Pub. L. 116-93, div. D, tit. II, sec. 209 (as amended)

SEC. 209. (a) Of the total amount made available under “U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements”, $1,904,468,000 shall be available only as follows: (1) $1,375,000,000 for the construction of barrier system along the southwest border; (2) $221,912,000 for the acquisition and deployment of border security technologies and trade and travel assets and infrastructure; (3) $62,364,000 for facility construction and improvements; (4) $199,519,000 for integrated operations assets and infrastructure; and (5) $45,673,000 for mission support and infrastructure. (b) The amount designated in subsection (a)(1) shall only be available for barrier systems that— (1) use— (A) operationally effective designs deployed as of the date of enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31), such as currently deployed steel bollard designs, that prioritize agent safety; or (B) operationally effective adaptations of such designs that help mitigate community or environmental impacts of barrier system construction, including adaptations based on consultation with jurisdictions within which barrier system will be constructed; and (2) are constructed in the highest priority locations as identified in the Border Security Improvement Plan. (c) The Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol shall— (1) provide a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives for the use of the amounts provided in subsection (a)(1) within 30 days of the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) notify such Committees of any amendment to the highest priority locations identified for the use of the amount provided in subsection (a)(1) within 5 days of such amendment. (d) Consultation with a jurisdiction under subsection (b)(2) shall not exceed 90 calendar days after such jurisdiction has been notified that U.S. Customs and Border Protection is entering into such consultation, unless an extension of time is agreed to by such agency and such jurisdiction. (e) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States an updated risk-based plan for improving security along the borders of the United States that includes the elements required under subsection (a) of section 231 of division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141), which shall be evaluated in accordance with subsection (b) of such section.