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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1507 

To implement a comprehensive border security plan to combat illegal immigration, drug and alien smuggling, and violent activity in the southwest 

border of the United States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 13, 2011 

Mr. FLAKE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, 

Natural Resources, Armed Services, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Appropriations, and Foreign Affairs, 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 

A BILL 

To implement a comprehensive border security plan to combat illegal immigration, drug and alien smuggling, and 

violent activity in the southwest border of the United 

States. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Border Security En5 forcement Act of 2011’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) RURAL, HIGH-TRAFFICKED AREAS.—The 

4 term ‘‘rural, high-trafficked areas’’ means rural 

5 areas through which drugs and undocumented aliens 

6 are routinely smuggled, as designated by the Com7 missioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 

8 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

9 the Secretary of Homeland Security. 

10 (3) SOUTHWEST BORDER REGION.—The term 

11 ‘‘Southwest Border region’’ means the area in the 

12 United States that is within 150 miles of the inter13 national border between the United States and Mex14 ico. 

15 SEC. 3. NATIONAL GUARD SUPPORT TO SECURE THE 

16 SOUTHERN LAND BORDER OF THE UNITED 

17 STATES. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

19 deploy not fewer than 6,000 National Guard personnel to 

20 perform operations and missions under section 502(f) of 

21 title 32, United States Code, in the Southwest Border re22 gion for the purposes of assisting U.S. Customs and Bor23 der Protection in securing the international border be24 tween the United States and Mexico. 

25 (b) ASSIGNMENT OF OPERATIONS AND MISSIONS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—National Guard units and 

2 personnel deployed under subsection (a) may be as3 signed such operations and missions as are nec4 essary to secure the international border between the 

5 United States and Mexico. 

6 (2) NATURE OF DUTY.—Duty by National 

7 Guard personnel performing such operations and 

8 missions shall be full-time National Guard duty 

9 under title 32, United States Code. 

10 (c) RANGE OF OPERATIONS AND MISSIONS.—The op11 erations and missions assigned under subsection (b) shall 

12 include the temporary authority to— 

13 (1) construct fencing, including double-layer 

14 and triple-layer fencing; 

15 (2) increase ground-based mobile surveillance 

16 systems; 

17 (3) deploy additional unmanned aerial systems 

18 and manned aircraft sufficient to maintain contin19 uous surveillance of the international border between 

20 the United States and Mexico; 

21 (4) deploy and provide capability for radio com22 munications interoperability between U.S. Customs 

23 and Border Protection and State, local, and tribal 

24 law enforcement agencies; 


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1 (5) construct checkpoints along the border to 

2 bridge the gap to long-term permanent checkpoints; 

3 and 

4 (6) conduct mobile patrols and provide assist5 ance to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, par6 ticularly in rural, high-trafficked areas, as des7 ignated by the Commissioner, U.S. Customs and 

8 Border Protection. 

9 (d) MATERIEL AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT.—The 

10 Secretary of Defense shall deploy such materiel and equip11 ment and logistics support as is necessary to ensure suc12 cess of the operations and missions conducted by the Na13 tional Guard under subsection (a). 

14 (e) EXCLUSION FROM NATIONAL GUARD PER15 SONNEL STRENGTH LIMITATIONS.—National Guard per16 sonnel deployed under subsection (a) shall not be included 

17 in the calculation to determine compliance with limits on 

18 end strength for National Guard personnel or on limits 

19 on the number of National Guard personnel that may be 

20 placed on active duty for operational support under section 

21 115 of title 10, United States Code. 

22 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

23 authorized to be appropriated $600,000,000 to carry out 

24 this section during the 5-year period ending on September 

25 30, 2016. 


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1 SEC. 4. PERSONNEL ENHANCEMENTS. 

2 (a) U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION.—Not 

3 later than September 30, 2016, the Secretary shall in4 crease the number of trained Border Patrol agents sta5 tioned in the Southwest Border region by 5,000, compared 

6 to the number of agents at such locations as of the date 

7 of the enactment of this Act. The Secretary shall make 

8 progress in increasing such number of trained Border Pa9 trol agents during each of the fiscal years 2012 through 

10 2016. 

