114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3009 

AN ACT 

To amend section 241(i) of the Immigration and Nationality 

Act to deny assistance under such section to a State 

or political subdivision of a State that prohibits its officials from taking certain actions with respect to immigration. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Enforce the Law for 

3 Sanctuary Cities Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE CRIMINAL 

5 ALIEN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SCAAP) FUND6 ING. 

7 Section 241(i) of the Immigration and Nationality 

8 Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)) is amended by adding at the end 

9 the following: 

10 ‘‘(7) A State (or a political subdivision of a 

11 State) shall not be eligible to enter into a contrac12 tual arrangement under paragraph (1) if the State 

13 (or political subdivision)— 

14 ‘‘(A) has in effect any law, policy, or proce15 dure in contravention of subsection (a) or (b) of 

16 section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform 

17 and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 

18 U.S.C. 1373); or 

19 ‘‘(B) prohibits State or local law enforce20 ment officials from gathering information re21 garding the citizenship or immigration status, 

22 lawful or unlawful, of any individual.’’. 

23 SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON DOJ GRANT PROGRAMS. 

24 (a) COPS.—In the case of a State or unit of local 

25 government that received a grant award under part Q of 

26 title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
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1 of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.), if, during a fiscal 

2 year, that State or local government is a State or local 

3 government described in subsection (c), the Attorney Gen4 eral shall withhold all of the amount that would otherwise 

5 be awarded to that State or unit of local government for 

6 the following fiscal year. 

7 (b) BYRNE-JAG.—In the case of a State or unit of 

8 local government that received a grant award under sub9 part 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 

10 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.), 

11 if, during a fiscal year, that State or unit of local govern12 ment is described in subsection (c), the Attorney General 

13 shall withhold all of the amount that would otherwise be 

14 awarded to that State or unit of local government for the 

15 following fiscal year. 

16 (c) STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS DE17 SCRIBED.—A State or unit of local government described 

18 in this subsection is any State or local government that— 

19 (1) has in effect any law, policy, or procedure 

20 in contravention of subsection (a) or (b) of section 

21 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immi22 grant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373); 

23 or 

24 (2) prohibits State or local law enforcement of25 ficials from gathering information regarding the citi-
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1 zenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of 

2 any individual. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 23, 2015. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3009 

AN ACT 

To amend section 241(i) of the Immigration and 

tain actions with respect to immigration. State that prohibits its officials from taking cersection to a State or political subdivision of a Nationality Act to deny assistance under such