,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agij  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ae1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,mr4 
,cruz7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
establish the ,state ,border ,security  
,reinforcement ,fund and the ,state     
,criminal ,alien ,prosecution and       
,detention ,fund1 to make appropriations
 to each of these funds1 and to         
authorize the use of such amounts for   
grants to eligible ,states1 ,state      
agencies1 and units of local government 
for specified purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,state ,border ,security ,assistance    
,act4  #b4 ,state ,border ,security     
,reinforcement ,fund  7a7 ,establishment
 of fund ,there is established1 in the  
,department of ,homeland ,security1 a   
fund1 which shall be known as the ,state
 ,border ,security ,reinforcement ,fund 

7referred to in this section as the     
,fund74 ,the ,secretary of ,homeland    
,security shall use amounts appropriated
 or otherwise made available for the    
,fund for grants to eligible ,states1   
,state agencies1 including ,national    
,guard units1 and units of local        
government for any of the following     
purposes3 7#a7 ,construction or         
installation of a border wall1 border   
fencing1 or other barriers or buoys     
along the southern border of the ,united
 ,states1 which may include planning1   
procurement of materials1 and personnel 
costs related to such construction4     
7#b7 ,any work necessary to prepare the 
ground at or near the ,united ,states   
border to allow construction or         
maintenance of a border wall or other   
barrier fencing or effective            
surveillance4  7#c7                     
,information-gathering and surveillance 
to detect and interdict the unlawful    
entry of persons or contraband across   
the ,united ,states border4  7#d7       

,relocation of aliens who are unlawfully
 present in the ,united ,states from    
small population centers4  7b7          
,appropriation ,in addition to amounts  
otherwise available for the purposes    
described in paragraphs 7#a7 through    
7#d7 of subsection 7a71 there is        
appropriated in fiscal year #bjbe1 out  
of any money in the ,treasury not       
otherwise appropriated1 to the          
,department of ,homeland ,security for  
the ,fund1 #aa1jjj1jjj1jjj1 to remain   
available until ,september #cj1 #bjcd1  
for qualified expenses that meet the    
purposes described in subsection 7a74   
7c7 ,grant eligibility of completed1    
ongoing1 or new activities ,the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security may   
provide grants under subsection 7a7 to  
,state agencies and units of local      
government for expenditures they made   
for completed1 ongoing1 or new          
activities determined to be eligible for
 such grant funding that occurred on or 
after ,january #bj1 #bjba4  7d7 ,sunset 

,the ,fund shall terminate on ,january  
#bj1 #bjbi4 ,any unobligated amounts    
remaining in the ,fund on that date     
shall be returned to the ,treasury of   
the ,united ,states for deficit         
reduction purposes4  #c4 ,state         
,criminal ,alien ,prosecution and       
,detention ,fund  7a7 ,establishment of 
fund ,there is established1 in the      
,department of ,justice1 a fund1 which  
shall be known as the ,state ,criminal  
,alien ,prosecution and ,detention ,fund
 7referred to in this section as the    
,fund74 ,the ,attorney ,general shall   
use amounts appropriated or otherwise   
made available for the ,fund for grants 
to eligible ,states1 ,state agencies1   
including ,national ,guard units1 and   
units of local government for any of the
 following purposes3 7#a7 ,locating and 
apprehending aliens who are unlawfully  
present in the ,united ,states or have  
committed a crime under ,federal1       
,state1 or local law4  7#b7             
,intelligence and information-gathering 

to counter gang activity4  7#c7         
,investigating and prosecuting crimes   
committed by aliens and drug and human  
trafficking crimes4  7#d7 ,court        
operations related to the prosecution of
 crimes committed by aliens and drug and
 human trafficking crimes4  7#e7        
,temporarily detaining aliens1 including
 costs related to facility operations1  
personnel1 and health and safety related
 services4  7#f7 ,transporting aliens   
described in paragraph 7#a7 to locations
 related to their apprehension1         
detention1 and prosecution4  7#g7       
,vehicle maintenance1 logistics1        
transportation1 and other support       
provided to law enforcement agencies by 
a ,state agency to enhance their ability
 to locate and apprehend aliens who have
 unlawfully entered the ,united ,states 
or have committed crimes under ,federal1
 ,state1 or local law4  7b7             
,appropriation ,in addition to amounts  
otherwise available for the purposes    
described in paragraphs 7#a7 through    

7#f7 of subsection 7a71 there is        
appropriated in fiscal year #bjbe1 out  
of any money in the ,treasury not       
otherwise appropriated1 to the          
,department of ,justice for the ,fund1  
#c1ejj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available     
until ,september #cj1 #bjcd1 for        
qualified expenses that achieve any such
 purposes4  7c7 ,grant eligibility of   
completed1 ongoing1 or new activities   
,the ,attorney ,general may provide     
grants under subsection 7a7 to ,state   
agencies and units of local government  
for expenditures they made for          
completed1 ongoing1 or new activities   
determined to be eligible for such grant
 funding that occurred on or after      
,january #bj1 #bjba4  7d7 ,sunset ,the  
,fund shall terminate on ,january #bj1  
#bjbi4 ,any unobligated amounts         
remaining in the ,fund on that date     
shall be returned to the ,treasury of   
the ,united ,states for deficit         
reduction purposes4