[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4009 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4009

 To increase the authority of the Attorney General to remove, suspend, 
and impose other disciplinary actions on, employees of the Immigration 
                      and Naturalization Service.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 20, 2002

Mr. Issa (for himself, Mr. Pence, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Keller, Ms. 
Hart, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Hunter, and 
  Mr. Flake) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
 Government Reform, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To increase the authority of the Attorney General to remove, suspend, 
and impose other disciplinary actions on, employees of the Immigration 
                      and Naturalization Service.

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

SECTION 1. DISCIPLINARY ACTION FOR CERTAIN INS EMPLOYEES BASED ON FBI 
              POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Attorney General is 
authorized and directed to impose disciplinary action, including 
termination of employment, pursuant to policies and procedures 
applicable to employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for any 
employee of the Immigration and Naturalization Service who violates 
policies and procedures set forth by the Department of Justice relative 
to the granting of citizenship or who willfully deceives the Congress 
or department leadership on any matter.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATING RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN DISCIPLINARY AND OTHER 
              ADVERSE ACTIONS TAKEN AGAINST INS EMPLOYEES.

    Section 7511(b)(8) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``the Immigration and Naturalization Service,'' after ``the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation,''.
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