PACT Act

To prohibit certain Federal funds from being made available to sanctuary cities and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting American Citizens Together Act PACT Act 2. 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 (d) Limitation on Federal funds to sanctuary cities (1) Sanctuary city defined In this section, the term sanctuary city (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 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) (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 3. 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 (1) is without lawful status in the United States; and (2) is in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons.

Summary: Protecting American Citizens Together Act or the PACT Act This bill amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to make a sanctuary city ineligible to receive, for at least one year, any funds pursuant to: the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, the Cops' Program, the Urban Area Security Initiative, the State Homeland Security Grant Program, the Port Security Grant Program, the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, or any other non-disaster preparedness grant program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. A sanctuary city shall be eligible to receive such funds after the Attorney General certifies that it is no longer a sanctuary city. The Attorney General shall prioritize a request from the Secretary of Homeland Security to transfer an alien who is without lawful status in the United States and in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody before a request from a state or state subdivision to transfer the covered alien to its custody.