,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #caja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #cj1 #bjbe,mr4 
,g>cia ( ,cali=nia 7= himself1 ,mrs4    
,torres ( ,cali=nia1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1    
,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,fro/1 ,mr4        
,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,p5nsylvania1   
,ms4 ,om>1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,mr4 ,goldman (
 ,new ,york1 & ,ms4 ,sal9as7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to au?orize ! ,attorney ,g5]al to      
provide grants to ,/ates1 units ( local 
gov]nm5t1 & organizations to support !  
recruitm5t1 tra9+1 & developm5t ( /aff &
 infra/ructure ne$$ to support ! due    
process rights ( individuals fac+       
deportation4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,secur+ ,help =         
,immigrants ?r\gh ,education & ,legal   
,developm5t ,act or ! ,,%ield ,act4  #b4
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7 ,s]vice 
area ,! t]m s]vice area means !         
jurisdiction or geographical area 9 :i* 
an entity c>ries out activities us+     

funds aw>d$ "u ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,/ate ,! 
t]m ,/ate means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 !
 ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( 
,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9    
,isl&s1 ,guam1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 & !     
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s4
  7#c7 ,unit ( local gov]nm5t ,! t]m    
unit ( local gov]nm5t has ! mean+ giv5  
su* t]m 9 section #ija7;a77#c7 ( !      
,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets
 ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4            
#ajbea7;a77#c774  7#d7 ,individual fac+ 
deportation ,! t]m individual fac+      
deportation means an individual 9 a     
proce$+ "u section #bab7;d77#e77;,a71   
#bce7;b77#a77;,b71 #bcf1 #bch1 #bdj1 or 
#bda ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality    
,act4  #c4 ,s5se ( ,congress on access  
to legal c\nsel ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress
 t-- 7#a7 unlike 9 ! crim9al legal      
sy/em1 !re is no "r to gov]nm5t-fund$   
legal repres5tation = p fac+ ! deva/at+ 
consequ5ces ( det5tion & deportation :o 
_c af=d a lawy]1 ev5 *ildr5 are n       
entitl$ to an attorney 9 ^! complex     

proce$+s2  7#b7 z a result1 mo/ p 9     
removal proce$+s1 includ+ an e/imat$ #hj
 p]c5t ( individuals held 9 immigration 
det5tion dur+ deportation cases initiat$
 9 ! pa/ #bj ye>s1 are unrepres5t$ & are
 =c$ to navigate ! complexities (       
immigration law aga9/ tra9$ gov]nm5t    
prosecutors alone2  7#c7 ! consequ5ces (
 det5tion or deportation are deva/at+1 &
 c include ! loss ( lib]ty1 ! d5ial (   
lawful immigration /atus or ,unit$      
,/ates citiz5%ip1 loss ( livelihood1    
sep>ation f & inability to support      
family1 & life-?reat5+ dang] 9 ! c\ntry 
( orig92  7#d7 legal repres5tation has  
be5 prov5 to significantly increase !   
likelihood ( someone be+ releas$ f      
det5tion on bond & e/abli%+ a "r to     
rema9 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#e7 /udies %[
 t deta9$ immigrants ) attorneys are    
#c4e times m likely to be grant$ bond & 
p 9 det5tion ) repres5tation are up to  
#aj4e times m likely to obta9 relief f  
deportation ?an ^? )\t repres5tation1   
controll+ = o!r factors2  7#f7 =        

nondeta9$ p1 #fj p]c5t ( individuals )  
lawy]s w9 _! cases comp>$ to #ag p]c5t (
 ^? )\t a lawy]2  7#g7 ! det5tion &     
deportation sy/em disproportionately    
impacts ,black immigrants & re9=ces     
sy/emic racism1 & ensur+ t immigrants h 
access to a lawy] r$uces ! h>ms ( !     
racial inequities 9 ! immigration sy/em2
  7#h7 s9ce #bjac1 local & ,/ate        
gov]nm5ts h l$ ! *>ge on provid+ public 
fund+ = deportation def5se = _! resid5ts
 fac+ deportation1 ) ov] #ee local &    
,/ate gov]nm5ts1 includ+ #aj ,/ates1    
fund+ ^! programs2  7#i7 ! success (    
local & ,/ate publicly fund$ deportation
 def5se programs demon/rate ! positive  
impact t publicly fund$ univ]sal        
repres5tation programs h on improv+     
individual outcomes1 keep+ families &   
communities toge!r1 & avoid+ ! result+  
social1 economic1 & public heal? co/s ( 
deportation2  7#aj7 :ile ^! local &     
,/ate programs h made a significant     
impact1 !y are insuffici5t to meet ! ne$
 = repres5tation & ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t   

