S.Amdt. 3202Senate109th Congress (2005-2007)2nd degree

S.Amdt. 3202

Submitted March 30, 2006

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March 30, 2006

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SA 3202. 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 11, strike lines 13 through 20 and insert the
following:

SEC. 105. PORTS OF ENTRY.

(a) Construction; Improvements.--The Secretary is
authorized to--
(1) construct additional ports of entry along the
international land borders of the United States, at locations
to be determined by the Secretary; and
(2) make necessary improvements to the ports of entry in
existence on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Infrastructure Report.--The Administrator of General
Services shall submit an annual report to Congress that--
(1) describes the status of the infrastructure at ports of
entry into the United States; and
(2) identifies projects to improve security at such ports
of entry.
(c) Vulnerability Report.--Not less frequently than once
every 6 months, the Secretary shall submit a report, in
classified form if necessary, to the appropriate
congressional committees on vulnerabilities at ports of entry
into the United States.
(d) Demonstration Programs.--The Secretary shall establish
demonstration programs to evaluate and assess border security
and port of entry technologies.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of
the fiscal years 2007 through 2011 to carry out this section.
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