Sec. 3. Border wall system construction

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Not later than 24 hours after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall resume all activities related to the construction of the border barrier system (also known as, and referred to in this section as, the border wall system ) along the international border between the United States and Mexico that were underway or being planned for prior to January 20, 2021. The Secretary may not cancel any contract for activities related to the construction of the border wall system that was entered into on or before January 20, 2021.

To carry out this section, the Secretary shall expend all funds appropriated or explicitly obligated for the construction of the border wall system that were appropriated or obligated, as the case may be, for use beginning October 1, 2016. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an implementation plan, including quarterly benchmarks and cost estimates, for satisfying all requirements of the construction of the border wall system referred to in paragraph

(1)of subsection (a), including tactical infrastructure, technology, and other elements as identified by the Department prior to January 20, 2021, through the expenditure of funds appropriated or explicitly obligated, as the case may be, for use beginning October 1, 2016, as well as any future funds appropriated by Congress. The Secretary shall ensure that all agreements executed in writing between the Department and private citizens, State, local, or Tribal governments, or other stakeholders are honored by the Department relating to current and future construction of the border wall system as required by such agreements. In this section: The term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. The term tactical infrastructure includes boat ramps, access gates, checkpoints, lighting, and roads associated with a border wall system. The term technology includes border surveillance and detection technology, including linear ground detection systems, associated with a border wall system.