[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7487 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7487

To statutorily establish Operation Stonegarden, through which eligible 
 law enforcement agencies shall be awarded grants for border security 
                              enhancement.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 29, 2024

  Ms. Caraveo (for herself and Mr. Finstad) introduced the following 
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
  addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Oversight and 
   Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To statutorily establish Operation Stonegarden, through which eligible 
 law enforcement agencies shall be awarded grants for border security 
                              enhancement.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Assisting Narcotics and Trafficking 
officers in Interdicting Drugs Act'' or the ``ANTI-Drugs Act''.

SEC. 2. OPERATION STONEGARDEN.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XX of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 2010. OPERATION STONEGARDEN.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department a 
program, which shall be known as `Operation Stonegarden', under which 
the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall award grants to 
eligible law enforcement agencies, through the State administrative 
agency, to enhance border security in accordance with this section.
    ``(b) Eligible Recipients.--A law enforcement agency is eligible to 
receive a grant under this section if the agency--
            ``(1) is located in--
                    ``(A) a State bordering Canada or Mexico; or
                    ``(B) a State or territory with a maritime border; 
                and
            ``(2) is involved in an active, ongoing, U.S. Customs and 
        Border Protection operation coordinated through a U.S. Border 
        Patrol sector office.
    ``(c) Permitted Uses.--Grant funds received under this section may 
be used for--
            ``(1) equipment, including maintenance and sustainment 
        costs;
            ``(2) personnel, including overtime and backfill, in 
        support of enhanced border law enforcement activities;
            ``(3) any activity permitted for Operation Stonegarden 
        under the Department of Homeland Security's most recent 
        Homeland Security Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity; 
        and
            ``(4) any other appropriate activity, as determined by the 
        Administrator, in consultation with the Commissioner of U.S. 
        Customs and Border Protection.
    ``(d) Period of Performance.--The Secretary shall award grants 
under this section to grant recipients for a period of not less than 3 
years.
    ``(e) Report.--For each of the fiscal years 2024 through 2028, the 
Administrator shall submit a report to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives containing 
information on the expenditure of grants made under this section by 
each grant recipient.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $110,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2024 through 
2028 for grants under this section.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2002(a) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 603(a)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary, through the Administrator, 
may award grants under sections 2003, 2004, 2009, and 2010 to State, 
local, and tribal governments, as appropriate.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 2009 the following:

``Sec. 2010. Operation Stonegarden.''.

SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 707(p) of the Office of National Drug Control Policy 
Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1706(p)) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(p) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Office of National Drug Control Policy $400,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2024 through 2028 to carry out this 
section.''.

SEC. 4. COPS GRANT PROGRAM.

    Section 1701 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (m) and inserting the following:
    ``(m) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of the ANTI-Drugs Act, the Attorney General shall submit a 
report to Congress that includes a description of efforts made by the 
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services--
            ``(1) to improve and streamline the grant application and 
        solicitation process under this section to increase 
        applications for grants it administers from eligible local 
        governments, including--
                    ``(A) local governments in rural areas; and
                    ``(B) law enforcement agencies with fewer than 200 
                sworn officers;
            ``(2) to address barriers in the grant application and 
        solicitation process that prevent eligible governments in rural 
        and underserved areas from utilizing the COPS Hiring Program 
        and other grants it administers; and
            ``(3) to conduct additional outreach and provide technical 
        assistance to eligible local governments in rural and 
        underserved areas to increase utilization of grants it 
        administers.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(o) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to 
carry out this part $665,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2024 
through 2028.''.
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