Directs Agencies to Formulate Plan to Redirect Funding
On January 20, President Biden to 鈥減ause鈥 construction of the southern border wall within seven days. The proclamation also directs the federal agencies to formulate a plan within 60 days to redirect funding for the border wall, and tasks the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security to resume, modify, or terminate such projects. President Biden鈥檚 proclamation rescinds the national emergency declaration issued under the Trump Administration to divert roughly $10 billion towards construction along the southern border. The pause applies to both border wall projects funded by redirected funds and border wall projects funded by direct appropriations from Congress. However, it also allows the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security to make exceptions to the pause. 黑料不打烊 will help inform federal agencies about the best pathways ahead for contractors and taxpayers.
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