[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3836 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3836

To require that funds awarded to States and political subdivisions for 
  the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program be distributed no later 
 than 120 days after the last day of the annual application period for 
                             such Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 15, 2007

   Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California (for herself, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
    Grijalva, Mr. Berman, Mr. Space, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. 
 Giffords, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hinchey, 
     Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Filner, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Issa) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To require that funds awarded to States and political subdivisions for 
  the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program be distributed no later 
 than 120 days after the last day of the annual application period for 
                             such Program.

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

SECTION 1. DISTRIBUTION OF SCAAP AWARDS.

    Section 241(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1231(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) Any funds awarded to a State or political subdivision 
        of a State, including a municipality, for a fiscal year under 
        this subsection shall be distributed to such State or political 
        subdivision not later than 120 days after the last day of the 
        application period for assistance under this subsection for 
        that fiscal year.''.
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