped aid in methamphetamine lab seizures and limiting methamphetamine production in Mexico; and (5)the goal of United States policy should be directed toward curbing the spread of methamphetamine abuse and manufacture.

3.

Methamphetamine collection and detection

(a)

Border Technology Grant Program

(1)

In general

Section 2996 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797cc) is amended by adding at the end the following: (b)

Border Technology Grants Program

(1)

In general

The Attorney General, through the Bureau of Justice Assistance in the Office of Justice Programs, may make grants to States and eligible private entities to use technology or aerial surveillance to detect methamphetamine and its precursors on the border of the United States (in this part referred to as the Border Technology Grants Program). (2)

Criteria

A State or eligible private entity desiring a grant under the Border Technology Grants Program shall demonstrate that the project for which the State or eligible private entity seeks a grant incorporates a viable use of technology or aerial surveillance to detect methamphetamine and its precursors on the border of the United States. (3)

Detection

In awarding grants under the Border Technology Grants Program, the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance shall consider technologies that can detect active methamphetamine production sites on or near the border of the United States through the use of hyperspectral sensors. (4)

Definition

In this subsection, the term eligible private entity means an entity meeting such criteria as the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, in consultation with the Commissioner for United States Customs and Border Protection, shall establish, focusing on entities using technology to identify methamphetamine or its precursors. . (2)

Authorization of appropriations

Section 2997 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797cc–1) is amended— (A)by striking There are authorized and inserting the following: (a)

In general

There are authorized ; and (B)by adding at the end the following: (b)

Border Technology Grants Program

There are authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011, to carry out the Border Technology Grants Program. . (b)

Trace chemical detectors

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Drug Enforcement Administration $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011, to deploy trace chemical detectors (used to detect narcotics and explosive devices) along the border of the United States.

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Coordination of anti-methamphetamine activities with other countries

(a)

Trade negotiations

It is the sense of Congress that the United States Trade Representative should consider ways to curb illicit use and shipment of pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, and similar chemicals in any multilateral or bilateral negotiations. (b)

Exchanges between the Drug Enforcement Administration and foreign law enforcement

(1)

In general

The Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration shall select foreign law enforcement officers to participate in a special investigative program. (2)

Criteria

In selecting foreign law enforcement officers under paragraph (1) the Administrator— (A)may select a police officer, prosecutor, or other law enforcement officer from a country that traffics methamphetamine or its precursors into the United States; and (B)shall select such officers in a manner that maximizes the education and training efforts of the United States. (c)

Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 to carry out this section.

5.

Report to Congress on methamphetamine efforts on Indian reservations

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit a report to Congress regarding problems faced by Indian reservations located on or near the border of the United States with respect to methamphetamine trafficking and abuse.