,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fdc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #d1 #bjai    
,mr4 ,paul introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require all new legal       
permanent residents to pay an additional
 fee1 which shall be used for improving 
immigration and enhancing the security  
of the ,united ,states border4  #a4     
,short titles ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,border ,enforcement1 ,security1   
,and ,funding ,enhancement ,act or the  
,,be ,,safe ,act4  #b4 ,immigration     
improvements and border security        
enhancements  7a7 ,fee authorized       
,beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this ,act1 each alien granted lawful 
permanent residence in the ,united      
,states1 before the alien is issued a   
,permanent ,resident ,card 7commonly    
referred to as the ,green ,card71 shall 
remit to ,u4,s4 ,citizenship and        
,immigration ,services1 in addition to  

any fees otherwise required1 a fee in an
 amount equal to #b1ejj4  7b7 ,border   
,security ,enhancement ,fund  7#a7      
,establishment ,there is established in 
the general fund of the ,treasury a     
separate account1 which shall be known  
as the ,border ,security ,enhancement   
,fund 7referred to in this subsection as
 the ,fund74  7#b7 ,deposits ,all fees  
remitted to ,u4,s4 ,citizenship and     
,immigration ,services pursuant to      
subsection 7a7 shall be deposited into  
the ,fund4  7#c7 ,use of funds ,the     
,president may use amounts from the     
,fund to facilitate the enforcement of  
the immigration laws of the ,united     
,states and to improve                  
immigration-related governmental        
processes1 including by--  7,a7         
constructing border barriers1 border    
fencing1 or a border wall along the     
,united ,states border2  7,b7 carrying  
out enforcement1 detention1 and removal 
operations for priority removable       
aliens2  7,c7 disrupting illegal cross  

border trafficking activity1 including  
human trafficking and the movement of   
opioids and other narcotics2  7,d7      
improving facilities and trade and      
travel infrastructure at ports of entry 
and border crossings2  7,e7 reducing    
visa overstays2  7,f7 verifying the     
status of all alien students in the     
,united ,states who have been issued    
student visas2  7,g7 regularly assessing
 individuals who have been granted      
asylum or have been admitted as refugees
 for indications of terrorism2  7,h7    
expanding trusted traveler programs2    
7,i7 reducing the immigration court     
backlog2 and  7,j7 deploying a complete 
biometric entry-exit control system in  
accordance with section #aaj of the     
,illegal ,immigration ,reform and       
,immigrant ,responsibility ,act of #aiif
 7division ,c of ,public ,law #ajd-bjh2 
#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abba note74