[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4547 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4547

 To amend the Illegal Immigration and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 
   1996 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to complete the 
 required 700-mile southwest border fencing by December 31, 2017, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 11, 2016

  Mr. Schweikert (for himself, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gosar, Mr. 
Huelskamp, Mr. Rouzer, and Mr. Burgess) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Illegal Immigration and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 
   1996 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to complete the 
 required 700-mile southwest border fencing by December 31, 2017, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as ``Build the Fence Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. FENCING ALONG AND OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF THE SOUTHWEST BORDER.

    (a) Fencing.--Section 102(b)(1) of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1103 note) is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, not later than 
        December 31, 2017,'' before ``construct''; and
            (2) by striking subparagraph (D).
    (b) Operational Control.--Subsection (a) of section 2 the Secure 
Fence Act of 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1701 note; Public Law 109-367) is amended, 
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act,'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2017,''.
    (c) Use of Certain Funds.--
            (1) Border fencing.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, amounts appropriated but unobligated as of the date of the 
        enactment of this Act for the Department of Homeland Security 
        shall be used for the construction of fencing along the 
        southwest border in accordance with section 102 of the Illegal 
        Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1986 (8 
        U.S.C. 1103 note; as amended by subsection (a) of this 
        section).
            (2) Prohibitions.--
                    (A) On the department.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
                may not obligate or expend any amounts appropriated or 
                otherwise made available as of the date of the 
                enactment of this Act to the Department of Homeland 
                Security on construction, maintenance, or improvements 
                to new or existing Department facilities, for the 
                purchase of new light, medium, or heavy duty vehicles 
                for the Department, or for any other non-essential 
                purchases or acquisitions until the fencing described 
                in section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
                Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1986 (8 U.S.C. 1103 
                note; as amended by subsection (a) of this section) is 
                completed.
                    (B) On certain personnel.--Notwithstanding any 
                other provision of law, until the fencing described in 
                section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
                Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1986 (8 U.S.C. 1103 
                note; as amended by subsection (a) of this section) is 
                completed, no politically appointed official or senior 
                executive service employee of the Department of 
                Homeland Security may--
                            (i) travel using Government aircraft;
                            (ii) receive any non-essential training;
                            (iii) receive any bonus pay; or
                            (iv) receive any salary increase.
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