,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bi1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,banks introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the 
appropriation of #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj to the 
,department of ,defense for military    
support to secure the borders of the    
,united ,states4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,border       
,security is ,national ,security ,act4  
#b4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense
 of ,congress that the ,president has   
the authority under the ,constitution of
 the ,united ,states1 relevant ,federal 
laws1 including chapter #ae of title    
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 and the     
appropriations ,acts providing funding  
for the ,department of ,defense1 to     
direct the military to secure the       
borders of the ,united ,states4  #c4    
,authorization of appropriations  7a7   
,in general ,there is authorized to be  

appropriated to the ,department of      
,defense1 in addition to any amounts    
otherwise authorized to be appropriated 
for such purpose1 #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj1 to   
remain available until ,september #cj1  
#bjbh1 for ,department of ,defense      
border security support to the          
,department of ,homeland ,security4  7b7
 ,use of funds ,amounts appropriated    
pursuant to subsection 7a7 may be used  
for-- 7#a7 military personnel costs2    
7#b7 procurement1 operation1 and        
maintenance of surveillance systems1    
including autonomous surveillance       
towers2  7#c7 intelligence analysis2    
7#d7 installation of fences1 barriers1  
patrol roads1 and lighting2  7#e7       
military aviation costs1 including      
airlifting individuals in support of    
,department of ,homeland ,security      
operations2  7#f7 procurement and       
operation of counter-,,uas systems in   
support of ,department of ,homeland     
,security operations2  7#g7 procurement 
of ground vehicles1 including high      

mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles2 
and  7#h7 training and related expenses4
  #d4 ,transfers authorized  7a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary of ,defense may 
transfer amounts appropriated pursuant  
to section #c7;a7 for military          
personnel1 operations1 maintenance1 and 
procurement for the same purposes as the
 appropriation or fund to which such    
amounts are transferred4 ,the transfer  
authority under this subsection is in   
addition to any other transfer authority
 available to the ,department of        
,defense4  7b7 ,transfers back ,upon    
determining that all or part of the     
amounts transferred pursuant to         
subsection 7a7 are not necessary for the
 purposes for which they were           
transferred1 such amounts may be        
reallocated for the same purposes until 
,september #cj1 #bjbh4  7c7             
,notification requirement ,not later    
than #de days after making a transfer   
pursuant to subsection 7a71 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall notify the 

congressional defense committees in     
writing of any such transfer4  #e4 ,rule
 of construction ,nothing in this ,act  
may be construed to limit the           
,president's authority under the        
,constitution of the ,united ,states as 
the ,commander-in-,chief of the ,armed  
,forces4