<enum>I</enum><header>Border Security</header><section id="HC7165B76D8CF43AA89393CFB1C56E04A" commented="no"><enum>1111.</enum><header>Strengthening the requirements for barriers along the southern border</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Division C of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/208">Public Law 104–208</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1103">8 U.S.C. 1103</external-xref> note) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H8ADC44295190411895451A9FC4FE3E0A" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45A1BF24B90E477E8BDDF18AF6BD0E40" style="OLC"><subsection commented="no" id="H43218EDB346D42C58318EE6291B0BBE2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall take such actions as may be necessary (including the removal of obstacles to detection of illegal entrants) to design, test, construct, install, deploy, integrate, and operate physical barriers, tactical infrastructure, and technology in the vicinity of the United States border to achieve situational awareness and operational advantage of the border and deter, impede, and detect illegal activity in high traffic areas.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H876E05E4A6ED4FCCA5E409F92ADA35BA" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA42E9E2200B94E71AA94588DFA94CF42"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">fencing and road improvements</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">physical barriers</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5180EA4ABC1C4DD9B7C25E6A6E5A09F6" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="HF5AF956EC4FE4580B923CBE5C5C79939" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause id="H9E0DAE738C2F43C597336BC5A11517B1" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subsection (a)</quote> and inserting <quote>this section</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="H740EDA579AE545E882A751A4DBFAFC3E" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>roads, lighting, cameras, and sensors</quote> and inserting <quote>tactical infrastructure, and technology</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HF4A5DC0B060048BA858DD0A5BC52DF1F" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by striking <quote>gain</quote> and inserting <quote>achieve situational awareness and</quote>;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HBA35B18009634D5799620EA293DF6CD7" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H312EDF14A04F41DA89F23780A770C315" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H259E2ADC9BFA4DEAB622BA66AC231C45" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Physical barriers and tactical infrastructure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in carrying out this section, shall deploy along the United States border the most practical and effective physical barriers and tactical infrastructure available for achieving situational awareness and operational advantage of the border. </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="H285D13A746524FEBB136A367A81570D3" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)—</text><subclause id="H68A95B72697B4032AA44081A64C88FC0" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by amending clause (i) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD27AA41D0A14295AC7B9238C414206A" style="OLC"><clause commented="no" id="H92D13B19CA78435398F1F7CCC7725059"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consult with appropriate Federal agency partners, appropriate representatives of Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments, and appropriate private property owners in the United States to minimize the impact on the environment, culture, commerce, and quality of life for the communities and residents located near the sites at which such physical barriers are to be constructed.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause><subclause id="HF18C3855FDCC41BBBEFDB51380DCE3EE" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (ii)—</text><item id="H836DD195A9AD41FCBEA824BAA40AD72A" commented="no"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>in subclause (I), by striking <quote>or</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text></item><item id="H5DA1DCF56E95469AAB203FB54C8CA497" commented="no"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by amending subclause (II) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2045215E6164BDCB38545C7AD59E4FB" style="OLC"><subclause id="H1A877E2AD89E42A8A1D2237E269E658E" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">delay the transfer to the United States of the possession of property or affect the validity of any property acquisition by the United States by purchase or eminent domain, or to otherwise affect the eminent domain laws of the United States or of any State; or</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></item><item id="HAF2E1EEB0E45464586CE22305A717820" commented="no"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subclause:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C7BB3ED51D34949B7441894AEB7B0E7" style="OLC"><subclause id="H0E652CAF3B8E41508EE667EC984A96A4" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">create any right or liability for any party.</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></item></subclause></clause><clause id="H9CB753D11928493F8BBD0C095A20E7E5" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (D);</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4F9F379FB71B45EBB2AA6D10D887E985" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="H54E335A90C294C6182E0EAF88E3FB386" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Attorney General</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary of Homeland Security</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H0E4946C3BBF54DAE9853F2296F29E83F" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>this subsection</quote> and inserting <quote>this section</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H40C0F1DFE0C2475E9A26B0DF51833983" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>construction of fences</quote> and inserting <quote>the construction of physical barriers</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H153D05473F5142AC9729C79E02651B3A" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA37D1C63C5A540E3A3CCEBC0C01966AF" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HFF1CFC0064934C2DA64E5D27B5DA8246" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Agent safety</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security, when designing, constructing, and deploying physical barriers, tactical infrastructure, or technology, shall incorporate such safety features into such design, construction, or deployment of such physical barriers, tactical infrastructure, or technology, as the case may be, that the Secretary determines are necessary to maximize the safety and effectiveness of officers or agents of the Department of Homeland Security or of any other Federal agency deployed in the vicinity of such physical barriers, tactical infrastructure, or technology.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H460FF83E59D04791BED8D8750A1E8DAB" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>this subsection</quote> and inserting <quote>this section</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H12AD6DC62D2F4C56B5A0B28CA310FD88" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="HE4481FCBB1AA4260BCBABC1E6FF4F50D" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE225F731EF1346909B5065B0A0D6EE6D" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HF2F541A1F3B441FF85682528B0548956" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall have the authority to waive all legal requirements the Secretary determines necessary to ensure the expeditious design, testing, construction, installation, deployment, and integration of the physical barriers, tactical infrastructure, and technology under this section. Such waiver authority shall also apply with respect to any maintenance carried out on such physical barriers, tactical infrastructure, or technology. Any such decision by the Secretary shall be effective upon publication in the Federal Register.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD61677EB35E34011B1CF4A16C6738B51" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1A13E27B9594AAFAAED5191E97328DD" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HCFA0795BB32F475E83A1A97DA1988E1B" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="HEE37BC951D50437D9589362B0BDCDD7D" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 7 days after the date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security exercises the waiver authority under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate of such waiver. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H45C1D99A6373474F9B604CB92EB13AD1" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsections:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H53F48E32774940A4ABD7B5CA218A893E" style="OLC"><subsection id="H5A950FB5865F4218AB429CB432B0349F" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Technology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security, in carrying out this section, shall deploy along the United States border the most practical and effective technology available for achieving situational awareness and operational advantage of the border.</text></subsection><subsection id="H5DDFF70832F4467DB099F8BFE5203418"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Prioritization</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security, in carrying out this section, should prioritize deploying technology along the United States border.</text></subsection><subsection id="HBB86454FB2B242CBA282835D5FAB47FC" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H0F200B3E52C3440B8EA38E190305910D" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Advanced unattended surveillance sensors</header><text>The term <term>advanced unattended surveillance sensors</term> means sensors that utilize an onboard computer to analyze detections in an effort to discern between vehicles, humans, and animals, and ultimately filter false positives prior to transmission.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE198FDBDCED2490583EA8111095E5164" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>High traffic areas</header><text>The term <term>high traffic areas</term> means areas in the vicinity of the United States border that—</text><subparagraph id="H110194A378F54AD0948CBB3A2D4550B1" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are within the responsibility of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0673385B172E40CD812376B07576EDB6" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have significant unlawful cross-border activity, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD58EDEC7D193498EBF1E4CD5ED29E02A" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Operational advantage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>operational advantage</term> has the meaning given such term in the 2022–2026 U.S. Border Patrol Strategy (CBP Publication No. 1678–0222).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCCCFE8761AB1446DB2CF7E47A3EBD4BA" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Physical barriers</header><text>The term <term>physical barriers</term> includes reinforced fencing, border barrier system, and levees.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA21769DC0B684A8BB24C9BDDC88DB8DF" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Situational awareness</header><text>The term <term>situational awareness</term> has the meaning given such term in section 1092(a)(7) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/328">Public Law 114–328</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/223">6 U.S.C. 223(a)(7)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4728358F8EDC46B4BF7B2CD4AC4F0282" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Tactical infrastructure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>tactical infrastructure</term> includes boat ramps, access gates, checkpoints, lighting, and roads.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5BF1B547A3644F3DBF75E787DE4EC60F" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Technology</header><text>The term <term>technology</term> includes border surveillance and detection technology, including the following:</text><subparagraph id="H3796856F531D45A38849825C1F7E2621" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tower-based surveillance technology, including autonomous technologies.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H711E368DE1814F87A0D54881B324C0D2" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deployable, lighter-than-air ground surveillance equipment.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H509B21D4AB6E448B84C33B20DF273A7A" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation Radars (VADER).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H20DA8580544D4FD385F3CC61AEC73E0F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>3-dimensional, seismic acoustic detection and ranging border tunneling detection technology.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5DB5EDA0718D4CA089B786F68C1BCDA5" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Advanced unattended surveillance sensors.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF1F96B175A5241D1A9BFEDBC853F5688" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Mobile vehicle-mounted and man-portable surveillance capabilities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAAB5068DB30A4546B3D50619DE5B7B83" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Unmanned aircraft systems.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCB355903B234763AD09177C2FADB6C3" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other border detection, communication, and surveillance technology.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC5BEB8DFB8434443A1B51B4B8FB681E4" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Unmanned aircraft system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>unmanned aircraft system</term> has the meaning given such term in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H0C0FA868C49040889B055EE5FF4DA2ED" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1112.</enum><header>Air and Marine Operations flight hours</header><subsection id="H66775618E68B48BC8DF9DB6571BF4973" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Air and marine operations flight hours</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that not fewer than 95,000 annual flight hours are carried out by Air and Marine Operations of CBP.</text></subsection><subsection id="H015F94BB748341DBA19D20B18D5E6236" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Unmanned aircraft systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, after coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, shall ensure that Air and Marine Operations operate unmanned aircraft systems on the southern border of the United States for not less than 24 hours per day for 7 days per week.</text></subsection><subsection id="H608458843516440D8476E7D3DCE11D19" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Primary missions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner shall ensure that—</text><paragraph id="H3C0877BBB61B456C9F3988F6A3612AB0" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the primary missions for Air and Marine Operations are to directly support—</text><subparagraph id="HD99BA62269E9404AA0A77E4CDA152746" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>U.S. Border Patrol activities along the borders of the United States; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCB54851D94E344198CD94D378DF17081" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Joint Interagency Task Force South operations in the transit zone; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDCD16BC579F0474CADD2F4D0D53D3914" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Executive Assistant Commissioner of Air and Marine Operations assigns the greatest priority to support missions outlined under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H831E6F37DFA3402EA461E2EA6ED39139" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>High demand flight hour requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner shall ensure that U.S. Border Patrol Sector Chiefs—</text><paragraph id="HCD23B8A2594248FE9A2C971BFE92C19F" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify air support mission-critical hours; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H60DAC5B0470D41E7A456EB492AA8BCCB" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>direct Air and Marine Operations to support requests from Sector Chiefs as their primary mission.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H269ED11792AB4FB0921C57B9F02E43D0" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Contract air support authorizations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner shall contract for the unfulfilled air support mission-critical hours, as identified pursuant to subsection (d).</text></subsection><subsection id="H570349563B73466C99CA21EB57D1871C" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Small unmanned aircraft systems</header><paragraph id="H4E72405B09494EF78B496C6C0E86C6CA" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol shall be the executive agent with respect to the use of small unmanned aircraft systems by CBP for the purpose of—</text><subparagraph id="H05D2ACD227B84334B9588C890D7DCA28" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>meeting the unmet flight hour operational requirements of the U.S. Border Patrol; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF60C7BB2BE9B4E73B66265B88562BBEF" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">achieving situational awareness and operational advantage.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBF647298CF604094AE55211D01ECCC4A" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol shall coordinate—</text><subparagraph id="HF2C9EA4813D14DACB5E73D8F0875FC9F" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>flight operations with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the National Airspace System; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7FDCA830CB084B4BB33F2CDC89BA2CA0" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with the Executive Assistant Commissioner for Air and Marine Operations of CBP to—</text><clause id="H0528A87DE1E54807A6A4A0B85EAD5200" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>ensure the safety of other CBP aircraft flying in the vicinity of small unmanned aircraft systems operated by the U.S. Border Patrol; and</text></clause><clause id="H04CA116826AF4AD0AEFB0B066BF4C620" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>establish a process to include data from flight hours in the calculation of got away statistics.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H52C6A8492E074CEA85D1E20B4AE87270" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Paragraph (3) of section 411(e) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/211">6 U.S.C. 211(e)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="HEC75C68132254C1982876A6EFCA43C92" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A2B05A0FEA04915ABB7CEC0D5F68F34" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0A15ACBFF8184CC1993AAEA908D9C728" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall confer, transfer, or delegate to the Secretary, the Commissioner, the Executive Assistant Commissioner for Air and Marine Operations of CBP, or the Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol any authority of the Secretary of Transportation or the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration relating to the use of airspace or aviation safety.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA005122B77F4443CB0BFC992F093B9BC" commented="no"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H1419B484BBFE4325AAB7FDC9877DE236" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Got away</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>got away</term> has the meaning given such term in section 1092(a)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/328">Public Law 114–328</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/223">6 U.S.C. 223(a)(3)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD8D6E9B10D0B4F31A8E304C2BC7DFCF7" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transit zone</header><text>The term <term>transit zone</term> has the meaning given such term in section 1092(a)(8) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/328">Public Law 114–328</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/223">6 U.S.C. 223(a)(8)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H4CE830CE63844B5E8C64D3934F02D44B" commented="no"><enum>1113.</enum><header>Landowner and rancher security enhancement</header><subsection id="H7F68C27591BA4595822420D79249292B" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of National Border Security Advisory Committee</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a National Border Security Advisory Committee, which—</text><paragraph id="HCD12AF6C55D34E5A9A6724B3E8319B16" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may advise, consult with, report to, and make recommendations to the Secretary on matters relating to border security matters, including—</text><subparagraph id="H6C3E26884AD04A288D355883C8F25D7D" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>verifying security claims and the border security metrics established by the Department of Homeland Security under section 1092 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/328">Public Law 114–328</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/223">6 U.S.C. 223</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H37A661F1003F405785EE0B494ABE2766" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>discussing ways to improve the security of high traffic areas along the northern border and the southern border; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H692E014E5ED646C0A6A801F943FA55D7" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may provide, through the Secretary, recommendations to Congress.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H20842A21A5DC4C8E98181D523879AAFA" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consideration of views</header><text>The Secretary shall consider the information, advice, and recommendations of the National Border Security Advisory Committee in formulating policy regarding matters affecting border security.</text></subsection><subsection id="H4F83A585781E4A87952229EB83C85446" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The National Border Security Advisory Committee shall consist of at least one member from each State who—</text><paragraph id="H57B9F6652C7B41449BBC826553A8474E" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>has at least five years practical experience in border security operations; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H60835F582D4E46B3833B70BDFBF87258" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>lives and works in the United States within 80 miles from the southern border or the northern border.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF12005C67DAC43A58A0FDACB1B42CDF0" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act</header><text>The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the National Border Security Advisory Committee.</text></subsection></section><section id="H5B9566AC31084C0DB113264CDCE21C4D" commented="no"><enum>1114.</enum><header>Southern border threat analysis, Border Patrol strategic plan, and Northern Border Threat Analysis</header><subsection id="HD4B54E4284FD4EF7BE1AFBF03CDEA9DE" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Souther Border Threat analysis</header><paragraph id="H3E7D47BE06E748698EAE67D514C2B978" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a Southern border threat analysis.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7400F506FC364B7195BC81125D9F12CA" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The analysis submitted under paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of—</text><subparagraph id="H4D3CD8638BC9486E8B90CED5220DFFAB" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>current and potential terrorism and criminal threats posed by individuals and organized groups seeking—</text><clause id="H2C1931EA940E4D9CB6F832265EB8951A" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to unlawfully enter the United States through the Southern border; or</text></clause><clause id="H73532F8E6CBD48E9A768860A85866F39" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to exploit security vulnerabilities along the Southern border;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C6EE876761F427C90CB621E05DCBDB8" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improvements needed at and between ports of entry along the Southern border to prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the United States;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98CF8AE69C6E414DB97EA099E525FAFF" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>gaps in law, policy, and coordination between State, local, or tribal law enforcement, international agreements, or tribal agreements that hinder effective and efficient border security, counterterrorism, and anti-human smuggling and trafficking efforts;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D21C885CE8D458C9EEFE773B2F59C89" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the current percentage of situational awareness achieved by the Department along the Southern border;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7119EEB6E6BE44669BE3264F4AD8F6E0" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the current percentage of operational advantage achieved by the Department on the Southern border; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97B2F2015ADB4817AC8D8E22FD5A5DF3" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>traveler crossing times and any potential security vulnerability associated with prolonged wait times.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCDAD320244214C13B56D01315E517ACA" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Analysis requirements</header><text>In compiling the Southern border threat analysis required under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider and examine—</text><subparagraph id="HE4A1BB58CF9B4786ABE027854439A503" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the technology needs and challenges, including such needs and challenges identified as a result of previous investments that have not fully realized the security and operational benefits that were sought;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC3462079FDEA49419B0595D6F43A4ACE" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the personnel needs and challenges, including such needs and challenges associated with recruitment and hiring;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBADB225BA0AC41DE8B60D40D8D3D2CCF" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the infrastructure needs and challenges;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71342D3C95464062B622345DAA156A63" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the roles and authorities of State, local, and tribal law enforcement in general border security activities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A5E17719952419E87F56E59BBDB267B" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the status of coordination among Federal, State, local, tribal, and Mexican law enforcement entities relating to border security;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD543E8661D94F93BC831A5478360B53" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the terrain, population density, and climate along the Southern border; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44E309A51E5E45A587B2ED653D5984D2" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the international agreements between the United States and Mexico related to border security.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3D8B3F5C0340439F9EF02359599C5F3B" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Classified form</header><text>To the extent possible, the Secretary shall submit the Southern border threat analysis required under this subsection in unclassified form, but may submit a portion of the threat analysis in classified form if the Secretary determines such action is appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFA77AE257B1C4CD0814B493038CF91A1" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this section and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, shall issue a Border Patrol Strategic Plan (referred to in this section as the <quote>plan</quote>) to enhance the security of the international borders of the United States.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA16D19CD599A4E8E9951AF67CEABC460" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan shall include the following:</text><paragraph id="HC1A7A1AF07F3471AB92C64553027076C" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A consideration of Border Patrol Capability Gap Analysis reporting, Border Security Improvement Plans, and any other strategic document authored by the U.S. Border Patrol to address security gaps with respect to ports of entry, including efforts to mitigate threats identified in such analyses, plans, and documents.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7A706C430107443DAC5FB51BFFD1CBAD" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Information relating to the dissemination of information relating to border security or border threats with respect to the efforts of the Department and other appropriate Federal agencies.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H247841625DB049AE96A78861D31BD37C" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Information relating to efforts by U.S. Border Patrol to—</text><subparagraph id="H7C1B9F355C9C4D0184C480394623E6D6" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increase situational awareness, including—</text><clause id="H58256B42D19C4DCB9587008B3EBE9CC0" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>surveillance capabilities, such as capabilities developed or utilized by the Department of Defense, and any appropriate technology determined to be excess by the Department of Defense; and</text></clause><clause id="H9E9BC83CE1344FABACFFEB85F80CD4CD" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the use of manned aircraft and unmanned aircraft systems;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8AA59FB8E1C04DB993F1B2D4F3785921" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>detect and prevent terrorists and instruments of terrorism from entering the United States;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0ED689D20D8D4A3381EFF12D39E972B8" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>detect, interdict, and disrupt human smuggling, human trafficking, drug trafficking and other illicit cross-border activity;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H118AFCCD7C6547A4B83A66CF1AC15384" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>focus intelligence collection to disrupt transnational criminal organizations outside of the international and maritime borders of the United States; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H07B75D00BBC9431D88B86D9E0F5020E2" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>ensure that any new border security technology can be operationally integrated with existing technologies in use by the Department.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H95EB9DB56FDE4E478E09E4350ED66C98" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Information relating to initiatives of the Department with respect to operational coordination, including any relevant task forces of the Department.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3C81E1B262954C82A38E91581264D071" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Information gathered from the lessons learned by the deployments of the National Guard to the southern border of the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBD9EAD623AB8429494E29FD1B5A69B99" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>A description of cooperative agreements relating to information sharing with State, local, Tribal, territorial, and other Federal law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction on the border.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2ECEDF8AEBE34B829833373970F40CBC" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Information relating to border security information received from—</text><subparagraph id="H70AA705DA1934E42B046DE90F3A14453" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>State, local, Tribal, territorial, and other Federal law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction on the border or in the maritime environment; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5684CFCD142A4EA2B796487D8F632806" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>border community stakeholders, including representatives from—</text><clause id="H87B1FFDD04164967A2D4EEC153C475D2" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>border agricultural and ranching organizations; and</text></clause><clause id="H6BC4A9FD944143FF9A6BF4BF1F5D2CDC" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>business and civic organizations.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA30E27AC4A3E40C984ADFF5DF9D46C31" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Information relating to the staffing requirements with respect to border security for the Department.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H49951C8EFE514273AD6CE38825373789" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><text>A prioritized list of Department research and development objectives to enhance the security of the southern border.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H098CC0995DDB4E7D8CE066195912D763" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><text>An assessment of training programs, including such programs relating to—</text><subparagraph id="H44F701A493BD40808604DDB6A8DAE893" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifying and detecting fraudulent documents;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCA9AD80F2C614F78897FC481998CF202" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>understanding the scope of CBP enforcement authorities and appropriate use of force policies; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H02DD79E8DDE9426C9871C0A4BEE853A3" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>screening, identifying, and addressing vulnerable populations, such as children and victims of human trafficking.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9CC9D6D5CD0245649CADA9F8DA793153" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Northern Border Threat Analysis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an update of the Northern Border Threat Analysis as required in the Northern Border Security Review Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/267">Public Law 114–267</external-xref>).</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H7E2DE40057CE44D3A5C5636637F35646"><enum>1115.</enum><header>Agent and officer technology use</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In carrying out section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (as amended by section 1111 of this division), the Secretary shall ensure that technology deployed to gain situational awareness and operational advantage of the border be provided to frontline officers and agents of the Department of Homeland Security.</text></section><section id="HED5455B143AF45C4BB31E0A9130F4498"><enum>1116.</enum><header>Report on standards and guidelines for managing ports of entry under the control of the department of homeland security</header><subsection id="H0B77FD96160342BD91BC27D5839615F3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that contains an assessment of the standards and guidelines for managing ports of entry under the control of the Department of Homeland Security. Such assessment shall include information relating to the following:</text><paragraph id="H686BC7A9466A4AFC8E1D59B32AAD57A2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Staffing levels and need for additional staffing.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H103675746E1F438099C61DF904E834B5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Rules governing the actions of Office of Field Operations officers.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H36EB1350C1E44290AEBD1EAD527DEBB4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Average delays for transit through air, land, and sea ports of entry.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H434BF453495E4368B3B15B403A501D00"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Assessment of existing efforts and technologies used for border security, and the effect of the use of such efforts and technologies on facilitating trade at ports of entry and their impact on civil rights, private property rights, privacy rights, and civil liberties.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9377B87308D34D809C3C5AD51D6B40A9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Economic impact of the policies and practices of CBP Agricultural Specialists and Office of Field Operations personnel.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0069DC07BB8940C29257BC4CB7845BFA"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Physical infrastructure and technological needs at ports of entry.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBD27CFE5D345468595E08B1DD409DD36"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Data reflecting the specific needs of geographically separate ports of entry within the same U.S. Border Patrol sector.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAEBC1B79486A48EC8703D45EC669508C"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A plan for increasing the number of officers certified as emergency medical technicians and the number of medical professionals assigned to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations land ports of entry.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H57761970656B424AAF3C1C39A1F36BC5"><enum>(9)</enum><text>A plan to increase access to land ports of entry that factors in asylum seekers, victims of trafficking, unaccompanied minors, and other vulnerable populations.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H371C6E72328E4515983256D45C1603D3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on port runners</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report that contains an assessment of instances of <quote>Port Running</quote>, or departing the United States before officers can conclude traveler inspections, which shall include recommendations for new security enhancements, including traffic barricades, to slow and deter individuals from leaving the United States without authorization.</text></subsection></section><section id="HCCF3B1B0E03D4E13913E4D28E179ED77"><enum>1117.</enum><header>Stakeholder and community engagement</header><subsection id="HE5F5365F23854C9AADD5E0250BE5D343"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Department of homeland security border oversight commission</header><paragraph id="H811F4DC4D3684D0384646CCEA9C3258B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established an independent commission, which shall be known as the <quote>Department of Homeland Security Border Oversight Commission</quote> (referred to in this Act as the <quote>Commission</quote>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H89B86C15C98A484592143CB86C026AAD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Organization</header><subparagraph id="HEEA6F4C5944F47FC986C7FD14655B37C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Leadership</header><text>The Commission shall be led by a Chair and a Vice Chair.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H63E7B7180ECC4D688949FBFBAB47050C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Membership</header><clause id="HE372DDD35AC34B97A7CB0F9A641ADEA1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Commission shall be composed of 30 members, who—</text><subclause id="H3818B4B59C814F018659ED35AF4B1A63"><enum>(I)</enum><text>shall be appointed by the Speaker and the minority leader of the House of Representatives and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, in consultation with the President; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H285E00CED39D446C9AE487A9F2BA6D23"><enum>(II)</enum><text>shall have expertise in migration, local crime indices, civil and human rights, community relations, cross-border trade and commerce, quality of life indicators, or other pertinent experience.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HBAF5DED634884812BB8114CC2D334273"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Regional representation</header><text>Of the 30 members appointed pursuant to clause (i)(I)—</text><subclause id="HDA67105542B647C881BE1EBE4E0E9A35"><enum>(I)</enum><text>13 members shall be from the northern border region and shall comprise the northern border subcommittee; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H807BD2AE15894D84B0B06EA9B821A726"><enum>(II)</enum><text>17 members shall be from the southern border region and shall comprise the southern border subcommittee.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H006213BE4C634F2DA3597844CDD74C41"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Northern border subcommittee</header><text>Of the 13 members from the northern border region—</text><subclause id="HC76BBE9743DA46488AE7AC6FF2C8DEDD"><enum>(I)</enum><text>2 shall be elected local government officials;</text></subclause><subclause id="HD8A50AFF386D4F9B95ABF7A1C92EE541"><enum>(II)</enum><text>2 shall be local law enforcement officials;</text></subclause><subclause id="HCC4060EA6337474C93A678C63B355E7E"><enum>(III)</enum><text>2 shall be civil rights advocates;</text></subclause><subclause id="H3E945ECA04A443778B203ED04B8C7531"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>1 shall represent the business community;</text></subclause><subclause id="HE2D619AB869B4D4CBD2D4A40D9C5A1F4"><enum>(V)</enum><text>1 shall represent institutions of higher education;</text></subclause><subclause id="HC20B3E2F35C446258C1731F85AE3F159"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>1 shall represent a faith community;</text></subclause><subclause id="HC4B1001FD25B4F878E58CBE9CCBCB919"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>2 shall be U.S. Border Patrol officers or agents; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HFACBA4758F1442278E82220FFB12291C"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>2 shall be tribal officials.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H2E409C408F5C44E2B01891A56B439FD2"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Southern border subcommittee</header><text>Of the 17 members from the southern border region—</text><subclause id="HD287105386E749028EB511B964D87D56"><enum>(I)</enum><text>3 shall be elected local government officials;</text></subclause><subclause id="HD115CCA807534FA19718815CC589372C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>3 shall be local law enforcement officials;</text></subclause><subclause id="H7DEDF73270744506A43DC71E2FA9ADDC"><enum>(III)</enum><text>3 shall be civil rights advocates;</text></subclause><subclause id="HE6647EBAC7F24A3EAFD40BA5FD7EDEA1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>2 shall represent the business community;</text></subclause><subclause id="H05050D3023F144059BEC946EE0E71299"><enum>(V)</enum><text>1 shall represent institutions of higher education;</text></subclause><subclause id="H555BC88B45904860988A05280845C267"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>1 shall represent a faith community;</text></subclause><subclause id="H155B48DD04D14E78AD2D9E6D8F50C60C"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>2 shall be U.S. Border Patrol officers or agents; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HB5488299FCF9427494DFB9CEFC31AD5F"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>2 shall be tribal officials.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H3E65B531AF0C41EEB92E6328626F8EC0"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Chair; vice chair</header><text>The members of the Commission shall elect a Chair and a Vice Chair from among its members by a majority vote of at least 16 members.</text></clause><clause id="H75730ACF82564A738385BE040B265D2D"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Terms of service</header><text>The Chair and the Vice Chair of the Commission shall serve 4-year terms in such positions. Members of the Commission shall also serve 4-year terms.</text></clause><clause id="H5E8264EAADAF4694B54D433857149BE3"><enum>(vii)</enum><header>Appointment deadline</header><text>Congress shall make the initial appointments to the Commission not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4A0AC288431E4D1C84C45E216609ABB0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Meetings</header><subparagraph id="H22C25B7A53AC458DA47623B1066CC5FA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Commission</header><text>The Commission shall meet at least semiannually and may convene additional meetings as necessary.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC3CA46AC47A046A5BC7F9793B07029DA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Subcommittees</header><text>The northern border and southern border subcommittees shall meet at least quarterly, and may convene additional meetings, as necessary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4F42B2352ED046D895EF2AF6BF588CF0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Commission, the northern border subcommittee, and the southern border subcommittee shall—</text><subparagraph id="HB317E3767492481D8ABD2B7239B34BA7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop recommendations for improvements regarding border enforcement policies, strategies, and programs that take into consideration their impact on border communities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A9B9258B975462F8C09D2B39EE282B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>evaluate policies, strategies, and programs of Federal agencies operating along the northern and southern United States borders—</text><clause id="HD1238AAED5BE4ACABF95C6DD94E8FE46"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to protect—</text><subclause id="H12857F3F26B44553BD0F273A9EA5CC3B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>due process;</text></subclause><subclause id="HB2D8966D76BB4B389EF24AD27A4F74B6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the civil and human rights of border residents and visitors; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H9B142D02D706404B8E5882022A6654F3"><enum>(III)</enum><text>private property rights of land owners;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H7648442BFA7B4BA695D29AD7C08401F6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to reduce the number of migrant deaths; and</text></clause><clause id="H66439A3B72234962A057F3B11DC6EE71"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to improve the safety of agents and officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H54E0CC33484449EFA62A3284DC821D0F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>develop recommendations for improvements regarding the safety of agents and officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement while such agents and officers are in the field; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H914E66DDA7E04DC8874D3820CF66EFB7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>evaluate training and establish training courses related to—</text><clause id="H35778F1F9B39449C8E5BA4B6A948DBE5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>management and leadership skills for supervisors in each U.S. Border Patrol sector, at each port of entry on the northern and southern United States borders, and at each U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office; and</text></clause><clause id="H5A84E0D548544BEBAFC280958CB0FF5B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the extent to which supervisory and management personnel practices at U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—</text><subclause id="HB5F79AB3A552419DAB777209EC27A4E9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>encourage and facilitate workforce development for agents and officers; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HB4164A499322454E957EAF759B17D81A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>promote agent and officer field safety and post-Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (referred to in this Act as <quote>FLETC</quote>) training of border enforcement personnel.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9296694673A74FDCA824B0F032881BEC"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Additional responsibilities</header><subparagraph id="HC9845B2937084D94B138D9191899B33D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the duties set forth in paragraph (4), the Commission shall take into consideration any recommendations and evaluations agreed upon by the northern border subcommittee and the southern border subcommittee.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H23F0B556EB2146E8A2D08B3C3F31CC57"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Subcommittee reports</header><text>The northern border subcommittee and the southern border subcommittee shall each—</text><clause id="HC9767E19C8214490AD10D185EE126034"><enum>(i)</enum><text>submit an annual report to the Chair and Vice Chair of the Commission that contains the recommendations and evaluations of the subcommittees referred to in paragraph (4); and</text></clause><clause id="H2E07654313BA4B4D823014BE65EEAA85"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>make each such report available to the public.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA3DD64C75A7A4FFF8E8CA9E8C387EA9E"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Prohibition on compensation</header><text>Members of the Commission may not receive pay, allowances, or benefits from the Federal Government by reason of their service on the Commission or either of its subcommittees.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H49137135D23448F5A4BB70AE36EF75A5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Hearings and evidence</header><text>The Commission or, on the authority of the Commission, any subcommittee or member of the Commission, may, for the purpose of carrying out this Act, hold such hearings, and sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, receive such evidence, and administer such oaths as the Commission or such designated subcommittee or designated member determines necessary to carry out its duties under subsection (a)(4).</text></subsection><subsection id="H28655DFE104C4953893199D4E6E733FD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Savings provision</header><text>Nothing in this Act may be construed as affecting the investigative and disciplinary procedures of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or the Department of Homeland Security with respect to agents and officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</text></subsection><subsection id="HAC74F5A1D8754B1AA4337FA1846FB355"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reports</header><paragraph id="HA2DAE96FF5C04795BF40CBD781E10FA8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Annual reports</header><text>The Commission shall—</text><subparagraph id="H6F695B1809F24C5AB569562106B1C46C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submit an annual report to the Secretary of Homeland Security that contains information regarding the activities, findings, and recommendations of the Commission, including the northern border subcommittee and the southern border subcommittee, for the preceding year; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7265AE4C4CF244279C56C8E419692E96"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make each such report available to the public.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4EAF0FCBBC2442229586FF5419DC3734"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Congressional notification</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall brief the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives regarding each report received under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H135218D7A1904C30986CB6EFD5867D2E" commented="no"><enum>1118.</enum><header>Training for officers and agents of U.S. Customs and Border Protection</header><subsection id="HCCCBED195A11488BA4A3E29B59626D9B" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (l) of section 411 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/211">6 U.S.C. 211</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD54FCB9D6C65499BA9F882CBAC796B5C" style="OLC"><subsection id="H058DDFFD45F24A67947A46F71F5E911B" commented="no"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Training and continuing education</header><paragraph id="H0AE922FFCE1E4E6FAB8739F9C42DD73A" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mandatory training</header><text>The Commissioner shall ensure that every agent and officer of U.S. Customs and Border Protection receives a minimum of 21 weeks of training that are directly related to the mission of the U.S. Border Patrol, Air and Marine, and the Office of Field Operations before the initial assignment of such agents and officers.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDA9160E8BF934FA791C560B35B62ED12" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>FLETC</header><text>The Commissioner shall work in consultation with the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers to establish guidelines and curriculum for the training of agents and officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection under subsection (a).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H87EA5BC8FF3F44D2AA8FDAD278ECCB35" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Continuing education</header><text>The Commissioner shall annually require all agents and officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection who are required to undergo training under subsection (a) to participate in not fewer than eight hours of continuing education annually to maintain and update understanding of Federal legal rulings, court decisions, and Department policies, procedures, and guidelines related to relevant subject matters.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1EB4A124D66045D3BC2FD88D6FF61765" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Leadership training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Commissioner shall develop and require training courses geared towards the development of leadership skills for mid- and senior-level career employees not later than one year after such employees assume duties in supervisory roles.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HDF420693FA02492CA6B2E92119E280C8" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report identifying the guidelines and curriculum established to carry out subsection (l) of section 411 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by subsection (a) of this section.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H53DA5AEB089E42509910B3EE6CA87B49"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than four years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report that assesses the training and education, including continuing education, required under subsection (l) of section 411 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by subsection (a) of this section.</text></subsection></section><section id="HD2E49B9FE94543B2829888793DC7664A"><enum>1119.</enum><header>U.S. border patrol processing coordinator positions</header><subsection id="HBEAE54D9B72E49A38E6A7A1B0D630ADD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Processing coordinators</header><text>The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is authorized to hire and train U.S. Border Patrol Processing Coordinators to operate within the U.S. Border Patrol to—</text><paragraph id="H1529CC23D7424617BDB9C844D9A2DE68"><enum>(1)</enum><text>perform administrative tasks related to the intake and processing of individuals apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol agents, where necessary;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD3889EC6524A4BF5A3DC3704F405B168"><enum>(2)</enum><text>transport individuals in U.S. Border Patrol custody, where necessary; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H02FAC55267D640989D9336A7B8C4AC9B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>perform custodial watch duties of individuals in such custody, including individuals who have been admitted to a hospital.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H158D2C0534484FBBB08E08F4DF464B5F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clarified authorities</header><text>A U.S. Border Patrol Processing Coordinator hired under subsection (a) may not arrest or otherwise detain any person as described in section 235, 236, or 287(a), of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1225">8 U.S.C. 1225</external-xref>, 1226, and 1357(a)), and such a Coordinator may not conduct any interview under section 235(b)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1225">8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(B)</external-xref>).</text></subsection><subsection id="H6296559F5A554629AA2AD389DBDABABC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Training</header><text>The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in coordination with the Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol and in consultation with the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, shall develop tailored training for U.S. Border Patrol Processing Coordinators.</text></subsection><subsection id="HE30F769B98B54DD4BF87E580B851CF95"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Associated support staff</header><text>The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is authorized to hire appropriate professional support staff to facilitate the hiring, training, and other support functions required by U.S. Border Patrol Processing Coordinators.</text></subsection></section><section id="H7C72EBF280774D26942DB2891487BBE7"><enum>1120.</enum><header>Establishment of higher minimum rates of pay for United States border patrol agents</header><subsection id="H93872ACDE4F64E3BBE25D7F452429060"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Higher minimum rate of pay</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management—</text><paragraph id="H71E03807D32A4CCA9FF45971AED7EB23"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall, in accordance with section 5305 of title 5, United States Code—</text><subparagraph id="HEF5C2126AD9E4A13B64B2388BDBDE70E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increase the minimum rate of pay for United States Border Patrol agents at the grade GS–12 of the General Schedule by not less than 14 percent; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H511810B5FB3F4F8B9CC3D76C6D6DA522"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increase other grades or levels, occupational groups, series, classes, or subdivisions thereof, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7EEED13AEF54421D901145414A79BEE6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>take such actions as may be necessary to harmonize—</text><subparagraph id="H0A1BC4E4F73D463694FEB2CB3433AFD3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>pay levels for U.S. Border Patrol agents and CBP officers at each pay scale in a manner so as to ensure greater or the same level of pay; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B5CB24BA8994E90921D8D9E047FE096"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such other pay incentives and overtime scales; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5BE87E6AF91146F090B9FDEC91B0534C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>may make increases in all rates in the pay range for each such grade or level, in accordance with such section 5305.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1B5D9359D5D4432590919E85B09A1DC8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inapplicability</header><text>The discretion granted to agency heads under section 5305(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to increase in rates of pay authorized under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section><section id="H6E16F8381D0A4AB2BF1AC953A0451248"><enum>1121.</enum><header>Body Worn Camera Pilot Program Authorization</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Body Worn Camera Pilot Program referred to in H. Rept. 116–458, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021, shall be authorized for 5 fiscal years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></section><section id="H25E05C66586C4A8C869EBC3473E5604C"><enum>1122.</enum><header>Protecting sensitive locations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1357">8 U.S.C. 1357</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H7379798AEEDD4622B2065677FE597DFA" style="OLC"><subsection id="H091D53592C2C414AAEE958480AB0B86F"><enum>(i)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H8075EE916F504590A37F94453164FA9F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided, an officer or an agent of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the U.S. Customs and Border Protection may not take an immigration enforcement action in or near a protected area.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H51857D0746E349E7B70132578B2E1491" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Paragraph (1) does not apply—</text><subparagraph id="H27984C834A974FC8A00EFF02E2800344"><enum>(A)</enum><text>whenever prior approval has been obtained; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H737AE192AA574A888C4AAD4330D3ED34"><enum>(B)</enum><text>under exigent circumstances (including, but not limited to, an immigration enforcement action that involves a national security threat, the hot pursuit of an individual who poses a public safety threat, or the hot pursuit of an individual who was observed crossing the border; that involves the imminent risk of death, violence, or physical harm to a person or the imminent risk that evidence material to a criminal case will be destroyed; or where a safe alternative location does not exist).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H175A51A3AA8C4B689B5B8759889D3C75" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>When taking an immigration enforcement action in or near a protected area, an officer or an agent of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall, to the fullest extent possible—</text><subparagraph id="H1FD2EAB582C64EEBAB0AD2A954A1F97F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>take the immigration enforcement action in a non-public area or in a manner that minimizes the effect on another person who is accessing the protected area;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7F79F92678C4B6F8803AAFB5335AFBF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>limit the time spent in or near the protected area; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4D4F6660518C4F1C95E81C8EB94840B5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>limit the immigration enforcement action to the person who is the subject of such enforcement action.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2EFBDD3C22E7472F80830C45CC9E997B" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>If an immigration enforcement action is taken due to exigent circumstances, the officer or agent shall inform the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (or the Director’s designee) or the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (or the Commissioner’s designee) as the case may be, as soon as practical thereafter.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB078DDB34061419BBA08F8FA309EF304" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>In this subsection:</text><subparagraph id="H8F59205ACA294B3A9A8B129CEAC73833"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The term <term>immigration enforcement action</term> means an arrest, search, service of a subpoena or a notice to appear in immigration court, or other immigration enforcement action.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBDC7F762CC11410E9430F9694DCDCE1E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The term <term>prior approval</term> means—</text><clause id="HDE40F27F306446C8A4655CF5ED829A0C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the case of an immigration enforcement action that an officer or an agent of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will take, prior written approval from the Director (or the Director’s designee); and</text></clause><clause id="H0C390FD4AE0B482FAE8C998DB10E82A3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of an immigration enforcement action that an officer or an agent of U.S. Customs and Border Protection will take, prior written approval from the Commissioner (or the Commissioner’s designee).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4378235B84E841F8A5C558583AD471F4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The term <term>protected area</term> includes a structure or a place that provides essential services or at which a person would engage in an essential activity, including—</text><clause id="HF9EDF05EFA5D49FD9C3DFD80C1690A29"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any school;</text></clause><clause id="H5A4882EDEF964FADB8EFC373DC0DC3CD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any hospital, medical facility, mental health facility, or other health care facility;</text></clause><clause id="H4A58F502BDDC4F419EF85AA9B2DF2891"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any place of worship or religious study, whether in a structure dedicated to activities of faith or a temporary facility or location where such activities are taking place;</text></clause><clause id="H2DE38C1826E44ABEBC5D374F3ACF32E8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any structure or place, the purpose of which is for children to gather;</text></clause><clause id="H3096095027E646208DAE510C7308F1E7"><enum>(v)</enum><text>any structure or place, the purpose of which is to provide social services;</text></clause><clause id="H8DFEC42920784D3E993555FCCF014915"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>any structure or place, the purpose of which is to provide disaster or emergency assistance or emergency relief;</text></clause><clause id="H52D72EF43D6845A6A081CEE42ADAB593"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>a place where a funeral, graveside ceremony, rosary, wedding, or other religious or civil ceremonies or observances occur;</text></clause><clause id="H1AFA4A12C1D442F4AFFE3481532CC31E"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>a place where there is an ongoing parade, demonstration, or rally; or</text></clause><clause id="H99E7FB5CE89747ECA1C0B161E34BD303"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any courthouse.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H224B8A872D9044E792F63160ADE68318" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>For the purposes of this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall promulgate guidance, in the exercise of their discretion, on the physical distance that constitutes in or near a protected area.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>

109 HR 4393 IH: Dignity for Immigrants while Guarding our Nation to Ignite and Deliver the American Dream Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-07-15 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

119th CONGRESS1st Session

H. R. 4393

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 15, 2025

Ms. Salazar (for herself, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Valadao, Ms. Scholten, Mr. Newhouse, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gray, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Evans of Colorado, Mr. Levin, Mr. Stutzman, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Gillen, Mrs. Kim, Mr. Auchincloss, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mrs. Trahan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, and Armed Services, 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 secure the border and reform the immigration laws.

