MAPLE Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2703 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the admissibility and deportability of aliens acting in accordance with State and foreign marijuana laws, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 14, 2019 Mr. BLUMENAUER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the admissibility and deportability of aliens acting in accordance with State and foreign marijuana laws, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Maintaining Appro- 4 priate Protections for Legal Entry Act of 2019’’ or the 5 ‘‘MAPLE Act of 2019’’. 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:33 May 23, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2703.IH H2703 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 2703 IH SEC. 2. ADMISSIBILITY OF ALIENS ACTING IN ACCORDANCE 1 WITH STATE AND FOREIGN MARIJUANA 2 LAWS. 3 Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality 4 Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is amended— 5 (1) in subparagraph (A)(i)(II), by inserting 6 after the comma at the end the following: ‘‘except in 7 the case of a law or regulation of the United States 8 related to marijuana, which conduct was lawful in 9 the State, Indian Tribe, or foreign country in which 10 the conduct occurred, or a law or regulation of a 11 State, Indian Tribe, or foreign country related to 12 marijuana, which conduct was subsequently made 13 lawful under the law or regulation of such jurisdic- 14 tion,’’; and 15 (2) in subparagraph (C)(i), by inserting after 16 ‘‘endeavored to do so’’ the following: ‘‘, except with 17 respect to trafficking, sale, or distribution of mari- 18 juana if the conduct was lawful or subsequently 19 made lawful in the State, Indian Tribe, or foreign 20 country in which it occurred’’. 21 SEC. 3. DEPORTABILITY OF ALIENS ACTING IN ACCORD- 22 ANCE WITH STATE AND FOREIGN MARIJUANA 23 LAWS. 24 Section 237(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Immigration and Na- 25 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)(B)(i)) is amended by 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:33 May 23, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2703.IH H2703 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 2703 IH inserting after ‘‘marijuana’’ the following: ‘‘, an offense 1 under a law or regulation of the United States related to 2 marijuana, which conduct was lawful in the State, Indian 3 Tribe, or foreign country in which the conduct occurred, 4 or an offense under a law or regulation of a State, Indian 5 Tribe, or foreign country related to marijuana, which con- 6 duct was subsequently made lawful under the law or regu- 7 lation of such jurisdiction’’. 8 SEC. 4. AGGRAVATED FELONY. 9 Section 101(a)(43)(B) of the Immigration and Na- 10 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)(B)) is amended by in- 11 serting before the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, 12 except with respect to trafficking, sale, or distribution of 13 marijuana if the conduct was lawful or subsequently made 14 lawful in the State, Indian Tribe, or foreign country in 15 which it occurred’’. 16 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:33 May 23, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2703.IH H2703 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS