1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act
of 2007
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Reference to the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Severability.
TITLE I—Border Enforcement
Subtitle A—Assets for Controlling United States
Borders
Sec. 101. Enforcement personnel.
Sec. 102. Technological assets.
Sec. 103. Infrastructure.
Sec. 104. Border Patrol checkpoints.
Sec. 105. Ports of entry.
Sec. 106. Construction of strategic border fencing and vehicle
barriers.
Subtitle B—Border Security Plans, Strategies, and
Reports
Sec. 111. Surveillance plan.
Sec. 112. National Strategy for Border Security.
Sec. 113. Reports on improving the exchange of information on
North American security.
Sec. 114. Improving the security of Mexico’s southern
border.
Sec. 115. Combating human smuggling.
Sec. 116. Deaths at United States-Mexico border.
Sec. 117. Cooperation with the Government of
Mexico.
Subtitle C—Other Border Security Initiatives
Sec. 121. Biometric data enhancements.
Sec. 122. Secure communication.
Sec. 123. Border Patrol training capacity review.
Sec. 124. US–VISIT System.
Sec. 125. Document fraud detection.
Sec. 126. Improved document integrity.
Sec. 127. Cancellation of visas.
Sec. 128. Biometric entry-exit system.
Sec. 129. Border study.
Sec. 130. Secure Border Initiative financial
accountability.
Sec. 131. Mandatory detention for aliens apprehended at or
between ports of entry.
Sec. 132. Evasion of inspection or violation of arrival,
reporting, entry, or clearance requirements.
Sec. 133. Temporary National Guard support for securing the
southern land border of the United States.
Sec. 134. Report on incentives to encourage certain members and
former members of the Armed Forces to serve in United States Customs and Border
Protection.
Sec. 135. Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.
Subtitle D—Border Law Enforcement Relief Act
Sec. 141. Short title.
Sec. 142. Findings.
Sec. 143. Border relief grant program.
Sec. 144. Enforcement of Federal immigration law.
Subtitle E—Rapid Response Measures
Sec. 151. Deployment of Border Patrol agents.
Sec. 152. Border Patrol major assets.
Sec. 153. Electronic equipment.
Sec. 154. Personal equipment.
Sec. 155. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE II—Interior Enforcement
Sec. 201. Removal and denial of benefits to terrorist
aliens.
Sec. 202. Detention and removal of aliens ordered
removed.
Sec. 203. Aggravated felony.
Sec. 204. Terrorist bars.
Sec. 205. Increased criminal penalties related to gang
violence, removal, and alien smuggling.
Sec. 206. Illegal entry.
Sec. 207. Illegal reentry.
Sec. 208. Reform of passport, visa, and Immigration fraud
offenses.
Sec. 209. Inadmissibility and removal for passport and
immigration fraud offenses.
Sec. 210. Incarceration of criminal aliens.
Sec. 211. Encouraging aliens to depart voluntarily.
Sec. 212. Deterring aliens ordered removed from remaining in
the United States unlawfully.
Sec. 213. Prohibition of the sale of firearms to, or the
possession of firearms by certain aliens.
Sec. 214. Uniform statute of limitations for certain
immigration, naturalization, and peonage offenses.
Sec. 215. Diplomatic Security Service.
Sec. 216. Field agent allocation and background
checks.
Sec. 217. Construction.
Sec. 218. State Criminal Alien Assistance Program.
Sec. 219. Transportation and processing of illegal aliens
apprehended by State and local law enforcement officers.
Sec. 220. Reducing illegal immigration and alien smuggling on
tribal lands.
Sec. 221. Alternatives to detention.
Sec. 222. Conforming amendment.
Sec. 223. Reporting requirements.
Sec. 224. State and local enforcement of Federal immigration
laws.
Sec. 225. Removal of drunk drivers.
Sec. 226. Medical services in underserved areas.
Sec. 227. Expedited removal.
Sec. 228. Protecting immigrants from convicted sex
offenders.
Sec. 229. Law enforcement authority of States and political
subdivisions and transfer to Federal custody.
Sec. 230. Laundering of monetary instruments.
Sec. 231. Listing of Immigration violators in the National
Crime Information Center database.
Sec. 232. Cooperative enforcement programs.
