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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8334 
To require any applicant for a Federal grant to submit a certification that 
such applicant is not in violation of section 274(a) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 10, 2024 
Ms. FOXX (for herself and Mr. TIFFANY) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To require any applicant for a Federal grant to submit 
a certification that such applicant is not in violation 
of section 274(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Grant Integrity and 
Border Security Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FEDERAL GRANT REQUIREMENT RELATED TO THE 
BRINGING IN AND HARBORING OF CERTAIN 
ALIENS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The head of each agency shall 
require that any applicant for a Federal grant submit a 
certification that such applicant has not violated in the 
previous 10 years, is not in violation of, and will not vio-
late during the term of the grant section 274(a) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324(a)). 
(b) AUTHORITY TO WITHHOLD FUNDS.—The head 
of the relevant agency shall withhold any funds from a 
grantee determined by the head of an agency to be in vio-
lation of this section for a Federal grant. Such determina-
tion may be made based on the following: 
(1) Any information provided by the Secretary 
of Homeland Security and the Director to the head 
of the agency. 
(2) Any employee or former employee of the re-
cipient of a Federal grant who is convicted of or ad-
mits to having committed a violation of section 
274(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1324(a)) while performing official duties for 
that grantee. 
(3) Any other credible information received by 
the head of the agency. 
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(c) INFORMATION ON CONVICTION.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of conviction, admission to a viola-
tion, or completion of an investigation under section 
274(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1324(a)), the Attorney General shall submit to the Direc-
tor information relating to any individual who was con-
victed or admitted to a violation under such section, or 
regarding whom the Attorney General otherwise believes 
there to be a reasonable basis to conclude that a violation 
of such section occurred. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et. 
(3) FEDERAL
GRANT.—The term ‘‘Federal 
grant’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘Federal 
award’’ in section 6401 of title 31, United States 
Code. 
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