mu/ act to address ! significant unmet  
ne$ = legal def5se 9 ! ,f$]al           
immigration sy/em by pass+ ! ,fairness  
to ,fre$om ,act ( #bjbc1 :i* e/abli%es a
 univ]sal "r to f$]ally fund$           
repres5tation = anyone fac+ deportation1
 reg>dless ( ! individual's ability to  
pay2  7#aa7 ! gr[? ( ^! local & ,/ate   
programs & ! result+ /aff+ recruitm5t   
*all5ges h also fur!r highlight$ ! acute
 ne$ to develop & gr[ a legal & social  
s]vices /aff+ & infra/ructure to address
 ! unmet repres5tational ne$s =         
immigrants fac+ deportation2  7#ab7     
infra/ructure mu/ be built to ma9ta9 a  
highly skill$ & su/a9able legal def5se  
work=ce equipp$ ) ! tools to implem5t   
high-quality1 indep5d5t legal           
repres5tation reg>dless ( ! individual's
 ability to pay1 prior contact ) !      
crim9al legal sy/em1 or ! nature or     
p]ceiv$ /r5g? ( _! legal def5se2 &      
7#ac7 9 its #bjbc ,report ,access to    
,ju/ice 9 ,f$]al ,adm9i/rative          
,proce$+s1 ! ,legal ,aid ,int]ag5cy     

,r\ndtable outl9es ! h>ms t unrepres5t$ 
individuals face 9 ,f$]al adm9i/rative  
proce$+s1 includ+ immigration c\rt1 & _!
 core /rategy ( increas+ repres5tation &
 assi/ance by lawy]s & nonlawy]s = p 9  
adm9i/rative proce$+s4  #d4 ,immigration
 legal s]vices /aff & infra/ructure     
developm5t program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,attorney ,g5]al1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director
 ( ! ,(fice ( ,access to ,ju/ice1 %all  
aw>d competitive work=ce developm5t &   
capacity build+ grants to eligible      
entities t are seek+ to exp& access to  
repres5tation = individuals fac+        
deportation by increas+ ! work=ce &     
/r5g!n+ ! legal s]vices infra/ructure   
ne$$ to provide su* repres5tation4  7b7 
,eligibility crit]ia ,an entity eligible
 to receive a grant "u ?is section is   
a--  7#a7 ,/ate or unit ( local gov]nm5t
 t has allocat$ public funds t[>ds !    
provision ( immigration-relat$ legal    
s]vices1 includ+ legal repres5tation1   
legal assi/ance1 community navigation1 &
 relat$ s]vices1 to individuals fac+    

deportation2  7#b7 a community-bas$     
organization1 nonpr(it organization1 or 
educational in/itution t provides or    
coord9ates immigration-relat$ legal     
s]vices to individuals fac+ deportation2
 or  7#c7 a community-bas$ organization1
 nonpr(it organization1 or educational  
in/itution t recruits1 tra9s1 or m5tors 
individuals :o provide or w provide     
immigration-relat$ legal s]vices to     
individuals fac+ deportation4  7c7      
,application ,an eligible entity seek+ a
 grant "u ?is section %all submit to !  
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,access to       
,ju/ice an application at su* "t1 9 su* 
mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !      
,director may reasonably require4  7d7  
,use ( funds ,funds aw>d$ "u ?is section
 %all be us$ to develop a work=ce scal$ 
to meet ! repres5tation ne$s ( all      
individuals fac+ deportation1 gr[ !     
immigration-relat$ legal s]vices        
infra/ructure1 & enhance long-t]m       
capacity to provide high-quality1       
holi/ic1 & l+ui/ically appropriate legal

