,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ifh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #e1 #bjai,ms4 ,moore 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,speier1 and ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit the use of ,federal funds to build a wall along the southern border1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,no ,taxpayer ,funding for the ,wall ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the construction of a wall along the southern border is estimated to cost tens of billions of taxpayer dollars4 7#b7 ,on ,june #af1 #bjae1 in ,new ,york1 ,,ny1 while announcing his candidacy for ,president of the ,united ,states1 ,mr4 ,donald ,trump stated ,i would build a great wall1 and nobody builds walls better than me1 believe me1 and ,i'll build them very inexpensively4 ,i will build a great1 great wall on our southern border4 ,and ,i will have ,mexico pay for that wall4 ,mark my words44 7#c7 ,on ,july #ca1 #bjae in ,turnberry1 ,scotland1 during an interview on ,,cnn1 ,mr4 ,donald ,trump stated ,i will build the wall and ,mexico's going to pay for it and they will be happy to pay for it4 ,because ,mexico is making so much money from the ,united ,states that that's going to be peanuts and all these other characters say1 ,oh1 they won't pay1 they won't pay4 ,they don't know the first thing about how to negotiate4 ,trust me1 ,mexico will pay for it44 7#d7 ,on ,february #be1 #bjaf1 in ,houston1 ,,tx1 during a ,republican ,presidential ,debate1 ,mr4 ,donald ,trump stated1 ,we have a trade deficit with ,mexico of #eh billion dollars a year1 and that doesn't include all the drugs that are pouring across and destroying our country4 ,we're going to make them pay for that wall44 7#e7 ,on ,august #bc1 #bjae1 during an interview on ,justice with ,judge ,jeanine1 ,mr4 ,donald ,trump stated1 ,we're going to build a wall4 ,it's going to be a great wall4 ,mexico is going to pay for it44 7#f7 ,on ,august #ca1 #bjaf1 in ,phoenix1 ,,az1 during a rally1 ,mr4 ,donald ,trump stated1 ,we will build a great wall along the southern border and ,mexico will pay for the wall4 ,one hundred percent4 ,they don't know it yet1 but they're going to pay for the wall44 7#g7 ,on ,january #aj1 #bjag1 ,general ,john ,kelly1 ,president-elect ,trump's nominee for ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 stated during his ,senate confirmation hearing1 ,a physical barrier in and of itself--certainly as a military person that understands defense and defenses--a physical barrier in and of itself will not do the job1 it has to be really a layered defense44 #c4 ,prohibition on use of certain ,federal funds 7a7 ,in general 7#a7 ,federal prohibition ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 no ,federal department or agency1 including the ,department of ,homeland ,security and the ,department of ,defense1 may obligate or expend any ,federal funds 7including any funds previously appropriated for such purpose or any fee revenue generated by the ,department of ,homeland ,security or any other ,federal department or agency7 to carry out section #ajb of the ,illegal ,immigration ,reform and ,immigrant ,responsibility ,act of #aiif 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aajc note7 or any other related provision of law1 or to otherwise build a border fence1 related physical barriers or infrastructure1 or wall along the southern border of the ,united ,states1 including to carry out any activities related to such construction4 7#b7 ,state prohibition ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 a ,state that has received or receives any ,federal funding in the form of a grant from the ,department of ,homeland ,security or any other ,federal department or agency may not use such funding to carry out section #ajb of the ,illegal ,immigration ,reform and ,immigrant ,responsibility ,act of #aiif 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aajc note7 or any other related provision of law1 or to otherwise build a border fence1 related physical barriers or infrastructure1 or wall along the southern border of the ,united ,states1 including to carry out any activities related to such construction4 7#c7 ,foreign payment required ,the ,president is authorized to enter into a binding1 written1 and enforceable treaty1 approved by the ,senate1 with a foreign country to pay for the costs associated with carrying out section #ajb of the ,illegal ,immigration ,reform and ,immigrant ,responsibility ,act of #aiif 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aajc note7 or any other related provision of law1 or to otherwise build a border fence1 related physical barriers or infrastructure1 or wall along the southern border of the ,united ,states1 including to carry out any activities related to such construction4 7b7 ,audit and penalty 7#a7 ,audit ,not later than #ahj days after the end of each fiscal year1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall conduct an audit of each ,federal department and agency under subsection 7a77#a7 and each ,state that has received or is receiving any ,federal funding under subsection 7a77#b7 to assess compliance with the prohibition under such subsections for each such preceding fiscal year4 7#b7 ,penalty ,if the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states is unable to confirm the compliance with the prohibitions under subsection 7a7 by a ,federal department or agency or by a ,state1 as the case may be1 pursuant to an audit conducted under paragraph 7#a71 notwithstanding any other provision of law-- 7,a7 in the case of ,federal department or agency1 the ,office of ,management and ,budget may not obligate or expend more than #be percent of funds authorized to be appropriated for such ,office for the fiscal year during which such audit is conducted1 until such time as the ,comptroller ,general is able to confirm such compliance2 and 7,b7 in the case of a ,state1 the heads of appropriate ,federal departments and agencies shall take such steps as may be necessary to reduce the amount of ,federal funds that are made available to such ,state and to require such ,state to repay such amounts previously made available1 as appropriate1 until such time as the ,comptroller ,general is able to confirm such compliance4 7c7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the funding prohibition under this section should not interfere with the responsibility of the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security to take actions as may be required to secure the southern border of the ,united ,states4 #d4 ,oversight ,the ,inspector ,general of the ,federal department or agency responsible for carrying out the treaty referred to in section #c7;a77#c7 shall oversee the use of funds received and expended pursuant to such treaty to carry out section #ajb of the ,illegal ,immigration ,reform and ,immigrant ,responsibility ,act of #aiif 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aajc note7 or any other related provision of law or to otherwise build a border fence1 related physical barriers or infrastructure1 or wall along the southern border of the ,united ,states1 including to carry out any activities related to such construction4 ,such oversight shall include oversight regarding the use of high risk contractor practices1 including limited or sole source contracting1 any cost overruns1 significant delays in contract execution1 and departmental contract management and oversight of such funds4 #e4 ,budgetary impact 7a7 ,in general ,the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall include a statement of budgetary impact1 including costs1 benefits1 and revenues1 as a result of and related to any executive order or presidential memorandum issued relating to border security during the period of fiscal year #bjai through fiscal year #bjbc4 7b7 ,contents ,any statement under subsection 7a7 shall include-- 7#a7 a narrative summary of the budgetary impact of such order or memorandum on the ,federal ,government2 7#b7 the impact on mandatory and discretionary obligations and outlays as the result of such order or memorandum1 listed by ,federal department and agency1 for each year in the #e-;fiscal-year period beginning in fiscal year #bjai2 and 7#c7 the impact on revenues of the ,federal ,government as the result of such order or memorandum over the #e-;fiscal-year period beginning in fiscal year #bjai4 #f4 ,website ,the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall establish a publicly available website to track and display funds received from non-,federal sources1 including foreign governments1 to carry out section #ajb of the ,illegal ,immigration ,reform and ,immigrant ,responsibility ,act of #aiif 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aajc note7 or any other related provision of law or to otherwise build a border fence1 related physical barriers or infrastructure1 or wall along the southern border1 including to carry out any activities related to such construction4 ,such website shall be updated at least monthly to accurately reflect data on funds received by source and by date and on the obligation and expenditure of such funds4