H.R.5875 - Emergency Border Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Official: Making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Emergency Border Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 as introduced.
  • Short: Emergency Border Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 as passed house.

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Official Summary

8/5/2010--Passed Senate amended. Title I: Department of Homeland Security - 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 St

Official Summary

8/5/2010--Passed Senate amended. Title I: Department of Homeland Security - 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.

(Sec. 101)

Rescinds from unobligated balances certain funds for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology. Title II: Department of Justice - Appropriates additional FY2010 amounts to remain available until September 30, 2011, for Department of Justice (DOJ) law enforcement activities related to the Southwest Border. Title III: the Judiciary - 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. Title IV: General Provisions -

(Sec. 401)

Designates each amount made available under this Act as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs.

(Sec. 402)

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.

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Oppose HR 5875. Stop promoting fear and pass comprehensive immigration reform NOW. . . It's not a solution – it's throwing money at a problem that doesn't exist. . . Despite what fearmongering politicians claim, crime along the border ...

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09/08/10
International Law Bulletin - Vol. 16, No. 8 - » Nelson Mullins ...

H.R. 5875 titled the Border Security Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2010 was passed and signed by the President on August 13, 2010, appropriating significant funds related to staffing on the U.S. southwest border ...

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