Title 34 — NavyRelease 119-73

§61101 Bridging Immigration-related Deficits Experienced Nationwide Reimbursement Fund

Title 34 › Subtitle Subtitle VI— - Other Crime Control and Law Enforcement Matters › Chapter CHAPTER 611— - FUNDING › § 61101

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates a new Justice Department fund called the BIDEN Reimbursement Fund and directs the Attorney General to give grants to states, state agencies, and local governments. The grants must be used under existing state or local law. The Attorney General will run the grant program and must send money to more than one State. The fund can pay for seven kinds of work, including finding and arresting people not lawfully in the U.S. who have also broken laws, collecting and analyzing police information to fight gangs and crime, investigating and prosecuting crimes (including drug and human trafficking), court work, short-term detention, moving those people inside the U.S., and vehicle or logistics support. Up to $3,500,000,000 is set aside for fiscal year 2025 and can be spent through September 30, 2028. Grants may cover eligible expenses that happened on or after January 20, 2021.

Full Legal Text

Title 34, §61101

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(a)There is established within the Department of Justice a fund, to be known as the “Bridging Immigration-related Deficits Experienced Nationwide (BIDEN) Reimbursement Fund” (referred to in this section as the “Fund”).

(b)The Attorney General shall use amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the Fund for grants to eligible States, State agencies, and units of local government, pursuant to their existing statutory authorities, for any of the following purposes:

(1)Locating and apprehending aliens who have committed a crime under Federal, State, or local law, in addition to being unlawfully present in the United States.

(2)Collection and analysis of law enforcement investigative information within the United States to counter gang or other criminal activity.

(3)Investigating and prosecuting—

(A)crimes committed by aliens within the United States; and

(B)drug and human trafficking crimes committed within the United States.

(4)Court operations related to the prosecution of—

(A)crimes committed by aliens; and

(B)drug and human trafficking crimes.

(5)Temporary criminal detention of aliens.

(6)Transporting aliens described in paragraph (1) within the United States to locations related to the apprehension, detention, and prosecution of such aliens.

(7)Vehicle maintenance, logistics, transportation, and other support provided to law enforcement agencies by a State agency to enhance the ability to locate and apprehend aliens who have committed crimes under Federal, State, or local law, in addition to being unlawfully present in the United States.

(c)In addition to amounts otherwise available for the purposes described in subsection (b), there is appropriated to the Attorney General for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, not to exceed $3,500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, for the Fund for qualified and documented expenses that achieve any such purpose.

(d)The Attorney General may provide grants under this section to State agencies and units of local government for expenditures made by State agencies or units of local government for completed, ongoing, or new activities determined to be eligible for such grant funding that occurred on or after January 20, 2021. Amounts made available under this section shall be distributed to more than 1 State.

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Citation

34 U.S.C. § 61101

Title 34 — Navy

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73