,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjba,ms4  
,escob> 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 &
 ,ms4 ,g>cia ( ,texas7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 to prohibit c]ta9 types ( fraud 9 !    
provision ( immigration s]vices1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,fight ,not>io ,fraud   
,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,fraud prohibit$  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #dg ( title #ah1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+ new section3  #ajda4 ,s*emes  
to defraud p]sons 9 any matt] aris+ "u  
immigration laws  7a7 ,fraud ,any p]son 
:o kn[+ly executes a s*eme or artifice1 
9 connection ) any matt] au?oriz$ by or 
aris+ "u ! immigration laws1 or any     
matt] t su* p]son claims or repres5ts is
 au?oriz$ by or arises "u ! immigration 
laws to-- 7#a7 defraud any o!r p]son2 or
  7#b7 obta9 or receive money or any?+  

else ( value f any o!r p]son by means ( 
false or fraudul5t pret5ses1            
repres5tations1 or promises1  %all be   
f9$ "u ?is title1 imprison$ n m ?an #a  
ye>1 or bo?4  7b7 ,misrepres5tation ,any
 p]son :o kn[+ly makes a false          
repres5tation t su* p]son is an attorney
 or an accr$it$ repres5tative 7z su* t]m
 is def9$ "u section #abib4a7;a77#d7 (  
title #h1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations   
7or any successor regulation77 9 any    
matt] aris+ "u ! immigration laws %all  
be f9$ "u ?is title1 imprison$ n m ?an  
#a ye>1 or bo?4  7c7 ,?reats &          
retaliation ,any p]son :o violates      
subsection 7a7 & kn[+ly-- 7#a7 ?reat5s  
to report ano!r p]son to ,f$]al         
au?orities or ,/ate law en=cem5t        
au?orities work+ 9 conjunction ) or     
pursuant to ,f$]al au?ority2  7#b7 acts 
to adv]sely affect ano!r p]son's        
immigration /atus1 p]ceiv$ immigration  
/atus1 or attempts to secure immigration
 /atus t-- 7,a7 impacts or results 9 !  
removal ( ! p]son f ! ,unit$ ,/ates2    

7,b7 leads to ! loss ( immigration      
/atus2 or  7,c7 causes ! p]son seek+ to 
apply = an immigration b5efit to lose an
 opportunity to apply = su* an          
immigration b5efit t w\ld h provid$     
immigration /atus & = :i* a p]son 0     
prima facie eligible2 or  7#c7 dem&s or 
reta9s money or any?+ else ( value =    
s]vices fraudul5tly p]=m$ or n p]=m$ or 
)holds or ?reat5s to )hold s]vices      
promis$ to be p]=m$1  %all be f9$ "u ?is
 title1 imprison$ n m ?an #a ye>1 or    
bo?4  7d7 ,gravity ( (f5se  7#a7        
,cumulative loss ,any p]son :o violates 
subsection 7a71 7b71 or 7c7 su* t !     
cumulative loss to all victims exce$s   
#aj1jjj may be imprison$ n m ?an #c     
ye>s1 f9$ "u ?is title1 or bo?4  7#b7   
,retaliation ,any p]son :o violates     
subsection 7a7 or 7b7 & causes ! h>m    
describ$ 9 subsection 7c77#b7 may be    
imprison$ n m ?an #c ye>s1 f9$ "u ?is   
title1 or bo?4  7e7 ,in=mation %>+ &    
en=cem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,attorney    
,g5]al %all-- 7,a7 e/abli% proc$ures to 

receive compla9ts ( fraudul5t           
immigration s*emes f ! public t are     
consi/5t ) ! proc$ures = receiv+        
compla9ts ( unfair immigration-relat$   
employm5t practices 9 place on ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ! ,fight ,not>io ,fraud    
,act ( #bjba2  7,b7 report1 on an annual
 basis1 to ! ,s5ate ,committee on !     
,judici>y & ,h\se ,committee on !       
,judici>y ! numb] ( complet$            
prosecutions und]tak5 pursuant to       
subsections 7a71 7b71 & 7c71 includ+ a  
description ( ! case & outcome1 relevant
 demographic & l+ui/ic in=mation1 & any 
immigration consequ5ces suff]$ by !     
victims involv$2 &  7,c7 ma9ta9 & publi%
 on ! int]net1 in=mation 9 commonly     
spok5 languages o!r ?an ,engli%1 includ+
 ,spani%1 ,m&>91 ,korean1 & ,tagalog1 on
 h[ to id5tify1 prev5t1 & report        
in/ances ( fraud describ$ 9 subsections 
7a71 7b71 & 7c74  7#b7 ,special ,unit$  
,/ates ,attorneys  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,attorney ,g5]al %all e/abli% no few]   
?an #ae ,special ,unit$ ,/ates ,attorney

 positions 9 di/ricts ! ,attorney ,g5]al
 det]m9es to be mo/ affect$ by ! fraud  
describ$ 9 subsections 7a71 7b71 & 7c71 
to inve/igate & prosecute allegations ( 
fraud describ$ 9 subsections 7a71 7b71 &
 7c7 & %\ld res\rces p]mit any o!r      
consum] protection laws "u ?is *apt]4   
7,b7 ,l+ui/ic compet5ce ,) respect to ! 
,special ,unit$ ,/ates ,attorney        
positions "u subp>agraph 7,a71 !        
,attorney ,g5]al %all consid] ! l+ui/ic 
compet5cy ( a prosecutor appo9t$ to s]ve
 9 su* a position to ensure t !         
prosecutor may effectively prosecute    
cases involv+ non-,engli% speak+ victims
 & witnesses4  7#c7 ,re/itution ,!re    
%all be deposit$ 9 ! ,crime ,victims    
,fund e/abli%$ "u section #adjb ( !     
,victims ( ,crime ,act ( #aihd 7#cd     
,u4,s4,c4 #bjaja7 any re/itution ord]$ =
 an (f5se "u ?is section if ! victim (  
su* (f5se _c reasonably be locat$4  7f7 
,sev]ability ,if any provision ( ?is    
section1 or ! application ( su* a       
provision to any p]son or circum/ance1  

is held to be uncon/itutional1 ! rema9d]
 ( ?is section & ! application ( !      
rema9+ provisions ( ?is section to any  
p]son or circum/ance %all n be affect$  
!reby4  7g7 ,immigration laws ,9 ?is    
section1 ! t]m immigration laws has !   
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #aja7;a77#ag7
 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act   
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ag774  4  7b7  
,injunction aga9/ fraud ,section #acde (
 title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
subsection3  7c7 ,if a p]son is violat+ 
or ab\t to violate ?is *apt] or *apt]   
#dg ( ?is title1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al may 
comm5ce a civil action 9 any ,f$]al c\rt
 to enjo9 su* violation4  4  7c7        
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections =  
*apt] #dg ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #ajda4 ,s*emes to defraud      
p]sons 9 any matt] aris+ "u immigration 
laws4  4