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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 816
To establish the Southern Border Wall Construction Fund and to transfer
unobligated amounts from the Coronavirus State and local fiscal recovery
funds to such Fund to construct and maintain physical barriers along
the southern border.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY28, 2025
Mr. S
HREVEintroduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To establish the Southern Border Wall Construction Fund
and to transfer unobligated amounts from the
Coronavirus State and local fiscal recovery funds to such
Fund to construct and maintain physical barriers along
the southern border.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Build the Wall Act 4
of 2025’’. 5
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SEC. 2. SOUTHERN BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION FUND. 1
(a) E
STABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 2
general fund of the Treasury a separate account, which 3
shall be known as the ‘‘Southern Border Wall Construc-4
tion Fund’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Fund’’). 5
(b) D
EPOSITS.—Notwithstanding any other provision 6
of law, there shall be immediately deposited into the Fund 7
all of the unobligated amounts in the Coronavirus State 8
and local fiscal recovery funds established under sections 9
602 and 603 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 802 10
and 803). 11
(c) U
SE OFFUNDS.—Amounts in the Fund shall be 12
used by the Secretary of Homeland Security to construct 13
and maintain physical barriers along the southern inter-14
national border of the United States. 15
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