ANTITERRORIST AND ILLICIT NARCOTICS DETECTION EQUIPMENT FOR THE UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDER, UNITED STATES-CANADA BORDER, AND FLORIDA AND THE GULF COAST SEAPORTS.

SEC. 312. ANTITERRORIST AND ILLICIT NARCOTICS DETECTION EQUIPMENT FOR THE UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDER, UNITED STATES-CANADA BORDER, AND FLORIDA AND THE GULF COAST SEAPORTS. (a) Fiscal Year 2003.—Of the amounts made available for fiscal year 2003 under section 301(b)(1)(A) of the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(1)(A)), as amended by section 311(a) of this Act, $90,244,000 shall be available until expended for acquisition and other expenses associated with implementation and deployment of antiterrorist and illicit narcotics detection equipment along the United States-Mexico border, the United States-Canada border, and Florida and the Gulf Coast seaports, as follows: (1) United states-mexico border.—For the United States-Mexico border, the following: (A) $6,000,000 for 8 Vehicle and Container Inspection Systems (VACIS). (B) $11,200,000 for 5 mobile truck x-rays with transmission and backscatter imaging. (C) $13,000,000 for the upgrade of 8 fixed-site truck x-rays from the present energy level of 450,000 electron volts to 1,000,000 electron volts (1-MeV). (D) $7,200,000 for 8 1-MeV pallet x-rays. (E) $1,000,000 for 200 portable contraband detectors (busters) to be distributed among ports where the current allocations are inadequate. (F) $600,000 for 50 contraband detection kits to be distributed among all southwest border ports based on traffic volume. (G) $500,000 for 25 ultrasonic container inspection units to be distributed among all ports receiving liquid-filled cargo and to ports with a hazardous material inspection facility. (H) $2,450,000 for 7 automated targeting systems. (I) $360,000 for 30 rapid tire deflator systems to be distributed to those ports where port runners are a threat. (J) $480,000 for 20 portable Treasury Enforcement Communications Systems (TECS) terminals to be moved among ports as needed. (K) $1,000,000 for 20 remote watch surveillance camera systems at ports where there are suspicious activities at loading docks, vehicle queues, secondary inspection lanes, or areas where visual surveillance or observation is obscured. (L) $1,254,000 for 57 weigh-in-motion sensors to be distributed among the ports with the greatest volume of outbound traffic. 116 STAT. 975 (M) $180,000 for 36 AM traffic information radio stations, with 1 station to be located at each border crossing. (N) $1,040,000 for 260 inbound vehicle counters to be installed at every inbound vehicle lane. (O) $950,000 for 38 spotter camera systems to counter the surveillance of customs inspection activities by persons outside the boundaries of ports where such surveillance activities are occurring. (P) $390,000 for 60 inbound commercial truck transponders to be distributed to all ports of entry. (Q) $1,600,000 for 40 narcotics vapor and particle detectors to be distributed to each border crossing. (R) $400,000 for license plate reader automatic targeting software to be installed at each port to target inbound vehicles. (2) United states-canada border.—For the United States-Canada border, the following: (A) $3,000,000 for 4 Vehicle and Container Inspection Systems (VACIS). (B) $8,800,000 for 4 mobile truck x-rays with transmission and backscatter imaging. (C) $3,600,000 for 4 1-MeV pallet x-rays. (D) $250,000 for 50 portable contraband detectors (busters) to be distributed among ports where the current allocations are inadequate. (E) $300,000 for 25 contraband detection kits to be distributed among ports based on traffic volume. (F) $240,000 for 10 portable Treasury Enforcement Communications Systems (TECS) terminals to be moved among ports as needed. (G) $400,000 for 10 narcotics vapor and particle detectors to be distributed to each border crossing based on traffic volume. (3) Florida and gulf coast seaports.—For Florida and the Gulf Coast seaports, the following: (A) $4,500,000 for 6 Vehicle and Container Inspection Systems (VACIS). (B) $11,800,000 for 5 mobile truck x-rays with transmission and backscatter imaging. (C) $7,200,000 for 8 1-MeV pallet x-rays. (D) $250,000 for 50 portable contraband detectors (busters) to be distributed among ports where the current allocations are inadequate. (E) $300,000 for 25 contraband detection kits to be distributed among ports based on traffic volume. (b) Fiscal Year 2004.—Of the amounts made available for fiscal year 2004 under section 301(b)(1)(B) of the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(1)(B)), as amended by section 311(a) of this Act, $9,000,000 shall be available until expended for the maintenance and support of the equipment and training of personnel to maintain and support the equipment described in subsection (a). (c) Acquisition of Technologically Superior Equipment; Transfer of Funds.— (1) In general.—The Commissioner of Customs may use amounts made available for fiscal year 2003 under section 116 STAT. 976 301(b)(1)(A) of the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 (19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(1)(A)), as amended by section 311(a) of this Act, for the acquisition of equipment other than the equipment described in subsection (a) if such other equipment— (A) (i)is technologically superior to the equipment described in subsection (a); and (ii) will achieve at least the same results at a cost that is the same or less than the equipment described in subsection (a); or (B) can be obtained at a lower cost than the equipment described in subsection (a). (2) Transfer of funds.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Commissioner of Customs may reallocate an amount not to exceed 10 percent of— (A) the amount specified in any of subparagraphs (A) through (R) of subsection (a)(1) for equipment specified in any other of such subparagraphs (A) through (R); (B) the amount specified in any of subparagraphs (A) through (G) of subsection (a)(2) for equipment specified in any other of such subparagraphs (A) through (G); and (C) the amount specified in any of subparagraphs (A) through (E) of subsection (a)(3) for equipment specified in any other of such subparagraphs (A) through (E).