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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3990 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Operation 

Stonegarden grant program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 25, 2019 

Mr. GUEST introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize 

the Operation Stonegarden grant program, 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 ‘‘Operation Stonegarden 

5 Authorization Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. OPERATION STONEGARDEN. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XX of the 

8 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) 

9 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 2009. OPERATION STONEGARDEN. 

2 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

3 Department a program to be known as ‘Operation 

4 Stonegarden’, under which the Secretary, acting through 

5 the Administrator, shall make grants to eligible law en6 forcement agencies, through the State administrative 

7 agency, to enhance border security in accordance with this 

8 section. 

9 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—To be eligible to re10 ceive a grant under this section, a law enforcement agen11 cy— 

12 ‘‘(1) shall be located in— 

13 ‘‘(A) a State bordering Canada or Mexico; 

14 or 

15 ‘‘(B) a State or territory with a maritime 

16 border; and 

17 ‘‘(2) shall be involved in an active, ongoing, 

18 U.S. Customs and Border Protection operation co19 ordinated through a U.S. Border Patrol sector of20 fice. 

21 ‘‘(c) PERMITTED USES.—The recipient of a grant 

22 under this section may use such grant for— 

23 ‘‘(1) equipment, including maintenance and 

24 sustainment costs; 


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1 ‘‘(2) personnel, including overtime and backfill, 

2 in support of enhanced border law enforcement ac3 tivities; 

4 ‘‘(3) any activity permitted for Operation 

5 Stonegarden under the Department of Homeland 

6 Security’s most recent Homeland Security Grant 

7 Program Notice of Funding Opportunity; and 

8 ‘‘(4) any other appropriate activity, as deter9 mined by the Administrator, in consultation with the 

10 Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protec11 tion. 

12 ‘‘(d) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE.—The Secretary 

13 shall award grants under this section to grant recipients 

14 for a period of not less than 36 months. 

15 ‘‘(e) REPORT.—For each of the fiscal years 2020 

16 through 2024, the Administrator shall submit to the Com17 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

18 of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security 

19 of the House of Representatives a report that contains in20 formation on the expenditure of grants made under this 

21 section by each grant recipient. 

22 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

23 is authorized to be appropriated $110,000,000 for each 

24 of the fiscal years 2020 through 2024 for grants under 

25 this section.’’. 


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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (a) of 

2 section 2002 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 

3 U.S.C. 603) is amended to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary, through 

5 the Administrator, may award grants under sections 2003, 

6 2004, and 2009 to State, local, and Tribal governments, 

7 as appropriate.’’. 

8 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

9 in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 

10 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

11 2008 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 2009. Operation Stonegarden.’’. 

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