Savings Through Security Act
This bill provides appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security for the procurement and deployment of infrastructure, technology, and manpower to secure the international border between the United States and Mexico.
The bill also requires specified federal agencies to (1) report on costs associated with expenditures on unauthorized aliens, and (2) remit to the Treasury certain savings that are attributable to the funds provided by this bill to secure the international border between the United States and Mexico.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 796 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 796
To provide appropriations to secure the southern border of the United
States, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 25, 2019
Mr. Graves of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. LaMalfa) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations,
and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, the
Judiciary, Homeland Security, Agriculture, Ways and Means, and Energy
and Commerce, 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
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A BILL
To provide appropriations to secure the southern border of the United
States, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Savings Through Security Act''.
SEC. 2. APPROPRIATIONS FOR SECURING THE SOUTHERN BORDER.
(a) Appropriation.--Subject to subsection (c), there is hereby
appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, such sums as the Secretary of Homeland Security may from
time to time certify to the Secretary of the Treasury are necessary for
the Department of Homeland Security to procure and deploy the necessary
infrastructure, technology, and manpower to secure the international
border between the United States and Mexico.
(b) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under this section shall
remain available until expended.
(c) Maximum Appropriation.--Not more than $5,700,000,000 in total
may be appropriated under the authority provided by this section.
SEC. 3. REPORT ON COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH EXPENDITURES ON UNAUTHORIZED
ALIENS.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the head of each department or agency listed in
subsection (b) shall submit to Congress and transmit to the Secretary
of the Treasury a report describing each amount such department or
agency has expended in the previous fiscal year on activities relating
to aliens unlawfully present in the United States.
(b) Departments and Agencies Listed.--The departments and agencies
listed in this subsection are the following:
(1) The Department of Education.
(2) The Department of Justice.
(3) The Department of Homeland Security.
(4) The Department of Agriculture.
(5) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
SEC. 4. REMISSION OF COST SAVINGS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the end of the first
fiscal year in which an amount is obligated pursuant to the
appropriation in section 2(a), and annually thereafter until the
obligation of the maximum amount described in section 2(c), the head of
each department or agency listed in section 3(b) shall remit to the
general fund of the Treasury an amount, to be derived from the
unobligated balances of each appropriate account of such department or
agency, that is equal to the extent to which the head of such
department or agency determines that such balance remains unobligated
because of the expenditures by the Secretary of Homeland Security,
pursuant to the appropriation under section 2(a), to secure the
international border between the United States and Mexico.
(b) Annual Report.--Not later than November 1 of the first fiscal
year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, and
annually thereafter, the head of each department or agency listed in
section 3(b) shall jointly submit to Congress a report including any
amount saved by each such department or agency on expenditures relating
to aliens unlawfully present in the United States in the preceding
fiscal year because of the expenditures of the Secretary of Homeland
Security, pursuant to the appropriation under section 2(a), to secure
the international border between the United States and Mexico.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Homeland Security, Agriculture, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Homeland Security, Agriculture, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Homeland Security, Agriculture, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Homeland Security, Agriculture, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Homeland Security, Agriculture, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
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Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Homeland Security, Agriculture, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Homeland Security, Agriculture, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.