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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4224 

To require the expenditure of an equal amount on border security as on 

the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative and to confiscate Russian 

assets and make such assets available for border security, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 16, 2022 

Mr. CASSIDY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To require the expenditure of an equal amount on border 

security as on the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative 

and to confiscate Russian assets and make such assets 

available for border security, and for other purposes. 

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 TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Make Border Security 

5 a Priority Act of 2022’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO EXPEND EQUAL AMOUNT ON 

2 BORDER SECURITY AS ON UKRAINE SECU3 RITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE. 

4 During fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the Secretary of 

5 Homeland Security shall expend on efforts to enhance se6 curity along the southern land border of the United States 

7 an amount that is equal to the amount appropriated to 

8 the Secretary of Defense for the Ukraine Security Assist9 ance Initiative for that fiscal year. 

10 SEC. 3. CONFISCATION OF ASSETS OF RUSSIAN PERSONS 

11 SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS; USE OF FUNDS FOR 

12 BORDER SECURITY. 

13 (a) CONFISCATION.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President— 

15 (A) may confiscate and vest, through in16 structions or licenses or in such other manner 

17 as the President determines appropriate, prop18 erty described in paragraph (2); 

19 (B) may liquidate or sell any of such prop20 erty; and 

21 (C) shall deposit any funds confiscated and 

22 vested under subparagraph (A) and any funds 

23 resulting from the liquidation or sale of prop24 erty under subparagraph (B) in the account es25 tablished under subsection (b). 


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1 (2) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—Property de2 scribed in this paragraph is funds and other prop3 erty (including cryptocurrency)— 

4 (A) of Russian persons subject to sanctions 

5 imposed by the United States; and 

6 (B) subject to the jurisdiction of the 

7 United States. 

8 (3) VESTING.—All right, title, and interest in 

9 funds and other property confiscated under para10 graph (1) shall vest in the Government of the United 

11 States. 

12 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNT FOR CON13 FISCATED PROPERTY.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall establish 

15 a non-interest-bearing account to consist of the 

16 funds deposited into the account under subsection 

17 (a)(1)(C). 

18 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—The funds in the account 

19 established under paragraph (1) shall be available, 

20 without further appropriation, to the Secretary of 

21 Homeland Security for physical infrastructure and 

22 equipment for U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

23 to enhance security along the southern land border 

24 of the United States as required by section 2. 


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1 (c) RUSSIAN PERSON DEFINED.—In this section, the 

2 term ‘‘Russian person’’ means— 

3 (1) an individual who is a citizen or national of 

4 the Russian Federation; or 

5 (2) an entity organized under the laws of the 

6 Russian Federation. 

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