To require the completion of the 350 miles of reinforced, double-layered fencing described in section 102(b)(1)(A) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted and to require the completion of 700 miles of such fencing before the status of registered provisional immigrants may be adjusted to permanent resident status.

SA 1197. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 744, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

Beginning on page 855, strike line 23 and all that follows
through page 858, line 10, and insert the following:
(c) Triggers.--
(1) Processing applications for registered provisional
immigrant status.--The Secretary may not commence processing
applications for registered provisional immigrant status
pursuant to section 245B of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, as added by section 2101 of this Act, until after the
date on which--
(A) the Secretary has submitted to Congress the notice of
commencement of the implementation of the Comprehensive
Southern Border Security Strategy pursuant to section
5(a)(4)(B); and
(B) 350 miles of Southern border fencing has been completed
in accordance with section 102(b)(1)(A) of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
(8 U.S.C. 1103 note), as amended by section 1122 of this Act.
(2) Adjustment of status of registered provisional
immigrants.--The Secretary may not adjust the status of
aliens who have been granted registered provisional status,
except for aliens granted blue card status under section 2201
of this Act or described in section 245D(b) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, until the Secretary, after
consultation with the Comptroller General of the United
States, submits to the President and Congress a written
certification that--
(A) the Comprehensive Southern Border Security Strategy,
which was submitted to Congress, has been substantially
deployed and is substantially operational;
(B) the Southern Border Fencing Strategy has been submitted
to Congress, implemented, and is substantially completed;
(C) 700 miles of Southern border fencing has been completed
in accordance with section 102(b)(1)(A) of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
(8 U.S.C. 1103 note), as amended by section 1122 of this Act;
(D) the Secretary has implemented the mandatory employment
verification system required under section 274A of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by section 3101
of this Act, for use by all employers to prevent unauthorized
workers from obtaining employment in the United States; and
(E) the Secretary is using an electronic exit system at air
and sea ports of entry that operates by collecting machine-
readable visa or passport information from air and vessel
carriers.
On page 942, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:

SEC. 1122. EXTENSION OF REINFORCED FENCING ALONG THE
SOUTHWEST BORDER.

Section 102(b)(1)(A) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1103 note) is
amended by adding at the end the following: ``Only fencing
that is double-layered and constructed in a way to
effectively restrain pedestrian traffic may be used to
satisfy the 700-mile requirement under this subparagraph.
Fencing that does not effectively restrain pedestrian traffic
(such as vehicle barriers and virtual fencing) does not
satisfy the requirement under this subparagraph.''.
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