S.Amdt. 4605

SA 4605. Mr. BAUCUS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the Department of
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 127, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
Sec. 540. (a) For each of the fiscal years of 2007 through
2011, as part of the annual performance plan required in the
budget submission of the Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection under section 1115 of title 31, United States
Code, the Commissioner of Customs shall establish performance
indicators relating to the seizure of methamphetamine and
methamphetamine precursor chemicals in order to evaluate the
performance goals of the Bureau with respect to the
interdiction of illegal drugs entering the United States.
(b) Of the amount made available to Customs and Border
Protection under title II, $100,000 shall be available for
the Commissioner of Customs to analyze on an annual basis the
movement of methamphetamine and methamphetamine precursor
chemicals into the United States. In conducting the analysis,
the Commissioner shall--
(1) consider the entry of methamphetamine and
methamphetamine precursor chemicals through ports of entry,
between ports of entry, through the mails, and through
international courier services;
(2) examine the export procedures of each foreign country
where the shipments of methamphetamine and methamphetamine
precursor chemicals originate and determine if changes in the
country's customs over time provisions would alleviate the
export of methamphetamine and methamphetamine precursor
chemicals; and
(3) identify emerging trends in smuggling techniques and
strategies.
(c) The Commissioner shall ensure that the analysis
described in subsection (b) is made available in a timely
manner to the Secretary of State to facilitate the Secretary
in fulfilling the Secretary's reporting requirements in
section 722 of the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of
2005.
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