,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #djei  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bb1 #bjba,mr4  
,nehls 7= himself & ,mr4 ,mc,caul7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 & 9       
addition to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & 
,re=m1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly      
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to reimburse ! ,/ates = bord] 
wall exp5ses1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,bord] ,wall ,reimbursem5t ,act ( #bjba4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,bord] security is prim>ily a      
,f$]al responsibility4  7#b7 ,texas has 
decl>$ ! on-go+ situation on its s\!rn  
bord] a disa/] & due to failures ( !    
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t ! ,/ate ( ,texas has   
be5 =c$ to provide res\rces to secure ! 
bord]4  7#c7 ,s9ce #bjad1 ,texas has    
sp5t approximately #c4e billion to help 
secure ! bord] & protect public safety4 

,9 ,june #bjba1 ,texas obligat$         
#bej1jjj1jjj to build a bord] security  
wall4  7#d7 ,citiz5s ( ,texas are be+   
tax$ twice = ! same purpose4  7#e7 ,!   
,/ate ( ,texas is re-allocat+ critical  
,/ate fund+ to meet public safety       
obligations :i* are cle>ly ,f$]al       
responsibilities1 to beg9 con/ruction ( 
a bord] security wall1 imposes an undue 
burd5 on ! ,/ate4  #c4 ,reimbursem5t    
7a7 ,qualification ,not)/&+ any o!r     
provision ( law1 any am\nts ! bord]     
,/ates h exp5d$ on ! con/ruction ( a    
bord] security wall 9 support ( ,f$]al  
ef=ts %all be reimburs$4  7b7           
,application ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 to      
receive reimbursem5t pursuant to        
subsection 7a71 ! ,gov]nor ( ! bord]    
,/ate %all submit-- 7#a7 an acc\nt+ (   
all non-f$]ally fund$ bord] security    
wall exp5ses incurr$ by ! ,/ate & its   
municipalities2 &  7#b7 ! total sum (   
su* exp5ses4  7c7 ,reimbursem5t ,n lat] 
?an "o ye> aft] ! date on :i* a ,/ate   

submits ! application pursuant to       
subsection 7b71 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %all 
reimburse ! ,/ate = ! am\nts exp5d$ z   
describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  7d7         
,availability ,am\nts made available by 
sections #fjb & #fjc ( title ,,vi ( !   
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#hja et seq47 = ! ,coronavirus ,/ate    
,fiscal ,recov]y ,fund & ! ,coronavirus 
,local ,fiscal ,recov]y ,fund may also  
be made available to bord] ,/ates = !   
purposes describ$ 9 subsection 7a74