Sec. 2. Resume construction of barriers and roads along United States and Mexico border
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In this section: The term Department means the Department of Homeland Security. The term physical barriers has the meaning given such term in section 102(e) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, as added by section 3(5) of this Act. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security. The terms tactical infrastructure and technology have the meanings given such terms in section 102(e) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, as added by section 3(5) of this Act.
Not later than 1 day after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall resume all projects 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 that were appropriated or explicitly obligated for the construction of the border barrier system on or after October 1, 2016. The Secretary shall ensure that all agreements entered into before January 20, 2021, that were executed in writing between the Department and any State, local, or Tribal government, private citizen, or other stakeholder are honored by the Department relating to current and future construction of the border barrier system in accordance with such agreements.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amount appropriated or otherwise made available during fiscal year 2018, 2019, 2020, or 2021 for any project relating to the construction of physical barriers, tactical infrastructure, and technology along the southern border shall remain available until expended. Any amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2021 that remain available pursuant to subsection
(d)may only be used 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.
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