HR5108-119

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Greenlighting Driver Licenses for Illegal Immigrants Act.

2. Definitions In this Act: The term Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds— means a grant under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.); and includes a grant made directly to a unit of local government within a State under section 505(d) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10156(d)). The term immigration enforcement information means— information relating to the citizenship or immigration status of any individual; and the date, time, and location of the release of any individual from detention, jail, or a prison facility. The term State has the meaning given the term in section 901 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10251).

3. Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance grant restriction for States that fail to comply with Federal immigration law The following States shall be subject to subsection (b): Any State that issues a driver license to an individual who does not have proof of United States citizenship or lawful presence in the United States. Any State that prohibits or restricts a local or State government entity or official from collecting or sending to or receiving from the Department of Homeland Security immigration enforcement information. A State described in subsection (a) shall— in the case of a State described in subsection (a)(1), not later than 30 days after the date on which a driver license is issued to an individual who does not have proof of United States citizenship or lawful presence in the United States, return to the Treasury of the United States any unobligated Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds; in the case of a State described in subsection (a)(2), not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, return to the Treasury of the United States any unobligated Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds; and be ineligible to receive Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds until the date on which the State institutes a law or policy that— prohibits the issuance of a driver license to an individual who does not have proof of United States citizenship or lawful presence in the United States; and permits a local or State government entity or official to collect and send to and receive from the Department of Homeland Security immigration enforcement information.