,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gdhg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bi1       
#bjbd,ms4 ,caraveo 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,finstad7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in    
addition to the ,committees on ,homeland
 ,security1 and ,oversight and          
,accountability1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to statutorily establish    
,operation ,stonegarden1 through which  
eligible law enforcement agencies shall 
be awarded grants for border security   
enhancement4  #a4 ,short titles ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,assisting     
,narcotics and ,trafficking officers in 
,interdicting ,drugs ,act or the        
,,anti-,drugs ,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  #bjaj4          
,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 award 
grants to eligible law enforcement      
agencies1 through the ,state            
administrative agency1 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 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 #c years4  7e7  
,report ,for each of the fiscal years   
#bjbd through #bjbh1 the ,administrator 
shall submit a report to the ,committee 
on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental
 ,affairs of the ,senate and the        
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the

 ,house of ,representatives containing  
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 #bjbd through #bjbh   
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 #bjji1 and #bjaj 
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 #bjji the following3
  ,sec4 #bjaj4 ,operation ,stonegarden4 
4  #c4 ,reauthorization of the ,high    
,intensity ,drug ,trafficking ,areas    

,program ,section #gjg7p7 of the ,office
 of ,national ,drug ,control ,policy    
,reauthorization ,act of #aiih 7#ba     
,u4,s4,c4 #agjf7p77 is amended to read  
as follows3  7p7 ,authorization of      
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to the ,office of       
,national ,drug ,control ,policy        
#djj1jjj1jjj for each of the fiscal     
years #bjbd through #bjbh to carry out  
this section4  4  #d4 ,,cops ,grant     
,program ,section #agja of the ,omnibus 
,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act 
of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcha7 is      
amended-- 7#a7 by striking subsection   
7m7 and inserting the following3  7m7   
,report ,not later than #fj days after  
the date of the enactment of the        
,,anti-,drugs ,act1 the ,attorney       
,general shall submit a report to       
,congress that includes a description of
 efforts made by the ,office of         
,community ,oriented ,policing          
,services-- 7#a7 to improve and         
streamline the grant application and    

solicitation process under this section 
to increase applications for grants it  
administers from eligible local         
governments1 including-- 7,a7 local     
governments in rural areas2 and  7,b7   
law enforcement agencies with fewer than
 #bjj sworn officers2  7#b7 to address  
barriers in the grant application and   
solicitation process that prevent       
eligible governments in rural and       
underserved areas from utilizing the    
,,cops ,hiring ,program and other grants
 it administers2 and  7#c7 to conduct   
additional outreach and provide         
technical assistance to eligible local  
governments in rural and underserved    
areas to increase utilization of grants 
it administers4  2 and  7#b7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7o7          
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,office of ,community ,oriented         
,policing ,services to carry out this   
part #ffe1jjj1jjj for each of the fiscal
 years #bjbd through #bjbh4  4