,i #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cfi ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #ad1 #bjae ,mrs4 ,ellmers introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,secretary of the ,treasury to establish a program to reimburse ,states and political subdivisions of ,states for expenses related to the presence of aliens having no lawful immigration status1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,accountability in ,foreign ,aid ,act of #bjae4 #b4 ,reimbursement for ,states and political subdivisions 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall establish a program for the purpose of reimbursing ,states1 and political subdivisions of ,states1 for expenses required to be incurred and related to the presence within the geographical area of the ,state or political subdivision of aliens having no lawful immigration status in the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,expenses described ,the expenses described in subsection 7a7 shall include expenses such as the following3 7#a7 ,public elementary and secondary education4 7#b7 ,incarceration and detention4 7#c7 ,public benefits described in section #daa7;b7 of the ,personal ,responsibility and ,work ,opportunity ,reconciliation ,act of #aiif 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #afba7;b774 7c7 ,exceptions ,expenses are not reimbursable under this section if the ,secretary of the ,treasury determines that-- 7#a7 the ,state or political subdivision has failed to submit sufficient documents1 statements1 or records necessary to support the request for reimbursement2 7#b7 the ,state or political subdivision otherwise has been substantially compensated for the expenses2 or 7#c7 such compensation will be forthcoming in a reasonable period of time4 7d7 ,public elementary and secondary education 7#a7 ,in general ,compensation for a local educational agency under subsection 7b77#a7 shall be based on-- 7,a7 the number of children having no lawful immigration status in the ,united ,states who were in average daily attendance during the preceding school year at the schools of such agency and for whom such agency provided a free public education2 multiplied by 7,b7 the average per-pupil expenditure of the ,state in which the local educational agency is located4 7#b7 ,definitions ,for purposes of this subsection1 the terms average daily attendance1 average per-pupil expenditure1 free public education1 and local educational agency have the meanings given such terms in section #iaja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74 7e7 ,incarceration and detention ,compensation under subsection 7b77#b7 shall be the average cost of incarceration of a prisoner in the relevant ,state1 as determined by the ,attorney ,general4 7f7 ,applications 7#a7 ,state applications ,a ,state desiring to receive reimbursement for expenses required to be incurred by the ,state and related to the presence within the geographical area of the ,state of aliens having no lawful immigration status in the ,united ,states shall submit an application for such payment to the ,secretary of the ,treasury4 ,such application shall be submitted not later than ,september #cj of each year4 7#b7 ,local applications ,a political subdivision of a ,state desiring to receive reimbursement for expenses required to be incurred by the political subdivision and related to the presence within the geographical area of the political subdivision of aliens having no lawful immigration status in the ,united ,states shall submit an application for such payment to the ,state4 ,subject to verification 7as determined necessary by the ,state71 the ,state shall include such local expenses in the ,state application submitted under paragraph 7#a74 ,the ,governor of the ,state shall establish deadlines for the submission of local applications under this paragraph1 and shall distribute all funds received from the ,secretary of the ,treasury on behalf of a political subdivision of a ,state to the political subdivision4 7g7 ,insufficient appropriations 7#a7 ,in general ,if the amount made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount determined by the ,secretary of the ,treasury to be due to all ,states for the year1 the ,secretary shall ratably reduce the payment to each ,state4 7#b7 ,resubmission ,if a ,state or political subdivision of a ,state does not receive reimbursement for any expense due to a reduction made under paragraph 7#a71 the ,state or political subdivision may resubmit documentation for the succeeding fiscal year demonstrating the validity of the claimed amount and that the amount has not yet been reimbursed from any other source4 7h7 ,confidentiality of information 7#a7 ,in general ,in carrying out this section1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall not-- 7,a7 make any publication whereby the information furnished by any particular alien can be identified2 or 7,b7 permit anyone other than the sworn officers and employees of the ,department of the ,treasury to examine individually identifiable information4 7#b7 ,immigration officials ,except as provided in this subsection1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 the ,attorney ,general1 the ,secretary of ,state1 any other official or employee of the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 the ,department of ,justice1 or the ,department of ,state1 or any bureau or agency thereof1 shall not use information collected or furnished in support of requests for reimbursement under this section for any purpose4 7#c7 ,required disclosures ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall provide the information furnished under this section1 and any other information derived from such furnished information1 to a duly recognized law enforcement entity in connection with a criminal investigation or prosecution of fraud or other malfeasance under this section1 when such information is requested in writing by such entity4 7i7 ,verification of immigration status of aliens ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 when used for purposes of establishing or demonstrating eligibility for reimbursement under this section1 the head of each ,state or local public agency that incurs costs in connection with a benefit or service provided to an alien may use the immigration status verification system of such agency or the ,systematic ,alien ,verification ,for ,entitlements ,program 7,,save7 of the ,department of ,homeland ,security to determine the immigration status of such alien4 #c4 ,transfer of funds #ae percent of any discretionary amounts made available for each of fiscal years #bjag through #bjbb for the ,department of ,state1 ,foreign ,operations1 and ,related ,programs 7other than amounts made available for ,bilateral ,economic ,assistance--,funds ,appropriated to the ,president--,global ,health ,programs and ,department of ,state--,nonproliferation1 ,anti-,terrorism1 ,demining and ,related ,programs7 for foreign assistance shall be made available to the ,secretary of the ,treasury to carry out section #b of this ,act for a #ij-;day period beginning on the date of the enactment of each ,act appropriating such amounts4