,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bgje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bd1  
#bjai,mrs4 ,murray 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,durbin1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,schumer1   
and ,mr4 ,leahy7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to modify   
the requirements relating to the use of 
construction authority in the event of a
 declaration of war or national         
emergency1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,stopping ,executive ,overreach on  
,military ,appropriations ,act4  #b4    
,requirements relating to use of        
construction authority in event of      
declaration of war or national emergency
 ,section #bhjh of title #aj1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7b71 by striking appropriate 
committees of ,congress of the decision 
and all that follows through the period 

at the end and inserting 8appropriate   
committees of ,congress of--  7#a7 the  
decision2  7#b7 each existing project   
affected by the decision2  7#c7 the     
amount of money to be redirected from   
each existing project affected by the   
decision2  7#d7 a description of the    
projects authorized by the decision2    
7#e7 a justification for how each       
project authorized by the decision      
directly and primarily contributes to   
supporting the armed forces directly    
engaged in operations to address a war  
or national emergency2 and  7#f7 the    
estimated cost of the projects          
authorized by the decision1 including   
the cost of any real estate action      
pertaining to those projects4  2  7#b7  
by redesignating subsection 7c7 as      
subsection 7d72 and  7#c7 by inserting  
after subsection 7b7 the following new  
subsection 7c73  7c7 7#a7 ,in the case  
of a decision to undertake a military   
construction project authorized by this 
section pursuant to a declaration of a  

national emergency1 no funds may be     
transferred1 no existing project may be 
curtailed1 and no new project may be    
undertaken unless the ,secretary of     
,defense requests from ,congress        
approval of the military construction   
project and a joint resolution is       
enacted approving that project4  7#b7   
,for the purpose of this subsection1 the
 term joint resolution means only a     
joint resolution-- 7,a7 that does not   
have a preamble2  7,b7 the title of     
which is as follows3 ,joint resolution  
relating to the approval of military    
construction projects in the event of a 
declaration of national emergency42 and 
7,c7 the matter after the resolving     
clause of which is as follows3 ,that    
,congress approves the military         
construction project requested on       
pursuant to a declaration of a national 
emergency1 including any transfer of    
funds necessary to carry out such       
project1 as authorized under section    
#bhjh of title #aj1 ,united ,states     

,code4 with the blank space being filled
 with the date of the request under     
paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 7,a7 ,upon receipt
 of a request under subsection 7c77#a7  
in the ,house of ,representatives1 the  
,speaker1 if the ,house would otherwise 
be adjourned1 shall notify the ,members 
of the ,house that1 pursuant to this    
subsection1 the ,house shall convene not
 later than the fifth calendar day after
 receipt of such request4  7,b7 ,any    
committee of the ,house of              
,representatives to which a joint       
resolution is referred shall report it  
to the ,house not later than #ae        
calendar days after the date of receipt 
of the request described in subsection  
7c77#a74 ,if a committee fails to report
 the joint resolution within that       
period1 the committee shall be          
discharged from further consideration of
 the joint resolution and the joint     
resolution shall be referred to the     
appropriate calendar4  7,c7 ,after each 
committee authorized to consider a joint

 resolution reports it to the ,house or 
has been discharged from its            
consideration1 it shall be in order1 not
 later than the #afth day after         
,congress receives the request described
 in subsection 7c77#a71 to move to      
proceed to consider the joint resolution
 in the ,house4 ,all points of order    
against the motion are waived4 ,such a  
motion shall not be in order after the  
,house has disposed of a motion to      
proceed on the joint resolution4 ,the   
previous question shall be considered as
 ordered on the motion to its adoption  
without intervening motion4 ,the motion 
shall not be debatable4 ,a motion to    
reconsider the vote by which the motion 
is disposed of shall not be in order4   
7,d7 ,the joint resolution shall be     
considered as read4 ,all points of order
 against the joint resolution and       
against its consideration are waived4   
,the previous question shall be         
considered as ordered on the joint      
resolution to its passage without       

intervening motion except two hours of  
debate equally divided and controlled by
 the proponent and an opponent4 ,a      
motion to reconsider the vote on passage
 of the joint resolution shall not be in
 order4  7#d7 7,a7 ,upon receipt of a   
request under subsection 7c77#a7 in the 
,senate1 if the ,senate has adjourned or
 recessed for more than #b days1 the    
majority leader of the ,senate1 after   
consultation with the minority leader of
 the ,senate1 shall notify the ,members 
of the ,senate that1 pursuant to this   
subsection1 the ,senate shall convene   
not later than the fifth calendar day   
after receipt of such message4  7,b7    
,upon introduction in the ,senate1 a    
joint resolution shall be placed        
immediately on the calendar4  7,c7 7i7  
,notwithstanding ,rule ,,xxii of the    
,standing ,rules of the ,senate1 it is  
in order at any time on or after the    
seventh day after the date on which     
,congress receives a request described  
in subsection 7c77#a7 7even though a    

previous motion to the same effect has  
been disagreed to7 to move to proceed to
 the consideration of the joint         
resolution1 and all points of order     
against the joint resolution 7and       
against consideration of the joint      
resolution7 are waived4 ,the motion to  
proceed is not debatable4 ,the motion is
 not subject to a motion to postpone4 ,a
 motion to reconsider the vote by which 
the motion is agreed to or disagreed to 
shall not be in order4 ,if a motion to  
proceed to the consideration of the     
resolution is agreed to1 the joint      
resolution shall remain the unfinished  
business until disposed of4  7ii7       
,debate on the joint resolution1 and on 
all debatable motions and appeals in    
connection therewith1 shall be limited  
to not more than #bj hours1 which shall 
be divided equally between the majority 
and minority leaders or their designees4
 ,a motion further to limit debate is in
 order and not debatable4 ,an amendment 
to1 or a motion to postpone1 or a motion