Short title; table of contents

(a)

Short title

This Act may be cited as the

Dignity for Immigrants while Guarding our Nation to Ignite and Deliver the American Dream Act of 2025

or as the

DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025

.(b)

Table of contents

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

Division A—Border Security for America

Title I—Border Security

Sec. 1111. Strengthening the requirements for barriers along the southern border.

Sec. 1112. Air and Marine Operations flight hours.

Sec. 1113. Landowner and rancher security enhancement.

Sec. 1114. Southern border threat analysis, Border Patrol strategic plan, and Northern Border Threat Analysis.

Sec. 1115. Agent and officer technology use.

Sec. 1116. Report on standards and guidelines for managing ports of entry under the control of the department of homeland security.

Sec. 1117. Stakeholder and community engagement.

Sec. 1118. Training for officers and agents of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Sec. 1119. U.S. border patrol processing coordinator positions.

Sec. 1120. Establishment of higher minimum rates of pay for United States border patrol agents.

Sec. 1121. Body Worn Camera Pilot Program Authorization.

Sec. 1122. Protecting sensitive locations.

Title II—Border and Ports of Entry Infrastructure Funding

Sec. 1201. Ports of entry infrastructure.

Sec. 1202. Sense of Congress on cooperation between agencies.

Sec. 1203. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 1204. Funding matters.

Title III—Criminal Enforcement Provisions

Sec. 1301. Illicit spotting.

Sec. 1302. Unlawfully hindering immigration, border, and customs controls.

Sec. 1303. Report on smuggling.

Sec. 1304. Illegal reentry.

Sec. 1305. Mandatory minimum penalty for child sex trafficking.

Sec. 1306. Visa ineligibility for spouses and children of drug traffickers.

Sec. 1307. DNA testing and collection consistent with Federal law.

Sec. 1308. Increased penalty for voting by aliens.

Title IV—Mandatory E-Verify

Sec. 1401. Short title.

Sec. 1402. Employment eligibility verification process.

Sec. 1403. Employment eligibility verification system.

Sec. 1404. Recruitment, referral, and continuation of employment.

Sec. 1405. Good faith defense.

Sec. 1406. Preemption and States’ Rights.

Sec. 1407. Repeal.

Sec. 1408. Penalties.

Sec. 1409. Fraud and misuse of documents.

Sec. 1410. Protection of Social Security Administration programs.

Sec. 1411. Fraud prevention.

Sec. 1412. Use of Employment Eligibility Verification Photo Tool.

Sec. 1413. Identity authentication employment eligibility verification pilot programs.

Sec. 1414. Inspector General audits.

Title V—Asylum Reform

Sec. 1501. Humanitarian campuses.

Sec. 1502. Expedited Asylum Determinations.

Sec. 1503. Screening and processing in Western hemisphere.

Sec. 1504. Recording expedited removal and credible fear interviews.

Sec. 1505. Renunciation of asylum status pursuant to return to home country.

Sec. 1506. Notice concerning frivolous asylum applications.

Sec. 1507. Anti-fraud investigative work product.

Sec. 1508. Penalties for asylum fraud.

Sec. 1509. Statute of limitations for asylum fraud.

Sec. 1510. Standard operating procedures; facilities standards.

Sec. 1511. Criminal background checks for sponsors of unaccompanied alien children.

Sec. 1512. Fraud in connection with the transfer of custody of unaccompanied alien children.

Sec. 1513. Hiring authority.

Sec. 1514. Humanitarian status.

Sec. 1515. Two strike policy.

Sec. 1516. Loan forgiveness for legal service providers at humanitarian campuses.

Division B—Dignity and American Dream

Title I—Dream Act

Sec. 2101. Short title.

Sec. 2102. Permanent resident status on a conditional basis for certain long-term residents who entered the United States as children.

Sec. 2103. Terms of permanent resident status on a conditional basis.

Sec. 2104. Removal of conditional basis of permanent resident status.

Title II—General Provisions

Sec. 2201. Definitions.

Sec. 2202. Submission of biometric and biographic data; background checks.

Sec. 2203. Limitation on removal and other conditions on eligible individuals.

Sec. 2204. Determination of continuous presence and residence.

Sec. 2205. Exemption from numerical limitations.

Sec. 2206. Availability of administrative and judicial review.

Sec. 2207. Documentation requirements.

Sec. 2208. Confidentiality of information.

Sec. 2209. Provisions affecting eligibility for adjustment of status.

Title III—Dignity Program

Sec. 2301. Establishment.

Sec. 2302. Eligibility.

Sec. 2303. Registration; departure.

Sec. 2304. Program participation.

Sec. 2305. Completion.

Title IV—Contribution to American Workers

Sec. 2401. Purpose.

Sec. 2402. Availability of funds.

Sec. 2403. Conforming amendments.

Sec. 2404. Definitions.

Sec. 2405. Allotments to States.

Sec. 2406. Grants to partnerships.

Sec. 2407. Use of funds.

Sec. 2408. Performance and accountability.

Sec. 2409. Grants for access to high-demand careers.

Division C—American Prosperity and Competitiveness

Sec. 3101. Short title.

Title I—American Families United

Sec. 3111. Rule of construction.

Sec. 3112. Discretionary authority with respect to family members of United States citizens.

Sec. 3113. Motions to reopen or reconsider.

Sec. 3114. Temporary family visitation.

Sec. 3115. Military Naturalization Modernization.

Title II—Fairness for Legal Immigrants

Sec. 3201. Reduction of backlogs.

Sec. 3202. Per-country caps raised.

Sec. 3203. Protecting the status of children affected by delays in visa availability.

Title III—Employment and Student Visas

Sec. 3301. Spouses and minor children of workers.

Sec. 3302. Wages received by nonresident alien individuals during optional practical training subject to social security taxes.

Sec. 3303. Individuals with doctoral degrees in STEM fields recognized as individuals having extraordinary ability.

Sec. 3304. Modernizing Visas for Students.

Sec. 3305. Resources for Visa Processing.

