S.Amdt. 465

SA 465. Mr. BYRD (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Obama, and Mr. Lieberman) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1268, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, to establish and rapidly implement regulations for State driver's license and identification document security standards, to prevent terrorists from abusing the asylum laws of the United States, to unify terrorism-related grounds for inadmissibility and removal, to ensure expeditious construction of the San Diego border fence, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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reduction in funding for diplomatic and consular programs

The amount for “Diplomatic and Consular Programs” under chapter 2 of title II shall be $357,700,000.

Customs and Border Protection

Salaries and Expenses

For an additional amount for “Salaries and Expenses”, for the hiring of Border Patrol agents and related mission support expenses and continued operation of unmanned aerial vehicles along the Southwest Border, $179,745,000, to remain available until September 30, 2006.

Customs and Border Protection

Construction

For an additional amount for “Construction”, $67,438,000, to remain available until expended.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Salaries and Expenses

For an additional amount for “Salaries and Expenses”, for the enforcement of immigration and customs laws, detention and removal, and investigations, including the hiring of immigration investigators, enforcement agents, and deportation officers, and the provision of detention bed space, $128,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2006.

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

Salaries and Expenses

For an additional amount for “Salaries and Expenses”, $10,471,000, to remain available until September 30, 2006.

acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses

For an additional amount “Acquisition, Construction, Improvements, and Related Expenses”, for the provision of training at the Border Patrol Academy, $3,959,000, to remain available until expended.