,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #aj1        
#bjag,mr4 ,toomey 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,grassley1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1    
,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4       
,perdue1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,johnson1  
,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 and ,mrs4    
,fischer7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to ensure that ,state and local
 law enforcement may cooperate with     
,federal officials to protect our       
communities from violent criminals and  
suspected terrorists who are illegally  
present in the ,united ,states4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,stop ,dangerous ,sanctuary ,cities 
,act4  #b4 ,ensuring that local and     
,federal law enforcement officers may   
cooperate to safeguard our communities  
7a7 ,authority ,to cooperate with       
,federal officials ,a ,state1 a         
political subdivision of a ,state1 or an

 officer1 employee1 or agent of such    
,state or political subdivision that    
complies with a detainer issued by the  
,department of ,homeland ,security under
 section #bcf or #bhg of the            
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #abbf and #aceg7--  7#a7 shall
 be deemed to be acting as an agent of  
the ,department of ,homeland ,security2 
and  7#b7 with regard to actions taken  
to comply with the detainer1 shall have 
all authority available to officers and 
employees of the ,department of         
,homeland ,security4  7b7 ,legal        
proceedings ,in any legal proceeding    
brought against a ,state1 a political   
subdivision of ,state1 or an officer1   
employee1 or agent of such ,state or    
political subdivision1 which challenges 
the legality of the seizure or detention
 of an individual pursuant to a detainer
 issued by the ,department of ,homeland 
,security under section #bcf or #bhg of 
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abbf and #aceg7--  7#a7  

no liability shall lie against the      
,state or political subdivision of a    
,state for actions taken in compliance  
with the detainer2 and  7#b7 if the     
actions of the officer1 employee1 or    
agent of the ,state or political        
subdivision were taken in compliance    
with the detainer--  7,a7 the officer1  
employee1 or agent shall be deemed-- 7i7
 to be an employee of the ,federal      
,government and an investigative or law 
enforcement officer2 and  7ii7 to have  
been acting within the scope of his or  
her employment under section #acdf7;b7  
and chapter #aga of title #bh1 ,united  
,states ,code2  7,b7 section #acdf7;b7  
of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1    
shall provide the exclusive remedy for  
the plaintiff2 and  7,c7 the ,united    
,states shall be substituted as         
defendant in the proceeding4  7c7 ,rule 
of construction ,nothing in this section
 may be construed to provide immunity to
 any person who knowingly violates the  
civil or constitutional rights of an    

individual4  #c4 ,sanctuary jurisdiction
 defined  7a7 ,in general ,except as    
provided under subsection 7b71 for      
purposes of this ,act1 the term         
sanctuary jurisdiction means any ,state 
or political subdivision of a ,state    
that has in effect a statute1 ordinance1
 policy1 or practice that prohibits or  
restricts any government entity or      
official from--  7#a7 sending1          
receiving1 maintaining1 or exchanging   
with any ,federal1 ,state1 or local     
government entity information regarding 
the citizenship or immigration status   
7lawful or unlawful7 of any individual2 
or  7#b7 complying with a request       
lawfully made by the ,department of     
,homeland ,security under section #bcf  
or #bhg of the ,immigration and         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abbf   
and #aceg7 to comply with a detainer    
for1 or notify about the release of1 an 
individual4  7b7 ,exception ,a ,state or
 political subdivision of a ,state shall
 not be deemed a sanctuary jurisdiction 

based solely on its having a policy     
whereby its officials will not share    
information regarding1 or comply with a 
request made by the ,department of      
,homeland ,security under section #bcf  
or #bhg of the ,immigration and         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abbf   
and #aceg7 to comply with a detainer    
regarding1 an individual who comes      
forward as a victim or a witness to a   
criminal offense4  #d4 ,sanctuary       
jurisdictions ineligible for certain    
,federal funds  7a7 ,economic           
,development ,administration grants     
7#a7 ,grants for public works and       
economic development ,section #bja7;b7  
of the ,public ,works and ,economic     
,development ,act of #aife 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #cada7;b77 is amended--  7,a7 
in paragraph 7#b71 by striking and at   
the end2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by    
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#d7 the area in
 which the project is to be carried out 