 s]vices1 :i* may include-- 7#a7 work=ce
 recruitm5t & tra9+ programs1 su* z     
educational1 fell[%ip1 cl9ical1 job     
recruitm5t1 & job tra9+ s]vices aim$ at 
increas+ ! numb] ( lawy]s1 accr$it$     
repres5tatives1 social work]s1 &        
community navigators ent]+ ! immigration
 legal s]vices field2  7#b7 te*nical    
assi/ance s]vices1 su* z-- 7,a7         
sub/antive & te*nical skills-bas$ tra9+s
 to improve ! quality ( repres5tation   
provid$ to individuals fac+ deportation2
  7,b7 language tra9+ to ensure legal   
/aff are equipp$ to provide l+ui/ically 
appropriate s]vices2  7,c7 specializ$   
legal support to support repres5tation 9
 complex def5se cases1 includ+          
repres5tation 9 ,f$]al c\rt & ,/ate     
c\rt2 &  7,d7 lead]%ip developm5t1      
includ+ managem5t tra9+ & e/abli%+      
appropriate sup]visory sy/ems2  7#c7    
local or regional coord9ation s]vices to
 ensure a coord9at$ & effici5t deliv]y (
 legal s]vices to individuals fac+      
deportation2  7#d7 ret5tion improvem5t  

/rategies to ensure su/a9able gr[? ( !  
immigration-relat$ legal s]vices field1 
includ+ /rategies to address caseload   
managem5t1 burn\t1 & organizational     
sy/ems2  7#e7 recruit+ & reta9+ legal   
/aff f und]repres5t$ backgr\nds &       
promot+ div]sity )9 ! legal s]vices     
field2  7#f7 gr[+ legal s]vices         
infra/ructure & repres5tational capacity
 9 locations ) a significant unmet ne$ =
 legal repres5tation & ) significantly  
less immigration-relat$ legal s]vices   
capacity 9 _! s]vice area ?an national  
av]ages2 &  7#g7 physical1 adm9i/rative1
 & te*nological infra/ructure res\rces 9
 coord9ation ) a use ( funds describ$ 9 
p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#f74  7e7         
,contracts & subaw>ds ,a recipi5t ( a   
grant "u ?is section may1 = purposes    
au?oriz$ "u subsection 7d71 use all or a
 portion ( t grant to contract ) or make
 "o or m subaw>ds to "o or m-- 7#a7     
community-bas$ organization1 nonpr(it   
organization1 private organization1 or  
educational in/itution2 or  7#b7 units (

 local gov]nm5t4  7f7 ,conditions ,z a  
condition ( receiv+ a grant "u ?is      
section1 an eligible entity %all--  7#a7
 submit to ! ,attorney ,g5]al a         
c]tification t ! propos$ uses ( grant   
funds by ! entity-- 7,a7 are consi/5t ) 
?is section2 &  7,b7 meet ! crit]ia     
det]m9$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 9        
consultation ) ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( 
,access to ,ju/ice2 &  7#b7 n lat] ?an  
#ij days aft] ! end ( ea* fiscal ye> =  
:i* an entity receives grant funds "u   
?is section1 submit to ! ,director ( !  
,(fice ( ,access to ,ju/ice a report t  
describes--  7,a7 ! types ( s]vices be+ 
provid$ "u ! grant2  7,b7 ! s]vice area2
  7,c7 ! numb] ( individuals recruit$ or
 reta9$ ?r\gh s]vices fund$ "u ! grant2 
7,d7 ! impact t /aff+ recruitm5t &      
ret5tion has _h on organizational       
capacity to repres5t m individuals )9 ! 
s]vice area2  7,e7 ! actual exp5ditures 
made 9 connection ) ! grant1 includ+    
p]sonnel & /aff+ /ructure & indirect    
co/s2  7,f7 ! outcomes ( s]vices2 &     

