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Shown Here: Introduced in House (05/18/2018)
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5876 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5876
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 18, 2018
Mrs. Black introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on
Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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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 Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Border Wall Trust Fund Act''.
SEC. 2. BORDER WALL TRUST FUND.
(a) Border Wall Trust Fund.--At the end of subchapter III of
chapter 33 of title 31, United States Code, insert the following:
``Sec. 3344. Border wall trust fund.
``(a) In General.--
``(1) Receive gifts.--Notwithstanding section 3113 of title
31, the Secretary of the Treasury may accept for the Government
a gift of money on the condition that it be used to plan,
design, construct, or maintain a barrier along the
international border between the United States and Mexico.
``(2) Trust fund.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall--
``(A) establish an account, to be known as the
`Border Wall Trust Fund', into which money received as
gifts under this section shall be deposited; and
``(B) create a publicly accessible website to
receive such gifts.
``(3) Appropriation.--Money deposited in the Border Wall
Trust Fund is appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland
Security and may be expended to plan, design, construct, or
maintain a barrier along the international border between the
United States and Mexico. Such funds may not be used for any
other purpose.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for such chapter is
amended by inserting at the end the following:
``3344. Border Wall Trust Fund.''.
SEC. 3. COMMEMORATIVE DISPLAY.
(a) Construction.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, at a
time determined by the Secretary and in a manner consistent with the
security mission of the border barrier, provide for a commemorative
display as an integrated part of the barrier under section 3344 of such
title, as enacted by section 2, recognizing individuals who contributed
to the Border Wall Trust Fund.
(b) Length.--The display described in subsection (a) shall be one
mile in length, unless the Secretary determines that length to be
impracticable, in which case it shall be as close to that length as the
Secretary determines practicable consistent with the security mission
of such barrier.
(c) Designation of Funds.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
provide a process by which a donor may designate the donation of that
donor to fund construction of the commemorative display under this
section.
(d) Notification to the Public.--The Secretary of the Treasury
shall display on the website described in section 3344(a)(2) of such
title, as enacted by section 2, the following:
(1) A total estimated cost for the commemorative display.
(2) A notification that donations to the Border Wall Trust
Fund not designated under subsection (c) will be used
exclusively to plan, design, construct, or maintain a barrier
along the international border between the United States and
Mexico.
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