S.Amdt. 1599

SA 1599. Mr. CASEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1388 proposed by Mrs. Murray (for herself and Mr. Schumer)
to the bill H.R. 815, to amend title 38, United States Code, to make
certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive
reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans
Community Care program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

On page 31, after line 21, add the following:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

procurement, construction, and improvements

For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection for procurement, construction, and improvements,
$1,090,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027,
to increase drug interdiction and processing capabilities at
land borders of the United States, of which $960,000,000
shall be for technology improvements and upgrades, which may
include the procurement and deployment of large-scale, small-
scale, and handheld non-intrusive inspection scanning systems
at ports of entry along the land borders of the United States
and upgrades to the

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information technology infrastructure upon which these
systems and associated software are operated; of which
$30,000,000 shall be for technological and procedural
improvements to the process of analyzing and adjudicating
images from non-intrusive inspection scanning technology at
land ports of entry, which may include support for the
continued development of anomaly detection algorithms to
enhance detection of illegal drugs at land ports of entry;
and of which $100,000,000 shall be for other technology and
infrastructure upgrades that the Commissioner for U.S.
Customs and Border Protection deems necessary for the
agency's drug interdiction work:  Provided, That such amount
is designated by Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

operations and support

For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection for operations and support, $285,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2027, for increasing
outbound inspection capabilities, including disrupting the
flow of firearms and currency out of the United States, of
which $10,000,000 shall be for supporting the creation of a
structured outbound inspection program within the Office of
Field Operations that includes a comprehensive outbound
inspection policy and performance metrics to measure the
impact of outbound inspections; $275,000,000 shall be for
outbound inspections infrastructure projects at the land
borders of the United States, including technology and
connectivity improvements at rural ports of entry and safety
and technology upgrades to outbound inspection lanes at ports
of entry:  Provided further, That such amount is designated
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

operations and support

For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement for operations and support, $223,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2027, to expand efforts
to interdict fentanyl and other illegal drugs, and disrupt
networks operated by transnational criminal organizations
within the United States, of which $113,000,000 shall be for
additional Homeland Security Investigations special agents;
of which $80,000,000 shall be for the implementation of
Homeland Security Investigations' Strategy for Combating
Illicit Opioids; and of which $30,000,000 shall be for joint
surge operations along the land borders of the United States
by Homeland Security Investigations and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection:  Provided, That such amount is designated
by Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
On page 61, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:

TITLE VIII

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

operations and support

For necessary expenses of the Department of Justice for
disrupting transnational fentanyl networks, $288,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2027, of which
$68,000,000 shall used by the Drug Enforcement Administration
for salaries and expenses relating to increased law
enforcement activities along the land borders of the United
States; of which $60,000,000 shall be used by the Drug
Enforcement Administration for the High Intensity Drug
Trafficking Areas Program; of which $110,000,000 shall be for
the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces; and of
which $50,000,000 shall be used by the U.S. Marshals Service
for salaries and expenses relating to increased law
enforcement activities along the land borders of the United
States:  Provided, That such amount is designated by Congress
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
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