S.Amdt. 4552Senate111th Congress (2009-2011)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 4552
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Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
Submitted July 28, 2010
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SA 4552. Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Kyl) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 4519 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Baucus, and Ms. Landrieu) to the bill H.R. 5297, to create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make capital investments in eligible institutions in order to increase the availability of credit for small businesses, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for small business job creation, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __. BORDER SECURITY. (a) United States Customs and Border Protection.-- (1) Requirement for additional agents.--Not later than January 1, 2015, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase the number of trained Customs and Border Patrol agents stationed along the international border between the United States and Mexico border by 6,000, compared to the number of agents at such locations as of the date of the enactment of this Act to increase security and expedite cross border trade. The Secretary shall make progress in increasing such number of trained Customs and Border Patrol agents during each of the years 2010 through 2015. (2) Offsetting rescission.--On the date of the enactment of this Act, the unobligated balance of each amount appropriated or made available under division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5; 123 Stat. 116), other than under title X of such division, is hereby rescinded pro rata such that the aggregate amount of such rescissions equals $1,200,000,000. (b) Operation Streamline.-- (1) Appropriation of funds.--To fully fund multi-agency law enforcement initiatives that address illegal crossings of the Southwest border, including those in the Tucson Sector, as authorized under title II of division B and title III of division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-117; 123 Stat. 3034), $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, of which-- (A) $155,000,000 shall be available for the Department of Justice for-- (i) hiring additional Deputy United States Marshals; (ii) constructing additional permanent and temporary detention space; and (iii) other established and related needs of the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General; and (B) $45,000,000 shall be available for the Judiciary for-- (i) courthouse renovation; (ii) administrative support, including hiring additional clerks for each District to process additional criminal cases; and (iii) hiring additional judges. (2) Offsetting rescission.--On the date of the enactment of this Act, the unobligated balance of each amount appropriated or made available under division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5; 123 Stat. 116), other than under title X of such division, is hereby rescinded pro rata such that the aggregate amount of such rescissions equals $200,000,000. ______