program was created in 1994. It is administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. BJA. part of the Justice Departments Office of Justice Programs OJP. The Department of Homeland Security aids BJA in administering the program by verifying the immigration status (or lack of status) of those for whom States seek reimbursement. Current law authorizes the appropriation of $950 million annually over the 20082011 period for SCAAP. For fiscal year 2007. the authonzation level for the program was $850 million. and the Congress appropriated about $400 million. In 2007. however. States and localities applied to SCAAP for reimbursements totaling over $950 million.
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