S.Amdt. 31

SA 31. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the bill S. 5, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to
take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States
with theft, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

SEC. 4. CLARIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO ALIENS UNDER 18 YEARS
OF AGE.

Section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1226(c)), as amended by this Act, is further amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Exclusion.--An alien who is or was 18 years of age or
younger on the date on which the alien is or was charged
with, is or was arrested for, is or was convicted of, admits
or admitted to having committed, or admits or admitted
committing acts which constitute the essential elements of an
offense described in paragraph (1)(E) shall not be subject to
detention or custody under that paragraph.''.
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