1.This Act may be cited as the
Keeping the Pledge on Immigration Act
of 2011
.
<enum>I</enum><header>Border
Control</header>
<section id="H0ABAE70C328A4F74B9867A1BAE31FF72"><enum>101.</enum><header>Operational
control of the border</header>
<subsection id="H1EA0F069C58D42DBADE2C75910A84EAE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional
National Guard support for Department of Homeland Security border control
activities</header>
<paragraph id="H6FF9035272894FF3B49A77B6ECEAB1B2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Additional
deployment of National Guard along southern international border</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the request of the Governor of the State
of Arizona, California, New Mexico, or Texas, the Secretary of Defense shall
provide for the deployment of members of the National Guard along the
international border between that State and Mexico in support of the border
control activities of the United States Customs and Border Protection of the
Department of Homeland Security. Members of the National Guard deployed
pursuant to this section are in addition to the number of members of the
National Guard deployed along the international border with Mexico as of the
date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDAAD1C67AA0E46BBBABCD7C76079DDDF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall apply until the date on
which the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the Federal Government
has achieved operational control of the international border between the United
States and Mexico.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2EB90BECA49B4ECAABD42CA975AE67F7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation on
number of members deployed; exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than 4,000 members of the National
Guard may be deployed pursuant to this section at any one time, except that the
Secretary of Defense may exceed such number if the Governor of the State
involved determines that, despite the deployment of additional members of the
National Guard, operational control of the international border is not being
achieved. The Secretary of Defense shall accept the determination if the
Governor makes the determination in consultation with State, local, and tribal
law enforcement authorities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8746816E730D425DBA534E0A99B239B1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Deployment
authorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of the
National Guard deployed pursuant to this section may be deployed under section
502(f) of title 32, United States Code, or pursuant to the order of the
Secretary of Defense under any other provision of law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAF02EAD9773548A08ED5D96613A9CF55"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Exemption from
end strengths and other limitations</header><text>Members of the National Guard
deployed pursuant to this section shall not be included in the calculation to
determine compliance with—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE5F4E79AD8804A11A56450D578179667"><enum>(A)</enum><text>limits on end
strength; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3107DD2120954EB0B73222E24D9DBCEB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>limits on the
number of National Guard personal that may be placed on active duty for
operational support.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFE35CAA548A745A88838FB8D5D14CB19"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Operational
control defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this
section, the term <term>operational control</term> has the meaning given that
term in section 2(b) of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–367; 8
U.S.C. 1701 note).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H011154232F9E4604BA80E885749915F8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Border
security</header>
<paragraph id="H7B76A6E49BAB4546AD84CA68EEF4A513"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fencing along
southern border</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 102
the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8
U.S.C. 1103 note) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H44A97588A28148939CE147DE5236D598"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(1)(A)—</text>
<clause id="H0925AE62F2924885BF5D1310B7CE8DA1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>, not later than September 30, 2014,</quote> before
<quote>construct</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7139B099105445AF9E001800852C64A7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>(such reinforced fencing consisting of double- and
triple-layer fencing at appropriate locations along the Arizona-Mexico
border)</quote> after <quote>practical and effective</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H89B6366484FD4E3CB65F82AE62D8FBCF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC26FDEB497C471A84F4E447A1E4BE2C" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE5E62748982D4BBCA540080277BAEAB0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
report periodically to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
of the Senate on the progress of the Secretary to construct the reinforced
fencing required under subsection
(b)(1)(A).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA66A12A9992E4722AD29DC2ED21426BA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technology
plan</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall report periodically
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the
implementation of a border security technology plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE68F2540C1C64F36B3E61FBB916EC3ED"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rapid deployment
units</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish within
the Border Patrol rapid deployment units to respond to information provided by
unmanned aerial vehicles and radar systems concerning unlawful entries across
the border.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3AED628C3B8B4816BCF9DA1D8868B821"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Information
sharing</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HB8602E2B0F2744F88965F8C51E187480"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal, State, and
