,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #deg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #d1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,issa introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend section #bgf of the           
,immigration and ,nationality ,act to   
impose mandatory sentencing ranges with 
respect to aliens who reenter the       
,united ,states after having been       
removed1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,criminal ,alien ,accountability    
,act4  #b4 ,mandatory sentencing ranges 
related to reentry by removed alien  7a7
 ,findings ,the ,congress finds as      
follows3  7#a7 ,the security of the     
,united ,states is dependent on the     
,nation's ability to regulate the       
immigration of aliens into the ,united  
,states4  7#b7 ,removal from the ,united
 ,states of certain criminal aliens is  
necessary1 and the unauthorized reentry 
of those aliens constitutes a threat to 

the people of the ,united ,states4  7#c7
 ,the ,congress should deter such       
reentry by specifying mandatory         
sentencing ranges for these crimes4  7b7
 ,mandatory sentencing ranges for       
reentering aliens ,section #bgf of the  
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #acbf7 is amended--  7#a7 in  
subsection 7a71 in the matter following 
paragraph 7#b71 by striking imprisoned  
not more than #b years1 and insert      
imprisoned for a term of not less than  
#a year and not more than #b years12 and
  7#b7 in subsection 7b7--  7,a7 in     
paragraph 7#a71 by striking imprisoned  
not more than #aj years1 and insert     
imprisoned for a term of not less than  
#e years and not more than #aj years12  
7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking     
imprisoned not more than #bj years1 and 
insert imprisoned for a term of not less
 than #aj years and not more than #bj   
years12 and  7,c7 in paragraph 7#d71 by 
striking imprisoned for not more than   
#aj years1 and insert imprisoned for a  

term of not less than #e years and not  
more than #aj years14  7c7 ,mandatory   
sentencing ranges for persons aiding or 
assisting certain reentering aliens     
,section #bgg of the ,immigration and   
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acbg7  
is amended--  7#a7 by striking ,any     
person and inserting 7a7 ,subject to    
subsection 7b71 any person2 and  7#b7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7b7  
7#a7 ,any person who knowingly aids or  
assists any alien violating section     
#bgf7;b7 to reenter the ,united ,states1
 or who connives or conspires with any  
person or persons to allow1 procure1 or 
permit any such alien to reenter the    
,united ,states1 shall be fined under   
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 or    
imprisoned for a term imposed under     
paragraph 7#b71 or both4  7#b7 ,the term
 of imprisonment imposed under paragraph
 7#a7 shall be within the range to which
 the reentering alien is subject under  
section #bgf7;b74  4