S.Amdt. 1587

SA 1587. Mr. LEE (for Mr. Budd) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 1388 proposed by Mrs. Murray (for herself and
Mr. Schumer) to the bill H.R. 815, to amend title 38, United States
Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of
veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished
through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. PROTECTING LAW ENFORCEMENT.

(a) Short Titles.--This section may be cited as the
``Protect Our Law enforcement with Immigration Control and
Enforcement Act of 2024'' or the ``POLICE Act of 2024''.
(b) Assault of Law Enforcement Officer.--Section 237(a)(2)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(G) Assault of law enforcement officer.--
``(i) In general.--Any alien who has been convicted of, who
admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which
constitute the essential elements of, any offense involving
the assault of a law enforcement officer is deportable.
``(ii) Circumstances.--The circumstances referred to in
clause (i) are that the law enforcement officer was
assaulted--

``(I) while he or she was engaged in the performance of his
or her official duties;
``(II) because of the performance of his or her official
duties; or
``(III) because of his or her station as a law enforcement
officer.

``(iii) Definitions.--In this subparagraph--

``(I) the term `assault' has the meaning given that term in
the jurisdiction where the act occurred; and
``(II) the term `law enforcement officer' is a person
authorized by law--

``(aa) to apprehend, arrest, or prosecute an individual for
any criminal violation of law; or
``(bb) to be a firefighter or other first responder.''.
(c) Report on Aliens Deported for Assaulting a Law
Enforcement Officer.--On an annual basis, the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall submit to Congress and make publicly
available on the website of the Department of Homeland
Security a report on the number of aliens who were deported
during the previous year under section 237(a)(2)(G) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by subsection (b).
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