Border Security for America

<enum>I</enum><header>Border Security</header><section id="HC7165B76D8CF43AA89393CFB1C56E04A" commented="no"><enum>1111.</enum><header>Strengthening the requirements for barriers along the southern border</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Division C of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/208">Public Law 104–208</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1103">8 U.S.C. 1103</external-xref> note) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H8ADC44295190411895451A9FC4FE3E0A" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45A1BF24B90E477E8BDDF18AF6BD0E40" style="OLC"><subsection commented="no" id="H43218EDB346D42C58318EE6291B0BBE2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall take such actions as may be necessary (including the removal of obstacles to detection of illegal entrants) to design, test, construct, install, deploy, integrate, and operate physical barriers, tactical infrastructure, and technology in the vicinity of the United States border to achieve situational awareness and operational advantage of the border and deter, impede, and detect illegal activity in high traffic areas.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H876E05E4A6ED4FCCA5E409F92ADA35BA" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA42E9E2200B94E71AA94588DFA94CF42"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">fencing and road improvements</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">physical barriers</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5180EA4ABC1C4DD9B7C25E6A6E5A09F6" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="HF5AF956EC4FE4580B923CBE5C5C79939" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause id="H9E0DAE738C2F43C597336BC5A11517B1" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subsection (a)</quote> and inserting <quote>this section</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="H740EDA579AE545E882A751A4DBFAFC3E" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>roads, lighting, cameras, and sensors</quote> and inserting <quote>tactical infrastructure, and technology</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HF4A5DC0B060048BA858DD0A5BC52DF1F" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by striking <quote>gain</quote> and inserting <quote>achieve situational awareness and</quote>;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HBA35B18009634D5799620EA293DF6CD7" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H312EDF14A04F41DA89F23780A770C315" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H259E2ADC9BFA4DEAB622BA66AC231C45" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Physical barriers and tactical infrastructure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in carrying out this section, shall deploy along the United States border the most practical and effective physical barriers and tactical infrastructure available for achieving situational awareness and operational advantage of the border. </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="H285D13A746524FEBB136A367A81570D3" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)—</text><subclause id="H68A95B72697B4032AA44081A64C88FC0" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by amending clause (i) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD27AA41D0A14295AC7B9238C414206A" style="OLC"><clause commented="no" id="H92D13B19CA78435398F1F7CCC7725059"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consult with appropriate Federal agency partners, appropriate representatives of Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments, and appropriate private property owners in the United States to minimize the impact on the environment, culture, commerce, and quality of life for the communities and residents located near the sites at which such physical barriers are to be constructed.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause><subclause id="HF18C3855FDCC41BBBEFDB51380DCE3EE" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (ii)—</text><item id="H836DD195A9AD41FCBEA824BAA40AD72A" commented="no"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>in subclause (I), by striking <quote>or</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text></item><item id="H5DA1DCF56E95469AAB203FB54C8CA497" commented="no"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by amending subclause (II) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2045215E6164BDCB38545C7AD59E4FB" style="OLC"><subclause id="H1A877E2AD89E42A8A1D2237E269E658E" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">delay the transfer to the United States of the possession of property or affect the validity of any property acquisition by the United States by purchase or eminent domain, or to otherwise affect the eminent domain laws of the United States or of any State; or</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></item><item id="HAF2E1EEB0E45464586CE22305A717820" commented="no"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subclause:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C7BB3ED51D34949B7441894AEB7B0E7" style="OLC"><subclause id="H0E652CAF3B8E41508EE667EC984A96A4" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">create any right or liability for any party.</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></item></subclause></clause><clause id="H9CB753D11928493F8BBD0C095A20E7E5" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (D);</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4F9F379FB71B45EBB2AA6D10D887E985" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="H54E335A90C294C6182E0EAF88E3FB386" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Attorney General</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary of Homeland Security</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H0E4946C3BBF54DAE9853F2296F29E83F" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>this subsection</quote> and inserting <quote>this section</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H40C0F1DFE0C2475E9A26B0DF51833983" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>construction of fences</quote> and inserting <quote>the construction of physical barriers</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H153D05473F5142AC9729C79E02651B3A" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA37D1C63C5A540E3A3CCEBC0C01966AF" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HFF1CFC0064934C2DA64E5D27B5DA8246" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Agent safety</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security, when designing, constructing, and deploying physical barriers, tactical infrastructure, or technology, shall incorporate such safety features into such design, construction, or deployment of such physical barriers, tactical infrastructure, or technology, as the case may be, that the Secretary determines are necessary to maximize the safety and effectiveness of officers or agents of the Department of Homeland Security or of any other Federal agency deployed in the vicinity of such physical barriers, tactical infrastructure, or technology.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H460FF83E59D04791BED8D8750A1E8DAB" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>this subsection</quote> and inserting <quote>this section</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H12AD6DC62D2F4C56B5A0B28CA310FD88" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="HE4481FCBB1AA4260BCBABC1E6FF4F50D" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE225F731EF1346909B5065B0A0D6EE6D" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HF2F541A1F3B441FF85682528B0548956" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall have the authority to waive all legal requirements the Secretary determines necessary to ensure the expeditious design, testing, construction, installation, deployment, and integration of the physical barriers, tactical infrastructure, and technology under this section. Such waiver authority shall also apply with respect to any maintenance carried out on such physical barriers, tactical infrastructure, or technology. Any such decision by the Secretary shall be effective upon publication in the Federal Register.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD61677EB35E34011B1CF4A16C6738B51" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1A13E27B9594AAFAAED5191E97328DD" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HCFA0795BB32F475E83A1A97DA1988E1B" display-inline="no-display-inline"><paragraph id="HEE37BC951D50437D9589362B0BDCDD7D" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 7 days after the date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security exercises the waiver authority under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate of such waiver. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H45C1D99A6373474F9B604CB92EB13AD1" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsections:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H53F48E32774940A4ABD7B5CA218A893E" style="OLC"><subsection id="H5A950FB5865F4218AB429CB432B0349F" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Technology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security, in carrying out this section, shall deploy along the United States border the most practical and effective technology available for achieving situational awareness and operational advantage of the border.</text></subsection><subsection id="H5DDFF70832F4467DB099F8BFE5203418"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Prioritization</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security, in carrying out this section, should prioritize deploying technology along the United States border.</text></subsection><subsection id="HBB86454FB2B242CBA282835D5FAB47FC" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H0F200B3E52C3440B8EA38E190305910D" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Advanced unattended surveillance sensors</header><text>The term <term>advanced unattended surveillance sensors</term> means sensors that utilize an onboard computer to analyze detections in an effort to discern between vehicles, humans, and animals, and ultimately filter false positives prior to transmission.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE198FDBDCED2490583EA8111095E5164" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>High traffic areas</header><text>The term <term>high traffic areas</term> means areas in the vicinity of the United States border that—</text><subparagraph id="H110194A378F54AD0948CBB3A2D4550B1" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are within the responsibility of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0673385B172E40CD812376B07576EDB6" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have significant unlawful cross-border activity, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD58EDEC7D193498EBF1E4CD5ED29E02A" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Operational advantage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>operational advantage</term> has the meaning given such term in the 2022–2026 U.S. Border Patrol Strategy (CBP Publication No. 1678–0222).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCCCFE8761AB1446DB2CF7E47A3EBD4BA" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Physical barriers</header><text>The term <term>physical barriers</term> includes reinforced fencing, border barrier system, and levees.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA21769DC0B684A8BB24C9BDDC88DB8DF" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Situational awareness</header><text>The term <term>situational awareness</term> has the meaning given such term in section 1092(a)(7) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/328">Public Law 114–328</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/223">6 U.S.C. 223(a)(7)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4728358F8EDC46B4BF7B2CD4AC4F0282" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Tactical infrastructure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>tactical infrastructure</term> includes boat ramps, access gates, checkpoints, lighting, and roads.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5BF1B547A3644F3DBF75E787DE4EC60F" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Technology</header><text>The term <term>technology</term> includes border surveillance and detection technology, including the following:</text><subparagraph id="H3796856F531D45A38849825C1F7E2621" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tower-based surveillance technology, including autonomous technologies.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H711E368DE1814F87A0D54881B324C0D2" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deployable, lighter-than-air ground surveillance equipment.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H509B21D4AB6E448B84C33B20DF273A7A" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation Radars (VADER).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H20DA8580544D4FD385F3CC61AEC73E0F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>3-dimensional, seismic acoustic detection and ranging border tunneling detection technology.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5DB5EDA0718D4CA089B786F68C1BCDA5" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Advanced unattended surveillance sensors.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF1F96B175A5241D1A9BFEDBC853F5688" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Mobile vehicle-mounted and man-portable surveillance capabilities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAAB5068DB30A4546B3D50619DE5B7B83" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Unmanned aircraft systems.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCB355903B234763AD09177C2FADB6C3" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other border detection, communication, and surveillance technology.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC5BEB8DFB8434443A1B51B4B8FB681E4" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Unmanned aircraft system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>unmanned aircraft system</term> has the meaning given such term in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H0C0FA868C49040889B055EE5FF4DA2ED" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1112.</enum><header>Air and Marine Operations flight hours</header><subsection id="H66775618E68B48BC8DF9DB6571BF4973" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Air and marine operations flight hours</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that not fewer than 95,000 annual flight hours are carried out by Air and Marine Operations of CBP.</text></subsection><subsection id="H015F94BB748341DBA19D20B18D5E6236" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Unmanned aircraft systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, after coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, shall ensure that Air and Marine Operations operate unmanned aircraft systems on the southern border of the United States for not less than 24 hours per day for 7 days per week.</text></subsection><subsection id="H608458843516440D8476E7D3DCE11D19" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Primary missions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner shall ensure that—</text><paragraph id="H3C0877BBB61B456C9F3988F6A3612AB0" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the primary missions for Air and Marine Operations are to directly support—</text><subparagraph id="HD99BA62269E9404AA0A77E4CDA152746" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>U.S. Border Patrol activities along the borders of the United States; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCB54851D94E344198CD94D378DF17081" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Joint Interagency Task Force South operations in the transit zone; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDCD16BC579F0474CADD2F4D0D53D3914" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Executive Assistant Commissioner of Air and Marine Operations assigns the greatest priority to support missions outlined under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H831E6F37DFA3402EA461E2EA6ED39139" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>High demand flight hour requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner shall ensure that U.S. Border Patrol Sector Chiefs—</text><paragraph id="HCD23B8A2594248FE9A2C971BFE92C19F" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify air support mission-critical hours; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H60DAC5B0470D41E7A456EB492AA8BCCB" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>direct Air and Marine Operations to support requests from Sector Chiefs as their primary mission.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H269ED11792AB4FB0921C57B9F02E43D0" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Contract air support authorizations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner shall contract for the unfulfilled air support mission-critical hours, as identified pursuant to subsection (d).</text></subsection><subsection id="H570349563B73466C99CA21EB57D1871C" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Small unmanned aircraft systems</header><paragraph id="H4E72405B09494EF78B496C6C0E86C6CA" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol shall be the executive agent with respect to the use of small unmanned aircraft systems by CBP for the purpose of—</text><subparagraph id="H05D2ACD227B84334B9588C890D7DCA28" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>meeting the unmet flight hour operational requirements of the U.S. Border Patrol; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF60C7BB2BE9B4E73B66265B88562BBEF" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">achieving situational awareness and operational advantage.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBF647298CF604094AE55211D01ECCC4A" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol shall coordinate—</text><subparagraph id="HF2C9EA4813D14DACB5E73D8F0875FC9F" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>flight operations with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the National Airspace System; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7FDCA830CB084B4BB33F2CDC89BA2CA0" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with the Executive Assistant Commissioner for Air and Marine Operations of CBP to—</text><clause id="H0528A87DE1E54807A6A4A0B85EAD5200" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>ensure the safety of other CBP aircraft flying in the vicinity of small unmanned aircraft systems operated by the U.S. Border Patrol; and</text></clause><clause id="H04CA116826AF4AD0AEFB0B066BF4C620" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>establish a process to include data from flight hours in the calculation of got away statistics.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H52C6A8492E074CEA85D1E20B4AE87270" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Paragraph (3) of section 411(e) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/211">6 U.S.C. 211(e)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="HEC75C68132254C1982876A6EFCA43C92" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A2B05A0FEA04915ABB7CEC0D5F68F34" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0A15ACBFF8184CC1993AAEA908D9C728" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall confer, transfer, or delegate to the Secretary, the Commissioner, the Executive Assistant Commissioner for Air and Marine Operations of CBP, or the Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol any authority of the Secretary of Transportation or the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration relating to the use of airspace or aviation safety.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA005122B77F4443CB0BFC992F093B9BC" commented="no"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H1419B484BBFE4325AAB7FDC9877DE236" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Got away</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>got away</term> has the meaning given such term in section 1092(a)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/328">Public Law 114–328</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/223">6 U.S.C. 223(a)(3)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD8D6E9B10D0B4F31A8E304C2BC7DFCF7" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transit zone</header><text>The term <term>transit zone</term> has the meaning given such term in section 1092(a)(8) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/328">Public Law 114–328</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/223">6 U.S.C. 223(a)(8)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H4CE830CE63844B5E8C64D3934F02D44B" commented="no"><enum>1113.</enum><header>Landowner and rancher security enhancement</header><subsection id="H7F68C27591BA4595822420D79249292B" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of National Border Security Advisory Committee</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a National Border Security Advisory Committee, which—</text><paragraph id="HCD12AF6C55D34E5A9A6724B3E8319B16" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may advise, consult with, report to, and make recommendations to the Secretary on matters relating to border security matters, including—</text><subparagraph id="H6C3E26884AD04A288D355883C8F25D7D" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>verifying security claims and the border security metrics established by the Department of Homeland Security under section 1092 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/328">Public Law 114–328</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/223">6 U.S.C. 223</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H37A661F1003F405785EE0B494ABE2766" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>discussing ways to improve the security of high traffic areas along the northern border and the southern border; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H692E014E5ED646C0A6A801F943FA55D7" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may provide, through the Secretary, recommendations to Congress.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H20842A21A5DC4C8E98181D523879AAFA" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consideration of views</header><text>The Secretary shall consider the information, advice, and recommendations of the National Border Security Advisory Committee in formulating policy regarding matters affecting border security.</text></subsection><subsection id="H4F83A585781E4A87952229EB83C85446" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The National Border Security Advisory Committee shall consist of at least one member from each State who—</text><paragraph id="H57B9F6652C7B41449BBC826553A8474E" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>has at least five years practical experience in border security operations; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H60835F582D4E46B3833B70BDFBF87258" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>lives and works in the United States within 80 miles from the southern border or the northern border.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF12005C67DAC43A58A0FDACB1B42CDF0" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act</header><text>The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the National Border Security Advisory Committee.</text></subsection></section><section id="H5B9566AC31084C0DB113264CDCE21C4D" commented="no"><enum>1114.</enum><header>Southern border threat analysis, Border Patrol strategic plan, and Northern Border Threat Analysis</header><subsection id="HD4B54E4284FD4EF7BE1AFBF03CDEA9DE" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Souther Border Threat analysis</header><paragraph id="H3E7D47BE06E748698EAE67D514C2B978" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a Southern border threat analysis.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7400F506FC364B7195BC81125D9F12CA" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The analysis submitted under paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of—</text><subparagraph id="H4D3CD8638BC9486E8B90CED5220DFFAB" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>current and potential terrorism and criminal threats posed by individuals and organized groups seeking—</text><clause id="H2C1931EA940E4D9CB6F832265EB8951A" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to unlawfully enter the United States through the Southern border; or</text></clause><clause id="H73532F8E6CBD48E9A768860A85866F39" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to exploit security vulnerabilities along the Southern border;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C6EE876761F427C90CB621E05DCBDB8" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improvements needed at and between ports of entry along the Southern border to prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the United States;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98CF8AE69C6E414DB97EA099E525FAFF" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>gaps in law, policy, and coordination between State, local, or tribal law enforcement, international agreements, or tribal agreements that hinder effective and efficient border security, counterterrorism, and anti-human smuggling and trafficking efforts;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D21C885CE8D458C9EEFE773B2F59C89" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the current percentage of situational awareness achieved by the Department along the Southern border;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7119EEB6E6BE44669BE3264F4AD8F6E0" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the current percentage of operational advantage achieved by the Department on the Southern border; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97B2F2015ADB4817AC8D8E22FD5A5DF3" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>traveler crossing times and any potential security vulnerability associated with prolonged wait times.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCDAD320244214C13B56D01315E517ACA" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Analysis requirements</header><text>In compiling the Southern border threat analysis required under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider and examine—</text><subparagraph id="HE4A1BB58CF9B4786ABE027854439A503" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the technology needs and challenges, including such needs and challenges identified as a result of previous investments that have not fully realized the security and operational benefits that were sought;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC3462079FDEA49419B0595D6F43A4ACE" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the personnel needs and challenges, including such needs and challenges associated with recruitment and hiring;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBADB225BA0AC41DE8B60D40D8D3D2CCF" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the infrastructure needs and challenges;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71342D3C95464062B622345DAA156A63" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the roles and authorities of State, local, and tribal law enforcement in general border security activities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A5E17719952419E87F56E59BBDB267B" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the status of coordination among Federal, State, local, tribal, and Mexican law enforcement entities relating to border security;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD543E8661D94F93BC831A5478360B53" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the terrain, population density, and climate along the Southern border; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44E309A51E5E45A587B2ED653D5984D2" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the international agreements between the United States and Mexico related to border security.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3D8B3F5C0340439F9EF02359599C5F3B" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Classified form</header><text>To the extent possible, the Secretary shall submit the Southern border threat analysis required under this subsection in unclassified form, but may submit a portion of the threat analysis in classified form if the Secretary determines such action is appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFA77AE257B1C4CD0814B493038CF91A1" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this section and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, shall issue a Border Patrol Strategic Plan (referred to in this section as the <quote>plan</quote>) to enhance the security of the international borders of the United States.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA16D19CD599A4E8E9951AF67CEABC460" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan shall include the following:</text><paragraph id="HC1A7A1AF07F3471AB92C64553027076C" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A consideration of Border Patrol Capability Gap Analysis reporting, Border Security Improvement Plans, and any other strategic document authored by the U.S. Border Patrol to address security gaps with respect to ports of entry, including efforts to mitigate threats identified in such analyses, plans, and documents.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7A706C430107443DAC5FB51BFFD1CBAD" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Information relating to the dissemination of information relating to border security or border threats with respect to the efforts of the Department and other appropriate Federal agencies.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H247841625DB049AE96A78861D31BD37C" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Information relating to efforts by U.S. Border Patrol to—</text><subparagraph id="H7C1B9F355C9C4D0184C480394623E6D6" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increase situational awareness, including—</text><clause id="H58256B42D19C4DCB9587008B3EBE9CC0" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>surveillance capabilities, such as capabilities developed or utilized by the Department of Defense, and any appropriate technology determined to be excess by the Department of Defense; and</text></clause><clause id="H9E9BC83CE1344FABACFFEB85F80CD4CD" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the use of manned aircraft and unmanned aircraft systems;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8AA59FB8E1C04DB993F1B2D4F3785921" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>detect and prevent terrorists and instruments of terrorism from entering the United States;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0ED689D20D8D4A3381EFF12D39E972B8" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>detect, interdict, and disrupt human smuggling, human trafficking, drug trafficking and other illicit cross-border activity;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H118AFCCD7C6547A4B83A66CF1AC15384" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>focus intelligence collection to disrupt transnational criminal organizations outside of the international and maritime borders of the United States; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H07B75D00BBC9431D88B86D9E0F5020E2" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>ensure that any new border security technology can be operationally integrated with existing technologies in use by the Department.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H95EB9DB56FDE4E478E09E4350ED66C98" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Information relating to initiatives of the Department with respect to operational coordination, including any relevant task forces of the Department.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3C81E1B262954C82A38E91581264D071" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Information gathered from the lessons learned by the deployments of the National Guard to the southern border of the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBD9EAD623AB8429494E29FD1B5A69B99" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>A description of cooperative agreements relating to information sharing with State, local, Tribal, territorial, and other Federal law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction on the border.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2ECEDF8AEBE34B829833373970F40CBC" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Information relating to border security information received from—</text><subparagraph id="H70AA705DA1934E42B046DE90F3A14453" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>State, local, Tribal, territorial, and other Federal law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction on the border or in the maritime environment; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5684CFCD142A4EA2B796487D8F632806" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>border community stakeholders, including representatives from—</text><clause id="H87B1FFDD04164967A2D4EEC153C475D2" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>border agricultural and ranching organizations; and</text></clause><clause id="H6BC4A9FD944143FF9A6BF4BF1F5D2CDC" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>business and civic organizations.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA30E27AC4A3E40C984ADFF5DF9D46C31" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Information relating to the staffing requirements with respect to border security for the Department.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H49951C8EFE514273AD6CE38825373789" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><text>A prioritized list of Department research and development objectives to enhance the security of the southern border.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H098CC0995DDB4E7D8CE066195912D763" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><text>An assessment of training programs, including such programs relating to—</text><subparagraph id="H44F701A493BD40808604DDB6A8DAE893" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifying and detecting fraudulent documents;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCA9AD80F2C614F78897FC481998CF202" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>understanding the scope of CBP enforcement authorities and appropriate use of force policies; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H02DD79E8DDE9426C9871C0A4BEE853A3" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>screening, identifying, and addressing vulnerable populations, such as children and victims of human trafficking.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9CC9D6D5CD0245649CADA9F8DA793153" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Northern Border Threat Analysis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an update of the Northern Border Threat Analysis as required in the Northern Border Security Review Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/267">Public Law 114–267</external-xref>).</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H7E2DE40057CE44D3A5C5636637F35646"><enum>1115.</enum><header>Agent and officer technology use</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In carrying out section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (as amended by section 1111 of this division), the Secretary shall ensure that technology deployed to gain situational awareness and operational advantage of the border be provided to frontline officers and agents of the Department of Homeland Security.</text></section><section id="HED5455B143AF45C4BB31E0A9130F4498"><enum>1116.</enum><header>Report on standards and guidelines for managing ports of entry under the control of the department of homeland security</header><subsection id="H0B77FD96160342BD91BC27D5839615F3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that contains an assessment of the standards and guidelines for managing ports of entry under the control of the Department of Homeland Security. Such assessment shall include information relating to the following:</text><paragraph id="H686BC7A9466A4AFC8E1D59B32AAD57A2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Staffing levels and need for additional staffing.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H103675746E1F438099C61DF904E834B5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Rules governing the actions of Office of Field Operations officers.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H36EB1350C1E44290AEBD1EAD527DEBB4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Average delays for transit through air, land, and sea ports of entry.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H434BF453495E4368B3B15B403A501D00"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Assessment of existing efforts and technologies used for border security, and the effect of the use of such efforts and technologies on facilitating trade at ports of entry and their impact on civil rights, private property rights, privacy rights, and civil liberties.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9377B87308D34D809C3C5AD51D6B40A9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Economic impact of the policies and practices of CBP Agricultural Specialists and Office of Field Operations personnel.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0069DC07BB8940C29257BC4CB7845BFA"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Physical infrastructure and technological needs at ports of entry.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBD27CFE5D345468595E08B1DD409DD36"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Data reflecting the specific needs of geographically separate ports of entry within the same U.S. Border Patrol sector.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAEBC1B79486A48EC8703D45EC669508C"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A plan for increasing the number of officers certified as emergency medical technicians and the number of medical professionals assigned to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations land ports of entry.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H57761970656B424AAF3C1C39A1F36BC5"><enum>(9)</enum><text>A plan to increase access to land ports of entry that factors in asylum seekers, victims of trafficking, unaccompanied minors, and other vulnerable populations.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H371C6E72328E4515983256D45C1603D3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on port runners</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report that contains an assessment of instances of <quote>Port Running</quote>, or departing the United States before officers can conclude traveler inspections, which shall include recommendations for new security enhancements, including traffic barricades, to slow and deter individuals from leaving the United States without authorization.</text></subsection></section><section id="HCCF3B1B0E03D4E13913E4D28E179ED77"><enum>1117.</enum><header>Stakeholder and community engagement</header><subsection id="HE5F5365F23854C9AADD5E0250BE5D343"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Department of homeland security border oversight commission</header><paragraph id="H811F4DC4D3684D0384646CCEA9C3258B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established an independent commission, which shall be known as the <quote>Department of Homeland Security Border Oversight Commission</quote> (referred to in this Act as the <quote>Commission</quote>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H89B86C15C98A484592143CB86C026AAD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Organization</header><subparagraph id="HEEA6F4C5944F47FC986C7FD14655B37C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Leadership</header><text>The Commission shall be led by a Chair and a Vice Chair.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H63E7B7180ECC4D688949FBFBAB47050C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Membership</header><clause id="HE372DDD35AC34B97A7CB0F9A641ADEA1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Commission shall be composed of 30 members, who—</text><subclause id="H3818B4B59C814F018659ED35AF4B1A63"><enum>(I)</enum><text>shall be appointed by the Speaker and the minority leader of the House of Representatives and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, in consultation with the President; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H285E00CED39D446C9AE487A9F2BA6D23"><enum>(II)</enum><text>shall have expertise in migration, local crime indices, civil and human rights, community relations, cross-border trade and commerce, quality of life indicators, or other pertinent experience.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HBAF5DED634884812BB8114CC2D334273"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Regional representation</header><text>Of the 30 members appointed pursuant to clause (i)(I)—</text><subclause id="HDA67105542B647C881BE1EBE4E0E9A35"><enum>(I)</enum><text>13 members shall be from the northern border region and shall comprise the northern border subcommittee; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H807BD2AE15894D84B0B06EA9B821A726"><enum>(II)</enum><text>17 members shall be from the southern border region and shall comprise the southern border subcommittee.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H006213BE4C634F2DA3597844CDD74C41"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Northern border subcommittee</header><text>Of the 13 members from the northern border region—</text><subclause id="HC76BBE9743DA46488AE7AC6FF2C8DEDD"><enum>(I)</enum><text>2 shall be elected local government officials;</text></subclause><subclause id="HD8A50AFF386D4F9B95ABF7A1C92EE541"><enum>(II)</enum><text>2 shall be local law enforcement officials;</text></subclause><subclause id="HCC4060EA6337474C93A678C63B355E7E"><enum>(III)</enum><text>2 shall be civil rights advocates;</text></subclause><subclause id="H3E945ECA04A443778B203ED04B8C7531"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>1 shall represent the business community;</text></subclause><subclause id="HE2D619AB869B4D4CBD2D4A40D9C5A1F4"><enum>(V)</enum><text>1 shall represent institutions of higher education;</text></subclause><subclause id="HC20B3E2F35C446258C1731F85AE3F159"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>1 shall represent a faith community;</text></subclause><subclause id="HC4B1001FD25B4F878E58CBE9CCBCB919"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>2 shall be U.S. Border Patrol officers or agents; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HFACBA4758F1442278E82220FFB12291C"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>2 shall be tribal officials.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H2E409C408F5C44E2B01891A56B439FD2"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Southern border subcommittee</header><text>Of the 17 members from the southern border region—</text><subclause id="HD287105386E749028EB511B964D87D56"><enum>(I)</enum><text>3 shall be elected local government officials;</text></subclause><subclause id="HD115CCA807534FA19718815CC589372C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>3 shall be local law enforcement officials;</text></subclause><subclause id="H7DEDF73270744506A43DC71E2FA9ADDC"><enum>(III)</enum><text>3 shall be civil rights advocates;</text></subclause><subclause id="HE6647EBAC7F24A3EAFD40BA5FD7EDEA1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>2 shall represent the business community;</text></subclause><subclause id="H05050D3023F144059BEC946EE0E71299"><enum>(V)</enum><text>1 shall represent institutions of higher education;</text></subclause><subclause id="H555BC88B45904860988A05280845C267"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>1 shall represent a faith community;</text></subclause><subclause id="H155B48DD04D14E78AD2D9E6D8F50C60C"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>2 shall be U.S. Border Patrol officers or agents; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HB5488299FCF9427494DFB9CEFC31AD5F"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>2 shall be tribal officials.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H3E65B531AF0C41EEB92E6328626F8EC0"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Chair; vice chair</header><text>The members of the Commission shall elect a Chair and a Vice Chair from among its members by a majority vote of at least 16 members.</text></clause><clause id="H75730ACF82564A738385BE040B265D2D"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Terms of service</header><text>The Chair and the Vice Chair of the Commission shall serve 4-year terms in such positions. Members of the Commission shall also serve 4-year terms.</text></clause><clause id="H5E8264EAADAF4694B54D433857149BE3"><enum>(vii)</enum><header>Appointment deadline</header><text>Congress shall make the initial appointments to the Commission not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4A0AC288431E4D1C84C45E216609ABB0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Meetings</header><subparagraph id="H22C25B7A53AC458DA47623B1066CC5FA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Commission</header><text>The Commission shall meet at least semiannually and may convene additional meetings as necessary.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC3CA46AC47A046A5BC7F9793B07029DA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Subcommittees</header><text>The northern border and southern border subcommittees shall meet at least quarterly, and may convene additional meetings, as necessary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4F42B2352ED046D895EF2AF6BF588CF0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Commission, the northern border subcommittee, and the southern border subcommittee shall—</text><subparagraph id="HB317E3767492481D8ABD2B7239B34BA7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop recommendations for improvements regarding border enforcement policies, strategies, and programs that take into consideration their impact on border communities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A9B9258B975462F8C09D2B39EE282B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>evaluate policies, strategies, and programs of Federal agencies operating along the northern and southern United States borders—</text><clause id="HD1238AAED5BE4ACABF95C6DD94E8FE46"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to protect—</text><subclause id="H12857F3F26B44553BD0F273A9EA5CC3B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>due process;</text></subclause><subclause id="HB2D8966D76BB4B389EF24AD27A4F74B6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the civil and human rights of border residents and visitors; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H9B142D02D706404B8E5882022A6654F3"><enum>(III)</enum><text>private property rights of land owners;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H7648442BFA7B4BA695D29AD7C08401F6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to reduce the number of migrant deaths; and</text></clause><clause id="H66439A3B72234962A057F3B11DC6EE71"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to improve the safety of agents and officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H54E0CC33484449EFA62A3284DC821D0F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>develop recommendations for improvements regarding the safety of agents and officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement while such agents and officers are in the field; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H914E66DDA7E04DC8874D3820CF66EFB7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>evaluate training and establish training courses related to—</text><clause id="H35778F1F9B39449C8E5BA4B6A948DBE5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>management and leadership skills for supervisors in each U.S. Border Patrol sector, at each port of entry on the northern and southern United States borders, and at each U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office; and</text></clause><clause id="H5A84E0D548544BEBAFC280958CB0FF5B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the extent to which supervisory and management personnel practices at U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—</text><subclause id="HB5F79AB3A552419DAB777209EC27A4E9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>encourage and facilitate workforce development for agents and officers; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HB4164A499322454E957EAF759B17D81A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>promote agent and officer field safety and post-Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (referred to in this Act as <quote>FLETC</quote>) training of border enforcement personnel.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9296694673A74FDCA824B0F032881BEC"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Additional responsibilities</header><subparagraph id="HC9845B2937084D94B138D9191899B33D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the duties set forth in paragraph (4), the Commission shall take into consideration any recommendations and evaluations agreed upon by the northern border subcommittee and the southern border subcommittee.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H23F0B556EB2146E8A2D08B3C3F31CC57"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Subcommittee reports</header><text>The northern border subcommittee and the southern border subcommittee shall each—</text><clause id="HC9767E19C8214490AD10D185EE126034"><enum>(i)</enum><text>submit an annual report to the Chair and Vice Chair of the Commission that contains the recommendations and evaluations of the subcommittees referred to in paragraph (4); and</text></clause><clause id="H2E07654313BA4B4D823014BE65EEAA85"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>make each such report available to the public.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA3DD64C75A7A4FFF8E8CA9E8C387EA9E"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Prohibition on compensation</header><text>Members of the Commission may not receive pay, allowances, or benefits from the Federal Government by reason of their service on the Commission or either of its subcommittees.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H49137135D23448F5A4BB70AE36EF75A5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Hearings and evidence</header><text>The Commission or, on the authority of the Commission, any subcommittee or member of the Commission, may, for the purpose of carrying out this Act, hold such hearings, and sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, receive such evidence, and administer such oaths as the Commission or such designated subcommittee or designated member determines necessary to carry out its duties under subsection (a)(4).</text></subsection><subsection id="H28655DFE104C4953893199D4E6E733FD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Savings provision</header><text>Nothing in this Act may be construed as affecting the investigative and disciplinary procedures of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or the Department of Homeland Security with respect to agents and officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</text></subsection><subsection id="HAC74F5A1D8754B1AA4337FA1846FB355"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reports</header><paragraph id="HA2DAE96FF5C04795BF40CBD781E10FA8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Annual reports</header><text>The Commission shall—</text><subparagraph id="H6F695B1809F24C5AB569562106B1C46C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submit an annual report to the Secretary of Homeland Security that contains information regarding the activities, findings, and recommendations of the Commission, including the northern border subcommittee and the southern border subcommittee, for the preceding year; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7265AE4C4CF244279C56C8E419692E96"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make each such report available to the public.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4EAF0FCBBC2442229586FF5419DC3734"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Congressional notification</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall brief the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives regarding each report received under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H135218D7A1904C30986CB6EFD5867D2E" commented="no"><enum>1118.</enum><header>Training for officers and agents of U.S. Customs and Border Protection</header><subsection id="HCCCBED195A11488BA4A3E29B59626D9B" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (l) of section 411 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/211">6 U.S.C. 211</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD54FCB9D6C65499BA9F882CBAC796B5C" style="OLC"><subsection id="H058DDFFD45F24A67947A46F71F5E911B" commented="no"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Training and continuing education</header><paragraph id="H0AE922FFCE1E4E6FAB8739F9C42DD73A" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mandatory training</header><text>The Commissioner shall ensure that every agent and officer of U.S. Customs and Border Protection receives a minimum of 21 weeks of training that are directly related to the mission of the U.S. Border Patrol, Air and Marine, and the Office of Field Operations before the initial assignment of such agents and officers.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDA9160E8BF934FA791C560B35B62ED12" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>FLETC</header><text>The Commissioner shall work in consultation with the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers to establish guidelines and curriculum for the training of agents and officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection under subsection (a).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H87EA5BC8FF3F44D2AA8FDAD278ECCB35" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Continuing education</header><text>The Commissioner shall annually require all agents and officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection who are required to undergo training under subsection (a) to participate in not fewer than eight hours of continuing education annually to maintain and update understanding of Federal legal rulings, court decisions, and Department policies, procedures, and guidelines related to relevant subject matters.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1EB4A124D66045D3BC2FD88D6FF61765" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Leadership training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Commissioner shall develop and require training courses geared towards the development of leadership skills for mid- and senior-level career employees not later than one year after such employees assume duties in supervisory roles.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HDF420693FA02492CA6B2E92119E280C8" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report identifying the guidelines and curriculum established to carry out subsection (l) of section 411 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by subsection (a) of this section.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H53DA5AEB089E42509910B3EE6CA87B49"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than four years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report that assesses the training and education, including continuing education, required under subsection (l) of section 411 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by subsection (a) of this section.</text></subsection></section><section id="HD2E49B9FE94543B2829888793DC7664A"><enum>1119.</enum><header>U.S. border patrol processing coordinator positions</header><subsection id="HBEAE54D9B72E49A38E6A7A1B0D630ADD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Processing coordinators</header><text>The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is authorized to hire and train U.S. Border Patrol Processing Coordinators to operate within the U.S. Border Patrol to—</text><paragraph id="H1529CC23D7424617BDB9C844D9A2DE68"><enum>(1)</enum><text>perform administrative tasks related to the intake and processing of individuals apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol agents, where necessary;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD3889EC6524A4BF5A3DC3704F405B168"><enum>(2)</enum><text>transport individuals in U.S. Border Patrol custody, where necessary; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H02FAC55267D640989D9336A7B8C4AC9B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>perform custodial watch duties of individuals in such custody, including individuals who have been admitted to a hospital.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H158D2C0534484FBBB08E08F4DF464B5F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clarified authorities</header><text>A U.S. Border Patrol Processing Coordinator hired under subsection (a) may not arrest or otherwise detain any person as described in section 235, 236, or 287(a), of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1225">8 U.S.C. 1225</external-xref>, 1226, and 1357(a)), and such a Coordinator may not conduct any interview under section 235(b)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1225">8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(B)</external-xref>).</text></subsection><subsection id="H6296559F5A554629AA2AD389DBDABABC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Training</header><text>The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in coordination with the Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol and in consultation with the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, shall develop tailored training for U.S. Border Patrol Processing Coordinators.</text></subsection><subsection id="HE30F769B98B54DD4BF87E580B851CF95"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Associated support staff</header><text>The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is authorized to hire appropriate professional support staff to facilitate the hiring, training, and other support functions required by U.S. Border Patrol Processing Coordinators.</text></subsection></section><section id="H7C72EBF280774D26942DB2891487BBE7"><enum>1120.</enum><header>Establishment of higher minimum rates of pay for United States border patrol agents</header><subsection id="H93872ACDE4F64E3BBE25D7F452429060"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Higher minimum rate of pay</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management—</text><paragraph id="H71E03807D32A4CCA9FF45971AED7EB23"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall, in accordance with section 5305 of title 5, United States Code—</text><subparagraph id="HEF5C2126AD9E4A13B64B2388BDBDE70E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increase the minimum rate of pay for United States Border Patrol agents at the grade GS–12 of the General Schedule by not less than 14 percent; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H511810B5FB3F4F8B9CC3D76C6D6DA522"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increase other grades or levels, occupational groups, series, classes, or subdivisions thereof, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7EEED13AEF54421D901145414A79BEE6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>take such actions as may be necessary to harmonize—</text><subparagraph id="H0A1BC4E4F73D463694FEB2CB3433AFD3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>pay levels for U.S. Border Patrol agents and CBP officers at each pay scale in a manner so as to ensure greater or the same level of pay; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B5CB24BA8994E90921D8D9E047FE096"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such other pay incentives and overtime scales; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5BE87E6AF91146F090B9FDEC91B0534C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>may make increases in all rates in the pay range for each such grade or level, in accordance with such section 5305.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1B5D9359D5D4432590919E85B09A1DC8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inapplicability</header><text>The discretion granted to agency heads under section 5305(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to increase in rates of pay authorized under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section><section id="H6E16F8381D0A4AB2BF1AC953A0451248"><enum>1121.</enum><header>Body Worn Camera Pilot Program Authorization</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Body Worn Camera Pilot Program referred to in H. Rept. 116–458, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021, shall be authorized for 5 fiscal years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></section><section id="H25E05C66586C4A8C869EBC3473E5604C"><enum>1122.</enum><header>Protecting sensitive locations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1357">8 U.S.C. 1357</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H7379798AEEDD4622B2065677FE597DFA" style="OLC"><subsection id="H091D53592C2C414AAEE958480AB0B86F"><enum>(i)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H8075EE916F504590A37F94453164FA9F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided, an officer or an agent of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the U.S. Customs and Border Protection may not take an immigration enforcement action in or near a protected area.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H51857D0746E349E7B70132578B2E1491" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Paragraph (1) does not apply—</text><subparagraph id="H27984C834A974FC8A00EFF02E2800344"><enum>(A)</enum><text>whenever prior approval has been obtained; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H737AE192AA574A888C4AAD4330D3ED34"><enum>(B)</enum><text>under exigent circumstances (including, but not limited to, an immigration enforcement action that involves a national security threat, the hot pursuit of an individual who poses a public safety threat, or the hot pursuit of an individual who was observed crossing the border; that involves the imminent risk of death, violence, or physical harm to a person or the imminent risk that evidence material to a criminal case will be destroyed; or where a safe alternative location does not exist).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H175A51A3AA8C4B689B5B8759889D3C75" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>When taking an immigration enforcement action in or near a protected area, an officer or an agent of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall, to the fullest extent possible—</text><subparagraph id="H1FD2EAB582C64EEBAB0AD2A954A1F97F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>take the immigration enforcement action in a non-public area or in a manner that minimizes the effect on another person who is accessing the protected area;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7F79F92678C4B6F8803AAFB5335AFBF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>limit the time spent in or near the protected area; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4D4F6660518C4F1C95E81C8EB94840B5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>limit the immigration enforcement action to the person who is the subject of such enforcement action.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2EFBDD3C22E7472F80830C45CC9E997B" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>If an immigration enforcement action is taken due to exigent circumstances, the officer or agent shall inform the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (or the Director’s designee) or the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (or the Commissioner’s designee) as the case may be, as soon as practical thereafter.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB078DDB34061419BBA08F8FA309EF304" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>In this subsection:</text><subparagraph id="H8F59205ACA294B3A9A8B129CEAC73833"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The term <term>immigration enforcement action</term> means an arrest, search, service of a subpoena or a notice to appear in immigration court, or other immigration enforcement action.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBDC7F762CC11410E9430F9694DCDCE1E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The term <term>prior approval</term> means—</text><clause id="HDE40F27F306446C8A4655CF5ED829A0C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the case of an immigration enforcement action that an officer or an agent of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will take, prior written approval from the Director (or the Director’s designee); and</text></clause><clause id="H0C390FD4AE0B482FAE8C998DB10E82A3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of an immigration enforcement action that an officer or an agent of U.S. Customs and Border Protection will take, prior written approval from the Commissioner (or the Commissioner’s designee).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4378235B84E841F8A5C558583AD471F4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The term <term>protected area</term> includes a structure or a place that provides essential services or at which a person would engage in an essential activity, including—</text><clause id="HF9EDF05EFA5D49FD9C3DFD80C1690A29"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any school;</text></clause><clause id="H5A4882EDEF964FADB8EFC373DC0DC3CD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any hospital, medical facility, mental health facility, or other health care facility;</text></clause><clause id="H4A58F502BDDC4F419EF85AA9B2DF2891"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any place of worship or religious study, whether in a structure dedicated to activities of faith or a temporary facility or location where such activities are taking place;</text></clause><clause id="H2DE38C1826E44ABEBC5D374F3ACF32E8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any structure or place, the purpose of which is for children to gather;</text></clause><clause id="H3096095027E646208DAE510C7308F1E7"><enum>(v)</enum><text>any structure or place, the purpose of which is to provide social services;</text></clause><clause id="H8DFEC42920784D3E993555FCCF014915"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>any structure or place, the purpose of which is to provide disaster or emergency assistance or emergency relief;</text></clause><clause id="H52D72EF43D6845A6A081CEE42ADAB593"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>a place where a funeral, graveside ceremony, rosary, wedding, or other religious or civil ceremonies or observances occur;</text></clause><clause id="H1AFA4A12C1D442F4AFFE3481532CC31E"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>a place where there is an ongoing parade, demonstration, or rally; or</text></clause><clause id="H99E7FB5CE89747ECA1C0B161E34BD303"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any courthouse.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H224B8A872D9044E792F63160ADE68318" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>For the purposes of this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall promulgate guidance, in the exercise of their discretion, on the physical distance that constitutes in or near a protected area.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><enum>II</enum><header>Border and Ports of Entry Infrastructure Funding</header><section id="H73993FC508DE411CB6561C993929C0B4" commented="no"><enum>1201.</enum><header>Ports of entry infrastructure</header><subsection id="H47F46B9CBEDD461795540190AFEC6C45" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional ports of entry</header><paragraph commented="no" id="HABA98D30C4F4480984A43D5A7DB40531"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of General Services may, subject to section 3307 of title 40, United States Code, construct new ports of entry along the northern border and southern border at locations determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H17EC7D067DFB4981A722F0338BD577EF" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><subparagraph id="HA2B79A50D19C447AB889DF248A6318FF" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Requirement to consult</header><text>The Secretary and the Administrator of General Services shall consult with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Transportation, and appropriate representatives of State and local governments, and Indian tribes, and property owners in the United States prior to determining a location for any new port of entry constructed pursuant to paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H031829059058435EBC688085C4E6427C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>The purpose of the consultations required by subparagraph (A) shall be to minimize any negative impacts of constructing a new port of entry on the environment, culture, commerce, and quality of life of the communities and residents located near such new port.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H83737EA178DA4247BF0ADE5F8CF7CB17"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Expansion and modernization of high-Priority southern border ports of entry</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of General Services, subject to section 3307 of title 40, United States Code, and in coordination with the Secretary, shall expand or modernize high-priority ports of entry on the southern border, as determined by the Secretary, for the purposes of reducing wait times and enhancing security.</text></subsection><subsection id="H30DF50122F4145968B492637CBC4FDFE" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Port of entry prioritization</header><text>Prior to constructing any new ports of entry pursuant to subsection (a), the Administrator of General Services shall complete the expansion and modernization of ports of entry pursuant to subsection (b) to the extent practicable.</text></subsection><subsection id="H0326ADE03CBE49A8B31902285FBAD6EF" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Savings provision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section may be construed to—</text><paragraph id="HEFE0714001874FAA952E3C2AB93F2056" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">create or negate any right of action for a State, local government, or other person or entity affected by this section;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB538262D999B45EC8EA2D4AE2805C7C2" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">delay the transfer of the possession of property to the United States or affect the validity of any property acquisitions by purchase or eminent domain, or to otherwise affect the eminent domain laws of the United States or of any State; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF8BE4FCFE13E403A86808E7815674A0E" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">create any right or liability for any party.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD52E7E7245F24695A0AEE65EBBB7307F" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed as providing the Secretary new authority related to the construction, acquisition, or renovation of real property.</text></subsection></section><section id="H66F0BE78E7AE4B51B97AC410D0473834" commented="no"><enum>1202.</enum><header>Sense of Congress on cooperation between agencies</header><subsection id="HADFE17932DA045629D8D25699625F87B" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Finding</header><text>Congress finds that personnel constraints exist at land ports of entry with regard to sanitary and phytosanitary inspections for exported goods.</text></subsection><subsection id="H60B7E946F7984CE0BADA50B498C3DA8C" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that, in the best interest of cross-border trade and the agricultural community—</text><paragraph id="H5A1DC554F1F64161801B48E6E5AFC310" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any lack of certified personnel for inspection purposes at ports of entry should be addressed by seeking cooperation between agencies and departments of the United States, whether in the form of a memorandum of understanding or through a certification process, whereby additional existing agents are authorized for additional hours to facilitate and expedite the flow of legitimate trade and commerce of perishable goods in a manner consistent with rules of the Department of Agriculture; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8174D8B96E0040D7A5972C3BC67D5A78" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>cross-designation should be available for personnel who will assist more than one agency or department of the United States at land ports of entry to facilitate and expedite the flow of increased legitimate trade and commerce.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H468C96DCE86541769E83A302E5E47E0A" commented="no"><enum>1203.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In addition to any amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated for such purpose, there is appropriated $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to carry out this subtitle.</text></section><section id="H7CB9EE519A2246DAB89D0562B6D4807D"><enum>1204.</enum><header>Funding matters</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subchapter A of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/26/98">chapter 98</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text><quoted-block id="H7489266CB9E745DF9DA19F7B4F2E4A75" style="OLC"><section id="H4D8D361DBB8C44018A0832A4F611F154"><enum>9512.</enum><header>Immigration infrastructure and debt reduction fund</header><subsection id="H64C87F84F5AF4AD6A8E20174068F2CFF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Creation of trust fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the Immigration Infrastructure and Debt Reduction Fund, consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated or credited to such Fund as provided in this section or section 9602(b).</text></subsection><subsection id="HD8D77008389A470B94CA888EBAA83A31"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfer to trust fund of amounts equivalent to certain taxes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are hereby appropriated to the Immigration Infrastructure and Debt Reduction Fund amounts equivalent to the taxes received in the Treasury under section 2304 of division B of the Dignity for Immigrants while Guarding our Nation to Ignite and Deliver the American Dream Act paid or incurred by taxpayers who are aliens and participants in the Dignity Program under title III of division B of the Dignity for Immigrants while Guarding our Nation to Ignite and Deliver the American Dream Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="HDDFB001A4F09412781D08B9591A785CF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Expenditures from trust fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts in the Immigration Infrastructure and Debt Reduction Fund shall be available to carry out the Dignity for Immigrants while Guarding our Nation to Ignite and Deliver the American Dream Act and the amendments made by such Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="H713A1C6EA1E24CCD96BD672D2428ADCA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Additional expenditures from trust fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After such expenditures in this Act are completed, the remaining amounts from the Immigration Infrastructure and Debt Reduction fund shall be returned to the Treasury to pay down the national debt.</text></subsection><subsection id="HBDCF58C659CA4851B4AD119D8664072F" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Premium processing fee deposits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fifty percent of the Premium Processing fee collected under section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1151">8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)</external-xref>), as amended by section 3201 of the DIGNIDAD Act of 2025, shall be deposited into the Immigration Examinations Fee Account (IEFA) of the Treasury to fund the costs of processing immigration benefit requests.</text></subsection><subsection id="H404FEB641122424AA8B5EC99976C9C92" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Premium processing fee contributions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer or private entity may contribute a partial or full amount of the Premium Processing fee collected under section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1151">8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)</external-xref>), as amended by section 3201 of the DIGNIDAD Act of 2025.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><enum>III</enum><header>Criminal Enforcement Provisions</header><section id="HB8AA38C7EADB4863BD0264145A66B458"><enum>1301.</enum><header>Illicit spotting</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1510 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1EC15083479A43018617AD67A1EBD55C" style="OLC"><subsection id="HEC55374A61BB47989EE60C8F8A9FE7C4"><enum>(f)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who knowingly transmits, by any means, to another person the location, movement, or activities of any officer or agent of a Federal, State, local, or tribal law enforcement agency with the intent to aid and abet a criminal offense under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act), the Controlled Substances Act, or the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act, or that relates to agriculture or monetary instruments shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" id="HCC3AF74B0BEB4FE2849233A88C4B938B"><enum>1302.</enum><header>Unlawfully hindering immigration, border, and customs controls</header><subsection commented="no" id="HBF4B09F9464A43B195F5EFFB18AC5CA9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Bringing in and harboring of certain aliens</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 274(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324">8 U.S.C. 1324(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="HCDD84472191A4808A2A05F64FC03FFA6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>brings to or attempts to</quote> and inserting the following: <quote>brings to or knowingly attempts or conspires to</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA2E4062A23244EA58290E40D66292166"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5671BBD103CD4D85BA188963451CE92B" style="OLC"><paragraph commented="no" id="H492E91013F214D54B3E28CECCFEC977B"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a person who has brought aliens into the United States in violation of this subsection, the sentence otherwise provided for may be increased by up to 10 years if that person, at the time of the offense, used or carried a firearm or who, in furtherance of any such crime, possessed a firearm.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H1EE9233EF6C6421DB6C2CE57AC59DDF8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Aiding or assisting certain aliens To enter the United States</header><text>Section 277 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1327">8 U.S.C. 1327</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="HBF8B35D63AD344E6B3F3D28F08A87232"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting after <quote>knowingly aids or assists</quote> the following: <quote>or attempts to aid or assist</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE494F377EE924D26B3CA4F9853314169"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: <quote>In the case of a person convicted of an offense under this section, the sentence otherwise provided for may be increased by up to 10 years if that person, at the time of the offense, used or carried a firearm or who, in furtherance of any such crime, possessed a firearm.</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H22595F191647417EA7A89220947BE4A7"><enum>1303.</enum><header>Report on smuggling</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, shall develop a regularly updated intelligence driven analysis that includes—</text><paragraph id="H7ADFDD5370444A6B8890E8D1175B9C46"><enum>(1)</enum><text>migrant perceptions of United States law and policy at the border, including human smuggling organization messaging and propaganda;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0001C77A8505418D8836717B82694E77"><enum>(2)</enum><text>tactics, techniques, and procedures used by human smuggling organizations to exploit border security vulnerabilities to facilitate such smuggling activities across the border;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H041E67C9AE8B4A67856F5700C94433A2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the methods and use of technology to organize and encourage irregular migration and undermine border security; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H385AE6CF68904E4C98FF12EF077E137D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any other information the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></paragraph></section><section id="HC872D67F6D17408FA0502225E8EC3B9F" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1304.</enum><header>Illegal reentry</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1326">8 U.S.C. 1326</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5AD6AFA488D4B2BB8DC79BD065E448E" style="OLC"><section id="HBA0F2429EC114ACE9CB6E296EB7E6A38"><enum>276.</enum><header>Reentry of removed alien</header><subsection id="HADEC2937F9E642CA90F6697F3C87A190"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reentry after removal</header><paragraph id="HE72A7B27EA7C41D09FCB7DBB26983D03"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any alien who has been denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed, or who has departed the United States while an order of exclusion, deportation, or removal is outstanding, and subsequently enters, crosses the border to, or is at any time found in the United States, shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H719771CABE6D49AFA731D6172E83D143"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>If an alien sought and received the express consent of the Secretary to reapply for admission into the United States, or, with respect to an alien previously denied admission and removed, the alien was not required to obtain such advance consent under the Immigration and Nationality Act or any prior Act, the alien shall not be subject to the fine and imprisonment provided for in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA314786F3BEE4AA8B5BCDD52067E8EED"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reentry of criminal offenders</header><text>Notwithstanding the penalty provided in subsection (a), if an alien described in that subsection was convicted before such removal or departure—</text><paragraph id="HC93FC8CFFD5F454AB576FA1DF181A649"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for 3 or more misdemeanors or for a felony, the alien shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1EE8D7AA0EAF4CB9951937D7C7550258"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for a felony for which the alien was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 30 months, the alien shall be fined under such title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4DFE4F798C624327AA9A58F4A27ABBF2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for a felony for which the alien was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 60 months, the alien shall be fined under such title, imprisoned not more than 25 years, or both; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0A9DC9C5AA7143819C1F90D5D066865C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>for murder, rape, kidnapping, or a felony offense described in chapter 77 (relating to peonage and slavery) or 113B (relating to terrorism) of such title, or for 3 or more felonies of any kind, the alien shall be fined under such title, imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC626FAF4A4E54367A08DA9394FA9F9CA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reentry after repeated removal</header><text>Any alien who has been denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed 3 or more times and thereafter enters, attempts to enter, crosses the border to, attempts to cross the border to, or is at any time found in the United States, shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.