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I found this bit of info on the website for Pedro Pierluisi, who at some point was a House Democrat,,not sure if he is still is. He is from Puerto Rico. The site is http://pierluisi.house.gov/english/congressional-caucus.html

The specific language in the report accompanying the Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013, approved late last week, is as follows:

“The Committee is aware that internal interagency discussions are again underway related to the administration of the Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) program. TARS surveillance data is used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and by the Joint Interagency Task Force-South in support of border security and counter-drug operations. The aerostats, while still under the responsibility of the Air Force, have not been maintained for a number of reasons. However, the Committee believes that an alternative means of supporting operational needs for surveillance data has yet to be deployed. For that reason, the Committee is concerned about the reduced capability, particularly in the Caribbean, and encourages the Secretary of Defense to work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other interagency partners to develop a short term solution to address reduced capability as well as the right long term solution—whether that is transfer of assets, repair of current assets, replacement with other technology or capability, or other solutions.”