S.Amdt. 4584

SA 4584. Mr. COLEMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the Department
of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 127, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
Sec. 540. (a) The Comptroller General of the United States,
in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security,
shall conduct a study to examine the feasibility of
establishing a northern border training facility at Rainy
River Community College in International Falls, Minnesota to
carry out the training programs described in this subsection.
(b) The training facility should be designed to allow the
Secretary to conduct a variety of supplemental and periodic
training programs for border security personnel stationed
along the northern international border between the United
States and Canada.
(c) The training curriculum, as determined by the
Secretary, would be offered at the training facility through
multi-day training programs involving classroom and real-
world applications, and would include training in--
(1) a variety of disciplines relating to offensive and
defensive skills for personnel and vehicle safety,
including--
(A) firearms and weapons;
(B) self defense;
(C) search and seizure;
(D) defensive and high speed driving;
(E) mobility training;
(F) the use of all-terrain vehicles, watercraft, aircraft
and snowmobiles; and
(G) safety issues related to biological and chemical
hazards;
(2) technology upgrades and integration; and
(3) matters relating directly to terrorist threats and
issues, including--
(A) profiling;
(B) changing tactics;
(C) language;
(D) culture; and
(E) communications.
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