S.Amdt. 4742
What it does: Adds SEC. 1064. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CRISIS AT THE SOUTHWEST LAND BORDER at the end of subtitle G of title X
Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 4350 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 1064. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CRISIS AT THE SOUTHWEST LAND BORDER at the end of subtitle G of title X
Adds a sectionIn H.R. 4350 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(G) other agencies and bodies designated by the Interagency Coordinator.
Inserted: SEC. 1064. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CRISIS AT THE SOUTHWEST LAND BORDER.
Inserted: (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
Inserted: (1) During fiscal year 2021, there were more than 1,600,000 illegal crossings across the southwest land border of the United States.
Inserted: (2) The 213,593 migrant encounters along the southwest border in July 2021 was a 21-year high.
Inserted: (3) During October 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted 33,500 pounds of drugs along the southwest border.
Inserted: (4) Noncitizens with criminal convictions are routinely encountered at ports of entry and between ports of entry along the southwest border.
Inserted: (5) Some of the inadmissible individuals encountered along the southwest border are known or suspected terrorists.
Inserted: (6) Transnational criminal organizations routinely move illicit drugs, counterfeit products, and trafficked humans across the southwest border.
Inserted: (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
Inserted: (1) the current level of illegal crossings and trafficking on the southwest land border of the United States represents a crisis and a national security threat;
Inserted: (2) the Department of Defense has rightly contributed personnel to aid the efforts of the United States Government to address the crisis and national security threat at the southwest border;
Inserted: (3) the National Guard and active duty members of the United States Armed Forces are to be commended for their hard work and dedication in their response to the crisis along the southwest border; and
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Inserted: (4) border security is a matter of national security and the failure to address the crisis along the southwest border introduces significant risk to the people of the United States.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:
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SA 4742. Mr. BRAUN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1064. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CRISIS AT THE SOUTHWEST LAND BORDER.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) During fiscal year 2021, there were more than 1,600,000 illegal crossings across the southwest land border of the United States.
(2) The 213,593 migrant encounters along the southwest border in July 2021 was a 21-year high.
(3) During October 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted 33,500 pounds of drugs along the southwest border.
(4) Noncitizens with criminal convictions are routinely encountered at ports of entry and between ports of entry along the southwest border.
(5) Some of the inadmissible individuals encountered along the southwest border are known or suspected terrorists.
(6) Transnational criminal organizations routinely move illicit drugs, counterfeit products, and trafficked humans across the southwest border.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the current level of illegal crossings and trafficking on the southwest land border of the United States represents a crisis and a national security threat;
(2) the Department of Defense has rightly contributed personnel to aid the efforts of the United States Government to address the crisis and national security threat at the southwest border;
(3) the National Guard and active duty members of the United States Armed Forces are to be commended for their hard work and dedication in their response to the crisis along the southwest border; and
(4) border security is a matter of national security and the failure to address the crisis along the southwest border introduces significant risk to the people of the United States.
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Senate amendment submitted
November 17, 2021