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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4547 
To amend the Illegal Immigration and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 
to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to complete the required 
700-mile southwest border fencing by December 31, 2017, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 11, 2016 
Mr. SCHWEIKERT (for himself, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. 
HUELSKAMP, Mr. ROUZER, and Mr. BURGESS) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Illegal Immigration and Immigrant Responsi-
bility Act of 1996 to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
Security to complete the required 700-mile southwest 
border fencing by December 31, 2017, 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 ‘‘Build the Fence Act of 
2016’’. 
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SEC. 2. FENCING ALONG AND OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF 
THE SOUTHWEST BORDER. 
(a) FENCING.—Section 102(b)(1) of the Illegal Immi-
gration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 
(8 U.S.C. 1103 note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, not 
later than December 31, 2017,’’ before ‘‘construct’’; 
and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (D). 
(b) OPERATIONAL CONTROL.—Subsection (a) of sec-
tion 2 the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1701 note; 
Public Law 109–367) is amended, in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘18 months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2017,’’. 
(c) USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS.— 
(1) BORDER
FENCING.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, amounts appropriated but 
unobligated as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act for the Department of Homeland Security shall 
be used for the construction of fencing along the 
southwest border in accordance with section 102 of 
the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Re-
sponsibility Act of 1986 (8 U.S.C. 1103 note; as 
amended by subsection (a) of this section). 
(2) PROHIBITIONS.— 
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(A) ON
THE
DEPARTMENT.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security may not obligate 
or expend any amounts appropriated or other-
wise made available as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act to the Department of Home-
land Security on construction, maintenance, or 
improvements to new or existing Department 
facilities, for the purchase of new light, me-
dium, or heavy duty vehicles for the Depart-
ment, or for any other non-essential purchases 
or acquisitions until the fencing described in 
section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1986 (8 
U.S.C. 1103 note; as amended by subsection 
(a) of this section) is completed. 
(B) ON
CERTAIN
PERSONNEL.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, until the 
fencing described in section 102 of the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsi-
bility Act of 1986 (8 U.S.C. 1103 note; as 
amended by subsection (a) of this section) is 
completed, no politically appointed official or 
senior executive service employee of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security may— 
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(i) travel using Government aircraft; 
(ii) receive any non-essential training; 
(iii) receive any bonus pay; or 
(iv) receive any salary increase. 
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