,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gibc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ab1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,stauber introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,education and ,workforce1
 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     
amend the ,child ,care and ,development 
,block ,grant ,act of #aiij to debar    
child care providers who commit fraud   
from receiving certain financial        
assistance1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,stop ,fraud by ,strengthening     
,oversight and ,more ,accountability for
 ,lying and ,illegal ,activity ,act or  
the ,stop ,fraud by ,,somalia ,act4  #b4
 ,noncompliance due to fraud ,section   
#feh;,i7b7 of the ,child ,care and      
,development ,block ,grant ,act of #aiij

 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iheh;g7b77 is amended--
  7#a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#c7  
as paragraph 7#d72 and  7#b7 by         
inserting after paragraph 7#b7 the      
following3  7#c7 ,noncompliance due to  
fraud  7,a7 ,definition ,in this        
paragraph1 the term final determination 
of fraud means a judicial decision or   
administrative order1 for which all     
rights to appeal have been exhausted or 
waived1 that determines that a child    
care provider-- 7i7 knowingly submitted 
a false statement or documentation to   
obtain funds appropriated under any     
authority and available under this      
subchapter2  7ii7 misrepresented        
ownership of1 enrollment at1 attendance 
at1 or services provided through a      
program of child care services1 or the  
eligibility of the provider to provide  
such a program1 to obtain such funds2   
7iii7 to obtain such funds1 operated    
without ,state licensing that is        
required under section                  
#feh;,e7c77#b77;,f72  7iv7 made a       

knowing and improper expenditure of such
 funds2 or  7v7 engaged in any other    
conduct related to such funds that      
constituted fraud under ,federal or     
,state law4  7,b7 ,reimbursement ,if the
 ,secretary finds that there has been a 
final determination of fraud by a child 
care provider that received funds       
described in subparagraph 7,a77i7 from a
 ,state1 the ,secretary shall notify the
 ,state of the finding and shall require
 that the ,state reimburse the          
,secretary for the financial assistance 
that was the subject of the             
determination of fraud 7referred to in  
this paragraph as financial assistance  
obtained through fraud71 that the       
,secretary deduct from the              
administrative portion of the ,state    
allotment for the following fiscal year 
an amount that is less than or equal to 
the financial assistance obtained       
through fraud1 or a combination of such 
options4  7,c7 ,additional sanctions ,if
 the ,secretary makes a finding         

described in subparagraph 7,b71 the     
,secretary may1 in addition to imposing 
the sanctions described in such         
subparagraph1 impose other appropriate  
sanctions1 including recoupment of money
 improperly expended for purposes       
prohibited or not authorized by this    
subchapter1 and disqualification from   
the receipt of financial assistance     
under this subchapter4  7,d7 ,mandatory 
permanent debarment  7i7 ,debarment ,if 
the ,secretary makes a finding described
 in subparagraph 7,b71 the ,secretary   
shall permanently debar the provider    
from participating in1 or receiving     
financial assistance under1 any ,federal
 child care assistance program funded in
 whole or in part by the ,department of 
,health and ,human ,services4  7ii7 ,no 
reinstatement ,no person may waive1     
reverse1 or reduce the period or scope  
of a debarment made under clause 7i74   
,no child care provider1 subject to such
 a debarment1 may regain eligibility to 
participate in or receive financial     

assistance under a program described in 
clause 7i7 by changing the name of the  
provider or the program offered by the  
provider1 by reorganizing1 by merging   
with another entity1 or by repaying the 
financial assistance that is the subject
 of the final determination of fraud4   
7iii7 ,state compliance ,a ,state that  
receives funds described in subparagraph
 7,a77i7 shall deny such participation1 
and such financial assistance1 to any   
child care provider debarred under      
clause 7i74  7,e7 ,mandatory referral   
for ,federal criminal investigation and 
prosecution ,if a debarment made under  
subparagraph 7,d7 is based on an        
administrative order1 the ,secretary    
shall refer the matter1 including the   
administrative record containing the    
final determination of fraud1 the order1
 and any supporting documentation1 to   
the ,attorney ,general to initiate a    
,federal criminal investigation and1 if 
warranted1 prosecution for fraud under  
chapter #dg of title #ah1 ,united       

