,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #cjjd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #aj1     
#bjag,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend   
section #bgf of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act relating to reentry of
 removed aliens4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as ,kate's ,law4  #b4
 ,illegal reentry ,section #bgf of the  
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #acbf7 is amended to read as  
follows3  #bgf4 ,reentry of removed     
alien  7a7 ,reentry after removal ,any  
alien who has been denied admission1    
excluded1 deported1 or removed1 or who  
has departed the ,united ,states while  
an order of exclusion1 deportation1 or  
removal is outstanding1 and subsequently
 enters1 attempts to enter1 crosses the 
border to1 attempts to cross the border 
to1 or is at any time found in the      
,united ,states1 shall be fined under   
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1       
imprisoned not more than #b years1 or   
both4  7b7 ,reentry of criminal         

offenders ,notwithstanding the penalty  
provided in subsection 7a71 if an alien 
described in that subsection was        
convicted before such removal or        
departure--  7#a7 for #c or more        
misdemeanors or for a felony1 the alien 
shall be fined under title #ah1 ,united 
,states ,code1 imprisoned not more than 
#aj years1 or both2  7#b7 for a felony  
for which the alien was sentenced to a  
term of imprisonment of not less than   
#cj months1 the alien shall be fined    
under such title1 imprisoned not more   
than #ae years1 or both2  7#c7 for a    
felony for which the alien was sentenced
 to a term of imprisonment of not less  
than #fj months1 the alien shall be     
fined under such title1 imprisoned not  
more than #bj years1 or both2 or  7#d7  
for murder1 rape1 kidnapping1 or a      
felony offense described in chapter #gg 
7relating to peonage and slavery7 or    
#aac;,b 7relating to terrorism7 of such 
title1 or for #c or more felonies of any
 kind1 the alien shall be fined under   

such title1 imprisoned not more than #be
 years1 or both4  7c7 ,reentry after    
repeated removal ,any alien who has been
 denied admission1 excluded1 deported1  
or removed #c or more times and         
thereafter enters1 attempts to enter1   
crosses the border to1 attempts to cross
 the border to1 or is at any time found 
in the ,united ,states1 shall be fined  
under title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 
imprisoned not more than #aj years1 or  
both4  7d7 ,proof of prior convictions  
,the prior convictions described in     
subsection 7b7 are elements of the      
crimes described1 and the penalties in  
that subsection shall apply only in     
cases in which the conviction or        
convictions that form the basis for the 
additional penalty are--  7#a7 alleged  
in the indictment or information2 and   
7#b7 proven beyond a reasonable doubt at
 trial or admitted by the defendant4    
7e7 ,affirmative defenses ,it shall be  
an affirmative defense to a violation of
 this section that-- 7#a7 prior to the  

alleged violation1 the alien had sought 
and received the express consent of the 
,secretary of ,homeland ,security to    
reapply for admission into the ,united  
,states2 or  7#b7 with respect to an    
alien previously denied admission and   
removed1 the alien-- 7,a7 was not       
required to obtain such advance consent 
under the ,immigration and ,nationality 
,act or any prior ,act2 and  7,b7 had   
complied with all other laws and        
regulations governing the alien's       
admission into the ,united ,states4  7f7
 ,limitation on collateral attack on    
underlying removal order ,in a criminal 
proceeding under this section1 an alien 
may not challenge the validity of any   
prior removal order concerning the      
alien4  7g7 ,reentry of alien removed   
prior to completion of term of          
imprisonment ,any alien removed pursuant
 to section #bda7;a77#d7 who enters1    
attempts to enter1 crosses the border   
to1 attempts to cross the border to1 or 
is at any time found in1 the ,united    

,states shall be incarcerated for the   
remainder of the sentence of            
imprisonment which was pending at the   
time of deportation without any         
reduction for parole or supervised      
release unless the alien affirmatively  
demonstrates that the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security has expressly       
consented to the alien's reentry4 ,such 
alien shall be subject to such other    
penalties relating to the reentry of    
removed aliens as may be available under
 this section or any other provision of 
law4  7h7 ,definitions ,for purposes of 
this section and section #bge1 the      
following definitions shall apply3 7#a7 
,crosses the border to the ,united      
,states ,the term crosses the border    
refers to the physical act of crossing  
the border1 regardless of whether the   
alien is free from official restraint4  
7#b7 ,felony ,the term felony means any 
criminal offense punishable by a term of
 imprisonment of more than #a year under
 the laws of the ,united ,states1 any   

,state1 or a foreign government4  7#c7  
,misdemeanor ,the term misdemeanor means
 any criminal offense punishable by a   
term of imprisonment of not more than #a
 year under the applicable laws of the  
,united ,states1 any ,state1 or a       
foreign government4  7#d7 ,removal ,the 
term removal includes any denial of     
admission1 exclusion1 deportation1 or   
removal1 or any agreement by which an   
alien stipulates or agrees to exclusion1
 deportation1 or removal4  7#e7 ,state  
,the term ,state means a ,state of the  
,united ,states1 the ,district of       
,columbia1 and any commonwealth1        
territory1 or possession of the ,united 
,states4  4  ,passed the ,house of      
,representatives ,june #bi1 #bjag4,karen
 ,l4 ,haas1,clerk4