The bill would require the Department of Defense to invoice a state when federal military personnel are deployed because civil disturbances tied to federal immigration enforcement followed a state or local government’s failure to reasonably cooperate. The invoice would cover specified travel, lodging, meals, and transportation costs. The state would have 180 days to pay. If it does not pay, the President could rescind discretionary federal grants to offset the unpaid amount.
The bill could require a state to repay certain federal deployment costs in the circumstances described. It does not specify how residents would be affected. No publicly available information.
Reimbursable costs would include personnel travel and per diem, housing, lodging, meals, and transportation of personnel and equipment. The bill gives no dollar amounts. It permits discretionary grants to be rescinded if a state does not pay an invoice.
The bill's findings state that a state's or local government's failure to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement can lead to unrest or security emergencies requiring military deployment, and that the responsible jurisdictions should repay the costs.
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