,states ,code4  4  #c4 ,inadmissibility 
for alien child care providers who      
commit fraud ,section #bab7;a77#b7 of   
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;a77#b77 is         
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
subparagraph 7,f7 as subparagraph 7,j71 
and moving the redesignated subparagraph
 so it appears after subparagraph 7,i72 
and  7#b7 by inserting after            
subparagraph 7,e7 the following3  7,f7  
,fraud ,any alien child care provider   
who has been permanently debarred as a  
child care provider1 based on a final   
determination of fraud1 under section   
#feh;,i7b77#c77;,d7 of the ,child ,care 
and ,development ,block ,grant ,act of  
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#iheh;g7b77#c77;,d774  4  #d4           
,inadmissibility for alien child care   
providers who provide support to        
terrorists ,section #bab7;a77#c77;,b77i7
 of the ,immigration and ,nationality   
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4                      
#aahb7;a77#c77;,b77i77 is amended-- 7#a7

 in subclause 7,,viii71 by striking or  
at the end2  7#b7 by redesignating      
subclause 7,,ix7 as subclause 7,,xi72   
7#c7 by inserting after subclause       
7,,viii7 the following3  7,,ix7  7aa7   
has been permanently debarred as a child
 care provider1 based on a final        
determination of fraud1 under section   
#feh;,i7b77#c77;,d7 of the ,child ,care 
and ,development ,block ,grant ,act of  
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#iheh;g7b77#c77;,d772 and  7bb7 the     
,attorney ,general1 the ,secretary of   
,state1 or the ,secretary of ,homeland  
,security has determined has received   
funds as a child care provider that were
 used to support any terrorist          
organization1 including ,al-,shabaab1 or
 any individual engaged in terrorist    
activity2  7,x7 is an officer1 official1
 representative1 spokesperson1 or member
 of1 or is in any way associated with-- 
7aa7 the ,palestine ,liberation         
,organization2 or  7bb7 al-,shabaab     
7including any other alias for          

al-,shabaab72 or  2 and  7#d7 by        
striking the undesignated matter at the 
end4  #e4 ,removability1 and            
ineligibility for asylum and adjustment 
of status1 for alien child care         
providers who commit fraud  7a7         
,deportability ,section                 
#bcg7;a77#b77;,a7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#abbg7;a77#b77;,a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by
 redesignating clause 7vi7 as clause    
7vii72  7#b7 by inserting after clause  
7v7 the following3  7vi7 ,any alien who 
has been permanently debarred as a child
 care provider1 based on a final        
determination of fraud1 under section   
#feh;,i7b77#c77;,d7 of the ,child ,care 
and ,development ,block ,grant ,act of  
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#iheh;g7b77#c77;,d771 is deportable4  2 
and  7#c7 in clause 7vii71 as           
redesignated1 by striking and 7iv7 and  
inserting 7iv71 and 7vi74  7b7          
,ineligibility for asylum  7#a7 ,in     
general ,section #bjh of the            

,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeh71 is amended--  7,a7 in 
subsection 7a77#b7-- 7i7 by             
redesignating subparagraph 7,e7 as      
subparagraph 7,f72 and  7ii7 by         
inserting after subparagraph 7,d7 the   
following3  7,e7 ,paragraph 7#a7 shall  
not apply to an alien who has been      
permanently debarred as a child care    
provider1 based on a final determination
 of fraud1 under section                
#feh;,i7b77#c77;,d7 of the ,child ,care 
and ,development ,block ,grant ,act of  
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#iheh;g7b77#c77;,d774  2 and  7,b7 in   
subsection 7b77#b77;,a7-- 7i7 in clause 
7v71 by striking or at the end2  7ii7 by
 redesignating clause 7vi7 as clause    
7vii72 and  7iii7 by inserting after    
clause 7v7 the following3  7vi7 the     
alien has been permanently debarred as a
 child care provider1 based on a final  
determination of fraud1 under section   
#feh;,i7b77#c77;,d7 of the ,child ,care 
and ,development ,block ,grant ,act of  

