,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #b1        
#bjbc,mrs4 ,bice 7for herself1 ,mr4     
,crenshaw1 ,mr4 ,tony ,gonzales of      
,texas1 ,mr4 ,fallon1 and ,mr4 ,jackson 
of ,texas7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security1 and  
in addition to the ,committee on        
,appropriations1 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 direct the ,administrator
 of the ,federal ,emergency ,management 
,agency to establish a grant program to 
reimburse individuals for loss or damage
 to property near the southern border of
 the ,united ,states caused by an       
individual illegally crossing the       
border1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,securing ,american ,families from  

,exploitation at the ,border ,act or the
 ,,safe ,border ,act 4  #b4 ,definitions
 ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,impacted party    
,the term impacted party means an       
individual who-- 7,a7 owns real property
 within1 the border zone2 and  7,b7 has 
experienced property theft or property  
damage on the property1 as applicable1  
by an individual illegally crossing the 
,u4,s4-,mexico border4  7#b7 ,at-risk   
party ,the term at-risk party means an  
individual who-- 7,a7 owns property     
within the border zone that does not    
have a bollard-style border barrier that
 is adjacent to such property2 and  7,b7
 reasonably believes to be at risk of   
experiencing property theft or property 
damage on the property1 as applicable1  
by an individual illegally crossing the 
,u4,s4-,mexico border4  7#c7 ,border    
zone ,the term border zone means the    
area of the ,united ,states that is     
within #aj miles of the ,u4,s4-,mexico  
border4  #c4 ,southern ,border          
,landowner ,security ,grant ,program    

,the ,administrator of the ,federal     
,emergency ,management ,agency shall    
establish a grant program to be known as
 the ,southern ,border ,landowner       
,security ,grant ,program to provide    
grants to impacted parties to cover     
losses or damage to property and to     
at-risk parties to improve the security 
of certain property4  #d4 ,grants to    
impacted parties  7a7 ,in general ,the  
,administrator may provide grants under 
this ,act to an impacted party to cover 
loss or damages not otherwise covered by
 insurance to the impacted property if  
such party certifies1 to the            
satisfaction of the ,administrator1 that
 the property-- 7#a7 was located in the 
border zone at the time such loss or    
damage occurred2 and  7#b7 the loss or  
damage was caused by an individual      
illegally crossing the ,u4,s4-,mexico   
border4  7b7 ,application ,to be        
eligible for a grant under this section1
 an impacted party shall submit to the  
,administrator an application that      

includes documentation of the loss or   
damage and an estimate of the value of  
such loss or an estimate of the cost to 
repair such damage4  #e4 ,grants to     
at-risk parties  7a7 ,in general ,the   
,administrator may provide grants under 
this ,act to an at-risk party to improve
 the physical security of property      
located within the border zone if such  
party certifies1 to the satisfaction of 
the ,administrator1 that the party      
reasonably believes that the property of
 such party is at risk of loss or damage
 caused by an individual illegally      
crossing the ,u4,s4-,mexico border4  7b7
 ,report on use of funds ,not later than
 #bij days after an at-risk party       
receives funds under this section1 such 
party shall submit to the ,administrator
 documentation on how the party spends  
such funds4 ,any funds that remain      
unspent on the day on which such        
documentation is submitted shall be     
returned to the ,administrator for      
further provision under this section4   

#f4 ,funding  7a7 ,transfer of funds ,of
 the funds appropriated under the       
heading ,procurement1 ,construction1 and
 ,improvement for use by the ,u4,s4     
,customs and ,border ,patrol that are   
unobligated and unexpended as of the    
date of enactment of this ,act1         
#ge1jjj1jjj shall be transferred to the 
,administrator to provide grants under  
this ,act4  7b7 ,fiscal year limitation 
,of the funds transferred under         
subsection 7a71 the ,administrator may  
expend #be1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal   
years #bjbb through #bjbd4  7c7         
,limitation on grant amount ,an         
individual may not receive more than a  
total of #be1jjj under this section for 
fiscal years #bjbb through #bjbd4  #g4  
,regulations ,the ,administrator may    
issues such regulations as are necessary
 to carry out this ,act1 including--    
7#a7 requirements that applicants for   
funds under this ,act submit evidentiary
 documentation1 including property      
deeds1 police reports1 insurance        

coverage documentation1 and other       
documentation considered appropriate by 
the ,administrator2  7#b7 a review      
process conducted by the ,administrator 
or the inspector general of the ,agency 
to review applications annually for     
waste1 fraud1 and abuse2 and  7#c7 the  
applicable penalties for fraudulent     
claims or false statements4  #h4 ,sunset
 ,the authority to provide grants under 
this ,act shall cease on the last date  
of fiscal year #bjbf4 ,any funds that   
have not been obligated under this      
section before that date shall be       
transferred to the heading ,procurement1
 ,construction1 and ,improvement for use
 by the ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border     
,patrol4