Sec. 233. Increase of Federal detention space and the
utilization of facilities identified for closures as a result of the Defense
Base Closure Realignment Act of 1990.
Sec. 234. Determination of immigration status of individuals
charged with Federal offenses.
Sec. 235. Expansion of the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transfer
System.
TITLE III—Unlawful Employment of Aliens
Sec. 301. Unlawful employment of aliens.
Sec. 302. Employer Compliance Fund.
Sec. 303. Additional worksite enforcement and fraud detection
agents.
Sec. 304. Clarification of ineligibility for
misrepresentation.
Sec. 305. Antidiscrimination protections.
TITLE IV—Nonimmigrant and Immigrant Visa Reform
Subtitle A—Temporary Guest
Workers
Sec. 401. Immigration impact study.
Sec. 402. Nonimmigrant temporary worker.
Sec. 403. Admission of nonimmigrant temporary guest
workers.
Sec. 404. Employer obligations.
Sec. 405. Alien employment management system.
Sec. 406. Rulemaking; effective date.
Sec. 407. Recruitment of United States workers.
Sec. 408. Temporary Guest Worker Visa Program Task
Force.
Sec. 409. Requirements for participating countries.
Sec. 410. S visas.
Sec. 411. L visa limitations.
Sec. 412. Compliance investigators.
Sec. 413. Visa waiver program expansion.
Sec. 414. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B—Immigration Injunction Reform
Sec. 421. Short title.
Sec. 422. Appropriate remedies for immigration
legislation.
Sec. 423. Effective date.
TITLE V—Backlog Reduction
Subtitle A—Backlog
Reduction
Sec. 501. Elimination of existing backlogs.
Sec. 502. Country limits.
Sec. 503. Allocation of immigrant visas.
Sec. 504. Relief for minor children and widows.
Sec. 505. Shortage occupations.
Sec. 506. Relief for widows and orphans.
Sec. 507. Student visas.
Sec. 508. Visas for individuals with advanced
degrees.
Sec. 509. Children of Filipino World War II
veterans.
Sec. 510. Expedited adjudication of employer petitions for
aliens of extraordinary artistic ability.
Sec. 511. Powerline workers.
Sec. 512. Determinations with respect to children under the
Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998.
Subtitle B—SKIL Act of 2007
Sec. 521. Short title.
Sec. 522. H–1B visa holders.
Sec. 523. Market-based visa limits.
Sec. 524. United States educated immigrants.
Sec. 525. Student visa reform.
Sec. 526. L–1 visa holders subject to visa backlog.
Sec. 527. Retaining workers subject to green card
backlog.
Sec. 528. Streamlining the adjudication process for established
employers.
Sec. 529. Providing premium processing of employment-based visa
petitions.
Sec. 530. Eliminating procedural delays in labor certification
process.
Sec. 531. Completion of background and security
checks.
Sec. 532. Visa revalidation.
Subtitle C—Preservation of Immigration Benefits for Hurricane
Katrina Victims
Sec. 541. Short title.
Sec. 542. Definitions.
Sec. 543. Special immigrant status.
Sec. 544. Extension of filing or reentry deadlines.
Sec. 545. Humanitarian relief for certain surviving spouses and
children.
Sec. 546. Recipient of public benefits.
Sec. 547. Age-out protection.
Sec. 548. Employment eligibility verification.
Sec. 549. Naturalization.
Sec. 550. Discretionary authority.
Sec. 551. Evidentiary standards and regulations.
Sec. 552. Identification documents.
Sec. 553. Waiver of regulations.
Sec. 554. Notices of change of address.
Sec. 555. Foreign students and exchange program
participants.
TITLE VI—Work Authorization and Legalization of undocumented
individuals
Subtitle A—Access to Earned Adjustment and Mandatory Departure
and Reentry
Sec. 601. Access to earned adjustment and mandatory departure
and reentry.
Subtitle B—Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and
Security
Sec. 611. Short title.
Sec. 612. Definitions.
Chapter 1—Pilot program for earned status adjustment of
agricultural workers
Sec. 613. Agricultural workers.
Sec. 614. Correction of Social Security records.
Chapter 2—Reform of H–2A worker program
Sec. 615. Amendment to the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Chapter 3—Miscellaneous provisions
Sec. 616. Determination and use of user fees.
Sec. 617. Regulations.