7,g7 a description ( ! cont9u+ unmet    
repres5tation ne$s ( individuals fac+   
deportation 9 ! s]vice area &           
recomm5dations ( supports & res\rces    
ne$$ to meet !m4  7g7 ,grant t]m ,! t]m 
( a grant "u ?is section %all be #d     
ye>s1 & su* grant may be r5ew$4  7h7    
,supplem5t ( ,non-,f$]al ,funds ,any    
,f$]al funds receiv$ "u ?is section %all
 be us$ to supplem5t1 n supplant1 ,f$]al
 or non-,f$]al funds t w\ld o!rwise be  
available = activities fund$ "u ?is     
section4  #e4 ,au?ority & duties ( !    
adm9i/]+ ag5cy  7a7 ,duties ( !         
,director ,! ,director ( ! ,(fice (     
,access to ,ju/ice may promulgate su*   
rules1 policies1 & proc$ures z may be   
necess>y & appropriate to c>ry out !    
grant program "u ?is ,act1 includ+ !    
foll[+3  7#a7 ,e/abli%+ competitive     
grantmak+ proc$ures to id5tify grant    
recipi5ts4  7#b7 ,t>get+ grants 9 a     
mann] t be/ accompli%es ! foll[+        
objectives & priorities3  7,a7 ,advanc+ 
a legal s]vices work=ce tra9$ & equipp$ 

to implem5t an indep5d5t legal def5se = 
individuals fac+ deportation t ensures  
high-quality1 indep5d5t legal           
repres5tation1 reg>dless ( ability to   
pay1 prior contact ) ! crim9al legal    
sy/em1 or ! nature or p]ceiv$ /r5g? ( _!
 legal def5se4  7,b7 ,a national legal  
s]vices infra/ructure scal$ to meet !   
repres5tation ne$s ( all individuals    
fac+ deportation4  7,c7 ,long-t]m gr[? (
 organizational or programmatic capacity
 to provide high-quality1 holi/ic1 &    
l+ui/ically appropriate legal s]vices to
 individuals fac+ deportation4  7,d7    
,provid+ support to ,/ate & local       
gov]nm5ts t h tak5 lead]%ip & develop$  
exp]tise 9 provid+ public fund+ = !     
legal def5se ( individuals fac+         
deportation4  7,e7 ,address+ ! crisis ( 
lack ( repres5tation 9 p>ts ( ! c\ntry  
:]e su* publicly fund$ programs h n be5 
e/abli%$4  7b7 ,indep5d5t implem5tation 
,except z o!rwise provid$ 9 ?is ,act1 ! 
,attorney ,g5]al1 act+ ?r\gh !          
,director1 %all ex]cise ! au?ority "u   

?is ,act 9 an indep5d5t mann] 9 ord] to 
advance ! prim>y objective ( increas+   
access to repres5tation = individuals   
fac+ deportation1 & )\t reg>d to o!r    
priorities ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t relat$  
to immigration en=cem5t4  #f4 ,reports &
 acc\ntability  7a7 ,reports &          
evaluations ,= ea* fiscal ye>1 ea*      
grantee "u ?is section dur+ t fiscal ye>
 %all submit to ! ,attorney ,g5]al a    
report on ! effectiv5ess ( activities   
c>ri$ out us+ su* grant4 ,ea* report    
%all include an evaluation 9 su* =m &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,attorney     
,g5]al may reasonably require4 ,!       
,attorney ,g5]al %all specify ! dates on
 :i* su* reports %all be submitt$4  7b7 
,acc\ntability ,grants aw>d$ "u ?is ,act
 %all be subject to ! foll[+            
acc\ntability provisions3  7#a7  ,audit 
requirem5t  7,a7  ,def9ition  ,9 ?is    
p>agraph1 ! t]m unresolv$ audit f9d+    
means a f9d+ 9 ! f9al audit report ( !  
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,ju/ice "u subp>agraph 7,c7 t ! audit$  

