The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 () is a U.S. Act of Congress signed into law by

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on October 4, 2006. The

appropriation bill An appropriation, also known as supply bill or spending bill, is a proposed law that authorizes the expenditure of government funds. It is a bill that sets money aside for specific spending. In some democracies, approval of the legislature is ne ...

appropriates about $33.8 billion in

homeland security Homeland security is an American national security term for "the national effort to ensure a homeland that is safe, secure, and resilient against terrorism and other hazards where American interests, aspirations, and ways of life can thrive" to ...

funding, nearly $1.2 billion of which will go towards fencing off the southwest border of the United States as well as other barriers and technology to prevent

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United States Department of Homeland Security United States federal appropriations legislation Acts of the 109th United States Congress {{US-fed-statute-stub