Sec. 618. Report to Congress.
Sec. 619. Effective date.
Subtitle C—DREAM Act of 2007
Sec. 621. Short title.
Sec. 622. Definitions.
Sec. 623. Restoration of State option to determine residency
for purposes of higher education benefits.
Sec. 624. Cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of
certain long-term residents who entered the United States as
children.
Sec. 625. Conditional permanent resident status.
Sec. 626. Retroactive benefits.
Sec. 627. Exclusive jurisdiction.
Sec. 628. Penalties for false statements in
application.
Sec. 629. Confidentiality of information.
Sec. 630. Expedited processing of applications; prohibition on
fees.
Sec. 631. Higher Education assistance.
Sec. 632. GAO report.
Subtitle D—Programs To Assist Nonimmigrant Workers
Sec. 641. Ineligibility and removal before application
period.
Sec. 642. Grants to support public education and community
training.
Sec. 643. Strengthening American citizenship.
Sec. 644. Supplemental immigration fee.
Sec. 645. Addressing poverty in Mexico.
TITLE VII—Miscellaneous
Subtitle A—Immigration Litigation Reduction
Chapter 1—Appeals and review
Sec. 701. Additional immigration personnel.
Chapter 2—Immigration review reform
Sec. 702. Board of Immigration Appeals.
Sec. 703. Immigration judges.
Sec. 704. Removal and review of judges.
Sec. 705. Legal orientation program.
Sec. 706. Rulemaking.
Sec. 707. GAO study on the appellate process for immigration
appeals.
Sec. 708. Senior judge participation in the selection of
magistrates.
Subtitle B—Citizenship Assistance for Members of the Armed
Services
Sec. 711. Short title.
Sec. 712. Waiver of requirement for fingerprints for members of
the Armed Forces.
Sec. 713. Provision of information on naturalization to members
of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 714. Provision of information on naturalization to the
public.
Sec. 715. Reports.
Subtitle C—State Court Interpreter Grant Program
Sec. 721. Short title.
Sec. 722. Findings.
Sec. 723. State court interpreter grants.
Sec. 724. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle D—Border Infrastructure and Technology
Modernization
Sec. 731. Short title.
Sec. 732. Definitions.
Sec. 733. Port of Entry Infrastructure Assessment
Study.
Sec. 734. National Land Border Security Plan.
Sec. 735. Expansion of commerce security programs.
Sec. 736. Port of entry technology demonstration
program.
Sec. 737. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle E—Family Humanitarian Relief
Sec. 741. Short title.
Sec. 742. Adjustment of status for certain nonimmigrant victims
of terrorism.
Sec. 743. Cancellation of removal for certain immigrant victims
of terrorism.
Sec. 744. Exceptions.
Sec. 745. Evidence of death.
Sec. 746. Definitions.
Subtitle F—Other Matters
Sec. 751. Noncitizen membership in the Armed
Forces.
Sec. 752. Surveillance technologies programs.
Sec. 753. Comprehensive immigration efficiency
review.
Sec. 754. Northern Border Prosecution Initiative.
Sec. 755. Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative.
Sec. 756. Grant program to assist eligible
applicants.
Sec. 757. Screening of municipal solid waste.
Sec. 758. Access to immigration services in areas that are not
accessible by road.
Sec. 759. Border security on certain Federal land.
Sec. 760. Unmanned aerial vehicles.
Sec. 761. Relief for widows and orphans.
Sec. 762. Terrorist activities.
Sec. 763. Family unity.
Sec. 764. Travel document plan.
Sec. 765. English as national language.
Sec. 766. Requirements for naturalization.
Sec. 767. Declaration of English.
Sec. 768. Preserving and enhancing the role of the English
language.
Sec. 769. Exclusion of illegal aliens from congressional
apportionment tabulations.
Sec. 770. Office of Internal Corruption
Investigation.
Sec. 771. Adjustment of status for certain persecuted religious
minorities.
Sec. 772. Eligibility of agricultural and forestry workers for
certain legal assistance.
Sec. 773. Designation of program countries.
Sec. 774. Global healthcare cooperation.
Sec. 775. Attestation by healthcare workers.
Sec. 776. Public access to the Statue of Liberty.
Sec. 777. National security determination.
TITLE VIII—Intercountry Adoption Reform
Sec. 801. Short title.
