and report to the Congress and to the President on the 
trade and sale of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and 
explosives along the borders of the United States. Twice 
a year during such period, the task force shall submit a 
report to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the United States House 
of Representatives and of the Senate. 
(c) TERMINATION.—The task force shall terminate 
upon the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the 
date of the appointment of the last member appointed 
under this section. 
TITLE II—BORDER RELIEF 
SEC. 201. BORDER RELIEF GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made available 
under section 202, the Attorney General may make border 
security grants to— 
(1) sheriffs’ offices of counties any part of 
which is within 25 miles of the southern border of 
the United States; and 
(2) police departments serving a city, town, or 
other political subdivision in a county any part of 
which is within 25 miles of the southern border of 
the United States (including tribal police depart-
ments serving a community any part of which is 
within 25 miles of such border). 
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(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Grant funds received under 
subsection (a) may be used for the following activi-
ties: 
(A) To conduct law enforcement operations 
to enforce criminal laws, prevent and punish 
criminal activity, and protect the lives, prop-
erty, and security of the people within the juris-
diction of the grant recipient. 
(B) To transfer to appropriate Federal law 
enforcement officials aliens unlawfully present 
in the United States who detained or in the 
custody of the grant recipient. 
(C) To enforce State and Federal laws re-
lating to securing the border and enforce other 
State and Federal criminal laws. 
(2) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—Use of funds under 
paragraph (1) shall include payment for costs of— 
(A) hiring, equipping, training, and other-
wise controlling the operations and deployment 
of law enforcement officials engaged in duties 
described in paragraph (1), as well as the costs 
of paying overtime to such officials. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible law enforce-
ment agency seeking a grant under this section shall 
submit to the Attorney General an application at 
such time, in such manner, and accompanied by 
such information as the Attorney General may re-
quire. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) describe the activities for which assist-
ance under this section is sought; and 
(B) provide such additional assurances as 
the Attorney General determines to be essential 
to ensure compliance with the requirements of 
this section. 
SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Attor-
ney General to carry out this title $150,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2010 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
SEC. 203. ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW. 
Nothing in this title shall be construed to authorize 
State or local law enforcement agencies or their officers 
to exercise Federal immigration law enforcement author-
ity. 
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SEC. 204. REGULATIONS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this title, the Attorney General shall issue regula-
tions to carry out this title. 
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