PUBLIC LAW 100-690—NOV. 18, 1988
102 STAT. 4289
SEC. 4604. MACHINE-READABLE DOCUMENT BORDER SECURITY PROGRAM.
(a) REQUIREMENT TO DEVELOP PROGRAM.—(1) The Department of State, the United States Customs Service, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service shall develop a comprehensive machine-readable travel and identity document border security program that will improve border entry and departure control through automated data capture of machine-readable travel and identity documents. (2) Within 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Department of State, the Customs Service, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service shall jointly submit a detailed implementation plan to the Congress and the President regarding how they intend to carry out the p n ^ a m required by this section. (3) The border security p r c ^ a m required by this section shall include an i n t ^ r a t e d cooperative data exchange system that will incorporate law enforcement data on narcotics traffickers, terrorists, convicted criminals, fugitives, and others currently documented in the Lookout Systems of all three agencies and departments. (4) In developing the border security program mandated in this section, the agencies and departments shall ensure that at least the following documents shall be i n t ^ r a t e d into the program and be machine-readable: border crossing cards; alien registration; pilots licenses; passports; and visas. 0)) AGENCIES THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE LAW ENFORCEMENT DATA
FOR THE SYSTEM.—The following agencies and organizations shall contribute appropriate law enforcement data to the integrated cooperative data exchange system mandated in this section and shall update such information into the system on no less than a monthly basis: (1) The Drug Enforcement Administration. (2) The Federal Bureau of Investigation. (3) The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. (4) The Internal Revenue Service. (5) The Federal Aviation Administration. (6) The United States Marshals Service. (7) The United States Coast Guard. (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—(1) There are authorized to be appropriated $23,000,000 for fiscal year 1989 for the development, procurement, and implementation of a machine-readable travel and identity document border security p r c ^ a m. Of this amount $7,000,000 shall be available only for the United State Customs Service, $7,000,000 shall be available only for the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and $9,000,000 shall be available only for the Department of State to carry out the provisions of this section. (2) The amounts authorized by paragraph (1) are in addition to other amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1989. (d) CONTINUING FULL IMPLEMENTATION REQUIRED.—All agencie
participating in the development and implementation of the border security program and systems mandated in this section shall maintain their participation and contributions to the p r c ^ a m and systems authorized under this section at full implementation levels in fiscal years 1990, 1991, and 1992, subject to the availability of appropriations.
8 USC 1103 note.
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