S.Amdt. 4177
What it does: Adds SEC. __. BORDER FENCE COMPLETION wherever appropriate
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 4899
Adds SEC. __. BORDER FENCE COMPLETION wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. __. BORDER FENCE COMPLETION.
Inserted: (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--
Inserted: (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.";
Inserted: (2) in subparagraph (B)--
Inserted: (A) in clause (i), by striking "and" at the end;
Inserted: (B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and"; and
Inserted: (C) by adding at the end the following:
Inserted: "(iii) not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010, complete the construction of all the reinforced fencing and the installation of the related equipment described in subparagraph (A)."; and
Inserted: (3) in subparagraph (C), by adding at the end the following:
Inserted: "(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).".
Inserted: (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report to Congress that describes--
Inserted: (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
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Inserted: (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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SA 4177. Mr. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. McCain, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Johanns) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4899, making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and summer jobs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, 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 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 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 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 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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Senate amendment submitted
May 24, 2010