</text></subsection><subsection id="H8A13D8B47CD14C8A9FA499981408F455"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Proof of prior convictions</header><text>The prior convictions described in subsection (b) are elements of the crimes described, and the penalties in that subsection shall apply only in cases in which the conviction or convictions that form the basis for the additional penalty are—</text><paragraph id="H2891F3006C9F4B29ADCBDBBB985B12DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>alleged in the indictment or information; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H39F40B2097A54E658CF83C2F72AEBC8A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>proven beyond a reasonable doubt at trial or admitted by the defendant.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1CB4C8F4A3D64124BEDED3124B7E6497"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reentry of alien removed prior to completion of term of imprisonment</header><text>Any alien removed pursuant to section 241(a)(4) who enters, attempts to enter, crosses the border to, attempts to cross the border to, or is at any time found in, the United States shall be incarcerated for the remainder of the sentence of imprisonment which was pending at the time of deportation without any reduction for parole or supervised release unless the alien affirmatively demonstrates that the Secretary of Homeland Security has expressly consented to the alien’s reentry. Such alien shall be subject to such other penalties relating to the reentry of removed aliens as may be available under this section or any other provision of law.</text></subsection><subsection id="H952ADB0753EB40B9BA65A686FB683D41"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For purposes of this section and section 275, the following definitions shall apply:</text><paragraph id="HA6B6DD7BAF054621AB585CE239FCDB56"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Crosses the border to the united states</header><text>The term <term>crosses the border</term> refers to the physical act of crossing the border free from official restraint.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC17935AF808B416EAD5E9E5658779375"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Official restraint</header><text>The term <term>official restraint</term> means any restraint known to the alien that serves to deprive the alien of liberty and prevents the alien from going at large into the United States. Surveillance unbeknownst to the alien shall not constitute official restraint.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H26B5BE7A8C314F6E8A40430C1EB6566D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Felony</header><text>The term <term>felony</term> means any criminal offense punishable by a term of imprisonment of more than 1 year under the laws of the United States, any State, or a foreign government.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2B630D5FC0DA48D49EB3F7D2DB4CBEA5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Misdemeanor</header><text>The term <term>misdemeanor</term> means any criminal offense punishable by a term of imprisonment of not more than 1 year under the applicable laws of the United States, any State, or a foreign government.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDA3C4375170E4EC5BDA3DBBF2E8D3DB3"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Removal</header><text>The term <term>removal</term> includes any denial of admission, exclusion, deportation, or removal, or any agreement by which an alien stipulates or agrees to exclusion, deportation, or removal.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE8EBC38746B64F1CAF0E04EF1022172D"><enum>(6)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H6B5DF52A5DCD4E67A204C6C14F0027A8" commented="no"><enum>1305.</enum><header>Mandatory minimum penalty for child sex trafficking</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1591(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HAE6AFBECBAB54EEAA4A9C49A6180C38F" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>15</quote> and inserting <quote>25</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H217605E087284E2BBEC257A8154637A4" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>10 years</quote> and inserting <quote>25 years</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="HAA1B7244A4B54FA7A40906C72B2B650E" commented="no"><enum>1306.</enum><header>Visa ineligibility for spouses and children of drug traffickers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1182">8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H3A98085FEA674D2FA13D7D6A0BC8D016" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking <quote>is the spouse, son, or daughter</quote> and inserting <quote>is or has been the spouse, son, or daughter</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD763E8C4C54F456590016401C3FFE6FF" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (H)(ii), by striking <quote>is the spouse, son, or daughter</quote> and inserting <quote>is or has been the spouse, son, or daughter</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H11B85122B35542C696DC1D3F9F658823" commented="no"><enum>1307.</enum><header>DNA testing and collection consistent with Federal law</header><subsection id="H23590F465F24466F8EF0735AA019AD09"><enum>(a)</enum><header>DNA testing for family relationship</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 222(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1202">8 U.S.C. 1202(b)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>Where considered necessary, by the consular officer or immigration official, to establish family relationships, the immigrant shall provide DNA evidence of such a relationship in accordance with procedures established for submitting such evidence. The Secretary and the Secretary of State may, in consultation, issue regulations to require DNA evidence to establish family relationship, from applicants for certain visa classifications.</quote> after <quote>and a certified copy of all other records or documents concerning him or his case which may be required by the consular officer.</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H15A0B69E8A8643E6B7006AA14D7A08FA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header>DNA collection consistent with Federal law</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall ensure and certify to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate that CBP is fully compliant with the DNA Fingerprint Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/162">Public Law 109–162</external-xref>; 119 Stat. 3084) at all border facilities that process adults, including as part of a family unit, in the custody of CBP at the border.</text></subsection></section><section id="HC9F665D57CCD4B5180C74047864603D8"><enum>1308.</enum><header>Increased penalty for voting by aliens</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 611(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>one year</quote> and inserting <quote>five years</quote>.</text></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Mandatory E-Verify</header><section id="H9C98AAD6B7524B88A2E3B7F34EE39E7E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1401.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Legal Workforce Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="H636E3F4867104698975A402B16BB1579"><enum>1402.</enum><header>Employment eligibility verification process</header><subsection id="H1C421B4151DB40F0B8338CCC811F20DD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 274A(b) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a(b)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2DD6F836A53C4CF9AB302B53ED88E8E8" style="OLC"><subsection id="HF25E6CE3000D4D6687241EE390D071BB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Employment eligibility verification process</header><paragraph id="HDAAFC41B1CF548ACB084A2D9A76A9B1D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>New hires, recruitment, and referral</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements referred to in paragraphs (1)(B) and (3) of subsection (a) are, in the case of a person or other entity hiring, recruiting, or referring an individual for employment in the United States, the following:</text><subparagraph id="HB8944DFB45F14817B763C1F95E5B9C82"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Attestation after examination of documentation</header><clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H98D93A0D32424A4FB31535978255513F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Attestation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the verification period (as defined in subparagraph (E)), the person or entity shall attest, under penalty of perjury and on a form, including electronic and telephonic formats, designated or established by the Secretary by regulation not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of the Legal Workforce Act, that it has verified that the individual is not an unauthorized alien by—</text><subclause id="H23F79DB830C64C59A5DF9B3E81E4D586"><enum>(I)</enum><text>obtaining from the individual the individual’s social security account number or United States passport number and recording the number on the form (if the individual claims to have been issued such a number), and, if the individual does not attest to United States nationality under subparagraph (B), obtaining such identification or authorization number established by the Department of Homeland Security for the alien as the Secretary of Homeland Security may specify, and recording such number on the form; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H94EEB003D458475EA7A707E9382D02D3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>examining—</text><item id="HA23961A1DDA74EEC9F71D31ABB7E8D64"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a document relating to the individual presenting it described in clause (ii); or</text></item><item id="HCCF7B17B290C474082CC0898C90CD30D"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a document relating to the individual presenting it described in clause (iii) and a document relating to the individual presenting it described in clause (iv).</text></item></subclause></clause><clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A839B41AC9D42B09510ACFBD8340871"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Documents evidencing employment authorization and establishing identity</header><text>A document described in this subparagraph is an individual’s—</text><subclause id="HEFDBBD86C93C4C179E3BAED549002DD1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>unexpired United States passport or passport card;</text></subclause><subclause id="H776AEA9532A046D68AF41D4CB676E21D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>unexpired permanent resident card that contains a photograph;</text></subclause><subclause id="HF4610F762CED499AB35E7501B2E2CA35"><enum>(III)</enum><text>unexpired employment authorization card that contains a photograph;</text></subclause><subclause id="H9D0B28E5F9A34591BCE3326D2D1AE16B"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a nonimmigrant alien authorized to work for a specific employer incident to status, a foreign passport with Form I–94 or Form I–94A, or other documentation as designated by the Secretary specifying the alien’s nonimmigrant status as long as the period of status has not yet expired and the proposed employment is not in conflict with any restrictions or limitations identified in the documentation;</text></subclause><subclause id="HF5D160E0ACE84CABA35063D749F7A802"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">passport from the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) or the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) with Form I–94 or Form I–94A, or other documentation as designated by the Secretary, indicating nonimmigrant admission under the Compact of Free Association Between the United States and the FSM or RMI; or</text></subclause><subclause id="HF1E95C3BFB5D4A969633C9C75B7FE409"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>other document designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security, if the document—</text><item id="H3711FE647EDC412DB56E7E6E99BCFF6B"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contains a photograph of the individual and biometric identification data from the individual and such other personal identifying information relating to the individual as the Secretary of Homeland Security finds, by regulation, sufficient for purposes of this clause;</text></item><item id="HF047F499F4174B59832564F53135949D"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>is evidence of authorization of employment in the United States; and</text></item><item id="HE1A3479A57B74DB089E71174AC5EB741"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>contains security features to make it resistant to tampering, counterfeiting, and fraudulent use.</text></item></subclause></clause><clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA9DD2BDA0F144C9B5E24C3D2878E38B"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Documents evidencing employment authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A document described in this subparagraph is an individual's social security account number card (other than such a card which specifies on the face that the issuance of the card does not authorize employment in the United States).</text></clause><clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF74376568E2942568E152CA3712F9E96"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Documents establishing identity of individual</header><text>A document described in this subparagraph is—</text><subclause id="H51071AC76823448DB5142305E5923CD3"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an individual's unexpired State-issued driver’s license or identification card if it contains a photograph and information such as name, date of birth, gender, height, eye color, and address;</text></subclause><subclause id="H5014957492354CCCBB2F0DC191DF94CE"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an individual's unexpired U.S. military identification card;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H93BB9EA469B6484496791312711D474C"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an individual's unexpired Native American tribal identification document issued by a tribal entity recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H31B75A33AA6744FF87C4AC9D947ED4F2"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an individual under 18 years of age, a parent or legal guardian’s attestation under penalty of law as to the identity and age of the individual.</text></subclause></clause><clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6D1A689BB0EC43ACAFD2C069B150E3E7"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Authority to prohibit use of certain documents</header><text>If the Secretary of Homeland Security finds, by regulation, that any document described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) as establishing employment authorization or identity does not reliably establish such authorization or identity or is being used fraudulently to an unacceptable degree, the Secretary may prohibit or place conditions on its use for purposes of this paragraph.</text></clause><clause id="HA2A4783A194B448BAC35866E92B7FF2E"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Signature</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such attestation may be manifested by either a handwritten or electronic signature.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6866986740864FAEBD06EFB87FA4EC9C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Individual attestation of employment authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the verification period (as defined in subparagraph (E)), the individual shall attest, under penalty of perjury on the form designated or established for purposes of subparagraph (A), that the individual is a citizen or national of the United States, an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an alien who is authorized under this Act or by the Secretary of Homeland Security to be hired, recruited, or referred for such employment. Such attestation may be manifested by either a handwritten or electronic signature. The individual shall also provide that individual’s social security account number or United States passport number (if the individual claims to have been issued such a number), and, if the individual does not attest to United States nationality under this subparagraph, such identification or authorization number established by the Department of Homeland Security for the alien as the Secretary may specify.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5BCBA0979CED4DE6ADD64F6E3E613931"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Retention of verification form and verification</header><clause id="H2276ED1B70F347A1A457D89EA865B6C1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>After completion of such form in accordance with subparagraphs (A) and (B), the person or entity shall—</text><subclause id="H6CC7C3AD3478479BB815662D67D62E79"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">retain a paper, microfiche, microfilm, or electronic version of the form and make it available for inspection by officers of the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, or the Department of Labor during a period beginning on the date of the recruiting or referral of the individual, or, in the case of the hiring of an individual, the date on which the verification is completed, and ending—</text><item id="H2736AFA5DD644C7D82452F7A219043EC"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>in the case of the recruiting or referral of an individual, 3 years after the date of the recruiting or referral; and</text></item><item id="H9CA4C2A03E5049BF8F9CF50829D662B7"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of the hiring of an individual, the later of 3 years after the date the verification is completed or one year after the date the individual’s employment is terminated; and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="H2A49B5F3A82744849F91F4BCC3150824"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">during the verification period (as defined in subparagraph (E)), make an inquiry, as provided in subsection (d), using the verification system to seek verification of the identity and employment eligibility of an individual.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HE239A7B53B1749C790D9BF54F4204FA9"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Confirmation</header><subclause id="H5A4B64E2A1614E01B164C4F402856BA7"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Confirmation received</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the person or other entity receives an appropriate confirmation of an individual’s identity and work eligibility under the verification system within the time period specified, the person or entity shall record on the form an appropriate code that is provided under the system and that indicates a final confirmation of such identity and work eligibility of the individual.</text></subclause><subclause id="H19CA6BAE7F5444C7A0A9DE3732235755"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Tentative nonconfirmation received</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the person or other entity receives a tentative nonconfirmation of an individual’s identity or work eligibility under the verification system within the time period specified, the person or entity shall so inform the individual for whom the verification is sought. If the individual does not contest the nonconfirmation within the time period specified, the nonconfirmation shall be considered final. The person or entity shall then record on the form an appropriate code which has been provided under the system to indicate a final nonconfirmation. If the individual does contest the nonconfirmation, the individual shall utilize the process for secondary verification provided under subsection (d). The nonconfirmation will remain tentative until a final confirmation or nonconfirmation is provided by the verification system within the time period specified. In no case shall an employer terminate employment of an individual because of a failure of the individual to have identity and work eligibility confirmed under this section until a nonconfirmation becomes final. Nothing in this clause shall apply to a termination of employment for any reason other than because of such a failure. In no case shall an employer rescind the offer of employment to an individual because of a failure of the individual to have identity and work eligibility confirmed under this subsection until a nonconfirmation becomes final. Nothing in this subclause shall apply to a recission of the offer of employment for any reason other than because of such a failure.</text></subclause><subclause id="HEDAAD05EC7A74D4D9518D01851BE288D"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Final confirmation or nonconfirmation received</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a final confirmation or nonconfirmation is provided by the verification system regarding an individual, the person or entity shall record on the form an appropriate code that is provided under the system and that indicates a confirmation or nonconfirmation of identity and work eligibility of the individual.</text></subclause><subclause id="HA3966E5C19434B7384FE19745D4AD7C5"><enum>(IV)</enum><header>Extension of time</header><text>If the person or other entity in good faith attempts to make an inquiry during the time period specified and the verification system has registered that not all inquiries were received during such time, the person or entity may make an inquiry in the first subsequent working day in which the verification system registers that it has received all inquiries. If the verification system cannot receive inquiries at all times during a day, the person or entity merely has to assert that the entity attempted to make the inquiry on that day for the previous sentence to apply to such an inquiry, and does not have to provide any additional proof concerning such inquiry.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H9A2F1664AA384384B2259E5E91D4292F"><enum>(V)</enum><header>Consequences of nonconfirmation</header><item commented="no" id="HD7905F1D41314775B2AB26265C9AA2A5"><enum>(aa)</enum><header>Termination or notification of continued employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the person or other entity has received a final nonconfirmation regarding an individual, the person or entity may terminate employment of the individual (or decline to recruit or refer the individual). If the person or entity does not terminate employment of the individual or proceeds to recruit or refer the individual, the person or entity shall notify the Secretary of Homeland Security of such fact through the verification system or in such other manner as the Secretary may specify.</text></item><item commented="no" id="H16D99E56D81C431F80DFE1DB48BB1093"><enum>(bb)</enum><header>Failure to notify</header><text>If the person or entity fails to provide notice with respect to an individual as required under item (aa), the failure is deemed to constitute a violation of subsection (a)(1)(A) with respect to that individual.</text></item></subclause><subclause id="H09929280B96A4F1BAED76BDC45A83E13"><enum>(VI)</enum><header>Continued employment after final nonconfirmation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the person or other entity continues to employ (or to recruit or refer) an individual after receiving final nonconfirmation, a rebuttable presumption is created that the person or entity has violated subsection (a)(1)(A).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD73182D35F1048208DF8414ABD140810"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Effective dates of new procedures</header><clause commented="no" id="HE454D74ABC504D3B8C0711481903FFE7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Hiring</header><text>Except as provided in clause (iii), the provisions of this paragraph shall apply to a person or other entity hiring an individual for employment in the United States as follows:</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF2C559B2CE6640BEB9D5BC2A71B37529"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to employers having 10,000 or more employees in the United States on the date of the enactment of the Legal Workforce Act, on the date that is 6 months after the date of the enactment of such Act.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4147CF6F39A54D79A36FB1794D911DE4"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to employers having 500 or more employees in the United States, but less than 10,000 employees in the United States, on the date of the enactment of the Legal Workforce Act, on the date that is 12 months after the date of the enactment of such Act.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H567FE91E99824DB7AC6871E6D22247B9"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to employers having 20 or more employees in the United States, but less than 500 employees in the United States, on the date of the enactment of the Legal Workforce Act, on the date that is 18 months after the date of the enactment of such Act.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFBEEABB4F3794EED827DC59965BFC6D1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to employers having one or more employees in the United States, but less than 20 employees in the United States, on the date of the enactment of the Legal Workforce Act, on the date that is 24 months after the date of the enactment of such Act.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H079365A0597B457385F2D328F5780372"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Recruiting and referring</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in clause (iii), the provisions of this paragraph shall apply to a person or other entity recruiting or referring an individual for employment in the United States on the date that is 12 months after the date of the enactment of the Legal Workforce Act.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H662E2299970F41E1AAA07543B7C60CFC"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Agricultural labor or services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to an employee performing agricultural labor or services, this paragraph shall not apply with respect to the verification of the employee until the date that is 30 months after the date of the enactment of the Legal Workforce Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term <term>agricultural labor or services</term> has the meaning given such term by the Secretary of Agriculture in regulations and includes agricultural labor as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/3121">section 3121(g)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, agriculture as defined in section 3(f) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/203">29 U.S.C. 203(f)</external-xref>), the handling, planting, drying, packing, packaging, processing, freezing, or grading prior to delivery for storage of any agricultural or horticultural commodity in its unmanufactured state, all activities required for the preparation, processing or manufacturing of a product of agriculture (as such term is defined in such section 3(f)) for further distribution, and activities similar to all the foregoing as they relate to fish or shellfish facilities. An employee described in this clause shall not be counted for purposes of clause (i).</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H4BDCCD9CC1204F248EA7010ED1390B05"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Extensions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon request by an employer having 50 or fewer employees, the Secretary shall allow a one-time 6-month extension of the effective date set out in this subparagraph applicable to such employer. Such request shall be made to the Secretary and shall be made prior to such effective date.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H55BAEFDCA65D4F0EAAF8CCAD4260EC78"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Transition rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (4), the following shall apply to a person or other entity hiring, recruiting, or referring an individual for employment in the United States until the effective date or dates applicable under clauses (i) through (iii):</text><subclause commented="no" id="HFC85E0F8A1B64FA7882D6AF1E4A61CBC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>This subsection, as in effect before the enactment of the Legal Workforce Act.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H8F5345A9E12F4BA2BF6A56A284339083"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Subtitle A of title IV of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a</external-xref> note), as in effect before the effective date in section 6107(c) of the Legal Workforce Act.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H13C50D780061411CA13390648B2A14C6"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any other provision of Federal law requiring the person or entity to participate in the E-Verify Program described in section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a</external-xref> note), as in effect before the effective date in section 6107(c) of the Legal Workforce Act, including Executive Order 13465 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a</external-xref> note; relating to Government procurement).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFBFD537D4ABB462AA71A15A8744AA4A5"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Verification period defined</header><clause id="HA3B6438C8AEF40E6BEC3751DF368C659"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this paragraph:</text><subclause id="H2F6A43D95A4941378EA89BFAA4CEFC25"><enum>(I)</enum><text>In the case of recruitment or referral, the term <term>verification period</term> means the period ending on the date recruiting or referring commences.</text></subclause><subclause id="H7B1054ABB6EC4F27B6F5538B1256C426"><enum>(II)</enum><text>In the case of hiring, the term <term>verification period</term> means the period beginning on the date on which an offer of employment is extended and ending on the date that is three business days after the date of hire, except as provided in clause (iii). The offer of employment may be conditioned in accordance with clause (ii).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H2C0570D003E147CE9C2E6D0CC2AF11EF"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Job offer may be conditional</header><text>A person or other entity may offer a prospective employee an employment position that is conditioned on final verification of the identity and employment eligibility of the employee using the procedures established under this paragraph.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HFFC2AED1B03B4112AB901269BE403153"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Special rule</header><text>Notwithstanding clause (i)(II), in the case of an alien who is authorized for employment and who provides evidence from the Social Security Administration that the alien has applied for a social security account number, the verification period ends three business days after the alien receives the social security account number.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB8309B7735EC4AF989A1E78FBFD972A3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reverification for individuals with limited work authorization</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="H47E4E9CB721B47C69F5DF176C1A1817E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a person or entity shall make an inquiry, as provided in subsection (d), using the verification system to seek reverification of the identity and employment eligibility of all individuals with a limited period of work authorization employed by the person or entity during the three business days after the date on which the employee's work authorization expires as follows:</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D9F66C98A0842CF87AD206722B389A7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to employers having 10,000 or more employees in the United States on the date of the enactment of the Legal Workforce Act, beginning on the date that is 6 months after the date of the enactment of such Act.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA784DB9BADE74700B1F93E02FC3B2D76"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to employers having 500 or more employees in the United States, but less than 10,000 employees in the United States, on the date of the enactment of the Legal Workforce Act, beginning on the date that is 12 months after the date of the enactment of such Act.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA551F1E05C914C7584B00E508EB69B8B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to employers having 20 or more employees in the United States, but less than 500 employees in the United States, on the date of the enactment of the Legal Workforce Act, beginning on the date that is 18 months after the date of the enactment of such Act.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3D7D929A9414B2A95AF5B1533CAA649"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to employers having one or more employees in the United States, but less than 20 employees in the United States, on the date of the enactment of the Legal Workforce Act, beginning on the date that is 24 months after the date of the enactment of such Act.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H232307EE821A48D783D575B205A855E7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Agricultural labor or services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to an employee performing agricultural labor or services, or an employee recruited or referred by a farm labor contractor (as defined in section 3 of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1801">29 U.S.C. 1801</external-xref>)), subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to the reverification of the employee until the date that is 30 months after the date of the enactment of the Legal Workforce Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term <term>agricultural labor or services</term> has the meaning given such term by the Secretary of Agriculture in regulations and includes agricultural labor as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/3121">section 3121(g)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, agriculture as defined in section 3(f) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/203">29 U.S.C. 203(f)</external-xref>), the handling, planting, drying, packing, packaging, processing, freezing, or grading prior to delivery for storage of any agricultural or horticultural commodity in its unmanufactured state, all activities required for the preparation, processing, or manufacturing of a product of agriculture (as such term is defined in such section 3(f)) for further distribution, and activities similar to all the foregoing as they relate to fish or shellfish facilities. An employee described in this subparagraph shall not be counted for purposes of subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6499EB5CC21047B9829EE09CAEF73AEB"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reverification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1)(C)(ii) shall apply to reverifications pursuant to this paragraph on the same basis as it applies to verifications pursuant to paragraph (1), except that employers shall—</text><clause id="H155B0043DCA847E5803FD68808DB2C39"><enum>(i)</enum><text>use a form designated or established by the Secretary by regulation for purposes of this paragraph; and</text></clause><clause id="H48E76E6884DF4711B59B964861015436"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">retain a paper, microfiche, microfilm, or electronic version of the form and make it available for inspection by officers of the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, or the Department of Labor during the period beginning on the date the reverification commences and ending on the date that is the later of 3 years after the date of such reverification or 1 year after the date the individual’s employment is terminated.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE375861D99A44F918BEC1567109E3322"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Previously hired individuals</header><subparagraph id="H632ACA3FA42B4D89ADBDDC5DD207C1B3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>On a mandatory basis for certain employees</header><clause id="HD3D98AA83EEC40EE93ED8DB23CC57832"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than the date that is 6 months after the date of the enactment of the Legal Workforce Act, an employer shall make an inquiry, as provided in subsection (d), using the verification system to seek verification of the identity and employment eligibility of any individual described in clause (ii) employed by the employer whose employment eligibility has not been verified under the E-Verify Program described in section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a</external-xref> note).</text></clause><clause id="HD0495D593B294339B24D2AB6CD328BDC"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Individuals described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual described in this clause is any of the following:</text><subclause id="HF9F885DC9DAF41BABCDD421628425893"><enum>(I)</enum><text>An employee of any unit of a Federal, State, or local government.</text></subclause><subclause id="HECB3E823503348EFAE7BF97696B35176"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employee who requires a Federal security clearance working in a Federal, State, or local government building, a military base, a nuclear energy site, a weapons site, or an airport or other facility that requires workers to carry a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC).</text></subclause><subclause id="HB0F2D6F2BCD746058FA02DC2B5761B18"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employee assigned to perform work in the United States under a Federal contract, except that this subclause—</text><item id="H1B53D53871CD450BB8681E2A5FCB2092"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>is not applicable to individuals who have a clearance under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD 12 clearance), are administrative or overhead personnel, or are working solely on contracts that provide Commercial Off The Shelf goods or services as set forth by the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, unless they are subject to verification under subclause (II); and</text></item><item id="H2198387454EE47DC9B99B17E38DA5771"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>only applies to contracts over the simple acquisition threshold as defined in section 2.101 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4B11ED722335483B84183EDF5F4B68C8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>On a mandatory basis for multiple users of same social security account number</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an employer who is required by this subsection to use the verification system described in subsection (d), or has elected voluntarily to use such system, the employer shall make inquiries to the system in accordance with the following:</text><clause id="H7761894FBB334BD2BC26015B0249FA4E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner of Social Security shall notify annually employees (at the employee address listed on the Wage and Tax Statement) who submit a social security account number to which more than one employer reports income and for which there is a pattern of unusual multiple use. The notification letter shall identify the number of employers to which income is being reported as well as sufficient information notifying the employee of the process to contact the Social Security Administration Fraud Hotline if the employee believes the employee’s identity may have been stolen. The notice shall not share information protected as private, in order to avoid any recipient of the notice from being in the position to further commit or begin committing identity theft.</text></clause><clause id="HF837CA8B74ED45B081CEC30DF9B2FD67"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the person to whom the social security account number was issued by the Social Security Administration has been identified and confirmed by the Commissioner, and indicates that the social security account number was used without their knowledge, the Secretary and the Commissioner shall lock the social security account number for employment eligibility verification purposes and shall notify the employers of the individuals who wrongfully submitted the social security account number that the employee may not be work-eligible.</text></clause><clause id="H4F89452A6AF54251AE9DEDD3C502DD82"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each employer receiving such notification of an incorrect social security account number under clause (ii) shall use the verification system described in subsection (d) to check the work eligibility status of the applicable employee within 10 business days of receipt of the notification.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H59F2DC436B7D4E019D61D76602184BFB"><enum>(C)</enum><header>On a voluntary basis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (2), and subparagraphs (A) through (C) of this paragraph, beginning on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of the Legal Workforce Act, an employer may make an inquiry, as provided in subsection (d), using the verification system to seek verification of the identity and employment eligibility of any individual employed by the employer. If an employer chooses voluntarily to seek verification of any individual employed by the employer, the employer shall seek verification of all individuals employed at the same geographic location or, at the option of the employer, all individuals employed within the same job category, as the employee with respect to whom the employer seeks voluntarily to use the verification system. An employer’s decision about whether or not voluntarily to seek verification of its current workforce under this subparagraph may not be considered by any government agency in any proceeding, investigation, or review provided for in this Act.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5194D8DE14644D3EA1C13FE8DFFF658C"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Verification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1)(C)(ii) shall apply to verifications pursuant to this paragraph on the same basis as it applies to verifications pursuant to paragraph (1), except that employers shall—</text><clause id="H43C0B8F2570A47838BAA1B980373751A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>use a form designated or established by the Secretary by regulation for purposes of this paragraph; and</text></clause><clause id="H05C76B8FB58A417AA33F0F219D1CEF7F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">retain a paper, microfiche, microfilm, or electronic version of the form and make it available for inspection by officers of the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, or the Department of Labor during the period beginning on the date the verification commences and ending on the date that is the later of 3 years after the date of such verification or 1 year after the date the individual’s employment is terminated.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC74AB0A39E364194B561F473A190B88C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Early compliance</header><subparagraph id="H027B28FEB6984E5CA7D08BCD0CB2F9B2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Former E-Verify required users, including Federal contractors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the deadlines in paragraphs (1) and (2), beginning on the date of the enactment of the Legal Workforce Act, the Secretary is authorized to commence requiring employers required to participate in the E-Verify Program described in section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a</external-xref> note), including employers required to participate in such program by reason of Federal acquisition laws (and regulations promulgated under those laws, including the Federal Acquisition Regulation), to commence compliance with the requirements of this subsection (and any additional requirements of such Federal acquisition laws and regulation) in lieu of any requirement to participate in the E-Verify Program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CC176FBA7B24852BCA18A40515AB867"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Former E-Verify voluntary users and others desiring early compliance</header><text>Notwithstanding the deadlines in paragraphs (1) and (2), beginning on the date of the enactment of the Legal Workforce Act, the Secretary shall provide for the voluntary compliance with the requirements of this subsection by employers voluntarily electing to participate in the E-Verify Program described in section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a</external-xref> note) before such date, as well as by other employers seeking voluntary early compliance.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H247167070ADA4969B3687CD6E3B7224D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Copying of documentation permitted</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the person or entity may copy a document presented by an individual pursuant to this subsection and may retain the copy, but only (except as otherwise permitted under law) for the purpose of complying with the requirements of this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H19D650E5BE44443B89A08AA93A5BDABB"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Limitation on use of forms</header><text>A form designated or established by the Secretary of Homeland Security under this subsection and any information contained in or appended to such form, may not be used for purposes other than for enforcement of this Act and any other provision of Federal criminal law.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H268DB86DFA7F44209BAF1D4F2315B3D5"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Good faith compliance</header><subparagraph id="H11EFB62CA36B47B09A0D7D9DD77CC3DA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a person or entity is considered to have complied with a requirement of this subsection notwithstanding a technical or procedural failure to meet such requirement if there was a good faith attempt to comply with the requirement.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE927580581094BCE9432716AB4EDA8DA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception if failure to correct after notice</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if—</text><clause id="H91196B5F128C43C6824E6EA0A95D3084"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the failure is not de minimis;</text></clause><clause id="HE8B93C7CB5D54DF1867AF709AD9F260D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary of Homeland Security has explained to the person or entity the basis for the failure and why it is not de minimis;</text></clause><clause id="H203C7D03C0834074856E252665710667"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the person or entity has been provided a period of not less than 30 calendar days (beginning after the date of the explanation) within which to correct the failure; and</text></clause><clause id="H5944023B05C64F2982F763BB55E61286"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the person or entity has not corrected the failure voluntarily within such period.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC0DA2C06ACD40F791C6898908BCBF2C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exception for pattern or practice violators</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a person or entity that has or is engaging in a pattern or practice of violations of subsection (a)(1)(A) or (a)(2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3401DFBA07C54EAABE8F7B1DA98AEA3A"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Single extension of deadlines upon certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In a case in which the Secretary of Homeland Security has certified to the Congress that the employment eligibility verification system required under subsection (d) will not be fully operational by the date that is 6 months after the date of the enactment of the Legal Workforce Act, each deadline established under this section for an employer to make an inquiry using such system shall be extended by 6 months. No other extension of such a deadline shall be made except as authorized under paragraph (1)(D)(iv).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H8F2272D0404C4607A25C047E4558A86A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Date of hire</header><text>Section 274A(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE32394A4211F456BBDB28BF991DB3765" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H878EFC0FBE154293ABF1B88AFA932544"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definition of date of hire</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As used in this section, the term <term>date of hire</term> means the date of actual commencement of employment for wages or other remuneration, unless otherwise specified.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HAF728393CFE64E3EA5AAB2A35E67219A"><enum>1403.</enum><header>Employment eligibility verification system</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 274A(d) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a(d)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" id="HEA5902BFF3FA4913AD40BC754DE87994" style="OLC"><subsection id="HC7AB00E51BC141B3835AA9553E924FE2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Employment eligibility verification system</header><paragraph id="H750010213D604A2887E0ABD7CA7BE039"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Patterned on the employment eligibility confirmation system established under section 404 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a</external-xref> note), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish and administer a verification system through which the Secretary (or a designee of the Secretary, which may be a nongovernmental entity)—</text><subparagraph id="HB63740D3C5524B37BD0C1B7DE0AB4D4E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>responds to inquiries made by persons at any time through a toll-free telephone line and other toll-free electronic media concerning an individual’s identity and whether the individual is authorized to be employed; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7B93B32E7018491F97CDB0E6553CF641"><enum>(B)</enum><text>maintains records of the inquiries that were made, of verifications provided (or not provided), and of the codes provided to inquirers as evidence of their compliance with their obligations under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H815EC2E8C3A942DF8E0A4CA46EBE50DA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Initial response</header><text>The verification system shall provide confirmation or a tentative nonconfirmation of an individual’s identity and employment eligibility within 3 working days of the initial inquiry. If providing confirmation or tentative nonconfirmation, the verification system shall provide an appropriate code indicating such confirmation or such nonconfirmation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4326EB0E90F4473ABE261E3EEED1AA94"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secondary confirmation process in case of tentative nonconfirmation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In cases of tentative nonconfirmation, the Secretary shall specify, in consultation with the Commissioner of Social Security, an available secondary verification process to confirm the validity of information provided and to provide a final confirmation or nonconfirmation not later than 10 working days after the date on which the notice of the tentative nonconfirmation is received by the employee. The Secretary, in consultation with the Commissioner, may extend this deadline once on a case-by-case basis for a period of 10 working days, and if the time is extended, shall document such extension within the verification system. The Secretary, in consultation with the Commissioner, shall notify the employee and employer of such extension. The Secretary, in consultation with the Commissioner, shall create a standard process of such extension and notification and shall make a description of such process available to the public. When final confirmation or nonconfirmation is provided, the verification system shall provide an appropriate code indicating such confirmation or nonconfirmation.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H563DD775F7C441788CE2B610AC699D27"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Design and operation of system</header><text>The verification system shall be designed and operated—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5616656206F5450AB7C2CDB020CABB3D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to maximize its reliability and ease of use by persons and other entities consistent with insulating and protecting the privacy and security of the underlying information;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H075EF89F5F3F4C7EA6AEBBB14EE0E5DA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to respond to all inquiries made by such persons and entities on whether individuals are authorized to be employed and to register all times when such inquiries are not received;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HAAB4EE3FC29F4C6CBE5A215B7F0E61CB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>with appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to prevent unauthorized disclosure of personal information;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0F060213043D47EA8247FF0142A0702D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to have reasonable safeguards against the system’s resulting in unlawful discriminatory practices based on national origin or citizenship status, including—</text><clause commented="no" id="H66AF1407B49044F297EF1EDAE3AAF493"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the selective or unauthorized use of the system to verify eligibility; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H0BD8F522DF16459EA2072C5F326E56C8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the exclusion of certain individuals from consideration for employment as a result of a perceived likelihood that additional verification will be required, beyond what is required for most job applicants;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA4773D18CF9D4621830CB70E659583F4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to maximize the prevention of identity theft use in the system; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8F12915F567B49328323D0C3641EB4B9"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to limit the subjects of verification to the following individuals:</text><clause commented="no" id="H64B3B8DFC33A4466B22709564E02CED1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Individuals hired, referred, or recruited, in accordance with paragraph (1) or (4) of subsection (b).</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="HC124A7949691452EA11B69CACC981C3F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Employees and prospective employees, in accordance with paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (b).</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H1AB021F3F00042798E1EECD6A0766663"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Individuals seeking to confirm their own employment eligibility on a voluntary basis.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA3C1BAEB3E4D40D79A58955A6482E7E3"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Responsibilities of Commissioner of Social Security</header><text>As part of the verification system, the Commissioner of Social Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security (and any designee of the Secretary selected to establish and administer the verification system), shall establish a reliable, secure method, which, within the time periods specified under paragraphs (2) and (3), compares the name and social security account number provided in an inquiry against such information maintained by the Commissioner in order to validate (or not validate) the information provided regarding an individual whose identity and employment eligibility must be confirmed, the correspondence of the name and number, and whether the individual has presented a social security account number that is not valid for employment. The Commissioner shall not disclose or release social security information (other than such confirmation or nonconfirmation) under the verification system except as provided for in this section or section 205(c)(2)(I) of the Social Security Act.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCDA7F632E1B34DD8B4D84B9A7FC447BE"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Responsibilities of Secretary of Homeland Security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the verification system, the Secretary of Homeland Security (in consultation with any designee of the Secretary selected to establish and administer the verification system), shall establish a reliable, secure method, which, within the time periods specified under paragraphs (2) and (3), compares the name and alien identification or authorization number (or any other information as determined relevant by the Secretary) which are provided in an inquiry against such information maintained or accessed by the Secretary in order to validate (or not validate) the information provided, the correspondence of the name and number, whether the alien is authorized to be employed in the United States, or to the extent that the Secretary determines to be feasible and appropriate, whether the records available to the Secretary verify the identity or status of a national of the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4F48A7E40ECC400684E7140D31945367"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Updating information</header><text>The Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall update their information in a manner that promotes the maximum accuracy and shall provide a process for the prompt correction of erroneous information, including instances in which it is brought to their attention in the secondary verification process described in paragraph (3).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7E2D464F75E240ED83C47EB2E7AB985B"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Limitation on use of the verification system and any related systems</header><subparagraph id="H1D72D92D0EBD4CD8AE71D7FB3FACA240"><enum>(A)</enum><header>No national identification card</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize, directly or indirectly, the issuance or use of national identification cards or the establishment of a national identification card.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6B53C63F5E2F483A9BBABD2E65D6515C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Critical infrastructure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may authorize or direct any person or entity responsible for granting access to, protecting, securing, operating, administering, or regulating part of the critical infrastructure (as defined in section 1016(e) of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2001 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5195c">42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)</external-xref>)) to use the verification system to the extent the Secretary determines that such use will assist in the protection of the critical infrastructure.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB8577DB0A35E4F30B2CC01DDE61A1E14"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Remedies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an individual alleges that the individual would not have been dismissed from a job but for an error of the verification mechanism, the individual may seek compensation only through the mechanism of the Federal Tort Claims Act, and injunctive relief to correct such error. No class action may be brought under this paragraph.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC75327B2A43D48E9BDBE76370E2C4BA8"><enum>1404.</enum><header>Recruitment, referral, and continuation of employment</header><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2909D94E0E9641B19AC9966A0176091C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional changes to rules for recruitment, referral, and continuation of employment</header><text>Section 274A(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HA93BC8A1332147288958321B1F19D366"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A), by striking <quote>for a fee</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H50AE26568F514906973C1FB51617B06D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB07ADB2F2E34DFD93CE86E58E967E81" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H7875F4DB07F9419483F13F769C680B1A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to hire, continue to employ, or to recruit or refer for employment in the United States an individual without complying with the requirements of subsection (b).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HA2271916E3D34B6193E2AF99062C069E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>after hiring an alien for employment in accordance with paragraph (1),</quote> and inserting <quote>after complying with paragraph (1),</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6B26EAD2C698410D905D294D6B30453E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 274A(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)</external-xref>), as amended by section 1402(b) of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA859A264325C4ED3A98C540ACEE3FEB5" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H530FAED6B08742BD956F0A16882657E2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Definition of recruit or refer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As used in this section, the term <term>refer</term> means the act of sending or directing a person who is in the United States or transmitting documentation or information to another, directly or indirectly, with the intent of obtaining employment in the United States for such person. Only persons or entities referring for remuneration (whether on a retainer or contingency basis) are included in the definition, except that union hiring halls that refer union members or nonunion individuals who pay union membership dues are included in the definition whether or not they receive remuneration, as are labor service entities or labor service agencies, whether public, private, for-profit, or nonprofit, that refer, dispatch, or otherwise facilitate the hiring of laborers for any period of time by a third party. As used in this section, the term <term>recruit</term> means the act of soliciting a person who is in the United States, directly or indirectly, and referring the person to another with the intent of obtaining employment for that person. Only persons or entities referring for remuneration (whether on a retainer or contingency basis) are included in the definition, except that union hiring halls that refer union members or nonunion individuals who pay union membership dues are included in this definition whether or not they receive remuneration, as are labor service entities or labor service agencies, whether public, private, for-profit, or nonprofit that recruit, dispatch, or otherwise facilitate the hiring of laborers for any period of time by a third party.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HCD91DAAA369A45D99640ED50FB534AB5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, except that the amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act insofar as such amendments relate to continuation of employment.</text></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA5804446F5E491E80AF1CD61F053F9E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1405.</enum><header>Good faith defense</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 274A(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a(a)(3)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01FD7B9088034BC69894251E1858DBE1" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H2A1AD4ED4A214A61BA02EB870B72DED5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Good faith defense</header><subparagraph id="HCAF5B9966BE84F05A3C1E797795C4E48"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Defense</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer (or person or entity that hires, employs, recruits, or refers (as defined in subsection (h)(5)), or is otherwise obligated to comply with this section) who establishes that it has complied in good faith with the requirements of subsection (b)—</text><clause id="H265333846B94426CB56317FB26197055"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall not be liable to a job applicant, an employee, the Federal Government, or a State or local government, under Federal, State, or local criminal or civil law for any employment-related action taken with respect to a job applicant or employee in good-faith reliance on information provided through the system established under subsection (d); and</text></clause><clause id="H9A822B92E4CE4FC99C9A31723CAF2DBD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has established compliance with its obligations under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) and subsection (b) absent a showing by the Secretary of Homeland Security, by clear and convincing evidence, that the employer had knowledge that an employee is an unauthorized alien.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEBD509D678244933A4EB7F3786009BEF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Mitigation element</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i), if an employer proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the employer uses a reasonable, secure, and established technology to authenticate the identity of the new employee, that fact shall be taken into account for purposes of determining good faith use of the system established under subsection (d).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2BBE059E224D4EFB9086A9B95F5638AD"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Failure to seek and obtain verification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the effective dates and other deadlines applicable under subsection (b), in the case of a person or entity in the United States that hires, or continues to employ, an individual, or recruits or refers an individual for employment, the following requirements apply:</text><clause id="HCC847F5D1FBE4C7B9DE987CEA82F8D07"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Failure to seek verification</header><subclause id="H4C9526CFD0A24B99AAA6343D1B9E636B"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the person or entity has not made an inquiry, under the mechanism established under subsection (d) and in accordance with the timeframes established under subsection (b), seeking verification of the identity and work eligibility of the individual, the defense under subparagraph (A) shall not be considered to apply with respect to any employment, except as provided in subclause (II).</text></subclause><subclause id="H1718723A2E16427994C8390742A50200"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Special rule for failure of verification mechanism</header><text>If such a person or entity in good faith attempts to make an inquiry in order to qualify for the defense under subparagraph (A) and the verification mechanism has registered that not all inquiries were responded to during the relevant time, the person or entity can make an inquiry until the end of the first subsequent working day in which the verification mechanism registers no nonresponses and qualify for such defense.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H8530B827196941A394FF669AD1D8D62B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Failure to obtain verification</header><text>If the person or entity has made the inquiry described in clause (i)(I) but has not received an appropriate verification of such identity and work eligibility under such mechanism within the time period specified under subsection (d)(2) after the time the verification inquiry was received, the defense under subparagraph (A) shall not be considered to apply with respect to any employment after the end of such time period.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HDF09B17B73F0497A9FCCAC91AEE0574C"><enum>1406.</enum><header>Preemption and States’ Rights</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 274A(h)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(2)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3461FADD6F354224B0DC62502AE97955" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H09134DEAA12A4C1E93FFCCEA6A56FD8B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Preemption</header><subparagraph id="H4BFD6B43050E44FEBDFAC1BD6230402C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Single, national policy</header><text>The provisions of this section preempt any State or local law, ordinance, policy, or rule, including any criminal or civil fine or penalty structure, insofar as they may now or hereafter relate to the hiring, continued employment, or status verification for employment eligibility purposes, of unauthorized aliens.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H94F965A84AF3434D923D299370C7B60D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State enforcement of Federal law</header><clause id="H1B5278DD0D424AAEBB71DF03663F8EFF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Business licensing</header><text>A State, locality, municipality, or political subdivision may exercise its authority over business licensing and similar laws as a penalty for failure to use the verification system described in subsection (d) to verify employment eligibility when and as required under subsection (b).</text></clause><clause id="H96EEDF0CE5E44BCFBFA6A97329EBDF3E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>General rules</header><text>A State, at its own cost, may enforce the provisions of this section, but only insofar as such State follows the Federal regulations implementing this section, applies the Federal penalty structure set out in this section, and complies with all Federal rules and guidance concerning implementation of this section. Such State may collect any fines assessed under this section. An employer may not be subject to enforcement, including audit and investigation, by both a Federal agency and a State for the same violation under this section. Whichever entity, the Federal agency or the State, is first to initiate the enforcement action, has the right of first refusal to proceed with the enforcement action. The Secretary must provide copies of all guidance, training, and field instructions provided to Federal officials implementing the provisions of this section to each State.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" id="H797131F6D38E4E4FA3B29F03259472C3"><enum>1407.</enum><header>Repeal</header><subsection commented="no" id="HA5390E82B24B4ED9AA11565FF956A283"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle A of title IV of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a</external-xref> note) is repealed.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H02147027127A4682955047B9B9F95B78"><enum>(b)</enum><header>References</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any reference in any Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of, or pertaining to, the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, or the Social Security Administration, to the employment eligibility confirmation system established under section 404 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a</external-xref> note) is deemed to refer to the employment eligibility confirmation system established under section 274A(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by section 1403 of this Act.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HA2E49DC5E0554BC68CDF776121909956"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>This section shall take effect on the date that is 30 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="HE3CCDEE1373644B59EBA2EC27A9DA26B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Clerical Amendment</header><text>The table of sections, in section 1(d) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, is amended by striking the items relating to subtitle A of title IV.</text></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4FA131BA03F64AC6B4D07A170B3EF71D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1408.</enum><header>Penalties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 274A of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H02BF212E6BAF4B12955FA9B8565D5BE6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="H0ABD9C396A2445C8BBC7B81A54B0B8EA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Attorney General</quote> each place such term appears and inserting <quote>Secretary of Homeland Security</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H40505800EAC14590A4AD01F408FA7DDA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>Service</quote> and inserting <quote>Department of Homeland Security</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H97807EF35E354BBAA9B2CEB4583B3014"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(4)—</text><subparagraph id="H71A4BAB329BA444A934E439ABF8E54BF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), in the matter before clause (i), by inserting <quote>, subject to paragraph (10),</quote> after <quote>in an amount</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B54E37B9DD741E883B013659B9028E8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking <quote>not less than $250 and not more than $2,000</quote> and inserting <quote>not less than $2,500 and not more than $5,000</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB0B90D1911154193AB160A920286D18E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking <quote>not less than $2,000 and not more than $5,000</quote> and inserting <quote>not less than $5,000 and not more than $10,000</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF17C07E9B5F1496B9B7F9A522B06C74E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking <quote>not less than $3,000 and not more than $10,000</quote> and inserting <quote>not less than $10,000 and not more than $25,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA94F7727D9EF475293EE9C752FCCD577"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by moving the margin of the continuation text following subparagraph (B) two ems to the left and by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block id="H77DC7FB1B762459CA958084D6A3F7728" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H98CF6E2034ED498EAAB315D3C61A3BC6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may require the person or entity to take such other remedial action as is appropriate.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9D422AE5EB97431F866146949B02B9C9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(5)—</text><subparagraph id="H2C8D7E9DE4C34E2D94610C0CAB886760"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, strike <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">paperwork</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB5FFE4133D944DC969DDEBBC4765F10"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, subject to paragraphs (10) through (12),</quote> after <quote>in an amount</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H718F430D77A64229B80EF5B435336170"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$100</quote> and inserting <quote>$1,000</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC380DFB992EF4E7596870457E86960D0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$1,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$25,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA512115CF70B482EA07B8A22362E71FD"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: <quote>Failure by a person or entity to utilize the employment eligibility verification system as required by law, or providing information to the system that the person or entity knows or reasonably believes to be false, shall be treated as a violation of subsection (a)(1)(A).</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC620C7E7B27A4658A08C56E8FD4CCF8E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end of subsection (e) the following:</text><quoted-block id="H4CD86939B0E54D588A2D4705F977A287" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HF1DE2CDAB3BB4EF2BB9658E6D2C03C6B"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Exemption from penalty for good faith violation</header><text>In the case of imposition of a civil penalty under paragraph (4)(A) with respect to a violation of subsection (a)(1)(A) or (a)(2) for hiring or continuation of employment or recruitment or referral by person or entity and in the case of imposition of a civil penalty under paragraph (5) for a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) for hiring or recruitment or referral by a person or entity, the penalty otherwise imposed may be waived or reduced if the violator establishes that the violator acted in good faith.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0B55CD3E86554DDF8DA59B057BBD774F"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Mitigation element</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of paragraph (4), the size of the business shall be taken into account when assessing the level of civil money penalty.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0D3B7D6DF497463EB8E0211F81495253"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Authority to debar employers for certain violations</header><subparagraph id="H187876DCF24C434D84573C7FC7CCE456"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a person or entity is determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security to be a repeat violator of paragraph (1)(A) or (2) of subsection (a), or is convicted of a crime under this section, such person or entity may be considered for debarment from the receipt of Federal contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements in accordance with the debarment standards and pursuant to the debarment procedures set forth in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD64AAE4A1EF14851B44BB9EA3333ADEC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Does not have contract, grant, agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General wishes to have a person or entity considered for debarment in accordance with this paragraph, and such a person or entity does not hold a Federal contract, grant, or cooperative agreement, the Secretary or Attorney General shall refer the matter to the Administrator of General Services to determine whether to list the person or entity on the List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement, and if so, for what duration and under what scope.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCA61FA892BF244099BEA2F7B09D9016B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Has contract, grant, agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General wishes to have a person or entity considered for debarment in accordance with this paragraph, and such person or entity holds a Federal contract, grant, or cooperative agreement, the Secretary or Attorney General shall advise all agencies or departments holding a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with the person or entity of the Government’s interest in having the person or entity considered for debarment, and after soliciting and considering the views of all such agencies and departments, the Secretary or Attorney General may refer the matter to any appropriate lead agency to determine whether to list the person or entity on the List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement, and if so, for what duration and under what scope.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B3886AB22784AB492F839909B3BA1D8"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any decision to debar a person or entity in accordance with this paragraph shall be reviewable pursuant to part 9.4 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H85E147B0C9D942BB8ABACEE1AB3F317C"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Office for State and local government complaints</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish an office—</text><subparagraph id="H214491B3126948CDADCE43282F989EC8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to which State and local government agencies may submit information indicating potential violations of subsection (a), (b), or (g)(1) that were generated in the normal course of law enforcement or the normal course of other official activities in the State or locality;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A559077B6E840DAAFA687D192D5B861"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that is required to indicate to the complaining State or local agency within five business days of the filing of such a complaint by identifying whether the Secretary will further investigate the information provided;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H50F165D6285D4463B12F5ECE19164933"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that is required to investigate those complaints filed by State or local government agencies that, on their face, have a substantial probability of validity;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H323712E2B3184C1EABFED2416024D514"><enum>(D)</enum><text>that is required to notify the complaining State or local agency of the results of any such investigation conducted; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H78FF156D1A454B819F868C23A553D095"><enum>(E)</enum><text>that is required to report to the Congress annually the number of complaints received under this paragraph, the States and localities that filed such complaints, and the resolution of the complaints investigated by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H05523728CFF14172866FA31502DCCE0A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (1) of subsection (f) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block id="H3EB5335039FE4B1E8CA0E07EEA2CB657" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H700F7164FE7B413AB4D331FB330057E9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Criminal penalty</header><text>Any person or entity which engages in a pattern or practice of violations of subsection (a) (1) or (2) shall be fined not more than $5,000 for each unauthorized alien with respect to which such a violation occurs, imprisoned for not more than 18 months, or both, notwithstanding the provisions of any other Federal law relating to fine levels.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="H1D1C8AD6CA9A48238DB9879B9CFF622A"><enum>1409.