local law enforcement agencies shall notify United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement if such law enforcement agencies encounter drug operations
on public lands involving aliens unlawfully present in the United
States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HDE021FAD1CF444EA99C8E5C84A995F0C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed as
limiting in any way any other notification requirements.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBA116CB8B1D54E459C1D4088918E1FF8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prohibition on
impeding certain activities of the Secretary of Homeland Security related to
border security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On public
lands of the United States, neither the Secretary of the Interior nor the
Secretary of Agriculture may impede, prohibit, or restrict activities of the
Secretary of Homeland Security to achieve operational control (as defined in
section 2(b) of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1701 note; Public Law
109–367)).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H17B8D42EFAB3426FA50F165BB5034E98"><enum>102.</enum><header>Implementation
of automated exit control system</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than September 30, 2015, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that the automated entry and exit
control system under section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1221 note) has been completely
implemented, including the implementation of an automated exit control
system.</text>
</section><section id="H5E8B3FF2CBEF46D78107E98C6248ABCE"><enum>103.</enum><header>Strengthening
visa security</header>
<subsection id="HDE1EF02FAE344E0DB0753832E6361A9B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review of
certain visa applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary of State shall consult with the Secretary of Homeland Security
regarding review by the Secretary of Homeland Security of visa applications
submitted—</text>
<paragraph id="HE59919E82C834F4088242DD7ED9A05C0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>at diplomatic or
consular posts, or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB0BB3B7D05BD4037AB54C2366720DD5F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
applicants,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">determined
by the Secretary of State to be high-risk.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection id="H6EF7BB3F969C4909B42243F831DFDC47"><enum>(b)</enum><header>In-Person
interviews</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary
of State determines pursuant to subsection (a) that a visa application is
high-risk, the Secretary shall require an in-person interview with the
applicant.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDFC46824E7FF4DB386C8A4E5E06F3B84"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Information
sharing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security, the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation
Security Administration), the Secretary of State, and the heads of appropriate
Federal, State, and local law enforcement entities shall share information
regarding the automatic selectee and no fly lists referred to in clauses (i)
and (ii) of section 44903(j)(2)(C) of title 49, United States Code.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>CLEAR Act of
2011</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFBB9EC461A34ADA83B6094EA61C2554" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Short title; table
of contents; State defined; severability</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H7D154E0842D54653A39BE6A89809EE6D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Clear Law Enforcement for
Criminal Alien Removal Act of 2011</short-title></quote> or the
<quote><short-title>CLEAR Act of
2011</short-title></quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H8F4EFBBC3BEE46D7A646877133A4EFA6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Table of
contents</header><text>The table of contents of this title is as
follows:</text>
<toc container-level="legis-body-container" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration">
<toc-entry idref="H181BB774AE144C91ABA464C042382EA3" level="title">Title II—CLEAR Act of 2011</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HFFBB9EC461A34ADA83B6094EA61C2554" level="section">Sec. 201. Short title; table of contents; State defined;
severability.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H59066AB62F2F4869B70BC412BA197E06" level="section">Sec. 202. Federal affirmation of assistance in the immigration
law enforcement by States and political subdivisions of States.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H8B8451D3BA34441B98D5ECEEE002FFF7" level="section">Sec. 203. State authorization for assistance in the enforcement
of immigration laws encouraged.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H3212E96BC28C451DA8D8C60FE7646A37" level="section">Sec. 204. Listing of immigration violators in the National
Crime Information Center database.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H55CF7784EA9F4BC58B01AD2F29FBE4D5" level="section">Sec. 205. State and local law enforcement provision of
information about apprehended aliens.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H9013928F51CF494DA1C099DE01250F77" level="section">Sec. 206. Financial assistance to State and local police
agencies that assist in the enforcement of immigration laws.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H415CC69BD6F64908952A0443C70C94EA" level="section">Sec. 207. Increased Federal detention space.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H72E45AA2B78F42ECB65C706319C891C2" level="section">Sec. 208. Federal custody of aliens unlawfully present in the
United States apprehended by State or local law enforcement.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H22CBEA9D0D1D4697B565A8F094BE3976" level="section">Sec. 209. Training of State and local law enforcement personnel
relating to the enforcement of immigration laws.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H70936C9C32B546638C848B904A17A1DF" level="section">Sec. 210. Immunity.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H4CD34F7916D8466AB54310EC9C8FCA7D" level="section">Sec. 211. Institutional removal program (IRP).</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HC71D3F2F4C5A4DB69BB2BFD9E53BB479" level="section">Sec. 212. State criminal alien assistance program
