[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 1, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S4154]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2400. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Leahy) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4049, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1085. RESTRICTING THE USE OF EQUIPMENT BY U.S. CUSTOMS 
                   AND BORDER PROTECTION TO SUPPORT LAW 
                   ENFORCEMENT SURVEILLANCE OF PROTESTS, ACTS OF 
                   CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE, OR SIMILAR ACTS PROTECTED 
                   BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT.

       Section 2 of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-
     367; 8 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(d) Restrictions on Use of Equipment.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, no office, unit, or subdivision 
     of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may use, or transfer or 
     make available to Federal, State, local, Tribal, or 
     territorial law enforcement or other civil authorities for 
     their use, any equipment for the surveillance of protests, 
     acts of civil disobedience, or similar acts protected by the 
     First Amendment within the United States for domestic law 
     enforcement purposes.''.
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