SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act of 2011

SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act of 2011- Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to reimburse states under the state criminal alien assistance program (SCAAP) for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors. (Currently, such reimbursement is for incarceration of undocumented aliens convicted of a felony or two or more misdemeanors.)

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 638 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 638

      To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for 
compensation to States incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a 
                  felony or two or more misdemeanors.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 17, 2011

  Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. McCain, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. 
  Boxer, and Mrs. Hutchison) introduced the following bill; which was 
       read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
      To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for 
compensation to States incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a 
                  felony or two or more misdemeanors.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act 
of 2011''.

SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR STATES INCARCERATING UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS CHARGED 
              WITH CERTAIN CRIMES.

    Section 241(i)(3)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1231(i)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting ``charged with or'' 
before ``convicted''.
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