I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2794 
To secure the international borders of the United States, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 24, 2023 
Mr. GREEN of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. 
MCCAUL, Mr. GUEST, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. GIMENEZ, Mr. 
PFLUGER, Mr. GARBARINO, Mr. LALOTA, Mr. EZELL, Mr. D’ESPOSITO, 
Mr. STRONG, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. CRANE, Ms. GREENE of Georgia, Mr. 
TONY GONZALES of Texas, Mr. LUTTRELL, and Ms. LEE of Florida) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To secure the international borders 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. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Border Reinforcement Act of 2023’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. Border wall construction. 
Sec. 4. Strengthening the requirements for barriers along the southern border. 
Sec. 5. Border and port security technology investment plan. 
Sec. 6. Border security technology program management. 
Sec. 7. U.S. Customs and Border Protection technology upgrades. 
Sec. 8. U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel. 
Sec. 9. Anti-Border Corruption Act reauthorization. 
Sec. 10. Establishment of workload staffing models for U.S. Border Patrol and 
Air and Marine Operations of CBP. 
Sec. 11. Operation Stonegarden. 
Sec. 12. Air and Marine Operations flight hours. 
Sec. 13. Eradication of carrizo cane and salt cedar. 
Sec. 14. Border patrol strategic plan. 
Sec. 15. U.S. Customs and Border Protection spiritual readiness. 
Sec. 16. Restrictions on funding. 
Sec. 17. Collection of DNA and biometric information at the border. 
Sec. 18. Eradication of narcotic drugs and formulating effective new tools to 
address yearly losses of life; ensuring timely updates to U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection field manuals. 
Sec. 19. Publication by U.S. Customs and Border Protection of operational sta-
tistics. 
Sec. 20. Alien criminal background checks. 
Sec. 21. Prohibited identification documents at airport security checkpoints; no-
tification to immigration agencies. 
Sec. 22. Prohibition against any COVID–19 vaccine mandate or adverse action 
against DHS employees. 
Sec. 23. CBP One app limitation. 
Sec. 24. Report on designation of Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organiza-
tions. 
Sec. 25. GAO study on costs incurred by States to secure the southwest border. 
Sec. 26. Report by Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security. 
Sec. 27. Offsetting authorizations of appropriations. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CBP.—The term ‘‘CBP’’ means U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection. 
(2) 
COMMISSIONER.—The 
term 
‘‘Commis-
sioner’’ means the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection. 
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(3) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Homeland Security. 
(4) OPERATIONAL CONTROL.—The term ‘‘oper-
ational control’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 2(b) of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (Public 
Law 109–367; 8 U.S.C. 1701 note). 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(6) SITUATIONAL AWARENESS.—The term ‘‘sit-
uational awareness’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 1092(a)(7) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 6 U.S.C. 223(a)(7)). 
(7) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘unmanned aircraft system’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 44801 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 3. BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) IMMEDIATE RESUMPTION OF BORDER WALL 
CONSTRUCTION.—Not later than seven days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall resume all activities related to the con-
struction of the border wall along the international 
border between the United States and Mexico that 
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were underway or being planned for prior to Janu-
ary 20, 2021. 
(2) USE OF FUNDS.—To carry out this section, 
the Secretary shall expend all unexpired funds ap-
propriated or explicitly obligated for the construction 
of the border wall that were appropriated or obli-
gated, as the case may be, for use beginning on Oc-
tober 1, 2019. 
(3) USE OF MATERIALS.—Any unused materials 
purchased before the date of the enactment of this 
section for construction of the border wall may be 
used for activities related to the construction of the 
border wall in accordance with paragraph (1). 
(b) PLAN TO COMPLETE TACTICAL INFRASTRUC-
TURE AND TECHNOLOGY.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section and annually 
thereafter until construction of the border wall has been 
completed, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees an implementation plan, includ-
ing annual benchmarks for the construction of 200 miles 
of such wall and associated cost estimates for satisfying 
all requirements of the construction of the border wall, 
including installation and deployment of tactical infra-
structure, technology, and other elements as identified by 
the Department prior to January 20, 2021, through the 
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expenditure of funds appropriated or explicitly obligated, 
as the case may be, for use, as well as any future funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by Congress. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
(2) TACTICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term 
‘‘tactical infrastructure’’ includes boat ramps, access 
gates, checkpoints, lighting, and roads associated 
with a border wall. 
(3) TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘technology’’ in-
cludes border surveillance and detection technology, 
including linear ground detection systems, associated 
with a border wall. 
SEC. 4. STRENGTHENING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR BAR-
RIERS ALONG THE SOUTHERN BORDER. 
Section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Division C of Pub-
lic Law 104–208; 8 U.S.C. 1103 note) is amended— 
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(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall take such actions as may be necessary (includ-
ing the removal of obstacles to detection of illegal en-
trants) to design, test, construct, install, deploy, integrate, 
and operate physical barriers, tactical infrastructure, and 
technology in the vicinity of the southwest border to 
achieve situational awareness and operational control of 
the southwest border and deter, impede, and detect unlaw-
ful activity.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘FENCING AND ROAD IMPROVEMENTS’’ and in-
serting ‘‘PHYSICAL BARRIERS’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘FENC-
ING’’ and inserting ‘‘BARRIERS’’; 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (A) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(A) REINFORCED BARRIERS.—In carrying 
out this section, the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall construct a border wall, including 
physical barriers, tactical infrastructure, and 
technology, along not fewer than 900 miles of 
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