(SCAAP).</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HD928BD3D804246BEBCA542D3C5CE6D7A" level="section">Sec. 213. Authorization of appropriations.</toc-entry>
</toc>
</subsection><subsection id="H941750DD409043CCB7AC0272A51E975E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State
defined</header><text>For purposes of this Act, the term <term>State</term> has
the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(36) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(36)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3ACC7A5DC06C406EADE195444D856855"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Severability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If any provision of this Act, or the
application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held invalid,
the remainder of this Act, and the application of such provision to other
persons not similarly situated or to other circumstances, shall not be affected
by such invalidation.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H59066AB62F2F4869B70BC412BA197E06"><enum>202.</enum><header>Federal
affirmation of assistance in the immigration law enforcement by States and
political subdivisions of States</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law
and reaffirming the existing inherent authority of States, law enforcement
personnel of a State, or of a political subdivision of a State, have the
inherent authority of a sovereign entity to investigate, identify, apprehend,
arrest, detain, or transfer to Federal custody aliens in the United States
(including the transportation of such aliens across State lines to detention
centers), for the purposes of assisting in the enforcement of the immigration
laws of the United States in the course of carrying out routine duties. This
State authority has never been displaced or preempted by Congress.</text>
</section><section id="H8B8451D3BA34441B98D5ECEEE002FFF7"><enum>203.</enum><header>State
authorization for assistance in the enforcement of immigration laws
encouraged</header>
<subsection id="H30020AFB7A634D5A8B9FB1E792856197"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Effective two years after the date of the enactment of
this Act, a State, or a political subdivision of a State, that has in effect a
statute, policy, or practice that prohibits law enforcement officers of the
State, or of a political subdivision of the State, from assisting or
cooperating with Federal immigration law enforcement in the course of carrying
out the officers’ routine law enforcement duties shall not receive any of the
funds that would otherwise be allocated to the State under section 241(i) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5CED33366D874B41BB94D0A31A7EF892"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Nothing
in this section shall require law enforcement officials from States, or from
political subdivisions of States, to report or arrest victims or witnesses of a
criminal offense.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0ECED523278748ECA64582511F2895D3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reallocation of
funds</header><text>Any funds that are not allocated to a State, or to a
political subdivision of a State, due to the failure of the State, or of the
political subdivision of the State, to comply with subsection (a) shall be
reallocated to States, or to political subdivisions of States, that comply with
such subsection.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3212E96BC28C451DA8D8C60FE7646A37"><enum>204.</enum><header>Listing of
immigration violators in the National Crime Information Center
database</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HC472E6BC62724F5B84D11830343C6E72"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Provision of
information to the NCIC</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act and periodically thereafter as updates may require,
the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security of the Department of
Homeland Security shall provide the National Crime Information Center of the
Department of Justice with such information as the Under Secretary may possess
regarding any aliens against whom a final order of removal has been issued, any
aliens who have signed a voluntary departure agreement, any aliens who have
overstayed their authorized period of stay, and any aliens whose visas have
been revoked. The National Crime Information Center shall enter such
information into the Immigration Violators File of the National Crime
Information Center database, regardless of whether—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H34A0F1038D8F4C028553B777FE0EDE9A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the alien
concerned received notice of a final order of removal;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7F6B255F54954A14AFA7C7F67A508F9E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the alien
concerned has already been removed; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H472D397496C14C229607F9BE852367B2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>sufficient
identifying information is available with respect to the alien
concerned.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H85FBB00DD3E54A8B9BDA86DB5B1A7B76"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusion of
information in the NCIC database</header>
<paragraph id="H60C1A75121E84A32B75B33E8809F1E4D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 534(a) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB3E45D36C97C4FB7AC292B71763CD558"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3D76E487C52543B5BA6BD5F34BD9AC1B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE82DA8C5630A4795ACE0F2A4C25D0C7B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HD9B5C363214845D0A4FD239AA3CBFC73" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HC74FB839BE78482E994ABCEF71DA9CD2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>acquire, collect,
classify, and preserve records of violations by aliens of the immigration laws
of the United States, regardless of whether any such alien has received notice
of the violation or whether sufficient identifying information is available
with respect to any such alien and even if any such alien has already been
removed from the United States;
and</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H60BDD66B0AED4E84A1360419817DE1AD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The Attorney General shall ensure that the amendment made by
