,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gef ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #bh1 #bjbe,mr4 ,cloud 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,roy1 ,mr4 ,ogles1 ,mr4 ,babin1 ,mr4 ,harris of ,maryland1 ,ms4 ,tenney1 ,mr4 ,biggs of ,arizona1 and ,mr4 ,nehls7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend section #bhg7;g7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act to clarify congressional intent with respect to agreements under such section1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the #bhg7;g7 ,program ,protection ,act4 #b4 ,clarification of congressional intent ,section #bhg7;g7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aceg7;g77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking the ,attorney ,general may enter and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following3 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall enter into a written agreement with a ,state1 or any political subdivision of a ,state1 upon request of the ,state or political subdivision1 pursuant to which law enforcement officers of the ,state or subdivision1 who are determined by the ,secretary to be qualified to perform a function of an immigration officer in relation to the investigation1 apprehension1 or detention of aliens in the ,united ,states 7including the transportation of such aliens across ,state lines to detention centers71 may carry out such function at the expense of the ,state or political subdivision4 ,no request from a bona fide ,state or political subdivision or bona fide law enforcement agency shall be denied absent a compelling reason1 and the ,secretary shall notify the ,congress and publish in the ,federal ,register an explanation for those reasons at least #ahj days in advance of making final the denial4 ,no limit on the number of agreements under this subsection may be imposed4 ,the ,secretary shall process requests for such agreements with all due haste1 and in no case shall more than #ij days elapse from the date the request is made until the agreement is consummated4 ,for purposes of this subsection1 any reference to a political subdivision shall be construed to include any law enforcement or corrections agency of the political subdivision42 7#b7 by striking ,attorney ,general each place such term appears and inserting ,secretary2 7#c7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#aj7 as paragraphs 7#e7 through 7#ac71 respectively2 7#d7 by inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the following3 7#b7 ,an agreement under this subsection shall accommodate a requesting ,state or political subdivision with respect to the enforcement model or combination of models1 and shall accommodate a patrol model1 task force model1 jail model1 any combination thereof1 or any other reasonable model the ,state or political subdivision believes is best suited to the immigration enforcement needs of its jurisdiction4 7#c7 ,no ,federal program or technology directed broadly at identifying inadmissible or deportable aliens shall substitute for such agreements1 including those establishing a jail model1 and shall operate in addition to any agreement under this subsection4 7#d7 7,a7 ,no agreement under this subsection may be terminated absent a compelling reason4 7,b7 7i7 ,the ,secretary shall provide a ,state or political subdivision written notice of intent to terminate at least #ahj days prior to date of intended termination1 and the notice shall fully explain the grounds for termination1 along with providing evidence substantiating the ,secretary's allegations4 7ii7 ,in order to determine whether the requirements of this paragraph have been satisfied1 the ,state or political subdivision shall have the right-- 7,i7 to appeal the decision of the ,secretary to an administrative law judge for a hearing and decision2 or 7,,ii7 to bring a civil action in an appropriate court of jurisdiction4 7,c7 ,the agreement shall remain in full effect during the course of any and all legal proceedings4 2 and 7#e7 in paragraph 7#f7 7as redesignated71 by adding at the end the following3 ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall implement uniform training requirements for law enforcement officers who are1 or will be1 performing a function of an immigration officer under this subsection4 ,the training requirements shall align with ,federal ,law ,enforcement ,training ,center standards for training under this subsection 7as in effect of the date of the enactment of this sentence744 #c4 ,funding ,section #bhf7r7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acef7r77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the subsection heading1 by striking ,breached ,bond_/,detention ,fund and inserting ,breached ,bond_/,detention_/#bhg7;g7 ,fund2 7#b7 by striking ,attorney ,general each place such term appears and inserting ,secretary of ,homeland ,security2 7#c7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,breached ,bond_/,detention and inserting ,breached ,bond_/,detention_/#bhg7;g72 7#d7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking ,department of ,justice and inserting ,department of ,homeland ,security2 and 7#e7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 in clause 7i71 by striking 1 and at the end and inserting a semicolon2 7,b7 in clause 7ii71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7iv7 for expenses associated with administering section #bhg7;g74 4 #d4 ,requirements on ,secretary 7a7 ,annual performance report ,not later than ,december #ca of the first fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and not later than ,december #ca of each year thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall publish an annual performance report on the program under section #bhg7;g7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aceg7;g77 that includes at least the following information3 7#a7 ,the number of aliens apprehended and screened by law enforcement through the program4 7#b7 ,the number of aliens removed from the ,united ,states as a result of the program4 7#c7 ,the number of aliens described in paragraph 7#a7 who were not removed and an explanation for why they were not removed4 7#d7 ,the methods being used to conduct oversight of each law enforcement agency participating under the program4 7#e7 ,the number of law enforcement agencies in compliance with the program's training requirements4 7#f7 ,the number of complaints filed against law enforcement agencies claiming they did not comply their written agreement entered into under such section4 7#g7 ,the number of law enforcement agencies that had such written agreement terminated4 7#h7 ,the reasons for such termination4 7b7 ,annual recruitment plan ,not later than ,december #ca of the first fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and not later than ,december #ca of each year thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall publish an annual recruitment plan with respect to the program under section #bhg7;g7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aceg7;g77 that includes at least the following information3 7#a7 ,annual goals for the next five years for recruitment of new ,states and political subdivisions of ,states to participate in the program4 7#b7 ,the number of new ,states and political subdivisions of ,states participating in the program each year4 7#c7 ,a description of the outreach to ,states and political subdivisions of ,states conducted for the program and the other methods used to achieve recruitment goals4 7#d7 ,the number of requests for agreements received1 approved1 denied1 and pending approval4 7c7 ,rulemaking ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall publish a notice of rulemaking with respect to the training requirements under section #bhg7;g77#f7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aceg7;g77#f771 as added by section #b7e74