,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ae1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,crenshaw 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,roy7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to reimburse the ,states for border    
security expenses1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,state ,border      
,security ,reimbursement ,act of #bjbe4 
#b4 ,findings ,congress finds the       
following3 7#a7 ,border security is     
primarily a ,federal responsibility4    
7#b7 ,due to failures of the ,federal   
,government1 the ,state of ,texas has   
been forced to provide resources for    
border security4  7#c7 ,since the       
#bjjh-bjji biennium budget1 ,texas has  
allocated more than #c1bjh1jjj1jjj for  
border security in ,texas' biennium     
budget disaggregated1 as follows3 7,a7  
,in #bjjh-bjji1 ,texas allocated more   
than #aaj1jjj1jjj for border security4  

7,b7 ,in #bjaj-bjaa1 ,texas allocated   
more than #abj1jjj1jjj for border       
security4  7,c7 ,in #bjab-bjac1 ,texas  
allocated more than #bbb1ajj1jjj for    
border security4  7,d7 ,in #bjad-bjae1  
,texas allocated more than #eaj1jjj1jjj 
for border security4  7,e7 ,in          
#bjaf-bjag1 ,texas allocated more than  
#hjj1jjj1jjj for border security4  7,f7 
,in #bjah-bjai1 ,texas allocated more   
than #ffc1ajj1jjj for border security4  
7,g7 ,in #bjbj-bjba1 ,texas allocated   
more than #ghb1hjj1jjj for border       
security4  7,h7 ,for #bjbb-bjbc1 the    
,state of ,texas ,legislative ,budget   
,board is currently recommending an     
additional #gig1ajj1jjj for border      
security4  7#d7 ,citizens of border     
,states are being taxed twice for the   
same purpose4  7#e7 ,states using their 
taxpayer dollars and allocating ,state  
budgets to meet public safety           
obligations1 which fall under ,federal  
responsibilities1 imposes an undue      
burden on the ,state4  #c4              

,reimbursement  7a7 ,qualification      
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 ,states that have expended more    
than #b1ejj1jjj1jjj on border security  
and enforcement in support of ,federal  
efforts in the ten years prior to the   
date of the enactment of this ,act shall
 have all associated expenses           
reimbursed4  7b7 ,application ,not later
 than #ahj days after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,governors  
of eligible ,states shall submit-- 7#a7 
an accounting of all non-federally      
funded border security expenses incurred
 by the ,state and its municipalities2  
and  7#b7 the total sum of such         
expenses4  7c7 ,reimbursement ,not later
 than #a year after the date on which   
the ,state submits the application      
pursuant to subsection 7b71 the ,federal
 ,government shall reimburse such       
expenses pursuant to subsection 7a74