#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#iheh;g7b77#c77;,d774  4  7#b7          
,conforming amendment ,section #caf of  
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #adbg7;f77#a77 is amended1
 in the second proviso1 by striking     
clauses 7i7 through 7v7 and inserting   
clauses 7i7 through 7vi74  7c7          
,ineligibility for adjustment of status 
,section #bde7;c7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#abee7;c771 is amended-- 7#a7 in        
paragraph 7#g71 by striking 2 or and    
inserting a semicolon2 and  7#b7 by     
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 or 7#i7 any alien who has   
been permanently debarred as a child    
care provider1 based on a final         
determination of fraud1 under section   
#feh;,i7b77#c77;,d7 of the ,child ,care 
and ,development ,block ,grant ,act of  
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#iheh;g7b77#c77;,d7744  7d7 ,exclusion  
from finding of good moral character    
,section #aja7;f7 of the ,immigration   

and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaja7;f77 is amended by inserting after
 paragraph 7#a7 the following3  7#b7 a  
person who has been permanently debarred
 as a child care provider1 based on a   
final determination of fraud1 under     
section #feh;,i7b77#c77;,d7 of the      
,child ,care and ,development ,block    
,grant ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#iheh;g7b77#c77;,d772  4  #f4 ,mandatory
 detention and expedited removal  7a7   
,expedited removal of inadmissible alien
 child care providers ,section #bce of  
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abbe71 is amended--  7#a7
 by redesignating subsection 7d7 as     
subsection 7e72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7c7 the following3  7d7
 ,removal of aliens inadmissible due to 
child care provider fraud  7#a7 ,removal
 without further hearing ,if an         
immigration officer or an immigration   
judge suspects that an arriving alien or
 an applicant for admission may be      
inadmissible under section              

#bab7;a77#b77;,f71 the officer or judge 
shall-- 7,a7 order the alien removed1   
subject to review under paragraph 7#b72 
7,b7 report the order of removal to the 
,secretary of ,state1 the ,attorney     
,general1 or a designee of the          
,secretary or ,attorney ,general2 and   
7,c7 refrain from conducting any further
 inquiry or hearing with respect to such
 alien until ordered to do so by the    
,secretary1 the ,attorney ,general1 or a
 designated senior official4  7#b7      
,review of order  7,a7 ,in general ,the 
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 the  
,attorney ,general1 or a designee of the
 ,secretary or ,attorney ,general shall 
review each order issued pursuant to    
paragraph 7#a77;,a74  7,b7 ,expedited   
removal ,if the ,secretary1 the         
,attorney ,general1 or a designee       
determines that the alien who is the    
subject of such order is inadmissible   
under section #bab7;a77#b77;,f71 the    
,secretary or the ,attorney ,general may
 order the alien removed without further

 inquiry or hearing4  7,c7 ,further     
inquiry ,if the ,secretary or the       
,attorney ,general does not order the   
removal of the alien pursuant to        
subparagraph 7,b71 the ,secretary1 the  
,attorney ,general1 or a designee may   
determine the scope of further          
administrative inquiry or hearing that  
may be conducted with respect to such   
alien4  7#c7 ,submission of statement   
and information ,each alien who is the  
subject of a removal order under this   
subsection1 or the alien's              
representative1 may submit a written    
statement and additional information for
 consideration by the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security1 the ,attorney      
,general1 or a designee of the          
,secretary or the ,attorney ,general4  4
  7b7 ,mandatory detention for convicted
 alien child-,care providers ,section   
#bcf7;c77#a77;,b7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#abbf7;c77#a77;,b771 is amended by      
striking offense covered in section     

