Sec. 2. Resume construction of barriers and roads along United States and Mexico border
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Not later than 24 hours after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall resume any project relating to the construction of physical barriers, tactical infrastructure, and technology 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 barrier 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 barrier system that were appropriated or obligated, as the case may be, for use beginning October 1, 2016. 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 barrier system as required by such agreements.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each amount appropriated or otherwise made available for any project relating to the construction of such physical barriers, tactical infrastructure, and technology for fiscal year 2018, 2019, 2020, or 2021 shall remain available until expended. The amounts made available under subsection
(c)for fiscal year 2021 shall only be available for barriers, technology, or roads that— use— operationally effective designs deployed as of the date of enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 ( Public Law 115–31 ), such as currently deployed steel bollard designs, that prioritize agent safety; or operationally effective adaptations of such designs that help mitigate community or environmental impacts of barrier system construction, including adaptations based on consultation with jurisdictions within which barrier system will be constructed; and are constructed in the highest priority locations as identified in the Border Security Improvement Plan. In this section: The term physical barriers includes reinforced fencing, border barrier system, and levee walls. The term tactical infrastructure includes boat ramps, access gates, checkpoints, lighting, and roads. The term technology means border surveillance and detection technology, and includes the following: Tower-based surveillance technology. Deployable, lighter-than-air ground surveillance equipment. Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation Radars (VADER). 3-dimensional, seismic acoustic detection and ranging border tunneling detection technology. Advanced unattended surveillance sensors. Mobile vehicle-mounted and man-portable surveillance capabilities. Unmanned aircraft systems. Other border detection, communication, and surveillance technology.
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