,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fefc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #b1        
#bjbb,mr4 ,gooden of ,texas 7for        
himself1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4 ,tiffany1 
,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,smith of   
,missouri1 ,mr4 ,keller1 ,mr4 ,gosar1   
,mr4 ,burgess1 ,mr4 ,rosendale1 ,mr4    
,babin1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4 ,pfluger1 ,mr4 
,cawthorn1 ,mrs4 ,harshbarger1 ,mr4     
,carter of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,mr4 
,taylor1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis of         
,illinois1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 
,mr4 ,moore of ,alabama1 and ,mr4       
,donalds7 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     
direct the ,director of the ,office of  
,management and ,budget to require the  

disclosure of violations of ,federal law
 with respect to human trafficking or   
alien smuggling1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,protecting ,federal ,funds
 from ,human ,trafficking and ,smuggling
 ,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,mandatory         
disclosures of human trafficking and    
alien smuggling  7a7 ,limitation on     
award of ,federal funds  7#a7 ,future   
recipients ,beginning not later than    
#abj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 no ,federal     
funds may be awarded to a non-profit    
entity unless such entity submits to the
 ,director of the ,office of ,management
 and ,budget a certification that the   
entity is in compliance with ,federal   
law with respect to human trafficking1  
alien smuggling1 fraud1 bribery1 or     
gratuity and has not been convicted of  
an offense under clause 7iii7 or 7iv7 of
 section #bgd7;a77#a77;,a7 of the       
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #acbd7;a77#a77;,a77iii77iv774 

7#b7 ,current and prior recipients ,not 
later than #fj days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 each        
non-profit entity that is in receipt of 
awarded ,federal funds as of the date of
 the enactment of this ,act1 or was     
awarded ,federal funds prior to ,january
 #a1 #bjba1 shall submit to the         
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget a certification that the    
entity is in compliance with ,federal   
law with respect to human trafficking1  
alien smuggling1 fraud1 bribery1 or     
gratuity and has not been convicted of  
an offense under section                
#bgd7;a77#a77;,a7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#acbd7;a77#a77;,a774 ,if the entity does
 not submit the certification1 or is    
determined by the ,director of the      
,office of ,management and ,budget to   
have violated section #bgd7;a77#a77;,a7 
of the ,immigration and ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acbd7;a77#a77;,a771 
the entity shall repay any such funds   

awarded4  7b7 ,reporting requirement    
,not later than #abj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary of ,homeland ,security       
shall-- 7#a7 develop a written strategy 
and best practices guide for non-profit 
entities to ensure they are in          
compliance with ,federal law1 including 
how to detect1 deter1 and report human  
trafficking and alien smuggling2  7#b7  
publish on the internet website of the  
,department of ,homeland ,security      
information on violations of any        
non-profit entity as it pertains to     
compliance with ,state and ,federal laws
 with respect to human trafficking1 and 
alien smuggling2 and  7#c7 develop a    
written strategy to improve cooperation 
with non-profit entities1 ,state1 and   
,federal law enforcement agencies with  
respect to improving cooperation on     
deterring1 detecting1 reporting1 and    
removing aliens4  7c7 ,report by        
,comptroller ,general ,not later than   
#ahj days after the date of the         

enactment of this ,act1 and annually    
thereafter1 the ,comptroller ,general of
 the ,united ,states shall report to    
,congress on each violation by a        
non-profit entity to certify under      
subsection 7a74  7d7 ,applicability ,the
 requirement under subsection 7a7 shall 
apply to any non-profit entity awarded  
,federal funding1 including a non-profit
 entity who has an agreement1 contract1 
award1 or relationship with the ,federal
 ,government on the date of the         
enactment of this ,act4