S.Amdt. 2067Senate118th Congress (2023-2025)
S.Amdt. 2067
Sponsored by
Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY)
Submitted May 21, 2024
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May 21, 2024
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SA 2067. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4361, making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security and combatting fentanyl for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 165, after the undesignated matter following line 5, insert the following: SEC. 302. SOUTHERN BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION FUND. (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Build the Wall Act of 2024''. (b) Establishment.--There is established in the general fund of the Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as the ``Southern Border Wall Construction Fund'' (referred to in this section as the ``Fund''). (c) Deposits.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there shall be immediately deposited into the Fund all of the unobligated amounts in the Coronavirus State and local fiscal recovery funds established under sections 602 and 603 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 802 and 803). (d) Use of Funds.--Amounts in the Fund shall be used by the Secretary of Homeland Security to construct and maintain physical barriers along the southern international border of the United States. ____________________