[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2474 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2474

     To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to specify that 
imprisonment for reentering the United States after removal subsequent 
 to a conviction for a felony shall be under circumstances that stress 
strenuous work and sparse living conditions, if the alien is convicted 
                  of another felony after the reentry.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 11, 2001

 Mr. Rohrabacher introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to specify that 
imprisonment for reentering the United States after removal subsequent 
 to a conviction for a felony shall be under circumstances that stress 
strenuous work and sparse living conditions, if the alien is convicted 
                  of another felony after the reentry.

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

SECTION 1. SPECIFICATION OF CIRCUMSTANCES OF IMPRISONMENT.

    Section 276(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1326(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), any term of imprisonment 
imposed on an alien whose removal was subsequent to a conviction for 
commission of a felony shall be under circumstances that stress 
strenuous work and humane, but sparse, living conditions and omit 
educational or rehabilitation programs that might otherwise apply to 
the alien, if the alien is convicted for commission of another felony 
after the reentry or attempt described in subsection (a)(2).''.
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