‘‘(B) include a certification that the appli-
cant will implement a high level security system 
to ensure the confidentiality of the website, tak-
ing into consideration the safety of immigration 
consumer fraud victims; and 
‘‘(C) include an assurance that, after the 
third year of the website project, the recipient 
of the grant will develop a plan to secure other 
public or private funding resources to ensure 
the continued operation and maintenance of the 
website; and 
‘‘(D) demonstrate that the applicant has 
recognized expertise in the area of immigration 
consumer fraud and a record of high quality 
service to victims of immigration consumer 
fraud, including a demonstration of support 
from advocacy groups. 
‘‘(e) RENEWAL OF GRANTS.—A grant made under 
this part may be renewed, without limitations on the dura-
tion of such renewal, to provide additional funds, if the 
Attorney General determines that the funds made avail-
able to the recipient were used in a manner required under 
an approved application and if the recipient can dem-
onstrate significant progress in achieving the objectives of 
the initial application. 
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‘‘(f) NO COST EXTENSIONS.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (e), the Attorney General may extend a grant pe-
riod, without limitations as to the duration of such exten-
sion, to provide additional time to complete the objectives 
of the initial grant award. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 
for fiscal year 2018 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) WEBSITES.—Of the amounts appropriated, 
not less than 20 percent shall be used for purposes 
of carrying out activities under subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds authorized to be 
appropriated under this section may remain avail-
able until expended. 
‘‘(h) PROHIBITION OF DATA SHARING FOR IMMIGRA-
TION ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immi-
grant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373), 
an entity receiving a grant under this part may not 
disclose or use personally identifiable information 
provided by individuals using a website or a hotline, 
a website or hotline under subsection (b), for the 
purposes of enforcing the immigration laws. 
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‘‘(2) REFERRALS PROHIBITED.—An entity re-
ceiving a grant under this part may not refer any 
individual participating in any program funded 
under this part to U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement or to U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion. 
‘‘(3) PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION 
DEFINED.—For purposes of this part, the term ‘per-
sonally identifiable information’ means any informa-
tion about an individual elicited, collected, stored, or 
maintained by an entity receiving a grant under this 
part, including— 
‘‘(A) any information that can be used to 
distinguish or trace the identity of an indi-
vidual, such as a name, residential address, a 
social security number, a date and place of 
birth, or a parent’s maiden name; and 
‘‘(B) any other information that is linked 
or linkable to an individual, such as medical, 
educational, financial, and employment informa-
tion. 
‘‘SEC. 3032. REPORT. 
‘‘A State or unit of local government that receives 
funds under this part during a fiscal year shall submit 
to the Attorney General a description and an evaluation 
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report on a date specified by the Attorney General regard-
ing the effectiveness of the programs carried out with a 
grant under this part.’’. 
SEC. 3. GRANTS TO STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO 
PROMOTE OUTREACH CAMPAIGNS AGAINST 
IMMIGRATION CONSUMER FRAUD. 
Title I of such Act, as amended, is further amended 
by inserting after part MM the following: 
‘‘PART NN—GRANTS TO STATES AND LOCAL JU-
RISDICTIONS TO PROMOTE OUTREACH CAM-
PAIGNS AGAINST IMMIGRATION CONSUMER 
FRAUD 
‘‘SEC. 3041. GRANTS TO STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS 
TO 
PROMOTE 
OUTREACH 
CAMPAIGNS 
AGAINST IMMIGRATION CONSUMER FRAUD. 
‘‘(a) GRANT AUTHORIZATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
make grants to States, units of local government, or 
any combination thereof, in partnership with stake-
holders, service providers, and nonprofit organiza-
tions 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of grants distrib-
uted under this under this subsection is to enable 
states and localities to work with parties in para-
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graph (1) to carry out outreach campaigns in any of 
the following: 
‘‘(A) Access to legal resources, including 
free or low-cost legal resources for persons of 
low-income. 
‘‘(B) Workshops educating the general 
public on immigration consumer fraud, includ-
ing methods to identify such fraud and best 
practices on prevention. 
‘‘(C) Hiring of casework staff, attorneys, 
translators, accredited representatives and other 
similar staff to provide support for outreach ob-
jectives. 
‘‘(D) Printed materials or digital media de-
signed with the intent to educate the public on 
where to obtain trusted legal resources, and 
how to prevent becoming a victim of immigra-
tion consumer fraud. 
‘‘(E) Public service announcements in tele-
vision or radio, providing information on re-
sources and assistance on preventing immigra-
tion consumer fraud. 
‘‘(F) Translation services, including trans-
lated equivalents of subparagraphs (A), (B), 
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