</enum><header>Fraud and misuse of documents</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1546(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="HAA49C2EB27B241288BC07AE0F80AFF3A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>identification document,</quote> and inserting <quote>identification document or document meant to establish work authorization (including the documents described in section 274A(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act),</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1115155166D94AA8BC0F2235ECBEF730"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>identification document</quote> and inserting <quote>identification document or document meant to establish work authorization (including the documents described in section 274A(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act),</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H569ED482B4344587AE91510893C83445"><enum>1410.</enum><header>Protection of Social Security Administration programs</header><subsection id="H308EB28718D647CABCB646A512DDACF1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Funding under agreement</header><text>Effective for not later than two years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall enter into and maintain an agreement which shall—</text><paragraph id="H57DEBA12084A432A99E31D25E92F6363"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide funds to the Commissioner for the full costs of the responsibilities of the Commissioner under section 274A(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a(d)</external-xref>), as amended by section 1403 of this Act, including (but not limited to)—</text><subparagraph id="HE58E0E41D7FD4674B80D8F57F64F9809"><enum>(A)</enum><text>acquiring, installing, and maintaining technological equipment and systems necessary for the fulfillment of the responsibilities of the Commissioner under such section 274A(d), but only that portion of such costs that are attributable exclusively to such responsibilities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4FCAFE9280CC4A47A9FD6C7252E34F01"><enum>(B)</enum><text>responding to individuals who contest a tentative nonconfirmation provided by the employment eligibility verification system established under such section;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0D665272DC444F28A69EC2A023FD5046"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide such funds annually in advance of the applicable quarter based on estimating methodology agreed to by the Commissioner and the Secretary (except in such instances where the delayed enactment of an annual appropriation may preclude such quarterly payments); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC43C441858CC4294A7EB28C5B13DDF30"><enum>(3)</enum><text>require an annual accounting and reconciliation of the actual costs incurred and the funds provided under the agreement, which shall be reviewed by the Inspectors General of the Social Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H37E07811D639483F8DD3B59EF2934369"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Continuation of employment verification in absence of timely agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any case in which the agreement required under subsection (a) for any fiscal year beginning not later than two years after the date of enactment of this Act, has not been reached as of October 1 of such fiscal year, the latest agreement between the Commissioner and the Secretary of Homeland Security providing for funding to cover the costs of the responsibilities of the Commissioner under section 274A(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a(d)</external-xref>) shall be deemed in effect on an interim basis for such fiscal year until such time as an agreement required under subsection (a) is subsequently reached, except that the terms of such interim agreement shall be modified by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to adjust for inflation and any increase or decrease in the volume of requests under the employment eligibility verification system. In any case in which an interim agreement applies for any fiscal year under this subsection, the Commissioner and the Secretary shall, not later than October 1 of such fiscal year, notify the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate of the failure to reach the agreement required under subsection (a) for such fiscal year. Until such time as the agreement required under subsection (a) has been reached for such fiscal year, the Commissioner and the Secretary shall, not later than the end of each 90-day period after October 1 of such fiscal year, notify such Committees of the status of negotiations between the Commissioner and the Secretary in order to reach such an agreement.</text></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB70E1261ED2458E88C41088C9FC10D6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1411.</enum><header>Fraud prevention</header><subsection id="HDCD8C27312CA4AFEB7C14F673ACB9408"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Blocking misused social security account numbers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Commissioner of Social Security, shall establish a program in which social security account numbers that have been identified to be subject to unusual multiple use in the employment eligibility verification system established under section 274A(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a(d)</external-xref>), as amended by section 1403 of this Act, or that are otherwise suspected or determined to have been compromised by identity fraud or other misuse, shall be blocked from use for such system purposes unless the individual using such number is able to establish, through secure and fair additional security procedures, that the individual is the legitimate holder of the number.</text></subsection><subsection id="H37B99202D800498499B932E272AD8F56"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allowing suspension of use of certain social security account numbers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Commissioner of Social Security, shall establish a program which shall provide a reliable, secure method by which victims of identity fraud and other individuals may suspend or limit the use of their social security account number or other identifying information for purposes of the employment eligibility verification system established under section 274A(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a(d)</external-xref>), as amended by section 1403 of this Act. The Secretary may implement the program on a limited pilot program basis before making it fully available to all individuals.</text></subsection><subsection id="H7E42E43A8DEF458590824D3E278BA10B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Allowing parents To prevent theft of their child’s identity</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Commissioner of Social Security, shall establish a program which shall provide a reliable, secure method by which parents or legal guardians may suspend or limit the use of the social security account number or other identifying information of a minor under their care for the purposes of the employment eligibility verification system established under 274A(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324a">8 U.S.C. 1324a(d)</external-xref>), as amended by section 1403 of this Act. The Secretary may implement the program on a limited pilot program basis before making it fully available to all individuals.</text></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFF020126AFA482D9C0F0ACD24F81466" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1412.</enum><header>Use of Employment Eligibility Verification Photo Tool</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">An employer who uses the photo matching tool used as part of the E-Verify System shall match the photo tool photograph to both the photograph on the identity or employment eligibility document provided by the employee and to the face of the employee submitting the document for employment verification purposes.</text></section><section id="HDAA4AFDC8BFB47B2B87302647B52F86C"><enum>1413.</enum><header>Identity authentication employment eligibility verification pilot programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 24 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Commissioner of Social Security and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall establish by regulation not less than 2 Identity Authentication Employment Eligibility Verification pilot programs, each using a separate and distinct technology (the <quote>Authentication Pilots</quote>). The purpose of the Authentication Pilots shall be to provide for identity authentication and employment eligibility verification with respect to enrolled new employees which shall be available to any employer that elects to participate in either of the Authentication Pilots. Any participating employer may cancel the employer’s participation in the Authentication Pilot after one year after electing to participate without prejudice to future participation. The Secretary shall report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate the Secretary’s findings on the Authentication Pilots, including the authentication technologies chosen, not later than 12 months after commencement of the Authentication Pilots.</text></section><section id="HB2CEA8E431F24BDA9929E8E02F017D25"><enum>1414.</enum><header>Inspector General audits</header><subsection id="HE6B38FA980FE480F8C6A7459A0A8CF0A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Social Security Administration shall complete audits of the following categories in order to uncover evidence of individuals who are not authorized to work in the United States:</text><paragraph id="H092394E1D8454BD39A2AB82A0D217123"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Workers who dispute wages reported on their social security account number when they believe someone else has used such number and name to report wages.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBD2189CB32F44CE5977A62D63F629AEF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Children’s social security account numbers used for work purposes.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB59181BD49EA4A1FBB3BFBFD5CB36AB9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Employers whose workers present significant numbers of mismatched social security account numbers or names for wage reporting.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8D80EFF5AC3846BE8AF550D399904651"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Submission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Inspector General of the Social Security Administration shall submit the audits completed under subsection (a) to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate for review of the evidence of individuals who are not authorized to work in the United States. The Chairmen of those Committees shall then determine information to be shared with the Secretary of Homeland Security so that such Secretary can investigate the unauthorized employment demonstrated by such evidence.</text></subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Asylum Reform</header><section id="H5AC03875DA1F4B56B5AD5D7A9F55D646"><enum>1501.</enum><header>Humanitarian campuses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle C of title IV of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/231">6 U.S.C. 231 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H79D9E82EB73E4C83971CBFED901C913C"><section id="HF5EEAF8A698F46B39D1FDEC17590F040"><enum>437.</enum><header>Humanitarian campuses</header><subsection id="H570C74DB136F4CA6B312B1380EBF31BD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 12 months after the effective date of this section, the Secretary shall establish not fewer than 3 humanitarian campuses located in high traffic sectors of U.S. Border Patrol, as determined by the Secretary, along the southern border land border of the United States (referred to in this section as a <quote>humanitarian campus</quote>).</text></subsection><subsection id="HCBE7BF03B276478A8ECF54E42D77DC43"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><paragraph id="HABEB644E639C42C9B791267D4232878E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Processing and management</header><text>The humanitarian campuses shall carry out processing and management activities for asylum seekers apprehended at the border, including—</text><subparagraph id="H72C955F2E7AF4F2BAF84CE4875150C38"><enum>(A)</enum><text>criminal history checks;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1866F2CDD6ED4E1885ED300D88891AA4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identity verification;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H47ED81BE4CC94A50BD6D1A17BF5679FD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>biometrics collection and analysis;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7070DC7BFF4C4F388650B71C30DEE96B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>medical screenings;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B75AC920ED4404FB21AC58E40A17D0B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>asylum interviews and credible fear determinations under section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1225">8 U.S.C. 1225</external-xref>) and reasonable fear determinations under section 241(b)(3)(B) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1231">8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3)(B)</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H392CC0DC3E654CB3BE9946580BEFA444"><enum>(F)</enum><text>facilitating coordination and communication between Federal entities and nongovernmental organizations that are directly involved in providing assistance to aliens;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4CA02DFE706E449B8E6CF165404057ED"><enum>(G)</enum><text>legal orientation programming and communication between aliens and outside legal counsel;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB00EC28760441BDB5B1D2FCA252FEDE"><enum>(H)</enum><text>issuance of legal documents relating to immigration court proceedings of aliens; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5944EAE8BA4407086BFC5A4E9E36FAC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any other activity the Secretary considers appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB16A02F7726B4F4CB1054CAC0A37DF2A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consideration of eligibility for additional forms of relief</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting asylum interviews and credible fear determinations under section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1225">8 U.S.C. 1225</external-xref>) and reasonable fear determinations under section 241(b)(3)(B) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1231">8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3)(B)</external-xref>), the officer shall consider, in addition to whether the alien has a credible fear of persecution, whether the alien may be prima facie eligible for any other form of relief from removal, including—</text><subparagraph id="H4B6C24AE927A4192838D38CBCA5F8C46"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">withholding of removal under section 241(b)(3) or any cause or claim under the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD23F49B39514F499929561622BEF3BA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">status under subparagraph (T) or (U) of section 101(a)(15);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E2C70AA446445F99D3ADA86D087B2EB"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">special immigrant juvenile status;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFEB67EDCEDD54F0A80FD0CC8B0A8801D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>family reunification pursuant to an approved I–130 petition; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8AA6A198EDEE4294BDDB3DDD7CE0BFDD"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any other basis for relief from removal under the immigration laws.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H155A7546036A443EAA5B1F5BCAB546AA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Personnel and living conditions</header><text>The humanitarian campuses shall include—</text><paragraph id="H1FC10EB6C3B84B9ABE2C9307A7C517AD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>personnel assigned from—</text><subparagraph id="HA506F99B8CB04A3DA6E40A850B9F7C2E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>U.S. Customs and Border Protection;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEAC63EB1DE834874A91FFCCFA39652A9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72F889F9BCC54399BAE0C1A6519BFAAC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Federal Emergency Management Agency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H31B37307C013440B9FDA3C0F9BD6CEBC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B942CBEF92A4F24AF14163C3594FAD7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the Office of Refugee Resettlement;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE1C00B6388EF41A7BB8046D3D9208F26"><enum>(2)</enum><text>upon agreement with an applicable Federal agency, personnel from such Federal agency who are assigned to the humanitarian campus;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDD46A5ECC72A458387247947A6BAF098"><enum>(3)</enum><text>sufficient medical staff, including physicians specializing in pediatric or family medicine, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9E9A9D624B784144AC84A1E9E9ED28B5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>licensed social workers;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H951ECCD3BCED46F0854CA4B5A2595252"><enum>(5)</enum><text>mental health professionals;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H82AB0834DD344A3F93A9F527F9006194"><enum>(6)</enum><text>child advocates appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 235(c)(6)(B) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1232">8 U.S.C. 1232(c)(6)(B)</external-xref>);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD9C4215CAC5E4AEC83C05D421B57B681"><enum>(7)</enum><text>sufficient space to carry out the processing, management, and legal orientation activities described in subsection (b);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H43F2496CB0A84EE28A4412A0D9D69744"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sufficient consumables, including toothbrushes, toothpaste, feminine hygiene products, other personal hygiene supplies, clothing, and baby products;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H428D4E3FACFA4FC99DD71DA831D0E92C"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sufficient recreational space for children and families;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF151BC0AD36F4C8694F615556A1958F3"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">access to legal resources, including law books, that would permit an individual without legal counsel to prepare for an asylum hearing; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCFB697F811EC43B5B75FDB1759ABDAFA"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sufficient visitation space for non-legal visits, as well as access to secure and confidential telephone and video teleconferencing facilities, for which they may not be charged a price higher than cost to operate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4DB0DC0D34814D23923491E8AE7C855E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Criminal history checks</header><text>Each criminal history check carried out under subsection (b)(1) shall be conducted using a set of fingerprints or other biometric identifier obtained from—</text><paragraph id="HA512E3389D724D1A84550CC1B5461A5F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Federal Bureau of Investigation;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4166CDFBE1AF4566B12905EFCD199043"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the criminal history repositories of all States that the individual listed as a current or former residence; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H456225F598824A4984F6169A27FCF58F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any other appropriate Federal or State database resource or repository, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE8DA9D701A234BFF9B5A40267604D5F5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Exceptions for additional purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to operational and spatial availability, in the event of a major disaster or emergency declared under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5121">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</external-xref>) or any homeland security crisis requiring the establishment of a departmental Joint Task Force under section 708(b), the Secretary may temporarily utilize a humanitarian campus to carry out operations relating to such declaration or crisis.</text></subsection><subsection id="H2DF6E7991B054394BD9C34FB964652AD"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Donations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Department may accept donations from private entities, nongovernmental organizations, and other groups independent of the Federal Government for the care of children and family units at a humanitarian campus, including—</text><paragraph id="HB6F1248E87DF4FA082EF235796D00504"><enum>(1)</enum><text>medical goods and services;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD0C511281B254F71B0614A6FE0FFE623"><enum>(2)</enum><text>school supplies;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4E360AFEDEA248EC9FE6F37EB8A32CF3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>toys;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4DF562D54AA744A083189D85363BFC26"><enum>(4)</enum><text>clothing; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFD350DF07B48446396F0F65623D39613"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any other item intended to promote the well-being of such children and family units.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4A2F46EA1DE94C17B14EE21DA4E2B3C2"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Access to facilities for private entities and nongovernmental organizations</header><paragraph id="H01D6A600580F43EA906BCB9DB148A567"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Private entities and nongovernmental organizations that are directly involved in providing humanitarian or legal assistance to families and individuals encountered by the Department along the southwest border of the United States, or organizations that provide assistance to individuals, shall have access to humanitarian campuses for purposes of—</text><subparagraph id="HED02A00E118342FAAB85899A5EEED65E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>legal orientation programming;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB892F24A5C2644AFBAF29C75E0CE64A3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing case management services or establishing case management services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA2C963FA11CC45DA9699E0690E60BC61"><enum>(C)</enum><text>coordination with the Department with respect to the care of families and individuals held in humanitarian campuses, including the care of families and individuals who are released or scheduled to be released;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB9D3E23D05FA4F808DC5C6CBCD47AF88"><enum>(D)</enum><text>communication between aliens and outside legal counsel;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H24424D3C7FC04E4B988FBE33260BDFC4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the provision of humanitarian assistance; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H57176E5B63F546D9900C0F5B64418164"><enum>(F)</enum><text>any other purpose the Secretary considers appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF06B0D7B03494A42BF454F19221F246F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Access plan</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register procedures relating to access to humanitarian campuses under paragraph (1) that ensure—</text><subparagraph id="H878F470DBD8646F9814275231221306D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the safety of personnel of, and aliens in, humanitarian campuses; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F22A28A1BF242C18D2D43D5D578F23E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the orderly management and operation of humanitarian campuses.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD4F9DA8A68D44C0B8B504FF0FCC3B715"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Legal counsel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens in a humanitarian campus shall have access to legal counsel in accordance with section 292 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1362">8 U.S.C. 1362</external-xref>), including the opportunity to consult with counsel before any legally determinative aspect of the asylum process occurs.</text></subsection><subsection id="HEE96CA4D9D0849F695E80E77E6898468"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Procedures To facilitate communication with counsel</header><text>The Secretary shall develop written procedures to permit aliens in a humanitarian campus to visit with, and make free confidential telephone calls to, legal representatives and legal services providers and to receive incoming calls from legal representatives and legal services providers, in a private and confidential space while in custody, for the purposes of retaining or consulting with counsel or obtaining legal advice from legal services providers.</text></subsection><subsection id="H2953A4801A064656AEA88B8BE3E01864"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Legal orientation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien in a humanitarian campus shall be provided the opportunity to receive a complete legal orientation presentation administered by a nongovernmental organization in cooperation with the Executive Office for Immigration Review.</text></subsection><subsection id="HC03F93D8F38A41E1B5D74E196D5E5BEF"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Management of humanitarian campuses</header><paragraph id="HF1B0ACA3E7E64E57B36952DC1EB67807"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Operation</header><text>The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in consultation with the interagency coordinating council established under paragraph (2), shall operate the humanitarian campuses.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBD62C40B214844BAB5D4CD9900C698F8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interagency coordinating committee</header><subparagraph id="HD28A856D85824B34A34D615F6313A94B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established an interagency coordinating committee for the purpose of coordinating operations and management of the humanitarian campuses.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE8D558BB6DE647EE8B05AF7CB6F7B741"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The interagency coordinating committee shall be chaired by the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or his or her designee, and shall include representatives designated by the heads of the following agencies:</text><clause id="HD0A83F8B4E9F4D02B84AFFAEBAB1DC64"><enum>(i)</enum><text>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</text></clause><clause id="HE5F7971029854DC3BE5BCA16BD37D2E4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The Federal Emergency Management Agency.</text></clause><clause id="H6201F9674E2C4E04A96DE5AC9CC68266"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.</text></clause><clause id="H83CA2D5CE9C442F0B0DD6388C8D09193"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The Office of Refugee Resettlement.</text></clause><clause id="H93F4533C72C84541B8F82F3D2DB17B8F"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Any other agency that supplies personnel to the humanitarian campuses, upon agreement between the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the head of such other agency.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF0910106FC9F46BEB0268D3556777F18"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Oversight</header><text>The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General shall—</text><clause id="H1909F521468F4A6986B2CFF84D028A84"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conduct unannounced inspections of the humanitarian campuses at least twice per year; and</text></clause><clause id="H268E9492AC4B40C79266AC2ACB0B8CF4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on an annual basis, prepare and submit a report detailing compliance with subsection (g) that shall be posted on a public website.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7FB0CE48E5194F4882503B4B68DBA228"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Screening timeline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Absent exceptional circumstances, aliens shall undergo a complete full screening under this section not later than 15 days after being processed at the campus, including screening for gang, cartel, or criminal affiliation, legal orientation, and initial credible fear interview.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HC7A0444DE4624CA7BF0540B5C46EA45B"><enum>1502.</enum><header>Expedited Asylum Determinations</header><subsection id="HE26CBB9F074E4E9C85A02318D25E028A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1151">8 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after section 208 the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HCB26AC329DE94157B45E1D0F53AB332B" display-inline="no-display-inline"><section id="H41EBFA71A80C49C38E6C19EF20C77D83"><enum>208A.</enum><header>Procedures for Expedited Asylum Determinations</header><subsection id="H0038C636A3EA4210A69407E3847A73FB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of any alien who enters the United States without lawful status after the date of enactment of this Act, the procedures described in this section shall apply.</text></subsection><subsection id="H27C62E185A87454192FCBC57CECC6862"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Arrival rest period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On arrival to a humanitarian campus an alien shall be provided a mandatory rest period for 72 hours after initial processing of the alien occurs.</text></subsection><subsection id="H199F5778A83543ED9B129D5A58DAFD95"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Initial screening</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that an alien who is subject to this section shall undergo an initial screening within 15 days after arrival at a humanitarian campus, including ensuring that each asylum seeker is able to make contact with legal counsel within the first week of arrival, prior to sitting for a credible fear interview.</text></subsection><subsection id="H4A3CC0564D1B468DBFFC1D17AE804FEF" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Secondary screening</header><text>In the case of aliens who successfully pass a credible fear interview, an asylum officer may triage cases and make final decisions on asylum cases within 45 days after an initial screening is completed under subsection (c). A secondary screening shall consist of the following:</text><paragraph id="HEACB6490CDBF40C18AE2F30D2B44C43B" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><subparagraph id="HFA5C77E3544342418E7AF542378BF993" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A positive credible fear interview shall be treated as an application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H350035D5339E48A2A157497C18D8E56A" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A positive reasonable fear interview shall be treated as an application for withholding of removal or protection under the Convention against Torture, whichever is relevant to the asylum officer’s basis for finding a reasonable fear.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H905551F0DEA44AD89CD97CA17F3A2F09"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose of secondary screening</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A two-person asylum officer panel conducting a secondary screening shall—</text><subparagraph id="H2DCC82BA48324B81B6E57A54EDFE322A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">deny or approve the application for asylum; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB6FD9A656BC48EF97147CF2A6458F82"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">refer complex or uncertain asylum, withholding of removal, Convention Against Torture, or other cases in which an alien has been determined to be prima facie eligible for other forms of relief pursuant to section 437(b)(2) of this Act, to an immigration judge for a hearing under section 1229a of title 8, United States Code.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H15924C0EF37B4704A0C97A80043378A4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secondary Screening Process</header><subparagraph id="HCDF2EAB1FB8A433AB85A20D65D9F84CE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Conduct by asylum officers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A secondary screening shall be conducted by a panel of two asylum officers at a humanitarian campus.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H659F0DCD6A554E988ED9A894CF41C913" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Secondary screening decision procedure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After conducting a secondary screening, the asylum officers shall each independently vote to approve the application, refer the application to an immigration judge as complex or uncertain, or deny the application.</text><clause id="HA326F38D74DD4C3390B44EED958AFD48" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If both asylum officers vote to approve the application, it shall be approved.</text></clause><clause id="HA45EBF16579245BD9ECE68112CFD5E62" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If both asylum officers vote to deny the application, it shall be denied.</text></clause><clause id="HC4AC83CC73C54D1E8A43EBDF52356C80" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If there is disagreement, or both asylum officers vote to refer the application to an immigration judge, the application shall be referred to an immigration judge for a hearing under section 1229a of title 8, United States Code.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE6A1AEB0FFF4CEBA5F6AC73133607BC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Record of secondary screening</header><text>The officers shall prepare a written record of a secondary screening under subparagraph (B). Such record shall include a summary of the material facts, as stated by the applicant, such additional facts (if any) relied upon by the officers, and each officer’s analysis of why the alien has or has not established eligibility for asylum. A copy of each officer’s screening notes shall be attached to the written summary.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9695E4E6D8EA4FE48A10FEC3AB2955A3" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Alien’s rights in secondary screening</header><text>In secondary screenings under this subsection, under regulations of the Secretary of Homeland Security—</text><clause id="HDF43640570E94B4F969D856CB4EA3E36" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien shall have the privilege of being represented, at no expense to the Federal Government, by counsel of the alien’s choosing; and</text></clause><clause id="H1CBEB9E36455437291A42FE793458294" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien shall have a reasonable opportunity to examine the evidence against the alien and to present evidence on the alien’s own behalf.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9785A480E435435B9C94AEC95620FFC2" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Expedited appeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any application for asylum of an alien that is denied under paragraph (3) shall be subject to expedited review upon request of the alien, not later than 7 days after such denial, by a two-asylum officer panel consisting of asylum officers other than the asylum officers who denied such application.</text><subparagraph id="H3DF0188526C6401096B56705750C60F2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Secondary screening expedited appeal procedure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After reviewing the record of the secondary screening and any additional submission by the alien or the alien’s representative, the asylum officers shall each independently vote whether to uphold the appeal or deny the appeal. If both asylum officers vote to uphold the appeal, the alien’s application shall be approved. If both asylum officers vote to deny the application, the appeal shall be denied. If there is disagreement, the application shall be referred to an immigration judge for a hearing under section 1229a of title 8, United States Code.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC006716FF9C141BE89B7E34D4DFEA36F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Alien’s rights in appeal procedure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any expedited appeal, the alien shall—</text><clause id="HD1AD024C4C7345219B56C37776C8F331"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have the privilege of being represented, at no expense to the Federal Government, by counsel of the alien’s choosing; and</text></clause><clause id="HC40726A0652C47129E5304703811A3FF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have a reasonable opportunity to submit evidence and make arguments as to why the decision made under paragraph (3) was incorrect.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8ACA765D98E64C5D91F774B464075742" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limited reviewability</header><text>Any decision to deny or approve an application under this section may not be subject to judicial review, except as provided in paragraphs (4) and (5).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF148137BE4964A639142506790FE3D35" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Additional review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any circumstance in which new evidence or law related to the applicant arises during consideration, or a fundamental change in country conditions arises during consideration, an additional review may be conducted by an asylum officer within 7 days after such new evidence or law arises, or country conditions change.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCDE2692DBE634407BE630EA7E8779E19" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Vulnerable populations</header><subparagraph id="H3BB634E235944C61A58FBD045B972A80" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An alien that is a member of a vulnerable population may request additional review.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9E6E8A91C81B4A7692E7DBB9DE530B46" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Description</header><text>A member of a vulnerable population includes any individual who is—</text><clause id="H74A6F9637DA04AC1A07429EEB82FEABA" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a pregnant woman or a nursing mother;</text></clause><clause id="H16C6354EB7BA4BE886672B693FAC6153" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a woman at disproportionate risk of sexual or gender-based violence, exploitation, or abuse;</text></clause><clause id="H9F36083A81C2401DBCD51BC1AAAFA656" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a person at risk of violence due to their sexual orientation;</text></clause><clause id="H2F2C9D380CFC48459D8B1EA6E07058C8" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a person with a disability;</text></clause><clause id="H661BE8C35D544DB984FD0E6257AC6B7D" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>an elderly person;</text></clause><clause id="HC59E98361CB847BE936A1196F3D5DCD5" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a person with urgent medical needs;</text></clause><clause id="HEF0732B79E974095840E41136F93016A" commented="no"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>a stateless person; and</text></clause><clause id="H77C99BD36FE9472EA9CD0223893A4EFA" commented="no"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>a person holding a valid humanitarian visa.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB79E008E62D1499E879A655C089B5D11" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Additional review determinations</header><text>An additional review conducted with respect to an alien meeting the requirements of paragraph (3) or (4) may uphold the previous determination or be referred to an immigration judge for a final decision.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H014793ABC7474F6081064A765B6DEE15" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Effect of denial</header><text>Any alien who is denied asylum status under this subsection shall be subject to expedited removal under section 235.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDBE11FF39CAA474B8751C22410142242"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Immigration judge referral</header><text>If referred to an immigration judge, the following shall apply:</text><paragraph id="H5B8DD6FE11FF4DCB971C03C5D6C7D8F1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Court referral and Case management</header><text>In the case that an asylum officer refers a case to an immigration judge after a secondary or additional review, each alien subject to such referral shall receive a Notice to Appear and be permitted to leave the humanitarian campus. Each such alien shall be placed in a case management program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE7633782020C49E398B66A87DCBD46ED"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Monitoring</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each alien in case management shall check in regularly with case officers and be consistently monitored in a manner which ensures the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to electronically verify each person’s location.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE2CE4941C60940A79FE4B816D37877D3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Adult confirmation of location</header><text>Any alien placed in case management who is an adult, parent, or legal guardian shall check in on a weekly basis using automated telephone technology that confirms the caller’s identity and location.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H96D4AB589B39463683438D8890D33362" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Failure to comply</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Absent extraordinary circumstances, any alien who fails to comply with the case management requirements under this subsection shall be denied asylum and subject to expedited removal under section 235.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H99806B8DEFBF49F8AF054529DF29593E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Humanitarian campus</header><text>In this section, the term <term>humanitarian campus</term> means the campus described in section 472 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HFBFA3B05B4D84F688375CA1C45757064" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by this section shall take effect as soon as practicable, but not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section><section id="HC40CB107FDAA4DC3A92DF84455407AD2"><enum>1503.</enum><header>Screening and processing in Western hemisphere</header><subsection id="HC000A5F8613248AAAB95C449B8D28380"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There may be established up to 3 facilities in the Western hemisphere that shall offer asylum prescreening and family reunification services.</text></subsection><subsection id="H0CC79064831445AD835E889D1240C41D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Locations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If facilities are established under subsection (a), they shall be in geographically diverse locations such as—</text><paragraph id="H5A746E70C0C24B4E8DA73C7DBD210535"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in South America, south of the Darien Province in Panama;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFE92FC5C824C40F6B95133A2FAB27833"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in Central America; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8EEB99DBD779488580F35ECF15C826E0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in a country that participates in the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF1C8C7A1A1574BA98B0AD46F83429A7A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Services offered</header><text>The facilities established under this section shall offer the following:</text><paragraph id="HE0BCB5A9F75F4BAC85562CAC46C4A7A6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Pre-screening for asylum eligibility</header><text>Asylum officers shall offer asylum pre-screenings, which may be conducted virtually.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H205BD8A41260481C90B9013B73C04622"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Family Re-unification</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop an external family reunification process for unmarried sons and daughters under the age of 21 seeking to be reunited with any parent with legal status in the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC5DCEC38E9E94ADF8F3753F858043A5B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Employment Consultation and Applications</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that consultations are provided to aliens seeking to apply for legal work visas and assess other legal pathways to citizenship.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4435FA22BF8447D6A4746CE251305A75" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Regional economic opportunities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security, in conjunction with the Secretary of State, shall ensure individuals are provided with regional economic opportunities in areas in close proximity to the facilities established under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3DD6423EADA3468F9BFEBA7129391FA4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Dominican Republic family reunification</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E5924A6C3A04BC5803168419858132F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">initiate a Dominican Republic Family Reunification Program to process applications for parole for certain vetted individuals with already approved form I–130 petition for alien relative to be considered upon invitation, for parole, on a case by case basis, while they wait for their immigration visa; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1DF78CF59784D01BF0DD56E1FDC99EE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prioritize applications described in paragraph (1) in the order in which they were received by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services before the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC078911A28D044FB964A1FC0C3EC2103"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Application of the cuban adjustment act</header><text>In applying the Cuban Adjustment Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/89/732">Public Law 89–732</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1255">8 U.S.C. 1255</external-xref> note), an alien who was released into the United States under an order of release on recognizance by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on or before January 31, 2023, shall be considered to have been paroled into the United States.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HFC3CF62D7C7D40E79D591DB1D48E00C0"><enum>1504.</enum><header>Recording expedited removal and credible fear interviews</header><subsection commented="no" id="H37A870C1C9AD4942877D56D7D1D7DA72"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish quality assurance procedures and take steps to effectively ensure that questions by employees of the Department of Homeland Security exercising expedited removal authority under section 235(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1225">8 U.S.C. 1225(b)</external-xref>) are asked in a uniform manner, to the extent possible, and that both these questions and the answers provided in response to them are recorded in a uniform fashion.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HE7A2E7CE35FB452FADAE0FE9AE7333F7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Factors relating to sworn statements</header><text>Where practicable, any sworn or signed written statement taken of an alien as part of the record of a proceeding under section 235(b)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1225">8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(A)</external-xref>) shall be accompanied by a recording of the interview which served as the basis for that sworn statement.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H4B6BB6B1947147FE9F887F086CFE57A8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Interpreters</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that a fluent interpreter, not affiliated with the government of the country from which the alien may claim asylum, is used when the interviewing officer does not speak a language that the alien is fluent in speaking.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H8B0F048FF346454C8B0A4F02DF877DFC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Recordings in immigration proceedings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be an audio or audio visual recording of interviews of aliens subject to expedited removal. The recording shall be included in the record of proceeding and shall be considered as evidence in any further proceedings involving the alien.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H5BA7178BDC8D4FE2B63E3201B39EDDD3"><enum>1505.</enum><header>Renunciation of asylum status pursuant to return to home country</header><subsection commented="no" id="HD3E2E5330B73466C93E10933A0663E60"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 208(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1158">8 U.S.C. 1158(c)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6DDDF37F623B48C0B8ED38FE0D0B64D6" style="OLC"><paragraph commented="no" id="HA24C32779086447AA1DB1C506A847BF1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Renunciation of status pursuant to return to home country</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB55C5F1BC93D4E79BDB58458081448AA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), any alien who is granted asylum status under this Act, who, within 5 years after being granted such status, absent changed country conditions, subsequently returns to the country of such alien’s nationality or, in the case of an alien having no nationality, returns to any country in which such alien last habitually resided, and who applied for such status because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution in that country on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion, shall have his or her status terminated.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD8E2C8B8F3AD4A42B4BC9308A5A51935"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The Secretary has discretion to waive subparagraph (A) if it is established to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the alien had a compelling reason for the return. The waiver may be sought prior to departure from the United States or upon return.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H55B5AE69FFCE43F996DDF044C8B9927C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Lawful permanent residents</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to lawful permanent residents.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HD854BA8EC4094239BE4900D5F009C2AD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 208(c)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1158">8 U.S.C. 1158(c)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after <quote>paragraph (2)</quote> the following: <quote>or (4)</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HB750CDCE07244599B975C0824BAD0E61"><enum>1506.</enum><header>Notice concerning frivolous asylum applications</header><subsection commented="no" id="H9A4FE0D0D13446BBA22F10A1F8F10159"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 208(d)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1158">8 U.S.C. 1158(d)(4)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="H0664FB39945A4953AD6FA813F63B3BE6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>the Secretary of Homeland Security or</quote> before <quote>the Attorney General</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE456CE0DA6984DD2809B5FC4797834B9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and of the consequences, under paragraph (6), of knowingly filing a frivolous application for asylum; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5A14F531437F41C0950475D65917458E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HAEF05FEFFBB6474EA7D15FC1908ACD5F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="HC10D89FB2C944B0282DAF0A69156002F" style="OLC"><subparagraph commented="no" id="H104A0C1196C345608B78481DD8653261"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that a written warning appears on the asylum application advising the alien of the consequences of filing a frivolous application and serving as notice to the alien of the consequence of filing a frivolous application.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H7F45596D59E2496687435BB6BEBF83DD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 208(d)(6) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1158">8 U.S.C. 1158(d)(6)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>If the</quote> and all that follows and inserting:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA463F27F33242EAA0A03EDA42B6C680" style="OLC"><subparagraph commented="no" id="H699BF1D4B7F44143B357140EC4C31870"><enum>(A)</enum><text>If the Attorney General determines that an alien has knowingly made a frivolous application for asylum and the alien has received the notice under paragraph (4)(C), the alien shall be permanently ineligible for any benefits under this chapter, effective as the date of the final determination of such an application.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H777E89AC8E03448EA973DC4DEBF4DB89"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An application is frivolous if the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General determines, consistent with subparagraph (C), that any of the material elements are knowingly fabricated.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H29A2ADA74DC0433A8E6BEB6731FFFCEA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>In determining that an application is frivolous, the Secretary or the Attorney General, must be satisfied that the applicant, during the course of the proceedings, has had sufficient opportunity to clarify any discrepancies or implausible aspects of the claim.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA9C415FF41F343388B8B5D054627BE7E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>For purposes of this section, a finding that an alien filed a frivolous asylum application shall not preclude the alien from seeking withholding of removal under section 241(b)(3) or protection pursuant to the Convention Against Torture.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HD5AFA34E033E42AA8570D0979584F8E0"><enum>1507.</enum><header>Anti-fraud investigative work product</header><subsection commented="no" id="HFAF59C6B35744616B294D5F1AE235630"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Asylum credibility determinations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 208(b)(1)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1158">8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(1)(B)(iii)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after <quote>all relevant factors</quote> the following: <quote>, including statements made to, and investigative reports prepared by, immigration authorities and other government officials</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H1E3479163D904FB8860BEBCE9A27F06F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Relief for removal credibility determinations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 240(c)(4)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1229a">8 U.S.C. 1229a(c)(4)(C)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after <quote>all relevant factors</quote> the following: <quote>, including statements made to, and investigative reports prepared by, immigration authorities and other government officials</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H36F3E66F21544FFF906C952EF9EAD13E"><enum>1508.</enum><header>Penalties for asylum fraud</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1001 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end of the paragraph—</text><quoted-block id="H6FC20956C8A34A1FB29169F6E387FCA1" style="OLC"><subsection commented="no" id="H4F05D9D4917A4BD899F486E7756C99C0"><enum>(d)</enum><text>Whoever, in any matter before the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General pertaining to asylum under section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act or withholding of removal under section 241(b)(3) of such Act, knowingly and willfully—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="HEBA5E1E2BC224357B850CA932E39BB6C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; or</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA41E4858AF924A7F9E2A9EE64ECD59DD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>makes or uses any false writings or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry,</text></paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.</continuation-text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" id="H16C03F6CFC8145298C240749B21B0706"><enum>1509.</enum><header>Statute of limitations for asylum fraud</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3291 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="H7E4A136A65C5482AAB30BF190301793C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>1544,</quote> and inserting <quote>1544, and section 1546,</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HEE3A054247B84557BCC74FE2272579FF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>offense.</quote> and inserting <quote>offense or within 10 years after the fraud is discovered.</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H5AFB4E59913E42ADA5422DF1DA7FD447" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1510.</enum><header>Standard operating procedures; facilities standards</header><subsection id="H650691D9A35F4FA5B632C70293A0CF63"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Standard operating procedures</header><text>Section 411(k)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/211">6 U.S.C. 211(k)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HD20578F2B8CF412591B049C4D36020E9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H62C4B97C71CE4C0EBD8A84B9ACB6EB8E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E)(iv), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H84DF4FE41A414A9A88271CCE5090A986"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6D97A0ED843249349D41D1909B1D9F60"><subparagraph id="HE90F8289C53D404E8D8ECF1221A420F7"><enum>(F)</enum><text>standard operating procedures regarding the detection, interdiction, inspection, processing, or transferring of alien children that officers and agents of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall employ in the execution of their duties.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEBB998E7DCA04A53B3F1EF2AACE18B68"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Facilities standards</header><paragraph id="H3351753232E84998B7856B260119DD4B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial review and update</header><text>Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall review and update the regulations under part 115 of title 6, Code of Federal Regulations, that set standards to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse and assault in immigration holding facilities and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1997875BACF34CABB409A3E18A296B29"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Quadrennial review</header><text>The Secretary shall review and update the regulations referred to in paragraph (1) not less frequently than once every 4 years.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H268C5ECA50794F3E970C72AEC27C9F43"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Oversight</header><text>The Department of Homeland Security may not prevent any of the following persons from entering, for the purpose of conducting oversight, any migration holding facility operated by or for the Department of Homeland Security used to house aliens or asylum seekers, or to make any temporary modification at any such facility that in any way alters what is observed by a visiting Member of Congress or such designated employee, compared to what would be observed in the absence of such modification:</text><paragraph id="HB7C4A3FBE221449CA8C56AD5A4844E48"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A Member of Congress.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5F41344CCD2443188913A21B67C0B81E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An employee of the United States House of Representatives or the United States Senate designated by such a Member for the purposes of this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H52F096A7FCB246B78B084D1F222E880A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Visitation</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed to require a Member of Congress to provide prior notice of the intent to enter a facility described in subsection (m) for the purpose of conducting oversight.</text></subsection><subsection id="HFFA41D28BB4944CD98FB5F68BB607CCE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Prior notice</header><text>With respect to individuals described in subsection (c)(2), the Department of Homeland Security may require that a request be made at least 24 hours in advance of an intent to enter a facility described in subsection (c).</text></subsection><subsection id="H510B6EC71DD24E56A12F3B2C4706C5A4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Online locator updates</header><text>U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement shall update the Online Detainee Locator System not later than every 24 hours.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA03A0A6ED64643778E53726FFA4D1441"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Family notification</header><paragraph id="H889256E76E6B4AEEB10F79483B16177D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon taking an individual into custody, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall notify an immediate family member, relative, or individual designated by the detainee and provide the location of the facility where the detainee is currently held, as well as provide notification if the individual will be transferred to a facility, whether in the same State or in a different State.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H76922C71CFEF447F8AE1A25DE832E172"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual detained in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody shall be provided the opportunity to call an immediate family member, relative, or individual designated by the detainee prior to being transferred to a different facility, and upon arrival at a facility, whether in the same State or in a different State.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HEA3077705F194A4EAD83778D9468F17C"><enum>1511.</enum><header>Criminal background checks for sponsors of unaccompanied alien children</header><subsection id="HD2983D332F1F4096B856517F0E449529"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 235(c)(3) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1232">8 U.S.C. 1232(c)(3)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H6B74031E90A742FBBAB2F6653B6E7E80"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), in the first sentence, by striking <quote>subparagraph (B)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraphs (B) and (C)</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5F2AD29E33264523B62855BF7CD29A1C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H033B325CFB9943A28E06EC40C063E0E3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10EA5145D4774459BE85882837D53B42"><subparagraph id="HAB5A7921453444C089DDBDB8FEAE137F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Criminal background checks</header><clause id="H255C3B3DFE4D47C5BE363C1ECF2C5471"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Before placing an unaccompanied alien child with an individual, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall—</text><subclause id="HA56B8CFC129F470A84E5AA45776E4600"><enum>(I)</enum><text>conduct a criminal history background check on the individual and each adult member of the individual’s household; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H3A99A4B86BD842F2810B11B4FD682ECB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>collect biometric samples in connection with any such background check.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H524E68737CDD401291B5B25EE2EAAD73"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Scope</header><subclause id="H19D69EA140864471B9BF60105ADE31BF"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each biometric criminal history background check required under clause (i) shall be conducted through—</text><item id="HFCA0D261D9A54E31A9FB345E33F0D5F5"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the Federal Bureau of Investigation;</text></item><item id="H2FF83A4725AB4488B318034C30B10C04"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>criminal history repositories of each State the individual lists as a current or former residence; and</text></item><item id="H7AAC24AEF72141C596A7A62B79C95952"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>any other Federal or State database or repository the Secretary of Health and Human Services considers appropriate.</text></item></subclause><subclause id="HFA7F578BD58C485EB6F08582C43AD96B"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Use of rapid DNA instruments</header><text>DNA analysis of a DNA sample collected under subclause (I) may be carried out with Rapid DNA instruments (as defined in section 3(c) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/34/40702">34 U.S.C. 40702(c)</external-xref>)).</text></subclause><subclause id="HE5C7C961E19349A8AA4AEC4999243B93"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Limitation on use of biometric samples</header><text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services may not release a fingerprint or DNA sample collected, or disclose the results of a fingerprint or DNA analysis conducted under this subparagraph, or any other information obtained pursuant to this section, to the Department of Homeland Security for any immigration enforcement purpose.</text></subclause><subclause id="HD48F364C8F144C13A05094DE3AC40872"><enum>(IV)</enum><header>Access to information through the Department of Homeland Security</header><text>Not later than 14 days after receiving a request from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide information necessary to conduct suitability assessments from appropriate Federal, State, and local law enforcement and immigration databases.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H0F23F98F60F0463BA5D65C8EC203111C"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Prohibition on placement with individuals convicted of certain offenses</header><text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services may not place an unaccompanied alien child in the custody or household of an individual who has been convicted of, or is currently being tried for— </text><subclause id="H3BBE0D93ABBE4628A62679C1E659369C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a sex offense (as defined in section 111 of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/34/20911">34 U.S.C. 20911</external-xref>));</text></subclause><subclause id="HC2DF0E8A30964244944A47183BF67938"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a crime involving severe forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/7102">22 U.S.C. 7102</external-xref>));</text></subclause><subclause id="H80DE1C2FF4D34FB99977B06F80977995"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a crime of domestic violence (as defined in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/34/12291">34 U.S.C. 12291(a)</external-xref>));</text></subclause><subclause id="HBAAE48513BB445D6BEAA792781E2A50B"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a crime of child abuse and neglect (as defined in section 3 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/247">Public Law 93–247</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5101">42 U.S.C. 5101</external-xref> note));</text></subclause><subclause id="HC76F00F2D3E042B8B6AC9B321BD59310"><enum>(V)</enum><text>murder, manslaughter, or an attempt to commit murder or manslaughter (within the meanings of such terms in sections 1111, 1112, and 1113 of title 18, United States Code); or</text></subclause><subclause id="H00BA8F5F4E544EE0BA96FC48E8AC2301"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>a crime involving receipt, distribution, or possession of a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct (within the meanings of such terms in section 2252 of title 18, United States Code).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HE7BBE1C42AFE4DA8858A1C8BE171EF06"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE1C2167DEDD9442BA2BCC84D61EF9A77"><subparagraph id="H5AC8396FBEDF44FF9ACFE583A263B4B1"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Well-being follow-up calls</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date on which an unaccompanied alien child is released from the custody of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and every 60 days thereafter until the date on which a final decision has been issued in the removal proceedings of the child or such proceedings are terminated, or the unaccompanied alien child turns 18 years of age, the Secretary shall conduct a follow-up telephone call with the unaccompanied alien child and the child’s custodian or the primary point of contact for any other entity with which the child was placed.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H48DB822607F84148ACD554DBD5653DBE"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Change of address</header><text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall—</text><clause id="H20D868F52F404897834CFFC9A538B63F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>require each custodian with whom an unaccompanied alien child is placed under this subsection to notify the Secretary with respect to any change in the unaccompanied alien child’s physical or mailing address, including any situation in which the unaccompanied alien child permanently departs the custodian’s residence, not later than 7 days after the date on which such change or departure occurs; and</text></clause><clause id="H06B8200C3EDA445BA3E8328FFF39FE7F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>develop and implement a system that permits custodians to submit notifications electronically with respect to a change of address.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7FAA049304D64146A4058C3546B810CB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Collection and compilation of statistical information</header><text>Section 462(b)(1)(K) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/279">6 U.S.C. 279(b)(1)(K)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H59F72DD34C884FBE94F8A7DE1560F312"><text>, including—</text><clause id="H83D29B469FD4448D87112419C2A3F52E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the average length of time from apprehension to the child’s master calendar hearing, organized by the fiscal year in which the children were apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection;</text></clause><clause id="HCCDC0376483B4D2E8EEEF8B88B3B3915"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number of children identified under clause (i) who did and did not appear at master calendar hearings, including the percentage of children in each category who were represented by counsel;</text></clause><clause id="HB60A7209BF3F4C3A9717F89FA1C6F301"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the average length of time from apprehension to the child’s merits hearing, organized by the fiscal year in which the children were apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection;</text></clause><clause id="H18A3163FDAE543618F264073B71743EA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the number of children identified under clause (i) who did and did not appear at merits hearings, including the percentage of children in each category who are represented by counsel; and</text></clause><clause id="HC172484B64FE4B7EA1CEB3964A96E3D4"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the total number of well-being follow-up calls conducted under section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1232">8 U.S.C. 1232(c)(3)(E)</external-xref>) at each time interval following placement with a custodian or other entity, and the number of children that the Secretary of Health and Human Services is unable to contact at each interval, organized by the fiscal year in which the children were apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HE46093DA5AAF45C7A02F75D1C19FC4EF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clarification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unaccompanied alien children shall be processed and reunited with their sponsors in the United States in accordance with guidance outlined in the stipulated settlement agreement filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on January 17, 1997 (CV 85–4544–RJK) (commonly known as the <quote>Flores settlement agreement</quote>).</text></subsection></section><section id="H4B9DED03CBD1412F98BE42E8770DAE84"><enum>1512.</enum><header>Fraud in connection with the transfer of custody of unaccompanied alien children</header><subsection id="H9DD980B8D7194ADD9698DBCA14780B05"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/18/47">Chapter 47</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDAB62DEE5A7D4D538EADCA636FD55691"><section id="H6ED26B3452724D469472C65DB70562F3"><enum>1041.</enum><header>Fraud in connection with the transfer of custody of unaccompanied alien children</header><subsection id="H3D070AAC445F48E8B2D03D5D84FEBE3E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>It shall be unlawful for a person to obtain custody of an unaccompanied alien child (as defined in section 462(g) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/279">6 U.S.C. 279(g)</external-xref>))—</text><paragraph id="HB02018C573504F7FBA56EF4B7EACBACE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by making any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5D0D5B1E68724E3B8B6DE234DD702086"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by making or using any false writing or document with the knowledge that such writing or document contains any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H221BFD31E7BC47C1BC16A111C5D2A488"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Penalties</header><paragraph id="H25D621FA60B44B2B8C04B69738F50A51"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any person who violates, or attempts or conspires to violate, subsection (a) shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not less than 1 year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD13864FCDE744150B1CFFA0F8BA2B226"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Enhanced penalty for trafficking</header><text>If the primary purpose of a violation, attempted violation, or conspiracy to violate this section was to subject the child to sexually explicit activity or any other form of exploitation, the offender shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not less than 15 years.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H601F654FE67846EB948E673FBEC660D5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The chapter analysis for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/18/47">chapter 47</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="USC" id="HFA2E37741508492CAD25AB43BD7809FE"><toc><toc-entry level="section" idref="H6ED26B3452724D469472C65DB70562F3">1041. Fraud in connection with the transfer of custody of unaccompanied alien children.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H8860C2A675BA43B99D1F4C99F9D5B55D" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1513.</enum><header>Hiring authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall hire, train, and assign not fewer than 300 asylum officers to assist in expedited asylum determinations at humanitarian campuses established under section 1501.</text></section><section id="H781AC1EE8F7D495DBE0D3056D12E78D3"><enum>1514.</enum><header>Humanitarian status</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HCD5259F1560D458CA46AC3A800B4AB82"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (U)(iii), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H698BDA737346467AB6075024C576CBCF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (V)(ii)(II), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC5EEDDFAEFF641D7BF0E58130EA6E7CA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H7B567BD21D2D469B9A8C1DA9462293AC" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subparagraph id="HAE9DE7FAF52E48BFA55AC41FFD2CF46D"><enum>(W)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an alien who is prima facie eligible for asylum based on overwhelming evidence during an asylum prescreening at a facility in the Western hemisphere, except that the number of aliens admitted under this status, or otherwise provided such status, may not exceed the number of refugees authorized to enter during a fiscal year.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="HF4596CE800FE4565A06F0BF67C1C9B0F"><enum>1515.</enum><header>Two strike policy</header><subsection id="HADC5F2AB1935457BA8EC5B67BD9E05C4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HD3FC3846DF9B4AAA82075CCACD3F2693" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="H417DFC81C40844D78530877F1B1A67C8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Entry at an unauthorized location</header><paragraph id="H6C06A02703C345D8876AEF7403642BF8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Logging unlawful entry</header><text>Any alien who fails to enter the United States at a designated port of entry shall be logged by an agent biometrically and informed by such agent that applications for asylum may only be made at a designated port of entry.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD10F5932BA824C1F8B893E24F0A7AAD4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subsequent entry</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any alien who fails to enter the United States at a designated port of entry after being logged under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the expedited removal process under section 235.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H74D7101470EC4376BC2EBA87AF531BA0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by this section shall take effect 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section><section id="H53AFDB498770469FB1ED97FAC1C04F6A"><enum>1516.</enum><header>Loan forgiveness for legal service providers at humanitarian campuses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle C of title IV of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/231">6 U.S.C. 231 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by section 1501 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H737A3A2DD1E242DD9204C2D8D89EDD01" display-inline="no-display-inline"><section id="H04D1359B36234EF0A4C36D5875013513"><enum>438.</enum><header>Loan forgiveness for legal service providers at humanitarian campuses</header><subsection id="H43B6F687BCF44B55BCFDCA1478752C4B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program authorized</header><paragraph id="H35EF8B54A05140CBAAD070885598F3F8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Loan forgiveness authorized</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, shall forgive, in accordance with this section, the qualified loan amount described in <internal-xref idref="HD909AC9E2FE243B895C97493DEFF2318" legis-path="438.(b)">subsection (b)</internal-xref> of the eligible student loan obligation of a borrower who—</text><subparagraph id="H3B2624129B3249F4B356CF727C955B02"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has attended an accredited law school at an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965) and obtained a Juris Doctor degree;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H54A6F448DC8F453AAB4421C989A2A8D5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has completed not less than four years of full-time employment as an attorney providing legal services at a humanitarian campus established under section 437(a); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1903B9BF7F3643A581DD79CA22402953"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is not in default on a loan for which the borrower seeks forgiveness.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H76F84B019B054932B75D5C51FBD15026"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Method of loan forgiveness</header><text>To provide loan forgiveness under <internal-xref idref="H35EF8B54A05140CBAAD070885598F3F8" legis-path="438.(a)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref>, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, is authorized to carry out a program—</text><subparagraph id="H5C6D96B062634115AF269F5CE19D6B3E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>through the holder of the loan, to assume the obligation to repay a qualified loan amount for a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under part B of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (other than an excepted PLUS loan or an excepted consolidation loan (as such terms are defined in section 493C(a) of such Act of 1965)); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD0CE6D5750404AA399238C4F10360123"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to cancel a qualified loan amount for a loan made under part D or E of such Act of 1965 (other than an excepted PLUS loan or an excepted consolidation loan (as such terms are defined in section 493C(a) of such Act of 1965)).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9F2C102C5453482FB5E4E7C452A44EC9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD909AC9E2FE243B895C97493DEFF2318"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Qualified loans amount</header><paragraph id="H47C73DD050774D6EBFEA6409BEFECDCA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amount of forgiveness</header><text>The Secretary shall forgive 75 percent of the eligible student loan obligation of a borrower described in subsection (a)(1) that is outstanding after the completion of the fourth year of employment described in such paragraph.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H88B2A068AAA441469F0B486CA2E8DA84"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible student loan obligation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible student loan obligation</term> has the meaning given the term <term>student loan</term> in section 428L of the Higher Education Act of 1965, except that only the portion of such a student loan that is attributable to the borrower’s study of law and attainment of a Juris Doctor degree (and not to undergraduate study or other courses of study) shall be included when calculating the outstanding eligible student loan obligation of a borrower for purposes of <internal-xref idref="H47C73DD050774D6EBFEA6409BEFECDCA" legis-path="438.(b)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7FBB46B25B6942C6A46EFE5C3722614A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize any refunding of any repayment of a loan.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>B

