S.Amdt. 3198

SA 3198. Mr. ISAKSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3192 submitted by Mr. Specter (for himself, Mr. Leahy,
and Mr. Hagel) to the bill S. 2454, to amend the Immigration and
Nationality Act to provide for comprehensive reform and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 7, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:
(3) Employment of retired law enforcement officers.--
(A) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the
feasibility of hiring, on a part-time basis, retired Federal
law enforcement officers to supplement the capabilities of
the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and the Bureau of
Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
(B) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report,
in classified form, if necessary, to the appropriate
congressional committees. The report shall include--
(i) the results of the study conducted under subparagraph
(A); and
(ii) a plan to implement a program that employs retired
Federal law enforcement officers for border security, if the
Secretary determines that such plan is feasible.
(C) Implementation.--If the Secretary determines that the
plan described in subparagraph (B)(ii) is feasible, the
Secretary shall implement the plan not later than 90 days
after the submission of the report to Congress under
subparagraph (B).
(D) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be
necessary for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011 to
carry out this paragraph.
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