,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cebf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bh1 #bjag,mr4 
,rothfus 7for himself and ,mr4          
,peterson7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend title #bh1 ,united ,states    
,code1 to allow the use of the          
,department of ,justice ,asset          
,forfeiture ,fund to finance ,united    
,states border security measures1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,border  
,protection ,fund ,act4  #b4 ,department
 of ,justice asset forfeiture fund      
,section #ebd7;c7 of title #bh1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7#ab7           
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this subsection the ,attorney ,general  
shall by rule provide for the following3
 7,a7 ,the ,attorney ,general will      
deposit any unobligated balance of      
forfeited cash1 monetary instruments1 or

 commodity money derived from civil     
forfeitures1 or criminal judgements1    
relating to the illicit trafficking of  
weapons1 persons1 or narcotics1 from the
 ,department of ,justice ,asset         
,forfeiture ,fund in to a special       
subfund1 to be known as the ,border     
,protection ,fund and hereinafter in    
this paragraph referred to as the ,,bp  
,fund4 ,half of any deposit into the    
,,bp ,fund shall be allocated to the    
agencies listed in subparagraph 7,b74   
,the remaining half shall be allocated  
to the ,department of ,health and ,human
 ,services as listed in subparagraph    
7,c74  7,b7 ,upon request by the head of
 the ,department of ,homeland ,security1
 the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1
 or the ,drug ,enforcement ,agency1 the 
,attorney ,general may provide money    
from the ,,bp fund for any of the       
following purposes3 7i7 ,construction   
and maintenance of physical barriers    
along the ,united ,states border4  7ii7 
,construction and maintenance of virtual

 fencing measures along the border as   
cited in the ,secure ,fence ,act as     
amended4  7iii7 ,purchase1 maintenance1 
and operation of unmanned aircraft      
systems to monitor national boundaries4 
7iv7 ,compensation to ,federal law      
enforcement for any overtime work       
conducted during the course of their    
work4  7v7 ,compensation to foreign     
governments for any expenses incurred   
while assisting the ,united ,states     
during joint border protection          
endeavors4  7,c7 ,upon request by the   
head of the ,department of ,health and  
,human ,services1 the ,attorney ,general
 may provide money from the ,,bp fund   
for purposes of combating drug addiction
 through ,federal treatment and recovery
 programs and initiatives4  7,d7 ,the   
presiding ,federal trial court judge1 in
 their discretion1 of any criminal case 
relating to the illicit trafficking of  
weapons1 persons1 or narcotics1 may     
order that any fines imposed during     
sentencing be directed to the ,secretary

 of the ,treasury for deposit into the  
,,bp ,fund4  7,e7 ,notwithstanding      
subsections #ebd7;c77#ab77;,b77iv7 and  
7v71 funds released from the ,,bp ,fund 
may not be used for reimbursement       
purposes4  4