Border Wall Trust Fund Act

To allow the Secretary of the Treasury to accept public donations to fund the construction of a barrier on the border between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Border Wall Trust Fund Act 2. Border wall trust fund (a) Border wall trust fund At the end of subchapter III of chapter 33 3344. Border wall trust fund. (a) In general (1) Receive gifts Notwithstanding section 3113 of title 31, the Secretary of the Treasury may accept for the Government a gift of money on the condition that it be used to plan, design, construct, or maintain a barrier along the international border between the United States and Mexico. (2) Trust fund Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Treasury shall— (A) establish an account, to be known as the Border Wall Trust Fund (B) create a publicly accessible website to receive such gifts. (3) Appropriation Money deposited in the Border Wall Trust Fund is appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security and may be expended to plan, design, construct, or maintain a barrier along the international border between the United States and Mexico. Such funds may not be used for any other purpose. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents for such chapter is amended by inserting at the end the following: 3344. Border Wall Trust Fund. . 3. Commemorative display (a) Construction The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, at a time determined by the Secretary and in a manner consistent with the security mission of the border barrier, provide for a commemorative display as an integrated part of the barrier under section 3344 of such title, as enacted by section 2, recognizing individuals who contributed to the Border Wall Trust Fund. (b) Length The display described in subsection (a) shall be one mile in length, unless the Secretary determines that length to be impracticable, in which case it shall be as close to that length as the Secretary determines practicable consistent with the security mission of such barrier. (c) Designation of funds The Secretary of the Treasury shall provide a process by which a donor may designate the donation of that donor to fund construction of the commemorative display under this section. (d) Notification to the public The Secretary of the Treasury shall display on the website described in section 3344(a)(2) of such title, as enacted by section 2, the following: (1) A total estimated cost for the commemorative display. (2) A notification that donations to the Border Wall Trust Fund not designated under subsection (c) will be used exclusively to plan, design, construct, or maintain a barrier along the international border between the United States and Mexico.

Summary: Border Wall Trust Fund Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to accept gifts of money for constructing, designing, or maintaining a barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border. Treasury shall establish the Border Wall Trust Fund to store the funds and a public website to receive such gifts. Such funds shall be appropriated for the border barrier and may not be used for any other purpose. The Department of Homeland Security shall provide for a commemorative display recognizing individuals who contributed to the Trust Fund. The display shall be part of the border barrier.