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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 229
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 24, 2017
Mr. Heinrich (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Udall, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Booker, Ms. Harris, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Reed) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide for the confidentiality of information submitted in requests for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2017
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Confidentiality of information submitted for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program
Definitions
In this section:
DACA Program
The term DACA Program
means the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program announced on June 15, 2012.
Individual application information
The term individual application information
means any information, including personally identifiable information, submitted to the Secretary after June 15, 2012, as part of a request for consideration or reconsideration for the DACA program.
Secretary
The term Secretary
means the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Confidentiality of information
In general
The Secretary shall protect individual application information from disclosure to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection for any purpose other than implementing the DACA Program.
Referrals prohibited
The Secretary may not refer any individual whose case has been deferred pursuant to the DACA Program to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Department of Justice, or any other law enforcement agency.
Limited exception
Individual application information may be shared with national security and law enforcement agencies—
to identify or prevent fraudulent claims;
for particularized national security purposes relating to an individual application; or
for the investigation or prosecution of any felony not related to immigration status.
