[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 14, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S1114]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1998. Ms. HEITKAMP submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 2579, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to allow the premium tax credit with respect to unsubsidized COBRA 
continuation coverage; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. LIMITATION ON RESOURCE TRANSFERS FROM THE NORTHERN 
                   BORDER.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
       (D) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (E) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (F) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Northern border.--The term ``Northern Border'' means 
     the land and maritime borders between the United States and 
     Canada.
       (b) Limitation.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may not 
     reduce the levels of Department of Homeland Security 
     personnel, resources, technological assets or funding for 
     operations on the Northern Border below such levels in effect 
     on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Emergency Authority.--The Secretary may temporarily 
     transfer personnel, resources, technological assets, or 
     funding for operations on the Northern Border if the 
     Secretary notifies and provides justification to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that such a transfer is 
     required to meet a critical emergency.
       (d) Duration of Authority.--Any authority exercised under 
     subsection (c) shall last for 90 days but may be extended for 
     additional 90-day periods provided that the Secretary 
     continues to notify the appropriate congressional committees 
     for each additional 90-day extension and provide 
     justification that the critical emergency continues to exist.
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