Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 2.djvu/1045

 PUBLIC LAW 100-456—SEPT. 29, 1988

102 STAT. 2049

(B) pursuing drug smugglers detected by such radar coverage with rotor-wing and fix«l-wing aircraft of the Department of Defense and of civilian law enforcement agencies. (2) The President shall include in such report an assessment of the relative effectiveness— (A) of carrying out the operations described in clauses (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) on a full-time basis; (B) of carrying out such operations only during the hours of darkness; and (C) the feasibility and cost of carrying out such operations under each of the conditions specified in clauses (A) and (B). (3) The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) PURSUIT BY AIRCRAFT.—(1) Not later than 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing the following information: (A) The total number of times suspected drug smugglers flying aircraft into the United States have been pursued by aircraft operated by or with the support of personnel of the Department of Defense under the authority of section 374(c)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act. (B) The number of times civilian law enforcement officials were present at the location and at the time the suspected drug smugglers were forced to land their aircraft in the United States as a result of the pursuit of the aircraft operated by or with the support of Department of Defense personnel. (C) The number of times such officials were not present at the location and at the time such suspected smugglers were forced to land their aircraft in the United States. (2) Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to such committees a report containing the following information: (A) The total number of times suspected drug smugglers described in paragraph (1) have been pursued into the United States by aircraft operated by or with the support of Department of Defense personnel under the authority of section 374(b)(2)(C) of title 10, as amended by section 1104. (B) The number of times civilian law enforcement officials were present at the location and at the time the suspected drug smugglers were forced to land their aircraft in the United States as a result of the pursuit of the aircraft operated by or with the support of Department of Defense personnel. (C) The number of times such officials were not present at the location and at the time such suspected smugglers were forced to land their aircrsift in the United States as a result of the pursuit of the aircraft operated by or with the support of Department of Defense personnel. (D) Such other information and such recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate regarding the use of Department of Defense personnel for purposes authorized in section 37403) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 1104.

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