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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3503
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reimburse eligible persons
harmed by certain policies of the Department of Homeland Security,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 25, 2021
Ms. HERRELL (for herself, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. GOSAR, and Mr.
WEBER of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Homeland Security
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reimburse
eligible persons harmed by certain policies of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Repaying the Rural
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Borderlands Act of 2021’’.
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SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF
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HOMELAND SECURITY POLICIES.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
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rity shall make payments to eligible persons to reimburse
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such persons for—
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(1) damage to real or personal property caused
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by aliens entering the United States along the south-
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ern border, including harm to livestock, destruction
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of fences, destruction of crops, damage to buildings,
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damage to infrastructure, such as an irrigation pipe,
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and environmental damage; or
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(2) in the case of a unit of local government,
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the provision of care to aliens entering the United
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States along the southern border.
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(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act:
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(1) The term ‘‘eligible person’’ means an indi-
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vidual, an entity, a unit of local government, or a
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State.
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(2) The term ‘‘provision of care’’ includes the
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provision of housing, transportation, health care,
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school, and food.
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