A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-s-3721
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2010-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Appropriations
Arizona
Aviation and airports
Border security and unlawful immigration
California
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign labor
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Immigration status and procedures
Judicial procedure and administration
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
New Mexico
Texas
User charges and fees
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: 
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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: See also H.R. 5875.
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate