[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 85 (Thursday, June 7, 2012)] [House] [Pages H3618-H3652] DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2013 [...] En Bloc Amendment Offered by Mr. Aderholt Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment en bloc at the desk, and I would ask unanimous consent that the amendment be considered as read. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Alabama? There was no objection. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Department of Homeland Security any other Federal agency to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles, for any executive fleet, or for an agency's fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum-Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011. ____ Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for the purchase, operation, or maintenance of armed unmanned aerial vehicles. ____ Sec. __. None of the funds made available under this Act may be used in contravention of immigration laws (as defined in session 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))). The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to the order of the House of today, the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Aderholt) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Alabama. Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Chairman, this amendment combines three separate amendments which were outlined in our unanimous consent agreement earlier. The first, from Mr. Engel, has a limitation on funds for the lease or purchase of new light-duty vehicles that are not in accordance with the President's fleet efficiency standards. {time} 1940 The second amendment is from Mr. Holt. It is a limitation on funds for the use of armored, unmanned aerial systems. And the third is from Mr. Price of Georgia. It's a limitation on funds being used in contravention of the Nation's immigration laws. I would urge my colleagues to support the adoption of this en bloc amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. DICKS. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Washington is recognized for 5 minutes. Mr. DICKS. If I can ask the chairman a question on this, it says none of the funds made available by this act may be used for the purchase, operation, or maintenance of armed unmanned aerial vehicles; is this from Homeland Security? Is this prohibition on Homeland Security? Mr. ADERHOLT. That is correct. Mr. DICKS. Has there ever been any plan to buy armed drones by Homeland Security? Mr. ADERHOLT. No. Mr. DICKS. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the en bloc amendment offered by the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Aderholt). The en bloc amendment was agreed to. [...]