S.Amdt. 502

SA 502. Ms. ERNST submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2024 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 X, insert the following:

SEC. 10__. TRANSFER OF UNUSED BORDER FENCE MATERIAL TO
SOUTHWEST BORDER STATES.

(a) Short Titles.--This section may be cited as the
``Border's Unused Idle and Lying Dormant Inventory Transfer
Act'' or the ``BUILD IT Act''.
(b) 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.
(c) 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 (b) for the
delivery of the materials described in such subsection.
(d) Use of Materials.--Any State receiving materials from
the Federal Government pursuant to subsection (b) shall use
such materials for the purpose of constructing, repairing, or
reinforcing a physical barrier along the international border
between such State and Mexico.
(e) 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 (b) 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
(b).
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