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113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5129
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 17, 2014
Mr. Smith of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Fortenberry, and Mr. Terry) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To require notification of a Governor of a State if an unaccompanied alien child is placed for
custody and care in the State.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the UAC State Notification Act of 2014.
2.
Notification of State Governors
Section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008
(8 U.S.C. 1232) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(j)
Notification to States
In the case of an unaccompanied alien child who is in Federal custody by reason of the child’s
immigration status, the Secretary of Health and Human Services or the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the Governor of a State not
later than 48 hours prior to the placement of the child in the care of a
proposed custodian located in such State.
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