S.Amdt. 1356

1. Rewrites page 855, line 24 through page 856, line 9

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   Removes page 855, line 24 through page 856, line 9 of the printed bill. See that page

   Inserted: (1) Processing of 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, unless, during the first 120-calendar day period of continuous session of Congress after the receipt of the submissions required by paragraph (2), Congress passes a Joint Resolution of Approval of the Comprehensive Southern Border Security Strategy and the Southern Border Fencing Strategy in accordance with this subsection, and such Joint Resolution is enacted into law.

   Inserted: (2) Submission of comprehensive southern border security strategy and the southern border fencing strategy.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress and the Comptroller General, and make the available to the public through a website of the Department--

   Inserted: (A) the Comprehensive Southern Border Security Strategy;

   Inserted: (B) the Southern Border Fencing Strategy; and

   Inserted: (C)(i) an assessment of the laws the Secretary is required to enforce under the Immigration and Nationality Act and other immigration laws;

   Inserted: (ii) the progress of the Secretary in implementing such laws; and

   Inserted: (iii) a plan for required additional enforcement of such laws.

   Inserted: (3) GAO review.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the submissions under paragraph (2), the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report analyzing the submission made under paragraph (2).

   Inserted: (4) Congressional review.--Congress shall seek the input of the American people on the Comprehensive Southern Border Security Strategy and the Southern Border Fencing Strategy and hold any hearings Congress determines are necessary for reviewing such Strategies.

   Inserted: (5) Joint resolution of approval.--

   Inserted: (A) Resolution of approval.--In this paragraph, the term "Resolution of Approval" means a Joint Resolution of the Congress entitled "Joint Resolution Approving the Comprehensive Southern Border Security Strategy and the Southern Border Fencing Strategy", the sole matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows:

   Inserted: "That Congress approves the Comprehensive Southern Border Security Strategy and the Southern Border Fencing Strategy submitted to Congress on ____, in accordance with the provisions of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.".

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   Inserted: (B) Procedures applicable to the senate.--

   Inserted: (i) Rulemaking authority.--The provisions under this subparagraph are enacted by Congress--

   Inserted: (I) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate, and as such they are deemed a part of the rules of the Senate, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in the Senate in the case of a Resolution of Approval, and such provisions supersede other rules of the Senate only to the extent that they are inconsistent with such other rules; and

   Inserted: (II) with full recognition of the constitutional right of the Senate to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of the Senate) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of the Senate.

   Inserted: (ii) Introduction; referral.--

   Inserted: (I) In general.--Not later than the third day on which the Senate is in session following the day on which the submissions required by paragraph (2) are received by the Congress, a Resolution of Approval shall be introduced (by request) in the Senate by either the Majority Leader or Minority Leader. If the Resolution of Approval is not introduced as provided in the preceding sentence, any Senator may introduce a Resolution of Approval on the fourth day on which the Senate is in session after the date of the receipt of the submissions required by paragraph (2).

   Inserted: (II) Referral.--Upon introduction, the Resolution of Approval shall be referred jointly to each of the committees having jurisdiction over the subject matter in the submissions required by paragraph (2) by the President of the Senate. Upon the expiration of 60 days of continuous session after the introduction of the Resolution of Approval, each committee to which the Resolution of Approval was referred shall make its recommendations to the Senate.

   Inserted: (III) Discharge.--If any committee to which a Resolution of Approval is referred has not reported the Resolution of Approval at the end of 60 days of continuous session of the Congress after introduction of the Resolution of Approval, such committee shall be discharged from further consideration of the Resolution of Approval, and the Resolution of Approval shall be placed on the legislative calendar of the Senate.

   Inserted: (iii) Consideration.--

   Inserted: (I) In general.--When each committee to which a Resolution of Approval has been referred has reported, or has been discharged from further consideration of, the Resolution of Approval it shall at any time thereafter be in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for any Member of the Senate to move to proceed to the consideration of the Resolution of Approval. Such motion shall not be debatable. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the Resolution of Approval is agreed to, the Resolution of Approval shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate until the disposition of the Resolution of Approval.

   Inserted: (II) Debate.--Debate on the Resolution of Approval, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection with the Resolution of Approval, shall be limited to not more than 30 hours, which shall be divided equally between Members favoring and Members opposing the Resolution of Approval. A motion to further limit debate shall be in order and shall not be debatable. The Resolution of Approval shall not be subject to amendment, to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business.

