[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 530 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 530

   To reduce the amount of foreign assistance to Mexico, Guatemala, 
 Honduras, and El Salvador based on the number of unaccompanied alien 
children who are nationals or citizens of such countries and who in the 
preceding fiscal year are placed in Federal custody by reason of their 
                          immigration status.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 26, 2015

 Mr. Burgess introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To reduce the amount of foreign assistance to Mexico, Guatemala, 
 Honduras, and El Salvador based on the number of unaccompanied alien 
children who are nationals or citizens of such countries and who in the 
preceding fiscal year are placed in Federal custody by reason of their 
                          immigration status.

    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 ``Unaccompanied Alien Children 
Assistance Control Act''.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF AMOUNT OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO MEXICO, GUATEMALA, 
              HONDURAS, AND EL SALVADOR.

    (a) In General.--The President shall reduce from amounts made 
available under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any other Act and 
allocated for a covered country for a fiscal year an amount equal to--
            (1) the number of unaccompanied alien children who--
                    (A) are nationals or citizens of the covered 
                country, and
                    (B) in the preceding fiscal year are placed in 
                Federal custody by reason of their immigration status, 
                multiplied by
            (2) $15,000.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``covered country'' means Mexico, Guatemala, 
        Honduras, or El Salvador; and
            (2) the term ``unaccompanied alien child'' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security 
        Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2)).
    (c) Effective Date.--This Act takes effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and applies with respect to amounts made 
available under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any other Act for 
fiscal year 2015 and each subsequent fiscal year.
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