Amendment106th Congress
Amendment authorizes the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Armed Forces, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Immigration and Naturalization Service and U.S. Customs Service in preventing the entry of terrorists and and drug traffickers into the United States.
- Amendment Number
- 718
- Description
- Amendment authorizes the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Armed Forces, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Immigration and Naturalization Service and U.S. Customs Service in preventing the entry of terrorists and and drug traffickers into the United States.
- Purpose
- An amendment numbered 20 printed in House Report 106-621 to assign, at the request of the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, military personnel to assist in patrolling our borders for weapons of mass destruction, illegal narcotics, and other terrorist or drug trafficking items.
- Congress
- 106
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- May 18, 2000
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Traficant amendment (A005) Agreed to by recorded vote: 243 - 183 (Roll no. 197). (consideration: CR H3319-3320; text: CR H3319)
- Latest Action Time
- 11:33:09
- Submitted Date
- May 17, 2000
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Aug 15, 2021