,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #i1 #bjai,mr4 
,espaillat 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez ( 
,texas1 & ,mr4 ,g>am5di7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,homel& ,security  ,a     
,,bill  ,to prohibit ! con/ruction ( new
 bord] b>ri]s1 includ+ walls or f5ces1  
on c]ta9 ,f$]al l&1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,?is ,l& ,is ,our ,l& ,act4  #b4      
,prohibition on ! con/ruction ( new     
bord] b>ri]s1 includ+ walls or f5ces1 on
 c]ta9 ,f$]al l&  7a7 ,prohibition  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (  
law1 includ+ ! waiv] provision provid$  
"u section #ajb7;c77#a7 ( ! ,illegal    
,immigration ,re=m & ,immigrant         
,responsibility ,act ( #aiif 7#h        
,u4,s4,c4 #aajc note2 ,public ,law      
#ajd-bjh7 7includ+ any waiv]s ( laws    
issu$ pursuant to su* provision on1     
be=e1 or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act71 ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security  

may n con/ruct any new bord] b>ri]s1    
includ+ walls or f5ces1 on ,f$]al l& "u 
! jurisdiction ( ! ,secret>y ( !        
,int]ior or ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture  
)9 #ajj miles ( ! int]national l& bord]s
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates t are n 9 exi/5ce z (
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7  
,rule ( con/ruction ,! prohibition "u   
p>agraph 7#a7 may n be con/ru$ to       
prohibit ! ma9t5ance or repair by !     
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security ( any     
bord] b>ri]s1 includ+ walls or f5ces1 on
 ,f$]al l& "u ! jurisdiction ( !        
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior or ! ,secret>y ( 
,agriculture )9 #ajj miles ( !          
int]national l& bord]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 t are 9 exi/5ce z ( ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act4  7b7 ,)hold+ ( c]ta9 fund+ 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision
 ( law1 ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security 
may n obligate or exp5d any funds       
appropriat$ or o!rwise made available   
7includ+ ?r\gh fees7 to ! ,secret>y to  
con/ruct any new bord] b>ri]s1 includ+  
walls or f5ces1 on ,f$]al l& "u !       

jurisdiction ( ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior 
or ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture )9 #ajj   
miles ( ! int]national l& bord]s ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates t are n 9 exi/5ce z ( !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7     
,rule ( con/ruction ,! prohibition "u   
p>agraph 7#a7 may n be con/ru$ to       
prohibit ! obligation or exp5diture (   
funds describ$ 9 su* p>agraph = !       
ma9t5ance or repair by ! ,secret>y (    
,homel& ,security ( any bord] b>ri]s1   
includ+ walls or f5ces1 on ,f$]al l& "u 
! jurisdiction ( ! ,secret>y ( !        
,int]ior or ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture  
)9 #ajj miles ( ! int]national l& bord]s
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates t are 9 exi/5ce z ( !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7     
,national em]g5cies ,! ,presid5t may n  
obligate or exp5d funds to con/ruct any 
new bord] b>ri]1 includ+ walls or f5ces 
along ! bord] betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &  
,mexico pursuant to a decl>ation ( a    
national em]g5cy pursuant to any        
provision ( law1 includ+ section #bhjh (
 title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 !      

,national ,em]g5cies ,act1 or !         
,immigration & ,nationality ,act4  7d7  
,em95t doma9 ,any au?orization to       
ex]cise1 9 ! "n ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! "r 
( em95t doma91 %all h no =ce or effect  
to ! ext5t t ! purpose ( su* ex]cise is 
to con/ruct any new bord] b>ri]s1       
includ+ walls or f5ces1 on ,f$]al l& "u 
! jurisdiction ( ! ,secret>y ( !        
,int]ior or ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture  
)9 #ajj miles ( ! int]national l& bord]s
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7e7 ,effect on     
,/ate & private l& ,?is ,act %all-- 7#a7
 h no =ce or effect on ,/ate or private 
l&s2 &  7#b7 n provide au?ority on or   
access to ,/ate or private l&s4  7f7    
,tribal sov]eignty ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act     
sup]s$es1 replaces1 negates1 or dim9i%es
 treaties or o!r agreem5ts betwe5 !     
,unit$ ,/ates & ,indian tribes4