,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bedg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #cj1 #bjbe,mr4   
,cruz 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4      
,ju/ice1 & ,mr4 ,ricketts7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,immigration &       
,nationality ,act to increase p5alties =
 individuals :o illegally ent] & re5t] !
 ,unit$ ,/ates aft] be+ remov$1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,kate's ,law4  #b4         
,commission ( crimes by ali5s :o are    
unlawfully pres5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,section #bge ( ! ,immigration &        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acbe7  
is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a71 by    
/rik+ #b ye>s & ins]t+ #e ye>s2 &  7#b7 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7e7 ,any    
ali5 :o-- 7#a7 7,a7 ent]s or attempts to
 ent] ! ,unit$ ,/ates at any "t or place
 o!r ?an z designat$ by immigration     
(fic]s2  7,b7 eludes exam9ation or      
inspection by immigration (fic]s2 or    

7,c7 attempts to ent] or obta9s entry to
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates by a willfully false or
 mislead+ repres5tation or ! willful    
concealm5t ( a mat]ial fact1 &  7#b7    
!reaft] is convict$ ( any crime         
puni%able by m ?an #a ye> ( imprisonm5t1
  may be f9$ "u title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 & %all be imprison$ = a t]m ( n 
less ?an #e ye>s4  4  #c4 ,increas$     
p5alties = re5try ( remov$ ali5 ,section
 #bgf ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality   
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acbf7 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsections 7c7 & 7d7
 z subsections 7e7 & 7f71 respectively2 
7#b7 by /rik+ subsections 7a7 & 7b7 &   
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z
 provid$ 9 subsections 7b71 7c71 & 7d71 
any ali5 :o-- 7#a7 has be5 d5i$         
admission1 exclud$1 deport$1 remov$1 or 
has dep>t$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates :ile an ord] 
( exclusion1 deportation1 or removal is 
out/&+2 &  7#b7 !reaft] ent]s1 attempts 
to ent]1 or is at any "t f\nd 91 !      
,unit$ ,/ates--  %all be f9$ "u title   
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 imprison$ n m 

?an #aj ye>s1 or bo?4  7b7 ,exceptions  
,an ali5 %all n be subject to ! p5alty  
"u subsection 7a7 if-- 7#a7 ! ,secret>y 
( ,homel& ,security has expressly       
cons5t$ to su* ali5's reapply+ =        
admission be=e ! ali5's reemb>kation at 
a place outside ! ,unit$ ,/ates or !    
ali5's application = admission f =eign  
contigu\s t]ritory2 or  7#b7 an ali5    
previ\sly d5i$ admission & remov$       
e/abli%es t he or %e ali5 0 n requir$ to
 obta9 su* advance cons5t "u ?is ,act4  
7c7 ,crim9al p5alties = re5try ( c]ta9  
remov$ ali5s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+    
subsection 7a71 & except z provid$ 9    
subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 an ali5 describ$ 9
 subsection 7a7 :o 0 convict$ be=e su*  
removal or dep>ture ( #c or m           
misdemeanors involv+ drugs1 crimes aga9/
 ! p]son1 or bo? %all be f9$ "u title   
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 imprison$ n m 
?an #ae ye>s1 or bo?2  7,b7 an ali5     
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 :o has be5    
exclud$ f ! ,unit$ ,/ates pursuant to   
section #bce7;c7 because ! ali5 0       

inadmissible "u section                 
#bab7;a77#c77;,b7 or :o has be5 remov$ f
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates pursuant to !          
provisions ( title ,v1 & :o !reaft]1 )\t
 ! p]mission ( ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&    
,security1 ent]s ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or    
attempts to d s1 %all be f9$ "u title   
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & imprison$ = 
a p]iod ( #aj ye>s1 :i* s5t5ce %all n   
run concurr5tly ) any o!r s5t5ce2  7,c7 
an ali5 describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 :o 0  
remov$ f ! ,unit$ ,/ates pursuant to    
section #bda7;a77#d77;,b7 :o !reaft]1   
)\t ! p]mission ( ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& 
,security1 ent]s1 attempts to ent]1 or  
is at any "t f\nd 91 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1   
%all be f9$ "u title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 imprison$ = n m ?an #aj ye>s1 or 
bo?2 &  7,d7 an ali5 describ$ 9         
subsection 7a7 :o has be5 d5i$          
admission1 exclud$1 deport$1 or remov$  
#c or m times & !reaft] ent]s1 attempts 
to ent]1 or is at any "t f\nd 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 %all be f9$ "u title #ah1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 imprison$ n m ?an  

#aj ye>s1 or bo?4  7#b7  ,removal def9$ 
,9 ?is subsection & 9 subsection 7d71 ! 
t]m removal includes any agreem5t 9 :i* 
an ali5 /ipulates to removal dur+ 7or n 
dur+7 a crim9al trial "u ei!r ,f$]al or 
,/ate law4  7d7 ,m&atory m9imum crim9al 
p5alty = re5try ( c]ta9 remov$ ali5s ,an
 ali5 describ$ 9 subsection 7a7-- 7#a7  
:o 0 convict$ be=e su* removal or       
dep>ture (-- 7,a7 any aggravat$ felony2 
7,b7 any crime def9$ z a felony by !    
relevant jurisdiction 7,f$]al1 ,/ate1   
,tribal1 or local7 ( conviction2 or     
7,c7 any crime puni%able by m ?an #a ye>
 ( imprisonm5t2 or  7#b7 :o 0 convict$ (
 a violation describ$ 9 ?is section at  
lea/ twice be=e su* removal or dep>ture1
  may be f9$ "u title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 & %all be imprison$ = n less ?an
 #aj ye>s4  2 &  7#c7 9 subsection 7e71 
z r$esignat$ by p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by 
/rik+ section #bdb7;h77#b7 & ins]t+     
section #bda7;a77#d72 &  7,b7 by /rik+  
,attorney ,g5]al & ins]t+ ,secret>y (   
,homel& ,security4