Chairman. I yield myself such time as I may consume. This amendment would increase funding for the Border Security. Fencing. Infrastructure and Technology account by 9 percent above the administration request. The bill funds the $1 billion request. bringing funding for the Border Security program. since its inception. to $2.54 billion. but the amendment would increase this further. Now. the requested fiscal year 2008 funding that we have included will enable CBP to complete construction of 370 miles of primary fencing and 200 miles of vehicle barriers. While the specific mix of technology and infrastructure has yet to be determined. the Department has confirmed that those are the current limits of such infrastructure required to achieve operational control of the southwest border. with the remainder being addressed through technology or existing assets.
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