grantee has us$ grant funds = an        
unau?oriz$ exp5diture or o!rwise        
unall[able co/ t is n clos$ or resolv$  
)9 #a ye> aft] ! date on :i* #a f9al    
audit report is issu$4  7,b7  ,audits   
,beg9n+ 9 ! fir/ fiscal ye> beg9n+ aft] 
,decemb] #ac1 #bjaf1 & 9 ea* fiscal ye> 
!reaft]1 ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice %all conduct audits 
( grantees "u ?is section to prev5t     
wa/e1 fraud1 & abuse ( funds by         
grantees4 ,! ,inspector ,g5]al %all     
det]m9e ! appropriate numb] ( grantees  
to be audit$ ea* ye>4  7,c7  ,f9al audit
 report  ,! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice %all submit to !    
,attorney ,g5]al a f9al report on ea*   
audit conduct$ "u subp>agraph 7,b74     
7,d7  ,te*nical assi/ance  ,a recipi5t (
 a grant "u ?is section t is f\nd to h  
an unresolv$ audit f9d+ %all be eligible
 to receive prompt1 individualiz$       
te*nical assi/ance to resolve ! audit   
f9d+ & to prev5t future f9d+s1 = a p]iod
 n to exce$ ! foll[+ #b fiscal ye>s4    

7,e7  ,priority  ,9 mak+ grants "u ?is  
section1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all give   
priority to applicants t did n h an     
unresolv$ audit f9d+ dur+ ! #c fiscal   
ye>s be=e submitt+ an application = a   
grant "u ?is section4  7#b7  ,nonpr(it  
ag5cy requirem5ts  7,a7  ,def9ition  ,= 
purposes ( ?is p>agraph & ! grant       
program "u ?is section1 ! t]m nonpr(it  
ag5cy means an organization t is        
describ$ 9 section #eja7;c77#c7 ( !     
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf & is     
exempt f taxation "u section #eja7;a7 ( 
! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf4  7,b7 
,prohibition  ,! ,attorney ,g5]al may n 
aw>d a grant "u ?is section to a        
nonpr(it ag5cy t holds money 9 an (f%ore
 acc\nt = ! purpose ( avoid+ pay+ ! tax 
describ$ 9 section #eaa7;a7 ( ! ,int]nal
 ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf4  7,c7           
,disclosure  ,ea* nonpr(it ag5cy t is   
aw>d$ a grant "u ?is section & uses !   
proc$ures prescrib$ 9 regulations to    
create a rebuttable presumption (       
reasonabl5ess = ! comp5sation ( its     

(fic]s1 directors1 tru/ees1 & key       
employees1 %all disclose to ! ,attorney 
,g5]al1 9 ! application = ! grant1 !    
process = det]m9+ su* comp5sation1      
includ+ ! indep5d5t p]sons involv$ 9    
review+ & approv+ su* comp5sation1 !    
comp>ability data us$1 & contemporane\s 
sub/antiation ( ! delib]ation &         
decision4 ,^u reque/1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al
 %all make ! in=mation disclos$ "u ?is  
subp>agraph available = public          
inspection4  7#c7  ,conf]5ce exp5ditures
  7,a7  ,limitation  ,n m ?an #ajj1jjj (
 ! am\nts made available to ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,ju/ice to c>ry out ?is section may be
 us$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 or by any   
individual or entity aw>d$ a grant "u   
?is section to ho/1 or make any         
exp5ditures relat+ to1 a conf]5ce unless
 ! ,deputy ,attorney ,g5]al provides    
prior writt5 au?orization t ! funds may 
be exp5d$ to ho/ ! conf]5ce or make su* 
exp5diture4  7,b7  ,writt5 approval     
,writt5 approval "u subp>agraph 7,a7    
%all include a writt5 e/imate ( all co/s

 associat$ ) ! conf]5ce1 includ+ ! co/ (
 all food1 bev]ages1 audio-visual       
equipm5t1 honor>ia = speak]s1 &         
ent]ta9m5t4  7,c7  ,report  ,! ,deputy  
,attorney ,g5]al %all submit an annual  
report to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( 
! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives on all       
conf]5ce exp5ditures approv$ "u ?is     
p>agraph4  7#d7  ,annual c]tification   
,beg9n+ 9 ! fir/ fiscal ye> beg9n+ aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,attorney ,g5]al %all submit to !       
,committee on ! ,judici>y & ! ,committee
 on ,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate & !      
,committee on ! ,judici>y & ! ,committee
 on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives an annual c]tification  
indicat+ :e!r all f9al audit reports    
issu$ by ! ,(fice ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al 
"u p>agraph 7#a7 h be5 complet$ &       
review$ by ! appropriate ,assi/ant      
,attorney ,g5]al or ,director4  #g4     
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  

?is ,act #ajj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal    
ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjbg4