S.Amdt. 1425

1. Adds SEC. 3722. COMPREHENSIVE INTERIOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY on page 1618, between lines 11 and 12

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   Inserted: SEC. 3722. COMPREHENSIVE INTERIOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and biannually thereafter, the Secretary shall publish a strategy for achieving and maintaining effective interior immigration enforcement, which shall be known as the "Comprehensive Interior Immigration Enforcement Strategy" (referred to in this section as the "Strategy").

   Inserted: (b) Contents.--The Strategy shall--

   Inserted: (1) set forth the interior immigration enforcement strategy of the Department;

   Inserted: (2) detail a strategy for addressing, at a minimum--

   Inserted: (A) visa overstays, including enforcement in each major visa category;

   Inserted: (B) fraudulent use of documents by undocumented immigrants to gain employment in the United States;

   Inserted: (C) knowing and negligent activities of employers to hire undocumented immigrants;

   Inserted: (D) knowing and negligent activities of employers regarding failure to comply with the Employment Verification System established under section 274A(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act; and

   Inserted: (E) shortfalls in entry and exit tracking activities;

   Inserted: (3) specify the priorities that shall be met for the Strategy to be considered successfully executed, which shall include, at a minimum--

   Inserted: (A) enforcement goals in each major category detailed in accordance with paragraph (2);

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   Inserted: (B) speedy and fair administrative and judicial proceedings on matters relevant to enforcement activities; and

   Inserted: (C) target enforcement and success levels associated with priority areas of interior immigration enforcement;

   Inserted: (4) identify the resources necessary to carry out the Strategy, including any--

   Inserted: (A) improvements in technology and operational capacity required to implement the Strategy; and

   Inserted: (B) improvements in, or changes to, organizational structure required to implement the Strategy.

   Inserted: (c) Implementation Report.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the Strategy is published under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit a report on the Department's plans to implement the Strategy to--

   Inserted: (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;

   Inserted: (B) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives;

   Inserted: (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;

   Inserted: (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;

   Inserted: (E) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;

   Inserted: (F) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and

   Inserted: (G) the Comptroller General of the United States.

   Inserted: (2) Elements.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include--

   Inserted: (A) a detailed analysis of the Department's execution of the Strategy published 2 years before including discussions of successes and failures under the Strategy;

   Inserted: (B) a detailed description of the steps the Department has taken, or plans to take, to execute the Strategy submitted under subsection (a); and

   Inserted: (C) a detailed description of--

   Inserted: (i) any impediments identified in the Department's efforts to execute the Strategy;

   Inserted: (ii) the actions the Department has taken, or plans to take, to address such impediments;

   Inserted: (iii) any resources or authorities the Department needs to execute the Strategy; and

   Inserted: (iv) any additional measures developed by the Department to measure interior immigration enforcement efforts.

   Inserted: (3) Biannual review.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall--

   Inserted: (A) conduct a biannual review of the information contained in the annual reports submitted by the Secretary under this subsection; and

   Inserted: (B) submit an assessment of the status and progress of interior immigration enforcement efforts to the congressional committees set forth in paragraph (1).

   Inserted: (d) Designation of Interior Enforcement Leadership.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The Secretary shall designate an individual within the Department to oversee and coordinate the implementation of all interior immigration enforcement efforts that are carried out through activities and agencies under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.

   Inserted: (2) Duties.--The individual designated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall--

   Inserted: (A) coordinate with other agencies, including the Department of Justice, as necessary;

   Inserted: (B) collaborate with the Secretary on the creation and publication of the Strategy; and

   Inserted: (C) oversee the implementation of the Strategy, including the reporting requirements under subsection (c).

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   On page 1618, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:

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