paragraph (1) is implemented by not later than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64278AD79B2046AE84FA458AD9AF5FCC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Certain
exchanges of records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Administrator of
the Social Security Administration, the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue
Service, the Attorney General, and other Federal agencies responsible for law
enforcement shall exchange records in accordance with section 534 of title 28,
United States Code, including records containing—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H05F4FC5D5D0E4E81AC02A3FB585DDFAD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>visa applications,
including photos and fingerprints; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2E20D4485289486D94F9B56F13CDACA5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">photographs, fingerprints, or other
information obtained as a result of the operation of the automated entry and
exit control system developed under section 110 of the Illegal Immigration
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1221 note).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H55CF7784EA9F4BC58B01AD2F29FBE4D5"><enum>205.</enum><header>State and local
law enforcement provision of information about apprehended aliens</header>
<subsection id="H07FDA892671C4ACD8DE9870F5A9F4831"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Provision of
information</header><text>In compliance with section 642(a) of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373) and
section 434 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1644), each State, and each political subdivision of a
State, shall provide the Secretary of Homeland Security in a timely manner with
the information specified in subsection (b) with respect to each alien
apprehended in the jurisdiction of the State, or in the political subdivision
of the State, who is believed to be in violation of the immigration laws of the
United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCC485237E2B7459DACE39DCDFCF91989"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Information
required</header><text>The information referred to in subsection (a) is as
follows:</text>
<paragraph id="HAA51988694534B74BC3941D9BCDB1F79"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The alien’s
name.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8BC208BBA42349A7ADBC945D855C057D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The alien’s
address or place of residence.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA2792A48FF3E451FAA47B3C5423C0D9B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A
physical description of the alien.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD79B5B30DB444AB0ABAE1879E6347C3E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The date, time,
and location of the encounter with the alien and reason for stopping,
detaining, apprehending, or arresting the alien.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCFAEB353BB0E45638CB85A1A503DB20B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>If applicable, the
alien’s driver’s license number and the State of issuance of such
license.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H06F5622BE9CB4C048EAE4F69B04D6192"><enum>(6)</enum><text>If applicable, the
type of any other identification document issued to the alien, any designation
number contained on the identification document, and the issuing entity for the
identification document.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H33F4B3DD5385454E9C32DA120395B071"><enum>(7)</enum><text>If applicable, the
license plate number, make, and model of any automobile registered to, or
driven by, the alien.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA2CEE3E5FB6841E29B02C5BFB3A4999A"><enum>(8)</enum><text>A
photo of the alien, if available or readily obtainable.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7BACB482B6F248718F65BE6A71DD8E1A"><enum>(9)</enum><text>The alien’s
fingerprints, if available or readily obtainable.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3B8E5B80016B463F95ED1D75C7554F4F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Annual report on
reporting</header><text>The Secretary shall maintain and annually submit to
Congress a detailed report listing the States, or the political subdivisions of
States, that have provided information under subsection (a) in the preceding
year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA5DC55DE8F3447DD94007BCE17CC611A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text>The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall reimburse States, and political
subdivisions of a State, for all reasonable costs, as determined by the
Secretary, incurred by the State, or the political subdivision of a State, as a
result of providing information under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCDCD7FBA60D44B6986A6BE4C75974056"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCBA6D697531E4C6F8483E1D4E394AF88"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Nothing
in this section shall require law enforcement officials of a State, or of a
political subdivision of a State, to provide the Secretary of Homeland Security
with information related to a victim of a crime or witness to a criminal
offense.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H9013928F51CF494DA1C099DE01250F77"><enum>206.</enum><header>Financial
assistance to State and local police agencies that assist in the enforcement of
immigration laws</header>
<subsection id="HE5577B8AA1C94FED9180F5956EAC7B83"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants for
special equipment for housing and processing certain aliens</header><text>From
amounts made available to make grants under this section, the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall make grants to States, and to political subdivisions of
States, for procurement of equipment, technology, facilities, and other
products that facilitate and are directly related to investigating,
apprehending, arresting, detaining, or transporting aliens who have violated
the immigration law of the United States, including additional administrative
costs incurred under this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1A595E017EA74A3C9CBA25DB7BA8CC3D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To
be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State, or a political
