USCIS Act

Bill: 115-hr-591
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7]
Introduced: 2017-01-20
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Appropriations

Department of Homeland Security

Department of Justice

Executive agency funding and structure

Higher education

Immigration status and procedures

International exchange and broadcasting

User charges and fees
Latest action: action_date: 2017-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Use Spending for Congressional Immigration Supervision Act or the USCIS Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to declare that all deposits into the Immigration Examinations Fee Account shall remain available to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (currently, the Department of Justice [DOJ]) for reimbursement of administrative expenses to the extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.</p> <p>The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 is amended to declare that certain foreign student and exchange program fees that are deposited into the account shall remain available to DHS (currently, DOJ) for reimbursement of administrative expenses (including expenses related to gathering foreign student information) to the extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 591 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 20, 2017 Mr. Brat (for himself, Mr. Gosar , Mr. Burgess , Mr. Griffith , Mr. Babin , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. Buck , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Emmer , and Mr. Byrne ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require deposits into the Immigration Examinations Fee Account to be subject to appropriations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Use Spending for Congressional Immigration Supervision Act or the USCIS Act . 2. Disposition of fees deposited in Immigration Examinations Fee Account (a) Immigration and Nationality Act Section 286(n) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1356(n) ) is amended by striking Attorney General and inserting Secretary of Homeland Security, to the extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, . (b) Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 Section 641(e)(4)(B) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1372(e)(4)(B) ) is amended by striking for the Attorney General and inserting , to the extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, for the Secretary of Homeland Security .