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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1342 

To prohibit any institution of higher education that receives a Federal research and development grant and does not comply with a lawful request 

for information or detainment of an alien made by any officer or employee of the Federal Government who is charged with enforcement 

of the immigration laws from receiving indirect cost reimbursement funding, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 2, 2017 

Mr. HARRIS (for himself, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. BABIN, Mr. 

BERGMAN, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. DUNCAN of 

South Carolina, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. 

GOSAR, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, Mr. JONES, Mr. 

KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. 

PITTENGER, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. SANFORD, 

Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. YOHO, and Mr. 

LAMBORN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Science, 

Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To prohibit any institution of higher education that receives 

a Federal research and development grant and does not 

comply with a lawful request for information or detainment of an alien made by any officer or employee of 

the Federal Government who is charged with enforcement of the immigration laws from receiving indirect 

cost reimbursement funding, and for other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Immigration 

5 Law Campus Compliance Act of 2017’’ or as the 

6 ‘‘FILCCA of 2017’’. 

7 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON RECEIPT OF FUNDS FOR INDI8 RECT COSTS. 

9 An institution of higher education (as defined in sec10 tion 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

11 U.S.C. 1001(a))) may not receive Federal funds for reim12 bursement of indirect costs under a research and develop13 ment grant provided by a Federal agency with respect to 

14 any period during which the institution of higher edu15 cation has failed to comply with a lawful request for infor16 mation about or detainer pertaining to an alien made by 

17 any officer or employee of the Federal Government who 

18 is charged with enforcement of the immigration laws. 

19 SEC. 3. ENSURING THAT LOCAL AND FEDERAL LAW EN20 FORCEMENT OFFICERS MAY COOPERATE TO 

21 SAFEGUARD OUR COMMUNITIES. 

22 (a) AUTHORITY TO COOPERATE WITH FEDERAL OF23 FICIALS.—A State, a political subdivision of a State, or 

24 an officer, employee, or agent of such State or political 

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1 partment of Homeland Security under section 236 or 287 

2 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226 

3 and 1357)— 

4 (1) shall be deemed to be acting as an agent of 

5 the Department of Homeland Security; and 

6 (2) with regard to actions taken to comply with 

7 the detainer, shall have all authority available to of8 ficers and employees of the Department of Home9 land Security. 

10 (b) LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.—In any legal proceeding 

11 brought against a State, a political subdivision of a State, 

12 or an officer, employee, or agent of such State or political 

13 subdivision, which challenges the legality of the seizure or 

14 detention of an individual pursuant to a detainer issued 

15 by the Department of Homeland Security under section 

16 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

17 U.S.C. 1226 and 1357)— 

18 (1) no liability shall lie against the State or po19 litical subdivision of a State for actions taken in 

20 compliance with the detainer; and 

21 (2) if the actions of the officer, employee, or 

22 agent of the State or political subdivision were taken 

23 in compliance with the detainer— 

24 (A) the officer, employee, or agent shall be 

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1 (i) to be an employee of the Federal 

2 Government and an investigative or law 

3 enforcement officer; and 

4 (ii) to have been acting within the 

5 scope of his or her employment under sec6 tion 1346(b) and chapter 171 of title 28, 

7 United States Code; 

8 (B) section 1346(b) of title 28, United 

9 States Code, shall provide the exclusive remedy 

10 for the plaintiff; and 

11 (C) the United States shall be substituted 

12 as defendant in the proceeding. 

13 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec14 tion may be construed to provide immunity to any person 

15 who knowingly violates the civil or constitutional rights of 

16 an individual. 

17 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE DETAINERS. 

18 In the case of an alien who is in the custody of a 

19 Federal, State, or local law enforcement official, the Sec20 retary of Homeland Security may issue a detainer for that 

21 alien requesting that the law enforcement official provide 

22 all relevant information collected pertaining to the alien 

23 and notification of any future release of the alien, or that 

24 the law enforcement official continue to detain the alien 

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1 retary of Homeland Security is authorized to request from 

2 any entity that receives Federal funds in a fiscal year, for 

3 purposes of enforcing the immigration laws, pertinent in4 formation that pertains to an alien and that is not other5 wise precluded by law from being disclosed. 

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