,i #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gdfd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #g1 #bjbb,ms4 ,herrell 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,louisiana1 ,ms4 ,malliotakis1 ,mr4 ,mooney1 ,mrs4 ,miller of ,illinois1 ,mrs4 ,boebert1 and ,mr4 ,budd7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 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 place certain limitations on migrant caravans1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,anti-,caravan ,act of #bjbb4 #b4 ,limitations on migrant caravans 7a7 ,controlled flow policy 7#a7 ,funding ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 shall make such amounts available in the form of reimbursements to the government of a ,central ,american country or ,mexico as may be necessary to cover up to #gj percent of the cost of any flight to return an alien to the alien's country of origin or nationality if such alien is determined by the appropriate government authorities in the respective country to have unlawfully entered the country in a migrant caravan and be in transit to the ,united ,states4 ,the total amount reimbursed to a government of a ,central ,american country of ,mexico for this purpose shall not exceed the amount authorized by appropriations for the applicable fiscal year4 7#b7 ,central ,american country defined ,in this subsection1 the term ,central ,american country means a country that has implemented a controlled flow policy1 including-- 7,a7 ,guatemala2 7,b7 ,panama2 7,c7 ,el ,salvador2 7,d7 ,costa ,rica2 7,e7 ,honduras2 7,f7 ,nicaragua2 and 7,g7 ,belize4 7b7 ,foreign aid for certain immigration activities 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 shall develop a program to provide direct funding to a ,western ,hemisphere country or other country determined by the ,secretary of ,state to have a policy deterring unlawful travel from a source country of illegal migration to the ,united ,states4 ,such funding may be used to fund immigration detention1 processing immigration cases1 and repatriation flights for foreign nationals to be returned to their country of nationality4 7#b7 ,funding ,the ,secretary of ,state1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 shall make such amounts available in the form of reimbursements to the government of a ,western ,hemisphere country as may be necessary to cover up to #gj percent of percent of the costs for legal processing1 detention1 and air transportation1 to be derived from amounts appropriated4 7c7 ,well-,founded fear for certain asylum seekers ,section #bjh7;a77#b7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeh7;a77#b77 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,f7 ,migrant caravans 7i7 ,in general ,paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply to an alien if the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security determines that the alien entered the ,united ,states in a group of more than #be aliens in an hour period within a quarter mile along the ,united ,states-,mexico border region unless such alien enters the ,united ,states at a port of entry4 7ii7 ,reporting requirement ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of the ,anti-,caravan ,act of #bjbb1 and quarterly thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security and ,attorney ,general shall submit a report to the ,committee on the ,judiciary and ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate on the number of migrant caravans encountered along the ,united ,states-,mexico border region from which country the migrant caravans originated1 through which countries they transited1 and what actions any ,central ,american country or ,mexico took to repatriate1 detain1 or impede the transit of a migrant caravan4 4 7d7 ,criminal and immigration penalties for organizers and participants in a migrant caravan ,chapter #h of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acba et seq47 is amended by inserting after section #bgf the following new section3 #bgf;,a4 ,penalties for organizers and participants in a migrant caravan 7a7 ,in general 7#a7 ,participant ,an alien who participated in a migrant caravan1 as determined by the ,attorney ,general and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 shall be ineligible for any immigration benefit or status under this ,act for #aj years from the date on which the migrant is encountered by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection with respect to such participation4 7#b7 ,organizer or financier ,an alien who organized or financed a migrant caravan1 as determined by the ,attorney ,general and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 shall be ineligible for any immigration benefit or status under this ,act for #cj years from the date on which such a determination is made4 7b7 ,criminal penalties ,an individual who knowingly organized1 financed1 or otherwise provided material support a migrant caravan shall be fined under title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 or imprisoned not less than #aj years1 or both4 7c7 ,migrant caravan defined ,the term migrant caravan means a group of #be or more individuals moving by land across international borders with the intent to enter the ,united ,states without valid entry documents or lawful immigration status1 as determined by the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security and the government of a country of transit1 in violation of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq47 or any other law4 4 7e7 ,funds required ,the ,secretary of ,state may use #fj1jjj1jjj to be derived from the unobligated balances of the amounts appropriated under section #gjde7;a77#a7 of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbb 7,public ,law #aag-ajc7 for the purpose of carrying out this ,act4 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,migrant caravan ,the term migrant caravan means a group of #be or more individuals moving by land across international borders with the intent to enter the ,united ,states without valid entry documents or lawful immigration status1 as determined by the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security and the government of a country of transit1 in violation of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq47 or any other law4 7#b7 ,source country ,the term source country means a country whose nationals account for more than #a4i percent of all ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection encounters1 as determined annually by the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 at the southwest border of the ,united ,states4