Dignity and American Dream

<enum>I</enum><header>Dream Act</header><section id="H26D219CCC8414A5CAE332B7F3A2BD8B5"><enum>2101.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Dream Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="H6D40632C0E034FFDB5D7D5B0E6DE4A74"><enum>2102.</enum><header>Permanent resident status on a conditional basis for certain long-term residents who entered the United States as children</header><subsection id="H104FDDEA529F43C7B2ADA58C349911F5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Conditional basis for status</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as provided in section 2104(c)(2), an alien shall be considered, at the time of obtaining the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under this section, to have obtained such status on a conditional basis subject to the provisions of this title.</text></subsection><subsection id="H86F124C3CC3A43B8B344B9F4C07ACDE8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><paragraph id="HBFD91B5804904591AB545FC85AAC0C48"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary or the Attorney General shall adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on a conditional basis, or without the conditional basis as provided in section 2104(c)(2), an alien who is inadmissible or deportable from the United States, is subject to a grant of Deferred Enforced Departure, has temporary protected status under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1254a">8 U.S.C. 1254a</external-xref>), or is the son or daughter of an alien admitted as a nonimmigrant under subparagraph (E)(i), (E)(ii), (H)(i)(b), or (L) of section 101(a)(15) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)</external-xref>) if—</text><subparagraph id="HEA2A3D5CAEB74BDC8E9AE7207A6351CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the alien has been continuously physically present in the United States since January 1, 2021;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H09DCAA583A0E464EB0D2F1D989FA1465"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien was 18 years of age or younger on the date on which the alien entered the United States and has continuously resided in the United States since such entry;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5448B67E3B044D46A721961BF0CB04FD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the alien—</text><clause id="H07E263E795814EEBA5F4C0426F802697"><enum>(i)</enum><text>subject to paragraph (2), is not inadmissible under paragraph (1), (6)(E), (6)(G), (8), or (10) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1182">8 U.S.C. 1182(a)</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="H3C4623F2CAEE4AC289E5FF5A797859EC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has not ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion; and</text></clause><clause id="H80D0DCEE579943DF928268ECE4FA0D0A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is not barred from adjustment of status under this title based on the criminal and national security grounds described under subsection (c), subject to the provisions of such subsection; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H54A00E92B1464FF0ADDE7F64BFBD0BB2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the alien—</text><clause id="HB5D64EC1422E41EF9BBC3B0FB18F072C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has been admitted to an institution of higher education;</text></clause><clause id="H3879E87A374F403E83BBF2409E99FE9B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has been admitted to an area career and technical education school at the postsecondary level;</text></clause><clause id="H98002B0B9088450C95EE4B87EFBE049F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in the United States, has obtained—</text><subclause id="H280F9129564F476A9900B2C30FF78F01"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a high school diploma or a commensurate alternative award from a public or private high school;</text></subclause><subclause id="HF69A037694DA4D72859E550F7B80DA10"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a General Education Development credential, a high school equivalency diploma recognized under State law, or another similar State-authorized credential;</text></subclause><subclause id="H46E5DCABDBA045368BFB7D3FA4490F93"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a credential or certificate from an area career and technical education school at the secondary level; or</text></subclause><subclause id="HA96001D79B7D4E6DAB7D47F54EFAC8DC"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a recognized postsecondary credential; or</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H98A3638BAB6047ECA9A054C0FC3EF35A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>is enrolled in secondary school or in an education program assisting students in—</text><subclause id="H03014E8BE3BA491794F1B7E695789D39"><enum>(I)</enum><text>obtaining a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent under State law;</text></subclause><subclause id="H153DB24D23404747A0278DC9CC6F275A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>passing the General Education Development test, a high school equivalence diploma examination, or other similar State-authorized exam;</text></subclause><subclause id="HB3ED9217311D445081DD5F00E00BCE43"><enum>(III)</enum><text>obtaining a certificate or credential from an area career and technical education school providing education at the secondary level; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H0408BD130BF94719BC99F7AB6093A7EA"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>obtaining a recognized postsecondary credential.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDCE9B5A470024A209AC9B9D8DE4EA81D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waiver of grounds of inadmissibility</header><text>With respect to any benefit under this title, and in addition to the waivers under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary may waive the grounds of inadmissibility under paragraph (1), (6)(E), (6)(G), or (10)(D) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1182">8 U.S.C. 1182(a)</external-xref>) for humanitarian purposes, for family unity, or because the waiver is otherwise in the public interest.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4FADCA5591D14BFDBD2768410399D9B5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application fee</header><subparagraph id="H56623A8AD3944A578DF3B1A39FB26036"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may require an alien applying under this section to pay a reasonable fee that is commensurate with the cost of processing the application but does not exceed $1,140.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8DEC96C942D94089B1D3EE5FF0DE47D0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Special procedures for applicants with DACA</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a streamlined procedure for aliens who have been granted DACA and who meet the requirements for renewal (under the terms of the program in effect on January 1, 2017) to apply for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on a conditional basis under this section, or without the conditional basis as provided in section 2104(c)(2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H06ADE03B3A494DCDB57AB426EE42AACD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Background checks</header><text>The Secretary may not grant an alien permanent resident status on a conditional basis under this section until the requirements of section 2202 are satisfied.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAAE840AAABCB4A45B255F1ABDC73AB09"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Military selective service</header><text>An alien applying for permanent resident status on a conditional basis under this section, or without the conditional basis as provided in section 2104(c)(2), shall establish that the alien has registered under the Military Selective Service Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/3801">50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.</external-xref>), if the alien is subject to registration under such Act.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAFF7BB08AA384075AF64D9A7DEB075D5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Criminal and national security bars</header><paragraph id="H2E9E70E5A5B74CE787312769ECE25753"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grounds of ineligibility</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), an alien is ineligible for adjustment of status under this title (whether on a conditional basis or without the conditional basis as provided in section 2104(c)(2)) if any of the following apply:</text><subparagraph id="H248121290D4941C29C0546850C423826"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The alien is inadmissible under paragraph (2) or (3) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1182">8 U.S.C. 1182(a)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H473D2693E9CC4C3E9720D6325CCDBEF9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Excluding any offense under State law for which an essential element is the alien’s immigration status, and any minor traffic offense, the alien has been convicted of—</text><clause id="HB2220FA2EEA940629CEEE5A9E69D4250"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any felony offense;</text></clause><clause id="H134DC327AE664AD5BB63BC9DF97CB19B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>two or more misdemeanor offenses (excluding simple possession of cannabis or cannabis-related paraphernalia, any offense involving cannabis or cannabis-related paraphernalia which is no longer prosecutable in the State in which the conviction was entered, and any offense involving civil disobedience without violence) not occurring on the same date, and not arising out of the same act, omission, or scheme of misconduct; or</text></clause><clause id="H999A38254CB147949A20BE27088C00DC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a misdemeanor offense of domestic violence, unless the alien demonstrates that such crime is related to the alien having been—</text><subclause id="H3230598B892B4E2BA10F4F75BF3E1D19"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, child abuse or neglect, abuse or neglect in later life, or human trafficking;</text></subclause><subclause id="HEB3226EB7DB8458E9D3D7EDB01CEA746"><enum>(II)</enum><text>battered or subjected to extreme cruelty; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H61984997AD954789B45FB14C4631BE99"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a victim of criminal activity described in section 101(a)(15)(U)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)(iii)</external-xref>).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0D4753A0C3E644689F02FE96F336789F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waivers for certain misdemeanors</header><text>For humanitarian purposes, family unity, or if otherwise in the public interest, the Secretary may—</text><subparagraph id="H79EB5761B8164B29BD4BF13102FC9A57"><enum>(A)</enum><text>waive the grounds of inadmissibility under subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D) of section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1182">8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)</external-xref>), unless the conviction forming the basis for inadmissibility would otherwise render the alien ineligible under paragraph (1)(B) (subject to subparagraph (B)); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H33FB58DC41F54C839CCE81A7486579DD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for purposes of clauses (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (1)(B), waive consideration of—</text><clause id="H791E1BE19102423CAFF2B99CA145E86D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>one misdemeanor offense if the alien has not been convicted of any offense in the 5-year period preceding the date on which the alien applies for adjustment of status under this title; or</text></clause><clause id="HECB4A91668E249AE9DEF9B69F63A0E84"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>up to two misdemeanor offenses if the alien has not been convicted of any offense in the 10-year period preceding the date on which the alien applies for adjustment of status under this title.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2D037077B43A4F499EBB089FF6CCB54B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authority to conduct secondary review</header><subparagraph id="HE40972B0F298412F93A681DDE2C84485"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding an alien’s eligibility for adjustment of status under this title, and subject to the procedures described in this paragraph, the Secretary may, as a matter of non-delegable discretion, provisionally deny an application for adjustment of status (whether on a conditional basis or without the conditional basis as provided in section 2104(c)(2)) if the Secretary, based on clear and convincing evidence, which shall include credible law enforcement information, determines that the alien is described in subparagraph (B) or (D).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H16B439915F254CFF8E713E267F60DDB3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Public safety</header><text>An alien is described in this subparagraph if—</text><clause id="H2A774AD3800242BBB72C6D57B9B98266"><enum>(i)</enum><text>excluding simple possession of cannabis or cannabis-related paraphernalia, any offense involving cannabis or cannabis-related paraphernalia which is no longer prosecutable in the State in which the conviction was entered, any offense under State law for which an essential element is the alien’s immigration status, any offense involving civil disobedience without violence, and any minor traffic offense, the alien—</text><subclause id="HCDA902972E554B07B21FC065540BA3E5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>has been convicted of a misdemeanor offense punishable by a term of imprisonment of more than 30 days; or</text></subclause><subclause id="HC107FE39E2024F76B8669593EC5D1EBB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>has been adjudicated delinquent in a State or local juvenile court proceeding that resulted in a disposition ordering placement in a secure facility; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H036C6131BB744F61987031349A53529C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the alien poses a significant and continuing threat to public safety related to such conviction or adjudication.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9722E1293CFD44A497ECC7619E3094C9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Public safety determination</header><text>For purposes of subparagraph (B)(ii), the Secretary shall consider the recency of the conviction or adjudication; the length of any imposed sentence or placement; the nature and seriousness of the conviction or adjudication, including whether the elements of the offense include the unlawful possession or use of a deadly weapon to commit an offense or other conduct intended to cause serious bodily injury; and any mitigating factors pertaining to the alien’s role in the commission of the offense.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD0390CAEBA3A434D9944EBBEF245BB56"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Gang participation</header><text>An alien is described in this subparagraph if the alien has, within the 5 years immediately preceding the date of the application, knowingly, willfully, and voluntarily participated in offenses committed by a criminal street gang (as described in subsections (a) and (c) of section 521 of title 18, United States Code) with the intent to promote or further the commission of such offenses.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90C423CF47004EC89B3845AF64A2C7FD"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Evidentiary limitation</header><text>For purposes of subparagraph (D), allegations of gang membership obtained from a State or Federal in-house or local database, or a network of databases used for the purpose of recording and sharing activities of alleged gang members across law enforcement agencies, shall not establish the participation described in such paragraph.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAAA14D169FED47BBB1C3CB20A3910038"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Notice</header><clause id="H25CB95EEC5084E14B588B5EAEE4F68A4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Prior to rendering a discretionary decision under this paragraph, the Secretary shall provide written notice of the intent to provisionally deny the application to the alien (or the alien’s counsel of record, if any) by certified mail and, if an electronic mail address is provided, by electronic mail (or other form of electronic communication). Such notice shall—</text><subclause id="HC3BA6A11831C44DC939903750D4037D5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>articulate with specificity all grounds for the preliminary determination, including the evidence relied upon to support the determination; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HFD35A3B0F7BA483B88D7CD3B22820D7B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>provide the alien with not less than 90 days to respond.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H784E9743090A4E13BBAF8FDA91AB8CFC"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Second notice</header><text>Not more than 30 days after the issuance of the notice under clause (i), the Secretary shall provide a second written notice that meets the requirements of such clause.</text></clause><clause id="H9593EF136B314F2FA44DFC3C209C1649"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Notice not received</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if an applicant provides good cause for not contesting a provisional denial under this paragraph, including a failure to receive notice as required under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall, upon a motion filed by the alien, reopen an application for adjustment of status under this title and allow the applicant an opportunity to respond, consistent with clause (i)(II).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6AA71F983A954217B4AF9C14F4AA2FEA"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Judicial review of a provisional denial</header><clause id="H49905F968BE642CEA9E733516E84C7DB"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if, after notice and the opportunity to respond under subparagraph (F), the Secretary provisionally denies an application for adjustment of status under this Act, the alien shall have 60 days from the date of the Secretary’s determination to seek review of such determination in an appropriate United States district court.</text></clause><clause id="HE2625477B5604B5D980FA6B21CFCCA1B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Scope of review and decision</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, review under paragraph (1) shall be de novo and based solely on the administrative record, except that the applicant shall be given the opportunity to supplement the administrative record and the Secretary shall be given the opportunity to rebut the evidence and arguments raised in such submission. Upon issuing its decision, the court shall remand the matter, with appropriate instructions, to the Department of Homeland Security to render a final decision on the application.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H61F59EB787E544D4AC277CF193645950"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For purposes of this Act—</text><subparagraph id="H9EC140EFF9DC45E991A72D05443DFCBF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the term <term>felony offense</term> means an offense under Federal or State law that is punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of more than 1 year;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D5F73748A324C9182E2812A83481B99"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the term <term>misdemeanor offense</term> means an offense under Federal or State law that is punishable by a term of imprisonment of more than 5 days but not more than 1 year; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBDADC4EFAAC541499ADAE7106F3CDA8F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the term <term>crime of domestic violence</term> means any offense that has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against a person committed by a current or former spouse of the person, by an individual with whom the person shares a child in common, by an individual who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the person as a spouse, by an individual similarly situated to a spouse of the person under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction where the offense occurs, or by any other individual against a person who is protected from that individual’s acts under the domestic or family violence laws of the United States or any State, Indian Tribal government, or unit of local government.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7D305128EA1B452DB36CA0AE94199A5E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation on removal of certain alien minors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who is 18 years of age or younger and meets the requirements under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of subsection (b)(1) shall be provided a reasonable opportunity to meet the educational requirements under subparagraph (D) of such subsection. The Attorney General or the Secretary may not commence or continue with removal proceedings against such an alien.</text></subsection><subsection id="H563873AB9F5F40F1A922050F6B4578EF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Withdrawal of application</header><text>The Secretary shall, upon receipt of a request to withdraw an application for adjustment of status under this section, cease processing of the application, and close the case. Withdrawal of the application under this subsection shall not prejudice any future application filed by the applicant for any immigration benefit under this title or under the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subsection></section><section id="H6F1EDACF168548ED941F713CC799BB37"><enum>2103.</enum><header>Terms of permanent resident status on a conditional basis</header><subsection id="H058C60E95D2C42FE9E582F8831A3F43B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Period of status</header><text>Permanent resident status on a conditional basis is—</text><paragraph id="H2A88F24A030A4BE9850074BFA935DC5E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>valid for a period of 10 years, unless such period is extended by the Secretary; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0B868D0D6E294E76B612E0A04071A605"><enum>(2)</enum><text>subject to revocation under subsection (c).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H46694BB50EB244E9A57F2A51F59EA00C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Notice of requirements</header><text>At the time an alien obtains permanent resident status on a conditional basis, the Secretary shall provide notice to the alien regarding the provisions of this title and the requirements to have the conditional basis of such status removed.</text></subsection><subsection id="HDDA1A30377EF4DFDA217F83FC1F7F01D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Revocation of status</header><text>The Secretary may revoke the permanent resident status on a conditional basis of an alien only if the Secretary—</text><paragraph id="H6C4B0207D28A4CA99AD5C2DE3879C2FD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>determines that the alien ceases to meet the requirements under section 2102(b)(1)(C); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE05DDA1470F347D689BB2323C73144B6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>prior to the revocation, provides the alien—</text><subparagraph id="H7DED6A3E9D6940E5B5BE73BAEFA5A2C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>notice of the proposed revocation; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H59D816B4A8F747EDA70E15DCBF8D53D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the opportunity for a hearing to provide evidence that the alien meets such requirements or otherwise to contest the proposed revocation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H89B8E6431F034AFD93A3C0619DA33927"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Return to previous immigration status</header><text>An alien whose permanent resident status on a conditional basis expires under subsection (a)(1) or is revoked under subsection (c), shall return to the immigration status that the alien had immediately before receiving permanent resident status on a conditional basis.</text></subsection></section><section id="H9B2FF2640D9441D6A196AD17A9C63089"><enum>2104.</enum><header>Removal of conditional basis of permanent resident status</header><subsection id="HB7B34E1B2AA54ADB9A74FC0FEDABDF98"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligibility for removal of conditional basis</header><paragraph id="H7AE2C6041A324F36AC455E177CE9C719"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall remove the conditional basis of an alien’s permanent resident status granted under this title and grant the alien status as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if the alien—</text><subparagraph id="H87D02597EE0C4D92BA70F4ADC6F6F110"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is described in section 2102(b)(1)(C);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9EC38895DECF42A6BC382CB9F47904F0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has not abandoned the alien’s residence in the United States during the period in which the alien has permanent resident status on a conditional basis; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H56CEADABC1834CDA9A3980F8A3A5D633"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H18926567D64B4B62B6258874EED6CAB6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has obtained a degree from an institution of higher education or a recognized postsecondary credential from an area career and technical education school providing education at the postsecondary level;</text></clause><clause id="H21CC5207B85044B2B7FFF7B9BE548F3B" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has served in the Uniformed Services for at least 3 years and, if discharged, received an honorable discharge; or</text></clause><clause id="H8C5ECE2842EB4B569AADBA4E959A7C83" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>demonstrates earned income for periods totaling at least 4 years and at least 75 percent of the time that the alien has had a valid employment authorization.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H91FE620A3A3B4D158808F680B3CF58E0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Hardship exception</header><text>The Secretary shall remove the conditional basis of an alien’s permanent resident status and grant the alien status as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if the alien—</text><subparagraph id="H8E1FF59079124532968EB6189552927B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>satisfies the requirements under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H01F203FBF20E449FA341404EAEBADA63"><enum>(B)</enum><text>demonstrates compelling circumstances for the inability to satisfy the requirements under subparagraph (C) of such paragraph; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F23654EBB6F44288639654A64F1CE26"><enum>(C)</enum><text>demonstrates that—</text><clause id="HD339DF21CD4D4D6A86E11021D0D52253"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the alien has a disability;</text></clause><clause id="H0D19C1F40FF54CEA92582815D944A414"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the alien is a full-time caregiver; or</text></clause><clause id="HB5E4130AE0D24F84A5A16547EAB0F1CA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the removal of the alien from the United States would result in hardship to the alien or the alien’s spouse, parent, or child who is a national of the United States or is lawfully admitted for permanent residence.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8DD6E00901B54148B3118254FE982FA5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Citizenship requirement</header><subparagraph id="HB08AA3E6A3C3411E96DF002731869AF9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the conditional basis of an alien’s permanent resident status granted under this title may not be removed unless the alien demonstrates that the alien satisfies the requirements under section 312(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1423">8 U.S.C. 1423(a)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB68D69D59C4E4749989004A1633ED655"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to an alien who is unable to meet the requirements under such section 312(a) due to disability.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4A800056487046B8933B202611F7F070"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Application fee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may require aliens applying for removal of the conditional basis of an alien’s permanent resident status under this section to pay a reasonable fee that is commensurate with the cost of processing the application.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB03FDE1D904A475CB296B40F286908C7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Background checks</header><text>The Secretary may not remove the conditional basis of an alien’s permanent resident status until the requirements of section 2202 are satisfied.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA16635D340C64A12BAE6268F4EA4DC75"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Treatment for purposes of naturalization</header><paragraph id="H9FBDF59716554AD8A61AA7ED7985E056"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For purposes of title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1401">8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.</external-xref>), an alien granted permanent resident status on a conditional basis shall be considered to have been admitted to the United States, and be present in the United States, as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9C071F96EAF442D580A08F2C608657CB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation on application for naturalization</header><text>An alien may not apply for naturalization while the alien is in permanent resident status on a conditional basis.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2892FDEC38754E4AB012E7D67A6F06F7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Timing of approval of lawful permanent resident status</header><paragraph id="H0807EAF29A2F41DC81DC033B37DE1FAC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An alien granted permanent resident status on a conditional basis under this title may apply to have such conditional basis removed at any time after such alien has met the eligibility requirements set forth in subsection (a).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H25388059E9434FFA95EC10EA230373F8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Approval with regard to initial applications</header><subparagraph id="HA08B04EA7EBA4524841AD3CD8C3EF8B9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary or the Attorney General shall adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resident status without conditional basis, any alien who—</text><clause id="H118513189CDA436D8F9C9B8F9C93C361"><enum>(i)</enum><text>demonstrates eligibility for lawful permanent residence status on a conditional basis under section 2102(b); and</text></clause><clause id="H910DCC4AB29C4CEE872D9258BBA123C9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>subject to the exceptions described in subsections (a)(2) and (a)(3)(B) of this section, already has fulfilled the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection (a) of this section at the time such alien first submits an application for benefits under this title.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H14355E9B06B34C3C9DE2C6CA9EBF46D5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Background checks</header><text>Subsection (a)(5) shall apply to an alien seeking lawful permanent resident status without conditional basis in an initial application in the same manner as it applies to an alien seeking removal of the conditional basis of an alien’s permanent resident status. Section 2102(b)(4) shall not be construed to require the Secretary to conduct more than one identical security or law enforcement background check on such an alien.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDAC207FF3A6B4FB8A2446AD97F9EC504"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Application fees</header><text>In the case of an alien seeking lawful permanent resident status without conditional basis in an initial application, the alien shall pay the fee required under subsection (a)(4), but shall not be required to pay the application fee under section 2102(b)(3).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>General Provisions</header><section id="H2F9AF7766A344AEF92E5BC725C2B92A4"><enum>2201.</enum><header>Definitions</header><subsection id="H1D035EA8FCC64023AF234D707E26FD34"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In this division:</text><paragraph id="HA85100AB5C1D4D4697D1F6A66A8E3C16" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise specifically provided, any term used in this division that is used in the immigration laws shall have the meaning given such term in the immigration laws.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE481CF5CD642424C96B79805DD5A929D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appropriate United States district court</header><text>The term <term>appropriate United States district court</term> means the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the United States district court with jurisdiction over the alien’s principal place of residence.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4CBD0A200C33431AAFFC2C06B6025095"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Area career and technical education school</header><text>The term <term>area career and technical education school</term> has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/2302">20 U.S.C. 2302</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2DF57A12C144417C931DD41101083926"><enum>(4)</enum><header>DACA</header><text>The term <term>DACA</term> means deferred action granted to an alien pursuant to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy announced by the Secretary of Homeland Security on June 15, 2012.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H88B0704868434CD78649F7DDC8482BB2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Disability</header><text>The term <term>disability</term> has the meaning given such term in section 3(1) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12102">42 U.S.C. 12102(1)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H70F389ABD6C045FC94BA6E2DB6F2A8DC"><enum>(6)</enum><header>High school; secondary school</header><text>The terms <term>high school</term> and <term>secondary school</term> have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H36B6D09671DC404C97190BE0292B527A"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Immigration laws</header><text>The term <term>immigration laws</term> has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H39547B8A627B48E680DDCE644BC944B2"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Institution of higher education</header><text>The term <term>institution of higher education</term>—</text><subparagraph id="H82269643D108492F8FA635B0624517CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>except as provided in subparagraph (B), has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1002">20 U.S.C. 1002</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H711174D0106A4129BD38911D8041CFD7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not include an institution of higher education outside of the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3026B3B8EE45435C8186287BAB724C0D"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Recognized postsecondary credential</header><text>The term <term>recognized postsecondary credential</term> has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3102">29 U.S.C. 3102</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H72F63220ABFF4EAB9A565D9B56339C84"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>Except as otherwise specifically provided, the term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Homeland Security.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H58C3B8174FDE4BC19C0941CFEF6D95AA"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Uniformed services</header><text>The term <term>Uniformed Services</term> has the meaning given the term <term>uniformed services</term> in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H22A3A94563D2488680E3AC510522FE26"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Treatment of expunged convictions</header><text>For purposes of adjustment of status under this division, the terms <term>convicted</term> and <term>conviction</term>, as used in this division and in sections 212 and 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1182">8 U.S.C. 1182</external-xref>, 1254a), do not include a judgment that has been expunged or set aside, that resulted in a rehabilitative disposition, or the equivalent.</text></subsection></section><section id="HFCE1DA5A629447E18AFC6DC63C0231D2"><enum>2202.</enum><header>Submission of biometric and biographic data; background checks</header><subsection id="H9EDC261BBD39435EB078486E02B3D23C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Submission of biometric and biographic data</header><text>The Secretary may not grant an alien adjustment of status under this division, on either a conditional or permanent basis, unless the alien submits biometric and biographic data, in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary. The Secretary shall provide an alternative procedure for aliens who are unable to provide such biometric or biographic data because of a physical impairment.</text></subsection><subsection id="HC0054C5179D44CF68A360FDC5A3EEB02"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Background checks</header><text>The Secretary shall use biometric, biographic, and other data that the Secretary determines appropriate to conduct security and law enforcement background checks and to determine whether there is any criminal, national security, or other factor that would render the alien ineligible for adjustment of status under this division, on either a conditional or permanent basis. The status of an alien may not be adjusted, on either a conditional or permanent basis, unless security and law enforcement background checks are completed to the satisfaction of the Secretary.</text></subsection></section><section id="H8422CF80B6504F558B3D40352E0B96A6"><enum>2203.</enum><header>Limitation on removal and other conditions on eligible individuals</header><subsection id="H93E3D34BAAE84D4BAB65119D61776025"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation on removal</header><text>An alien who appears to be prima facie eligible for relief under this division shall be given a reasonable opportunity to apply for such relief and may not be removed until, subject to section 2206(c)(2), a final decision establishing ineligibility for relief is rendered.</text></subsection><subsection id="H2BCB3A891AE748D79C27812AA9FC65C0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text>An alien present in the United States who has been ordered removed or has been permitted to depart voluntarily from the United States may, notwithstanding such order or permission to depart, apply for adjustment of status under this division. Such alien shall not be required to file a separate motion to reopen, reconsider, or vacate the order of removal. If the Secretary approves the application, the Secretary shall cancel the order of removal. If the Secretary renders a final administrative decision to deny the application, the order of removal or permission to depart shall be effective and enforceable to the same extent as if the application had not been made, only after all available administrative and judicial remedies have been exhausted.</text></subsection><subsection id="H0DE0AEECDDBA44D2BA18FF2C0E6AA063"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Advance parole</header><text>During the period beginning on the date on which an alien applies for adjustment of status under this division and ending on the date on which the Secretary makes a final decision regarding such application, the alien shall be eligible to apply for advance parole. Section 101(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(g)</external-xref>) shall not apply to an alien granted advance parole under this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="H2971A6862CE9490C90AFC9AC1B93B809"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Employment</header><text>An alien whose removal is stayed pursuant to this division, who may not be placed in removal proceedings pursuant to this division, or who has pending an application under this division, shall, upon application to the Secretary, be granted an employment authorization document.</text></subsection></section><section id="H156ACC0F98434401B9CF6D21AB7BDAAB"><enum>2204.</enum><header>Determination of continuous presence and residence</header><subsection id="H705EE329B3B945F1ACD0B75C9DC2DAA4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Effect of notice To appear</header><text>Any period of continuous physical presence or continuous residence in the United States of an alien who applies for permanent resident status under this division (whether on a conditional basis or without the conditional basis as provided in section 2104(c)(2)) shall not terminate when the alien is served a notice to appear under section 239(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1229">8 U.S.C. 1229(a)</external-xref>).</text></subsection><subsection id="H3FC05F9BA03B42A88CAA1D5002B16BAD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Treatment of certain breaks in presence or residence</header><paragraph id="H86C465F049E649B88C264C5E705480C1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), an alien shall be considered to have failed to maintain—</text><subparagraph id="H88D18B973AFE412E9275CB2623C6A7FC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>continuous physical presence in the United States under this division if the alien has departed from the United States for any period exceeding 90 days or for any periods, in the aggregate, exceeding 180 days; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H34191C5A271C41FCA43A4B503EDA8AE5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>continuous residence in the United States under this division if the alien has departed from the United States for any period exceeding 180 days, unless the alien establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Homeland Security that the alien did not in fact abandon residence in the United States during such period.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD4A2FC1E295E4553B4A4ED3960D89EF2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Extensions for extenuating circumstances</header><text>The Secretary may extend the time periods described in paragraph (1) for an alien who demonstrates that the failure to timely return to the United States was due to extenuating circumstances beyond the alien’s control, including—</text><subparagraph id="HEFD8E08A192E4BEC8BBD0263D0F04145"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the serious illness of the alien;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H36F641FB259B46CC97174ECDAFFA5B9E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>death or serious illness of a parent, grandparent, sibling, or child of the alien;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3921ACCDF3CC4EF9A4641E3982A4D363"><enum>(C)</enum><text>processing delays associated with the application process for a visa or other travel document; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H64E110C87B1546D392B192F0637D50D2"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">restrictions on international travel due to the public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 3119 of the Public Health Service Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/247d">42 U.S.C. 247d</external-xref>) with respect to COVID–19.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFE46599F27E74BA2BCE65023BB6FE6E7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Travel authorized by the secretary</header><text>Any period of travel outside of the United States by an alien that was authorized by the Secretary may not be counted toward any period of departure from the United States under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H40A527CE6AA145B9A9BF4BDCCCFB2211"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Waiver of physical presence</header><text>With respect to aliens who were removed or departed the United States on or after January 20, 2017, and who were continuously physically present in the United States for at least 5 years prior to such removal or departure, the Secretary may, as a matter of discretion, waive the physical presence requirement under section 2102(b)(1)(A) or section 2302(1)(A) for humanitarian purposes, for family unity, or because a waiver is otherwise in the public interest. The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall establish a procedure for such aliens to apply for relief under section 2102 or 2302 from outside the United States if they would have been eligible for relief under such section, but for their removal or departure.</text></subsection></section><section id="HED63C2CFA01D4EE8A389DBA76233FD50"><enum>2205.</enum><header>Exemption from numerical limitations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this division or in any other law may be construed to apply a numerical limitation on the number of aliens who may be granted permanent resident status under this division (whether on a conditional basis, or without the conditional basis as provided in section 2104(c)(2)).</text></section><section id="HE084321F7F9F4572B4FD99B80CFE2335"><enum>2206.</enum><header>Availability of administrative and judicial review</header><subsection id="H61011A6B4CD4469784E6711E98E1CB87"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Administrative review</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to aliens who have applied for adjustment of status under this division a process by which an applicant may seek administrative appellate review of a denial of an application for adjustment of status, or a revocation of such status.</text></subsection><subsection id="HF2FD04DCDB1842229F08084890174B1F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Judicial review</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (c), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien may seek judicial review of a denial of an application for adjustment of status, or a revocation of such status, under this division in an appropriate United States district court.</text></subsection><subsection id="H7CD9E874C74242F7A49019C3055EDFDB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Stay of removal</header><paragraph id="H208894E24EBB428BBC36F02FB4AEB3C0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), an alien seeking administrative or judicial review under this division may not be removed from the United States until a final decision is rendered establishing that the alien is ineligible for adjustment of status under this Act.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H296EE24530584C778D6284739A824FD0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The Secretary may remove an alien described in paragraph (1) pending judicial review if such removal is based on criminal or national security grounds described in this division. Such removal shall not affect the alien’s right to judicial review under this division. The Secretary shall promptly return a removed alien if a decision to deny an application for adjustment of status under this division, or to revoke such status, is reversed.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H4E31DB737537482D967FAEC83C968CF9"><enum>2207.</enum><header>Documentation requirements</header><subsection id="HF7FC65FA293B499A83B2DE79123FA5E7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Documents establishing identity</header><text>An alien’s application for permanent resident status under this division (whether on a conditional basis, or without the conditional basis as provided in section 2104(c)(2)) may include, as evidence of identity, the following:</text><paragraph id="H953C4C6927444919B1ADF20B4957F2D6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A passport or national identity document from the alien’s country of origin that includes the alien’s name and the alien’s photograph or fingerprint.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2A1C10D7841E4B4B94B63B34E891FA43"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The alien’s birth certificate and an identity card that includes the alien’s name and photograph.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H14C479369CD74496850E4911C5296BED"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A school identification card that includes the alien’s name and photograph, and school records showing the alien’s name and that the alien is or was enrolled at the school.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H13BFFD5238E646F6B4F401A72974ED07"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A Uniformed Services identification card issued by the Department of Defense.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H246F8544F3694A89BF08CB5AC0B73654"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Any immigration or other document issued by the United States Government bearing the alien’s name and photograph.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8E8C209ADE7240AEAF4BDB477C3ABFD2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>A State-issued identification card bearing the alien’s name and photograph.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6E22A2CCA40446AA977800F60E18375D"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Any other evidence determined to be credible by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6D536BA4D85449C79152C9A43D4B661F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Documents establishing entry, continuous physical presence, lack of abandonment of residence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To establish that an alien was 18 years of age or younger on the date on which the alien entered the United States, and has continuously resided in the United States since such entry, as required under section 2102(b)(1)(B), that an alien has been continuously physically present in the United States, as required under section 2102(b)(1)(A), or that an alien has not abandoned residence in the United States, as required under section 2104(a)(1)(B), the alien may submit the following forms of evidence:</text><paragraph id="HE76CFD52EED54909B4614BD540002B70"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Passport entries, including admission stamps on the alien’s passport.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H31A30D1E07244AA9B655D7789626C1D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any document from the Department of Justice or the Department of Homeland Security noting the alien’s date of entry into the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H40F83179A9394435BEF644801A9BB8B2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Records from any educational institution the alien has attended in the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5AD55CAF33464EE9835B0704D53F5771"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Employment records of the alien that include the employer’s name and contact information, or other records demonstrating earned income.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H623C0C76C2BB4DD0BA5D035178834A84"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Records of service from the Uniformed Services.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC72751FF574B4270878697DF142A497A"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Official records from a religious entity confirming the alien’s participation in a religious ceremony.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1762F5920BCA491689B2C427572274BB"><enum>(7)</enum><text>A birth certificate for a child who was born in the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H076F82036616498B82884C8D01000AEB"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Hospital or medical records showing medical treatment or hospitalization, the name of the medical facility or physician, and the date of the treatment or hospitalization.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H179594C42BAF4C5CA2505E80BBD1CB98"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Automobile license receipts or registration.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCC6000E066EE4F9585E63C3693E2F728"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Deeds, mortgages, or rental agreement contracts.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H48345E802D6745C6865A370EBD79D3B1"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Rent receipts or utility bills bearing the alien’s name or the name of an immediate family member of the alien, and the alien’s address.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD02EF7C8456A44729201EB8B854A1CA5"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Tax receipts.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H31656F6A00DB4809AD7185AEEF9A73DB"><enum>(13)</enum><text>Insurance policies.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAB1E507D5FB14D90A275476183D438C4"><enum>(14)</enum><text>Remittance records, including copies of money order receipts sent in or out of the country.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H07E7ABE494D94321B3127399DCF976FA"><enum>(15)</enum><text>Travel records.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE8C983854CFD43959AE00649CD9A5FD5"><enum>(16)</enum><text>Dated bank transactions.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE84C7FE2EB0545F9857715831495845F"><enum>(17)</enum><text>Two or more sworn affidavits from individuals who are not related to the alien who have direct knowledge of the alien’s continuous physical presence in the United States, that contain—</text><subparagraph id="H7B3BD57A8AEE4A5598FF30BE71508212"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the name, address, and telephone number of the affiant; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H989C5BE687B648BFA9E46C918259E8C3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the nature and duration of the relationship between the affiant and the alien.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H46F800C896CD48E695DA085012B4EA17"><enum>(18)</enum><text>Any other evidence determined to be credible by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5848A072C0AB48D8AD1699B355B7C413"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Documents establishing admission to an institution of higher education</header><text>To establish that an alien has been admitted to an institution of higher education, the alien may submit to the Secretary a document from the institution of higher education certifying that the alien—</text><paragraph id="H83026956420C4FBF91300E21347A2827"><enum>(1)</enum><text>has been admitted to the institution; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H90F7E5014BD34EB4BA868324773DF63C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is currently enrolled in the institution as a student.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H664CEDF7A6EB418193874193B042D0D1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Documents establishing receipt of a degree from an institution of higher education</header><text>To establish that an alien has acquired a degree from an institution of higher education in the United States, the alien may submit to the Secretary a diploma or other document from the institution stating that the alien has received such a degree.</text></subsection><subsection id="H081386D62A784B14AB590EA0007BCB1C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Documents establishing receipt of a high school diploma, general educational development credential, or a recognized equivalent</header><text>To establish that in the United States an alien has earned a high school diploma or a commensurate alternative award from a public or private high school, has obtained the General Education Development credential, or otherwise has satisfied section 2102(b)(1)(D)(iii), the alien may submit to the Secretary the following:</text><paragraph id="H408CCFCA5B324D359F276FA6B29AB321"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A high school diploma, certificate of completion, or other alternate award.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H879A28AE58D740C3B5DE94E636443993"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A high school equivalency diploma or certificate recognized under State law.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5424F166DC3E40CCB9343B247EF52DB3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Evidence that the alien passed a State-authorized exam, including the General Education Development test, in the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3ADAE5C5250B453CAAFA1EC241FACB43"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Evidence that the alien successfully completed an area career and technical education program, such as a certification, certificate, or similar alternate award.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB163D9C862F246F9ACDE6FCE8B38310E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Evidence that the alien obtained a recognized postsecondary credential.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H97A55D4B103C48E5A4E5143F0E1FFF74"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Any other evidence determined to be credible by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3BAD652ADD6948F98F70B82A2EADB309"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Documents establishing enrollment in an educational program</header><text>To establish that an alien is enrolled in any school or education program described in section 2102(b)(1)(D)(iv) or 2104(a)(1)(C), the alien may submit school records from the United States school that the alien is currently attending that include—</text><paragraph id="H2F2CD146342847DE86CE684894C10D69"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the name of the school; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H25B6F8F0C2874835B6BB7EAC8D4C7266"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the alien’s name, periods of attendance, and current grade or educational level.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0A65F7D4017D4170B8F29B1EE562394E"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Documents establishing exemption from application fees</header><text>To establish that an alien is exempt from an application fee under this division, the alien may submit to the Secretary the following relevant documents:</text><paragraph id="H186BBC95C9244BD19B9F19807453E934"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Documents to establish age</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To establish that an alien meets an age requirement, the alien may provide proof of identity, as described in subsection (a), that establishes that the alien is 18 years of age or younger.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDB30AF7D1AE84F2B9512CB385D1DB917"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Documents to establish income</header><text>To establish the alien’s income, the alien may provide—</text><subparagraph id="HB947F8CCD5C142F7B3C375157E905AA3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>employment records or other records of earned income, including records that have been maintained by the Social Security Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, or any other Federal, State, or local government agency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9DE12BEC2E5D4F51B5052CB12C931C1B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>bank records; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7C38FC4039E47C9ABA4815CAD951B9C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>at least two sworn affidavits from individuals who are not related to the alien and who have direct knowledge of the alien’s work and income that contain—</text><clause id="H3DF2AA6E8C6D4219BC58601A8AAC5A48"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the name, address, and telephone number of the affiant; and</text></clause><clause id="HEA739B7EB67344F2B9E7A1E6ACEC46F9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the nature and duration of the relationship between the affiant and the alien.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H21A7E12F43E3405899F3445240F2DEC5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Documents to establish foster care, lack of familial support, or serious, chronic disability</header><text>To establish that the alien is in foster care, lacks parental or familial support, or has a serious, chronic disability, the alien may provide at least two sworn affidavits from individuals who are not related to the alien and who have direct knowledge of the circumstances that contain—</text><subparagraph id="H86CBEE4084F14BE0BCA2109D726328D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a statement that the alien is in foster care, otherwise lacks any parental or other familiar support, or has a serious, chronic disability, as appropriate;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3A74767ABD0E425F8B140F92EE63381A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the name, address, and telephone number of the affiant; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B6239A54B974A37A0214760F8366990"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the nature and duration of the relationship between the affiant and the alien.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4C58207899F44A1593B27EAFBF48CFAB"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Documents establishing qualification for hardship exemption</header><text>To establish that an alien satisfies one of the criteria for the hardship exemption set forth in section 2104(a)(2)(C), the alien may submit to the Secretary at least two sworn affidavits from individuals who are not related to the alien and who have direct knowledge of the circumstances that warrant the exemption, that contain—</text><paragraph id="HF5A9DE9319A745CE901DB8F65AE96748"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the name, address, and telephone number of the affiant; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H648A6C550BDC4E18A17C0994B82DD380"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the nature and duration of the relationship between the affiant and the alien.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD799149078D44572A034722AC5395B31"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Documents establishing service in the uniformed services</header><text>To establish that an alien has served in the Uniformed Services for at least 2 years and, if discharged, received an honorable discharge, the alien may submit to the Secretary—</text><paragraph id="H9EF5453BF8FD4914BE7914B78CAB94B1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a Department of Defense form DD–214;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4CB87EB7491B43B2AC480F7F1EB84187"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a National Guard Report of Separation and Record of Service form 22;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7048C6D7EAFA40FAA854DF4DB062858F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>personnel records for such service from the appropriate Uniformed Service; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H834A92ACF1384DEC9B7DBDFF7558F452"><enum>(4)</enum><text>health records from the appropriate Uniformed Service.