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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4015

To provide for enhanced enforcement of the immigration laws.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 11, 1994

Mr. BEILENSON (for himself, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. FILNER, Ms.

ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. FARR, Ms. SCHENK, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. DIXON,

Mr. PASTOR, and Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ) introduced the following bill; which

was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To provide for enhanced enforcement of the immigration

laws.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Immigration Enforce5 ment Act of 1994’’.

6 SEC. 2. STRENGTHENED ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION

7 LAWS

8 (a) INCREASED PERSONNEL LEVELS OF THE BOR9 DER PATROL.—The number of full-time officer positions

10 in the Border Patrol of the Immigration and Naturaliza-
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1 tion Service for fiscal year 1995 shall be increased to

2 6,000 positions.

3 (b) INCREASED PERSONNEL LEVELS OF THE INS

4 ANTISMUGGLING PROGRAM.—The number of full-time po5 sitions in the antismuggling program of the Immigration

6 and Naturalization Service for fiscal year 1995 shall be

7 increased to 600 positions.

8 (c) INCREASED FUNDING LEVELS FOR THE BORDER

9 PATROL.—(1) In addition to funds otherwise available for

10 such purposes, there are authorized to be appropriated to

11 the Attorney General, $170,000,000 for each of fiscal

12 years 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999, for equipment

13 (such as ground sensors and related equipment, vehicles,

14 low level light television systems, hand-held night vision

15 equipment, vehicle-mounted infrared equipment), support

16 services, and initial training for the Border Patrol.

17 (2) In addition to funds otherwise available for such

18 purposes, there are authorized to be appropriated to the

19 Attorney General, $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years

20 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999 for maintenance and

21 repair of equipment used by the Border Patrol.

22 (3) Funds appropriated pursuant to this subsection

23 are authorized to remain available until expended.

24 (d) INSERVICE TRAINING FOR THE BORDER PA25 TROL.—(1) Section 103 of the Immigration and National-
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1 ity Act (8 U.S.C. 1103) is amended by adding at the end

2 the following new subsection:

3 ‘‘(e)(1) The Attorney General shall provide for such

4 programs of inservice training for full-time and part-time

5 personnel of the Border Patrol in contact with the public

6 as will familiarize the personnel with the rights and varied

7 cultural backgrounds of aliens and citizens in order to en8 sure and safeguard the constitutional and civil rights, per9 sonal safety, and human dignity of all individuals, aliens

10 as well as citizens, within the jurisdiction of the United

11 States with whom they have contact in their work. In de12 veloping such training, the Attorney General shall consult

13 with organizations familiar with the varied cultural back14 grounds of such aliens and citizens or which have experi15 ence providing services to such aliens and citizens.

16 ‘‘(2) The Attorney General shall include a description

17 of steps taken to carry out paragraph (1) in the annual

18 report of the Service.’’.

19 (2)(A) There are authorized to be appropriated to the

20 Attorney General to carry out the inservice training de21 scribed in section 103(e) of the Immigration and National22 ity Act $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.

23 (B) Funds appropriated pursuant to subparagraph

24 (A) are authorized to remain available until expended.

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