Sec. 207. Sense of Congress on cooperation between agencies
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Congress finds that personnel constraints exist at land ports of entry with regard to sanitary and phytosanitary inspections for exported goods. It is the sense of Congress that, in the best interest of cross-border trade and the agricultural community— any lack of certified personnel for inspection purposes at ports of entry should be addressed by seeking cooperation between agencies and departments of the United States, whether in the form of a memorandum of understanding or through a certification process, whereby additional existing agents are authorized for additional hours to facilitate the crossing and trade of perishable goods in a manner consistent with rules of the Department of Agriculture; and cross designation should be available for personnel who will assist more than one agency or department at land ports of entry to facilitate increased trade and commerce.