Grant Integrity and Border Security Act

Bill: 119-hr-245
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-09
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Grant Integrity and Border Security Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires an applicant for a federal grant to certify that the applicant has not violated in the last 10 years, is not currently violating, and will not violate during the term of the grant the federal criminal prohibition against bringing into the United States or harboring certain non-U.S. nationals (i.e., <em>aliens</em> under federal law). Upon determination by the granting agency that a grantee is in violation of this bill, the agency must withhold any federal grant funds from the grantee.</p><p>The Department of Justice (DOJ) must report to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) individuals convicted of, or who admitted to, such a violation. Additionally, the DOJ must report to OMB if DOJ believes there is a reasonable basis to conclude that an individual has committed such a violation.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 245 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2025 Ms. Foxx (for herself, Mr. Sessions , Mr. Moolenaar , Mr. Green of Tennessee , and Mr. McCaul ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Grant Integrity and Border Security Act . 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 violate 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 violation of this section for a Federal grant. Such determination 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 recipient of a Federal grant who is convicted of or admits 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. (c) Information on conviction Not later than 90 days after the date of conviction, admission to a violation, 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 Director information relating to any individual who was convicted 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 Budget. (3) Federal grant The term Federal grant has the meaning given the term Federal award in section 6401 of title 31, United States Code.