8 USC 1716 - State Border Security Reinforcement Fund

U.S Code last checked for updates: Aug 20, 2025

§ 1716.

State Border Security Reinforcement Fund

(1)

Establishment

(2)

Purposes

The Secretary of Homeland Security shall use amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the Fund for grants to eligible States and units of local government for any of the following purposes:

(A)

Construction or installation of a border wall, border fencing or other barrier, or buoys along the southern border of the United States, which may include planning, procurement of materials, and personnel costs related to such construction or installation.

(B)

Any work necessary to prepare the ground at or near land borders to allow construction and maintenance of a border wall or other barrier fencing.

(C)

Detection and interdiction of illicit substances and aliens who have unlawfully entered the United States and have committed a crime under Federal, State, or local law, and transfer or referral of such aliens to the Department of Homeland Security as provided by law.

(D)

Relocation of aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States from small population centers to other domestic locations.

(3)

Appropriation

(4)

Eligibility

(5)

Application

(6)

Terms and conditions

(Pub. L. 119–21, title IX, § 90005(b), July 4, 2025, 139 Stat. 360.)

cite as: 8 USC 1716