S.Amdt. 4842

SA 4842. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Udall) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 4685 proposed by Mr.
Shelby (for himself and Ms. Mikulski) to the bill H.R. 2578, making
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science,
and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 68, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:
Sec. 218. (a) With respect to funds appropriated under this
title under the heading ``state and local law enforcement
assistance'' the Attorney General shall award grants, not
exceed an aggregate amount of $4,000,000, to county,
municipal, or tribal governments in States along the
Southwest border of the United States, for costs, or
reimbursement of costs, associated with the transportation
and processing of unidentified alien remains that have been
transferred to an official medical examiner's office or an
area university with the capacity to analyze human remains
using forensic best practices where such expenses may
contribute to the collection and analysis of information
pertaining to missing and unidentified persons.
(b) The restriction under section 1001(c) of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3793(c)) shall not apply to amounts made available under
subsection (a): Provided, that the Attorney General shall
otherwise award amounts made available under subsection (a)
in a manner and form consistent with amounts made available
under paragraph (1) under the heading ``state and local law
enforcement assistance''.
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