DIRECT Funds for Border Security Act

Bill: 117-hr-9023
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-22]
Introduced: 2022-09-28
Policy area: Taxation
Latest action: action_date: 2022-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-09-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> <strong>Diverting IRS Resources to the Exigent Crisis Through Funds for Border Security Act or the DIRECT Funds for Border Security Act</strong></p> <p>This bill rescinds unobligated amounts for Internal Revenue Service enforcement activities enacted by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and redirects such amounts to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection for the hiring of new agents and officers for the security of the southern border of the United States.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9023 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2022 Ms. Tenney (for herself, Mr. Jacobs of New York , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Carter of Georgia , Mr. Obernolte , Mr. Chabot , Mr. Stauber , Mr. Gooden of Texas , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Steube , Mr. Van Drew , and Mrs. Flores ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , 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 rescind certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue Service and redirect them to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Diverting IRS Resources to the Exigent Crisis Through Funds for Border Security Act or the DIRECT Funds for Border Security Act . 2. Rescission of certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue Service (a) In general The unobligated balances of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for enforcement activities of the Internal Revenue Service by section 10301(1)(A)(ii) of Public Law 117–169 (commonly known as the Inflation Reduction Act ) as of the date of the enactment of this Act are rescinded. (b) Redirection of funds to U.S. Customs and Border Protection There is appropriated to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection for the salaries and expenses of new agents and officers hired for the security of the southern border of the United States an amount equal to the amount rescinded pursuant to subsection (a).