,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfeb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbe,mr4 
,espaillat 7for himself and ,mr4        
,correa7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to enhance  
penalties for the unauthorized use and  
sale of ,immigration and ,customs       
,enforcement apparel and insignia1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,preventing ,fraudulent ,,ice           
,impersonation ,act of #bjbe4  #b4      
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,unauthorized individuals have   
impersonated ,u4,s4 ,immigration and    
,customs ,enforcement 7,,ice7 officers1 
causing fear and distrust in            
communities4  7#b7 ,the unauthorized use
 of ,,ice insignia and apparel poses a  
significant risk to public safety1      
undermines trust in law enforcement1 and
 facilitates fraudulent activities4     
7#c7 ,strengthening penalties and       

restricting the sale of ,,ice-branded   
apparel and insignia is necessary to    
protect communities from fraud and      
abuse4  #c4 ,prohibition on unauthorized
 use of ice apparel and insignia  7a7   
,unlawful ,impersonation of an ,,ice    
,officer  7#a7 ,in general ,it shall be 
unlawful for any individual who is not  
an officer or employee of the           
,department of ,homeland ,security1     
acting within the scope of their        
official duties1 to wear1 display1 or   
possess apparel1 badges1 insignia1 or   
other items bearing the words ,,ice or  
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement  
in a manner that could reasonably be    
interpreted as an attempt to impersonate
 a ,federal law enforcement officer4    
7#b7 ,penalty ,any person who violates  
this subsection shall be fined under    
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1       
imprisoned for not more than #g years1  
or both4  7b7 ,prohibition on ,sale of  
,,ice ,apparel and ,insignia  7#a7 ,in  
general ,it shall be unlawful for any   

individual or entity to manufacture1    
sell1 offer for sale1 or distribute any 
apparel1 badge1 or insignia bearing the 
official marks1 logos1 or designations  
of the ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs 
,enforcement without express            
authorization from the ,department of   
,homeland ,security4  7#b7 ,civil       
penalty ,any person or entity who       
violates this subsection shall be       
subject to a civil penalty of not more  
than #ajj1jjj per violation4  #d4       
,seizure and forfeiture  7a7 ,seizure   
and forfeiture ,any unauthorized ,,ice  
apparel or insignia manufactured1 sold1 
distributed1 or possessed in violation  
of this ,act shall be subject to seizure
 and forfeiture in accordance with      
chapter #df of title #ah1 ,united       
,states ,code4  7b7 ,sentencing         
enhancement ,the ,united ,states        
,sentencing ,commission shall take such 
actions as may be necessary to provide  
that impersonation of an immigration    
official shall result in an enhancement 

of any term of imprisonment of no less  
than #f months4  #e4 ,public awareness  
and reporting mechanism  7a7 ,the       
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
establish a public awareness campaign to
 inform communities about the dangers of
 individuals impersonating ,,ice        
officers and provide resources for      
reporting such activities4  7b7 ,the    
,secretary shall also establish a       
national reporting mechanism1 including 
a dedicated hotline and online portal1  
to facilitate the reporting of          
individuals impersonating ,,ice         
officers4  7c7 ,not later than #ahj days
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act and every #ahj days thereafter1 the
 ,comptroller ,general of the ,united   
,states shall conduct a study on the    
impersonation of immigration officials  
and the underlying factors that should  
be considered for any potential solution
 to the issue1 and submit thereon a     
report to ,congress4  #f4 ,rulemaking   
,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security  

shall issue regulations necessary to    
carry out this ,act not later than #ahj 
days after the date of enactment4  #g4  
,definition ,in this ,act--  7#a7 the   
term ,,ice means ,u4,s4 ,immigration and
 ,customs ,enforcement2 and  7#b7 the   
term official means--  7,a7 a public    
official1 as such term is defined in    
section #bja7;a77#a7 of title #ah1      
,united ,states ,code2 and  7,b7 a      
person who has been selected to be a    
public official1 as such term is defined
 in section #bja7;a77#b7 of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code4