Ending Taxpayer Funding of Anarchy Act

To make certain States and political subdivisions of States ineligible to receive Federal financial assistance, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ending Taxpayer Funding of Anarchy Act 2. Ineligibility for Federal funds (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Anarchist jurisdiction The term anarchist jurisdiction (A) abdicate the reserved powers of the State or political subdivision of the State, to be performed by non-governmental actors in a manner that is detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the State, or political subdivision of the State; and (B) refuse to provide police, fire, or emergency medical services to 1 or more individuals in the State or political subdivision of the State as a consequence of an abdication described in subparagraph (A). (2) Executive agency The term executive agency Executive agency (3) Federal financial assistance The term Federal financial assistance (4) Non-governmental actor The term non-governmental actor (A) means an individual who— (i) is not an officer, employee, or contractor of a State or political subdivision of a State; and (ii) attempts to circumvent the rule of law; and (B) does not include a nonprofit organization. (5) Reserved power The term reserved power (A) reserved to a State under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; (B) transferred by Congress to the District of Columbia or any territory or possession of the United States; or (C) described in subparagraph (A) or (B) that is delegated to a political subdivision of a State. (6) State The term State (b) Ineligibility For fiscal year 2021, and each fiscal year thereafter, a State or political subdivision of a State that is an anarchist jurisdiction at any time during a fiscal year may not receive Federal financial assistance from an executive agency during that fiscal year. (c) Returned amounts If a State or political subdivision of a State that is ineligible to receive Federal financial assistance during a fiscal year under subsection (b) receives Federal financial assistance during that fiscal year from an executive agency, the head of the executive agency shall— (1) direct the State or political subdivision of the State to immediately return the Federal financial assistance to the executive agency; and (2) reallocate the Federal financial assistance returned under paragraph (1) to States or political subdivisions of States that are not anarchist jurisdictions.

Summary: Ending Taxpayer Funding of Anarchy Act This bill prohibits, for FY2021 and each fiscal year thereafter, a state or political subdivision of a state (state) that is an anarchist jurisdiction at any time during a fiscal year from receiving federal financial assistance from an executive agency during that fiscal year. Anarchist jurisdiction is defined as a state that has a statute, ordinance, policy, or practice in effect that, despite ongoing danger to individuals or property, allows any entity or official to purposefully (1) abdicate the reserved powers of the state to be performed by non-governmental actors in a manner that is detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens; and (2) refuse to provide police, fire, or emergency medical services to one or more individuals in the state as a consequence of such abdication. If a state that is ineligible to receive such assistance during a fiscal year receives federal financial assistance, the agency shall direct the state to immediately return it and reallocate such assistance to states that are not anarchist jurisdictions.