[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 13, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S911]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1947. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2579, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to allow the premium tax credit with respect to unsubsidized COBRA 
continuation coverage; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR ALIENS FOR FAILURE TO DEPART 
                   AT THE EXPIRATION OF THEIR VISAS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 8 of title II of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1321 et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting after section 274D the following new section:

     ``SEC. 274E. CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO DEPART.

       ``(a) In General.--Any alien who--
       ``(1) is required to depart from the United States as a 
     result of the expiration of the alien's visa; and
       ``(2) fails to depart from the United States,
     shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned 
     for not more one year, or both.
       ``(b) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to diminish or qualify any penalties to which an 
     alien may be subject for activities proscribed by section 
     243(a) of any other provision of this Act.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 274D the following new item:

``Sec. 274E. Criminal penalties for failure to depart.''.
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