HR 8256
Border Security and Enforcement Block Grant Act of 2024
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Bill overview
This bill creates a grant program administered by FEMA to provide funds to states located along the southwestern border of the United States. These grants are intended to help states construct, maintain, repair, or improve physical border barriers. States must demonstrate a need for such barriers and meet specific eligibility requirements, and the program is funded through a transfer of existing Customs and Border Protection funds, with a sunset date of the end of fiscal year 2027.
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