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 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-698 (E) For acquisition of installed or deployable electronic sensors and communications systems for Coast Guard Cutters. (F) For acquisition and construction of facilities and equipment to support regional and international law enforcement training and support in Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Caribbean Basin. (G) For acquisition or conversion of maritime patrol aircraft. (H) For acquisition or conversion of up to 2 vessels to be used as Coast Guard Medium or High Endurance Cutters. (I) For acquisition or conversion of up to 2 vessels to be used as Coast Guard Cutters as support, command, and control platforms for drug interdiction operations. (J) For acquisition of up to 6 Coast Guard Medium Endurance Cutters. (2) CONTINUED AVAILABILITY. — Amounts appropriated under this subsection may remain available until expended. (c) REQUIREMENT TO ACCEPT PATROL CRAFI FROM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—The Secretary of Transportation shall accept, for use by the Coast Guard for expanded drug interdiction activities, 7 PC-170 patrol craft if offered by the Department of Defense. SEC. 813. EXPANSION OF AIRCRAFT COVERAGE AND OPERATION IN SOURCE AND TRANSIT COUNTRIES. (a) DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. — Funds are authorized to be appropriated for the Department of the Treasury for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 for the enhancement of air coverage and operation for drug source and transit countries in the total amount of $886,500,000 which shall be available for the following purposes: (1) For procurement of 10 P-3B Early Warning aircraft for the United States Customs Service to enhance overhead air coverage of drug source zone countries. (2) For the procurement and deployment of 10 P-3B Slick airplanes for the United States Customs Service to enhance overhead air coverage of the drug source zone. (3) In fiscal years 2000 and 2001, for operation and maintenance of 10 P-3B Early Warning aircraft for the United States Customs Service to enhance overhead air coverage of drug source zone countries. (4) For personnel for the 10 P-3B Early Warning aircraft for the United States Customs Service to enhance overhead air coverage of drug source zone countries. (5) In fiscal years 2000 and 2001, for operation and mciintenance of 10 P-3B Slick airplanes for the United States Customs Service to enhance overhead coverage of the drug source zone. (6) For personnel for the 10 P-3B Slick airplanes for the United States Customs Service to enhance overhead air coverage of drug source zone countries. (7) For construction and furnishing of an additional facility for the P-3B aircraft. (8) For operation and maintenance for overhead air coverage for source countries. (9) For operation and msdntenance for overhead coverage for the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific regions.

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