To establish a separate account in the Treasury to hold deposits to be used to secure the southern border of the United States, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires short title establishing the Act as the Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act, creates the Secure the Southern Border Fund as a Treasury account, amends chapter 33 of title 31 to add Section 3344, authorizing funds for border barrier construction/maintenance (95%) and Border Patrol, and provides statutory text of new Section 3344 of title 31 establishing the Secure the Southern Border Fund with restrictions on fund usage: border barrier construction/maintenance and Border Patrol vehicle/equipment. It relies on compliance mandates, tariffs, appropriations, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Immigration, Housing, Finance, and Trade.
Who Benefits and How
Border wall construction fund could gain revenue opportunities, Border wall construction contractors could gain revenue opportunities, and Border wall construction and engineering firms could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Remittance senders (immigrants sending money abroad) could face higher costs, Foreign governments whose nationals cross illegally could lose revenue opportunities, and International travelers entering the US could face higher costs.
Key Provisions
- Requires short title establishing the Act as the Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act.
- Creates the Secure the Southern Border Fund as a Treasury account, amends chapter 33 of title 31 to add Section 3344, authorizing funds for border barrier construction/maintenance (95%) and Border Patrol...
- Provides statutory text of new Section 3344 of title 31 establishing the Secure the Southern Border Fund with restrictions on fund usage: border barrier construction/maintenance and Border Patrol vehicle/equipment...
- Requires DHS to report annual border apprehensions by nationality, then reduces foreign aid to source countries by ,000 per apprehension, with exemption for Mexico military/narcotics/nonproliferation aid, and transfers...
- Imposes 5% fee on all outbound international remittance transfers, with fees deposited into the Secure the Southern Border Fund, criminal penalties up to ,000 or 2x transfer value for evasion, and imprisonment up to 5...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires short title establishing the Act as the Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act, creates the Secure the Southern Border Fund as a Treasury account, amends chapter 33 of title 31 to add Section 3344, authorizing funds for border barrier construction/maintenance (95%) and Border Patrol, and provides statutory text of new Section 3344 of title 31 establishing the Secure the Southern Border Fund with restrictions on fund usage: border barrier construction/maintenance and Border Patrol vehicle/equipment.
Key Policy Areas
Immigration, Housing, Finance, Trade
Primary Purpose
The bill requires short title establishing the Act as the Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act, creates the Secure the Southern Border Fund as a Treasury account, amends chapter 33 of title 31 to add Section 3344, authorizing funds for border barrier construction/maintenance (95%) and Border Patrol, and provides statutory text of new Section 3344 of title 31 establishing the Secure the Southern Border Fund with restrictions on fund usage: border barrier construction/maintenance and Border Patrol vehicle/equipment.
Policy Domains
Secure the Southern Border Fund (Sections 2, 3344)
Identified Gains
- Border wall construction fund
- Border wall construction contractors
- Border wall construction and engineering firms
- US Border Patrol agents
- US Border Patrol agents (salary funding)
Identified Costs
- Remittance senders (immigrants sending money abroad)
- Foreign governments whose nationals cross illegally
- International travelers entering the US
- Families in Latin America receiving remittances
- Central American countries (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador)
Sponsors
Andy Biggs
R-AZ | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself and Ms. Mace) introduced …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Central American countries (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador), DHS/CBP, Department of Homeland Security
Positive-direction: DHS/CBP, Department of Homeland Security, US Border Patrol, US Border Patrol agents, US Border Patrol agents (salary funding)
Negative-direction: Central American countries (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador), Foreign governments whose nationals cross illegally
Border wall construction and engineering firms, Border wall construction contractors, Border wall construction fund
Families in Latin America receiving remittances, Remittance senders (immigrants sending money abroad), Remittance transfer providers (Western Union, MoneyGram)
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_dhs"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
- "secretary_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
- "secretary_dhs"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
- "secretary_state"
- → Secretary of State
- "secretary_dhs"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Treasury account for border wall construction and Border Patrol vehicle/equipment purchases
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