,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #aj1       
#bjai,mr4 ,portman 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,moran7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,appropriations  ,a      
,,bill  ,to provide deferred action for 
certain individuals brought to the      
,united ,states and to establish a      
border security trust fund1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,definitions ,in   
this ,act3 7#a7 ,eligible individual    
,the term eligible individual means an  
individual who meets the eligibility    
criteria described in section #b7;b74   
7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security4  #b4 ,deferred action for    
certain childhood arrivals  7a7 ,program
 authorized ,the ,secretary shall       
establish a program through which an    
eligible individual may apply for       
deferred action status4  7b7            
,eligibility criteria ,an individual    

shall be eligible for deferred action   
status under the program established    
under subsection 7a7 if the individual--
  7#a7 on ,june #ae1 #bjab1 was under   
the age of #ca years2  7#b7 entered the 
,united ,states--  7,a7 on a date on    
which the alien was under the age of #af
 years2 and  7,b7 without inspection or 
lawful status before ,june #ae1 #bjab2  
7#c7 has continuously resided in the    
,united ,states since ,june #ae1 #bjjg2 
7#d7 was physically present in the      
,united ,states--  7,a7 on ,june #ae1   
#bjab2 and  7,b7 on the date on which   
the ,secretary makes a determination    
with respect to the eligibility of the  
individual for deferred action status2  
7#e7 7,a7 is in school2  7,b7 has--  7i7
 graduated from high school2 or  7ii7   
obtained--  7,i7 a certificate of       
completion from a high school2 or       
7,,ii7 a general education development  
certificate2 or  7,c7 is-- 7i7 a member 
of the ,armed ,forces 7as defined in    
section #aja7;a7 of title #aj1 ,united  

,states ,code71 including a member of   
the ,national ,guard or ,reserves2 or   
7ii7 a veteran1 as defined in section   
#aja of title #ch1 ,united ,states      
,code1 except that an individual        
discharged other than honorably is      
excluded2  7#f7 has not been convicted  
of-- 7,a7 a felony2  7,b7 a significant 
misdemeanor2 or  7,c7 #c or more        
misdemeanor offenses2  7#g7 does not    
pose a threat to national security or   
public safety2 and  7#h7 was granted    
deferred action status before the date  
of the enactment of this ,act4  7c7     
,period of deferred action status  7#a7 
,in general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 
deferred action status granted under    
this section shall be valid for a period
 of #b years beginning on the date on   
which the ,secretary grants deferred    
action status to the eligible           
individual4  7#b7 ,renewal  7,a7 ,in    
general ,on application to the          
,secretary1 deferred action status      
granted under this section may be       

renewed for additional #b-year periods4 
7,b7 ,renewal application ,not more than
 #abj days before the date on which the 
deferred action status of an eligible   
individual expires1 the eligible        
individual may submit to the ,secretary 
an application for renewal of deferred  
action status4  #c4 ,border security    
trust fund  7a7 ,establishment ,there is
 established in the ,treasury of the    
,united ,states a trust fund to be known
 as the ,border ,security ,trust ,fund  
7in this section referred to as the     
,trust ,fund71 consisting of amounts    
appropriated to the ,trust ,fund under  
subsection 7b7 and any amounts that may 
be credited to the ,trust ,fund under   
subsection 7c74  7b7 ,appropriation     
,there is appropriated to the ,trust    
,fund #be1jjj1jjj1jjj1 to remain        
available until expended4  7c7          
,investment of amounts  7#a7 ,in general
 ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall 
invest such portion of the ,trust ,fund 
as is not required to meet current      

withdrawals in interest-bearing         
obligations of the ,united ,states or in
 obligations guaranteed as to both      
principal and interest by the ,united   
,states4  7#b7 ,interest and proceeds   
,the interest on1 and the proceeds from 
the sale or redemption of1 any          
obligations held in the ,trust ,fund    
shall be credited to and form a part of 
the ,trust ,fund4  7d7 ,availability of 
amounts ,amounts in the ,trust ,fund    
shall be available to the ,secretary    
without further appropriation1 for--    
7#a7 construction of not fewer than #gjj
 miles of reinforced fencing1 excluding 
vehicle barriers2  7#b7 installation of 
additional physical barriers2  7#c7     
construction and maintenance of access  
and patrol roads2  7#d7 lighting2  7#e7 
an interlocking surveillance camera     
system2  7#f7 remote sensors2 and  7#g7 
the purchase from the ,secretary of     
,defense of surplus aircraft and        
unmanned aircraft systems4  #d4 ,annual 
report on border security ,not less     

frequently than once each fiscal year1  
the ,secretary shall submit annually to 
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs of the       
,senate and the ,committee on ,homeland 
,security of the ,house of              
,representatives a report that describes
 for the applicable fiscal year--  7#a7 
the status of the construction of       
fencing and security improvements at    
,united ,states borders2 and  7#b7 the  
estimated number of unlawful border     
crossings4