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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3526 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow the use of the Department 
of Justice Asset Forfeiture Fund to finance United States border security 
measures, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2017 
Mr. ROTHFUS (for himself and Mr. PETERSON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow the use 
of the Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture Fund 
to finance United States border security measures, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Border Protection 
Fund Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ASSET FORFEITURE 
FUND. 
Section 524(c) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this subsection the Attorney General shall by rule 
provide for the following: 
‘‘(A) The Attorney General will deposit 
any unobligated balance of forfeited cash, mon-
etary instruments, or commodity money derived 
from civil forfeitures, or criminal judgements, 
relating to the illicit trafficking of weapons, 
persons, or narcotics, from the Department of 
Justice Asset Forfeiture Fund in to a special 
subfund, to be known as the Border Protection 
Fund and hereinafter in this paragraph re-
ferred to as the ‘BP Fund.’ Half of any deposit 
into the BP Fund shall be allocated to the 
agencies listed in subparagraph (B). The re-
maining half shall be allocated to the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services as listed 
in subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(B) Upon request by the head of the De-
partment of Homeland Security, the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, or the Drug Enforce-
ment Agency, the Attorney General may provide 
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money from the BP fund for any of the fol-
lowing purposes: 
‘‘(i) Construction and maintenance of 
physical barriers along the United States 
border. 
‘‘(ii) Construction and maintenance of 
virtual fencing measures along the border 
as cited in the Secure Fence Act as 
amended. 
‘‘(iii) Purchase, maintenance, and op-
eration of unmanned aircraft systems to 
monitor national boundaries. 
‘‘(iv) Compensation to Federal law en-
forcement for any overtime work conducted 
during the course of their work. 
‘‘(v) Compensation to foreign govern-
ments for any expenses incurred while as-
sisting the United States during joint bor-
der protection endeavors. 
‘‘(C) Upon request by the head of the De-
partment of Health and Human Services, the 
Attorney General may provide money from the 
BP fund for purposes of combating drug addic-
tion through Federal treatment and recovery 
programs and initiatives. 
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‘‘(D) The presiding Federal trial court 
judge, in their discretion, of any criminal case 
relating to the illicit trafficking of weapons, 
persons, or narcotics, may order that any fines 
imposed during sentencing be directed to the 
Secretary of the Treasury for deposit into the 
BP Fund. 
‘‘(E) 
Notwithstanding 
subsections 
524(c)(12)(B)(iv) and (v), funds released from 
the BP Fund may not be used for reimburse-
ment purposes.’’. 
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