1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Disaster Relief Funds Act of 2019”.
Protecting Disaster Relief Funds Act of 2019
A BILL
To prohibit certain funds from being transferred or reprogrammed to plan, develop, or construct a new physical barrier along the Southwest border, and for other purposes.
2. Prohibition on use of certain funds for a new physical barrier along the Southwest border
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by Public Law 115–56, Public Law 115–123, Public Law 115–72, or Public Law 115–254 to the Department of Homeland Security or Department of Housing and Urban Development for activities relating to disaster relief or recovery may be transferred or reprogrammed to plan, develop, or construct a new physical barrier along the Southwest border of the United States. Furthermore, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Corps of Engineers by Public Law 115–123 may be transferred or reprogrammed under section 2293 of title 33, United States Code.