Title: FILCCA of 2017
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Federal Immigration Law Campus Compliance Act of 2017 or the FILCCA of 2017
This bill withholds reimbursement for indirect costs associated with federal research and development grants from an institution of higher learning that does not comply with a lawful request for information about, or a detainer pertaining to, an alien made by a federal immigration officer or employee.
A state or political subdivision that complies with a detainer is deemed to be an agent of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has authority available to DHS to take actions to comply with the detainer, and shall not be liable for such actions.
DHS may issue a detainer for an alien who is in federal, state, or local custody requesting: (1) all relevant information collected pertaining to such alien and notification of his or her future release, or (2) continued detention until DHS assumes custody.
DHS may request from any entity that receives federal funds other immigration-related information pertaining to an alien that is not otherwise precluded from disclosure.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1342 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.


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                    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

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                                 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.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Immigration Law Campus 
Compliance Act of 2017'' or as the ``FILCCA of 2017''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON RECEIPT OF FUNDS FOR INDIRECT COSTS.

    An institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) may not receive 
Federal funds for reimbursement of indirect costs under a research and 
development grant provided by a Federal agency with respect to any 
period during which the institution of higher education has failed to 
comply with a lawful request for information about or detainer 
pertaining to an alien made by any officer or employee of the Federal 
Government who is charged with enforcement of the immigration laws.

SEC. 3. ENSURING THAT LOCAL AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MAY 
              COOPERATE TO SAFEGUARD OUR COMMUNITIES.

    (a) Authority To Cooperate With Federal Officials.--A State, a 
political subdivision of a State, or an officer, employee, or agent of 
such State or political subdivision that complies with a detainer 
issued by the Department of Homeland Security under section 236 or 287 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226 and 1357)--
            (1) shall be deemed to be acting as an agent of the 
        Department of Homeland Security; and
            (2) with regard to actions taken to comply with the 
        detainer, shall have all authority available to officers and 
        employees of the Department of Homeland Security.
    (b) Legal Proceedings.--In any legal proceeding brought against a 
State, a political subdivision of a State, or an officer, employee, or 
agent of such State or political subdivision, which challenges the 
legality of the seizure or detention of an individual pursuant to a 
detainer issued by the Department of Homeland Security under section 
236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226 and 
1357)--
            (1) no liability shall lie against the State or political 
        subdivision of a State for actions taken in compliance with the 
        detainer; and
            (2) if the actions of the officer, employee, or agent of 
        the State or political subdivision were taken in compliance 
        with the detainer--
                    (A) the officer, employee, or agent shall be 
                deemed--
                            (i) to be an employee of the Federal 
                        Government and an investigative or law 
                        enforcement officer; and
                            (ii) to have been acting within the scope 
                        of his or her employment under section 1346(b) 
                        and chapter 171 of title 28, United States 
                        Code;
                    (B) section 1346(b) of title 28, United States 
                Code, shall provide the exclusive remedy for the 
                plaintiff; and
                    (C) the United States shall be substituted as 
                defendant in the proceeding.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
to provide immunity to any person who knowingly violates the civil or 
constitutional rights of an individual.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE DETAINERS.

    In the case of an alien who is in the custody of a Federal, State, 
or local law enforcement official, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
may issue a detainer for that alien requesting that the law enforcement 
official provide all relevant information collected pertaining to the 
alien and notification of any future release of the alien, or that the 
law enforcement official continue to detain the alien until the 
Secretary may take custody of the alien. The Secretary of Homeland 
Security is authorized to request from any entity that receives Federal 
funds in a fiscal year, for purposes of enforcing the immigration laws, 
pertinent information that pertains to an alien and that is not 
otherwise precluded by law from being disclosed.
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