Sec. 6151. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE PERSONNEL ENHANCEMENT

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## SEC. 6151 IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE PERSONNEL ENHANCEMENT ###

(a)Salaries and Expenses There is authorized to be appropriated for salaries and expenses for the Immigration and Naturalization Service for fiscal year 1989, $12,300,000: *Provided, *That such appropriation shall be in addition to any appropriations provided in regular appropriations Acts or continuing resolutions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989: *Provided further, *That of such additional appropriations authorized in this section, $4,100,000 shall be used to increase the number of inspectors of the Immigration and Naturalization Service by no fewer than 70 over such personnel levels on board at the Service as of September 30, 1988, and for related equipment. ###

(b)Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Pilot Project and Report ####

(1)That of such additional appropriation authorized in this section, $8,200,000 shall be used to increase the commitment of Immigration and Naturalization Service personnel to the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) for additional special agent and support positions; and for associated training and equipment; and for costs incurred during INS agent participation in OCDETF operations with other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies. ####

(2)The positions described in paragraph

(1)shall, under the supervision of a director for the pilot project, be used exclusively to assist Federal and local law enforcement agencies in combating illegal alien involvement in drug trafficking and crimes of violence. ####

(3)The Director of the pilot project shall report to the Assistant Commissioner—Investigations and will have the authority to— #####

(A)hire a limited number of non-Federal law enforcement officers with substantive experience in narcotics investigations should insufficient senior Federal agents be available. Non-Federal law enforcement officers hired under this provision may be over the age of 35, but in that event would only be eligible for nonlaw enforcement retirement benefits; and #####

(B)grant extensions of stay and other discretionary immigration benefits and waivers to witnesses, informants, and others whose presence in the United States is essential to the investigation and prosecution of criminal aliens involved in drug trafficking and crimes of violence. ####

(4)After the first year of the establishment of this pilot project the Attorney General will provide for an evaluation of its effectiveness, including an assessment by Federal, State, and local prosecutors and enforcement agencies. ###

(c)Local Office Capabilities Improvement Pilot Project From the sums appropriated to carry out this section, the Attorney General, through the Investigative Division of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, shall provide a pilot program in 4 cities to establish or improve the capabilities of the local offices of the Service and of local law enforcement agencies to respond to inquiries concerning aliens who have been arrested or convicted for, or are the subject criminal investigation relating to, a violation of any law relating to controlled substances. The Attorney General shall select cities in a manner that provides special consideration for cities located near the land borders of the United States and for large cities which have major concentrations of aliens. Some of the sums made available under the pilot program shall be used to increase the personnel level of the Investigative Division. * * * * * * *