Operation Stonegarden Authorization Act

I 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. 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 GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 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 Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Operation Stonegarden 4 Authorization Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. OPERATION STONEGARDEN. 6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XX of the 7 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) 8 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jun 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3130.IH H3130 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3130 IH ‘‘SEC. 2010. OPERATION STONEGARDEN. 1 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 2 Department a program to be known as ‘Operation 3 Stonegarden’, under which the Secretary, acting through 4 the Administrator, shall make grants to eligible law en- 5 forcement agencies, through the State administrative 6 agency, to enhance border security in accordance with this 7 section. 8 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—To be eligible to re- 9 ceive a grant under this section, a law enforcement agen- 10 cy— 11 ‘‘(1) shall be located in— 12 ‘‘(A) a State bordering Canada or Mexico; 13 or 14 ‘‘(B) a State or territory with a maritime 15 border; and 16 ‘‘(2) shall be involved in an active, ongoing, 17 U.S. Customs and Border Protection operation co- 18 ordinated through a U.S. Border Patrol sector of- 19 fice. 20 ‘‘(c) PERMITTED USES.—The recipient of a grant 21 under this section may use such grant for— 22 ‘‘(1) equipment, including maintenance and 23 sustainment costs; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jun 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3130.IH H3130 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 3130 IH ‘‘(2) personnel, including overtime and backfill, 1 in support of enhanced border law enforcement ac- 2 tivities; 3 ‘‘(3) any activity permitted for Operation 4 Stonegarden under the Department of Homeland 5 Security’s most recent Homeland Security Grant 6 Program Notice of Funding Opportunity; or 7 ‘‘(4) any other appropriate activity, as deter- 8 mined by the Administrator, in consultation with the 9 Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protec- 10 tion. 11 ‘‘(d) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE.—The Secretary 12 shall award grants under this section to grant recipients 13 for a period of not less than 36 months. 14 ‘‘(e) REPORT.—For each of the fiscal years 2022 15 through 2026, the Administrator shall submit to the Com- 16 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 17 of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security 18 of the House of Representatives a report that contains in- 19 formation on the expenditure of grants made under this 20 section by each grant recipient. 21 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 22 is authorized to be appropriated $110,000,000 for each 23 of the fiscal years 2022 through 2026 for grants under 24 this section.’’. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jun 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3130.IH H3130 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 3130 IH (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (a) of 1 section 2002 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 2 U.S.C. 603) is amended to read as follows: 3 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary, through 4 the Administrator, may award grants under sections 2003, 5 2004, 2009, and 2010 to State, local, and Tribal govern- 6 ments, as appropriate.’’. 7 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 8 in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 9 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 10 2009 the following new item: 11 ‘‘Sec. 2010. Operation Stonegarden.’’. Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jun 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3130.IH H3130 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS