[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1420 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1420

 To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 
Act of 1996 to provide for full reimbursement of States and localities 
     for costs related to providing emergency medical treatment to 
    individuals injured while entering the United States illegally.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 7, 1997

Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mr. Kyl) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 
Act of 1996 to provide for full reimbursement of States and localities 
     for costs related to providing emergency medical treatment to 
    individuals injured while entering the United States illegally.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION REFORM AND IMMIGRANT 
              RESPONSIBILITY ACT OF 1996.

    Section 563 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
Responsibility Act of 1996 is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 563. REIMBURSEMENT OF STATES AND LOCALITIES FOR EMERGENCY 
              MEDICAL SERVICES.

    ``(a) Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Attorney 
General shall fully reimburse States and political subdivisions of 
States for their costs of providing medical services, including 
ambulatory services, related to an emergency medical condition of an 
individual who--
            ``(1) is injured while, or being pursued immediately after, 
        crossing a land or sea border of the United States without 
        inspection or at any time or place other than as designated by 
        the Attorney General; and
            ``(2) is under the custody of the State or subdivision 
        pursuant to a transfer, request, or other action by a Federal 
        authority.
    ``(b) There is established in the general fund of the Treasury a 
separate account out of which the Attorney General shall provide 
reimbursement under this section.
    ``(c) Reimbursement under this section shall not be taken out of 
monies appropriated for the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
    ``(d) There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
1998-2002 an amount not to exceed $18,000,000 annually for the purpose 
of carrying out this section.
    ``(e) The Attorney General shall report to the Judiciary and 
Appropriations Committees of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate annually on the implementation of this section.
    ``(f) By March 1, 1998, the Attorney General shall submit a written 
report to the Judiciary Committees of the House of Representatives and 
Senate on the policy and practice, including custody practice, of the 
United States Border Patrol with respect to injured aliens.
    ``(g) For purposes of this section, the term `emergency medical 
condition' has the same meaning as that term has under section 562 of 
the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 
1996.''.
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