Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Keeping Aid for Municipalities And Localities Accountable Act” or the “KAMALA Act”.
Keeping Aid for Municipalities And Localities Accountable Act
A BILL
To prohibit grants provided under section 106 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 from being used to assist persons who are neither a national of the United States nor lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Prohibition on assistance for persons not lawfully present
In general— Section 105 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(i) Prohibition on use of assistance for persons not lawfully present—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amount from a grant under section 106 made in fiscal year 2024 or any succeeding fiscal year may be used to assist persons who are neither a national of the United States nor lawfully admitted for permanent residence under section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.”
Sec. 3 Prohibition on grants to entities that provide assistance to persons not lawfully present
Section 103 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5303) is amended—
by striking “The Secretary is authorized to” and inserting:
“(a) In general—The Secretary is authorized to”
by adding at the end the following:
“(b) Limitation—The Secretary may not make a grant to any State, unit of general local government, or Indian tribe to carry out activities in accordance with the provisions of this title if such State, unit of general local government, or Indian tribe carries out any housing or community development related program that provides assistance to persons who are neither a national of the United States nor lawfully admitted for permanent residence under section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.”