1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Borderland Takings Defense Fund Act . 2. Defense fund for private landowners (a) In general Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 890B. Defense fund for private landowners (a) Establishment (1) In general The Secretary shall establish a fund to assist eligible property owners whose property the Federal Government seeks to condemn or acquire for the purpose of constructing or installing additional physical barriers or roads between ports of entry along the land border with Mexico. (2) Administration (A) Appointment The Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department shall appoint an individual to serve as the administrator of the fund established pursuant to paragraph (1). (B) Qualifications The individual appointed under subparagraph (A) to serve as the administrator of the fund shall be an individual who— (i) has at least three years of relevant experience in pro bono legal assistance; and (ii) to the maximum extent practicable, has a demonstrated record of advocacy on behalf of litigants in actions brought by or against the Federal Government. (b) Prohibition Notwithstanding section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1103 note), the Secretary may not take such actions, such as the removal of obstacles, to construct or install additional physical barriers or roads between ports of entry along the land border with Mexico until— (1) the fund described in subsection (a) is established and made available to eligible property described in such subsection