[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 137 (Monday, August 2, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S5635]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2245. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for 
herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. 
Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the 
bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway 
safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place in division I, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. ___. PROHIBITING THE CANCELLATION OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS 
                   FOR PHYSICAL BARRIERS AND OTHER BORDER SECURITY 
                   MEASURES.

        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security and any other Federal official may not--
       (1) cancel, invalidate, or breach any contract for the 
     construction or improvement of any physical barrier along the 
     United States border or for any other border security 
     measures for which Federal funds have been obligated; or
       (2) obligate the use of Federal funds to pay any penalty 
     resulting from the cancellation of any contract described in 
     paragraph (1).
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