I
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Immigration Enforce-
ment Act of 1994’’.
SEC. 2. STRENGTHENED ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION
LAWS
(a) INCREASED PERSONNEL LEVELS OF THE BOR-
DER PATROL.—The number of full-time officer positions
in the Border Patrol of the Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Service for fiscal year 1995 shall be increased to
6,000 positions.
(b) INCREASED PERSONNEL LEVELS OF THE INS
ANTISMUGGLING PROGRAM.—The number of full-time po-
sitions in the antismuggling program of the Immigration
and Naturalization Service for fiscal year 1995 shall be
increased to 600 positions.
(c) INCREASED FUNDING LEVELS FOR THE BORDER
PATROL.—(1) In addition to funds otherwise available for
such purposes, there are authorized to be appropriated to
the Attorney General, $170,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999, for equipment
(such as ground sensors and related equipment, vehicles,
low level light television systems, hand-held night vision
equipment, vehicle-mounted infrared equipment), support
services, and initial training for the Border Patrol.
(2) In addition to funds otherwise available for such
purposes, there are authorized to be appropriated to the
Attorney General, $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999 for maintenance and
repair of equipment used by the Border Patrol.
(3) Funds appropriated pursuant to this subsection
are authorized to remain available until expended.
(d) INSERVICE TRAINING
FOR
THE BORDER PA-
TROL.—(1) Section 103 of the Immigration and National-
ity Act (8 U.S.C. 1103) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(e)(1) The Attorney General shall provide for such
programs of inservice training for full-time and part-time
personnel of the Border Patrol in contact with the public
as will familiarize the personnel with the rights and varied
cultural backgrounds of aliens and citizens in order to en-
sure and safeguard the constitutional and civil rights, per-
sonal safety, and human dignity of all individuals, aliens
as well as citizens, within the jurisdiction of the United
States with whom they have contact in their work. In de-
veloping such training, the Attorney General shall consult
with organizations familiar with the varied cultural back-
grounds of such aliens and citizens or which have experi-
ence providing services to such aliens and citizens.
‘‘(2) The Attorney General shall include a description
of steps taken to carry out paragraph (1) in the annual
report of the Service.’’.
(2)(A) There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Attorney General to carry out the inservice training de-
scribed in section 103(e) of the Immigration and National-
ity Act $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.
(B) Funds appropriated pursuant to subparagraph
(A) are authorized to remain available until expended.
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