$46,550,000,000 goes to the border wall system
What the document says“there is appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2029, $46,550,000,000 for necessary expenses relating to the following elements of the border infrastructure and wall system:”
The section appropriates $46,550,000,000 to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for fiscal year 2025, available until September 30, 2029, for construction, installation or improvement of new or replacement primary, waterborne and secondary barriers; access roads; barrier system attributes including cameras, lights, sensors and other detection technology; and any work needed to prepare the ground at or near the border for the agency's operations.
What the document actually says“there is appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2029, $46,550,000,000 for necessary expenses relating to the following elements of the border infrastructure and wall system:”
The border agency gets $46.55 billion. It is for fiscal year 2025. It can be spent through September 30, 2029. The list that follows says what it covers.
One item is barriers, on land and on water. One is roads to reach them. One is cameras, lights and sensors. One is ground work at the border.
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