[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 50 (Thursday, March 21, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S2542]
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  SA 1726. Mr. TUBERVILLE submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2882, to reauthorize the Morris K. 
Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  No funds appropriated by this Act to the Office 
     of the Secretary of Homeland Security may be obligated until 
     after the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the 
     Department of Homeland Security has achieved operational 
     control over the entire international land and maritime 
     borders of the United States (as described in section 2 of 
     the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1701 note)), 
     including--
       (1) the establishment of systematic surveillance of the 
     international land and maritime borders of the United States 
     through the effective use of personnel and technology, such 
     as unmanned aerial vehicles, ground-based sensors, 
     satellites, radar coverage, and cameras; and
       (2) sufficient physical infrastructure enhancements to 
     prevent unlawful entry by aliens into the United States, 
     while facilitating access to the international land and 
     maritime borders by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents 
     and officers, such as the establishment of additional 
     checkpoints, the construction of all weather access roads, 
     and the placement of vehicle barriers.
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