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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Border's Unused Idle and Lying Dormant Inventory Transfer Act or the BUILD IT Act&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill requires the federal government to transfer, upon request, materials associated with the construction of a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border to the governments of the states along that border (i.e., Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas). The transferred materials must be used to construct, repair, or reinforce a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The federal government must cancel any existing contracts relating to the maintenance and security of the materials if the cancellation is necessary to transfer the materials.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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