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                                                       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.


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                   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

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                                 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