Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Ensuring States Support Law Enforcement Act”.
Ensuring States Support Law Enforcement Act
A BILL
To provide that in order to be eligible for a grant under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, a State shall provide the Secretary of Homeland Security access to the State department of motor vehicles records for the purpose of enforcing the immigration laws.
Sec. 2 Byrne grants conditioned on providing DMV record access to DHS
Beginning in the first fiscal year that begins after the date of enactment of this Act, in order to be eligible to receive a grant under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program under subpart I of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.), a State shall have in place a policy to provide the Secretary of Homeland Security access to the State department of motor vehicles records for the purpose of enforcing the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)).