subdivision of a State, must have the authority to, and shall have a written
policy and a practice to, assist in the enforcement of the immigration laws of
the United States in the course of carrying out the routine law enforcement
duties of such State or political subdivision of a State. Entities covered
under this section may not have any policy or practice that prevents local law
enforcement from inquiring about a suspect's immigration status.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0F8007A01BC14D53A39D62F4090E9BDC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary for grants under this section such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2012 and each subsequent fiscal year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC33CA438134F43549EB3DDF64756E925"><enum>(d)</enum><header>GAO
audit</header><text>Not later than three years after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an
audit of funds distributed to States, and to political subdivisions of a State,
under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H415CC69BD6F64908952A0443C70C94EA"><enum>207.</enum><header>Increased
Federal detention space</header>
<subsection id="H31FCAF2D2F2441A5BD9597DB2194CFE2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Construction or
acquisition of detention facilities</header>
<paragraph id="HAFAFD6308CB94929AC4088D4D342D7B3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall construct or
acquire, in addition to existing facilities for the detention of aliens, 20
detention facilities in the United States, for aliens detained pending removal
from the United States or a decision regarding such removal. Each facility
shall have a number of beds necessary to effectuate this purposes of this
Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD85F70DF9639416396F17D82E9DC01A0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determinations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The location of any detention facility
built or acquired in accordance with this subsection shall be determined by the
Deputy Assistant Director of the Detention Management Division of the
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Detention and Removal within
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC2F6CCA88E554444B10478A781C9D69E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8DB581A7C1B44A38800A637A595D76CF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendment</header><text>Section 241(g)(1) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(g)(1)) is amended by striking <quote>may
expend</quote> and inserting <quote>shall expend</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H72E45AA2B78F42ECB65C706319C891C2"><enum>208.</enum><header>Federal custody
of aliens unlawfully present in the United States apprehended by State or local
law enforcement</header>
<subsection id="H3CD3D4BAF537487F9C039ABFA150A7C3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>State
apprehension</header>
<paragraph id="H1692153A270141C7913F422A2BF116A9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1151 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 240C the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H5825D773DEE34955B2B6E14F28749BE8" style="traditional">
<section id="H9B258FD72FC4445F8F9089805D6E07F7"><enum>240D.</enum><header>Custody of aliens unlawfully present in the United
States</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA142BFCEEB014D63ABE29A7BA395ACDF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Transfer of custody by
State and local officials</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If
a State, or a political subdivision of the State, exercising authority with
respect to the apprehension or arrest of an alien who is unlawfully present in
the United States submits to the Secretary of Homeland Security a request that
the alien be taken into Federal custody, the Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="H28D6997A841F419FB9C28E026883B917"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not later than 48
hours after the conclusion of the State, or the political subdivision of a
State, charging process or dismissal process, or if no State or political
subdivision charging or dismissal process is required, not later than 48 hours
after the alien is apprehended, shall take the alien into the custody of the
Federal Government and incarcerate the alien; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H85D4D304A6944217B011C0512F22250D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall request that
the relevant State or local law enforcement agency temporarily incarcerate or
transport the alien for transfer to Federal custody.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9FA3DD933E5C4270B4C3D7144E5DF82D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Policy on
detention in State and local detention facilities</header><text>In carrying out
section 241(g)(1), the Attorney General or Secretary of Homeland Security shall
ensure that an alien arrested under this Act shall be detained, pending the
alien being taken for the examination under this section, in a State or local
prison, jail, detention center, or other comparable facility. Notwithstanding
any other provision of law or regulation, such facility is adequate for
detention, if—</text>
<paragraph id="H847ACEB090DC4AD08A59625EA65B062A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>such a facility is
the most suitably located Federal, State, or local facility available for such
purpose under the circumstances;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H23C1A30D90A4443FA0E97E8317FC4F8C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an appropriate
arrangement for such use of the facility can be made; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0BA4E5DE354F48578D20FBCF471A3423"><enum>(3)</enum><text>such facility
satisfies the standards for the housing, care, and security of persons held in
custody of a United States marshal.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1FBEF5D9E342492ABE7545F04B96C5FC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text>The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall reimburse States, and political
subdivisions of a State, for all reasonable expenses, as determined by the
Secretary, incurred by the State, or political subdivision, as a result of the
incarceration and transportation of an alien who is unlawfully present in the
United States as described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1).
