S.Amdt. 4647

SA 4647. Mr. CONRAD 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 72, line 17, insert ``, in order to protect against
wasteful spending, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
require that such technology systems be operationally tested
in representative sectors along the international borders of
the United States, including in remote areas located between
ports of entry that are operated 24 hours a day and patrolled
by relatively few border patrol agents, to ensure that such
systems work effectively before such systems are fully
deployed along the international borders of the United
States: Provided further, That'' after ``That''.
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