[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 198 (Tuesday, December 20, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S9632]
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  SA 6559. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 6552 proposed by Mr. Leahy to the bill H.R. 2617, to 
amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend the 
description of how performance goals are achieved, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 757, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:
       Sec. 550. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of 
     the funds made available under this division may be used by 
     the Department of Homeland Security--
       (1) to transport aliens who are unlawfully present in the 
     United States; or
       (2) to award grants or contracts to third parties to 
     provide transportation within the United States to aliens 
     described in paragraph (1).
       (b) Funds made available under this division may be used by 
     the Department of Homeland Security--
       (1) to return any alien who is unlawfully present in the 
     United States to--
       (A) such alien's country of origin;
       (B) Mexico; or
       (C) the first safe country through which such alien 
     traveled en route to the United States; or
       (2) to transport any such alien--
       (A) to a Federal detention facility; or
       (B) to a Federal courthouse or other Federal facility for 
     an immigration proceeding.
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