,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ae1        
#bjai,mr4 ,palazzo 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,harris7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,ways and ,means1 and in addition to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1  
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide for the issuance of revenue     
bonds to fund construction of a physical
 border barrier and related technology1 
roads1 and lighting along the ,united   
,states border with ,mexico4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,border ,bonds for ,america ,act of     
#bjai4  #b4 ,border bonds  7a7 ,issuance
 ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall1
 pursuant to subchapter ,i of chapter   
#ca of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1
 issue bonds1 to be known as ,border    

,bonds4  7b7 ,transfer of revenue       
,proceeds from the issuance of ,border  
,bonds shall be transferred to the      
,border ,trust ,fund as provided in     
section #ieab7;b7 of the ,internal      
,revenue ,code of #aihf4  7c7 ,terms and
 conditions  7#a7 ,term ,a bond issued  
under subsection 7a7 shall have a term  
of #cj years4  7#b7 ,face amount        
limitation ,the face amount of bonds    
issued under subsection 7a7 in any      
fiscal year shall not exceed            
#e1jjj1jjj1jjj4  7#c7 ,other terms ,the 
bonds authorized by this subsection     
shall be in such form and denominations1
 and shall be subject to such terms and 
conditions of issue1 conversion1        
redemption1 maturation1 payment1 and    
rate of interest as the ,secretary may  
prescribe1 except that no interest shall
 be payable with respect to such a bond 
before the date that is #aj years after 
the date of the enactment of this       
subsection4  7#d7 ,sunset ,no bonds may 
be issued under subsection 7a7 later    

than #cj years after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act4  #c4 ,accepting 
gifts ,section #caac of title #ca1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7f7 ,the ,secretary of the 
,treasury may accept for the ,government
 a gift of money made only on the       
condition that it be transferred to the 
,border ,bonds ,trust ,fund as provided 
in section #ieab7;b7 of the ,internal   
,revenue ,code of #aihf4  4  #d4 ,border
 ,bonds ,trust ,fund ,chapter #ih of the
 ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #ieab4 ,border  
,bonds ,trust ,fund  7a7 ,creation of   
trust fund ,there is established in the 
,treasury of the ,united ,states a trust
 fund to be known as the ,border ,bonds 
,trust ,fund1 consisting of such amounts
 as may be apportioned or credited to   
such ,trust ,fund as provided in this   
section or section #ifjb7;b74  7b7      
,transfers to trust fund ,there are     

hereby appropriated to the ,trust ,fund 
amounts equivalent to-- 7#a7 proceeds   
from the issuance of ,border ,bonds     
under section #b of the ,border ,bonds  
for ,america ,act of #bjai1 and  7#b7   
gifts accepted under section #caac of   
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4  7c7  
,expenditures from trust fund ,amounts  
in the ,trust ,fund shall be available1 
without further appropriation1 to       
construct reinforced fencing and provide
 for the installation of additional     
physical barriers1 roads1 lighting1     
cameras1 and sensors to gain operational
 control of the southwest border under  
section #ajb of the ,illegal            
,immigration ,reform and ,immigrant     
,responsibility ,act of #aiif 7#h       
,u4,s4,c4 #aajc note74  4