,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gdjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ae1         
#bjbd,mr4 ,williams ( ,texas introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to reimburse ! ,/ate ( ,texas = exp5ses
 incurr$ = activities conduct$ relat+ to
 secur+ ! s\!rn int]national bord] ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,op]ation ,lone ,/> ,reimbursem5t ,act4 
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t is prim>ily        
responsible = secur+ ! bord]s ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates at & betwe5 ports ( entry4  7#b7
 ,due to ! lack ( action by ! ,f$]al    
,gov]nm5t1 ! ,/ate ( ,texas has be5 =c$ 
to cont9ually appropriate funds to      
secure ! s\!rn bord] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 
7#c7 ,texas has tak5 ^! actions to help 
ma9ta9 safety & security = all citiz5s  
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates by protect+ aga9/
 ! crim9al acts (-- 7,a7 human          
traffick+2  7,b7 sex traffick+2  7,c7   

drug prolif]ation2  7,d7 illicit movem5t
 ( weapons & contrab&2  7,e7 crim9al    
organizations2 &  7,f7 unlawful entry4  
7#d7 ,! am\nt ! ,/ate ( ,texas sp5t on  
bord] security to combat ^! crim9al acts
 0-- 7,a7 m ?an #hjj1jjj1jjj 9 ! ye>s   
#bjbj ?r\gh #bjba2 &  7,b7 m ?an        
#b1ibf1djj1jjj 9 ! ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh     
#bjbc4  7#e7 ,! ,/ate ( ,texas plans to 
sp5d an additional #d1fjj1jjj1jjj to    
secure ! bord] 9 ! ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh     
#bjbe4  #c4 ,reimbursem5ts = ! ,/ate (  
,texas  7a7 ,application = reimbursem5t 
,! ,gov]nor ( ,texas %all submit to !   
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security & !       
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury an application =
 reimbursem5t1 :i* %all include-- 7#a7 a
 li/ ( exp5ses incurr$ by ! ,/ate (     
,texas = activities conduct$ relat+ to  
secur+ ! s\!rn int]national bord] ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates dur+ ! ye>s #bjbj1 #bjba1 
#bjbb1 #bjbc1 & #bjbd2 &  7#b7 ! total  
am\nt ( exp5ses incurr$ = su*           
activities4  7b7 ,reimbursem5t ,n lat]  
?an #fj days aft] ! ,/ate ( ,texas      

submits an application = reimbursem5t   
pursuant to subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y 
( ! ,treasury %all pay to ! ,/ate (     
,texas1 out ( any am\nts 9 ! ,treasury n
 o!rwise appropriat$1 an am\nt equal to 
! total am\nt ( exp5ses describ$ 9      
subsection 7a77#b74