S.Amdt. 1996

SA 1996. Ms. HEITKAMP submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill H.R. 2579, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to allow the premium tax credit with respect to unsubsidized COBRA
continuation coverage; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. OPERATION STONEGARDEN.

(a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XX of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 2009. OPERATION STONEGARDEN.

``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the
Department a program, which shall be known as `Operation
Stonegarden', under which the Secretary, acting through the
Administrator, shall award grants to eligible law enforcement
agencies, through the State administrative agency, to enhance
border security in accordance with this section.
``(b) Eligible Recipients.--To be eligible to receive a
grant under this section, a law enforcement agency shall be
located in--
``(1) a State bordering Canada or Mexico;
``(2) a State or territory with a maritime border; or
``(3) Indian country (as defined in section 1151 of title
18, United States Code) that is located all or in part of a
State bordering Canada or Mexico.
``(c) Permitted Uses.--The recipient of a grant under this
section may use such grant for--
``(1) equipment, including maintenance and sustainment
costs;

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``(2) personnel, including overtime and backfill, in
support of enhanced border law enforcement activities;
``(3) any activity permitted for Operation Stonegarden
under the Department of Homeland Security's most recent
Homeland Security Grant Program Notice of Funding
Opportunity; and
``(4) any other appropriate activity, as determined by the
Administrator, in consultation with the Commissioner of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection.
``(d) Period of Performance.--The Secretary shall award
grants under this section to grant recipients for a period of
not less than 36 months.
``(e) Report.--For each of the fiscal years 2018 through
2022, the Administrator shall submit a report to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of
the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the
House of Representatives containing information on the
expenditure of grants made under this section by each grant
recipient.
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated $110,000,000, for each of the fiscal years
2019 through 2023, for grants under this section. There is
hereby appropriated $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 for
grants under this section.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2002(a) of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 603(a)) is amended to read as
follows:
``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary, through the
Administrator, may award grants under sections 2003, 2004,
and 2009 to State, local, and tribal governments, as
appropriate.''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section
1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-
296) is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 2008 the following:

``Sec. 2009. Operation Stonegarden.''.
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