,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bgej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #cj1  
#bjai,ms4 ,mc,sally 7for herself and    
,mr4 ,jones7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to amend the ,homeland ,security ,act  
of #bjjb to authorize the ,operation    
,stonegarden grant program1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,operation     
,stonegarden ,authorization ,act4  #b4  
,operation ,stonegarden  7a7 ,in general
 ,subtitle ,a of title ,,xx of the      
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq47 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3  #bjji4
 ,operation ,stonegarden  7a7           
,establishment ,there is established in 
the ,department a program1 which shall  
be known as ,operation ,stonegarden1    
under which the ,secretary1 acting      
through the ,administrator1 shall make  

grants to eligible law enforcement      
agencies to enhance border security in  
accordance with this section4  7b7      
,eligible recipients ,a law enforcement 
agency is eligible to receive a grant   
under this section if the agency-- 7#a7 
is located in--  7,a7 a ,state bordering
 ,canada or ,mexico2 or  7,b7 a ,state  
or territory with a maritime border2 and
  7#b7 is involved in an active1        
ongoing1 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border    
,protection operation coordinated       
through a ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol sector 
office4  7c7 ,permitted uses ,grant     
funds received under this section may be
 used by the grant recipient for-- 7#a7 
equipment1 including maintenance and    
sustainment costs2  7#b7 personnel1     
including overtime and backfill1 in     
support of enhanced border law          
enforcement activities2  7#c7 any       
activity permitted for ,operation       
,stonegarden under the ,department of   
,homeland ,security's most recent       
,homeland ,security ,grant ,program     

,notice of ,funding ,opportunity2 and   
7#d7 any other appropriate activity1 as 
determined by the ,administrator1 in    
consultation with the ,commissioner of  
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection4
  7d7 ,period of performance ,the       
,secretary shall award grants under this
 section to grant recipients for a      
period of not less than #cf months4  7e7
 ,report ,the ,administrator shall      
submit a report1 for each of the fiscal 
years #bjbj through #bjbd1 to the       
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate   
and the ,committee on ,homeland         
,security of the ,house of              
,representatives that contains          
information on the expenditure of grants
 made under this section by each grant  
recipient4  7f7 ,authorization of       
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated #aaj1jjj1jjj for each of
 the fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbd   
for grants under this section4  4  7b7  
,conforming amendment ,section #bjjb7;a7

 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of     
#bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #fjc7;a77 is amended
 to read as follows3  7a7 ,grants       
authorized ,the ,secretary1 through the 
,administrator1 may award grants under  
sections #bjjc1 #bjjd1 and #bjji to     
,state1 local1 and tribal governments1  
as appropriate4  4  7c7 ,clerical       
amendment ,the table of contents in     
section #a7;b7 of the ,homeland         
,security ,act of #bjjb is amended by   
inserting after the item relating to    
section #bjjh the following3  ,sec4     
#bjji4 ,operation ,stonegarden4  4