Pub. L. 104-208, div. C, tit. I, subtit. A, sec. 103
IMPROVED BORDER EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY.
SEC. 103. IMPROVED BORDER EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY. The Attorney General is authorized to acquire and use, for the purpose of detection, interdiction, and reduction of illegal immigration into the United States, any Federal equipment (including fixed wing aircraft, helicopters, four-wheel drive vehicles, sedans, night vision goggles, night vision scopes, and sensor units) determined available for transfer by any other agency of the Federal Government upon request of the Attorney General.