; and (3) in subsection (c), by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall have the authority to waive all legal requirements the Secretary, in the Secretary’s sole discretion, determines necessary to ensure the expeditious design, testing, construction, installation, deployment, operation, and maintenance of physical barriers, roads, and technology under this section. Any such decision by the Secretary shall be effective upon publication in the Federal Register. . (b) Achieving operational control on the border Subsection (a) of section 2 the Secure Fence Act of 2006 ( 8 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and inserting December 31, 2019 . 7. Fair Labor Standards Act for U.S. Border Patrol (a) In general Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 207 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (s) Employment as a border patrol agent No public agency shall be deemed to have violated subsection (a) with respect to the employment of any border patrol agent (as defined in section 5550(1) of title 5, United States Code) if, during a work period of 14 consecutive days, the border patrol agent receives compensation at a rate that is not less than 150 percent of the regular rate at which the agent is employed for all hours of work from 80 hours to 100 hours. Payments required under this section shall be in addition to any payments made under section 5550 of title 5, United States Code, and shall be made notwithstanding any pay limitations set forth in that title. . (b) Technical and conforming amendments Section 13(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 213(a) ) is amended by striking paragraph (18) and redesignating paragraph (19) as paragraph (18). 8. Severability If any provision of this Act, or an amendment made by this Act, or the application of such provision or amendment to any