[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3201 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3201

 To amend the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 
 to provide for an immigrant rights advocate on the Privacy and Civil 
                       Liberties Oversight Board.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2007

  Ms. Velazquez (for herself and Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on 
 the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Select Intelligence (Permanent 
Select), 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 amend the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 
 to provide for an immigrant rights advocate on the Privacy and Civil 
                       Liberties Oversight Board.

    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 ``Respecting the Civil Liberties of 
America's Vulnerable Act''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF AN IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ADVOCATE ON THE PRIVACY AND 
              CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD.

    (a) In General.--Section 1061(e)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and 
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (5 U.S.C. 601 note) is amended by 
adding at the end the following subparagraph:
                    ``(F) Inclusion of immigrant rights advocate.--When 
                making appointments the President shall ensure that not 
                less than one member of the Board has significant 
                experience in immigrant rights advocacy.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply to the first 
appointment to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board after 
enactment of this Act and to each appointment following that 
appointment.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
Oversight Board should meet with representatives of various United 
States immigrant communities prior to each Board report to Congress.
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