1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i An Update on Military Funding for the Border Wall May 21, 2021 In a proclamation released on his first day in office, January 20, 2021, President Joseph Biden declared, “Like every nation, the United States has a right and
2、 a duty to secure its borders and protect its people against threats. But building a massive wall that spans the entire southern border is not a serious policy solutionIt shall be the policy of my Administration that no more American taxpayer dollars be diverted to construct a border wall.” The Pres
3、idents proclamation directed a series of steps designed to interrupt southern border barrier construction, and included: terminating the state of national emergency on the southern border pausing border barrier funding and construction activity, and developing a plan for redirection of funds managed
4、 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for border projects. (In a subsequent implementation memorandum, the USACE Commander was authorized to approve exceptions to avert immediate physical dangers.) On April 30, 2021, the Department of Defense (DOD) issued a statement announcing the cancellati