16 SEC. 230. (a) Of the amount made available in this
17 Act under ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Pro
18 curement, Construction, and Improvements’’,
19
$1,571,000,000 shall be available only as follows:
20 (1) $251,000,000 for approximately 14 miles of
21 secondary fencing, all of which provides for cross
22 barrier visual situational awareness, along the south
23 west border in the San Diego Sector;
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1 (2) $445,000,000 for 25 miles of primary pe
2 destrian levee fencing along the southwest border in
3 the Rio Grande Valley Sector;
4 (3) $196,000,000 for primary pedestrian fenc
5 ing along the southwest border in the Rio Grande
6 Valley Sector;
7 (4) $445,000,000 for replacement of existing
8 primary pedestrian fencing along the southwest bor
9 der;
10 (5) $38,000,000 for border barrier planning
11 and design; and
12 (6) $196,000,000 for acquisition and deploy
13 ment of border security technology.
14 (b) The amounts designated in subsection (a)(2)
15 through (a)(4) shall only be available for operationally ef
16 fective designs deployed as of the date of the
Consolidated
17 Appropriations Act, 2017, (Public Law 115–31), such as
18 currently deployed steel bollard designs, that prioritize
19 agent safety.
20 (c) None of the funds provided in this or any other
21 Act shall be obligated for construction of a border barrier
22 in the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge.
23 SEC. 231. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date
24 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit
25 to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and
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1 the House of Representatives a risk-based plan for im
2 proving security along the borders of the United States,
3 including the use of personnel, fencing, other forms of tac
4 tical infrastructure, and technology, to include—
5 (1) A statement of goals, objectives, activities,
6 and milestones for the plan.
7 (2) A detailed implementation schedule for the
8 plan with estimates for the planned obligation of
9 funds for fiscal years 2019 through 2027 that are
10 linked to the milestone-based delivery of specific—
11 (A) capabilities and services;
12 (B) mission benefits and outcomes;
13 (C) program management capabilities; and
14 (D) lifecycle cost estimates.
15 (3) A description of the manner in which spe
16 cific projects under the plan will enhance border se
17 curity goals and objectives and address the highest
18 priority border security needs.
19 (4) An identification of the planned locations,
20 quantities, and types of resources, such as fencing,
21 other physical barriers, or other tactical infrastruc
22 ture and technology, under the plan.
23 (5) A description of the methodology and anal
24 yses used to select specific resources for deployment
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1 to particular locations under the plan that in
2 cludes—
3 (A) analyses of alternatives, including com
4 parative costs and benefits;
5 (B) an assessment of effects on commu
6 nities and property owners near areas of infra
7 structure deployment; and
8 (C) a description of other factors critical to
9 the decision-making process.
10 (6) An identification of staffing requirements
11 under the plan, including full-time equivalents, con
12 tractors, and detailed personnel, by activity.
13 (7) A description of performance metrics for
14 the plan for assessing and reporting on the contribu
15 tions of border security capabilities realized from
16 current and future investments.
17 (8) A description of the status of the actions of
18 the Department of Homeland Security to address
19 open recommendations by the Office of Inspector
20 General and the Government Accountability Office
21 relating to border security, including plans, sched
22 ules, and associated milestones for fully addressing
23 such recommendations.