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I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5079 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 11, 2014 Mr. Calvert (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Cook, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Issa, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Campbell, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Rigell, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Farenthold, and Mr. Cole) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to provide for the repatriation of unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.

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Repatriation of unaccompanied alien children

Section 235(a) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(a)) is amended— (1)in paragraph (2)— (A)by amending the heading to read as follows: Rules for unaccompanied alien children.; (B)in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking who is a national or habitual resident of a country that is contiguous with the United States; and (C)in subparagraph (C)— (i)by amending the heading to read as follows: Agreements with foreign countries.; and (ii)in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking countries contiguous to the United States and inserting any foreign country that the Secretary determines appropriate; and (2)in paragraph (5)(D), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking , except for an unaccompanied alien child from a contiguous country subject to the exceptions under subsection (a)(2), and inserting who does not meet the criteria listed in paragraph (2)(A).