To make appropriations to improve border security, with an offset from unobligated appropriations under division A of Public Law 111-5.
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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to waive sect. 403, S. Con. Res. 13, 111th Congress, with respect to amendment SA 4202 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 43. Record Vote Number: 167.
May 27, 2010
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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to waive sect. 403, S. Con. Res. 13, 111th Congress, with respect to amendment SA 4202 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 43. Record Vote Number: 167.
May 27, 2010
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4474, S4479-4481; text as further modified: CR S4479-4480)
May 27, 2010
Point of order raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 4202.
May 27, 2010
Motion to waive sect. 403, S. Con. Res. 13, 111th Congress, with respect to amendment SA 4202 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 43. Record Vote Number: 167.
May 27, 2010
Proposed amendment SA 4202, under the order of 5/26/2010, having rejected the motion to waive sect. 403, S. Con. Res. 13, 111th Congress, withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S4481)
May 27, 2010
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4398, S4422-4423)
May 26, 2010
Senate amendment submitted
May 25, 2010
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 4202 proposed by Senator Cornyn.(consideration: CR S4185, S4194; text as modified: CR S4185)
May 25, 2010
Amendment SA 4202 proposed by Senator Cornyn. (consideration: CR S4185, S4194; text as modified: CR S4185) To make appropriations to improve border security, with an offset from unobligated appropriations under division A of Public Law 111-5.
May 25, 2010
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SA 4202. Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Kyl, Mrs. Hutchison, and Mr. McCain) 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; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __. BORDER SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS. (a) Additional Amount for Counterdrug Enforcement.--For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'' of the Drug Enforcement Administration, $30,440,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011, of which-- (1) $15,640,000 shall be available for 180 intelligence analysts and technical support personnel; (2) $10,800,000 shall be available for equipment and operational costs of Special Investigative Units to target Mexican cartels; and (3) $4,000,000 shall be available for equipment and technology for investigators on the Southwest border. (b) Firearms Trafficking Enforcement.--For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'' of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, $72,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011, of which-- (1) $68,000,000 shall be available for 281 special agents, investigators, and officers along the Southwest border; and (2) $4,000,000 shall be available for equipment and technology necessary to support border enforcement and investigations. (c) National Guard Counterdrug Activities.--For an additional amount for ``Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense'' for high priority National Guard Counterdrug Programs in Southwest border states, $44,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011. (d) High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program.--For an additional amount for Federal Drug Control Programs, ``High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program'' for Southwest border states, $140,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012. (e) Land Ports of Entry.--For an additional amount to be deposited in the Federal Buildings Fund, for construction, infrastructure improvements and expansion at high-volume land ports of entry located on the Southwest border, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011. (f) Border Enforcement Personnel.--For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'' of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, $334,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011, of which-- (1) $100,000,000 shall be available for 500 U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Southwest land ports of entry for northbound and southbound inspections; (2) $180,000,000 shall be available for equipment and technology to support border enforcement, surveillance, and investigations; (3) $24,000,000 shall be available for 120 pilots, vessel commanders, and support staff for Air and Marine Operations; and (4) $30,000,000 shall be available for additional unmanned aircraft systems pilots and support staff. (g) Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Helicopters.--For an additional amount for ``Air and Marine Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement'' of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, $169,400,000, to remain available until expended, of which-- (1) $120,000,000 shall be available for the procurement, operations, and maintenance of at least 6 unmanned aircraft systems to allow for expanded operations of unmanned aircraft systems in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California on a 7- day-a-week basis; and (2) $49,400,000 shall be available for helicopters. (h) Immigration Enforcement Personnel.--For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'' of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, $795,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012, of which-- (1) $175,000,000 shall be available for 500 investigator positions; (2) $75,000,000 shall be available for 400 intelligence analyst positions; (3) $125,000,000 shall be available for 500 detention and deportation positions; (4) $151,000,000 shall be available for 3,300 detention beds; (5) $180,000,000 shall be available for equipment and technology to support border enforcement; and (6) $89,000,000 shall be available for expansion of interior repatriation programs. (i) State and Local Grants.--For an additional amount for ``State and Local Programs'' administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, $300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011, which shall be used for-- (1) State and local law enforcement agencies or entities operating within 100 miles of the Southwest border; and (2) additional detectives, criminal investigators, law enforcement personnel, equipment, salaries, and technology in counties in the Southwest border region. (j) Offsetting Rescission.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 5 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), $1,986,000,000 of the amounts appropriated or made available under division A of such Act that remain unobligated as of the date of the enactment of this Act are hereby rescinded. (2) Administration.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall-- (A) administer the reduction specified in paragraph (1); and [[Page S4226]] (B) submit a report to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives that specifies the account and the amount of each reduction made pursuant to paragraph (1). ______