To appropriate an additional $1,829,400,000 to construct double-layered fencing and vehicle barriers along the southwest border and to offset such increase by reducing all other discretionary amounts on a prorata basis.

SA 4659. Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, and Mr. Ensign) 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; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. (a) The amount appropriated by title II under the
heading ``Customs and Border Protection'' and under the
subheading ``construction'' is hereby increased by
$1,829,400,000, which shall remain available until expended.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, of the
amount made available under the subheading described in
subsection (a)--
(1) not less than $1,184,000,000 shall be used for the
construction of 370 miles of double-layered fencing along the
international border between the United States and Mexico;
and
(2) not less than $645,400,000 shall be for the
construction of not less than 461 miles of vehicle barriers
along the international border between the United States and
Mexico.
(c) All discretionary amounts made available under this
Act, other than the amount appropriated under the subheading
described in subsection (a), shall be reduced on a pro rata
basis by $1,829,400,000.
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