3.0.0 6091 2023-01-12T17:52:19Z 2023-01-12T17:52:19Z House H HR 2006-09-15 109 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-09-15T15:00:24Z 2006-09-15 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2006-09-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-09-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000244 Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] F. SENSENBRENNER R WI JAMES 5 N Immigration Administrative procedure Aliens Armed Forces and National Security Boundaries Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal aliens Department of Homeland Security Department of Justice Deportation Drug abuse Drug traffic Fines (Penalties) Forfeiture Government Operations and Politics International Affairs Landowners Law Prosecution Public prosecutors Recruiting of employees Sentences (Criminal procedure) Sentencing guidelines Smuggling Terrorism Transportation and Public Works Tunnels Weapons of mass destruction Immigration 00 2006-09-15 Introduced in House 2006-09-21T15:23:42Z Border Security Enhancement Act of 2006 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Attorney General should adopt uniform guidelines for the prosecution of smuggling offenses.

Directs the Attorney General, subject to the availability of appropriations, to increase the number of U.S. attorneys employed to prosecute alien smuggling cases by at least 20 in each of FY2008-FY2013.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to determine inadmissibility based on criminal grounds under an expedited removal process for an alien who: (1) has not been admitted or paroled; (2) has not been found to have a credible fear of persecution; and (3) is not eligible for a waiver of inadmissibility or relief from removal.

Authorizes the Secretary to execute an order of removal seven days (currently, 14 days) after it's issuance.

Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the knowing construction or financing of an unauthorized tunnel or subterranean passage that crosses the international border between the United States and another country.

Imposes a 20-year maximum prison term for such offense. Imposes a 10-year maximum prison term on any person who recklessly permits the construction or use of such a tunnel or passage on land that such person owns or controls.

Doubles penalties for persons who use such a tunnel or passage to unlawfully smuggle an alien, illegal goods, controlled substances, weapons of mass destruction, or members of a terrorist organization.

Subjects to forfeiture any property involved in, or traceable to, the construction or financing of such a tunnel or passage.

Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to promulgate or amend sentencing guidelines to provide for increased penalties for persons convicted of criminal offenses related to the construction or financing of such a tunnel or passage.

]]> Border Security Enhancement Act of 2006 Display Title Border Security Enhancement Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced To secure the borders of the United States, and to ensure the removal of deportable criminal aliens. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Border Security Enhancement Act of 2006 Introduced in House 2006-09-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr6091ih/xml/BILLS-109hr6091ih.xml 2006-09-15 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.