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Grant Integrity and Border Security Act

To require any applicant for a Federal grant to submit a certification that such applicant is not in violation of section 274(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced Jan 9, 2025

Latest action (Jan 9, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Policy area
Immigration
Issues
Immigration

Summary
  • Requires all applicants for federal grants to certify that they have not violated, are not violating, and will not violate immigration law regarding the harboring of certain aliens.
  • Requires the certification to cover the previous 10 years and the duration of the grant.
  • Authorizes federal agency heads to withhold grant funds from grantees found to be in violation based on information from DHS, employee convictions, or other credible information.
  • Requires the Attorney General to report convictions and violations of the relevant immigration statute to the Office of Management and Budget within 90 days.

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Sponsor (1)
5 cosponsors

Actions (2)
  1. Jan 9, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
  2. Jan 9, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Jan 9, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 9, 2025

Ms. Foxx (for herself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Green of Tennessee, and Mr. McCaul) introduced the following bill; 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 274(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Grant Integrity and Border Security Act”.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL GRANT REQUIREMENT RELATED TO THE BRINGING IN AND HARBORING OF CERTAIN ALIENS.

(a) 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 10 years, is not in violation of, and will not violate during the term of the grant section 274(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324(a)).

(b) 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 grant. Such determination may be made based on the following:

(1) Any information provided by the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director to the head of the agency.

(2) 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 274(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324(a)) while performing official duties for that grantee.

(3) Any other credible information received by the head of the agency.

(c) Information on Conviction.—Not later than 90 days after the date of conviction, admission to a violation, or completion of an investigation under section 274(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324(a)), the Attorney General shall submit to the Director information relating to any individual who was convicted or admitted to a violation under such section, or regarding whom the Attorney General otherwise believes there to be a reasonable basis to conclude that a violation of such section occurred.

(d) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) Agency.—The term “agency” has the meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.

(2) Director.—The term “Director” means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

(3) Federal grant.—The term “Federal grant” has the meaning given the term “Federal award” in section 6401 of title 31, United States Code. <all>

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