American Border Rescue Plan Act

Bill: 117-hr-2802
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2021-04-22
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Canada

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Emergency planning and evacuation

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Latin America

Law enforcement administration and funding

Law enforcement officers

Mexico

State and local finance

State and local government operations

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-04-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>American Border Rescue Plan Act</strong></p> <p>This bill establishes that funds made available for certain COVID-19 recovery programs may also be available to eligible law enforcement agencies for border enforcement-related purposes. To be eligible to receive such funds, a law enforcement agency must be (1) located in a state with an international border, and (2) involved in an active and ongoing U.S. Customs and Border Protection operation coordinated through a sector office.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2802 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 22, 2021 Mr. Pfluger (for himself, Mr. Babin , Mr. McCaul , Mr. Van Drew , Mr. Gooden of Texas , Mr. Jackson , Mr. Guest , Mr. Meijer , Mr. Garbarino , Mr. Arrington , Ms. Van Duyne , and Mr. Gimenez ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To allow amounts made available under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund and the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund to be made available to eligible law enforcement agencies for border security, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Border Rescue Plan Act . 2. Coronavirus relief funds for border security (a) In general Amounts made available by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law 117–2 ) for the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund and the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund may also be made available to eligible law enforcement agencies for the purposes described in subsection (b). (b) Purposes The purposes in this subsection are the following: (1) Equipment, including maintenance and sustainment costs for enhanced border law enforcement activities. (2) Personnel, including overtime and backfill for law enforcement personnel or non-law enforcement personnel who support enhanced border law enforcement activities. (3) Allowable and approved personnel costs, including salaries, fringe benefits, overtime and backfill for dedicated intelligence analysts supporting Operation Stonegarden operations in support of enhanced border law enforcement activities. (4) Any activity permitted for Operation Stonegarden under— (A) the Department of Homeland Security’s most recent Homeland Security Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity; or (B) the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Preparedness Grants Manual. (5) Any other appropriate activity, as determined by the Secretary. (c) Eligible law enforcement agencies defined The term eligible law enforcement agencies means a law enforcement agency that is— (1) located in— (A) a State bordering Canada or Mexico; or (B) a State or territory with an international maritime border; and (2) is involved in an active, ongoing, U.S. Customs and Border Protection operation coordinated through a sector office.