Title: Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Act of 2017
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Act of 2017
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to replace the diversity visa program with a paying immigrant program under which an immigrant visa can be obtained by paying a $1 million fee (and a $500,000 fee for an accompanying child under the age of 18).
The bill establishes a fiscal year limit of 55,000 visas for such immigrants.
A Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Account is established in the Treasury for such fees (except for certain of such fees allocated to individuals who facilitate the application process for such immigrants) which shall be used for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Such an immigrant who otherwise meets the naturalization requirements shall be naturalized within two years (rather than five years) of being lawfully admitted for permanent residence.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2724 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2724

 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to replace the diversity 
 visa program with a new program under which an immigrant visa can be 
    obtained by paying a fee of $1,000,000, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 25, 2017

 Mr. Rohrabacher (for himself and Mr. Carter of Texas) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
   and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Homeland 
Security, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to replace the diversity 
 visa program with a new program under which an immigrant visa can be 
    obtained by paying a fee of $1,000,000, 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 ``Border Security and Immigration 
Enforcement Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. WORLDWIDE LEVEL OF IMMIGRATION.

    Section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151) 
is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a)(3) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(3) for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2018, 
        paying immigrants described in section 203(c) (or who are 
        admitted under section 211(a) on the basis of a prior issuance 
        of a visa to their accompanying parent under section 203(c)) in 
        a number not to exceed in any fiscal year the number specified 
        in subsection (e) for that year.''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
    ``(e) Worldwide Level of Paying Immigrants.--The worldwide level of 
paying immigrants is equal to 55,000 for each fiscal year.''.

SEC. 3. ALLOCATION OF IMMIGRANT VISAS.

    (a) In General.--Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(c)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Paying Immigrants.--
            ``(1) In general.--Visas shall be made available, in a 
        number not to exceed the worldwide level specified in section 
        201(e), to qualified immigrants who pay a fee of $1,000,000.
            ``(2) Treatment of certain children.--In the case of each 
        child under 18 years of age who is issued a visa pursuant to 
        subsection (d) as accompanying, or following to join, an 
        immigrant described in paragraph (1), the immigrant shall pay a 
        fee of $500,000.
            ``(3) Source of funds.--An alien shall demonstrate that the 
        funds required under paragraphs (1) and (2) were obtained from 
        a lawful source and through lawful means.
            ``(4) Allocations to facilitators.--The Secretary shall 
        provide by regulation for the allocation of not more than 10 
        percent of any fees paid by an immigrant under paragraphs (1) 
        and (2) to an individual who facilitates the application 
        process under this subsection on behalf of the immigrant.
            ``(5) Disposition of funds collected.--There is established 
        in the general fund of the Treasury a separate account which 
        shall be known as the `Border Security and Immigration 
        Enforcement Account'. Notwithstanding any other section of this 
        title, except for paragraph (4), there shall be deposited as 
        offsetting receipts into the Border Security and Immigration 
        Enforcement Account all fees collected under this subsection 
        other than fees allocated under paragraph (4), to remain 
        available to the Secretary of Homeland Security until expended 
        to carry out functions assigned to U.S. Immigration and Customs 
        Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
            ``(6) Special naturalization provisions.--
                    ``(A) Residence requirements.--In the case of an 
                alien who obtains the status of an alien lawfully 
                admitted for permanent residence pursuant to this 
                subsection, the alien shall be naturalized upon 
                compliance with all the requirements of title III, 
                except the provisions of section 316(a)(1), within 2 
                years of being lawfully admitted for permanent 
                residence.
                    ``(B) Priority.--In processing applications for 
                naturalization under title III, the Secretary of 
                Homeland Security shall give priority to applications 
                filed by aliens who obtain the status of an alien 
                lawfully admitted for permanent residence pursuant to 
                this subsection.''.
    (b) Order of Consideration.--Section 203(e)(2) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(e)(2)) is amended by striking 
``diversity'' and inserting ``paying''.
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