S.Amdt. 1726

SA 1726. Mr. TUBERVILLE submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2882, to reauthorize the Morris K.
Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. ___.  No funds appropriated by this Act to the Office
of the Secretary of Homeland Security may be obligated until
after the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the
Department of Homeland Security has achieved operational
control over the entire international land and maritime
borders of the United States (as described in section 2 of
the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1701 note)),
including--
(1) the establishment of systematic surveillance of the
international land and maritime borders of the United States
through the effective use of personnel and technology, such
as unmanned aerial vehicles, ground-based sensors,
satellites, radar coverage, and cameras; and
(2) sufficient physical infrastructure enhancements to
prevent unlawful entry by aliens into the United States,
while facilitating access to the international land and
maritime borders by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents
and officers, such as the establishment of additional
checkpoints, the construction of all weather access roads,
and the placement of vehicle barriers.
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