11 (b) HARDSHIP DUTY PAY.—In addition to compensa12 tion to which Border Patrol agents are otherwise entitled, 

13 Border Patrol agents who are assigned to rural, high-traf14 ficked areas shall be entitled to receive hardship duty pay, 

15 in an amount determined by the Commissioner, U.S. Cus16 toms and Border Protection, which may not exceed the 

17 rate of special pay to which members of a uniformed serv18 ice are entitled under section 310 of title 37, United 

19 States Code. 

20 (c) DANGER PAY FOR UNITED STATES MARSHALS

21 SERVICE AND BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIRE22 ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES PERSONNEL.—Section 151 of the 

23 Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 

24 and 1991 (Public Law 101–246; 5 U.S.C. 5928 note) is 

25 amended by striking ‘‘or Federal Bureau of Investigation’’ 

26 and inserting ‘‘the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the 


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1 United States Marshals Service, or the Bureau of Alcohol, 

2 Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’’. 

3 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

4 (1) BORDER PATROL PERSONNEL.—There are 

5 authorized to be appropriated $300,000,000 for each 

6 of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016 to carry out 

7 subsection (a). 

8 (2) U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE.—In addition to 

9 amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated, 

10 there are authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 

11 for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016, for 

12 salaries and benefits of United States Marshals 

13 Service personnel. 

14 (3) OTHER PERSONNEL.—There are authorized 

15 to be appropriated, during the 5-year period ending 

16 on September 30, 2016— 

17 (A) $110,000,000 for salaries and benefits 

18 for 500 new U.S. Customs and Border Protec19 tion officers; and 

20 (B) $17,000,000 for 144 new Office of Air 

21 and Marine pilots, vessel commanders, and sup22 port personnel. 

23 SEC. 5. ENHANCING EXISTING BORDER SECURITY OPER24 ATIONS. 

25 (a) OPERATION STREAMLINE.— 


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1 (1) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Attorney General, 

2 the Secretary, and the Director of the Administra3 tive Office of the United States Courts shall— 

4 (A) fully implement Operation Streamline 

5 in the Southwest Border region; and 

6 (B) reimburse State, local, and tribal law 

7 enforcement for any detention costs related to 

8 such implementation. 

9 (2) ADDITIONAL MAGISTRATE JUDGES TO AS10 SIST WITH INCREASED CASELOAD ALONG SOUTH11 WEST BORDER.—The chief judge of each Federal ju12 dicial district in the Southwest Border region is au13 thorized to appoint additional full-time magistrate 

14 judges, who shall have the authority to hear all cases 

15 and controversies in the district in which the respec16 tive judges are appointed. 

17 (b) OPERATION STONEGARDEN.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Emergency 

19 Management Agency shall enhance law enforcement 

20 preparedness and operational readiness in the bor21 ders of the United States through Operation 

22 Stonegarden. 

23 (2) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts appro24 priated pursuant to subsection (e), not less than 90 

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1 ment to law enforcement agencies in the States in 

2 the Southwest Border region for personnel, overtime, 

3 travel, and other costs related to illegal immigration 

4 and drug smuggling in the Southwest Border region. 

5 (c) INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.— 

6 (1) BORDER PATROL STATIONS.—The Secretary 

7 shall— 

8 (A) construct additional Border Patrol sta9 tions in the Southwest Border region, as need10 ed, to provide full operational support in rural, 

11 high-trafficked areas; and 

12 (B) analyze the feasibility of creating addi13 tional Border Patrol sectors along the inter14 national border between the United States and 

15 Mexico to interrupt drug trafficking operations. 

16 (2) FORWARD OPERATING BASES.—The Sec17 retary shall enhance the security of the Southwest 

18 Border region by— 

19 (A) establishing additional permanent for20 ward operating bases for the Border Patrol, as 

21 needed; 

22 (B) upgrading the existing forward oper23 ating bases to include modular buildings, elec24 tricity, and potable water; and 


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1 (C) ensuring that forward operating bases 

2 surveil and interdict individuals entering the 

3 United States unlawfully immediately after 

4 such an individual crosses the international bor5 der between the United States and Mexico. 

