[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 33 (Tuesday, March 1, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S1150]
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SA 3370. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 524, to authorize the Attorney General to award
grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse
and heroin use; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title II, add the following:
SEC. 205. REQUIREMENT FOR 3-YEAR PLAN TO ACHIEVE 90-PERCENT
RATE OF EFFECTIVE DRUG INTERDICTION.
(a) Definition of Transit Zone.--In this section, the term
``Transit Zone'' means the sea corridors of the western
Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and
the eastern Pacific Ocean through which illicit drugs
transit, either directly or indirectly, to the United States.
(b) Plan Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the
relevant congressional committees a report setting forth a
comprehensive interagency plan for achieving within 3 years a
90-percent rate of effective interdiction of all illegal
drugs that would otherwise--
(1) pass through the Transit Zone en route to the United
States; or
(2) enter the United States across the Southwest border.
(c) Interagency Integration and Coordination.--The plan
required under subsection (b) shall describe the integration
and coordination of efforts by all relevant Federal agencies,
including the Department of Homeland Security, the Department
of Justice, and the Department of Defense, necessary to
achieve the objective stated in subsection (b).
(d) Elements.--The plan required under subsection (b) shall
include--
(1) a detailed description of the manner in which the
stated objective will be accomplished;
(2) a determination of which official will lead the effort
and be accountable for its results;
(3) the specific roles and functions that will be carried
out by each agency;
(4) the means that will be required, in terms of personnel,
equipment, and other resources;
(5) a detailed budget plan describing the funding that will
be needed, broken down by agency;
(6) an explanation of any new or different legal
authorities that will be required; and
(7) a specific target date on which the stated objective
will be achieved.
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