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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 864 

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to the Territory 

of Guam for the purpose of reimbursing the territory for expenses related 

to security measures associated with aliens unlawfully entering the Territory, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 7, 2023 

Mr. MOYLAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants 

to the Territory of Guam for the purpose of reimbursing 

the territory for expenses related to security measures 

associated with aliens unlawfully entering the Territory, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securing Guam’s 

5 Shores Reimbursement Act of 2023’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SECURING GUAM’S SHORES REIMBURSEMENT 

2 GRANT PROGRAM. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap4 propriations, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 

5 make grants to the Territory of Guam for the purpose 

6 of reimbursing the Territory for expenses related to secu7 rity measures associated with aliens unlawfully entering 

8 the Territory through the shores, which expenses may in9 clude additional wages for local law enforcement providing 

10 security for such shores. 

11 (b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant under 

12 this section, the Governor of the Territory of Guam shall 

13 submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security an applica14 tion in such form, at such time, and containing such infor15 mation as the Secretary determines appropriate. 

16 (c) GRANT AMOUNT.—A grant under this section 

17 may not exceed $500,000 for any fiscal year. 

18 (d) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—A grant under 

19 this section may not be used to reimburse nonprofit orga20 nizations, to fund legal representation, or to provide edu21 cational, housing, food, or healthcare resources to aliens 

22 who unlawfully entered the Territory of Guam through the 

23 shores. 

24 (e) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

25 of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter 

26 through 2033, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting 


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1 through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 

2 Protection, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 

3 Security of the House of Representatives and the Com4 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

5 of the Senate a report that includes the following: 

6 (1) Information relating to the following: 

7 (A) The use of each grant made under 

8 subsection (a). 

9 (B) The implementation of this section. 

10 (2) Any recommendations of the Secretary for 

11 improving such implementation, including with re12 spect to the amount of funding provided to the Ter13 ritory of Guam pursuant to grant under this section. 

14 (f) CONDITIONAL LIMITATION ON SECRETARY.—The 

15 Secretary of Homeland Security may not obligate or ex16 pend any Federal funds for official travel, except for such 

17 travel to and from the Territory of Guam, if the following 

18 conditions are satisfied: 

19 (1) Funds are appropriated or otherwise made 

20 available to carry out this section. 

21 (2) The Secretary does not implement this sec22 tion before the date that is 180 days after the ap23 propriation or availability, as the case may be, of 

24 such funds. 


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1 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘alien’’ 

2 has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the 

3 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101). 

4 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

5 authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for each of fiscal 

6 years 2024 through 2034 to carry out this section. 

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