[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 125 (Tuesday, August 4, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6304-S6305]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2562. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 754, to improve cybersecurity in the United States 
through enhanced sharing of information about

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cybersecurity threats, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie 
on the table; as follows:

       At the end of the bill, add the following:

     SEC. 11. LIMITATION ON FEDERAL FUNDS TO SANCTUARY CITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 642 of the Illegal Immigration 
     Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
     1373) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Limitation on Federal Funds to Sanctuary Cities.--
       ``(1) Sanctuary city defined.--In this section, the term 
     `sanctuary city' means a State or subdivision of a State that 
     the Attorney General determines--
       ``(A) has in effect a statute, policy, or practice that is 
     not in compliance with subsection (a) or (b); or
       ``(B) does not have a statute, policy, or practice that 
     requires law enforcement officers--
       ``(i) to notify the U.S. Immigration and Customs 
     Enforcement if the State or unit has custody of an alien 
     without lawful status in the United States and detain the 
     alien for no more than six hours for no other purpose than to 
     determine whether or not U.S. Immigration and Customs 
     Enforcement will issue a detainer request; and
       ``(ii) to maintain custody of such an alien for a period of 
     not less than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and 
     holidays) if U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issues 
     a detainer for such alien.
       ``(2) Limitation on grants.--A sanctuary city shall not be 
     eligible to receive, for a minimum period of at least 1 year, 
     any funds pursuant to--
       ``(A) the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
     Program established pursuant to subpart 1 of part E of title 
     I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
     (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.);
       ``(B) the `Cops' program under part Q of title I of the 
     Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
     3796dd et seq.);
       ``(C) the Urban Area Security Initiative authorized under 
     section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
     604);
       ``(D) the State Homeland Security Grant Program authorized 
     under section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
     U.S.C. 605);
       ``(E) the port security grant program authorized under 
     section 70107 of title 46, United States Code;
       ``(F) the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program under 
     section 241(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1231(i)); or
       ``(G) any other non-disaster preparedness grant program 
     administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
       ``(3) Termination of ineligibility.--A jurisdiction that is 
     found to be a sanctuary city shall only become eligible to 
     receive funds under a program set out under paragraph (1) 
     after the Attorney General certifies that the jurisdiction is 
     no longer a sanctuary city.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--Section 642 of the Illegal 
     Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 
     (8 U.S.C. 1373) is amended by striking ``Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service'' each place that term appears and 
     inserting ``Department of Homeland Security''.

     SEC. 12. TRANSFER OF ALIENS FROM BUREAU OF PRISONS CUSTODY.

       (a) Transfer to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.--
     The Attorney General shall prioritize a request from the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security to transfer a covered alien to 
     the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
     before a request from the appropriate official of a State or 
     a subdivision of a State to transfer the covered alien to the 
     custody of such State or subdivision.
       (b) Covered Alien Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``covered alien'' means an alien who--
       (1) is without lawful status in the United States; and
       (2) is in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons.
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