S.Amdt. 1920

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   Inserted: (e) Report to Governors.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days before the Secretary submits a written certification under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit a report to the governors of the States that share a land border with Mexico that--

   Inserted: (A) describes the progress made in establishing, funding, and implementing the border security and other measures described in subsection (a); and

   Inserted: (B) indicates the date on which Secretary's intends to submit a written certification under subsection (a).

   Inserted: (2) Governors' affirmation.--Not later than 60 days after receiving a report from the Secretary under paragraph (1), a governor may submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that--

   Inserted: (A) analyzes the accuracy of the information received from the Secretary; and

   Inserted: (B) indicates whether the governor agrees with the Secretary that the border security and other measures described in subsection (a) will be established, funded, and operational before the Secretary's certification is submitted.

   Inserted: (3) Effect of governors affirmation.--If a majority of the border governors indicate their agreement with the Secretary under paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary may submit the certification under subsection (a).

   Inserted: (f) Congressional Review of Governors Affirmation.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--If a majority of the border governors do not submit a report under subsection (e)(2) that indicates agreement with the information received from the Secretary before the end of the 60-day period described in subsection (e)(2), subtitle A of title IV, title V, and subtitles A through C of title VI of this Act shall not be implemented if, during the first 90-calendar day period of continuous session of the Congress after the end of such period, Congress passes a Joint Resolution of Immigration Enforcement expressing opposition to the certification submitted by the Secretary under subsection (a), in accordance with this subsection.

   Inserted: (2) Procedures applicable to the senate.--

   Inserted: (A) Rulemaking authority.--The provisions under this paragraph are enacted by Congress--

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   Inserted: (i) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate, and as such they are deemed a part of the rules of the Senate, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in the Senate in the case of a Joint Resolution of Immigration Enforcement, and such provisions supersede other rules of the Senate only to the extent that they are inconsistent with such other rules; and

   Inserted: (ii) with full recognition of the constitutional right of the Senate to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of the Senate) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of the Senate.

   Inserted: (B) Introduction; referral.--

   Inserted: (i) In general.--Not later than the first day on which the Senate is in session following the end of the 60-day period described in subsection (e)(2), a Joint Resolution of Immigration Enforcement shall be introduced (by request) in the Senate--

   Inserted: (I) by the Majority Leader or Minority Leader of the Senate; or

   Inserted: (II) if such resolution is not introduced as provided under subclause (II), by any Senator on the third day on which the Senate is in session after the end of such period.

   Inserted: (ii) Referral.--Upon introduction, a Joint Resolution of Immigration Enforcement shall be referred jointly to each of the appropriate congressional committees by the President of the Senate. Upon the expiration of 60 days of continuous session after the end of the 60-day period described in subsection (e)(2), each committee to which such resolution was referred shall make its recommendations to the Senate.

   Inserted: (iii) Discharge.--If any committee to which is referred a resolution introduced under paragraph (2)(A) has not reported such resolution at the end of 60 days of continuous session of the Congress after introduction of such resolution, such committee shall be discharged from further consideration of such resolution, and such resolution shall be placed on the legislative calendar of the Senate.

   Inserted: (C) Consideration.--

   Inserted: (i) In general.--After each committee to which a Joint Resolution of Immigration Enforcement has been referred has reported, or has been discharged from further consideration of, a resolution described in paragraph (2)(C), it shall be in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for any Member of the Senate to move to proceed to the consideration of such resolution. Such motion shall not be debatable. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of such resolution is agreed to, such resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate until the disposition of such resolution.

   Inserted: (ii) Debate.--Debate on a resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection with such resolution, shall be limited to not more than 30 hours, which shall be divided equally between Members favoring and Members opposing such resolution. A motion to further limit debate shall be in order and shall not be debatable. The resolution shall not be subject to amendment, to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business. A motion to recommit such resolution shall not be in order.

   Inserted: (iii) Final vote.--Immediately following the conclusion of the debate on a resolution, and a single quorum call at the conclusion of such debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate, the vote on such resolution shall occur.

   Inserted: (iv) Appeals.--Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate to the procedure relating to a resolution shall be limited to 1 hour of debate.

   Inserted: (D) Receipt of a resolution from the house.--If the Senate receives from the House of Representatives a Joint Resolution of Immigration Enforcement, the following procedures shall apply:

   Inserted: (i) The resolution shall not be referred to a committee and shall be placed on the Senate calendar, except that it shall not be in order to consider such resolution on the calendar received by the House of Representatives until such time as the Committee reports such resolution or is discharged from further consideration of a resolution, pursuant to this subsection.

   Inserted: (ii) With respect to the disposition by the Senate with respect to such resolution, on any vote on final passage of a resolution of the Senate with respect to such approval, a resolution from the House of Representatives with respect to such measures shall be automatically substituted for the resolution of the Senate.

   Inserted: (3) Procedures applicable to the house of representatives.--

   Inserted: (A) Rulemaking authority.--The provisions of this paragraph are enacted by Congress--

   Inserted: (i) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives, and as such they are deemed a part of the rules of the House of Representatives, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in the House of Representatives in the case of a Joint Resolution of Immigration Enforcement, and such provisions supersede other rules of the House of Representatives only to the extent that they are inconsistent with such other rules; and

   Inserted: (ii) with full recognition of the constitutional right of the House of Representatives to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of the House of Representatives) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of the House of Representatives.

   Inserted: (B) Introduction; referral.--A Joint Resolution of Immigration Enforcement shall upon introduction, be immediately referred by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to the appropriate committee or committees of the House of Representatives. Any such resolution received from the Senate shall be held at the Speaker's table.

   Inserted: (C) Discharge.--Upon the expiration of 60 days of continuous session after the introduction of the first resolution of certification with respect to any measure, each committee to which such resolution was referred shall be discharged from further consideration of such resolution, and such resolution shall be referred to the appropriate calendar, unless such resolution or an identical resolution was previously reported by each committee to which it was referred.

   Inserted: (D) Consideration.--It shall be in order for the Speaker to recognize a Member favoring a resolution to call up a resolution of certification after it has been on the appropriate calendar for 5 legislative days. At the time any such resolution is called up, the House of Representatives shall proceed to its immediate consideration and the Speaker shall recognize the Member calling up such resolution and a Member opposed to such resolution for 10 hours of debate in the House of Representatives, to be equally divided and controlled by such Members. When such time has expired, the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the resolution to adoption without intervening motion. No amendment to any such resolution shall be in order, nor shall it be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which such resolution is agreed to or disagreed to.

   Inserted: (E) Receipt of resolution from senate.--If the House of Representatives receives from the Senate a Joint Resolution of Immigration Enforcement, the following procedures shall apply:

   Inserted: (i) Such resolution shall not be referred to a committee.

   Inserted: (ii) With respect to the disposition by the House of Representatives with respect to such resolution--

   Inserted: (I) the procedure with respect to that or other resolutions originating in the House of Representatives shall be the same as if no resolution from the Senate with respect to such resolution had been received; and

   Inserted: (II) on any vote on final passage of a resolution originating in the House of Representatives with respect to such measures, a resolution from the Senate with respect to such resolution if the text is identical shall be automatically substituted for the resolution originating in the House of Representatives.

   Inserted: (g) Defined Term.--In this section, the term "operational control" means the prevention of all unlawful entries into the United States, including entries by terrorists, other unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, narcotics, and other contraband.

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