6 (3) CHECKPOINTS.—The Secretary shall— 

7 (A) complete the construction of a perma8 nent checkpoint near Tubac, Arizona; and 

9 (B) deploy additional temporary roving 

10 checkpoints in the Southwest Border region. 

11 (4) BORDER FENCE.—Section 102(b)(1)(A) of 

12 the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Re13 sponsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1103 note) is 

14 amended— 

15 (A) by inserting ‘‘, not later than Decem16 ber 31, 2011,’’ after ‘‘shall’’; and 

17 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘The Secretary shall replace landing mat fenc19 ing and construct double- and triple-layer fenc20 ing in the Southwest Border region (as defined 

21 in section 2 of the Border Security Enforce22 ment Act of 2011), at locations determined by 

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1 region and representatives of State, tribal, and 

2 local law enforcement agencies.’’. 

3 (d) BORDER SECURITY ON CERTAIN FEDERAL

4 LAND.— 

5 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

6 (A) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term 

7 ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 

8 (i) with respect to land under the ju9 risdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, 

10 the Secretary of Agriculture; and 

11 (ii) with respect to land under the ju12 risdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, 

13 the Secretary of the Interior. 

14 (B) FEDERAL LANDS.—The term ‘‘Federal 

15 lands’’ includes all land, including a component 

16 of the National Wilderness Preservation Sys17 tem, under the control of the Secretary con18 cerned that is located within 150 miles of the 

19 Southwest border region. 

20 (2) SUPPORT FOR BORDER SECURITY NEEDS.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—To achieve operational 

22 control of Federal lands— 

23 (i) the Secretary concerned shall au24 thorize and provide U.S. Customs and 

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1 diate access to Federal lands for security 

2 activities, including— 

3 (I) routine motorized patrols; and 

4 (II) the deployment of temporary 

5 tactical infrastructure; and 

6 (ii) the security activities described in 

7 clause (i) shall be conducted, to the max8 imum extent practicable, in a manner that 

9 the Secretary of Homeland Security deter10 mines will best protect the natural and cul11 tural resources on Federal lands. 

12 (3) INVENTORY OF COSTS AND ACTIVITIES.— 

13 The Secretary shall— 

14 (A) coordinate with the Secretary con15 cerned to develop an inventory of costs incurred 

16 by the agencies relating to illegal border activity 

17 on Federal lands; and 

18 (B) annually submit the inventory devel19 oped under subparagraph (A) to— 

20 (i) the Committee on Homeland Secu21 rity and Governmental Affairs of the Sen22 ate; 

23 (ii) the Committee on the Judiciary of 

24 the Senate; 


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1 (iii) the Committee on Appropriations 

2 of the Senate; 

3 (iv) the Committee on Homeland Se4 curity of the House of Representatives; 

5 (v) the Committee on the Judiciary of 

6 the House of Representatives; and 

7 (vi) the Committee on Appropriations 

8 of the House of Representatives. 

9 (4) INTERMINGLED PRIVATE AND STATE

10 LAND.—This subsection shall not apply to any pri11 vate or State-owned land within the boundaries of 

12 Federal lands. 

13 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

14 (1) ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS.—There are au15 thorized to be appropriated, for each of the fiscal 

16 years 2012 through 2016— 

17 (A) $50,000,000 to carry out subsection 

18 (a); 

19 (B) $100,000,000 to carry out subsection 

20 (b); 

21 (C) $20,000,000 to carry out subsection 

22 (c)(2); and 

23 (D) $50,000,000 to carry out section 

24 102(b)(1)(A) of the Illegal Immigration Reform 

25 and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 


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1 U.S.C. 1103 note), as amended by subsection 

2 (c)(4). 

3 (2) PERMANENT CHECKPOINT CONSTRUC4 TION.—There is authorized to be appropriated 

5 $30,000,000 to carry out subsection (c)(3)(A). 

