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| 2 | 2 | | 118THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 199 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of military or security assistance |
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| 6 | 6 | | to Ukraine until operational control of the United States-Mexico border |
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| 7 | 7 | | is achieved, and for other purposes. |
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| 8 | 8 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 9 | 9 | | JANUARY9, 2023 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Mr. R |
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| 11 | 11 | | OSENDALE(for himself and Mrs. MILLERof Illinois) introduced the fol- |
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| 12 | 12 | | lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and |
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| 13 | 13 | | in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subse- |
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| 14 | 14 | | quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such |
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| 15 | 15 | | provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned |
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| 16 | 16 | | A BILL |
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| 17 | 17 | | To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of military or secu- |
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| 18 | 18 | | rity assistance to Ukraine until operational control of |
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| 19 | 19 | | the United States-Mexico border is achieved, and for |
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| 20 | 20 | | other purposes. |
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| 21 | 21 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 22 | 22 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 24 | 24 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Secure America’s Bor-4 |
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| 25 | 25 | | ders First Act’’. 5 |
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| 29 | 29 | | SEC. 2. PROHIBITION. 1 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (a) I |
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| 31 | 31 | | NGENERAL.—None of the funds described in 2 |
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| 32 | 32 | | subsection (b) may be obligated or expended until the date 3 |
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| 33 | 33 | | on which— 4 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (1) a border wall system along the United 5 |
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| 35 | 35 | | States-Mexico border is completed; and 6 |
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| 36 | 36 | | (2) operational control, as such term is defined 7 |
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| 37 | 37 | | in section 2 of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (8 8 |
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| 38 | 38 | | U.S.C. 1701 note), of such border is achieved. 9 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (b) F |
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| 40 | 40 | | UNDSDESCRIBED.—The funds described in this 10 |
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| 41 | 41 | | subsection are the following, with respect to programs, 11 |
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| 42 | 42 | | projects, or activities in Ukraine: 12 |
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| 43 | 43 | | (1) Amounts authorized to be appropriated or 13 |
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| 44 | 44 | | otherwise made available to the Department of De-14 |
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| 45 | 45 | | fense for any fiscal year. 15 |
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| 46 | 46 | | (2) Amounts authorized to be appropriated or 16 |
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| 47 | 47 | | otherwise made available for security assistance or 17 |
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| 48 | 48 | | security cooperation for any fiscal year. 18 |
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| 49 | 49 | | (c) B |
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| 50 | 50 | | ORDERWALLSYSTEM.—For purposes of this 19 |
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| 51 | 51 | | Act, a border wall system shall include— 20 |
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| 52 | 52 | | (1) 30-foot high internally hardened steel- 21 |
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| 53 | 53 | | bollard physical barrier; 22 |
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| 54 | 54 | | (2) all-weather access and patrol roads; 23 |
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| 55 | 55 | | (3) perimeter lighting; and 24 |
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| 59 | 59 | | (4) enforcement cameras, sensors, and anti-tun-1 |
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| 60 | 60 | | nel detection technology. 2 |
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