119-hr534

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 534 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 534

To authorize certain States to take certain actions on certain Federal 
 land to secure an international border of the United States, and for 
 other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 16, 2025

 Mr. Rouzer (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Nehls, Mr. 
Meuser, Mr. Fleischmann, and Ms. Tenney) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
 addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
 of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
 concerned

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 A BILL

To authorize certain States to take certain actions on certain Federal 
 land to secure an international border of the United States, and for 
 other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Creating Obstructions Necessary To 
Address Illegal and Nefarious Entry Rapidly Act'' or the ``CONTAINER 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PLACEMENT OF MOVABLE, TEMPORARY STRUCTURES ON CERTAIN FEDERAL 
 LAND TO SECURE AN INTERNATIONAL BORDER OF THE UNITED 
 STATES.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Border state.--The term ``Border State'' means a State 
 that is adjacent to the northern border or southern border.

    (2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means land 
 under the jurisdiction and management of a Federal land 
 management agency that is adjacent to the northern border or 
 southern border.

    (3) Federal land management agency.--The term ``Federal 
 land management agency'' means--
        (A) the Bureau of Indian Affairs;
        (B) the Bureau of Land Management;
            (C) the Bureau of Reclamation;
            (D) the Forest Service;
        (E) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; 
 and
        (F) the National Park Service.

    (4) Northern border.--The term ``northern border'' means 
 the international border between the United States and Canada.

    (5) Operational control.--The term ``operational control'' 
 has the meaning given such term in 

section 2

    (b) of the Secure 
 Fence Act of 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1701 note; Public Law 109-367).

    (6) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' 
 means--
        (A) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to 
 Federal land under the jurisdiction and management of 
 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through, as 
 applicable--
            (i) the Director of the Bureau of Indian 
 Affairs;
            (ii) the Director of the Bureau of Land 
 Management;
            (iii) the Commissioner of Reclamation;
            (iv) the Director of the United States Fish 
 and Wildlife Service; and
            (v) the Director of the National Park 
 Service; and
        (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to 
 National Forest System land, acting through the Chief 
 of the Forest Service.

    (7) Southern border.--The term ``southern border'' means 
 the international border between the United States and Mexico.

    (b) Special Use Authorization.--Subject to subsection
            (c) , the 
Secretary concerned shall not require a Border State to obtain a 
special use authorization for the temporary placement on Federal land 
within the Border State of a movable, temporary structure for the 
purpose of securing the northern border or southern border, if the 
Border State submits to the Secretary concerned notice of the proposed 
placement not later than 45 days before the date of the proposed 
placement.
            (c) Temporary Placement.--

    (1) In general.--A movable, temporary structure described 
 in subsection

    (b) may be placed by a Border State on Federal 
 land in accordance with that subsection for a period of not 
 more than 1 year, subject to paragraph

    (2) .

    (2) Extension.--
        (A) In general.--The period described in paragraph

    (1) may be extended in 90-day increments, on approval 
 by the Secretary concerned.
        (B) Consultation required.--The Secretary concerned 
 shall consult with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
 Border Protection for purposes of determining whether 
 to approve an extension under subparagraph
        (A) .
            (C) Approval.--The Secretary concerned shall 
 approve a request for an extension under this paragraph 
 if the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
 Protection determines that operational control has not 
 been achieved as of the date of the consultation 
 required under subparagraph
        (B) .
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