On the other hand. we felt that it was necessary to insure that the offer of equipment was not an empty one because we envisioned situations where there would not be time for civilian law enforcement authorities to be trained to operate sophisticated military equipment or where such training would not be cost effective. For this reason. we included authority for the Secretary of the Treasury. at the request of the head of a Federal agency responsible for enforcing the Controlled Substances Act. to make military personnel available for the maintenance and operation of equipment. Under the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas. agency heads responsible for enforcing the Immigration and Nationality Act and the customs laws also make such requests. I support that change. Despite certain claims that have been advanced. the Judiciary Committes version is not a departure from traditional militarycivilian relations.
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