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CONGRESS 2

D

S

ESSION

H. R.

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To allow the Secretary of the Treasury to accept public donations to fund the construction of a barrier on the border between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Mrs. B

LACK

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on

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A BILL

To allow the Secretary of the Treasury to accept public donations to fund the construction of a barrier on the border between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

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SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.

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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Border Wall Trust

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Fund Act’’.

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SEC. 2. BORDER WALL TRUST FUND.

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(a) B

ORDER

W

ALL

T

RUST

F

UND

.—At the end of

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subchapter III of chapter 33 of title 31, United States

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Code, insert the following:

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‘‘§3344. Border wall trust fund.

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‘‘(a) I

N

G

ENERAL

.—

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‘‘(1) R

ECEIVE GIFTS

.—Notwithstanding section

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3113 of title 31, the Secretary of the Treasury may

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accept for the Government a gift of money on the

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condition that it be used to plan, design, construct,

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or maintain a barrier along the international border

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between the United States and Mexico.

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‘‘(2) T

RUST FUND

.—Not later than 60 days

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after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-

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retary of the Treasury shall—

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‘‘(A) establish an account, to be known as

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the ‘Border Wall Trust Fund’, into which

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money received as gifts under this section shall

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be deposited; and

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‘‘(B) create a publicly accessible website to

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receive such gifts.

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‘‘(3) A

PPROPRIATION

.—Money deposited in the

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Border Wall Trust Fund is appropriated to the Sec-

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retary of Homeland Security and may be expended

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to plan, design, construct, or maintain a barrier

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along the international border between the United

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3 States and Mexico. Such funds may not be used for

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any other purpose.’’.

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(b) C

LERICAL

A

MENDMENT

.—The table of contents

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for such chapter is amended by inserting at the end the

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following:

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‘‘3344. Border Wall Trust Fund.’’.

SEC. 3. COMMEMORATIVE DISPLAY.

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(a) C

ONSTRUCTION

.—The Secretary of Homeland

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Security shall, at a time determined by the Secretary and

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in a manner consistent with the security mission of the

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border barrier, provide for a commemorative display as an

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integrated part of the barrier under section 3344 of such

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title, as enacted by section 2, recognizing individuals who

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contributed to the Border Wall Trust Fund.

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(b) L

ENGTH

.—The display described in subsection

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(a) shall be one mile in length, unless the Secretary deter-

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mines that length to be impracticable, in which case it

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shall be as close to that length as the Secretary determines

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practicable consistent with the security mission of such

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barrier.

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(c) D

ESIGNATION OF

F

UNDS

.—The Secretary of the

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Treasury shall provide a process by which a donor may

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designate the donation of that donor to fund construction

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of the commemorative display under this section.

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(d) N

OTIFICATION TO THE

P

UBLIC

.—The Secretary

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of the Treasury shall display on the website described in

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