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103 STAT. 1568 PUBLIC LAW 101-189—NOV. 29, 1989 areas in which there is a lack of sufficient prosecutorial resources; (C) on the feasibility of increasing the use of the resources and personnel of the Special Operations Command in drug interdic- tion and counter-drug activities; and (D) on the desirability and feasibility of assigning active-duty members of the Armed Forces, at the request of the Secretary of the Treasury and with the approval of the Secretary of Defense, to assist the United States Customs Service in the inspection of cargo, vehicles, vessels, and aircraft at points of entry into the United States. In preparing the report required by this paragraph, the Secretary shall consult with the Director of National Drug Control Policy and other appropriate heads of agencies. (2) Not later than April 1, 1990, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to Congress on— (A) the feasibility of establishing aerial and maritime naviga- tional corridors by which civilian aircraft and vessels may travel through drug interdiction areeis, as defined in section 1206(c); (B) the feasibility of requiring the submission of navigational plans for all civilian aircraft and vessels that will travel in such areas; and (C) the funding considered necessary to implement a plan to carry out the matters referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B). In preparing the report required by this paragraph, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Transportation and the Director of National Drug Control Policy. (3) Not later than February 1 of 1990 and 1991, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the Department of Defense under chapter 18, United States Code, and other applicable provisions of law during the preceding fiscal year. The report shall include— (A) specific information as to the size, scope, and results of Department of Defense drug interdiction operations; (B) specific information on the nature and terms of inter- agency agreements with other agencies relating to drug inter- diction; and (C) any recommendations for additional legislation that the Secretary determines would assist in furthering the ability of the Department to perform its mission under that chapter or to assist other agencies. SEC. 1214. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NATIONAL NARCOTICS BORDER INTERDICTION SYSTEM (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: (1) The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-690) terminated the National Narcotics Border Interdiction System (NNBIS). (2) The National Narcotics Border Interdiction System pro- vided valuable information and support to State and local law enforcement agencies involved in drug interdiction activities. (b) SENSE OF dbNGRESS.— In light of the findings specified in subsection (a), it is the sense of Congress that the cooperation that existed between State and local law enforcement officials and the Federal agencies participating in the National Narcotics Border