Authorization of increased Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant allocation for jurisdictions that enter into a 287(g) agreement to enhance immigration enforcement
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(a) Applications for increased grant funding Notwithstanding section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10156), any State or political subdivision of a State that has entered into a written agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in accordance with section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) (referred to in this section as a 287(g) Agreement), may submit an application to the Attorney General to receive an increased allocation under such section in accordance with subsection (b). (b) Increased allocation authorized The Attorney General, in collaboration with the Secretary of Homeland Security, upon receiving an application described in subsection (a) and confirming that the applicant has entered into a 287(g) Agreement, shall increase the annual amount allocated for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants to such applicant by not more than 10 percent of the average annual amount allocated to such applicant during the 3 most recent years in which the applicant received such funding.