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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1214
To prohibit certain funds from being transferred or reprogrammed to plan,
develop, or construct a new physical barrier along the Southwest border,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr.
CISNEROS, Ms. MOORE, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mrs. WATSON
COLEMAN, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, and Mr. SERRANO)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on
Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To prohibit certain funds from being transferred or repro-
grammed to plan, develop, or construct a new physical
barrier along the Southwest border, and for other pur-
poses.
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 ‘‘Protecting Disaster
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Relief Funds Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS FOR A
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NEW PHYSICAL BARRIER ALONG THE SOUTH-
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WEST BORDER.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of
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the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by
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Public Law 115–56, Public Law 115–123, Public Law
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115–72, or Public Law 115–254 to the Department of
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Homeland Security or Department of Housing and Urban
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Development for activities relating to disaster relief or re-
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covery may be transferred or reprogrammed to plan, de-
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velop, or construct a new physical barrier along the South-
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west border of the United States. Furthermore, none of
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the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the
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Corps of Engineers by Public Law 115–123 may be trans-
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ferred or reprogrammed under section 2293 of title 33,
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United States Code.
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