,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #h1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,tuberville 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,britt1
 ,mr4 ,vance1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 and ,mr4
 ,lee7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to authorize the ,secretary of       
,homeland ,security to suspend the entry
 of aliens in order to achieve          
operational control of the border1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,border  
,safety and ,security ,act of #bjbc4    
#b4 ,suspension of entry of aliens  7a7 
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,in 
general ,except as otherwise provided1  
the terms used in this section have the 
meanings given such terms in section    
#aja of the ,immigration and            
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja74 
7#b7 ,covered alien ,the term covered   
alien means an alien seeking entry to   
the ,united ,states who is inadmissible 

under paragraph 7#f7 or 7#g7 of section 
#bab7;a7 of the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aahb7;a774  7#c7 ,operational control  
,the term operational control has the   
meaning given such term in section      
#b7;b7 of the ,secure ,fence ,act of    
#bjjf 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note74  7b7   
,authority ,to suspend entry of aliens  
at borders of the ,united ,states       
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 if the ,secretary of ,homeland     
,security determines1 in the discretion 
of the ,secretary1 that the suspension  
of the entry of covered aliens at an    
international land or maritime border of
 the ,united ,states is necessary in    
order to achieve operational control    
over such border1 the ,secretary may    
prohibit1 in whole or in part1 the entry
 of covered aliens at such border for   
such period as the ,secretary determines
 is necessary for such purpose4  7c7    
,required suspension of entry of aliens 
,notwithstanding any other provision of 

law1 the ,secretary of ,homeland        
,security shall prohibit the entry of   
covered aliens for any period during    
which the ,secretary cannot-- 7#a7      
detain such covered aliens in accordance
 with section #bce7;b77#a77;,b7 of the  
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #abbe7;b77#a77;,b772 or  7#b7 
place such covered aliens in a program  
consistent with section                 
#bce7;b77#b77;,c7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#abbe7;b77#b77;,c774  7d7 ,enforcement  
by ,state ,attorneys ,general ,the      
attorney general of a ,state1 or another
 authorized ,state officer1 alleging a  
violation of a subsection 7c7 that      
affects such ,state or its residents1   
may bring an action against the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security on    
behalf of the residents of such ,state  
in an appropriate ,united ,states       
district court to obtain appropriate    
injunctive relief4