S. 1790 — State Border Security Assistance Act

This section establishes in the Department of Homeland Security the State Border Security Reinforcement Fund to provide grants to eligible states, state agencies (including National Guard units), and units of local government for (1) construction or installation of border walls, fencing, barriers, or buoys along the southern U.S. border (including related planning, materials, and personnel costs); (2) ground preparation for border wall or barrier construction, maintenance, or surveillance; (3) information-gathering and surveillance to detect and interdict unlawful border crossings by persons or contraband; and (4) relocation of unlawfully present aliens from small population centers. It appropriates $11 billion in FY2025 from general Treasury funds to the Fund, to remain available until September 30, 2034. Grants may reimburse eligible expenditures for completed, ongoing, or new activities since January 20, 2021. The Fund terminates on January 20, 2029, with any unobligated balances returned to the Treasury for deficit reduction.

This section establishes in the Department of Justice the State Criminal Alien Prosecution and Detention Fund to provide grants to states, state agencies (including National Guard units), and units of local government for (1) locating and apprehending unlawfully present aliens or those who committed crimes; (2) countering gang activity through intelligence; (3) investigating and prosecuting crimes by aliens and drug or human trafficking crimes; (4) related court operations; (5) temporary detention of aliens (including facility, personnel, and health/safety costs); (6) transporting such aliens; and (7) vehicle maintenance and logistical support for law enforcement. It appropriates $3.5 billion in FY2025 from general Treasury funds, to remain available until September 30, 2034, for such grants, which may cover eligible state and local expenditures since January 20, 2021 (completed, ongoing, or new). The fund terminates on January 20, 2029, with any unobligated balances returned to the Treasury for deficit reduction.