#bcg7;a77#b77;,a77ii71 7,a77iii71 7,b71 
7,c71 or 7,d71 and inserting described  
in subparagraph 7,a77ii71 7,a77iii71    
7,a77vi71 7,b71 7,c71 or 7,d7 of section
 #bcg7;a77#b724  7c7 ,expedited removal 
for incarcerated alien child-,care      
providers ,section #bch of the          
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #abbh7 is amended--  7#a7 in  
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71
 by striking any criminal offense       
covered in section                      
#bda7;a77#b77;,a77iii71 7,b71 7,c71 or  
7,d71 or any offense covered by section 
#bda7;a77#b77;,a77ii7 for which both    
predicate offenses are1 without regard  
to the date of their commission1        
otherwise covered by section            
#bda7;a77#b77;,a77i7 and inserting any  
criminal offense described in           
subparagraph 7,a77iii71 7,a77vi71 7,b71 
7,c71 or 7,d7 of section #bcg1 or any   
offense described in section            
#bcg7;a77#b77;,a77ii7 for which both    
predicate offenses are1 without regard  

to the date of their commission1        
otherwise described in section          
#bcg7;a77#b77;,a77i72 and  7,b7 in      
paragraph 7#b71 by inserting 1 or an    
alien who has been permanently debarred 
as a child care provider1 based on a    
final determination of fraud1 under     
section #feh;,i7b77#c77;,b7 of the      
,child ,care and ,development ,block    
,grant ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#iheh;g7b77#c77;,b771 after aggravated  
felony2  7#b7 in subsection 7b71 by     
inserting or under section              
#bcg7;a77#b77;,a77vi7 7relating to a    
conviction for child-care provider      
fraud7 after aggravated felony72 and    
7#c7 by redesignating the second        
subsection 7c7 7previously so designated
 by section #fga7;b77#ac7 of the        
,illegal ,immigration ,reform and       
,immigrant ,responsibility ,act of #aiif
 7division ,c of ,public ,law #ajd-bjh77
 as subsection 7d74  #g4 ,exemption from
 ,paperwork ,reduction ,act and the     
,administrative ,procedure ,act  7a7    

,paperwork ,reduction ,act ,nothing in  
this ,act may be construed to require   
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services1 ,secretary of ,homeland      
,security1 or ,attorney ,general to     
comply with the requirements of chapter 
#ce of title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code 
7commonly referred to as the ,paperwork 
,reduction ,act7 to implement the       
provisions of sections #c through #f of 
this ,act1 if the ,secretary of ,health 
and ,human ,services1 ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security1 or ,attorney       
,general1 respectively1 determines that 
compliance would impede the immediate   
implementation of this ,act or the      
amendments made by this ,act4  7b7      
,administrative ,procedure ,act ,nothing
 in this ,act may be construed to       
require the ,secretary of ,health and   
,human ,services1 ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security1 or ,attorney       
,general to promulgate regulations under
 subchapter ,,ii of chapter #e of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly     

referred to as the ,administrative      
,procedure ,act71 if the ,secretary of  
,health and ,human ,services1 ,secretary
 of ,homeland ,security1 or ,attorney   
,general1 respectively1 determines that 
promulgation would impede the immediate 
implementation of this ,act or the      
amendments made by this ,act4  #h4      
,construction2 severability ,any        
provision of this ,act or an amendment  
made by this ,act held to be invalid or 
unenforceable by its terms1 or as       
applied to any person or circumstance1  
shall be construed so as to give it the 
maximum effect permitted by law1 unless 
such holding shall be utterly invalid or
 unenforceable1 in which event such     
provision shall be deemed severable from
 this ,act or the ,act amended1         
respectively and shall not affect the   
remainder of this ,act or the ,act      
amended1 respectively1 or the           
application of such provision to other  
persons not similarly situated or to    
other1 dissimilar circumstances4  #i4   

,effective date2 applicability  7a7 ,in 
general ,except as provided in          
subsection 7b71 this ,act and the       
amendments made by this ,act shall take 
effect on the date of enactment of this 
,act4  7b7 ,applicability ,the          
amendments made by sections #c through  
#f of this ,act shall apply to any      
conduct by an alien that constituted    
fraud and was committed on or after     
,september #cj1 #aiif1 against any      
private individual1 fund1 corporation1  
or government entity1 for which the     
alien has not yet been arrested1        
charged1 or indicted as of the date of  
the enactment of this ,act4