,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ahhe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bf1 #bjai,mr4
 ,rooney of ,florida introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in
 addition to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,reform1 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 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 ,states1 to stop 
taxpayer dollars from flowing to        
jurisdictions that fail to comply with  
,federal law1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,no ,federal ,funding to        
,benefit ,sanctuary ,cities ,act4  #b4  
,protecting local and ,federal law      

enforcement officers who cooperate to   
safeguard communities  7a7 ,in general  
,a ,state1 a political subdivision of a 
,state1 or an officer1 employee1 or     
agent of such ,state or political       
subdivision that takes action to comply 
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 such actions1  
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 a ,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             
jurisdictions ineligible for ,federal   
funds  7a7 ,in general ,beginning with  
fiscal year #bjbj1 a sanctuary          
jurisdiction is ineligible to receive   
,federal financial assistance 7as       
defined in section #geja of title #ca1  
,united ,states ,code74  7b7 ,sanctuary 
jurisdiction defined ,for purposes of   
this section1 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  7c7 ,returned amounts  7#a7
 ,state ,if a ,state is a sanctuary     
jurisdiction during a period in fiscal  
year #bjbj or thereafter for which it   
receives ,federal financial assistance  
7as defined in section #geja of title   
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code7 from an     
,executive agency 7as defined in section
 #aje of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code71 the head of such agency--  7,a7 
shall direct the ,state immediately to  
return any such amounts that the ,state 
received for that period2 and  7,b7     
shall reallocate amounts returned under 
subparagraph 7,a7 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 a period  
in fiscal year #bjbj or thereafter for  
which it receives ,federal financial    
assistance 7as defined in section #geja 
of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code7    
from an ,executive agency 7as defined in
 section #aje of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code71 any such amounts that   
the unit of general local government    
received for that period--  7,a7 in the 
case of a unit of general local         
government that is not in a             
nonentitlement area1 shall be returned  
the head of such agency for reallocation
 to ,states and other units of general  
local government that are not sanctuary 
jurisdictions2 and  7,b7 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 reallocation to other units of      
general local government in the ,state  
that are not sanctuary jurisdictions4