S 2712
Calendar No. 597
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2712
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to complete at
least 700 miles of reinforced fencing along the Southwest border by
December 31, 2010, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 5, 2008
Mr. DEMINT (for himself, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. DOMENICI, Mrs. DOLE, Mr. VITTER,
Mr. INHOFE, Mr. SPECTER, and Mr. SESSIONS) introduced the following
bill; which was read the first time
March 6, 2008
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to complete at
least 700 miles of reinforced fencing along the Southwest border by
December 31, 2010, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Complete the Fence Act'.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF REINFORCED FENCING ALONG SOUTHWEST BORDER.
Section 102(b)(1) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility
Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1103 note) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end the following: `Fencing
that does not effectively restrain pedestrian traffic (such as vehicle
barriers and virtual fencing) may not be used to meet the 700-mile
fence requirement under this subparagraph.';
(2) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) in clause (i), by striking `and' at the end;
(B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting
`; and'; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
`(iii) not later than December 31, 2010, complete the construction
of all the reinforced fencing and the installation of the related
equipment described in subparagraph (A).'; and
(3) in subparagraph (C), by adding at the end the following:
`(iii) FUNDING NOT CONTINGENT ON CONSULTATION- Amounts appropriated
to carry out this paragraph may not be impounded or otherwise
withheld for failure to fully comply with the consultation requirement
under clause (i).'.
SEC. 3. PROGRESS REPORT.
Not later than June 30, 2009, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
submit a report to Congress that describes--
(1) the progress made in completing the reinforced fencing required
under section 102(b)(1) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1103 note), as amended by this
Act; and
(2) the plans for completing such fencing before December 31, 2010.
Calendar No. 597
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2712
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to complete at least
700 miles of reinforced fencing along the Southwest border by December
31, 2010, and for other purposes.
March 6, 2008
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
END
