[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 95 (Thursday, June 4, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S2630]
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  SA 5786. Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. Hagerty) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5453 proposed by Mr. Thune (for 
Mr. Graham) to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of the amendment, add the following:

     SEC. 204. REAL ID ENHANCEMENT FUND.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) REAL id-compliant.--The term ``REAL ID-compliant'' 
     means a document that complies with the requirements set 
     forth in section 202 of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (division B 
     of Public Law 109-13; 49 U.S.C. 30301 note).
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security.
       (b) Establishment.--There is established, in the Department 
     of Homeland Security, a fund, which shall be known as the 
     ``REAL ID Enhancement Fund'' (referred to in this section as 
     the ``Fund'').
       (c) Purposes.--The Secretary shall use amounts appropriated 
     or otherwise made available for the Fund for grants to 
     eligible State, territorial, and Tribal agencies--
       (1) to enhance, with an indication of citizenship, all REAL 
     ID-compliant driver's licenses and identification cards 
     issued by the State, territory or Tribe to their citizens or 
     members upon confirmation of the bearer's status as a United 
     States citizen;
       (2) to carry out any work necessary to carry out the 
     requirement described in paragraph (1); and
       (3) to provide REAL ID-compliant driver's licenses or 
     identification cards that are enhanced with an indication of 
     citizenship to each United States citizen who is residing in 
     each State or territory or is a member of such Tribe.
       (d) Additional Appropriation.--In addition to amounts 
     otherwise available for the purposes described in subsection 
     (c), there is appropriated for fiscal year 2026, out of any 
     money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the 
     Department of Homeland Security for the Fund, $6,165,000,000, 
     which shall remain available until September 30, 2029, for 
     qualified expenses for such purposes.
       (e) Eligibility.--The Secretary may provide grants from the 
     Fund to State and territorial agencies for expenditures made 
     for completed, ongoing, or new activities in support of the 
     purposes described in subsection (c).
       (f) Application.--
       (1) In general.--Each State or territorial agency seeking a 
     grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
     Secretary that contains such information in support of the 
     application as the Secretary may require, including--
       (A) a description of the purposes for which the State 
     agency seeks such grant funds; and
       (B) a description of the plans of the State or territory 
     for allocating such funds.
       (2) Acceptance.--The Secretary shall begin accepting 
     applications for grants under this section not later than 90 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (g) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section may 
     construed to authorize any State, territorial, or local 
     government to exercise authorities reserved exclusively to 
     the Federal Government under the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) or the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.).
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