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H61936ECAEEB049BFA357AC3D3CE1AA62"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Documents establishing earned income</header><paragraph id="H77F29ACD7A5241698737FA3A719A7CD9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An alien may satisfy the earned income requirement under section 2104(a)(1)(C)(iii) by submitting records that—</text><subparagraph id="H3452614097BC4A2D9526A53306A55CEC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish compliance with such requirement; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7012A681ABB4784845859054A83EA1E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have been maintained by the Social Security Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, or any other Federal, State, or local government agency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3AC990F20DD641A3893A50A1E82C6705"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other documents</header><text>An alien who is unable to submit the records described in paragraph (1) may satisfy the earned income requirement by submitting at least two types of reliable documents that provide evidence of employment or other forms of earned income, including—</text><subparagraph id="H088094ABC9CE41748EB53A25C3156493"><enum>(A)</enum><text>bank records;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A079C80F27942848A860A77B1A1377F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>business records;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA800DEF01F3A407499D6DFC0C4661BBB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>employer or contractor records;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB6E5072B5F84FA5809D7ED571FDA6D4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>records of a labor union, day labor center, or organization that assists workers in employment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H514B8CC2C92D42CB9FF255F82789CF63"><enum>(E)</enum><text>sworn affidavits from individuals who are not related to the alien and who have direct knowledge of the alien’s work, that contain—</text><clause id="H25C168E5C0F14F1483CDCC3E2E9FFC82"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the name, address, and telephone number of the affiant; and</text></clause><clause id="HFC399EA4003940F982CCAA549BBE305F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the nature and duration of the relationship between the affiant and the alien;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFCAF735B505B4C508E9590C13CF37806"><enum>(F)</enum><text>remittance records; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB54872932EA84A778BA383B5F82A0F09"><enum>(G)</enum><text>any other evidence determined to be credible by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFF8001B281B5453E95A7FF82B5FA4082"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Authority To prohibit use of certain documents</header><text>If the Secretary determines, after publication in the Federal Register and an opportunity for public comment, that any document or class of documents does not reliably establish identity or that permanent resident status under this division (whether on a conditional basis, or without the conditional basis as provided in section 2104(c)(2)) is being obtained fraudulently to an unacceptable degree, the Secretary may prohibit or restrict the use of such document or class of documents.</text></subsection></section><section id="HEF0EDDC505FB469E8683ED35142B8D5E"><enum>2208.</enum><header>Confidentiality of information</header><subsection id="HDC810946D8A2441DB0C0D9D461D95D7A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may not disclose or use information (including information provided during administrative or judicial review) provided in applications filed under this division or in requests for DACA for the purpose of immigration enforcement.</text></subsection><subsection id="H3AE168AECC88433DA5639C8CC6435F9B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Referrals prohibited</header><text>The Secretary, based solely on information provided in an application for adjustment of status under this division (including information provided during administrative or judicial review) or an application for DACA, may not refer an applicant to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or any designee of either such entity.</text></subsection><subsection id="H89335E04DAFB42BE9A0A69A8B3C16B6E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limited exception</header><text>Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), information provided in an application for adjustment of status under this division may be shared with Federal security and law enforcement agencies—</text><paragraph id="HEB7A54A4C5D34FE9AF4ADCE068B99630"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for assistance in the consideration of an application for adjustment of status under this division;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1581EA7FCBFB495296C778763BE98417"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to identify or prevent fraudulent claims;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H24777796345F45B6BD3F8C19C56870C8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for national security purposes; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD81C38BF9FBF414595FAE4DACA3DBB06"><enum>(4)</enum><text>for the investigation or prosecution of any felony offense not related to immigration status.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H978C99C82B764297BFA8A6B018E8DEF3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Penalty</header><text>Any person who knowingly uses, publishes, or permits information to be examined in violation of this section shall be fined not more than $10,000.</text></subsection></section><section id="H9D5910BC96B8435ABCA0F964B74EF001"><enum>2209.</enum><header>Provisions affecting eligibility for adjustment of status</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">An alien’s eligibility to be lawfully admitted for permanent residence under this division (whether on a conditional basis, or without the conditional basis as provided in section 2104(c)(2)) shall not preclude the alien from seeking any status under any other provision of law for which the alien may otherwise be eligible.</text></section><enum>III</enum><header>Dignity Program</header><section id="H342B9CD25FF244D98F71439E5064ADB6"><enum>2301.</enum><header>Establishment</header><subsection id="H1D32B8A522744476B3E061727579A139"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established a program, to be known as the <quote>Dignity Program</quote> under this subtitle, which shall provide for deferred action on removal and the provision of employment and travel authorization in the case of eligible applicants, in accordance with the provisions of this subtitle.</text></subsection><subsection id="H845115C1B2244404BE986819E4C711EE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Abolition of 3- and 10-Year bars</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this subtitle, section 212(a)(9) of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not apply for purposes of any person who applies and thereafter participates in the Dignity Program.</text></subsection><subsection id="H10484684672C460FB2BFFD02DCB7263E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Dignity program identification</header><text>The Secretary shall provide proof of participation for individuals in the Dignity Program, in the form of an identification document, that will provide deferred action on removal and authorize employment and travel in accordance with provisions in this title.</text></subsection></section><section id="H2FB458A721304BE1AE62553858601E09"><enum>2302.</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall approve an application to participate in the Dignity Program from an eligible alien subject to the following:</text><paragraph id="HCB7FE42DFCB140D58DB3AA723DB714AB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Application</header><text>The applicant shall submit such information that the Secretary determines sufficient to prove the following:</text><subparagraph id="HF5A5805C02054CB9A23816DD4772C1FA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">That the alien has been continually physically present in the United States since December 31, 2020.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0DC60D08404B4C54862C7B057C6AE199"><enum>(B)</enum><text>That the alien is not inadmissible under section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (except that paragraph (9) shall not apply for purposes of this section).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA64849E0DEE4D2CA1C217A822893312" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">That the alien has included a restitution payment of at least $1,000, to be deposited in the H–1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account, which shall be used to support American workers for purposes described in title V of division B of this Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H532427A8C0644FD5A651F3597B66F5EC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submission of biometric and biographic data; background checks</header><subparagraph id="HA4D1574A382E4261A73F1CC38E684068"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Submission of biometric and biographic data</header><text>The Secretary may not approve such an application, unless the alien submits biometric and biographic data, in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary. The Secretary shall provide an alternative procedure for aliens who are unable to provide such biometric or biographic data because of a physical impairment.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1802873F245F4A6A841E5A7458A33460"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Background checks</header><text>The Secretary shall use biometric, biographic, and other data that the Secretary determines appropriate to conduct security and law enforcement background checks and to determine whether there is any criminal, national security, or other factor that would render the alien ineligible for participation in the Dignity Program in accordance with paragraph (3). The application for participation in the Dignity Program may not be approved unless security and law enforcement background checks are completed to the satisfaction of the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB1DC2FE948924AC2AEA35125C6DA93A9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Grounds of ineligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (2), an alien is ineligible for participation in the Dignity Program if, excluding any offense under State law for which an essential element is the alien’s immigration status, and any minor traffic offense, the alien has been convicted of—</text><subparagraph id="H4C078CEC6238464AB851FF5DC30732E7" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any felony offense;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B4D1F683218415A9CD83C21E4B7B4BD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">two or more misdemeanor offenses (excluding simple possession of cannabis or cannabis-related paraphernalia, any offense involving cannabis or cannabis-related paraphernalia which is no longer prosecutable in the State in which the conviction was entered, any offense involving disorderly conduct without violence, and any offense involving civil disobedience without violence) not occurring on the same date, and not arising out of the same act, omission, or scheme of misconduct; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F4E78948C884F2CB94C532301EC9D83"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a misdemeanor offense of domestic violence, unless the alien demonstrates that such crime is related to the alien having been—</text><clause id="H110368B5FB4744C7AAE1B64153B9B1BF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, child abuse or neglect, abuse or neglect in later life, or human trafficking;</text></clause><clause id="HAD4D54FFF8B643159BB12985602228E0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>battered or subjected to extreme cruelty; or</text></clause><clause id="H11866F3DB453478DA021977EAF3A06B2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a victim of criminal activity described in section 101(a)(15)(U)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)(iii)</external-xref>).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA231EE987B14468E82AAD02DEE921457" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Waivers for certain misdemeanors</header><text>For humanitarian purposes, family unity, or if otherwise in the public interest, the Secretary may waive—</text><subparagraph id="H6607596652DA417C9215548E42D0F66A" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the grounds of inadmissibility under subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D) of section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1182">8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEBC5FD36AC684F17BE8A6D2EE629057C" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consideration of—</text><clause id="H351A729FA6984C609790F4024300CE66" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>one misdemeanor offense if the alien has not been convicted of any offense in the 5-year period preceding the date on which the alien applies for the Dignity Program; or</text></clause><clause id="H2BD1FCC7C0C247ADBEB88214D8D3EEDB" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">up to two misdemeanor offenses if the alien has not been convicted of any offense in the 10-year period preceding the date on which the alien applies for the Dignity Program.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H08F2F0FB084949258C12A9CC0144D96D"><enum>2303.</enum><header>Registration; departure</header><subsection id="HBA6F427826F24D358E61A8C09294B224"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Registration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any alien approved to participate in the Dignity Program shall—</text><paragraph id="HAA4C7D8CDAE4406FA4D9CAE023E8FB20"><enum>(1)</enum><text>register with the Secretary of Homeland Security;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDDC15FF7D1984CAE96ECB61848C61600"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit biometric and biographic data to the Secretary; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA0074EC3EA9D44FABF14C384A92DE644"><enum>(3)</enum><text>submit a sworn declaration stipulating to presence in the United States without a lawful immigration status, and, as appropriate, unlawful presence, in the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H98AA7F0D594B4719AAB1FC4371411E66"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Departure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, any alien present in the United States without lawful status under the immigration laws, or not participating in the programs outlined in division B under this Act shall apply for the Dignity Program or depart the United States.</text></subsection><subsection id="HED2F6B668DDC436BABA523FB325C30FD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Intentional Self-Deportation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any alien that voluntarily departs the United States not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act shall not be subject to the provisions of section 212(a)(9) of the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to—</text><paragraph id="HCCE12AEC358945C886E3F00A9CAE64F9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any removal ordered under section 235(b)(1) of such Act or at the end of proceedings under section 240 of such Act initiated upon the alien’s arrival in the United States; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3ECA50B3EBE8422B98E62BF92343E920"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any removal ordered under section 240 of such Act,</text></paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection id="HD359F6EFEAD342D0B76B28197F90D8EC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation on removal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who appears to be prima facie eligible for status under this subtitle during the 24-month period following the date of enactment of this Act may not be removed or fined based on their immigration status—</text><paragraph id="H492D115A39D041229C833D6E3FD5153F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>during such period; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H34FA200B53FA46B29DADD23FB1EB56C5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case that the alien applies for status under this subtitle, until a final decision establishing ineligibility for such status is rendered.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF8378987CAF244E797B700BE41DFC4CC"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section does not apply in the case of any alien with a valid Notice to Appear in immigration court or with a pending determination on their immigration status that is not decided before this date.</text></subsection></section><section id="HB92BAC410EE446A1AE0AE21CCE74108F"><enum>2304.</enum><header>Program participation</header><subsection id="H0B5D71505EC8414C8DFA1A7FEF4344F7" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any applicant who is approved to participate in the Dignity Program shall make an appointment with USCIS who shall issue an order deferring further action for a period of 7 years.</text></subsection><subsection id="HD10920339D83411E9761C7EA19C27DF7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>Each participant in the Dignity Program shall conform to the following:</text><paragraph id="H2DCE239DA2D045FD87DCC4F186A49FC4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The participant shall once every two years report to the Secretary of Homeland Security and provide the following information:</text><subparagraph id="H09E8252E19054F5CB9F979B174B874B3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Place of residence.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H16CB15002EA8477887503210E04F6DE2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Testimony as to good standing within the community.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB85F80E1E9F34DD5BB6E02984A91C9F4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Restitution</header><subparagraph id="H8791C931A4B240DABFEB7A90BC4F2B16"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The participant shall pay an additional fee of at least $1,000 with each report under paragraph (1), until a total of $7,000 has been paid, to be deposited in the H–1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account, which shall be used to support American workers for purposes described in title IV of division B.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE34BC7ADC2D441529B3728D0E1C9AEBF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions in the case of temporary protected status holders</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any individual who had temporary protected status under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1254a">8 U.S.C. 1254a</external-xref>) prior to the passage of this Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H467F010482674126A5DB10AAA1A5091F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Lawful conduct</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The participant shall comply with all Federal and State laws.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD45A0B00AB734877BE436AAFB3E8CF62" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The participant shall remain, for a period of not less than 4 years during their participation in the Dignity Program, employed (including self-employment and serving as a caregiver) or enrolled in a course of study at an institute of higher education, as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1002">20 U.S.C. 1002</external-xref>), or an area career and technical education school, as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/2302">20 U.S.C. 2302</external-xref>). The Secretary may waive the application of this paragraph in the case of any alien with dependents under the age of 12, any alien the Secretary determines would be unable to reasonably comply by reason of a disability or other impediment, or anyone above 65 years of age.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4985DD954DDF439BAAE23035FE040261"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Taxes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of any Federal income tax liability of the participant which was assessed during the 10-year period ending on the date such participant was approved for participation in the Dignity Program, the participant shall pay such liability not later than the close of the 7-year period beginning on such date.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9D2FE4E8AAC74B9BB6C00E558BB00B73"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Support dependents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The participant shall support any dependents including by providing food, shelter, clothing, education, and covering basic medical needs.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6ABD37531AD84C2D925C48EA76A46087"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Medical costs</header><subparagraph id="HE01364F18C844333AD64B7A2BCCDF8B3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The participant shall be enrolled under qualifying health coverage.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB5981FD47DF0450D8C08822323EB0A26"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>For purposes of this paragraph, the term <term>qualifying health coverage</term> means, with respect to the participant, the higher of the following levels of coverage applicable to such alien:</text><clause id="H140B62F72048445087512D27EEEDC5AE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>At a minimum, catastrophic health insurance coverage that provides coverage of such individual with respect to at least the State of employment and State of residence of the alien.</text></clause><clause id="HF8866D1E6A0A46D494770194024F6208"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>In the case of an alien whose State of residence or State of employment requires such an alien to maintain coverage under health insurance, such health insurance.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6E6ECEBAC511491688D16EABB36CEB03"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Public benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning on the date of participation in the Dignity Program, the participant shall not avail himself or herself of any Federal means-tested benefits or entitlement programs. For purposes of this paragraph, any benefits received by a child or dependent that is a United States citizen living in the same household shall not be taken into account.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9181DB342E924E2ABCC9A0C477D1C754" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Levy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to other taxes, there is hereby imposed on the income of every Dignity Program participant a tax equal to 1 percent of the adjusted gross income (as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/3121">section 3121(a)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) received by the individual with respect to employment (as defined in section 3121(b) the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). The participant shall comply with the requirements of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9512">section 9512</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Any tax collected under this paragraph shall be deposited in the Immigration Infrastructure and Debt Reduction Fund established in section 1204.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC7F80DA6CF78437F9B2DC49216826F78"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Exemption from certain payroll taxes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A participant shall not be liable for any tax under section 3101 or 3102 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEB582664DE1245DA9E8913B73D54EDA9"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Limitations in the case of minors</header><text>With respect to any participant in the Dignity Program who is under 18 years of age at the time of application—</text><subparagraph id="H865F220D2B6E4E4E964808952D9DD3B6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>subsection (b)(2) shall be waived; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6748C1BF0F2C4B59B4FEE011FC0CD80D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for any participant that turns 18 years of age during participation in the Dignity Program, the 4-year requirement in subsection (b)(2) shall be adjusted to an amount which is equal to <fraction>4/7</fraction> of the time remaining in the 7 years required for completion of the Dignity Program at the time the participant turns 18.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8C6BFC4829D647A09D9EA8165881857B" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorizing participants approved To participate in the Dignity Program To enlist in the Armed Forces</header><paragraph id="HB6D31F877B744A3981109F341944E8B7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Enlistment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 504(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HBD9ECBC3E49E4F8E93BB326297782E39" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subparagraph id="H44F4143C7BA840F09130559D79132916" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who is participating in the Dignity Program or holds the Dignity Status.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H06B8B2B1AE2049958D4A5487D8B72342" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under this provision, for any individual in the Dignity Program that enlists in the Armed Forces, the conditions outlined in subsection (b) shall be waived during their service.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB1FCCD2F97D243A0AC21820416936177" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Completion of term of enlistment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon completion of a term of enlistment, the requirements of the Dignity Program shall be satisfied for that individual, and that individual shall be eligible to adjust to lawful permanent resident status through the Armed Forces.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB7B240E7EBFE4FAABF558DBBF31A23DC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Violations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a participant violates a condition under subsection (b), the Secretary may at the Secretary’s discretion, waive enforcement of minor violations including late fees, take extenuating circumstances into effect, or consider factors of undue hardship, but in all other cases, the Secretary shall initiate removal proceedings pursuant to section 1229a of title 8, United States Code. In such proceedings, the immigration judge may make a determination as to whether to order removal or to issue an order modifying the conditions of that participant’s participation in the Dignity Program.</text></subsection></section><section id="H3F415FBD68654FC799DBF8F9D4EDF0CB"><enum>2305.</enum><header>Completion</header><subsection id="HC7F567D53DF042CEBDD769F3FC579A44"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon satisfying the conditions set forth in subsection (b) and thereby successfully completing the Dignity Program, the participant shall be granted Dignity status under this program.</text></subsection><subsection id="HDE75AB92D6E040F1A8232897475A2BFB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Completion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The conditions set forth in this subsection for successful completion of the Dignity Program are as follows:</text><paragraph id="H45530F3014364CD093B0BB4BDCDBA431"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance with all requirements of subsection (b)(1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H94194492795E4277A5EB62C27C6CC273"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance with all requirements of subsection (b)(2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB610507C93654EF5881EF895DC29B188"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance with the requirement of subsection (b)(3) for the entire period of the participation in the Dignity Program, excepting any violations waived or modified pursuant to section 2304(d) of this Act and any violations deemed de minimis by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF5ADF56D19A04CD298FCBE3BCAE04824"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Dignity status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The status under this section—</text><paragraph id="H86201EEC370A49B7B6FA29475DDC8FCF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be valid for a period of 7 years;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H137D8B466D3D46A8A39D9C7358F650F1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may be renewed any number of times; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H65324EA6D73C4B3CB70410A4AC8541AE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall provide the alien with—</text><subparagraph id="H4A0D41D434384171AE5F603CF8A76B6C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>lawful status as a nonimmigrant;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8464B2F903F44D76B752FBBA4EA1DC73"><enum>(B)</enum><text>authorization for employment; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H596E1E3309CC4BBD85B3096A665747CE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the ability to reenter the United States any number of times.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEA4D5A0C18224D27A592E571EBC0D571"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Travel and work documents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide proof of Dignity Status, in the form of an identification document, that will allow individuals to work in the United States and travel abroad and be admitted to the United States upon return, if otherwise admissible.</text></subsection><subsection id="H692EC4EC4699471B86EE534A3AAF38DE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Clarification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of adjustment of status under section 1255 of title 8, United States Code, and change of status under section 1258 of title 8, United States Code, the alien shall be considered as having been inspected and admitted into the United States.</text></subsection><subsection id="H0C4337FEA2314B9D9B3048F81635E9DB"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Public benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning on the date of receiving the Dignity Status, the beneficiary shall not avail himself or herself of any Federal means-tested benefits or entitlement programs. For purposes of this subsection, any benefits received by a child or dependent that is a United States citizen living in the same household shall not be taken into account.</text></subsection><subsection id="HFEFEC8C5541F4E8AB27E70D209E9E018"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>Dignity Status may only be terminated by the Secretary following the issuance of a final order of removal, except that such status shall be restored following the grant of a motion to reopen pursuant to section 1229a(c)(7) of title 8, United States Code, a successful appeal, or a grant of withholding of removal pursuant to section 1231(b)(3) of title 8, United States Code.</text></subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Contribution to American Workers</header><section id="H1368B7812C1540B480FA171B9B47BCA8"><enum>2401.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title shall direct restitution payments from the Dignity program to be disbursed to American workers through promoting apprenticeships and other work-based learning programs for small- and medium-sized businesses within in-demand industry sectors, through the establishment and support of industry or sector partnerships.</text></section><section id="H8BD20F57E5594641832792E72BFF4162"><enum>2402.</enum><header>Availability of funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">From funds paid by restitution under title III of division B of the Dignity for Immigrants while Guarding our Nation to Ignite and Deliver the American Dream Act and available under section 286(s)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1356">8 U.S.C. 1356(s)(2)</external-xref>), the Secretary shall carry out this Act.</text></section><section id="H8B080D16794549FDBA6DFC44E3874680"><enum>2403.</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><subsection id="HE584B380FD06443EA95CA6175ED4E7CE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>American competitiveness and workforce improvement act of 1998</header><text>Section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2916a">29 U.S.C. 2916a</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection><subsection id="H475F8DEFAA0B47389E0D0CE4357FBFCB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Immigration and nationality act</header><text>Section 286(s)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1356">8 U.S.C. 1356(s)(2)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block id="HC1C069D7C5F44A879EEAA057FC05DBB5" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H8AED663647E2464DB548021850FE1EDF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of fees for work-based learning programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">90 percent of amounts deposited into the H–1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account pursuant to the Dignity for Immigrants while Guarding our Nation to Ignite and Deliver the American Dream Act shall remain available to the Secretary of Labor until expended to carry out the Dignity for Immigrants while Guarding our Nation to Ignite and Deliver the American Dream Act.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HB5A952B2CDEB4EA9A326CFC33B9E6C5F"><enum>2404.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act:</text><paragraph id="HFA0DF7FF33FF4347A3DB742A66B9C993"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible partnership</header><text>The term <term>eligible partnership</term> means an industry or sector partnership as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3102">29 U.S.C. 3102</external-xref>) that submits and obtains approval of an application consistent with section 5(c).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1C26EFBF754A4F7A8529F70BBF4B1519"><enum>(2)</enum><header>In-demand industry sector</header><text>The term <term>in-demand industry sector</term> means a sector described in subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B) of section 3(23) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3102">29 U.S.C. 3102(23)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2BA771C5A5B24252B941B30FECEFEEAA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Local or regional</header><text>The term <term>local or regional</term>, used with respect to an entity, means that the entity provides services in, respectively, a local area or region.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H883324FDB55C4D58AB5EE72826DD3DAD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Workforce terms</header><text>The terms <term>Governor</term>, <term>individual with a barrier to employment</term>, <term>industry or sector partnership</term>, <term>local area</term>, <term>local board</term>, <term>State board</term>, <term>outlying area</term>, <term>recognized postsecondary credential</term>, <term>region</term>, <term>State</term>, and <term>supportive services</term>, used with respect to activities supported under this Act, have the meanings given the terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3102">29 U.S.C. 3102</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF46D45880DA546C48E093B18CD63E105"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Labor.</text></paragraph></section><section id="H746BD6A731A64421B30C5ACD28740F67"><enum>2405.</enum><header>Allotments to States</header><subsection id="H8FBB1129425940E9BEBDC48C4CD7A395"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reservation</header><text>Of the amounts available for this Act under section 4, the Secretary may reserve—</text><paragraph id="HF89A91CD6C6D41089EF86770298001F4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not more than 5 percent of those amounts for the costs of technical assistance and Federal administration of this Act;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H65225D5B438E4586AD937E74E9056493"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not more than 2 percent of those amounts for the costs of evaluations conducted under section 8(b); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6F6E6C4FEBF74F5EB455290917A37E85"><enum>(3)</enum><text>not more than <fraction>1⁄4</fraction> of 1 percent of such amounts to provide assistance to the outlying areas.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE9E1B42A751E44B69900BD984D8296D5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allotments</header><paragraph id="H4F55B469601D4E10A058ED9590D9C164"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Of the amounts available for this Act under section 4 that remain after the Secretary makes the reservations under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, for the purpose of supporting (which may include assistance in establishing expanded) local or regional eligible partnerships to support work-based learning programs under this Act, make allotments to eligible States in accordance with clauses (ii) through (v) of section 132(b)(1)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3162">29 U.S.C. 3162(b)(1)(C)</external-xref>), subject to paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEA64B0EA59A04BF08C57F2399E29BB9F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application</header><text>For purposes of applying the clauses described in paragraph (1), under paragraph (1), the Secretary—</text><subparagraph id="HE93765353D92482CB2CAC5716C4FE95D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall not apply subclauses (I) and (III) of clause (iv) with respect to the first fiscal year after the date of enactment of this Act;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDDC2185B65C64D61B37FB60BC3A19CC2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall apply clause (iv)(II) by substituting <quote>0.5 percent of the remaining amounts described in paragraph (1)</quote> for the total described in that clause;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD4308B1A3EE46789A0AC5D7B9517943"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall not apply clause (iv)(IV);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA4A718A0CBA7438E91EBCE8D1BFA5B18"><enum>(D)</enum><text>shall apply clause (v)(II) by substituting the term <term>allotment percentage</term>, used with respect to the second full fiscal year after the date of enactment of this Act, or a subsequent fiscal year, means a percentage of the remaining amounts described in paragraph (1) that is received through an allotment made under this subsection for the fiscal year for the two sentences in that clause; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H340561A845B14DE58E2C42DD2F4898EE"><enum>(E)</enum><text>shall apply clause (v)(III) by substituting <quote>a work-based learning program carried out under this Act</quote> for <quote>a program of workforce investment activities carried out under this subtitle</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF2EA06A3A5B94B5BAE2360E98F21022E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of unallotted funds</header><text>If a State fails to meet the requirements for an allotment under this subsection, the Secretary may allot funds that are not allotted under paragraphs (1) and (2) to eligible States under a formula based on the formula specified in section 132(c) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3173">29 U.S.C. 3173(c)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8E18F94292F1405CBF307C1FB48EA86C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>eligible State</term> means a State that meets the requirements of section 102 or 103 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3112">29 U.S.C. 3112</external-xref>, 3113) and subsection (c).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA1B5C2992F194B07BFCD75A16FFDC849"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State eligibility</header><text>To be eligible to receive an allotment under subsection (b), a State, in consultation with State boards and local boards, shall submit an application to the Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and containing a description of the activities to be carried out with the grant funds. At a minimum, the application shall include information on—</text><paragraph id="H46FA93B6272747B4AA07B9D48AEA995E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the local or regional industry or sector partnerships that will be supported, including the lead partners for the partnerships, and how the partnerships will work to engage small- and medium-sized businesses, as applicable, in the activities of the partnerships;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0A89D02BFD184F62BA39F504DE3C222B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the in-demand industry sectors that will be served, including how such industry sectors were identified, and how the activities of the partnerships will align with State, regional, and local plans as required under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3111">29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7DD32431997E461184BFDBD1899BA0B6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the apprenticeship programs or other work-based learning programs to be supported though the partnerships;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA52A5C212D00497082BAACAA9FDB530F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the populations that will receive services, including individuals with barriers to employment and populations that were historically underrepresented in the industry sectors to be served through the partnerships;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB2FAE95A8BD1479E9AC12E997C34A097"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the services, including business engagement, classroom instruction, and support services (including at least 6 months of post-employment support services), that will be supported through the grant funds;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCB9C56D244DD4C1F86DCA630DFFAEF11"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the recognized postsecondary credentials that workers will obtain through participation in the program and the quality of the program that leads to the credentials;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0FC61D16F91247FF8BFA5B3D07136AC8"><enum>(7)</enum><text>levels of performance to be achieved on the performance indicators described in section 8, to measure progress towards expanding work-based learning programs;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDA3092CB711B4422897CA09C2E62E42C"><enum>(8)</enum><text>how local or regional partnerships will leverage additional resources, including funding provided under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3111">29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.</external-xref>) and non-Federal resources, to support the activities carried out under this Act; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8B69E365632E430A99351A3CF1300C15"><enum>(9)</enum><text>such other subjects as the Secretary may require.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H98F286E83FD14AA182B6E35BE0206C27"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Review of applications</header><text>The Secretary shall review applications submitted under subsection (c) in consultation with the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health and Human Services.</text></subsection></section><section id="H5D8EC358BB434CEFA6AC811FC237060F"><enum>2406.</enum><header>Grants to partnerships</header><subsection id="HE104DC95159F4012A9E42F0954430482"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants</header><paragraph id="H8AA8D909F2814CF8A91F576847305305"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Governor of a State that receives an allotment under section 5 shall use the funds made available through the allotment and not reserved under subsection (d) to award grants to eligible partnerships. The Governor shall award the grants for the purpose of assisting (which may include establishing or expanding) local or regional industry or sector partnerships that are identified in the application submitted under section 5(c), to carry out activities described in section 7.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDC8EA411AB484FC58CBDAE6A7C0FC01B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Period of grant</header><text>A State may make a grant under this section for a period of 3 years.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H004B9E6EA70B4972AC13C5E4E083250A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability of funds</header><text>The Governor of a State that receives an allotment under section 5 for a fiscal year may use the funds made available through the allotment during that year or the 2 subsequent fiscal years.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H42E42458EF5244BAA7E6C824EE53E613"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an industry or sector partnership described in subsection (a)(1) shall—</text><paragraph id="H3F21506692994083A887CCCDA4C86616"><enum>(1)</enum><text>submit an application to the State at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the State may require; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2D240341C37F4C1AA2B6B4AB7A9FE006"><enum>(2)</enum><text>designate a partner in the industry or sector partnership, to serve as the fiscal agent for purposes of the grant.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF28439E834B249418407CFAC10728B71"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Awards of grants</header><paragraph id="HBD8AC08DA98B4B799353D9AB54E3A78B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Participation in multiple eligible partnerships</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), a State may award grants under this section in a way that results in an entity being represented in more than one partnership that receives such a grant.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H40C25F573E2E474E87CDE1988F21AFDB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Geographic diversity</header><text>In making the grants, a State shall ensure that there is geographic diversity in the areas in which activities will be carried out under the grants.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8C937C49CE214A918CED6335653FC102"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The State may reserve not more than 5 percent of the amount of an allotment under section 5 for the administration of the grants awarded under this section.</text></subsection></section><section id="H3A15D64F7B424D1F8EC45ADFE34ED719"><enum>2407.</enum><header>Use of funds</header><subsection id="H157172843E71405582A78416E9DFE426"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An eligible partnership that receives a grant under section 6 shall use the grant funds to support apprenticeships or other work-based learning programs. The eligible partnership shall use the grant funds to support the activities described in subsections (b) and (c) and such other strategies as may be necessary to support the development and implementation of work-based learning programs, and participant retention in and completion of those programs. The partnership may use the grant funds to establish or expand eligible partnerships.</text></subsection><subsection id="H0CBF03FA57FE40B6A2DDD71D9473ECDF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Business engagement</header><text>The eligible partnership shall use grant funds to provide services to engage businesses in work-based learning programs, which may include assisting a small- or medium-sized business with—</text><paragraph id="H3C006D1640B64D71A3DF95AE2B24636F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the navigation of the registration process for a sponsor of an apprenticeship program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4684FEC03814444590EC4EEBF27B0B58"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the connection of the business with an education provider to develop classroom instruction to complement on-the-job learning;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H53A455D48E4A4747AF7EC22AC9D3BF0D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the development of a curriculum for a work-based learning program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5C861DF140634F1BA68E0460D26BE7F5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the employment of workers in a work-based learning program for a transitional period before the business hires an individual for continuing employment;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1CA6F5B415874C1AA34727DB1FD0D63D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the provision of training to managers and frontline workers to serve as trainers or mentors to workers in the work-based learning program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF5EF00A5E0E2400991F0EE1A72ADC2CE"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the provision of career awareness activities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE851B568BAB949B092726B8C94139067"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the recruitment of individuals to participate in a work-based learning program from individuals receiving additional workforce and human services, including—</text><subparagraph id="HB3506E50258A4E81B15875B2F991EE41"><enum>(A)</enum><text>workers in programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3101">29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF50441E01F6B430EB661E5B790070E5E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recipients of assistance through the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4B460782264549EC9D62374B5A5A3985"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recipients of assistance through the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families established under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/601">42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H426CC3C8D0CC42DAAFC9A50840319203"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Support services for workers</header><paragraph id="H11C701453DD5478E9AD04A96A2EA9E87"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The eligible partnership shall use grant funds to provide support services for workers to ensure their success in work-based learning programs, which may include—</text><subparagraph id="H05D5DFACC99E4F92884A9417874CBCE8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>connection of individuals with adult basic education during pre-work-based learning or training, and during the period of employment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD21F5EACAC434884804A5A3C5D27C795"><enum>(B)</enum><text>connection of individuals with pre-work-based learning or training, including through a pre-apprenticeship program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA508433639104B60973945E7C4DD85B1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provision of additional mentorship and retention supports for individuals pre-work-based learning or training, and during the period of employment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8655B6DDD344CE2BA5262153CABF5B6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provision of tools, work attire, and other required items necessary to start employment pre-work-based learning or training, and during the period of employment; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD29C6285F1EC4217AD234E1513CCC56F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>provision of transportation, childcare services, or other support services pre-work-based learning or training, and during the period of employment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H79F07B0D7954467481A217199FE72B9E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Length of services</header><text>Each eligible partnership shall provide support services for workers for not less than 12 months after the date of placement of an individual in a work-based learning program. That 12-month period shall include a period of pre-work-based learning or training, a transitional period of employment as described in subsection (b)(4), and a period of continuing employment.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HBC7CCCF36A4E4128A3EABB7CB8CBB4B9"><enum>2408.</enum><header>Performance and accountability</header><subsection id="HE57B990B3FB1475287FF328D4BED3D57"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Local reports</header><text>Not later than 1 year after receiving a grant under section 6, and annually thereafter, each eligible partnership in a State shall conduct an evaluation and submit to the State a local report containing information on—</text><paragraph id="HBA9143DCFF89461B8F1243D62DA97FF6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>levels of performance achieved by the eligible partnership with respect to the performance indicators under section 116(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3141">29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)</external-xref>)—</text><subparagraph id="HCA2C7FA587564C02BF82C031065C4D35"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for all workers in the work-based learning program involved; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FE18ED635F341AA95D10FEAAFAE313A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for all such workers, disaggregated by each population specified in section 3(24) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3102">29 U.S.C. 3102(24)</external-xref>) and by race, ethnicity, sex, and age; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H54C131462AC54F5985AA0508DC160591"><enum>(2)</enum><text>levels of performance achieved by the eligible partnership with respect to the performance indicators under that section 116(b)(2)(A)—</text><subparagraph id="HDBAB31BEDC0B41BDA134DBCBDECE1C4C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for individuals with barriers to employment in the work-based learning program involved; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8791E5B78B1348DF9E46EF8F70F8A098"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for all such individuals, disaggregated by each population specified in section 3(24) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and by race, ethnicity, sex, and age.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE7DCC6A1ACD84AB2A1BC3D9DED895BAE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State reports</header><text>Not later than 24 months after receiving initial local reports under subsection (a) (but in no case less than 18 months after the corresponding grants are awarded) and annually thereafter, the State shall conduct an evaluation and submit a report to the Secretary containing—</text><paragraph id="H821EFFED780942DAAC069C67C8899E35"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the information provided by the eligible partnerships through the local reports; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H788BAC32226242EF9A7E5D4F3E7354F1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the State level of performance, aggregated across all eligible partnerships, with respect to the performance indicators described in subsection (a).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H579F76007B4E46568B4AFBAE47E31F84"><enum>2409.</enum><header>Grants for access to high-demand careers</header><subsection id="HDE94A18A74BE4078AF9F00A77ADBA2E7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of this section is to expand student access to, and participation in, new industry-led earn-and-learn programs leading to high-wage, high-skill, and high-demand careers.</text></subsection><subsection id="H114BC90A7D354ABB88A21A6A8532D0F5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of apprenticeship grant program</header><paragraph id="H5879C3A988AF4B80BB9D052C12B4D968"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>From the amounts provided under this title, the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible partnerships for the purpose described in subsection (a).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFE44278E159E49BCB26AB02FC302EEA4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>The Secretary shall award grants under this section for a period of—</text><subparagraph id="H89E69AD520F54B6BADF5A372FABFE95D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not less than 1 year; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B5749C0383E40F7832A83970044B1FB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not more than 4 years.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H545F69924DE5484BB5039F11917BF4AC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitations</header><subparagraph id="HD8E301C3282D4A7BAABEA2980D914E56"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Number of awards</header><text>An eligible partnership or member of such partnership may not be awarded more than one grant under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA0D1388B8E2A4A3FBFE16C5A1DE09B05"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administration costs</header><text>An eligible partnership awarded a grant under this section may not use more than 5 percent of the grant funds to pay administrative costs associated with activities funded by the grant.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H871FDFB92804430986E68BCBF9433728"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Matching funds</header><text>To receive a grant under this section, an eligible partnership shall, through cash or in-kind contributions, provide matching funds from non-Federal sources in an amount equal to or greater than 50 percent of the amount of such grant.</text></subsection><subsection id="H24C8521FBC914A39B0CAA164FF55D949"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To receive a grant under this section, an eligible partnership shall submit to the Secretary at such a time as the Secretary may require, an application that—</text><paragraph id="HCAE9A9E0D9A044D185572C4ED3F9AE1D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifies and designates the business or institution of higher education responsible for the administration and supervision of the earn-and-learn program for which such grant funds would be used;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H182F3FCDCD3E4D61A2D59FB1E8D620ED"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identifies the businesses and institutions of higher education that comprise the eligible partnership;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H92257B785B6C407380D4DE8F899EE7B7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identifies the source and amount of the matching funds required under subsection (c);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6F8D1C317B834AECA514BA39A6D9D3A6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identifies the number of students who will participate and complete the relevant earn-and-learn program within 1 year of the expiration of the grant;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF2F64D4B6B0343B290D5FFDF85B0BD0F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>identifies the amount of time, not to exceed 2 years, required for students to complete the program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAC57F5C7682D4477AC7D9115F960F9CF"><enum>(6)</enum><text>identifies the relevant recognized postsecondary credential to be awarded to students who complete the program; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H23DB66933F4A475D9F9465FE0858E525"><enum>(7)</enum><text>identifies the anticipated earnings of students—</text><subparagraph id="HE939E8D5EDD34248914922D3FF9A544C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>1 year after program completion;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H68F776CFD9914350929E2E4F8E2C75EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>3 years after program completion;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H078B08F9A7E74F61873EA0D6F33F47BD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>describes the specific project for which the application is submitted, including a summary of the relevant classroom and paid structured on-the-job training students will receive;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H76B4645DC77E4E2F8B62CA8C95057AF4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>describes how the eligible partnership will finance the program after the end of the grant period;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7FA8C307220942E8A8E16FA7E7998222"><enum>(E)</enum><text>describes how the eligible partnership will support the collection of information and data for purposes of the program evaluation required under subsection (e); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE3221F5CD350466EB43138A3912BDFDD"><enum>(F)</enum><text>describes the alignment of the program with State-identified in-demand industry sectors.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBF32492C6AEF4812AC25ED42F7BE2CFA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><paragraph id="H643CE75F114E438386227738901E3CEF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From the amounts provided under this title, the Secretary shall provide for the independent evaluation of the grant program established under this section that includes the following:</text><subparagraph id="HCBDA83D8F1984A95BCF018C22535F233"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The number of eligible individuals who participated in programs assisted under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CC05297EE1E4835966049C32CD319CB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The percentage of program participants who are in unsubsidized employment during the second quarter after exit from the program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCB761ED0C7E5421D97B9DE3308195582"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The percentage of program participants who are in unsubsidized employment during the fourth quarter after exit from the program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3CC05E9A1E7A4D459972E233481F4872"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The median earnings of program participants who are in unsubsidized employment during the second quarter after exit from the program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF2F7B70ACAF24F85A7368D4A4D78E7D9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The percentage of program participants who obtain a recognized postsecondary credential during participation in the program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD20263462F8145059E6346E7CBC8E227"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>The evaluation required by this subsection shall be made publicly available on the website of the Department.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H83D52DBB0877480AB7DC6AC66E2D5E25"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H1A9FCF984A5C4C638BDFB3CE218C395B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Earn-and-learn program</header><text>The term <term>earn-and-learn program</term> means an education program, including an apprenticeship program, that provides students with structured, sustained, and paid on-the-job training and accompanying, for credit, classroom instruction that—</text><subparagraph id="HAC5615BBE9084B97AA11642997FCFB29"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is for a period of between 3 months and 2 years; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBF3682BEED104A2196826ED36C143176"><enum>(B)</enum><text>leads to, on completion of the program, a recognized postsecondary credential.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6EAC40CF0863498A83C70957DA22997C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible partnership</header><text>The term <term>eligible partnership</term> shall mean a consortium that includes—</text><subparagraph id="H80A1FDC750FB4493AF402778347FD632"><enum>(A)</enum><text>1 or more businesses; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC8FBD63166A47369E036B3E9741056D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>1 or more institutions of higher education.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H22BD34BA975245B98BDDCD5FA4D27F39"><enum>(3)</enum><header>In-demand industry sector or occupation</header><text>The term <term>in-demand industry sector or occupation</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3102">29 U.S.C. 3102</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF90856DDE5D946BFB04AA510B79DC4AB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>On-the-job training</header><text>The term <term>on-the-job training</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3102">29 U.S.C. 3102</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H58E4646E3E62469090E2EBED8565ECBC"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Recognized postsecondary credential</header><text>The term <term>recognized postsecondary credential</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3102">29 U.S.C. 3102</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>C

