I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5876 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2018 
Mrs. BLACK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Ways 
and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
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. 
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 Wall Trust 
Fund Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. BORDER WALL TRUST FUND. 
(a) BORDER WALL TRUST FUND.—At the end of 
subchapter III of chapter 33 of title 31, United States 
Code, insert the following: 
‘‘§ 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 Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall— 
‘‘(A) establish an account, to be known as 
the ‘Border Wall Trust Fund’, into which 
money received as gifts under this section shall 
be deposited; and 
‘‘(B) create a publicly accessible website to 
receive such gifts. 
‘‘(3) APPROPRIATION.—Money deposited in the 
Border Wall Trust Fund is appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security and may be expended 
to plan, design, construct, or maintain a barrier 
along the international border between the United 
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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.’’. 
SEC. 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 deter-
mines 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 
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section 3344(a)(2) of such title, as enacted by section 2, 
the following: 
(1) A total estimated cost for the commemora-
tive 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. 
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