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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Authorization of Appropriations for United States Customs Service for Drug Interdiction and Other Purposes Title II: Overtime and Premium Pay of Officers of the United States Customs Service; Miscellaneous Provisions Subtitle A: Overtime Pay and Premium Pay of Officers of the United States Customs Service Subtitle B: Miscellaneous Provisions Drug Free Borders Act of 1998 - Title I: Authorization of Appropriations for United States Customs Service for Drug Interdiction and Other Purposes - Amends the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 to authorize appropriations for FY 1999 and 2000 for the United States Customs Service for: (1) noncommercial and commercial operations; and (2) the air interdiction program. Requires the Commissioner of Customs to submit to specified congressional committees a projected budget for the succeeding fiscal year (out-year). (Sec. 102) Earmarks amounts for: (1) the acquisition and deployment of narcotics detection equipment (including maintenance and support of such equipment, training of personnel, and new technologies) along the United States-Mexico border, the United States-Canada border, and Florida and the Gulf Coast seaports; and (2) additional inspectors, canine enforcement officers, special agents, and enhanced investigative resources during peak hours along such borders. (Sec. 104) Requires the Commissioner of Customs, as part of the annual program activity performance plan set forth in the Customs Service budget, to establish performance goals, performance indicators, and comply with certain other requirements with respect to such border activities. Title II: Overtime and Premium Pay of Officers of the United States Customs Service; Miscellaneous Provisions - Subtitle A: Overtime Pay and Premium Pay of Officers of the United States Customs Service - Amends Federal customs law to increase the maximum aggregate overtime pay that a customs officer may be paid in any fiscal year from $25,000 to $30,000. Permits the Commissioner to waive such limitation in individual cases in order to prevent excessive costs or to meet emergency requirements. Authorizes the Commissioner to pay any customs officer for one work assignment that would result in overtime pay exceeding $30,000, in addition to any overtime pay that may be received under a waiver, upon certification to specified congressional committees that the Customs Service has in operation a system daily providing accurate and reliable data overtime and premium pay for customs officers. (Sec. 202) Prohibits payment of overtime and premium pay to any customs officer unless such officer has actually performed work during the time corresponding to such pay. (Sec. 203) Revises requirements for the night work differential to change shift times: (1) from 3 p.m.-to-midnight to 6 p.m.-to- midnight; (2) from 11 p.m.-to-8 a.m. to midnight-to-6 a.m.; and (3) from half-past-7 p.m.-to-half-past-3 a.m. to midnight-to-8 a.m. (Sec. 204) Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to use any savings from payment of overtime and premium pay for additional overtime enforcement activities. Subtitle B: Miscellaneous Provisions - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in order to ensure the integrity of the Customs Service, to transfer: (1) up to five percent of the customs officers employed at the beginning of each fiscal year to new duty stations on a permanent basis; and (2) any customs officers to temporary duty assignments for not more than 90 days. Declares that the requirements of this subtitle are not subject to collective bargaining. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 212) Expresses the sense of the Congress that collective bargaining agreements should not have any adverse impact on the ability of the Customs Service to interdict contraband, including controlled substances. Requires the Commissioner to meet with the recognized bargaining representative of Customs Service employees to eliminate any contract provision causing such an adverse impact. Authorizes the Customs Service to implement its last offer immediately if after 90 days of negotiations the parties fail to reach an agreement, without resulting in an unfair labor practice or imposition of any status quo ante remedy against the Service. Allows either party to pursue the impasse to the Federal Service Impasses Panel for ultimate resolution.
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Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8] · R–IL
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Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12056-12059)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S12056-12059)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 681.
Committee on Finance. Reported to Senate by Senator Roth with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 105-359.
Committee on Finance. Reported to Senate by Senator Roth with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 105-359.
Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 320 - 86 (Roll No. 164).
House roll call 164 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 320 - 86 (Roll No. 164).
House roll call 164 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business.
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5, rule I, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3407-3416, H3462-3463)
Mr. Archer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 307.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 105-541. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 105-541. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 12 - 3.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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