Title: BE SAFE Act
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Border Enforcement, Security, And Funding Enhancement Act or the BE SAFE Act
This bill requires each alien granted lawful permanent residence to pay a $2,500 fee before receiving a Permanent Resident Card (commonly referred to as the "Green Card"), in addition to any other required fees. The collected funds shall go into the newly established Border Security Enhancement Fund, and may be used to enforce immigration laws and improve immigration-related processes, including (1) constructing border barriers, (2) carrying out enforcement and removal operations, (3) improving infrastructure at border crossings, and (4) verifying the status of student visa holders.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 643 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 643

To require all new legal permanent residents to pay an additional fee, 
    which shall be used for improving immigration and enhancing the 
                 security of the United States border.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 4, 2019

   Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To require all new legal permanent residents to pay an additional fee, 
    which shall be used for improving immigration and enhancing the 
                 security of the United States border.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Border Enforcement, Security, And 
Funding Enhancement Act'' or the ``BE SAFE Act''.

SEC. 2. IMMIGRATION IMPROVEMENTS AND BORDER SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS.

    (a) Fee Authorized.--Beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, each alien granted lawful permanent residence in the United 
States, before the alien is issued a Permanent Resident Card (commonly 
referred to as the ``Green Card''), shall remit to U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services, in addition to any fees otherwise required, a fee 
in an amount equal to $2,500.
    (b) Border Security Enhancement Fund.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is established in the general 
        fund of the Treasury a separate account, which shall be known 
        as the Border Security Enhancement Fund (referred to in this 
        subsection as the ``Fund'').
            (2) Deposits.--All fees remitted to U.S. Citizenship and 
        Immigration Services pursuant to subsection (a) shall be 
        deposited into the Fund.
            (3) Use of funds.--The President may use amounts from the 
        Fund to facilitate the enforcement of the immigration laws of 
        the United States and to improve immigration-related 
        governmental processes, including by--
                    (A) constructing border barriers, border fencing, 
                or a border wall along the United States border;
                    (B) carrying out enforcement, detention, and 
                removal operations for priority removable aliens;
                    (C) disrupting illegal cross border trafficking 
                activity, including human trafficking and the movement 
                of opioids and other narcotics;
                    (D) improving facilities and trade and travel 
                infrastructure at ports of entry and border crossings;
                    (E) reducing visa overstays;
                    (F) verifying the status of all alien students in 
                the United States who have been issued student visas;
                    (G) regularly assessing individuals who have been 
                granted asylum or have been admitted as refugees for 
                indications of terrorism;
                    (H) expanding trusted traveler programs;
                    (I) reducing the immigration court backlog; and
                    (J) deploying a complete biometric entry-exit 
                control system in accordance with section 110 of the 
                Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 
                Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104-208; 8 U.S.C. 
                1221 note).
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