[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 174 (Tuesday, November 25, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S16051-S16052]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  STATE CRIMINAL ALIEN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2003

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 460, 
and that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 460) to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to authorize appropriation for fiscal years 2004 through 
     2010 to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance 
     Program.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill 
be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon 
the table, without intervening action or debate, and that any 
statements relating to this measure be printed in the Record.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 460) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                 S. 460

       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 ``State Criminal Alien 
     Assistance Program Reauthorization Act of 2003''.

     SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2004 
                   THROUGH 2010.

       Section 241(i)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1231(i)(5)) is amended by striking ``appropriated'' 
     and all that follows through the period and inserting the 
     following: ``appropriated to carry out this subsection--
       ``(A) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2003;
       ``(B) $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
       ``(C) $850,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
       ``(D) $950,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 
     through 2010.''.

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