From the “moderate” bill:
AVAILABILITY OF BORDER WALL SYSTEM FUNDS.
(1) IN GENERAL.Of the amount appropriated in subsection (a)(1)
(A) $2,241,000,000 shall become available October 1, 2018;
(B) $1,808,000,000 shall become available October 1, 2019;
(C) $1,715,000,000 shall become available October 1, 2020;
(D) $2,140,000,000 shall become available October 1, 2021;
(E) $1,735,000,000 shall become available October 1, 2022;
(F) $1,746,000,000 shall become available October 1, 2023;
(G) $1,776,000,000 shall become available October 1, 2024;
(H) $1,746,000,000 shall become available October 1, 2025; and
(I) $1,718,000,000 shall become available October 1, 2026.
(2) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.An amount made available under subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), or (I) of paragraph (1) shall remain available for five years after the date specified in that subparagraph.”
You might see the border wall completed September 31, 2031.
Wow, thanks for posting that. I say we cut HHS by a few (or several) percent and use the savings in ... one year to pay for the wall.