[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7058 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7058

To establish a Border Security Reserve Fund to be used by border States 
and the U.S. Border Patrol to invest in border security, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 18, 2024

Mr. Williams of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish a Border Security Reserve Fund to be used by border States 
and the U.S. Border Patrol to invest in border security, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Border Security Reserve Fund Act''.

SEC. 2. BORDER SECURITY RESERVE FUND.

    (a) In General.--There is established in the Treasury of the United 
States a fund to be known as the ``Border Security Reserve Fund'' (in 
this section referred to as the ``fund'') to be used by border States 
and the U.S. Border Patrol to invest in border security.
    (b) Deposits.--There shall be deposited into the fund amounts 
associated with unlawful narcotics confiscated by U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection.
    (c) Cooperation.--The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection shall work with appropriate officials of the Treasury of the 
United States and the United States Secret Service to ensure amounts 
deposited pursuant to subsection (b) are not counterfeit.
    (d) Prohibition.--Amounts deposited pursuant to subsection (b) may 
not be used by sanctuary cities or for the overflow housing of 
migrants.
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