S.Amdt. 4079

SA 4079. Mr. OBAMA (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Reid, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Salazar) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2611, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 151, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:

(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation $3,125,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011 for improving the speed and accuracy of background and security checks conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on behalf of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.

(d) Report on Background and Security Checks.--

(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report, unclassified to the greatest extent possible with a classified annex, if necessary on the background and security checks conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on behalf of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.

(2) Content.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall include--

(A) a description of the background and security check program;

(B) a statistical breakdown of the background and security check delays associated with different types of immigration applications;

(C) a statistical breakdown of the background and security check delays by applicant country of origin; and

(D) the steps the Federal Bureau of Investigation is taking to expedite background and security checks that have been pending for more than 60 days.