[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 144 (Monday, August 9, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S6160]
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SA 2856. Mr. TILLIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 14, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
years 2023 through 2031; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3 __. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO CODIFYING
DHS AUTHORITY TO COLLECT BIOMETRICS AND
BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FROM ANY INDIVIDUAL
SEEKING AN IMMIGRATION BENEFIT, IMMIGRATION
EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION OR IDENTITY DOCUMENT,
OR REQUESTING RELIEF UNDER THE ACT OR OTHER
IMMIGRATION LAWS.
The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate
may revise the allocations of a committee or committees,
aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution,
and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or
more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between
the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to
codifying DHS authority to collect biometrics and biographic
information from any individual seeking an immigration
benefit, immigration employment authorization or identity
document, or requesting relief under the Act or other
immigration laws by the amounts provided in such legislation
for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not
increase the deficit over either the period of the total of
fiscal years 2022 through 2026 or the period of the total of
fiscal years 2022 through 2031.
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