S.Amdt. 5809

This amendment aims to add a section to the bill to create the REAL ID Enhancement Fund within the Department of Homeland Security.

The purpose of this fund is to provide grants to eligible Tribal, territorial, and State agencies for the following:

• Supporting the deployment of authorized biometric technology.
• Adding an indication of citizenship to all REAL ID-compliant identification cards and driver's licenses for confirmed United States citizens.
• Performing necessary work to add the citizenship indication.
• Providing these enhanced IDs to United States citizens residing in the territories or states, or those who are members of the Tribe.

To fund these activities, the amendment appropriates $6,165,000,000 for fiscal year 2026, with the money remaining available until September 30, 2029.