12/16/2005--Passed House amended. Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 -
Title I - Securing United States Borders
Section 101 -
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to take all appropriate actions to maintain operational control over the U.S. international land and maritime borders, including: (1) systematic surveillance using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), ground-based sensors, satellites, radar coverage, and cameras; (2) physical infrastructure enhancements to prevent unlawful U.S. entry and facilitate United States Customs and Border Protection border access; (3) hiring and training additional Border Patrol agents; and (4) increasing deployment of United States Customs and Border Protection personnel to border areas with high levels of unlawful entry. Requires the Secretary to annually report to Congress respecting border control progress...
The following are amendments proposed for this legislation. Click an amendment's name to read the text of the amendment, where available.
(1) H.Amdt. 638 by Rep. Carter [R-TX31]
Amendment requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to include satellite communications in the secure comminication plan required by the bill.
Proposed: Dec 15, 2005. Accepted: Dec 15, 2005.
An amendment numbered 1 and printed in Part B of House Report 109-347 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to include satellite communications in the plan authorized by Section 106 of the bill.
(3) H.Amdt. 640 by Rep. Johnson [R-TX3]
Amendment expressees the sense of Congress that the President, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Secretary of Homeland Security and other Department Secretaries should immediately use every tool available to them to enforce the immigration laws of the United States, as enacted by Congress.
Proposed: Dec 15, 2005. Accepted: Dec 15, 2005.
An amendment numbered 3 printed in part B of House Report 109-347 to express the sense of Congress that the President, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Secretary of Homeland Security and other Department Secretaries should immediately use every tool available to them to enforce the immigration laws of the U.S., as enacted by Congress.
Amendment prohibits law enforcement grants from being provided to local law enforcement agencies in localities that restrict those agencies from sharing certain immigration information with the Department of Homeland Security.
Proposed: Dec 15, 2005. Accepted: Dec 15, 2005.
An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 109-347 to amend Section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 by replacing "Immigration and Naturalization Service" with "Department of Homeland Security" and enforces Section 642 by stating that the Attorney General shall not provide any grant amount to any Federal, State, or local government agency or entity that violates the Act (which states that any government official or entity may not be prohibited from sending information to DHS regarding the citizenship or immigration status of any individual).
