[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1375 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1375

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who 
  commit acts of torture abroad are inadmissible and removable and to 
establish within the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice an 
Office of Special Investigations having responsibilities under that Act 
with respect to all alien participants in acts of genocide and torture 
                                abroad.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 15, 1999

  Mr. Leahy (for himself and Mr. Kohl) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who 
  commit acts of torture abroad are inadmissible and removable and to 
establish within the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice an 
Office of Special Investigations having responsibilities under that Act 
with respect to all alien participants in acts of genocide and torture 
                                abroad.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Anti-Atrocity Alien Deportation 
Act''.

SEC. 2. INADMISSIBILITY AND REMOVABILITY OF ALIENS WHO HAVE COMMITTED 
              ACTS OF TORTURE ABROAD.

    (a) Inadmissibility.--Section 212(a)(3)(E) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(E)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
                            ``(iii) Commission of acts of torture.--Any 
                        alien who, outside the United States, has 
                        committed any act of torture, as defined in 
                        section 2340 of title 18, United States Code, 
                        is inadmissible.''.
    (b) Removability.--Section 237(a)(4)(D) of that Act (8 U.S.C. 
1227(a)(4)(D)) is amended by striking ``clause (i) or (ii)'' and 
inserting ``clause (i), (ii), or (iii)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to offenses committed before, on, or after the date of enactment 
of this Act.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS.

    (a) Amendment of the Immigration and Nationality Act.--Section 103 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1103) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) The Attorney General shall establish within the Criminal 
Division of the Department of Justice an Office of Special 
Investigations with the authority of investigating, and, where 
appropriate, taking legal action to remove, denaturalize, or prosecute 
any alien found to be in violation of clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of 
section 212(a)(3)(E).''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Department of Justice for the fiscal year 2000 such sums as 
        may be necessary to carry out the additional duties established 
        under section 103(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (as 
        added by this Act) in order to ensure that the Office of 
        Special Investigations fulfills its continuing obligations 
        regarding Nazi war criminals.
            (2) Availability of funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant 
        to paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until 
        expended.
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