S.Amdt. 1508Senate113th Congress (2013-2015)

S.Amdt. 1508

What it does: 3 changes: inserts text in 3 places
Submitted June 20, 2013

What it changes

3 changes to S. 744

Inserts text in 3 places
  1. Change 1: Inserts “In allocating any new officers to international land ports of entry and high volume inter…” after “this Act.”

    InsertsPage 897, line 11Printed page

    …this Act.[inserted: In allocating any new officers to international land ports of entry and high volume international airports, the primary goals shall be reducing average wait times of commercial and passenger vehicles at international land ports of entry and primary processing wait times at high volume international airports by 50 percent by fiscal year 2104 and screening all air passengers within 45 minutes under normal operating conditions or 80 percent of passengers within 30 minutes by fiscal year 2016.]…

    Original wording

    On page 897, line 11, insert after “this Act.” the following: “In allocating any new officers to international land ports of entry and high volume international airports, the primary goals shall be reducing average wait times of commercial and passenger vehicles at international land ports of entry and primary processing wait times at high volume international airports by 50 percent by fiscal year 2104 and screening all air passengers within 45 minutes under normal operating conditions or 80 percent of passengers within 30 minutes by fiscal year 2016.”.

  2. Change 2: Inserts “, for the purpose of implementing subsection (a)” before the period

    InsertsPage 898, line 15Printed page

    Inserted: , for the purpose of implementing subsection (a)

    Original wording

    On page 898, line 15, insert “, for the purpose of implementing subsection (a)” before the period.

  3. Change 3: Inserts new text on page 898, line 22

    Inserted: (e) Report.--Prior to the hiring and training of additional U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on current wait times at land, air, and sea ports of entry, officer staffing at land, air, and sea ports of entry and projections for new officer allocation at land, air, and sea ports of entry designed to implement subsection (a), including the need to hire non-law enforcement personnel for administrative duties.

    Original wording

    On page 898, after line 22, add the following:

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As printed

SA 1508. Mr. HELLER 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:

On page 897, line 11, insert after “this Act.” the following: “In allocating any new officers to international land ports of entry and high volume international airports, the primary goals shall be reducing average wait times of commercial and passenger vehicles at international land ports of entry and primary processing wait times at high volume international airports by 50 percent by fiscal year 2104 and screening all air passengers within 45 minutes under normal operating conditions or 80 percent of passengers within 30 minutes by fiscal year 2016.”.

On page 898, line 15, insert “, for the purpose of implementing subsection (a)” before the period.

On page 898, after line 22, add the following:

(e) Report.--Prior to the hiring and training of additional U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on current wait times at land, air, and sea ports of entry, officer staffing at land, air, and sea ports of entry and projections for new officer allocation at land, air, and sea ports of entry designed to implement subsection (a), including the need to hire non-law enforcement personnel for administrative duties.

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June 20, 2013