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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 157 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 157
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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 21, 2025
Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Cruz)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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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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