Complete the Fence Act - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to: (1) provide that fencing that does not effectively restrain pedestrian traffic may not be used to meet the requirement that the Secretary of Homeland Security construct reinforced fencing along not less than 700 miles of the southwest U.S. border; (2) require the Secretary to complete construction of such fencing and installation of related equipment by December 31, 2010; and (3) prohibit any amounts appropriated for such fencing from being withheld because of the Secretary's failure to comply fully with consultation requirements regarding its impact on nearby communities and residents.
Requires the Secretary to report to Congress by June 30, 2009, on progress made in completing such fencing and on plans for completing it by the deadline.
[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 6923 Introduced in House (IH)]
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6923
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to complete at least 700
miles of reinforced fencing along the Southwest border by December 31,
2010, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 17, 2008
Mr. Barrett of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to complete at least 700
miles of reinforced fencing along the Southwest border by December 31,
2010, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Complete the Fence Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF REINFORCED FENCING ALONG SOUTHWEST BORDER.
Section 102(b)(1) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1103 note) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end the
following: ``Fencing that does not effectively restrain
pedestrian traffic (such as vehicle barriers and virtual
fencing) may not be used to meet the 700-mile fence requirement
under this subparagraph.'';
(2) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(iii) not later than December 31, 2010,
complete the construction of all the reinforced
fencing and the installation of the related
equipment described in subparagraph (A).''; and
(3) in subparagraph (C), by adding at the end the
following:
``(iii) Funding not contingent on
consultation.--Amounts appropriated to carry
out this paragraph may not be impounded or
otherwise withheld for failure to fully comply
with the consultation requirement under clause
(i).''.
SEC. 3. PROGRESS REPORT.
Not later than June 30, 2009, the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall submit a report to Congress that describes--
(1) the progress made in completing the reinforced fencing
required under section 102(b)(1) of the Illegal Immigration
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1103
note), as amended by this Act; and
(2) the plans for completing such fencing before December
31, 2010.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
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