S.Amdt. 5544Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)

S.Amdt. 5544

Sponsored by Andy KimSen. Andy Kim (D-NJ)
Submitted June 4, 2026

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Senate amendment submitted

June 4, 2026

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SA 5544. Mr. KIM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title
II of S. Con. Res. 33.; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

Strike section 104 and insert the following:

additional department of homeland security appropriations

Sec. 104.
(a) In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are
appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for fiscal
year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, $1,695,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2029, for the purposes provided in this title.
(b) In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is
appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for fiscal
year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, $800,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2029, for de-escalation training, which shall
include--
(1) nonviolent de-escalation techniques in circumstances
where individuals are exercising rights protected by the
First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States;
(2) a minimum of 20 hours of de-escalation training
annually for each U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer and agent;
(3) at least 15 additional hours of de-escalation training
annually that specifically promotes de-escalation in
circumstances that may arise within and immediately
surrounding a detention facility for any such officers or
agents who spend more than 40 hours annually at a U.S.
Immigration and Enforcement detention facility; and
(4) at least 15 additional hours of de-escalation training
annually that specifically promotes de-escalation in
environments where there is a large presence of people
outside of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody
for any such officers or agents who spend less than 40 hours
annually at such a facility.
(c) In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is
appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for fiscal
year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, $5,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2029, for annual audits to determine whether officers and
agents described in subsection (a) are using the nonviolent
de-escalation techniques covered by the training described in
subsection (a).
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