   Inserted: A motion to recommit the Resolution of Approval shall not be in order.

   Inserted: (III) Final vote.--Immediately following the conclusion of the debate on the Resolution of Approval, and a single quorum call at the conclusion of such debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate, the vote on the Resolution of Approval shall occur.

   Inserted: (IV) Appeals.--Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate to the procedure relating to the Resolution of Approval shall be limited to 1 hour of debate.

   Inserted: (iv) Receipt of a resolution from the house.--If the Senate receives from the House of Representatives a Resolution of Approval, the following procedures shall apply:

   Inserted: (I) A Resolution of Approval of the House of Representatives received in the Senate shall not be referred to a committee and shall be placed on the Senate calendar, except that it shall not be in order to consider the Resolution of Approval received from the House of Representatives until such time as each committee to which the Resolution of Approval introduced in the Senate was referred under clause (ii)(II) reports the Resolution of Approval or is discharged from further consideration of the Resolution of Approval, pursuant to this subparagraph.

   Inserted: (II) With respect to the disposition by the Senate of a Resolution of Approval, on any vote on final passage of a Resolution of Approval of the Senate, a Resolution of Approval received from the House of Representatives shall be automatically substituted for the resolution of the Senate.

   Inserted: (C) Procedures applicable to the house of representatives.--

   Inserted: (i) Rulemaking authority.--The provisions of this subparagraph are enacted by Congress--

   Inserted: (I) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives, and as such they are deemed a part of the rules of the House of Representatives, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in the House of Representatives in the case of a Resolution of Approval, and such provisions supersede other rules of the House of Representatives only to the extent that they are inconsistent with such other rules; and

   Inserted: (II) with full recognition of the constitutional right of the House of Representatives to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of the House of Representatives) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of the House of Representatives.

   Inserted: (ii) Introduction; referral.--

   Inserted: (I) In general.--Not later than the third day on which the House of Representatives is in session following the day on which the submissions required by paragraph (2) are received by the Congress, a Resolution of Approval shall be introduced (by request) in the House of Representatives by either the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the Minority Leader. If the Resolution of Approval is not introduced as provided in the preceding sentence, any Member may introduce a Resolution of Approval on the fourth day on which the House of Representatives is in session after the date of the receipt of the submissions required by paragraph (2).

   Inserted: (II) Referral.--A Resolution of Approval shall upon introduction be immediately referred to the appropriate committee or committees of the House of Representatives. Any Resolution of Approval received from the Senate shall be held at the Speaker's table.

   Inserted: (III) Discharge.--Upon the expiration of 60 days of continuous session after the introduction of a Resolution of Approval, each committee to which the Resolution of Approval was referred shall be discharged from further consideration of the Resolution of Approval, and the Resolution of Approval shall be referred to the appropriate calendar, unless the Resolution of Approval or an identical resolution was previously reported by each committee to which it was referred.

   Inserted: (iii) Consideration.--It shall be in order for the Speaker to recognize a Member favoring the Resolution of Approval to call up the Resolution of Approval after it has been on the appropriate calendar for 5 legislative days. When a Resolution of Approval is called up, the House of Representatives shall proceed to its immediate consideration and the Speaker shall recognize the Member calling up the Resolution of Approval and a Member opposed to the Resolution of Approval for 10 hours of debate in the House of Representatives, to be equally divided and controlled by such Members. When such time has expired, the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the Resolution of Approval to adoption without intervening motion. No amendment to the Resolution of Approval shall be in order, nor shall it be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the Resolution of Approval is agreed to or disagreed to.

   Inserted: (iv) Receipt of resolution from senate.--If the House of Representatives receives from the Senate a Resolution of Approval:

   Inserted: (I) The Resolution of Approval shall not be referred to a committee.

   Inserted: (II) With respect to the disposition of the House of Representatives of the Resolution of Approval--

   Inserted: (aa) the procedure with respect to the Resolution of Approval introduced in the House of Representatives shall be the same as if no Resolution of Approval had been received from the Senate; but

   Inserted: (bb) the vote on final passage in the House of Representatives shall be on the Resolution of Approval received from the Senate.

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