A bill to reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-s-745
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2017-03-28
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Correctional facilities and imprisonment

Detention of persons

Immigration status and procedures

Law enforcement administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2050-2051)

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) through FY2021. SCAAP provides payments to state, local, and tribal governments to offset the costs of incarcerating certain undocumented criminal aliens.</p> <p>It expands the definition of &ldquo;undocumented criminal alien&rdquo; to include an alien who has been charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors.</p> <p>Additionally, the bill directs the Department of Justice to reimburse a state, local, or tribal government for incarceration costs and medical expenses of a criminal alien whose immigration status cannot be verified by the Department of Homeland Security. (Currently, a criminal alien with lawful immigration status does not meet the criteria for SCAAP reimbursement.) </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 745 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 28, 2017 Mr. Flake (for himself and Mr. McCain ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes.

1. State criminal alien assistance program (a) SCAAP reauthorization Section 241(i)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(i)(5) ) is amended— (1) by striking the em dash and all that follows through (C) ; and (2) by striking 2011 and inserting 2021 . (b) SCAAP assistance for States (1) Assistance for states incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with certain crimes Section 241(i)(3)(A) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(i)(3)(A) ) is amended by inserting charged with or before convicted . (2) Assistance for states incarcerating unverified aliens Section 241(i) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(i) ), as amended by paragraph (1) and subsection (a), is further amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting and medical expenses after incarceration ; (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; (C) in paragraph (7), as redesignated, by striking (5) and inserting (6) ; and (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) In the case of an alien whose immigration status is unable to be verified by the Secretary of Homeland Security, and who would otherwise be an undocumented criminal alien if the alien is unlawfully present in the United States, the Attorney General shall compensate the State or political subdivision of the State for the incarceration and medical expenses of the alien in accordance with paragraph (2). .