Drug Free Borders Act of 2001
Latest action · Jan 22, 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 22, 2001
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Earmarks amounts for: (1) the acquisition and deployment of narcotics detection equipment (including maintenance and support of such equipment, training of personnel, new technologies, and certain internal management improvements) along the United States-Mexico border, the United States-Canada border, and the Florida and the Gulf Coast seaports; (2) additional new agents, inspectors, and canine enforcement officers (including, as deemed necessary, import specialists, entry specialists, intelligence analysts, and other administrative and support personnel) along such borders; and (3) Phase One and Phase Two of the Air and Marine Modernization Plan (air and marine drug interdiction operations).
Directs the President to submit a plan for funding the acquisition and operation by the Customs Service of tethered aerostat radar systems currently operated by the Department of the Air Force and scheduled for replacement in FY 2002.
Revises Federal customs provisions to provide for the appointment of the Commissioner of the Customs Service to a term of five years (with successive five year appointments thereafter).
Directs the Commissioner to establish, within the Office of Internal Affairs of the Customs Service, an internal compliance program designed to enhance the performance of the Customs Service mission to ensure compliance with all applicable laws, and in particular, implementation of the Customs Modernization Act.
Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to revise certain country of origin marking requirements with respect to imported articles to subject any person who destroys, removes, alters, or obliterates such mark to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2001 to Mar 12, 2001, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Jan 22, 2001 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Jan 22, 2001 |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Jan 22, 2001 |
| R-AZ | Jon Kyl | Original | Jan 22, 2001 |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Original | Jan 22, 2001 |
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | Original | Jan 22, 2001 |
| R-NC | Jesse Helms | Mar 12, 2001 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2001Introduced in Senate
- Jan 22, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Jan 22, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S356)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
- Airline passenger traffic
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Authorization
- Boundaries
- Canada
- Commerce
- Computers and government
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Customs administration
- Customs unions
- Department of the Treasury
- Drug abuse
- Drug law enforcement
- Economics and Public Finance
- Employee training
- Equipment and supplies
- Federal employees
- Federal law enforcement officers
- Federal officials
- Fines (Penalties)
- Florida
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Free trade
- Freight
- Government aircraft
- Government and business
- Government Operations and Politics
- Governmental investigations
- Gulf of Mexico
- Harbors
- Imports
- Information technology
- Intelligence officers
- International Affairs
- Labeling
- Labor and Employment
- Latin America
- Law
- Maintenance and repair
- Mexico
- North America
- Olympic games
- Passenger ships
- Performance measurement
- Personnel management
- Radar
- Relocation of employees
- Reprogramming of appropriated funds
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Security measures
- Smuggling
- Sports and Recreation
- Technological innovations
- Trade agreements
- Transportation and Public Works
- Utah
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