 to proceed to the consideration of     
other business1 or a motion to recommit 
the joint resolution is not in order4   
7iii7 ,the vote on passage shall occur  
immediately following the conclusion of 
the debate on a joint resolution1 and a 
single quorum call at the conclusion of 
the debate if requested in accordance   
with the rules of the ,senate4  7iv7    
,appeals from the decisions of the      
,chair relating to the application of   
the rules of the ,senate1 as the case   
may be1 to the procedure relating to a  
joint resolution shall be decided       
without debate4  7#e7 7,a7 ,if1 before  
the passage by one ,house of a joint    
resolution of that ,house1 that ,house  
receives from the other ,house a joint  
resolution1 then the following          
procedures shall apply3  7i7 ,the joint 
resolution of the other ,house shall not
 be referred to a committee4  7ii7 ,with
 respect to a joint resolution of the   
,house receiving the resolution--  7,i7 
the procedure in that ,house shall be   

the same as if no joint resolution had  
been received from the other ,house2 but
  7,,ii7 the vote on passage shall be on
 the joint resolution of the other      
,house4  7,b7 ,if one ,house fails to   
introduce or consider a joint resolution
 under this section1 the joint          
resolution of the other ,house shall be 
entitled to expedited floor procedures  
under this section4  7,c7 ,if1 following
 passage of the joint resolution in the 
,senate1 the ,senate then receives the  
companion measure from the ,house of    
,representatives1 the companion measure 
shall not be debatable4  7,d7 ,this     
subsection is enacted by ,congress-- 7i7
 as an exercise of the rulemaking power 
of the ,senate and the ,house of        
,representatives1 respectively1 and as  
such it is deemed a part of the rules of
 each ,house1 respectively1 but         
applicable only with respect to the     
procedure to be followed in that ,house 
in the case of a joint resolution1 and  
it supersedes other rules only to the   

extent that it is inconsistent with such
 rules2 and  7ii7 with full recognition 
of the constitutional right of either   
,house to change the rules 7so far as   
relating to the procedure of that       
,house7 at any time1 in the same manner1
 and to the same extent as in the case  
of any other rule of that ,house4  4    
#c4 ,limitation on use of funds of the  
,department of ,defense to address      
national emergency at southern border   
7a7 ,prohibition ,unless specifically   
authorized by law after the date of the 
enactment of this ,act1 no funds made   
available to the ,secretary of ,defense 
by any provision of law may be used to  
construct1 upgrade1 maintain1 or replace
 any wall1 barrier1 fence1 or other     
obstacle along the border between the   
,united ,states and ,mexico4  7b7       
,restoration of funds ,all funds        
transferred pursuant to the memorandum  
of the ,secretary of ,defense dated     
,september #c1 #bjai1 entitled ,military
 ,construction ,necessary to ,support   

the ,use of the ,armed ,forces in       
,addressing the ,national ,emergency at 
the ,southern ,border and available for 
obligation as of the date of the        
enactment of this ,act1 shall be        
restored to the military construction   
accounts1 and obligated for the original
 purposes1 for which appropriations of  
those funds were made4  #d4 ,review of  
contracts to construct1 upgrade1        
maintain1 or replace any wall1 barrier1 
fence1 or other obstacle along border   
between ,united ,states and ,mexico  7a7
 ,in general ,the ,director of the      
,office of ,government ,ethics shall    
review any contract entered into on or  
after ,october #a1 #bjaf1 between the   
,federal ,government and a private      
entity to construct1 upgrade1 maintain1 
or replace any wall1 barrier1 fence1 or 
other obstacle along the border between 
the ,united ,states and ,mexico4  7b7   
,elements ,any review of a contract     
conducted under subsection 7a7 shall    
include a review of whether-- 7#a7 any  

conflict of interest exists with respect
 to the contract and--  7,a7 the        
,president or the immediate family of   
the ,president2  7,b7 the ,vice         
,president or the immediate family of   
the ,vice ,president2 or  7,c7 any      
employee of the ,executive ,office of   
the ,president holding a title of       
,special ,assistant to the ,president or
 higher2 or  7#b7 any financial gain    
would accrue to any such individual as a
 result of the contract4  7c7 ,receipt  
of full and complete information ,if the
 ,director does not receive full and    
complete information related to any     
request for documents or information    
made in the course of reviewing a       
contract under subsection 7a71 the      
,director shall notify ,congress of the 
issue4  7d7 ,reports  7#a7 ,in general  
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 and not 
less frequently than every #ahj days    
thereafter1 the ,director shall submit  
to ,congress a report on the findings of

 the ,director with respect to the      
reviews conducted under subsection 7a7  
during the #ahj-;day period preceding   
the report4  7#b7 ,conflicts of interest
 ,if1 in a review conducted under       
subsection 7a7 with respect to a        
contract1 the ,director finds a conflict
 of interest exists under subsection    
7b77#a7 or financial gain would accrue  
under subsection 7b77#b71 the ,director 
shall submit to ,congress a report      
describing the conflict of interest or  
financial accrual4