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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 4295 (Introduced in House) — To provide for enhanced Federal, State, and local assistance in the enforcement of the immigration laws, to amend the... · Sec. 1

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; State defined; severability

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This Act may be cited as the or the Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal Act of 2017 . CLEAR Act of 2017 The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; State defined; severability. Sec. 2. Federal affirmation of assistance in the immigration law enforcement by States and political subdivisions of States. Sec. 3. State authorization for assistance in the enforcement of immigration laws encouraged. Sec. 4. Listing of immigration violators in the National Crime Information Center database.
Sec. 5. State and local law enforcement provision of information about apprehended aliens. Sec. 6. Financial assistance to State and local police agencies that assist in the enforcement of immigration laws. Sec. 7. Increased Federal detention space. Sec. 8. Federal custody of aliens unlawfully present in the United States apprehended by State or local law enforcement. Sec. 9. Training of State and local law enforcement personnel relating to the enforcement of immigration laws.
Sec. 10. Immunity. Sec. 11. Institutional removal program (IRP). Sec. 12. State criminal alien assistance program (SCAAP). Sec. 13. Authorization of appropriations. For purposes of this Act, the term State has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(36) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(36) ). If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this Act, and the application of such provision to other persons not similarly situated or to other circumstances, shall not be affected by such invalidation.
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