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 118 STAT. 2581 PUBLIC LAW 108–429—DEC. 3, 2004 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of the Customs Service, in consultation with the Canadian Customs and Rev enue Agency (CCRA), shall seek to establish Integrated Border Inspection Areas (IBIAs), such as areas on either side of the United States Canada border, in which United States Customs officers can inspect vehicles entering the United States from Canada before they enter the United States, or Canadian Cus toms officers can inspect vehicles entering Canada from the United States before they enter Canada. Such inspections may include, where appropriate, employment of reverse inspection techniques. (2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—The Commissioner of Cus toms, in consultation with the Administrator of the General Services Administration when appropriate, shall seek to carry out paragraph (1) in a manner that minimizes adverse impacts on the surrounding community. (3) ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM.—Using the authority granted by this section and under section 629 of the Tariff Act of 1930, the Commissioner of Customs, in consultation with the Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency, shall seek to— (A) locate Integrated Border Inspection Areas in areas with bridges or tunnels with high traffic volume, significant commercial activity, and that have experienced backups and delays since September 11, 2001; (B) ensure that United States Customs officers sta tioned in any such IBIA on the Canadian side of the border are vested with the maximum authority to carry out their duties and enforce United States law; (C) ensure that United States Customs officers sta tioned in any such IBIA on the Canadian side of the border shall possess the same immunity that they would possess if they were stationed in the United States; and (D) encourage appropriate officials of the United States to enter into an agreement with Canada permitting Canadian Customs officers stationed in any such IBIA on the United States side of the border to enjoy such immunities as permitted in Canada. SEC. 1561. DESIGNATION OF FOREIGN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. (a) MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.—Section 401(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1401(i)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, including foreign law enforcement officers,’’ after ‘‘or other person’’. (b) INSPECTIONS AND PRECLEARANCE IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.— Section 629 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1629) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, or subsequent to their exit from,’’ after ‘‘prior to their arrival in’’; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by inserting ‘‘or exportation’’ after ‘‘relating to the importation’’; and (B) by inserting ‘‘or exit’’ after ‘‘port of entry’’; (3) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows: ‘‘(e) STATIONING OF FOREIGN CUSTOMS AND AGRICULTURE INSPECTION OFFICERS IN THE UNITED STATES.—The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture, may enter into agreements with any foreign country authorizing the stationing in the United States of customs and

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