S.Amdt. 2146

SA 2146. Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Cruz)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2089
submitted by Mr. Alexander (for himself and Mrs. Murray) to the bill S.
1177, to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
to ensure that every child achieves; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

At the end of part B of title X, add the following:

SEC. 10204. SANCTUARY CITIES.

(a) Sanctuary City Defined.--In this section, the term
``sanctuary city'' means a State or a political subdivision
of a State that has in effect a statute, policy, or practice
that prohibits law enforcement officers of the State, or of
the political subdivision, from assisting or cooperating with
Federal immigration law enforcement in the course of carrying
out the officers' routine law enforcement duties.
(b) Ineligibility for Funds and Grants.--
(1) In general.--A sanctuary city shall not be eligible to
receive, for a minimum period of at least 1 year--
(A) any of the funds that would otherwise be allocated to
the State or political subdivision under section 241(i) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)) or the
`Cops on the Beat' program under part Q of title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796dd et seq.); or
(B) any other law enforcement or Department of Homeland
Security grant.
(2) Termination of ineligibility.--A jurisdiction that is
found to be a sanctuary city shall only become eligible to
receive funds or grants under paragraph (1) after the
Attorney General certifies that the jurisdiction is no longer
a sanctuary city.
(c) Annual Determination and Report.--
(1) Annual determination.--Not later than March 1 of each
year, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall determine
which States or political subdivisions of a State are
sanctuary cities and shall report to Congress such
determinations.
(2) Reports.--The Attorney General shall issue a report
concerning the compliance of any particular State or
political subdivision of a State at the request of the
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate or the Committee on
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
(d) Reallocation.--Any funds that are not allocated to a
sanctuary city, due to the jurisdiction's designation as a
sanctuary city, shall be reallocated to States and political
subdivisions of States that are not sanctuary cities.
(e) Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed
to require law enforcement officials from a State or a
political subdivision of a State to report or arrest victims
or witnesses of a criminal offense.
(f) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act.
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