Pub. L. 115-31, div. J, tit. VII (as amended)

7081.(a)8 U.S.C. 1715Separate Fund.—There is established in the Treasury a separate fund to be known as the Consular and Border Security Programs account into which the following fees shall be deposited for the purposes of the consular and border security programs.(b)Machine-readable Visa Fee.—Section 103(d) of Public Law 107-173 (8 U.S.C. 1713) is amended by striking credited as an offsetting collection to any appropriation for the Department of State and inserting deposited in the Consular and Border Security Programs account.(c)Passport and Immigrant Visa Security Surcharges.—The fourth paragraph under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs in title IV of division B of Public Law 108-447 (8 U.S.C. 1714) is amended by striking credited to this account and inserting deposited in the Consular and Border Security Programs account.(d)Diversity Immigrant Lottery Fee.—Section 636 of title VI, division C of Public Law 104-208 (8 U.S.C. 1153 note) is amended by striking as an offsetting collection to any Department of State appropriation and inserting in the Consular and Border Security Programs account.(e)Affidavit of Support Fee.—Section 232(c) of title II of division A of H.R. 3427 (106th Congress) (incorporated by reference by section 1000(a)(7) of division B of Public Law 106-113, as amended (8 U.S.C. 1183a note), is further amended by striking as an offsetting collection to any Department of State appropriation and inserting in the Consular and Border Security Programs account.(f)Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative Surcharge.—Subsection (b)(1) of section 1 of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(1)) is amended by striking as an offsetting collection to the appropriate Department of State appropriation and inserting in the Consular and Border Security Programs account.(g)Expedited Passport Fee.—The first proviso under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs in title V of Public Law 103-317 (22 U.S.C. 214 note) is amended by inserting or in the Consular and Border Security Programs account after offsetting collection.(h)Transfer of Funds.—(1)The unobligated balances of amounts available from fees referenced under this section may be transferred to the Consular and Border Security Programs account.(2)Funds deposited in or transferred to the Consular and Border Security Programs account may be transferred between funds appropriated under the heading Administration of Foreign Affairs.(3)The transfer authorities in this section shall be in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of State.(i)Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect no later than October 1, 2018, and shall be implemented in a manner that ensures the fees collected, transferred, and used in fiscal year 2019 can be readily tracked.