To require the completion of the 700-mile southwest border fence not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SA 3852. Mr. DeMINT (for himself and Mr. Vitter) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3217, to
promote the financial stability of the United States by improving
accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end ``too
big to fail'', to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to
protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. BORDER FENCE COMPLETION.

(a) Minimum Requirements.--Section 102(b)(1) of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
(8 U.S.C. 1103 note) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end the
following: ``Fencing that does not effectively restrain
pedestrian traffic (such as vehicle barriers and virtual
fencing) may not be used to meet the 700-mile fence
requirement under this subparagraph.'';
(2) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(iii) not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of the Restoring American Financial Stability Act
of 2010, complete the construction of all the reinforced
fencing and the installation of the related equipment
described in subparagraph (A).''; and
(3) in subparagraph (C), by adding at the end the
following:
``(iii) Funding not contingent on consultation.--Amounts
appropriated to carry out this paragraph may not be impounded
or otherwise withheld for failure to fully comply with the
consultation requirement under clause (i).''.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of the Restoring American Financial Stability Act
of 2010, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a
report to Congress that describes--
(1) the progress made in completing the reinforced fencing
required under section 102(b)(1) of the Illegal Immigration
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
1103 note), as amended by this section; and
(2) the plans for completing such fencing not later than 1
year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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