BUILD IT Act

Bill: 118-s-1494
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2023-05-09
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Arizona

Border security and unlawful immigration

California

Latin America

Materials

Mexico

New Mexico

Public contracts and procurement

Texas

User charges and fees
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-09
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Border's Unused Idle and Lying Dormant Inventory Transfer Act or the BUILD IT Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the federal government to transfer, upon request, materials associated with the construction of a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border to the governments of the states along that border (i.e., Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas). The transferred materials must be used to construct, repair, or reinforce a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border.</p> <p>The federal government must cancel any existing contracts relating to the maintenance and security of the materials if the cancellation is necessary to transfer the materials.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1494 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 9, 2023 Ms. Ernst (for herself, Mr. Cruz , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Daines , and Mr. Scott of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To terminate certain contracts relating to the construction of the border fence and to transfer unused border fence materials to the States along the southwest border of the United States.

1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Border's Unused Idle and Lying Dormant Inventory Transfer Act or the BUILD IT Act . 2. Transfer of unused border fence material to border States (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Government shall deliver to the governments of Arizona, of California, of New Mexico, and of Texas, upon request, any materials associated with the construction of the physical barrier along international border between the United States and Mexico that— (1) are in the possession of the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, or any other Federal agency; or (2) have been purchased by the Federal Government, but remain in the possession of any contractor or vendor. (b) Prohibition of fees and delivery charges The Federal Government may not charge any fee or other delivery charge to any of the States referred to in subsection (a) for the delivery of the materials described in such subsection. (c) Use of materials Any State receiving materials from the Federal Government pursuant to subsection (a) shall use such materials for the purpose of constructing, repairing, or reinforcing the construction of a barrier along the international border between such State and Mexico. (d) Termination of existing contracts The Federal Government shall terminate, at the convenience of the Federal Government, any contract relating to the maintenance and security of the materials intended for the construction referred to in subsection (a) that— (1) is in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) must be terminated in order to comply with subsection (a).