I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2282 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 6, 2009 Mr. King of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program.

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SCAAP reauthorized

Section 241(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)) is amended— (1)by amending paragraph (4)(A) to read as follows: (4)(A)In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall give priority to— (i)Federal incarceration of undocumented criminal aliens who have committed aggravated felonies; and (ii)compensating States, and political subdivisions of States— (I)located on a border of the United States with Canada or Mexico; or (II)having one of the fifth largest populations of aliens who are not authorized to be present in the United States. ; and (2)by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows: (5)There are authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to carry out this subsection. .