,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #babh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ad1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,jackson of ,texas 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,de ,la ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,crenshaw1 ,mr4     
,luttrell1 ,mr4 ,ellzey1 ,mr4 ,pfluger1 
,mr4 ,gooden1 ,mr4 ,babin1 ,mr4 ,gill of
 ,texas1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 and ,mr4       
,gosar7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,homeland ,security  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,homeland      
,security to make grants to certain     
border communities for the purpose of   
reimbursing such communities for        
expenses related to security measures   
along the ,united ,states land border   
with ,mexico1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,reimbursing ,border            
,communities ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,border
 community reimbursement grant program  
7a7 ,in general ,subject to the         
availability of appropriations1 the     
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 

make grants to certain border           
communities for the purpose of          
reimbursing such communities for        
expenses related to security measures   
along the ,united ,states land border   
with ,mexico1 including additional wages
 for local law enforcement providing    
security for such border4  7b7          
,eligibility ,to be eligible for a grant
 under this section1 a border           
community-- 7#a7 shall be a unit of     
local government located in the ,united 
,states within #bjj miles of the land   
border with ,mexico2  7#b7 shall submit 
to the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security
 an application in such form1 at such   
time1 and containing such information as
 the ,secretary determines appropriate2 
and  7#c7 may not be a sanctuary        
jurisdiction4  7c7 ,grant amount ,a     
grant made under subsection 7a7 may not 
exceed #ejj1jjj for each fiscal year4   
7d7 ,limitation on use of funds ,any    
grant awarded under this section may not
 be used to reimburse nonprofit         

organizations1 to fund legal            
representation1 or to provide           
educational1 housing1 food1 or          
healthcare resources to an alien4  7e7  
,report ,not later than one year after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act  
and annually thereafter through #bjce1  
the ,secretary1 acting through the      
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection1 shall submit to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security of   
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate a 
report that includes-- 7#a7 information 
relating to the-- 7,a7 use of each grant
 made under subsection 7a72 and  7,b7   
implementation of this section2 and     
7#b7 any recommendations of the         
,secretary for improving the            
implementation of this section1         
including with respect to the amount of 
funding provided to each recipient of a 
grant under this section4  7f7          
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the

 term sanctuary jurisdiction means a    
,state or unit of local government      
that-- 7,a7 violates section #fdb of the
 ,illegal ,immigration ,reform and      
,immigrant ,responsibility ,act of #aiif
 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acgc72  7,b7 restricts  
compliance with a detainer issued by the
 ,secretary of ,homeland ,security 7or  
the ,secretary's designee72 or  7,c7 has
 any law or policy in effect that       
violates the immigration laws4  7#b7    
,the term alien has the meaning given   
such term in section #aja of the        
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja74  7g7 ,authorization of
 appropriations ,there is authorized to 
be appropriated #be1jjj1jjj for each of 
fiscal years #bjbf through #bjcf to     
carry out this section4