H.R. 245

119 HR 245 IH: Grant Integrity and Border Security Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-09
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 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.