,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjgg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #be1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,cline 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,carter of   
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,harris of ,north        
,carolina1 ,mr4 ,mc,guire1 ,mr4         
,grothman1 ,mr4 ,griffith1 ,mrs4        
,kiggans of ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,moore of   
,alabama1 ,mr4 ,cloud1 and ,mr4 ,biggs  
of ,arizona7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend section #bhg7;g7 of the       
,immigration and ,nationality ,act to   
make the entering into of memorandums of
 agreement with ,u4,s4 ,immigration and 
,customs ,enforcement a condition of    
eligibility for the ,community ,oriented
 ,policing ,services 7,,cops7 grant     
program4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the #bhg7;g7            
,cooperation ,act of #bjbf4  #b4        
,participation in #bhg7;g7 program      
,section #bhg7;g7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     

#aceg7;g77 is amended--  7#a7 by        
redesignating paragraphs 7#aj7 and 7#aa7
 as paragraphs 7#aa7 and 7#ab71         
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#i7 the following3     
7#aj7  7,a7 ,any ,state or political    
subdivision of a ,state that maintains a
 law enforcement agency that1 not later 
than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of the #bhg7;g7 ,cooperation  
,act of #bjbf1 has not entered into a   
written memorandum of agreement with the
 ,secretary of ,homeland ,security under
 this subsection is ineligible to apply 
for or receive any grant under the      
#8,community ,oriented ,policing        
,services' program or any successor     
program administered by the ,department 
of ,justice4  7,b7 ,the ,attorney       
,general shall consult with the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security to    
establish procedures for determining    
whether an agency has entered into such 
a memorandum of agreement before        
approving the award of any grant under  

the ,community ,oriented ,policing      
,services program4  4  #c4 ,effective   
date ,this ,act and the amendments made 
by this ,act shall take effect on the   
date of enactment and shall apply to all
 grant applications submitted under the 
,community ,oriented ,policing ,services
 program for fiscal year #bjbg and each 
fiscal year thereafter4