[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 188 Referred in House (RFH)]

  1st Session
                                 S. 188


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 24, 2005

               Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 AN ACT


 
       To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize 
  appropriations for fiscal years 2005 through 2011 to carry out the 
                State Criminal Alien Assistance Program.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``State Criminal Alien Assistance 
Program Reauthorization Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2005 THROUGH 
              2011.

    Section 241(i)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1231(i)(5)) is amended by striking ``appropriated'' and all that 
follows through the period and inserting the following: ``appropriated 
to carry out this subsection--
                    ``(A) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
                2005;
                    ``(B) $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
                    ``(C) $850,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
                    ``(D) $950,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
                2008 through 2011.''.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.

    Section 241(i)(6) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1231(i)(6)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(6) Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
        appropriations in paragraph (5) that are distributed to a State 
        or political subdivision of
        a State, including a municipality, may be used only for 
        correctional purposes.''.

            Passed the Senate May 23, 2005.

            Attest:

                                             EMILY J. REYNOLDS,

                                                             Secretary.