Compensation provided for costs incurred under such subparagraphs shall be the
average cost of incarceration of a prisoner in the relevant State, as
determined by the chief executive officer of a State, or of a political
subdivision of a State, plus the cost of transporting the alien from the point
of apprehension to the place of detention, and to the custody transfer point if
the place of detention and place of custody are different.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H82D0BE6067AB44BE911905144BC9655D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Secure
facilities</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that
aliens incarcerated in Federal facilities pursuant to this Act are held in
facilities that provide an appropriate level of security.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC65C9F7CE22144C58BED54945AD03CFF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Transfer</header>
<paragraph id="H33BF28BE91834845A75649C930843FC9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall establish a regular circuit and schedule for the prompt transfer
of apprehended aliens from the custody of States, and political subdivisions of
a State, to Federal custody.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H34061D71AB3544D081409953B5B575D6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contracts</header><text>The
Secretary may enter into contracts, including appropriate private contracts, to
implement this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H449B15A880B44E26938DA669300AC804"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>For
purposes of this section, the term <term>alien who is unlawfully present in the
United States</term> means an alien who—</text>
<paragraph id="H3E76584F94D44C9AA1208A532DD5680D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>entered the United
States without inspection or at any time, manner or place other than that
designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H551B86FBD52A445ABCA0E975F701702F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>was admitted as a
nonimmigrant and who, at the time the alien was taken into custody by the
State, or a political subdivision of the State, had failed to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEE739D42ACB94655810B1A73E6781851"><enum>(A)</enum><text>maintain the
nonimmigrant status in which the alien was admitted or to which it was changed
under section 248; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H48FB026D6D1D44A2AA83E921C7E30A0C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>comply with the
conditions of any such status;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB9D8760230BA4F1F830663D50A003946"><enum>(3)</enum><text>was admitted as an
immigrant and has subsequently failed to comply with the requirements of that
status; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H72992A49F6784C2089F3582BA70099E8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>failed to depart
the United States under a voluntary departure agreement or under a final order
of
removal.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H51CD97D931C746E7888798A4415E1793"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of contents of such Act is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 240C the following new
item:</text>
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<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 240D. Custody of aliens unlawfully
present in the United
States.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF3BAD334A42B4087A5A40848FAD2473B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>GAO
audit</header><text>Not later than three years after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an
audit of compensation to States, and to political subdivisions of a State, for
the incarceration of aliens unlawfully present in the United States under
section 240D(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (as added by subsection
(a)(1)).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H22CBEA9D0D1D4697B565A8F094BE3976"><enum>209.</enum><header>Training of
State and local law enforcement personnel relating to the enforcement of
immigration laws</header>
<subsection id="H86347CD4398144B499E2492F02A70EE7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
training manual and pocket guide</header><text>Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
establish—</text>
<paragraph id="HF1F8593E1D594407939710AF7E67578F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
training manual for law enforcement personnel of a State, or of a political
subdivision of a State, to train such personnel in the investigation,
identification, apprehension, arrest, detention, and transfer to Federal
custody of aliens unlawfully present in the United States (including the
transportation of such aliens across State lines to detention centers and the
identification of fraudulent documents); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0EBE6458E9854FC2A34C0867B5831C87"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an immigration
enforcement pocket guide for law enforcement personnel of a State, or of a
political subdivision of a State, to provide a quick reference for such
personnel in the course of duty.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3DFCC9643EB646AD9F6F6A0068E2228D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The
training manual and pocket guide established in accordance with subsection (a)
shall be made available to all State and local law enforcement
personnel.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7D5843248BB94AED8C2DED3463A62EC0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Nothing
in this section shall be construed to require State or local law enforcement
personnel to carry the training manual or pocket guide with them while on
duty.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEED06B1E16534CED85B9169B1EC3E045"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Costs</header><text>The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall be responsible for any costs incurred in
establishing the training manual and pocket guide.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDF84A4906F414D43A1530B77BB19E380"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Training
flexibility</header>
<paragraph id="HEABD20E2FFAA4993A580A94DE56637A5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall make training of State and local law enforcement
officers available through as many means as possible, including through
residential training at the Center for Domestic Preparedness, onsite training
held at State or local police agencies or facilities, online training courses
by computer, teleconferencing, and videotape, or the digital video display
(DVD) of a training course or courses. E-learning through a secure, encrypted
distributed learning system that has all its servers based in the United