6 (3) DETENTION UPGRADES AT COURT7 HOUSES.—There is authorized to be appropriated, 

8 for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016, 

9 $4,000,000, which shall be used to construct deten10 tion upgrades at Federal courthouses located in the 

11 Southwest border region. 

12 SEC. 6. EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY. 

13 (a) ENHANCEMENTS.—The Commissioner, U.S. Cus14 toms and Border Protection, shall— 

15 (1) deploy additional mobile, video, and agent16 portable surveillance systems, and unmanned aerial 

17 vehicles in the Southwest Border region as necessary 

18 to provide 24-hour operation and surveillance; 

19 (2) operate unmanned aerial vehicles along such 

20 borders for 24 hours per day and for 7 days per 

21 week; 

22 (3) deploy additional fixed-wing aircraft and 

23 helicopters along such borders; 

24 (4) acquire new, rotocraft and make upgrades 

25 to the existing helicopter fleet; and 


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1 (5) increase horse patrols in the Southwest 

2 Border region. 

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi4 tion to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated, 

5 there is authorized to be appropriated $335,000,000 to 

6 U.S. Customs and Border Protection to carry out sub7 section (a) during fiscal year 2012. 

8 SEC. 7. ACCESS TO EMERGENCY PERSONNEL. 

9 (a) SOUTHWEST BORDER EMERGENCY COMMUNICA10 TIONS GRANTS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta12 tion with the governors of the States in the South13 west Border region, shall establish a 2-year grant 

14 program, to be administered by the Secretary, to im15 prove emergency communications in the Southwest 

16 Border region. 

17 (2) ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS.—An individual 

18 is eligible to receive a grant under this subsection if 

19 the individual demonstrates that he or she— 

20 (A) regularly resides or works in the 

21 Southwest Border region; and 

22 (B) is at greater risk of border violence 

23 due to the lack of cellular service at his or her 

24 residence or business and his or her proximity 

25 to such border. 


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1 (3) USE OF GRANTS.—Grants awarded under 

2 this subsection may be used to purchase satellite 

3 telephone communications systems and service 

4 that— 

5 (A) can provide access to 9–1–1 service; 

6 and 

7 (B) are equipped with global positioning 

8 systems. 

9 (4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

10 There is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 

11 to carry out the grant program established under 

12 this subsection. 

13 (b) INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOR LAW

14 ENFORCEMENT.— 

15 (1) FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.—There are 

16 authorized to be appropriated, to the Department of 

17 Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and 

18 the Department of the Interior, during the 5-year 

19 period ending on September 30, 2016, $35,000,000, 

20 which may be used— 

21 (A) to purchase, through a competitive 

22 procurement process, P25-compliant radios, 

23 which may include a multi-band option, for 

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1 tivities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

2 and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce3 ment, including law enforcement agents of the 

4 Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau 

5 of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, 

6 the Department of the Interior, and the Forest 

7 Service; and 

8 (B) to upgrade, through a competitive pro9 curement process, the communications network 

10 of the Department of Justice to ensure coverage 

11 and capacity, particularly when immediate ac12 cess is needed in times of crisis, in the South13 west Border region for appropriate law enforce14 ment personnel of the Department of Justice 

15 (including the Drug Enforcement Administra16 tion and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire17 arms and Explosives), the Department of 

18 Homeland Security (including U.S. Immigra19 tion and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Cus20 toms and Border Protection), the United States 

21 Marshals Service, other Federal agencies, the 

22 State of Arizona, tribes, and local governments. 

23 (2) STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.— 

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1 to the Department of Justice, during the 5-year 

2 period ending on September 30, 2016, 

3 $35,000,000 to purchase, through a competitive 

4 procurement process, P25-compliant radios, 

5 which may include a multi-band option, for 

6 State and local law enforcement agents working 

7 in the Southwest Border region. 

8 (B) ACCESS TO FEDERAL SPECTRUM.—If 

9 a State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency 

10 in the Southwest Border region experiences an 

11 emergency situation that necessitates immediate 

12 communication with the Department of Justice, 

13 the Department of Homeland Security, the De14 partment of the Interior, or any of their respec15 tive subagencies, such law enforcement agency 

16 shall have access to the spectrum assigned to 

17 such Federal agency for the duration of such 

18 emergency situation. 

