Southern Border Communities Reimbursement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-256
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2021-02-04
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Arizona

Border security and unlawful immigration

California

Emergency planning and evacuation

Food assistance and relief

Homelessness and emergency shelter

Housing and community development funding

Latin America

Mexico

New Mexico

Texas
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-04
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Southern Border Communities Reimbursement Act of 2021 </b></p> <p>This bill authorizes reimbursement to jurisdictions and organizations for the costs of providing humanitarian relief to aliens, including the cost of emergency preparedness activities. The reimbursement authorized under this bill shall be for FY2021-FY2023 and shall be distributed by the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 256 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 4, 2021 Mr. Heinrich (for himself, Mr. Cornyn , and Mr. Luján ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To provide funding for humanitarian relief at the southern border of the United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Southern Border Communities Reimbursement Act of 2021 . 2. Funding for humanitarian relief at the border (a) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated for the emergency food and shelter program under title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.), for use only under subsection (b) of this section, $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023. (b) Use (1) Eligible costs Amounts made available under subsection (a) may be used only to reimburse costs related to providing humanitarian relief to aliens, including the cost of emergency preparedness activities. (2) Disbursement deadline Notwithstanding sections 315 and 316(b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11345 , 11346(b)), the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board shall begin disbursing the amounts made available under subsection (a) of this section not later than 60 days after the date on which the amounts become available. (3) Distribution Of the amounts made available for a fiscal year under subsection (a), the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board shall distribute— (A) $25,000,000 to jurisdictions or local recipient organizations serving communities in the States of Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas; and (B) $5,000,000 to jurisdictions or local recipient organizations serving communities in States not located along the international border between the United States and Mexico. (4) Eligible period Amounts made available under subsection (a) may be used to reimburse jurisdictions or local recipient organizations described in paragraph (3) of this subsection only for costs incurred on or after October 1, 2020.