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.
Border's Unused Idle and Lying Dormant Inventory Transfer Act or the BUILD IT Act
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.
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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