Sec. 8. Community impact aid grants

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The Secretary of Homeland Security shall make grants to sheriffs’ departments along international border between the United States and Mexico for the purpose of hiring additional deputies, including for salaries, benefits, training, uniforms, patrol vehicles, and arms. Except as provided in subsection (c), a grant made pursuant to subsection

(a)shall be in an amount equal to 30 percent of an eligible sheriff’s department’s fiscal year 2010 budget for patrol deputies. Notwithstanding the calculation provided for in subsection (b), a grant made pursuant to subsection

(a)to an eligible sheriff’s department shall be in an amount that allows for the hiring of at least one additional deputy. Grants made pursuant to subsection

(a)are authorized to remain available until expended. To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a sheriff’s department shall submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. Sheriffs’ departments in the following counties are eligible to receive grants under this section: In Texas, the following counties: El Paso, Hudspeth, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Presidio, Brewster, Terrell, Val Verde, Kinney, Maverick, Dimmit, Webb, Zapata, Starr, Hidalgo, Cameron, Willacy, Jim Hogg, Zavala, and Pecos Counties. In Arizona, the following counties: Yuma, Pima, Santa Cruz, and Cochise Counties. In New Mexico, the following counties: Dona Ana, Luna, Grant, Otero, and Hidalgo Counties. In California, the following counties: San Diego and Imperial Counties. To carry out this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall reprogram funds that would otherwise be obligated and expended under the account heading Departmental Management and Operations .