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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 643 

To require all new legal permanent residents to pay an additional fee, which 

shall be used for improving immigration and enhancing the security 

of the United States border. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 4, 2019 

Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; 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 fee, which shall be used for improving immigration and enhancing the security of the United States 

border. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Border Enforcement, 

5 Security, And Funding Enhancement Act’’ or the ‘‘BE 

6 SAFE Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. IMMIGRATION IMPROVEMENTS AND BORDER SECU2 RITY ENHANCEMENTS. 

3 (a) FEE AUTHORIZED.—Beginning on the date of the 

4 enactment of this Act, each alien granted lawful perma5 nent residence in the United States, before the alien is 

6 issued a Permanent Resident Card (commonly referred to 

7 as the ‘‘Green Card’’), shall remit to U.S. Citizenship and 

8 Immigration Services, in addition to any fees otherwise re9 quired, a fee in an amount equal to $2,500. 

10 (b) BORDER SECURITY ENHANCEMENT FUND.— 

11 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 

12 the general fund of the Treasury a separate account, 

13 which shall be known as the Border Security En14 hancement Fund (referred to in this subsection as 

15 the ‘‘Fund’’). 

16 (2) DEPOSITS.—All fees remitted to U.S. Citi17 zenship and Immigration Services pursuant to sub18 section (a) shall be deposited into the Fund. 

19 (3) USE OF FUNDS.—The President may use 

20 amounts from the Fund to facilitate the enforcement 

21 of the immigration laws of the United States and to 

22 improve immigration-related governmental processes, 

23 including by— 

24 (A) constructing border barriers, border 

25 fencing, or a border wall along the United 

26 States border; 


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1 (B) carrying out enforcement, detention, 

2 and removal operations for priority removable 

3 aliens; 

4 (C) disrupting illegal cross border traf5 ficking activity, including human trafficking 

6 and the movement of opioids and other nar7 cotics; 

8 (D) improving facilities and trade and 

9 travel infrastructure at ports of entry and bor10 der crossings; 

11 (E) reducing visa overstays; 

12 (F) verifying the status of all alien stu13 dents in the United States who have been 

14 issued student visas; 

15 (G) regularly assessing individuals who 

16 have been granted asylum or have been admit17 ted as refugees for indications of terrorism; 

18 (H) expanding trusted traveler programs; 

19 (I) reducing the immigration court back20 log; and 

21 (J) deploying a complete biometric entry22 exit control system in accordance with section 

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1 migrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C 

2 of Public Law 104–208; 8 U.S.C. 1221 note). 

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