S.Amdt. 2582

SA 2582. Mr. MULLIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title XXVIII, insert the
following:

SEC. 28__. PLAN AND COST ESTIMATE TO COMPLETE BORDER BARRIER
ON SOUTHWEST BORDER OF UNITED STATES.

(a) In General.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Commanding General of the Army Corps of
Engineers, in consultation with the heads of other Federal
agencies, as appropriate, shall submit to the congressional
defense committees and the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate, not later than March 30, 2025, a
plan and cost estimate for completing the construction of a
physical barrier along the southwest border of the United
States within a two-year period.
(b) Elements.--The plan and cost estimate required under
subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of existing barriers along the southwest
border of the United States, including the length of existing
barriers that have fallen into disrepair and would require
replacement.
(2) An estimate of the length of new construction that
would be required to complete the construction of a physical
barrier along the southwest border of the United States,
factoring in the assessment under paragraph (1).
(3) An assessment of advisability of physical barrier
construction due to natural terrain features, land ownership
status, land preservation considerations, at risk species,
and other considerations as determined appropriate by the
Commanding General of the Army Corps of Engineers.
(4) A detailed map of new construction, including planned
locations for gates and other access points along the
physical barrier.
(5) A detailed map of the land that may be impacted by pre-
construction activities, construction activities, post-
construction cleanup, and other construction-related
activities, including a clear identification of impacted
public land, private land, tribal land, and Indigenous and
other cultural sites.
(6) An assessment of any land preservation considerations,
including an assessment of site restoration, environmental
mitigation, habitat mitigation, and other mitigation as
determined appropriate for land assessed under paragraphs (1)
and (3), as well as an identification of any impact to farm
or ranch land, and military bases and ranges.
(7) A detailed consultation plan for State, local, and
Tribal community engagement and stakeholder engagement,
including specifics on Tribal consultation, to be completed
within one year.
(8) A detailed identification of the materials required to
complete the construction described in subsection (a),
including any electrical, lighting, sensors, and other
fixtures, and the estimated cost of those materials.
(9) An estimated number of personnel that would be required
to complete the construction of a physical barrier within two
years and an estimated cost of such labor.
(10) An assessment of any additional construction that
would be advisable to support a physical barrier along the
southwest border of the United States, such as access roads
or watch towers, and an estimated cost of such construction.
(11) An assessment of any monitoring, sensing, and other
technologies that would be advisable for securing the
southwest border of the United States and an estimated cost
of those technologies.
(12) An assessment of the requirements for maintaining the
physical barrier along the southwest border of the United
States, including replacement of panels and anticipated
repair requirements, and an estimated annual cost of such
maintenance.
(c) Exclusion.--The plan and cost estimate required under
subsection (a) shall exclude any land for which a State has
requested excess materials for construction projects pursuant
to section 2890 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31).
(d) Increase.--The amount specified in E-10, line 470 for
the Office of the Secretary of Defense is hereby increased by
$5,000,000, with the amount of such increase to be used to
carry out the plan and cost estimate required under
subsection (a).
(e) Offset.--The amount specified in D-10, line 1 of the
Airland Mark is hereby decreased by $5,000,000.

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