Securing Guam’s Shores Reimbursement Act of 2023

Subjects: Immigration


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 864 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 7, 2023

  Mr. Moylan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 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.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Guam's Shores Reimbursement 
Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. SECURING GUAM'S SHORES REIMBURSEMENT GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall 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 through the shores, which expenses may include additional 
wages for local law enforcement providing security for such shores.
    (b) Eligibility.--To be eligible for a grant under this section, 
the Governor of the Territory of Guam shall submit to the Secretary of 
Homeland Security an application in such form, at such time, and 
containing such information as the Secretary determines appropriate.
    (c) Grant Amount.--A grant under this section may not exceed 
$500,000 for any fiscal year.
    (d) Limitation on Use of Funds.--A grant under this section may not 
be used to reimburse nonprofit organizations, to fund legal 
representation, or to provide educational, housing, food, or healthcare 
resources to aliens who unlawfully entered the Territory of Guam 
through the shores.
    (e) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and annually thereafter through 2033, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that 
includes the following:
            (1) Information relating to the following:
                    (A) The use of each grant made under subsection 
                (a).
                    (B) The implementation of this section.
            (2) Any recommendations of the Secretary for improving such 
        implementation, including with respect to the amount of funding 
        provided to the Territory of Guam pursuant to grant under this 
        section.
    (f) Conditional Limitation on Secretary.--The Secretary of Homeland 
Security may not obligate or expend any Federal funds for official 
travel, except for such travel to and from the Territory of Guam, if 
the following conditions are satisfied:
            (1) Funds are appropriated or otherwise made available to 
        carry out this section.
            (2) The Secretary does not implement this section before 
        the date that is 180 days after the appropriation or 
        availability, as the case may be, of such funds.
    (g) Definitions.--In this section, the term ``alien'' has the 
meaning given such term in section 101 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101).
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2034 to 
carry out this section.
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