19 SEC. 8. SOUTHWEST BORDER PROSECUTION INITIATIVE. 

20 (a) REIMBURSEMENT TO STATE AND LOCAL PROS21 ECUTORS FOR FEDERALLY INITIATED CRIMINAL

22 CASES.—The Attorney General shall reimburse State, 

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1 ally initiated criminal cases declined by local offices of the 

2 United States Attorneys. 

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

4 authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for each of the 

5 fiscal years 2012 through 2016 to carry out subsection 

6 (a). 

7 SEC. 9. DEFINITION OF AIRCRAFT UNDER AVIATION SMUG8 GLING PROVISIONS OF THE TARIFF ACT OF 

9 1930. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 590 of the Tariff Act of 

11 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1590) is amended— 

12 (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub13 section (h); and 

14 (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(g) DEFINITION OF AIRCRAFT.—As used in this sec17 tion, the term ‘aircraft’ includes an ultralight vehicle, as 

18 defined by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad19 ministration.’’. 

20 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

21 subsection (a) apply with respect to violations of any pro22 vision of section 590 of the Tariff Act of 1930 on or after 

23 the 30th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 10. INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION. 

2 The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and 

3 Engineering shall collaborate with the Under Secretary for 

4 Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland 

5 Security in identifying equipment and technology used by 

6 the Department of Defense that could be used by U.S. 

7 Customs and Border Protection to improve the security 

8 of the international border between the United States and 

9 Mexico by— 

10 (1) detecting border tunnels; 

11 (2) detecting the use of ultralight aircraft; 

12 (3) enhancing wide aerial surveillance; and 

13 (4) otherwise improving the enforcement of 

14 such border. 

15 SEC. 11. REPORTS. 

16 (a) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE.—Not 

17 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

18 this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

19 shall submit a report to the Committee on Homeland Se20 curity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 

21 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep22 resentatives that includes— 

23 (1) an analysis of the number of additional for24 ward operating bases and checkpoints that are nec25 essary along the international border between the 


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1 United States and Mexico to assist in improving bor2 der security; and 

3 (2) the number of additional personnel, infra4 structure, and technology needed at land ports of 

5 entry along the Southwest border to address current 

6 levels of northbound and southbound cross-border 

7 inspections. 

8 (b) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.—Not 

9 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

10 this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Com11 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

12 of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security 

13 of the House of Representatives that includes— 

14 (1) an audit of the equipment and technology 

15 that was procured to be used through the SBInet 

16 program; and 

17 (2) an analysis of whether the procured equip18 ment and technology can continue to be used by 

19 U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 

20 (c) JOINT EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY RE21 PORT.—The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 

22 Technology, and Logistics and the Under Secretary for 

23 Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland 

24 Security shall submit a joint report on the results of the 

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1 (1) the Committee on Armed Services of the 

2 Senate; 

3 (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and 

4 Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 

5 (3) the Committee on Armed Services of the 

6 House of Representatives; and 

7 (4) the Committee on Homeland Security of the 

8 House of Representatives. 

9 SEC. 12. RESCISSION OF UNSPENT FEDERAL FUNDS TO 

10 OFFSET LOSS IN REVENUES. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi12 sion of law, of all available unobligated funds, 

13 $4,030,000,000 in appropriated discretionary funds are 

14 rescinded. 

15 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Director of the Office of 

16 Management and Budget shall determine and identify— 

17 (1) the appropriation accounts from which the 

18 rescission under subsection (a) shall apply; and 

19 (2) the amount of such rescission that shall be 

20 applied to each such account. 

21 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

22 of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 

23 of Management and Budget shall submit a report to Con24 gress and the Secretary of the Treasury that describes the 


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1 accounts and amounts determined and identified for re2 scission under subsection (b). 

3 (d) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply to the 

4 unobligated funds of— 

5 (1) the Department of Defense; 

6 (2) the Department of Veterans Affairs; or 

7 (3) the National Nuclear Security Administra8 tion Weapons Activities and Naval Reactors Ac9 counts. 

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