American Prosperity and Competitiveness

3101.

Short title

This division may be cited as the

American Prosperity and Competitiveness Act

<enum>I</enum><header>American Families United</header><section id="H4BEA0277EBB84F22BDB99816539E471B"><enum>3111.</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in sections 3112 and 3113 of this title, the American Families United Act, shall be construed—</text><paragraph id="H5648DD185F9941EAA1654DF0CED44834"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General with the ability to exercise the discretionary authority provided in this division, or by an amendment made by this division, except on a case-by-case basis; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA330996E19CB4FF4A317AF3713E62EF6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to otherwise modify or limit the discretionary authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General under the immigration laws (as defined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17)</external-xref>)).</text></paragraph></section><section id="H2E288B497D2A4497A171469E2627A85E"><enum>3112.</enum><header>Discretionary authority with respect to family members of United States citizens</header><subsection id="HA3A9740F3F54478C9F06FFD8789B1008"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Applications for relief from removal</header><text>Section 240(c)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1229a">8 U.S.C. 1229a(c)(4)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HF5394490497345CBBBFAAF5B6D02E646" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subparagraph id="H4D56A2CF143849CE99DF891B6A61E184"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Judicial discretion</header><clause id="H61141D34C83744B6960153B10F5FF8BB"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In the case of an alien who is the spouse or child of a citizen of the United States, the Attorney General may subject to clause (ii)—</text><subclause id="H3418C1DCDD8C4DB490D2F629ECFAB9CF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>terminate any removal proceedings against the alien;</text></subclause><subclause id="H3C330689E39C4CA69038C57503FC572D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>decline to order the alien removed from the United States;</text></subclause><subclause id="H71C0507FCC13424291AC14A40143A99F"><enum>(III)</enum><text>grant the alien permission to reapply for admission to the United States; or</text></subclause><subclause id="HEE9E742EAB53433091A5B19328F5E9F8"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>subject to clause (iii), waive the application of one or more grounds of inadmissibility or deportability in connection with any request for relief from removal.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HF67B45C369B447D18AF90FFFD10F281A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation on discretion</header><subclause id="HC9F29897887C42E698D706FFB37C7EC2"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Attorney General may exercise the discretion described in clause (i) if the Attorney General determines that removal of the alien or the denial of a request for relief from removal would result in hardship to the alien’s United States citizen spouse, parent, or child. There shall be a presumption that family separation constitutes hardship.</text></subclause><subclause id="H4EF17759089E4823A1820A2E604176E6"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Widow and surviving child of deceased united states citizen</header><text>In the case of the death of a citizen of the United States, the Attorney General may exercise discretion described in clause (i) with respect to an alien who was a child of such citizen, or was the spouse of such citizen and was not legally separated from such citizen on the date of the citizen’s death, if—</text><item id="H634BF7DECDAF490186B2B13A6FBC70CE"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the Attorney General determines that removal of the child or spouse or the denial of a requested benefit would result in hardship to the child or spouse; and</text></item><item id="H75E0BAAADDB54311AEC0C679B1C07EF8"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the child or spouse seeks relief requiring such discretion not later than two years after the date of the citizen’s death or demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Attorney General the existence of extraordinary circumstances that prevented the spouse or child from seeking relief within such period.</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="H5CFEAB4E03624E7092A8C756FA7CC3BF"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>This subparagraph shall not apply to an alien whom the Attorney General determines—</text><subclause id="H4F81C742A80B43E2877CD3FD828C2811"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is inadmissible under—</text><item id="H7B61C0DDADAA4165BBCCE8BBC57A1DDF"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>paragraph (2) or (3) of section 212(a); or</text></item><item id="H8F3253CF8D06426497A350CE32CFC4E6"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>subparagraph (A), (C), or (D) of section 212(a)(10); or</text></item></subclause><subclause id="HDB2C20C46ED84ECF8365FC059032EF5E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is deportable under paragraph (2), (4), or (6) of section 237(a).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HD150F87C99DE4E679046DC7F9C72478B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Secretary’s discretion</header><text>Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1182">8 U.S.C. 1182</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HB416917C72ED46899FB6C7CFE69D42AA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating the second subsection (t) as subsection (u); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H00F3DAF742B54CBFAD00E6105F9312A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H2141819AAB4445E6BA2B4E4F8B18E116" style="OLC"><subsection id="HC7C9989A540041958A13EA86B4A5B79C"><enum>(u)</enum><header>Secretary’s discretion</header><paragraph id="H529D6F53612C450B98A34CD8B97B23F9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In the case of an alien who is the spouse or child of a citizen of the United States, the Secretary of Homeland Security may, subject to paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph id="H4B7ACF20ACB4495792D35B4F74942A7A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>waive the application of one or more grounds of inadmissibility or deportability in connection with an application for an immigration benefit or request for relief from removal;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H761D45E6E9C643909C14E711682FC683"><enum>(B)</enum><text>decline to issue a notice to appear or other charging document requiring such an alien to appear for removal proceedings;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H557A1AF701CB48989864B3347FD5D5BA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>decline to reinstate an order of removal under section 241(a)(5); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2089B0169CF42579318FF80B4D36E61"><enum>(D)</enum><text>grant such alien permission to reapply for admission to the United States or any other application for an immigration benefit.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF00DD8910DFE45F298C918BF03C0E086"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation on discretion</header><subparagraph id="H2924AB6F6D4E4373BDC2F0234BBDBE0B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security may exercise discretion described in paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that removal of the alien or the denial of a requested benefit would result in hardship to the alien’s United States citizen spouse, parent, or child. There shall be a presumption that family separation constitutes hardship.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H102153BD3A2A4E68A83B6457EC22241D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Widow and orphan of deceased united states citizen</header><text>In the case of the death of a citizen of the United States, the Secretary of Homeland Security may exercise discretion described in paragraph (1) with respect to an alien who was a child of such citizen, or was the spouse of such citizen and was not legally separated from such citizen on the date of the citizen’s death, if—</text><clause id="HE022A636886C4C31AEC959CC9A0B951D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary determines that the denial of a requested benefit would result in hardship to the child or spouse; and </text></clause><clause id="H96459623A27244ADA43BFA706B3CAB8A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the child or spouse seeks relief requiring such discretion not later than two years after the date of the citizen’s death or demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary the existence of extraordinary circumstances that prevented the spouse or child from seeking relief within such period.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE039931C02E241378C2FBD147385E12F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>This subsection shall not apply to an alien whom the Secretary determines—</text><subparagraph id="HF2C54FA119CB4A04A3E0146720AAA773"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is inadmissible under—</text><clause id="HF28D48DAAFA3494ABE064416E34EEF8D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>paragraph (2) or (3) of subsections (a); or</text></clause><clause id="H3BD90086431C4A6790AD01F13C6C2A10"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>subparagraphs (A), (C), or (D) of subsection (a)(10); or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF7499BE103CA4783BE125650185312EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is deportable under paragraphs (2), (4), or (6) of section 237(a).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE8BD048441F9443E85ED9F3FEEFE0EDE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Nationality at birth and collective naturalization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 301(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1401">8 U.S.C. 1401(g)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>for a period or periods totaling not less than five years, at least two of which were after attaining the age of fourteen years</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="H5A61896F220A4E9487F8F93366D4F0BE"><enum>3113.</enum><header>Motions to reopen or reconsider</header><subsection id="HC4D43E05311B4586A20F1F0B575FBBC9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A motion to reopen or reconsider the denial of a petition or application or an order of removal for an alien may be granted if such petition, application, or order would have been adjudicated in favor of the alien had this division, or an amendment made by this division, been in effect at the time of such denial or order.</text></subsection><subsection id="H5B3CA8B138934034AE0DA7EAA7867754"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Filing requirement</header><text>A motion under subsection (a) shall be filed no later than the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this division, unless the alien demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Homeland Security or Attorney General, as appropriate, the existence of extraordinary circumstances that prevented the alien from filing within such period.</text></subsection></section><section id="HB110712E6685452D887718460031113A"><enum>3114.</enum><header>Temporary family visitation</header><subsection id="HA8F873CF614348799C28E04F74FB3111"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of new nonimmigrant visa category</header><text>Section 101(a)(15)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>and who is visiting the United States temporarily for business or temporarily for pleasure;</quote> and inserting</text><quoted-block id="H02B8CFB680964D98A7D442159A6493B5" style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text>and who is visiting the United States temporarily for—</text><clause id="H2242C3078F7D4840B2C51D31D73B10B2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>business;</text></clause><clause id="HD5DC8DC876E64F759509A36D235E9CA7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>pleasure; or</text></clause><clause id="H4514894481A247C3AF22EB47B4C8028A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>family purposes;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H48326DE4213C4E5DBE221950B5B699C0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements applicable to family purpose visas</header><text>Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1184">8 U.S.C. 1184</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H87658DEA21FB4C0F95CF25762D90ACDF" style="OLC"><subsection id="HC2E2926645F84F61A580258AA9011586"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Requirements applicable to family purpose visas</header><paragraph id="HEDC775435D3244B2AFBF2A4AC37E17CE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection and section 101(a)(15)(B)(iii):</text><subparagraph id="HE8EE3F9104614B84BE1A755C17C7B552"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Family purposes</header><text>The term <term>family purposes</term> means any visit by a relative for a social, occasional, or any other purpose.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H742B84AA903D4C7AB39CE0D1482D8D50"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Relative</header><text>The term <term>relative</term> means the spouse, child, son, daughter, grandchild, parent, grandparent, sibling, uncle, aunt, niece, and nephew of a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1E035D54315347398CE56FBE9DFF1224"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>A relative seeking admission pursuant to a visa issued under section 101(a)(15)(B)(iii) is inadmissible unless—</text><subparagraph id="H49412219DB884AD7ADC31038F2BA704A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the individual petitioning for such admission, or an additional sponsor, has submitted to the Secretary of Homeland Security an undertaking under section 213 in the form of a declaration of support (Form I–134); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H883B2336BC294045A4A11D14E540E4C4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such relative has obtained, for the duration of his or her stay in the United States, a health insurance policy (such as an additional travel health insurance policy or an existing health insurance policy that includes travel health care costs) with minimum policy requirements, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBED6559E83C0442894AAFE504DCD38EE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Period of authorized admission</header><text>The period of authorized admission for a nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(B)(iii) shall not exceed 90 days.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H968E25CF3BD24208AA2E80C1B1D0A35D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Petitioner requirement</header><subparagraph id="H491276BC5A3C46AFAD7FDCF116BAD785"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An individual may not petition for the admission of a relative as a nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(B)(iii) if the individual previously petitioned for the admission of such a relative who—</text><clause id="HAEDCD44483B54C4AABDF2F9755D05D54"><enum>(i)</enum><text>was admitted to the United States pursuant to a visa issued under that section as a result; and</text></clause><clause id="HF2A6DC2CD4284E56B77FE77D3E182FF6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>overstayed his or her period of authorized admission.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE91063063ACA451C96844C33DC5A50F7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Previous petitioners</header><text>An individual petitioning for the admission of a relative as a nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(B)(iii) who has previously petitioned for such a relative shall submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security evidence demonstrating that the relative on behalf of whom the individual previously petitioned did not overstay his or her period of authorized admission.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H7E60E7B541B94C8EB60D349FD2FA4EA5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Restriction on change of status</header><text>Section 248(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1258">8 U.S.C. 1258(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block id="H6DBF545985C84CD6B99EE5E99995FE6A" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HA14AF15B91B743B58CC89728933E11F2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an alien classified as a nonimmigrant under subparagraph (B)(iii), (C), (D), (K), or (S) of section 101(a)(15),</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H420F24380CD84B5B8FC906B8E5941173"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Family purpose visa eligibility while awaiting immigrant visa</header><text>Notwithstanding section 214(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1184">8 U.S.C. 1184(b)</external-xref>), a nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(B)(iii) of that Act who has been classified as an immigrant under section 201 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1151">8 U.S.C. 1151</external-xref>) and is awaiting the availability of an immigrant visa subject to the numerical limitations under section 203 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1153">8 U.S.C. 1153</external-xref>) may be admitted pursuant to a family purpose visa, in accordance with section 214(s) of that Act, if the individual is otherwise eligible for admission.</text></subsection></section><section id="H9CF17815630A435D9182E1B87EFAD704"><enum>3115.</enum><header>Military Naturalization Modernization</header><subsection id="H8FB93F9CD8724C6186C9058833F5BCF9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Chapter 2 of title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1421">8 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H86F0959400B24E5588D729E45C83D269"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking section 328 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1439">8 U.S.C. 1439</external-xref>); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9A957BE93FEC48409AD4709D4845836D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 329 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1440">8 U.S.C. 1440</external-xref>)—</text><subparagraph id="H5A75D35604A34C1B9611257759B9EA15"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending the section heading to read as follows: <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="traditional">Naturalizing through service in the Selected Reserve or in active-duty status</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8CC3ACA3276541A28B744D1EFE323A30"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><clause id="H79A2903EA28948948631103C8E58E108"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>during either</quote> and all that follows through <quote>foreign force</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="H57E9F53CD0194AAEAE9A35DAF449B6D8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><subclause id="HBB6502E380DA4106A57ACB683B49202C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>America Samoa, or Swains Island</quote> and inserting <quote>American Samoa, Swains Island, or any of the freely associated States (as defined in section 611(b)(1)(C) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1411">20 U.S.C. 1411(b)(1)(C)</external-xref>)),</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H209625363DDF4DC18DA608E2E8514A2E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>he</quote> and inserting <quote>such person</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H53ADA3A00DBA4843B362F7C7E052F8CF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>in an active-duty status, and whether separation from such service was under honorable conditions</quote> and inserting <quote>in accordance with subsection (b)(3)</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0FEC80EDCE15407F810F7B4346CE5CEC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><clause id="H3E7A799B69944BAD93F930EC430765D0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>he</quote> and inserting <quote>such person</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HC8BC6CB6EC6A400396C43F68C2C270CA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>an active-duty status</quote> and all that follows through <quote>foreign force, and</quote> and inserting <quote>in an active status (as defined in section 101(d) of title 10, United States Code), in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve, or on active duty (as defined in such section) and, if separated</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H73F88EFC62F041F0BA824FEB8E733185"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents for the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by striking the items relating to sections 328 and 329 and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H8B96B5EAC3ED4CCBBD6011608C556F8C" display-inline="no-display-inline"><toc regeneration="no-regeneration"><toc-entry level="section">Sec. 329. Naturalization through service in the Selected Reserve or in active-duty status.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Fairness for Legal Immigrants</header><section id="H9A0A398A31F348C3A971580150C9F608" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>3201.</enum><header>Reduction of backlogs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1151">8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H56AE8B541C5147F5B45C1B358D3AA626" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subparagraph id="HE5FDAE61D7CA4CD5A19F4BC9E93AA846"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens—</text><clause id="H0351D7EBDBEB40A992E6230EC393BDF4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>who are beneficiaries (including derivative beneficiaries) of an approved immigrant visa petition bearing a priority date that is more than 10 years before the alien submits an application for an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status; and</text></clause><clause id="H3913EA85F7B7401095519FF4B7A53D56"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who deposit a premium processing fee of $20,000 into the Immigration Infrastructure and Debt Reduction Fund established in section 9512 of title 26, United States Code.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H11C8D12406F74C6195ADBA0A39CBA3FE" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens who are beneficiaries (including derivative beneficiaries) of an approved immigrant visa petition bearing a priority date that is more than 10 years before the alien submits an application for an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status, subject to the following:</text><clause id="H79FDAF999F75437C86DDCA270278D7C5" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each of the fiscal years 2026 through and including 2035, the Secretary shall allocate to aliens described in subparagraph (G) a number of immigrant visas in an amount that is sufficient to ensure that by the end of fiscal year 2035 there are no aliens described in subparagraph (G).</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HF689B025CC3145D996E09BBBBB02EA67" commented="no"><enum>3202.</enum><header>Per-country caps raised</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 202(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1152">8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>7 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>15 percent</quote>.</text></section><section id="H4385032B93BE4E538189119C27609B35"><enum>3203.</enum><header>Protecting the status of children affected by delays in visa availability</header><subsection id="HDEB1AA616E0F401681EF6E335DD58F1B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1151">8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)</external-xref>), as amended by section 3201, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="HCFB06A532C76419B8E6669590ED02C19" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H48FEF34C92474321852BC729C400D4D4"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Any alien who—</text><clause id="HA9921430C9A743D389BE24F9EEF1FF99"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is not inadmissible under section 212(a) or deportable under section 237(a);</text></clause><clause id="HF56EBD70CA114A4F996FEA317C9C3B9F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>was lawfully present in the United States as a dependent child of a nonimmigrant admitted to engage in employment in the United States (other than a nonimmigrant described in subparagraph (A), (G), (N), or (S) of section 101(a)(15)) for an aggregate period of not less than 8 years;</text></clause><clause id="H5B6C0AC9CD40400D9ACDA8AE8FC59B45"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>on the date on which an application under section 204(a)(1)(M) is submitted, has been lawfully present in the United States for an aggregate period of not less than 10 years; and</text></clause><clause id="H49C13277FEBC4B37A5AE363BC7A1A518"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>has graduated from an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1002">20 U.S.C. 1002(a)</external-xref>)) in the United States.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H57D58F7D7D474F6DBABEF1F1A40308F7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Petition</header><text>Section 204(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1154">8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H2B099653101A4BB5A0A68231E466CAA8" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="H76ACE3C0D93E4D76B06309306BDA51E7"><enum>(M)</enum><text>Any alien entitled to classification under section 201(b)(1)(F) may file a petition with the Secretary of Homeland Security for such classification.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H7F548575EF8E4D2DACA52975D0B81B20"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Age-Out protections</header><paragraph id="H46FBE41C4E13433D89BF66C8DEC963B1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="HAF6CBAB6077D4371AC0A290DF83AC941"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in section 101(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(b)</external-xref>), by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="HF5FB229179814E3981A9FEAEBBE758D8" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H7D25457E1FE44D81AE2C8ECF536A6951"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Determination of child status</header><text>A determination as to whether an alien is a child shall be made as follows:</text><subparagraph id="HABE8E1D395EC401D8DB553C6CA2CBDAA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For purposes of a petition under section 204 and any subsequent application for an immigrant visa or adjustment of status, such determination shall be made using the age of the alien on the earlier of—</text><clause id="HABB98AE17582460FA02EC4E01961C92B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the date on which the petition is filed with the Secretary of Homeland Security; or</text></clause><clause id="HA3D46D986B3D4B779EF290F34A1B8E9D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the date on which an application for a labor certification under section 212(a)(5)(A)(i) is filed with the Secretary of Labor.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB8AD2FC30C34EBDA9A50B1FF0B6E523"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Certain dependents of nonimmigrants</header><text>With respect to an alien who, for an aggregate period of 8 years before attaining the age of 21, was in the status of a dependent child of a nonimmigrant pursuant to a lawful admission as an alien eligible to be employed in the United States (other than a nonimmigrant described in subparagraph (A), (G), (N), or (S) of section 101(a)(15)), notwithstanding clause (i), the determination of the alien’s age shall be based on the date on which such initial nonimmigrant employment-based petition or application was filed by the alien’s nonimmigrant parent.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H615DAB635F9749438DAB5BE0C5E84E0C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Failure to acquire status as alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence</header><text>With respect to an alien who has not sought to acquire status as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence during the 2 years beginning on the date on which an immigrant visa becomes available to such alien, the alien’s age shall be determined based on the alien’s biological age, unless the failure to seek to acquire such status was due to extraordinary circumstances.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D2FF72129B24A58838F894551F04933"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in section 201(f) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1151">8 U.S.C. 1151</external-xref>)—</text><clause id="H66D5C9FB08104623BFC25544C0BBDBD3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the subsection heading and all that follows until <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">termination date</header-in-text></quote> in paragraph (3) and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Rule For Determining Whether Certain Aliens Are Immediate Relatives.—</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HE56D9B3FE2D742018077BB84AEFDDAF0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2C3B67E3056140BEA2888F55EE28D2FA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective date</header><subparagraph id="HB8E384BA6C8F40DFA1D9CF280A027E86"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The amendments made by this subsection shall be effective as if included in the Child Status Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/208">Public Law 107–208</external-xref>; 116 Stat. 927).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA7C61A9956EA4A67A37F7EEFD079450D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Motion to reopen or reconsider</header><clause id="H7EB5E45B370845609F475B3CD4F0D8E1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A motion to reopen or reconsider the denial of a petition or application described in the amendment made by paragraph (1)(A) may be granted if—</text><subclause id="H59B237258D764CCCB83EC94CFD654EC6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>such petition or application would have been approved if the amendment described in such paragraph had been in effect at the time of adjudication of the petition or application;</text></subclause><subclause id="HEA9F78D23A48497E81142F31ED17E53C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the individual seeking relief pursuant to such motion was in the United States at the time the underlying petition or application was filed; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H00A2BCEEB6254BC4A7C4C14FD833C810"><enum>(III)</enum><text>such motion is filed with the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General not later than the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HC00C8FA55C824A32AF3CC63F333E50B1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exemption from numerical limitations</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual granted relief pursuant to a motion to reopen or reconsider under clause (i) shall be exempt from the numerical limitations in sections 201, 202, and 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1151">8 U.S.C. 1151</external-xref>, 1152, and 1153).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6AE35400EB9F41D3BD09DEF24D5A3965"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Nonimmigrant dependent children</header><text>Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1184">8 U.S.C. 1184</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H25C3B732127E41A388990A6B112451AE" style="OLC"><subsection id="H0F5B6DF737954F24B1E71C2250615B17"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Derivative beneficiaries</header><paragraph id="H2192FE37BFD94C36BF93DB1C831BCF1C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as described in paragraph (2), the determination as to whether an alien who is the derivative beneficiary of a properly filed pending or approved immigrant petition under section 204 is eligible to be a dependent child shall be based on whether the alien is determined to be a child under section 101(b)(6).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0D09CBA892304B7F8FB9D46AAD706C98"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Long-term dependents</header><text>If otherwise eligible, an alien who is determined to be a child pursuant to section 101(b)(6)(B) may change status to, or extend status as, a dependent child of a nonimmigrant with an approved employment-based petition under this section or an approved application under section 101(a)(15)(E), notwithstanding such alien’s marital status.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H99F56C4EF7E742F49483552157504C81"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Employment authorization</header><text>An alien admitted to the United States as a dependent child of a nonimmigrant who is described in this section is authorized to engage in employment in the United States incident to status.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HC5D3B6DE86954EE9843358F216E9B29E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Priority date retention</header><text>Section 203(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1153">8 U.S.C. 1153(h)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H0F8261C78E954DBEB547041DCA5F873B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the subsection heading and inserting <quote>Retention Of Priority Dates</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2295E720EAA04254931540E16FA25677"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (1) through (4);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H13D4F105CC414E65AEA2B8B758D53A8B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (3); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H52899FEE98D8475F966B7E8001D529F1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (3) the following:</text><quoted-block id="H705299C4B0D74869A08532F79121A84E" style="OLC"><paragraph id="HD61494483A374C8897AEEE05B29C6916"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The priority date for an individual shall be the date on which a petition under section 204 is filed with the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary of State, as applicable, unless such petition was preceded by the filing of a labor certification with the Secretary of Labor, in which case the date on which the labor certification is filed shall be the priority date.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H144C4E7597C045DCA506C334E873327E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The principal beneficiary and all derivative beneficiaries shall retain the priority date associated with the earliest of any approved petition or labor certification, and such priority date shall be applicable to any subsequently approved petition.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Employment and Student Visas</header><section id="HE407C8FD76D34908A9B9B3F7D0119028"><enum>3301.</enum><header>Spouses and minor children of workers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1151">8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)</external-xref>), as amended by this division, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H6EF0E56BDC7444D8BED0E6B07BCE866C" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HCACBF340466340E48253640C9FE9367E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Aliens described in section 203(d) if accompanying or following to join their spouse or parent who has been admitted for lawful permanent resident status under section 203(b).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="H71A17576B57B4BBBB9594F59FE798451"><enum>3302.</enum><header>Wages received by nonresident alien individuals during optional practical training subject to social security taxes</header><subsection id="HD0BC5C82217349C98371C0B8CD55CE1F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/3121">Section 3121(b)(19)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting <quote>(other than any period in which such individual performs service pursuant to optional practical training)</quote> after <quote>as amended</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H96D75048EF09421F8C6D330368F5A100"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to services performed in calendar quarters beginning after the date of the enactment of this division.</text></subsection></section><section id="H8AD00AB0174A435295E6320750E5DB3A"><enum>3303.</enum><header>Individuals with doctoral degrees in STEM fields recognized as individuals having extraordinary ability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101(a)(15)(O)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) is amended by inserting after <quote>extensive documentation</quote> the following: <quote>or, with regard to a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, has earned a doctoral degree in at least one of such fields, or in a health profession, from an institution of higher education in the United States (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001(a)</external-xref>))</quote>.</text></section><section id="H76034E7C9BEE441697ED43D4B9FD319B"><enum>3304.</enum><header>Modernizing Visas for Students</header><subsection id="H2096F586A7B1429A94FF43C08EEE365D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Modification of Student Nonimmigrant Visa Category</header><text>Section 101(a)(15)(F)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(F)(i)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H60041C82E93446B390B5882DAE38318B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>having a residence in a foreign country which he has no intention of abandoning,</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H62A4CE39F5A845FD91A2F3A252C7543F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and solely</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5634E2D5135A41418FAE20F97DEBF593"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Attorney General</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>Secretary of Homeland Security</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H908D63A4C2644B54A5393ED39657AC79"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Dual intent</header><text>Section 214(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1184">8 U.S.C. 1184(h)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="HC0DFD02589794EBE82435E593FA44A58" display-inline="no-display-inline"><subsection id="H80D1831AD2B3461F8793E876E7F53B2E"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Dual intent</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The fact that an alien is, or intends to be, the beneficiary of an application for a preference status filed under section 204, seeks a change or adjustment of status after completing a legitimate period of nonimmigrant stay, or has otherwise sought permanent residence in the United States shall not constitute evidence of intent to abandon a foreign residence that would preclude the alien from obtaining or maintaining—</text><paragraph id="HF6174BB07F8A4E259651B820F283D543"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a visa or admission as a nonimmigrant described in subparagraph (E), (F)(i), (F)(ii), (H)(i)(b), (H)(i)(c), (L), (O), (P), (R), or (V) of section 101(a)(15); or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2205D700797540CB9B1846F18ACF052C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the status of a nonimmigrant described in any such subparagraph.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HB0C74B90830C479E8D3741E495E915B5" commented="no"><enum>3305.</enum><header>Resources for Visa Processing</header><subsection id="H00BF0D6D20F74C9097135DB82546B2F6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Coordinator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State, Secretary of Labor, and Secretary of Homeland Security shall jointly appoint an Immigration Agency Coordinator to oversee the immigration functions at United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Department of Labor, and the Department of State.</text></subsection><subsection id="HA50F101232584218925A50E5DC97DFB3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall be the duty of the Immigration Agency Coordinator—</text><paragraph id="H0DC0B8FD73414A7F9C8F13BD515616A5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide recommendations to harmonize agency efforts with respect to filing and processing of immigration petitions, visas, and labor certifications; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H426771067D774117AE464DBE939AC1BA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to work to ensure filing and processing information from each agency is available to the other agencies.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCB277192F17147799CFBDA1F601FF1A2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026—</text><paragraph id="H022DD88CB0334FB79F8DF3FB17120683"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$2,560,000,000 to the Operations and Support Account at United States Citizenship and Immigration Services;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFD2407DFB21C41B4B51FFFE61E26D4CC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$825,000,000 to the Bureau of Consular Affairs and Visa Service at the Department of State; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE0A92CDBCF4B47F9B3F8311C0F86A954"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$225,000,000 to the Office of Foreign Labor Certification at the U.S. Department of Labor.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>