Amendment authorizes the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Armed Forces, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Immigration and Naturalization Service and U.S. Customs Service in preventing the entry of terrorists and and drug traffickers into the United States.

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Amendment Number
158
Description
Amendment authorizes the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Armed Forces, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Immigration and Naturalization Service and U.S. Customs Service in preventing the entry of terrorists and and drug traffickers into the United States.
Purpose
An amendment no. 16 and printed in H.Rept. 106-175 to allow the Secretary of Defense with the permission of the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General to assign military personnel to assist the Border Patrol and Customs Service only in drug interdiction and counter terrorism activities along our borders.
Congress
106
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jun 10, 1999
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Traficant amendment (A014) Agreed to by recorded vote: 242 - 181 (Roll no. 186).
Latest Action Time
11:52:16
Submitted Date
Jun 10, 1999
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 158 — Informed