Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Protect Victims of Major Disasters Act of 2021”.
Protect Victims of Major Disasters Act of 2021
A BILL
To prohibit the sharing of certain information with respect to individuals who are victims of major disasters, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Immigration enforcement during major disasters
Information sharing— Information collected by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with respect to an individual who is a victim of a major disaster may not be shared with an immigration enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security for the purpose of immigration enforcement.
Definitions— In this section:
Immigration enforcement agency— The term immigration enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security includes:
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Major disaster— The term major disaster has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).