Funding

(a) Authorization There is authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General to carry out this Act— (1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; (2) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; (3) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; (4) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2029; and (5) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2030. (b) Distribution of funds Of the amounts made available under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall use— (1) 90 percent of such amount for a grant program under section 2 and the purposes described under section 3, as applicable, of which— (A) 20 percent shall be for the Bureau of Prisons to carry out the requirements under section 3; (B) 20 percent shall be for grants to States under section 2; and (C) 50 percent shall be for grants to units of local government under section 2; (2) 5 percent of such amount for the Advisory Board to carry out evaluation activities under section 4(a); and (3) 5 percent of such amount for the Advisory Board to carry out the activities under section 4(b).