Sec. 123. Border relief grant program
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The Attorney General is authorized to award grants to— eligible law enforcement agencies, or a coalition of such agencies, including sheriff’s offices, police departments and tribal police departments; and institutions of higher education that provide assistance to law enforcement agencies in counties described in subparagraph
(A)or
(B)of subsection (d)(1) to provide the resources described in subsection (b)(4). The Attorney General shall award grants under this section on a competitive basis. In awarding grants for the uses described in paragraphs
(1)through
(3)of subsection (b), the Attorney General shall give priority to law enforcement agencies— located in a county that is within 100 miles from the United States border with Mexico or Canada; and in compliance with Federal and State racial profiling laws and guidelines. Grants awarded under this section shall not exceed two years. Prior awardees must reapply to be considered for continued funding. The Attorney General shall not award a grant to any applicant that is under investigation for violations of Federal or State racial profiling laws or guidelines. Grants awarded under this section may only be used to provide additional resources for eligible law enforcement agencies to address drug-related criminal activity, and for the training and assistance described in paragraph
(4)for organizations described in subsection (a)(3), including resources to— combat criminal activities along the Northern and Southern border by— obtaining, upgrading, or maintain equipment; hiring additional personnel; reimbursing operational expenditures, including overtime and transportation costs; and providing other assistance necessary to address drug-related criminal activity; facilitate information sharing and collaboration by— establishing, maintaining, or enhancing multi-jurisdictional intelligence gathering and sharing activities; facilitating regional crime prevention and reduction efforts; and strengthening partnerships between Federal, tribal, State, and local law enforcement agencies; enhance jails, community corrections, and detention operations by— improving the administration and operations of correction functions related to reducing and preventing criminal narcotics activity; improving access to intelligence and collaboration between law enforcement and correctional system personnel; reducing the recidivism rates of drug offenders; and hiring detention, probation, parole, and other corrections personnel for implementation of the efforts described in this paragraph; and provide training and technical assistance, including training and assistance related to— narcotics-related kidnapping negotiation and rescue tactics; intelligence and information sharing on drug trafficking organizations; and the interdiction of narcotics, weapons, and illegal drug proceeds. Each eligible law enforcement agency, or coalition of such agencies, seeking a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require. Each application submitted under paragraph
(1)shall— describe the activities for which assistance under this section is sought; disclose whether the applicant has ever been investigated for or convicted of violation of Federal or State racial profiling laws or guidelines; and provide such additional assurances as the Attorney General determines to be essential to ensure compliance with the requirements under this section. Each grantee shall submit to the Attorney General documentation of the use of grant funds, including an assessment of their utility in protecting border community safety, the prevention of smuggling activities, and the apprehension of persons involved in violence and organized crime. These reports will determine whether the grantee uses funds appropriately and should be considered for a renewal grant. In this section: The term eligible law enforcement agency means a tribal, State, or local law enforcement agency, including a community corrections agency and any agency that employs prosecutors, probation officers, or parole officers, which is located or performs duties in— a county that is not more than 100 miles from a United States border with Mexico; a county that is not more than 100 miles from a United States border with Canada; or a jurisdiction that has been designated by the Director of the Office of Drug Control Policy as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. The term High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area means any jurisdiction designated as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area by the National Drug Control Program under section 707 of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 ( 21 U.S.C. 1706 ). The Attorney General shall submit a bi-annual report assessing the success of the program in combating and reducing drug-trafficking and drug-related criminal activity, cost-effectiveness of the program, and future value and viability of the program to— the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. There are authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2019 to carry out the provisions of this section. Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1)— not more than 33 percent may be set aside for High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas; and not more than 30 percent may be used for activities described in paragraphs
(3)and
(4)of subsection (b). Amounts appropriated for grants pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall be used to supplement and not to supplant other tribal, State, and local public funds obligated for the purposes provided under this section.
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