,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bde  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #i1         
#bjbe,ms4 ,foxx 7for herself1 ,mr4      
,sessions1 ,mr4 ,moolenaar1 ,mr4 ,green 
of ,tennessee1 and ,mr4 ,mc,caul7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,government ,reform  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require any applicant for a 
,federal grant to submit a certification
 that such applicant is not in violation
 of section #bgd7;a7 of the ,immigration
 and ,nationality ,act1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,grant ,integrity   
and ,border ,security ,act4  #b4        
,federal grant requirement related to   
the bringing in and harboring of certain
 aliens  7a7 ,requirement ,the head of  
each agency shall require that any      
applicant for a ,federal grant submit a 
certification that such applicant has   
not violated in the previous #aj years1 
is not in violation of1 and will not    

violate during the term of the grant    
section #bgd7;a7 of the ,immigration and
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#acbd7;a774  7b7 ,authority ,to withhold
 funds ,the head of the relevant agency 
shall withhold any funds from a grantee 
determined by the head of an agency to  
be in violation of this section for a   
,federal grant4 ,such determination may 
be made based on the following3 7#a7    
,any information provided by the        
,secretary of ,homeland ,security and   
the ,director to the head of the agency4
  7#b7 ,any employee or former employee 
of the recipient of a ,federal grant who
 is convicted of or admits to having    
committed a violation of section        
#bgd7;a7 of the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#acbd7;a77 while performing official    
duties for that grantee4  7#c7 ,any     
other credible information received by  
the head of the agency4  7c7            
,information on conviction ,not later   
than #ij days after the date of         

conviction1 admission to a violation1 or
 completion of an investigation under   
section #bgd7;a7 of the ,immigration and
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#acbd7;a771 the ,attorney ,general shall
 submit to the ,director information    
relating to any individual who was      
convicted or admitted to a violation    
under such section1 or regarding whom   
the ,attorney ,general otherwise        
believes there to be a reasonable basis 
to conclude that a violation of such    
section occurred4  7d7 ,definitions ,in 
this section3 7#a7 ,agency ,the term    
agency has the meaning given that term  
in section #eea of title #e1 ,united    
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,director ,the term
 ,director means the ,director of the   
,office of ,management and ,budget4     
7#c7 ,federal grant ,the term ,federal  
grant has the meaning given the term    
,federal award in section #fdja of title
 #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4