Make Border Security a Priority Act of 2022
Bill: S.4224 | Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill (R-LA)
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Make Border Security a Priority Act of 2022
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to, for FY2022 and FY2023, expend on enhancing security along the U.S.-Mexico border an amount that is equal to the amount appropriated to the Department of Defense for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative for that fiscal year.
The bill also authorizes the President to liquidate property seized from sanctioned Russian individuals and entities. The resulting funds shall be available without further appropriation to DHS for physical infrastructure and equipment to enhance security along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Make Border Security a Priority Act 
of 2022''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO EXPEND EQUAL AMOUNT ON BORDER SECURITY AS ON 
              UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE.

    During fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall expend on efforts to enhance security along the southern 
land border of the United States an amount that is equal to the amount 
appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for the Ukraine Security 
Assistance Initiative for that fiscal year.

SEC. 3. CONFISCATION OF ASSETS OF RUSSIAN PERSONS SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS; 
              USE OF FUNDS FOR BORDER SECURITY.

    (a) Confiscation.--
            (1) In general.--The President--
                    (A) may confiscate and vest, through instructions 
                or licenses or in such other manner as the President 
                determines appropriate, property described in paragraph 
                (2);
                    (B) may liquidate or sell any of such property; and
                    (C) shall deposit any funds confiscated and vested 
                under subparagraph (A) and any funds resulting from the 
                liquidation or sale of property under subparagraph (B) 
                in the account established under subsection (b).
            (2) Property described.--Property described in this 
        paragraph is funds and other property (including 
        cryptocurrency)--
                    (A) of Russian persons subject to sanctions imposed 
                by the United States; and
                    (B) subject to the jurisdiction of the United 
                States.
            (3) Vesting.--All right, title, and interest in funds and 
        other property confiscated under paragraph (1) shall vest in 
        the Government of the United States.
    (b) Establishment of Account for Confiscated Property.--
            (1) In general.--The President shall establish a non-
        interest-bearing account to consist of the funds deposited into 
        the account under subsection (a)(1)(C).
            (2) Use of funds.--The funds in the account established 
        under paragraph (1) shall be available, without further 
        appropriation, to the Secretary of Homeland Security for 
        physical infrastructure and equipment for U.S. Customs and 
        Border Protection to enhance security along the southern land 
        border of the United States as required by section 2.
    (c) Russian Person Defined.--In this section, the term ``Russian 
person'' means--
            (1) an individual who is a citizen or national of the 
        Russian Federation; or
            (2) an entity organized under the laws of the Russian 
        Federation.
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