S.Amdt. 3357

SA 3357. Mr. SESSIONS 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 line 13 through page 13, line 21, and
insert the following:

``SEC. 105. PORTS OF ENTRY.

To facilitate the flow of trade, commerce, tourism, and
legal immigration, the Secretary shall--
(1) at locations to be determined by the Secretary,
increase by at least 25 percent, the number of ports of entry
along the southwestern international border of the United
States;
(2) increase the ports of entry along the northern
international land border as needed; and
(3) make necessary improvements to the ports of entry in
existence on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 106. CONSTRUCTION OF STRATEGIC BORDER FENCING AND
VEHICLE BARRIERS.

(a) Tucson Sector.--The Secretary shall--
(1) replace all aged, deteriorating, or damaged primary
fencing in the Tucson Sector located proximate to population
centers in Douglas, Nogales, Naco, and Lukeville, Arizona
with double- or triple-fencing running parallel to the
international border between the United States and Mexico;
(2) extend the double- or triple-layered fencing for a
distance of not less than 2 miles beyond urban areas, except
that the double- or triple-layered fence shall extend west of
Naco, Arizona, for a distance of 10 miles; and
(3) construct not less than 150 miles of vehicle barriers
and all-weather roads in the Tucson Sector running parallel
to the international border between the United States and
Mexico in areas that are known transit points for illegal
cross-border traffic.
(b) Yuma Sector.--The Secretary shall--
(1) replace all aged, deteriorating, or damaged primary
fencing in the Yuma Sector located proximate to population
centers in Yuma, Somerton, and San Luis, Arizona with double-
or triple-fencing running parallel to the international
border between the United States and Mexico;
(2) extend the double- or triple-layered fencing for a
distance of not less than 2 miles beyond urban areas in the
Yuma Sector.
(3) construct not less than 50 miles of vehicle barriers
and all-weather roads in the Yuma Sector running parallel to
the international border between the United States and Mexico
in areas that are known transit points for illegal cross-
border traffic.
(c) Other Sectors.--
(1) Reinforced fencing--The Secretary shall construct not
less than 700 additional miles or double- or triple-layered
fencing at strategic locations along the southwest
international border to be determined by the Secretary.
(2) Priority Areas.--In determining strategic locations
under paragraph (c)(1), the Secretary shall prioritize, to
the maximum extent practicable--
(A) areas with the highest illegal alien apprehension
rates; and
(B) areas with the highest human and drug trafficking
rates, in the determination of the Secretary.
(d) Construction Deadline.--The Secretary shall immediately
commence construction of the fencing, barriers, and roads
described in subsections (a) (b) and (c), and shall complete
such construction not later than 2 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(e) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to
the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives
that describes the progress that has been made in
constructing the fencing, barriers, and roads described in
subsections (a) (b) and (c).
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out
this section.''
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