I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4593 
To establish a block grant program to enable southwest border States to 
construct barriers along their borders with Mexico, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 21, 2021 
Mr. BABIN (for himself, Mr. BANKS, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. CARL, Mrs. CAMMACK, 
Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. WEBER of 
Texas, Mr. JACKSON, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. HAGEDORN, Mr. 
CLINE, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. WITTMAN, and Mr. GIBBS) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 
and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To establish a block grant program to enable southwest 
border States to construct barriers along their borders 
with Mexico, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securing Our Border 
States Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM TO 
ENABLE SOUTHWEST BORDER STATES TO 
CONSTRUCT BARRIERS ALONG THEIR BOR-
DERS WITH MEXICO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, not later than 30 days after the President 
receives from the Governor of a southwest border State 
a certification that the Governor intends to use covered 
block grant funding for the construction of a southwest 
border barrier, including continuing the construction of 
portions of existing border barrier, and associated infra-
structure, including physical barriers and associated detec-
tion technology, roads, and lighting, the President shall— 
(1) acting through the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, disburse an appropriate prorated amount of 
such block grant funding, as determined under sub-
section (b); and 
(2) ensure that all relevant Federal entities 
take such actions as may be necessary to allow for 
such construction. 
(b) DETERMINATION OF GRANT AMOUNT.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall— 
(1) determine the number of miles along the 
border between each southwest border State and 
Mexico where there is no border barrier; and 
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(2) determine the pro-rated amount each south-
west border State may receive under this section on 
the basis of the determination with respect to such 
State under paragraph (1). 
(c) EMPOWERING STATES TO BUILD
THE WALL 
FUND.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby estab-
lished in the General Fund of the Treasury a fund 
to be known as the ‘‘Empowering States To Build 
the Wall Fund’’. Amounts deposited in the Fund 
shall be available without fiscal year limitation dur-
ing the five-year period beginning on the date of the 
first disbursal from the Fund for the purpose of 
making grants to southwest border States under this 
section. 
(2) APPROPRIATIONS.—There is hereby appro-
priated to the Empowering States To Build the Wall 
Fund $22,000,000,000. 
(3) RESCISSION OF CERTAIN FEDERAL FUNDS 
APPROPRIATED
FOR
STATE, LOCAL, AND
TRIBAL 
GOVERNMENTS.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, there are hereby permanently rescinded 
$22,000,000,000 of the total amount of unobligated 
funds available under any of sections 601 through 
603 of title VI of the Social Security Act. 
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(d) SOUTHWEST BORDER STATE DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘southwest border State’’ means Texas, 
New Mexico, Arizona, or California. 
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