S.Amdt. 1589

SA 1589. Mr. CARPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1183 submitted by Mr. Leahy (for himself and Mr. Hatch) 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 56, strike line 1, and insert the following:
(d) Oversight of Trust Fund.--
(1) Office of inspector general.--
(A) Plan.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the
Department, in consultation with the Inspectors General of
other relevant agencies, shall submit a plan for oversight of
the implementation of this Act and the amendments made by
this Act. In developing the plan under this subparagraph, the
Inspector General shall give particular emphasis to
management of the Trust Fund and oversight of the deployment
of resources, infrastructure, and funds under the
Comprehensive Southern Border Security Strategy and the
Southern Border Fencing Strategy and to implement the
Employment Verification System established under section
274A(d)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (as
amended by section 3101 of this Act).
(B) Availability of funds.--In addition to the amounts made
available under paragraph (3), there are authorized to be
appropriated to the Inspector General of the Department such
sums as are necessary to conduct oversight under the plan
submitted under subparagraph (A).
(2) Department plan.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of
the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the
House of Representatives a plan that describes the actions
the Department shall take, the employees the Department shall
assign, and the procedures the Department shall implement to
ensure that funds from the Trust Fund are--
(A) spent efficiently and effectively;
(B) well managed, including with respect to the awarding
and administration of contracts and the validation of
technology; and
(C) managed so as to comply with all applicable financial
audit standards.
(3) Availability of funds.--For the purposes of ensuring
the funds in the Trust Fund are spent efficiently and
effectively and are well managed and for the cost of
conducting the audits required under subsection (c), 0.5
percent of funds deposited in the Trust Fund each fiscal year
under subsection (a)(2) shall be provided in each such fiscal
year to the Secretary, who shall transfer half of the amount
received each fiscal year to the Inspector General of the
Department. Amounts made available under this paragraph shall
remain available until the end of the 10th fiscal year
beginning after the date on which the amounts are made
available to the Secretary.
(e) Determination of Budgetary Effects.--
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