,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbe,mr4  
,espaillat 7= himself & ,mr4 ,correa7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to enhance p5alties = ! unau?oriz$ use 
& sale ( ,immigration & ,cu/oms         
,en=cem5t app>el & insignia1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,prev5t+ ,fraudul5t ,,ice  
,imp]sonation ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,f9d+s 
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7          
,unau?oriz$ individuals h imp]sonat$    
,u4,s4 ,immigration & ,cu/oms ,en=cem5t 
7,,ice7 (fic]s1 caus+ fe> & di/ru/ 9    
communities4  7#b7 ,! unau?oriz$ use (  
,,ice insignia & app>el poses a         
significant risk to public safety1      
und]m9es tru/ 9 law en=cem5t1 &         
facilitates fraudul5t activities4  7#c7 
,/r5g!n+ p5alties & re/rict+ ! sale (   
,,ice-br&$ app>el & insignia is necess>y
 to protect communities f fraud & abuse4
  #c4 ,prohibition on unau?oriz$ use (  

ice app>el & insignia  7a7 ,unlawful    
,imp]sonation ( an ,,ice ,(fic]  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,x %all be unlawful = any        
individual :o is n an (fic] or employee 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security1 act+ 
)9 ! scope ( _! (ficial duties1 to we>1 
display1 or possess app>el1 badges1     
insignia1 or o!r items be>+ ! words     
,,ice or ,immigration & ,cu/oms         
,en=cem5t 9 a mann] t c\ld reasonably be
 int]pret$ z an attempt to imp]sonate a 
,f$]al law en=cem5t (fic]4  7#b7 ,p5alty
 ,any p]son :o violates ?is subsection  
%all be f9$ "u title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 imprison$ = n m ?an #g ye>s1 or  
bo?4  7b7 ,prohibition on ,sale ( ,,ice 
,app>el & ,insignia  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,x   
%all be unlawful = any individual or    
entity to manufacture1 sell1 (f] = sale1
 or di/ribute any app>el1 badge1 or     
insignia be>+ ! (ficial m>ks1 logos1 or 
designations ( ! ,u4,s4 ,immigration &  
,cu/oms ,en=cem5t )\t express           
au?orization f ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&    
,security4  7#b7 ,civil p5alty ,any     

p]son or entity :o violates ?is         
subsection %all be subject to a civil   
p5alty ( n m ?an #ajj1jjj p] violation4 
#d4 ,seizure & =feiture  7a7 ,seizure & 
=feiture ,any unau?oriz$ ,,ice app>el or
 insignia manufactur$1 sold1 di/ribut$1 
or possess$ 9 violation ( ?is ,act %all 
be subject to seizure & =feiture 9      
accordance ) *apt] #df ( title #ah1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7 ,s5t5c+       
enhancem5t ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,s5t5c+     
,commission %all take su* actions z may 
be necess>y to provide t imp]sonation ( 
an immigration (ficial %all result 9 an 
enhancem5t ( any t]m ( imprisonm5t ( no 
less ?an #f mon?s4  #e4 ,public aw>5ess 
& report+ me*anism  7a7 ,! ,secret>y (  
,homel& ,security %all e/abli% a public 
aw>5ess campaign to in=m communities    
ab\t ! dang]s ( individuals imp]sonat+  
,,ice (fic]s & provide res\rces =       
report+ su* activities4  7b7 ,!         
,secret>y %all also e/abli% a national  
report+ me*anism1 includ+ a d$icat$     
hotl9e & onl9e portal1 to facilitate !  

report+ ( individuals imp]sonat+ ,,ice  
(fic]s4  7c7 ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act & e #ahj   
days !reaft]1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct a /udy on !  
imp]sonation ( immigration (ficials & ! 
und]ly+ factors t %\ld be consid]$ = any
 pot5tial solution to ! issue1 & submit 
!reon a report to ,congress4  #f4       
,rulemak+ ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel&        
,security %all issue regulations        
necess>y to c>ry out ?is ,act n lat] ?an
 #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t4  #g4 
,def9ition ,9 ?is ,act--  7#a7 ! t]m    
,,ice means ,u4,s4 ,immigration &       
,cu/oms ,en=cem5t2 &  7#b7 ! t]m (ficial
 means--  7,a7 a public (ficial1 z su*  
t]m is def9$ 9 section #bja7;a77#a7 (   
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7,b7 
a p]son :o has be5 select$ to be a      
public (ficial1 z su* t]m is def9$ 9    
section #bja7;a77#b7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code4