R2020-159 Resolution Authorizing the Acceptance of Agreement of Justice of Administration Grant for 2020 Anti-Gun and Violent Crime Project- Bureau of Justice Assistance

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I Department of Justice(DOJ) i Office of Justice Programs AWARD CONTINUATION .. Bureau of Justice Assistance SHEET PAGE 17 OF 33 -- Grant I PROJECT NUMBER 2020-DJ-BX-0871 AWARD DATE 09/19/2020 SPECIAL CONDITIONS 34. No use of funds to interfere with federal law enforcement: information-communication restrictions;ongoing compliance 1.Throughout the period of performance,no State or local government entity,-agency,or-official may use funds under this award(including under any subaward,at any tier)to prohibit or in any way restrict--(1)any government entity or-official from sending or receiving information regarding citizenship or immigration status to/from DHS;or (2)a government entity or-agency from sending,requesting or receiving,or exchanging information regarding immigration status to/from/with DHS,or from maintaining such information.Any prohibition(or restriction)that violates this condition is an"information-communication restriction"under this award. 2.The recipient's monitoring responsibilities include monitoring of subrecipient compliance with the requirements of this condition. 3.Allowable costs.Compliance with these requirements is an authorized and priority purpose of this award.To the extent that such costs are not reimbursed under any other federal program,award funds may be obligated for the reasonable,necessary,and allocable costs(if any)that the recipient,or any subrecipient at any tier that is a State,a local government,or a public institution of higher education,incurs to implement this condition. i 4.Rules of Construction A.For purposes of this condition: (1)"State"and"local government"include any agency or other entity thereof(including any public institution of higher education),but not any Indian tribe. (2)A "public"institution of higher education is defined as one that is owned,controlled,or directly funded(in whole or in substantial part)by a State or local government.(Such a public institution is considered to be a"government entity," and its officials to be"government officials.") (3)"Program or activity"means what it means under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964(see 42 U.S.C.2000d-4a). (4)"Immigration status"means what it means under 8 U.S.C. 1373 and 8 U.S.C. 1644;and terms that are defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101 mean what they mean under that section 1101,except that"State"also includes American Samoa. (5)"DHS"means the U.S.Department of Homeland Security. B.Nothing in this condition shall be understood to authorize or require any recipient,any subrecipient at any tier,any State or local government,any public institution of higher education,or any other entity(or individual)to violate any federal law,including any applicable civil rights or nondiscrimination law. IMPORTANT NOTE:Any questions about the meaning or scope of this condition should be directed to OJP,before award acceptance.