UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE

UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the United States Customs Service, including purchase of up to 1,000 motor vehicles of which 960 are for replacement only, including 990 for police-type use and commercial operations; hire of motor vehicles; not to exceed $20,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and awards of compensation to informers, as authorized by any Act enforced by the United States Customs Service; $1,135,961,000, of which $7,000,000 shall be for the Interagency Border Inspection System, and of which such sums as become available in the Customs User Fee Account, except sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that Account; of the total, not to exceed $150,000 shall be available for payment for rental space in connection with preclearance operations, not to exceed $4,000,000, to remain available until expended, for research, and not to exceed $3,395,000, to remain available until expended, for renovation and expansion of the Canine Enforcement Training Center: Provided, That uniforms may be purchased without regard to the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year: Provided further, That none of the funds made available by this Act shall be available for administrative expenses to pay any employee overtime pay in an amount in excess of $25,000: Provided further, That the Commissioner or his designee may waive this limitation in individual cases in order to prevent excessive costs or to meet emergency requirements of the Service: Provided further, That none of the funds made available by this Act may be used for administrative expenses in connection with the proposed redirection of the Equal Employment Opportunity Program: Provided further, That the United States Customs Service shall hire and maintain an average of not less than 17,162 full-time equivalent positions in fiscal year 1991, of which a minimum level of 10,421 full-time equivalent positions shall be allocated to commercial operations activities, and of which a minimum level of 930 full-time equivalent positions shall be allocated to air interdiction activities of the United States Customs Service, and of which a minimum level of 222 full-time equivalent positions shall be allocated to the Nogales District of the United States Customs Service: Provided further, That no funds appropriated by this Act may be used to reduce to single eight hour shifts at airports and that all current services as provided by the Customs Service shall continue through September 30, 1991: Provided further, That not less than $500,000 shall be expended for additional part-time and temporary positions in the Honolulu Customs District: Provided further, That $1,750,000 shall be expended to increase by 30 the number of full-time employees of the United States Customs Service in the Honolulu Customs District: Provided further, That Customs shall increase by 10 the number of full-time inspectors in the Charleston, South Carolina Customs District: Provided further, That Customs shall increase by 75 the number of full-time inspectors in the San Diego, California Customs District: Provided further, That the express designations of Customs positions provided for in this Act and in the 104 STAT. 1393accompanying House and Senate Reports shall only apply to positions in excess of those positions funded in Public Law 101–136, and shall not adversely impact staffing increases which are otherwise provided for in fiscal year 1991. Operation and Maintenance, Air Interdiction Program For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the hire, lease, acquisition (transfer or acquisition from any other agency), operation and maintenance of aircraft, and other related equipment of the Air Program; $110,347,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That no aircraft or other related equipment with the exception of the aerostat program which will be transferred to the Department of Defense, shall be transferred to any other Federal agency, Department, or office outside of the Department of the Treasury during fiscal year 1991: Provided further, That the United States Customs Service shall commence procurement of long-lead items and conduct all advanced planning required in preparation for the procurement of one additional P-3 airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft in fiscal year 1992. Customs Forfeiture Fund (limitation on availability of deposits) For necessary expenses of the Customs Forfeiture Fund, not to exceed $14,855,000, as authorized by Public Law 100–690; to be derived from deposits in the Fund. Customs Services at Small Airports (to be derived from fees collected) Such sums as may be necessary, not to exceed $2,152,000, for expenses for the provision of Customs services at certain small airports or other facilities when authorized by law and designated by the Secretary of the Treasury, including expenditures for the salary and expenses of individuals employed to provide such services, to be derived from fees collected by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 236 of Public Law 98–573 for each of these airports or other facilities when authorized by law and designated by the Secretary of the Treasury, and to remain available until expended.