[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3130 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3130
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Operation
Stonegarden grant program, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 12, 2021
Mr. Guest (for himself, Mr. Babin, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Garbarino, Mr.
Gimenez, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Meijer, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, and Miss Gonzalez-
Colon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Homeland Security
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A BILL
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Operation
Stonegarden grant program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Operation Stonegarden Authorization
Act''.
SEC. 2. OPERATION STONEGARDEN.
(a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XX of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 2010. OPERATION STONEGARDEN.
``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department a
program to be known as `Operation Stonegarden', under which the
Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall make grants to
eligible law enforcement agencies, through the State administrative
agency, to enhance border security in accordance with this section.
``(b) Eligible Recipients.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
this section, a law enforcement agency--
``(1) shall be located in--
``(A) a State bordering Canada or Mexico; or
``(B) a State or territory with a maritime border;
and
``(2) shall be involved in an active, ongoing, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection operation coordinated through a U.S.
Border Patrol sector office.
``(c) Permitted Uses.--The recipient of a grant under this section
may use such grant for--
``(1) equipment, including maintenance and sustainment
costs;
``(2) personnel, including overtime and backfill, in
support of enhanced border law enforcement activities;
``(3) any activity permitted for Operation Stonegarden
under the Department of Homeland Security's most recent
Homeland Security Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity;
or
``(4) any other appropriate activity, as determined by the
Administrator, in consultation with the Commissioner of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection.
``(d) Period of Performance.--The Secretary shall award grants
under this section to grant recipients for a period of not less than 36
months.
``(e) Report.--For each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2026, the
Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland
Security of the House of Representatives a report that contains
information on the expenditure of grants made under this section by
each grant recipient.
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $110,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2022 through
2026 for grants under this section.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (a) of section 2002 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 603) is amended to read as
follows:
``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary, through the Administrator,
may award grants under sections 2003, 2004, 2009, and 2010 to State,
local, and Tribal governments, as appropriate.''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 2009 the following new item:
``Sec. 2010. Operation Stonegarden.''.
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