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S. 3721 (111th): A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
- Introduced:
- Aug 05, 2010 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
- Sponsor:
- Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]
- Status:
- Died (Referred to Committee)
The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. S. stands for Senate bill.
Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
8/5/2010--Introduced.
Appropriates additional FY2010 amounts to remain available until September 30, 2011, to:
(1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection for salaries and expenses related to staffing on the Southwest Border of the United States, construction of up to two Border Patrol forward operating bases along the Southwest Border, and border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology along the Southwest border;
(2) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for salaries and expenses for law enforcement activities along the Southwest Border; and
(3) Federal Law Enforcement Training Center training for new U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and Border Patrol agents.
Appropriates additional FY2010 amounts to remain available until September 30, 2012, for acquisition and deployment of unmanned aircraft systems.
Rescinds from unobligated balances certain funds for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology.
Appropriates additional FY2010 amounts to remain available until September 30, 2011, for Department of Justice (DOJ) law enforcement activities related to the Southwest Border. Appropriates additional FY2010 amounts to remain available until September 30, 2011, for courts of appeals, district courts, and other judicial services.
States that funding shall be available for transfer between Judiciary accounts to meet increased workload requirements resulting from immigration and other law enforcement initiatives.
Designates each amount made available under this Act as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs.
Increases, for the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 2014:
(1) the L visa (intracompany transfer) nonimmigrant application filing fee and fraud prevention and detection fee by $2,250 for applicants that employ 50 or more employees in the United States if more than 50% of the applicant's employees are L visa or H-1b visa (nonagricultural specialty worker) nonimmigrants; and
(2) the H-1b visa application filing fee and fraud prevention and detection fee by $2,000 for applicants that employ 50 or more employees in the United States if more than 50% of the applicant's employees are H-1b or L visa nonimmigrants.
Provides that during such period all amounts collected pursuant to such fee increases shall be deposited in the General Fund of the Treasury.
House Republican Conference Summary
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The bill contains the following citations to other parts of U.S. law:
Slip Laws
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- Public Law 111-117:
H.R. 3288 (111th): Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010
United States Code
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- Title 8: ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
- Chapter 12: IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY
- Subchapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Section 1101: Definitions