,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bh1    
#bjbf,mrs4 ,blackburn 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,graham7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to authorize an increase in the
 ,edward ,byrne ,memorial ,justice      
,assistance ,grant allocation for       
jurisdictions that enter into a #bhg7;g7
 agreement to enhance immigration       
enforcement4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the #bhg7;g7       
,expansion ,act4  #b4 ,authorization of 
increased ,edward ,byrne ,memorial      
,justice ,assistance ,grant allocation  
for jurisdictions that enter into a     
#bhg7;g7 agreement to enhance           
immigration enforcement  7a7            
,applications for increased grant       
funding ,notwithstanding section #eje of
 the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe 
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajaef71 any ,state or political        

subdivision of a ,state that has entered
 into a written agreement with ,u4,s4   
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement1 
in accordance with section #bhg7;g7 of  
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aceg7;g77 7referred to in
 this section as a #bhg7;g7 ,agreement71
 may submit an application to the       
,attorney ,general to receive an        
increased allocation under such section 
in accordance with subsection 7b74  7b7 
,increased allocation authorized ,the   
,attorney ,general1 in collaboration    
with the ,secretary of ,homeland        
,security1 upon receiving an application
 described in subsection 7a7 and        
confirming that the applicant has       
entered into a #bhg7;g7 ,agreement1     
shall increase the annual amount        
allocated for ,edward ,byrne ,memorial  
,justice ,assistance ,grants to such    
applicant by not more than #aj percent  
of the average annual amount allocated  
to such applicant during the #c most    
recent years in which the applicant     

received such funding4  #c4             
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated1 for   
each of the fiscal years #bjbg through  
#bjcc1 #bj1jjj1jjj1 which shall be      
expended to provide increased funding to
 ,states and political subdivisions of  
,states pursuant to section #b7;b74