,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfaa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ba1       
#bjac,mr4 ,perry 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,barletta1 ,mrs4 ,bachmann1 ,mr4 ,smith 
of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,stewart1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 
and ,mr4 ,gingrey of ,georgia7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  
,secretary of ,homeland ,security to    
submit to ,congress an annual report on 
immigration policy directives issued by 
the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 
to ensure that each such policy         
directive is subject to the rule making 
process described in section #eec of    
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,,dhs         
,immigration ,accountability and        
,transparency ,act of #bjac4  #b4       
,transparency ,requirement for          
,immigration ,policy ,directives  7a7   
,reporting requirement ,the ,secretary  

of ,homeland ,security shall submit to  
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs of the       
,senate and the ,committee on ,homeland 
,security of the ,house of              
,representatives an annual report on    
immigration policy directives4  7b7     
,matters covered ,the report required by
 subsection 7a7 shall include1 at a     
minimum-- 7#a7 statistics on the removal
 of aliens from the ,united ,states     
during the #aj-year period preceding the
 date of submission of the report1      
including the number of aliens placed in
 removal proceedings but not removed2   
7#b7 statistics and a cost-benefit      
analysis regarding the use of ,federal  
funds to implement each immigration     
policy directive issued by the          
,department of ,homeland ,security      
during the period beginning on ,january 
#bj1 #bjji1 and ending on the date of   
submission of the report2  7#c7 the     
number of aliens unlawfully present or  
without lawful status in the ,united    

,states with an immigration status that 
was modified or otherwise adjusted as a 
result of each such policy directive1   
including an identification of the new  
status assigned to each such alien2     
7#d7 the number of aliens unlawfully    
present or without lawful status in the 
,united ,states who applied for and were
 denied relief as a result of each such 
policy directive1 and the percentage of 
such aliens against whom removal        
proceedings were initiated2  7#e7 for   
each alien denied relief under paragraph
 7#d7 against whom removal proceedings  
were not initiated1 an explanation of   
why such action was not taken and a     
listing of the final determination made 
in such alien's case1 if any2  7#f7 the 
number of cases in the ,executive       
,office for ,immigration ,review of the 
,department of ,justice that were       
administratively closed as a result of  
each such policy directive and an       
identification of the new status or     
statuses assigned to the aliens in such 

cases2  7#g7 statistics on aliens       
unlawfully present or without lawful    
status in the ,united ,states released  
from prisons or administrative detention
 centers since ,january #bj1 #bjji1     
including-- 7,a7 the number of such     
aliens convicted or formally accused of 
a violent crime2 and  7,b7 the number of
 such aliens released in each ,state2   
and  7#h7 detailed information on the   
methods used to compile and calculate   
the information described in paragraphs 
7#a71 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 7#e71 7#f71 and 
7#g74  7c7 ,public availability ,the    
report required by subsection 7a7 shall 
be made publicly available4  7d7        
,reporting deadline ,the ,secretary     
shall submit the first report required  
by subsection 7a7 not later than #ij    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act4  7e7 ,removal of aliens from 
the ,united ,states ,in this ,act1 the  
term removal of aliens from the ,united 
,states does not include individuals who
 are denied admission upon being        

inspected by an immigration officer at  
the border of the ,united ,states4  #c4 
,accountability ,requirements for       
,immigration ,policy ,directives  7a7   
,treatment of an ,immigration ,policy   
,directive as a ,rule ,for purposes of  
chapters #e1 #f1 #g1 and #h of title #e1
 ,united ,states ,code1 an immigration  
policy directive shall be treated as a  
rule4  7b7 ,notice ,requirement ,in     
publishing a general notice of proposed 
rule making as required under section   
#eec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1
 for an immigration policy directive1   
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security   
shall include a report that-- 7#a7      
describes with reasonable detail the    
actions the ,department of ,homeland    
,security plans to take to implement and
 enforce the policy directive2  7#b7    
indicates whether the policy directive  
states a new or changed policy regarding
 the enforcement of any ,federal law1   
and if so1 provides a citation to such  
law2 and  7#c7 estimates the number of  

aliens present in the ,united ,states   
with an immigration status that will be 
modified as a result of the policy      
directive and identifies the new status 
or statuses to be assigned to such      
aliens4  #d4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3
 7#a7 ,immigration policy directive ,the
 term immigration policy directive means
 any communication that is not a rule1  
issued by the ,department of ,homeland  
,security or any agency or office within
 the ,department1 regarding the         
administration or enforcement of        
immigration law or policy1 including    
memoranda1 statements1 and guidance     
documents4  7#b7 ,rule ,the term rule   
has the meaning provided in section #eea
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4