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 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-68 tribe (as that term is defined in section 102(2) of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a(2))). SEC. 114. Section 286(e)(1)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(e)(1)(C)) is amended by inserting "State" and a comma immediately before "territory". SEC. 115. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 1999, the Attorney General may obligate any funds appropriated for or reimbursed to the Counterterrorism programs, projects or activities of the Department of Justice to purchase or lease equipment or any related items, or to acquire interim services, without regard to any otherwise applicable Federal acquisition rule, if the Attorney General determines that— (A) there is an exigent need for the equipment, related items, or services in order to support an ongoing counterterrorism, national security, or computer-crime investigation or prosecution; (B) the equipment, related items, or services required are not available within the Department of Justice; and (C) adherence to that Federal acquisition rule would— (i) delay the timely acquisition of the equipment, related items, or services; and (ii) adversely affect an ongoing counterterrorism, national security, or computer-crime investigation or prosecution. (2) In this subsection, the term "Federal acquisition rule" means any provision of title II or IX of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, the Small Business Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or any other provision of law or regulation that establishes policies, procedures, requirements, conditions, or restrictions for procurements by the head of a department or agency or the Federal Government. (b) The Attorney General shall immediately notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate in writing of each expenditure under subsection (a), which notification shall include sufficient information to explain the circumstances necessitating the exercise of the authority under that subsection. SEC. 116. Section 110(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1221 note) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking "later than" and all that follows through "Attorney" and inserting "later than October 15, 1998 (and not later than March 30, 2001, in the case of land border ports of entry and sea ports), the Attorney'; (2) in paragraph (1), by striking "and" at the end; (3) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and"; and (4) by adding at the end the following: "(3) not significantly disrupt trade, tourism, or other legitimate cross-border traffic at land border ports of entry.". SEC. 117. Section 402 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 842) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(5), by inserting "negligently before "fail"; 58-194O-98 -4:QL3Part4

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