Protecting Disaster Relief Funds Act

II 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 534 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY 14, 2019 Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. SANDERS, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. MENENDEZ, and Ms. HARRIS) introduced the fol- lowing bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 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- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Disaster 4 Relief Funds Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:13 Feb 22, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S534.IS S534 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •S 534 IS SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS FOR A 1 NEW PHYSICAL BARRIER ALONG THE SOUTH- 2 WEST BORDER. 3 Notwithstanding any other provision of law— 4 (1) none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 5 made available to the Department of Homeland Se- 6 curity or the Department of Housing and Urban De- 7 velopment under the Continuing Appropriations Act, 8 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster 9 Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 115– 10 56), the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for 11 Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 (Public Law 12 115–72), the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public 13 Law 115–123), or the FAA Reauthorization Act of 14 2018 (Public Law 115–254) for activities relating to 15 disaster relief or recovery may be transferred or re- 16 programmed to plan, develop, or construct a new 17 physical barrier along the southwest border of the 18 United States; and 19 (2) none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 20 made available to the Corps of Engineers under the 21 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115– 22 123) may be transferred or reprogrammed under 23 section 923 of the Water Resources Development 24 Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2293). 25 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:13 Feb 22, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S534.IS S534 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS