,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aicg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #c1 #bjbe
 ,mr4 ,banks introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend section #bge of the   
,immigration and ,nationality ,act to   
expand penalties for illegal entry and  
unlawful presence4  #a4  ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,visa    
,overstay ,penalties ,act of #bjbe4  #b4
  ,expanded penalties for illegal entry 
or presence  ,section #bge of the       
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #acbe7 is amended--  7#a7 in  
subsection 7a71 by inserting or if the  
alien was previously convicted of an    
offense under subsection 7e77#b77;,a7   
after for a subsequent commission of any
 such offense2  7#b7 in subsection 7b7--
 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking at 
least #ej and not more than #bej and    
inserting not less than #ejj and not    
more than #a1jjj2 and  7,b7 in paragraph

 7#b71 by inserting or subsection       
7e77#b77;,b7 after in the case of an    
alien who has been previously subject to
 a civil penalty under this subsection2 
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7e7 ,visa overstays  7#a7   
,in general ,an alien who was admitted  
as a nonimmigrant has violated this     
paragraph if the alien1 for an aggregate
 of #aj days or more1 has failed--  7,a7
 to maintain the nonimmigrant status in 
which the alien was admitted1 or to     
which it was changed under section #bdh1
 including complying with the period of 
stay authorized by the ,secretary of    
,homeland ,security in connection with  
such status2 or  7,b7 to comply         
otherwise with the conditions of such   
nonimmigrant status4  7#b7  ,penalties  
,an alien who has violated paragraph    
7#a7-- 7,a7 shall--  7i7 for the first  
commission of such a violation1 be fined
 under title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1
 or imprisoned not more than #f months1 
or both2 and  7ii7 for a subsequent     

commission of such a violation1 or if   
the alien was previously convicted of an
 offense under subsection 7a71 be fined 
under such title #ah1 or imprisoned not 
more than #b years1 or both2 and  7,b7  
in addition to1 and not in lieu of1 any 
penalty under subparagraph 7,a7 and any 
other criminal or civil penalties that  
may be imposed1 shall be subject to a   
civil penalty of--  7i7 not less than   
#ejj and not more than #a1jjj for each  
violation2 or  7ii7 twice the amount    
specified in clause 7i71 in the case of 
an alien who has been previously subject
 to a civil penalty under this          
subparagraph or subsection 7b74  4