[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 144 (Monday, August 9, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S6166]
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SA 2899. 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
CONFERRING DISCRETION ON THE SECRETARY OF DHS
AND AG TO REQUIRE THAT AN APPLICANT FOR
ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS SUBMIT THE APPLICATION
OUTSIDE OF THE U.S., AND PREVENTS ADJUSTMENT OF
STATUS FOR ALIENS IN THE COUNTRY UNLAWFULLY,
WHO HAVE COMMITTED CERTAIN CRIMES, OR WHO HA VE
ENGAGED IN TERRORIST ACTIVITY OR PERSECUTION.
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
conferring discretion on the Secretary of DHS and AG to
require that an applicant for adjustment of status submit the
application outside of the U.S., and prevents adjustment of
status for aliens in the country unlawfully, who have
committed certain crimes, or who have engaged in terrorist
activity or persecution 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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