States, is scalable, survivable, and can have a portal in place not later than
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be made available by
the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Distributed Learning Program for
State and local law enforcement personnel.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCF9A748A4B5A416CBA1676325C546BB1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal
personnel training</header><text>The training of State and local law
enforcement personnel under this section shall not displace the training of
Federal personnel.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2B79A889B43D46ABA93AD441D9ECA2AB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Clarification</header><text>Nothing
in this Act or any other provision of law shall be construed as making any
immigration-related training a requirement for, or prerequisite to, any State
or local law enforcement officer to assist in the enforcement of Federal
immigration laws in the normal course of carrying out the normal law
enforcement duties of such officers.</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">In carrying
out this section, priority funding shall be given for existing Web-based
immigration enforcement training systems.</continuation-text></subsection></section><section id="H70936C9C32B546638C848B904A17A1DF"><enum>210.</enum><header>Immunity</header>
<subsection id="H9F83B09389104E62A72B07B3D7A6345C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Personal
immunity</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a law
enforcement officer of a State or local law enforcement agency who is acting
within the scope of the officer’s official duties shall be immune, to the same
extent as a Federal law enforcement officer, from personal liability arising
out of the performance of any duty described in this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H30DC54A4E083415AACE683C7CB104C55"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Agency
immunity</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State or
local law enforcement agency shall be immune from any claim for money damages
based on Federal, State, or local civil rights law for an incident arising out
of the enforcement of any immigration law, except to the extent a law
enforcement officer of such agency committed a violation of Federal, State, or
local criminal law in the course of enforcing such immigration law.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4CD34F7916D8466AB54310EC9C8FCA7D"><enum>211.</enum><header>Institutional
removal program (IRP)</header>
<subsection id="HA0D1BB5D66F24B6C80CF75E6D75727D9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Continuation and
expansion</header>
<paragraph id="HDD87BD28200848E7A3A4D268751F19E5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall continue to
operate and implement the program known as the Institutional Removal Program
(IRP) which—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7D57C607074046A5AEF880C25093E62E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifies
removable criminal aliens in Federal and State correctional facilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE56CFCF5070945FEB68C5A2A3CC2988B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensures such
aliens are not released into the community; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1425FD727DC541EDAE5A0D53B15F1544"><enum>(C)</enum><text>removes such
aliens from the United States after the completion of their sentences.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC1A19FA282C246D6BD1C559DCD646691"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expansion</header><text>The
Institutional Removal Program shall be extended to all States. Any State that
receives Federal funds for the incarceration of criminal aliens shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H739B84D9ED2A42B7A1413676BB15C62E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>cooperate with
officials of the Institutional Removal Program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D92B55519614EE0BD1D07C57DB6A52C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>expeditiously and
systematically identify criminal aliens in its prison and jail populations;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0DEC9EA3B8114FEE8FE6F201DAA79E77"><enum>(C)</enum><text>promptly convey
such information to officials of such Program as a condition of receiving such
funds.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDBFA8245707B451FA288AE932A2960B5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization
for detention after completion of State or local prison
sentence</header><text>Law enforcement officers of a State, or of a political
subdivision of a State, are authorized to—</text>
<paragraph id="H72ABF0B290E741B5ACE9DAE5DBA93DED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>hold a criminal
alien for a period of up to 14 days after the alien has completed the alien’s
State prison sentence in order to effectuate the transfer of the alien to
Federal custody when the alien is removable or not lawfully present in the
United States; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDB18FCD2CBB74B88BFA0B2226EEBED4D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>issue a detainer
that would allow aliens who have served a State prison sentence to be detained
by the State prison until personnel from United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement can take the alien into custody.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7994B19D5A8C4FA1A20531A7D9913118"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technology
usage</header><text>Technology such as video conferencing shall be used to the
maximum extent practicable in order to make the Institutional Removal Program
available in remote locations. Mobile access to Federal databases of aliens,
such as IDENT, and live scan technology shall be used to the maximum extent
practicable in order to make these resources available to State and local law
enforcement agencies in remote locations.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HC71D3F2F4C5A4DB69BB2BFD9E53BB479"><enum>212.</enum><header>State criminal
alien assistance program (SCAAP)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 241(i)(5) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F98C02C94AE4378BC4B94C598EEDE58" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H25D273CE221D4B97B33001A88B0A9F51"><enum>(5)</enum><text>There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection such sums as may be
necessary for fiscal year 2012 and each subsequent fiscal
year.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HD928BD3D804246BEBCA542D3C5CE6D7A"><enum>213.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2012 and each
subsequent fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
Act.</text>
</section>