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John Cornyn: I send a modification of amendment 4768 to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is so modified. The amendment…

On the recordAugust 2, 2006
I send a modification of amendment 4768 to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is so modified. The amendment (No. 4768), as modified, is as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: TITLE __ BORDER SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION REFORM CHAPTER 1--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY United States Visitor and Immigration Status Indicator Technology For an additional amount for ``United States Visitor and Immigration Status Indicator Technology'' to accelerate biometric database integration and conversion to 10-print enrollment, $60,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading may not be obligated until the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives receive and approve a plan for expenditure prepared by the Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 83 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2007, as made applicable in the Senate by section 7035 of Public Law 109- 234.…
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