is not a sanctuary jurisdiction 7as     
defined in section #c of the ,stop      
,dangerous ,sanctuary ,cities ,act74  4 
7#b7 ,grants for planning and           
administrative expenses ,section        
#bjc7;a7 of the ,public ,works and      
,economic ,development ,act of #aife    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cadc7;a77 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3 ,a     
sanctuary jurisdiction 7as defined in   
section #c of the ,stop ,dangerous      
,sanctuary ,cities ,act7 may not be     
deemed an eligible recipient under this 
subsection44  7#c7 ,supplementary grants
 ,section #bje7;a7 of the ,public ,works
 and ,economic ,development ,act of     
#aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cade7;a77 is      
amended--  7,a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by   
striking and at the end2  7,b7 in       
paragraph 7#c71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7,c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#d7 will be carried out in an area   
that does not contain a sanctuary       
jurisdiction 7as defined in section #c  

of the ,stop ,dangerous ,sanctuary      
,cities ,act74  4  7#d7 ,grants for     
training1 research1 and technical       
assistance ,section #bjg of the ,public 
,works and ,economic ,development ,act  
of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cadg7 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7c7 ,ineligibility of       
sanctuary jurisdictions ,grant funds    
under this section may not be used to   
provide assistance to a sanctuary       
jurisdiction 7as defined in section #c  
of the ,stop ,dangerous ,sanctuary      
,cities ,act74  4  7b7 ,community       
,development ,block ,grants ,title ,i of
 the ,housing and ,community            
,development ,act of #aigd 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #ecja et seq47 is amended--   
7#a7 in section #ajb7;a7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#ecjb7;a771 by adding at the end the    
following3  7#be7 ,the term sanctuary   
jurisdiction has the meaning provided in
 section #c of the ,stop ,dangerous     
,sanctuary ,cities ,act4  2 and  7#b7 in
 section #ajd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd7--   

7,a7 subsection 7b7-- 7i7 in paragraph  
7#e71 by striking and at the end2  7ii7 
by redesignating paragraph 7#f7 as      
paragraph 7#g72 and  7iii7 by inserting 
after paragraph 7#e7 the following3     
7#f7 the grantee is not a sanctuary     
jurisdiction and will not become a      
sanctuary jurisdiction during the period
 for which the grantee receives a grant 
under this title2 and  2 and  7,b7 by   
adding at the end the following3  7n7   
,protection of individuals against crime
  7#a7 ,in general ,no funds authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this    
title may be obligated or expended for  
any ,state or unit of general local     
government that is a sanctuary          
jurisdiction4  7#b7 ,returned amounts   
7,a7 ,state ,if a ,state is a sanctuary 
jurisdiction during the period for which
 it receives amounts under this title1  
the ,secretary--  7i7 shall direct the  
,state to immediately return to the     
,secretary any such amounts that the    
,state received for that period2 and    

7ii7 shall reallocate amounts returned  
under clause 7i7 for grants under this  
title to other ,states that are not     
sanctuary jurisdictions4  7,b7 ,unit of 
general local government ,if a unit of  
general local government is a sanctuary 
jurisdiction during the period for which
 it receives amounts under this title1  
any such amounts that the unit of       
general local government received for   
that period--  7i7 in the case of a unit
 of general local government that is not
 in a nonentitlement area1 shall be     
returned to the ,secretary for grants   
under this title to ,states and other   
units of general local government that  
are not sanctuary jurisdictions2 and    
7ii7 in the case of a unit of general   
local government that is in a           
nonentitlement area1 shall be returned  
to the ,governor of the ,state for      
grants under this title to other units  
of general local government in the      
,state that are not sanctuary           
jurisdictions4  7,c7 ,reallocation rules

 ,in reallocating amounts under         
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71 the        
,secretary shall-- 7i7 apply the        
relevant allocation formula under       
subsection 7b71 with all sanctuary      
jurisdictions excluded2 and  7ii7 shall 
not be subject to the rules for         
reallocation under subsection 7c74  4   
7c7 ,effective date ,this section and   
the amendments made by this section     
shall take effect on ,october #a1 #bjag4