§ 68. — Enforcement of customs and immigration laws in Guam and the Virgin Islands and along Canadian and Mexican borders; cooperation by Secretary of the Treasury and Attorney General; erection of buildings.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 19USC68]
TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
CHAPTER 1--COLLECTION DISTRICTS, PORTS, AND OFFICERS
Sec. 68. Enforcement of customs and immigration laws in Guam and
the Virgin Islands and along Canadian and Mexican borders;
cooperation by Secretary of the Treasury and Attorney General;
erection of buildings
To aid in the enforcement of the customs and immigration laws along
the Canadian and Mexican borders and to provide better facilities for
such enforcement at points along such borders at which no Federal or
other buildings adapted or suitably located for the purpose are
available, and for similar purposes in the Virgin Islands of the United
States, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General are
hereby authorized to expend, and for similar purposes in Guam the
Attorney General is hereby authorized to expend, from the funds
appropriated for the general maintenance and operation of the Customs
and the Immigration and Naturalization Services, respectively, the
necessary amounts for the acquisition of land and the erection of
buildings, sheds, and office quarters, including living quarters for
officers where none are otherwise available: Provided, That the total
amount which may be so expended for any one project, including the site,
shall not exceed $200,000 and that where the project is for the joint
use of the Customs Service and the Immigration and Naturalization
Service, the combined cost of the project, including the site, shall be
charged to the two appropriations concerned.
(June 26, 1930, ch. 617, Sec. 1, 46 Stat. 817; Oct. 10, 1940, ch. 837,
54 Stat. 1091; Sept. 26, 1951, ch. 414, 65 Stat. 336; May 18, 1956, ch.
282, 70 Stat. 159; Pub. L. 86-466, May 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 130; Pub. L.
87-465, May 31, 1962, 76 Stat. 87; Pub. L. 89-87, July 24, 1965, 79
Stat. 264; Pub. L. 93-396, Aug. 29, 1974, 88 Stat. 794.)
Amendments
1974--Pub. L. 93-396 substituted ``$200,000'' for ``$100,000''.
1965--Pub. L. 89-87 extended to Guam and the Virgin Islands the
authority of the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury to
construct facilities for the enforcement of the customs and immigration
laws.
1962--Pub. L. 87-465 substituted ``$100,000'' for ``$40,000'' and
``$80,000''.
1960--Pub. L. 86-466 substituted ``$40,000'' and ``$80,000'' for
``$30,000'' and ``$60,000'', respectively.
1956--Act May 18, 1956, substituted ``$30,000'' and ``$60,000'' for
``$15,000'' and ``$30,000'', respectively.
1951--Act Sept. 26, 1951, substituted ``$15,000'' and ``$30,000''
for ``$5,000'' and ``$10,000'', respectively.
1940--Act Oct. 10, 1940, substituted ``$5000'' and ``$10,000'' for
``$3000'' and ``$6000'', respectively.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the
United States Customs Service of the Department of the Treasury,
including functions of the Secretary of the Treasury relating thereto,
to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related
references, see sections 203(1), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6,
Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security
Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note
under section 542 of Title 6.
Functions of all other officers of Department of the Treasury and
functions of all agencies and employees of such Department transferred,
with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Treasury, with power vested
in him to authorize their performance or performance of any of his
functions, by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by Reorg.
Plan No. 26 of 1950, Secs. 1, 2, eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F.R. 4935, 64
Stat. 1280, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization
and Employees. Customs Service was under Department of the Treasury.
Immigration and Naturalization Service of Department of Labor
(including Office of Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization) and
its functions were transferred to Department of Justice, to be
administered under direction and supervision of Attorney General; and
functions and powers of Secretary of Labor relating to administration of
the Service and its functions or to administration of immigration and
naturalization laws were transferred to Attorney General, by Reorg. Plan
No. V of 1940, eff. June 15, 1940, 5 F.R. 2223, 54 Stat. 1238, set out
in the Appendix to Title 5.
Abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service and Transfer of
Functions
For abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service, transfer of
functions, and treatment of related references, see note set out under
section 1551 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 6 section 212; title 40 section
3301.
