,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ba1     
#bjae ,mr4 ,vitter 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,flake1 and ,mr4 ,mc,cain7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on the  
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to withhold     
certain ,federal funding from sanctuary 
cities4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,stop ,sanctuary    
,cities ,act4  #b4 ,limitation on grants
 to sanctuary cities  7a7 ,in general   
,it shall be unlawful for any ,state or 
political subdivision of a ,state-- 7#a7
 to violate section #fdb of the ,illegal
 ,immigration ,reform and ,immigrant    
,responsibility ,act of #aiif 7#h       
,u4,s4,c4 #acgc72 or  7#b7 to fail to   
comply with a detainer that has been    
lawfully issued by the ,department of   
,homeland ,security in accordance with  
section #bcf and #bhg of the            
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #abbf and #aceg7 and section  

#bhg4g of title #h1 ,code of ,federal   
,regulations4  7b7 ,ineligibility for   
grants  7#a7 ,in general ,any ,state or 
political subdivision of a ,state that  
violates subsection 7a7 shall not be    
eligible to receive funds from the      
,state ,criminal ,alien ,assistance     
,program under section #bda7;i7 of the  
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #abca7;i774  7#b7 ,chronic    
offenders ,any ,state or political      
subdivision of a ,state that does not   
come into compliance with the           
requirements under subsection 7a7 within
 #ahj days of receiving notification    
from the ,secretary of ,homeland        
,security of its noncompliance with that
 subsection is not eligible to receive a
 grant under the ,byrne ,memorial       
,justice ,assistance ,grant ,program    
established pursuant to subpart ,i of   
part ,e of title ,i of the ,omnibus     
,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act 
of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgej et seq474 
7#c7 ,enforcement ,no funding may be    

withheld pursuant to paragraph 7#a7     
until the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security--  7,a7 has notified the      
noncompliant ,state or subdivision of   
its noncompliance with subsection 7a72  
and  7,b7 has determined1 not later than
 #fj days after such notification1 that 
compliance cannot be secured by         
voluntary means4  7c7 ,reports ,not     
later than #e days after deciding to    
terminate a grant or to refuse to award 
a grant pursuant to this section1 the   
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
submit a written report to the          
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,senate and the ,committee on the       
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives that fully describes   
the circumstances and grounds for such  
action4 ,no such action shall become    
effective until at least #cj days have  
elapsed after the submission of such    
report4  7d7 ,reallocation ,any funds   
that are not allocated to a ,state or   
political subdivision due to            

noncompliance with subsection 7a7 shall 
be reallocated to ,states and political 
subdivisions of ,states that are in     
compliance with such subsection4  7e7   
,immunity ,no liability shall lie with a
 ,state or a political subdivision of a 
,state that is acting in compliance with
 a detainer that has been lawfully      
issued by the ,department of ,homeland  
,security in accordance with sections   
#bcf and #bhg of the ,immigration and   
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abbf   
and #aceg7 and section #bhg4g of title  
#h1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1     
solely because the ,state or political  
subdivision is holding an alien in      
compliance with such detainer4  7f7     
,rule of construction ,nothing in this  
section may be construed to require law 
enforcement officials of a ,state or a  
political subdivision of a ,state to    
provide the ,secretary of ,homeland     
,security with information related to a 
victim or a witness to a criminal       
offense4