,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #d1       
#bjba,mr4 ,heinrich 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,cornyn1 and ,mr4 ,lujn7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,banking1
 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs  ,a      
,,bill  ,to provide funding for         
humanitarian relief at the southern     
border of the ,united ,states4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,southern ,border ,communities      
,reimbursement ,act of #bjba4  #b4      
,funding for humanitarian relief at the 
border  7a7 ,authorization of           
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated for the emergency food  
and shelter program under title ,,iii of
 the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless        
,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacca  
et seq471 for use only under subsection 
7b7 of this section1 #cj1jjj1jjj for    
each of fiscal years #bjba1 #bjbb1 and  
#bjbc4  7b7 ,use  7#a7 ,eligible costs  

,amounts made available under subsection
 7a7 may be used only to reimburse costs
 related to providing humanitarian      
relief to aliens1 including the cost of 
emergency preparedness activities4  7#b7
 ,disbursement deadline ,notwithstanding
 sections #cae and #caf7;b7 of the      
,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacde1 #aacdf7;b771
 the ,emergency ,food and ,shelter      
,program ,national ,board shall begin   
disbursing the amounts made available   
under subsection 7a7 of this section not
 later than #fj days after the date on  
which the amounts become available4     
7#c7 ,distribution ,of the amounts made 
available for a fiscal year under       
subsection 7a71 the ,emergency ,food and
 ,shelter ,program ,national ,board     
shall distribute-- 7,a7 #be1jjj1jjj to  
jurisdictions or local recipient        
organizations serving communities in the
 ,states of ,arizona1 ,california1 ,new 
,mexico1 and ,texas2 and  7,b7          
#e1jjj1jjj to jurisdictions or local    

recipient organizations serving         
communities in ,states not located along
 the international border between the   
,united ,states and ,mexico4  7#d7      
,eligible period ,amounts made available
 under subsection 7a7 may be used to    
reimburse jurisdictions or local        
recipient organizations described in    
paragraph 7#c7 of this subsection only  
for costs incurred on or after ,october 
#a1 #bjbj4