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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7402 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7402

 To reimburse the State of Texas for expenses incurred for activities 
conducted relating to securing the southern international border of the 
                 United States, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 15, 2024

Mr. Williams of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL

 
 To reimburse the State of Texas for expenses incurred for activities 
conducted relating to securing the southern international border of the 
                 United States, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Operation Lone Star Reimbursement 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Federal Government is primarily responsible for 
        securing the borders of the United States at and between ports 
        of entry.
            (2) Due to the lack of action by the Federal Government, 
        the State of Texas has been forced to continually appropriate 
        funds to secure the southern border of the United States.
            (3) Texas has taken these actions to help maintain safety 
        and security for all citizens across the United States by 
        protecting against the criminal acts of--
                    (A) human trafficking;
                    (B) sex trafficking;
                    (C) drug proliferation;
                    (D) illicit movement of weapons and contraband;
                    (E) criminal organizations; and
                    (F) unlawful entry.
            (4) The amount the State of Texas spent on border security 
        to combat these criminal acts was--
                    (A) more than $800,000,000 in the years 2020 
                through 2021; and
                    (B) more than $2,926,400,000 in the years 2022 
                through 2023.
            (5) The State of Texas plans to spend an additional 
        $4,600,000,000 to secure the border in the years 2024 through 
        2025.

SEC. 3. REIMBURSEMENTS FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS.

    (a) Application for Reimbursement.--The Governor of Texas shall 
submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of the 
Treasury an application for reimbursement, which shall include--
            (1) a list of expenses incurred by the State of Texas for 
        activities conducted relating to securing the southern 
        international border of the United States during the years 
        2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024; and
            (2) the total amount of expenses incurred for such 
        activities.
    (b) Reimbursement.--Not later than 60 days after the State of Texas 
submits an application for reimbursement pursuant to subsection (a), 
the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to the State of Texas, out of 
any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, an amount equal 
to the total amount of expenses described in subsection (a)(2).
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