113 HR 5141 IH: Unaccompanied Alien Children Assistance Control Act U.S. House of Representatives 2014-07-17 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5141 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 17, 2014 Mr. Burgess introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To reduce the amount of foreign assistance to Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador based on the number of unaccompanied alien children who are nationals or citizens of such countries and who in the preceding fiscal year are placed in Federal custody by reason of their immigration status.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Unaccompanied Alien Children Assistance Control Act.

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Reduction of amount of foreign assistance to Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador

(a)

In general

The President shall reduce from amounts made available under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any other Act and allocated for a covered country for a fiscal year an amount equal to— (1)the number of unaccompanied alien children who— (A)are nationals or citizens of the covered country, and (B)in the preceding fiscal year are placed in Federal custody by reason of their immigration status, multiplied by (2)$15,000. (b)

Definitions

In this section— (1)the term covered country means Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, or El Salvador; and (2)the term unaccompanied alien child has the meaning given the term in section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2)). (c)

Effective date

This Act takes effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and applies with respect to amounts made available under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any other Act for fiscal year 2015 and each subsequent fiscal year.