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Northern Triangle Asylum Cooperative Agreement Reimplementation Act

118th Congress: House Bill No. 8073


Introduced on April 18, 2024

April 18, 2024 Referred to a Committee

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118th CONGRESS   2d Session                                 H. R. 8073 To provide for a limitation on obligation and expenditure of funds for     bilateral economic assistance to the Republic of El Salvador, the            Republic of Guatemala, and the Republic of Honduras.                                                                                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                              April 18, 2024     Ms. Mace (for herself, Mr. Rosendale, and Mr. Gooden of Texas)   introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on  Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for  a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for  consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the                            committee concerned                                                                                                          A BILL   To provide for a limitation on obligation and expenditure of funds for     bilateral economic assistance to the Republic of El Salvador, the            Republic of Guatemala, and the Republic of Honduras.     Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the  United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.     This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Triangle Asylum Cooperative  Agreement Reimplementation Act''. SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.     (a) In General.--Beginning on the date that is 180 days after the  date of the enactment of this Act--             (1) none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or          otherwise made available for bilateral economic assistance          under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.          2151 et seq.) may be obligated or expended for the provision of          assistance to the Republic of El Salvador until the Secretary          of State submits to Congress a certification described in          subsection (b)(1);             (2) none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or          otherwise made available for bilateral economic assistance          under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.          2151 et seq.) may be obligated or expended for the provision of          assistance to the Republic of Guatemala until the Secretary of          State submits to Congress a certification described in          subsection (b)(2); and             (3) none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or          otherwise made available for bilateral economic assistance          under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.          2151 et seq.) may be obligated or expended for the provision of          assistance to the Republic of Honduras until the Secretary of          State submits to Congress a certification described in          subsection (b)(3).     (b) Certification.--A certification referred to in subsection (a)  is a certification that--             (1) for the purposes of subsection (a)(1), there is entered          into force an agreement between the Government of the United          States of America and the Government of the Republic of El          Salvador that contains terms and conditions that are          substantially similar to the terms and conditions contained in          the Agreement Between the United States of America and the          Government of the Republic of El Salvador for Cooperation in          the Examination of Protection Claims, signed on September 30,          2019, and terminated on August 4, 2021;             (2) for the purposes of subsection (a)(2), there is entered          into force an agreement between the Government of the United          States of America and the Government of the Republic of          Guatemala that contains terms and conditions that are          substantially similar to the terms and conditions contained in          the Agreement Between the United States of America and the          Government of the Republic of Guatemala on Cooperation          Regarding the Examination of Protection Claims, signed on July          26, 2019, and terminated on May 4, 2021; and             (3) for the purposes of subsection (a)(3), there is entered          into force an agreement between the Government of the United          States of America and the Government of the Republic of          Honduras that contains terms and conditions that are          substantially similar to the terms and conditions contained in          the Agreement Between the United States of America and the          Government of the Republic of Honduras on Cooperation in the          Examination of Protection Claims, signed on September 25, 2019,          and terminated on August 5, 2021.     (c) Recertifications.--             (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date on          which the Secretary of State submits to Congress an initial          certification under subsection (a), and every 180 days          thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a          recertification that the conditions described in subsection (b)          are continuing to be met.             (2) Further limitation.--If the Secretary of State is          unable to make a recertification described in paragraph (1), or          fails to make such a recertification, the limitations on the          obligations and expenditures of funds described in of          subsection (a) shall apply.     (d) Implementation.--Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the  agreements that are the subject of a certification under subsection (b)  shall be implemented in accordance with the interim final rule entitled  ``Implementing Bilateral and Multilateral Asylum Cooperative Agreements  Under the Immigration and Nationality Act'' (84 FR 63994). Such interim  final rule shall thereafter have the force and effect of law, and may  not be repealed or amended.     (e) Limitation.--For purposes of the implementation of any  agreement that is the subject of a certification under subsection (b)--             (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security may not find that it          is in the public interest for an alien subject to the agreement          to receive asylum in the United States; and             (2) the Secretary may not otherwise permit an alien to          remain in the United States on the basis that the alien's life          or freedom would be threatened in the Republic of El Salvador,          the Republic of Guatemala, or the Republic of Honduras because          of--                     (A) climate, environmental conditions, or weather-                 related natural disasters; or                     (B) violence from a criminal street gang.                                  
118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8073 To provide for a limitation on obligation and expenditure of funds for bilateral economic assistance to the Republic of El Salvador, the Republic of Guatemala, and the Republic of Honduras.                                                                         IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 18, 2024 Ms. Mace (for herself, Mr. Rosendale, and Mr. Gooden of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned                                                                         A BILL To provide for a limitation on obligation and expenditure of funds for bilateral economic assistance to the Republic of El Salvador, the Republic of Guatemala, and the Republic of Honduras. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Triangle Asylum Cooperative Agreement Reimplementation Act''. SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS. (a) In General.--Beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act-- (1) none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for bilateral economic assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) may be obligated or expended for the provision of assistance to the Republic of El Salvador until the Secretary of State submits to Congress a certification described in subsection (b)(1); (2) none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for bilateral economic assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) may be obligated or expended for the provision of assistance to the Republic of Guatemala until the Secretary of State submits to Congress a certification described in subsection (b)(2); and (3) none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for bilateral economic assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) may be obligated or expended for the provision of assistance to the Republic of Honduras until the Secretary of State submits to Congress a certification described in subsection (b)(3). (b) Certification.--A certification referred to in subsection (a) is a certification that-- (1) for the purposes of subsection (a)(1), there is entered into force an agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of El Salvador that contains terms and conditions that are substantially similar to the terms and conditions contained in the Agreement Between the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of El Salvador for Cooperation in the Examination of Protection Claims, signed on September 30, 2019, and terminated on August 4, 2021; (2) for the purposes of subsection (a)(2), there is entered into force an agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Guatemala that contains terms and conditions that are substantially similar to the terms and conditions contained in the Agreement Between the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Guatemala on Cooperation Regarding the Examination of Protection Claims, signed on July 26, 2019, and terminated on May 4, 2021; and (3) for the purposes of subsection (a)(3), there is entered into force an agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Honduras that contains terms and conditions that are substantially similar to the terms and conditions contained in the Agreement Between the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Honduras on Cooperation in the Examination of Protection Claims, signed on September 25, 2019, and terminated on August 5, 2021. (c) Recertifications.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary of State submits to Congress an initial certification under subsection (a), and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a recertification that the conditions described in subsection (b) are continuing to be met. (2) Further limitation.--If the Secretary of State is unable to make a recertification described in paragraph (1), or fails to make such a recertification, the limitations on the obligations and expenditures of funds described in of subsection (a) shall apply. (d) Implementation.--Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the agreements that are the subject of a certification under subsection (b) shall be implemented in accordance with the interim final rule entitled ``Implementing Bilateral and Multilateral Asylum Cooperative Agreements Under the Immigration and Nationality Act'' (84 FR 63994). Such interim final rule shall thereafter have the force and effect of law, and may not be repealed or amended. (e) Limitation.--For purposes of the implementation of any agreement that is the subject of a certification under subsection (b)-- (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security may not find that it is in the public interest for an alien subject to the agreement to receive asylum in the United States; and (2) the Secretary may not otherwise permit an alien to remain in the United States on the basis that the alien's life or freedom would be threatened in the Republic of El Salvador, the Republic of Guatemala, or the Republic of Honduras because of-- (A) climate, environmental conditions, or weather- related natural disasters; or (B) violence from a criminal street gang.

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April 18, 2024HouseIntroduced
April 18, 2024HouseReferred to a Committee