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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4904 

To establish certain funds to construct and maintain physical barriers along 

the southern international border of the United States and award grants 

to certain organizations addressing the fentanyl crisis. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 26, 2023 

Mr. FEENSTRA (for himself, Mr. BABIN, Ms. VAN DUYNE, Mr. MCCORMICK, 

Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. MOORE

of Alabama, Mr. SELF, Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia, Mr. JACKSON of 

Texas, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. DESJARLAIS, and Mr. STEUBE) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 

in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Energy and 

Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 

in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To establish certain funds to construct and maintain physical 

barriers along the southern international border of the 

United States and award grants to certain organizations 

addressing the fentanyl crisis. 

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 ‘‘Build the Wall and 

5 Fight Fentanyl Act of 2023’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES. 

2 (a) SOUTHERN BORDER WALL FULFILLMENT

3 FUND.— 

4 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 

5 the general fund of the Treasury a separate account 

6 which shall be known as the ‘‘Southern Border Wall 

7 Fulfillment Fund’’. 

8 (2) FUNDING.—Notwithstanding any other pro9 vision of law, there shall be deposited in the fund 

10 any amount of assets seized by the Drug Enforce11 ment Administration, U.S. Immigration and Cus12 toms Enforcement, or the U.S. Customs and Border 

13 Protection from a cartel. 

14 (3) FUND USES.—Money from this fund shall 

15 be used by the Secretary of Homeland Security to 

16 construct and maintain physical barriers along the 

17 southern international border of the United States. 

18 (b) COMBATING THE FENTANYL EPIDEMIC FUND.— 

19 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 

20 the general fund of the Treasury a separate account 

21 which shall be known as the ‘‘Combating The 

22 Fentanyl Epidemic Fund’’. 

23 (2) FUNDING.—Notwithstanding any other pro24 vision of law, there shall be deposited in the fund 

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1 toms Enforcement, or the U.S. Customs and Border 

2 Protection from a cartel. 

3 (3) FUND USES.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—Money from this fund 

5 shall be used by the Secretary of Homeland Se6 curity to establish a grant to be awarded to eli7 gible entities that help address the fentanyl cri8 sis. 

9 (B) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.—In this 

10 paragraph, the term ‘‘eligible entities’’ in11 cludes— 

12 (i) State and local law enforcement 

13 agencies; 

14 (ii) State and local health and human 

15 services agencies; 

16 (iii) rehabilitation facilities; and 

17 (iv) drug-use prevention advocacy or18 ganizations. 

19 (c) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—Any amount of as20 sets seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. 

21 Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or the U.S. Cus22 toms and Border Protection from a cartel shall be distrib23 uted equally between the funds established in subsections 

24 (a) and (b). 

25 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) ASSETS SEIZED.—The term ‘‘assets seized’’ 

2 includes any money seized or the proceeds from any 

3 assets seized and sold at auction. 

4 (2) CARTEL.—The term ‘‘cartel’’ means— 

5 (A) any organization with known oper6 ations in Mexico and the United States that has 

7 been designated as a significant transnational 

8 criminal organization under part 590 of title 

9 31, Code of Federal Regulations; 

10 (B) any of the organizations known as— 

11 (i) the Sinaloa Cartel; 

12 (ii) the Jalisco New Generation Car13 tel; 

14 (iii) the Gulf Cartel; 

15 (iv) the Los Zetas Cartel; 

16 (v) the Juarez Cartel; 

17 (vi) the Tijuana Cartel; 

18 (vii) the Beltran-Leyva Cartel; 

19 (viii) La Familia Michoacana, also 

20 known as the Knights Templar Cartel; or 

21 (ix) La Nueva Familia Michoacan; 

22 (C) any other organization that the Presi23 dent determines is a transnational criminal or24 ganization with operations in Mexico and the 

25 United States; or 


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1 (D) any successor organization to an orga2 nization described in subparagraph (B) or as 

3 otherwise determined by the President. 

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