This measure creates a new federal fund to build and maintain physical barriers along the U.S.–Mexico border. Money for the fund would come from leftover COVID-19 aid that states and local governments have not yet committed. Those uncommitted dollars must be moved into the new fund right away, and the Department of Homeland Security would use the money for border barriers and upkeep .

Key points:

• Who is affected: The Department of Homeland Security, states and local governments with unspent COVID-19 recovery funds, and communities along the southern border.
• What changes: A Southern Border Wall Construction Fund is created; all uncommitted Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds are transferred into it; the money must be used to build and maintain border barriers .
• When: Upon enactment, the transfer of any uncommitted COVID-19 recovery funds happens immediately.