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[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2180 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2180

To relocate fencing around the Capitol Buildings and the United States 
  Capitol Grounds, and to direct the Secretary of Defense to reassign 
 members of the National Guard deployed to the National Capital Region 
           to the southern land border of the United States.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 23, 2021

 Mr. Weber of Texas (for himself, Mr. Babin, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mrs. 
  Wagner, Mr. Budd, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. 
 Posey, Mr. Cawthorn, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Arrington, Ms. Herrell, and Mr. 
    Baird) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
  Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL

 
To relocate fencing around the Capitol Buildings and the United States 
  Capitol Grounds, and to direct the Secretary of Defense to reassign 
 members of the National Guard deployed to the National Capital Region 
           to the southern land border of the United States.

    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 ``Redirecting Resources to the Border 
Act''.

SEC. 2. RELOCATION OF FENCING AROUND THE CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND THE 
              UNITED STATES CAPITOL GROUNDS; REASSIGNMENT OF MEMBERS OF 
              THE NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYED TO THE NATIONAL CAPITAL 
              REGION.

    (a) Fencing.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, all covered fencing shall be relocated to the 
southern land border of the United States.
    (b) National Guard.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall reassign covered 
members to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection in securing the 
southern land border of the United States.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered duty'' means duty performed--
                    (A) in the National Capital Region; and
                    (B) in support of the mission in response to the 
                attacks on January 6, 2021, on the Capitol Buildings 
                and the United States Capitol Grounds (described in 
                sections 5101 and 5102 of title 40, United States 
                Code).
            (2) The term ``covered fencing'' means fencing installed on 
        or after January 6, 2021, around--
                    (A) the perimeter of any of the Capitol Buildings 
                described in section 5101 of title 40, United States 
                Code; or
                    (B) the perimeter of the United States Capitol 
                Grounds, or any portion thereof, described in section 
                5102 of such title.
            (3) The term ``covered member'' means a member of the 
        National Guard deployed to the National Capital Region--
                    (A) on or after January 6, 2021; and
                    (B) to perform covered duty.
            (4) The term ``National Capital Region'' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 2674 of title 10, United States 
        Code.
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