I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7479 
To authorize certain States to take certain actions on certain Federal land 
to secure an international border of the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 29, 2024 
Mr. ROUZER (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, and Mr. PFLUGER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 
and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize certain States to take certain actions on certain 
Federal land to secure an international border of the 
United States, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 
1. 
PLACEMENT 
OF 
MOVABLE, 
TEMPORARY 
STRUCTURES ON CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND 
TO SECURE AN INTERNATIONAL BORDER OF 
THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) BORDER STATE.—The term ‘‘Border State’’ 
means a State that is adjacent to the northern bor-
der or southern border. 
(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means land under the jurisdiction and management 
of a Federal land management agency that is adja-
cent to the northern border or southern border. 
(3) FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY.— 
The term ‘‘Federal land management agency’’ 
means— 
(A) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; 
(B) the Bureau of Land Management; 
(C) the Bureau of Reclamation; 
(D) the Forest Service; 
(E) the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service; and 
(F) the National Park Service. 
(4) NORTHERN BORDER.—The term ‘‘northern 
border’’ means the international border between the 
United States and Canada. 
(5) OPERATIONAL CONTROL.—The term ‘‘oper-
ational control’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 2(b) of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (8 
U.S.C. 1701 note; Public Law 109–367). 
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(6) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of the Interior, with re-
spect to Federal land under the jurisdiction and 
management of the Secretary of the Interior, 
acting through, as applicable— 
(i) the Director of the Bureau of In-
dian Affairs; 
(ii) the Director of the Bureau of 
Land Management; 
(iii) the Commissioner of Reclamation; 
(iv) the Director of the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service; and 
(v) the Director of the National Park 
Service; and 
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re-
spect to National Forest System land, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service. 
(7) SOUTHERN BORDER.—The term ‘‘southern 
border’’ means the international border between the 
United States and Mexico. 
(b) SPECIAL USE AUTHORIZATION.—Subject to sub-
section (c), the Secretary concerned shall not require a 
Border State to obtain a special use authorization for the 
temporary placement on Federal land within the Border 
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State of a movable, temporary structure for the purpose 
of securing the northern border or southern border, if the 
Border State submits to the Secretary concerned notice 
of the proposed placement not later than 45 days before 
the date of the proposed placement. 
(c) TEMPORARY PLACEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A movable, temporary struc-
ture described in subsection (b) may be placed by a 
Border State on Federal land in accordance with 
that subsection for a period of not more than 1 year, 
subject to paragraph (2). 
(2) EXTENSION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The period described in 
paragraph (1) may be extended in 90-day incre-
ments, on approval by the Secretary concerned. 
(B) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary concerned shall consult with the Commis-
sioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
for purposes of determining whether to approve 
an extension under subparagraph (A). 
(C) APPROVAL.—The Secretary concerned 
shall approve a request for an extension under 
this paragraph if the Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection determines that 
operational control has not been achieved as of 
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the date of the consultation required under sub-
paragraph (B). 
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