Sec. 802. Findings; purposes.
Sec. 803. Definitions.
Subtitle A—Administration of intercountry
adoptions
Sec. 811. Office of Intercountry Adoptions.
Sec. 812. Recognition of convention adoptions in the United
States.
Sec. 813. Technical and conforming amendment.
Sec. 814. Transfer of functions.
Sec. 815. Transfer of resources.
Sec. 816. Incidental transfers.
Sec. 817. Savings provisions.
Subtitle B—Reform of United States Laws Governing Intercountry
Adoptions
Sec. 821. Automatic acquisition of citizenship for adopted
children born outside the United States.
Sec. 822. Revised procedures.
Sec. 823. Nonimmigrant visas for children traveling to the
United States to be adopted by a United States citizen.
Sec. 824. Definition of adoptable child.
Sec. 825. Approval to adopt.
Sec. 826. Adjudication of child status.
Sec. 827. Funds.
Subtitle C—Enforcement
Sec. 831. Civil penalties and enforcement.
Sec. 832. Criminal penalties.
2.Reference to the
Immigration and Nationality
ActExcept as
otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other
provision of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
3.In this Act:
(1)Except as otherwise provided, the term
Department means the Department of Homeland Security.
(2)Except as otherwise provided, the term
Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security.
4.If any provision of this Act, any amendment
made by this Act, or the application of such provision or amendment to any
person or circumstance is held to be invalid for any reason, the remainder of
this Act, the amendments made by this Act, and the application of the
provisions of such to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected by
such holding.
<enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Border Enforcement</header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="IDBE8627014034465089C695CAA893B595" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assets for Controlling United States
Borders</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF6385F6CF4F24B84A584E9CE48E6DF64" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement personnel</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7BC8A73CF213445F809B08DDA45607BE"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional personnel</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7002D625112844FBADB95A1A68E51C91"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Port of entry inspectors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each of the fiscal years 2008 through
2012, the Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations,
increase by not less than 500 the number of positions for full-time active duty
port of entry inspectors and provide appropriate training, equipment, and
support to such additional inspectors.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3F34B33B6B8447A9B2CAE25286033156"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Investigative personnel</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC43FA329AA254928AF13762741273E34"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigration and customs enforcement
investigators</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5203 of
the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law
108–458; 118 Stat. 3734) is amended by striking <quote>800</quote> and
inserting <quote>1000</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID22DF90921BE145E3831BC11B94BCF374"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional personnel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the positions authorized
under section 5203 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of
2004, as amended by subparagraph (A), during each of the fiscal years 2008
through 2012, the Secretary shall, subject to the availability of
appropriations, increase by not less than 200 the number of positions for
personnel within the Department assigned to investigate alien smuggling.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID124C4519434A44B18B0850E75618B033"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deputy united states marshals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each of the fiscal years 2008 through
2012, the Attorney General shall, subject to the availability of
appropriations, increase by not less than 50 the number of positions for
full-time active duty Deputy United States Marshals that investigate criminal
matters related to immigration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6DE4A1BBFEB54B8E9C29BD53BA795745"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recruitment of former military
personnel</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID133695EF35BC401B85BD80C32E678A15"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner of United States Customs
and Border Protection, in conjunction with the Secretary of Defense or a
designee of the Secretary of Defense, shall establish a program to actively
recruit members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard who
have elected to separate from active duty.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID350BF1FE1DA848BDB70CF5D9AC33D98A"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 a report on the
implementation of the recruitment program established pursuant to subparagraph
(A) to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the
Judiciary of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD1C29788B6E74E1F88405952117424B1"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26EDAECD7C2F4E31A026E5C451A885B9"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Port of entry inspectors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2008
through 2012 to carry out paragraph (1) of subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1B51D821300D4B46A7FBC5FBC3867AA6"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deputy united states marshals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Attorney General such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years
2008 through 2012 to carry out subsection (a)(3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD236E4248912491C8D1DBCF923DD61B4"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Border patrol agents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5202 of the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (118 Stat. 3734) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95D2B4CA6F014B37AE4076CF32774E27" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEA4921F8CD0948249AE63A8A93C19D37" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increase in Full-Time Border Patrol
agents</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID96964D090E3442659C62DAB3049A7605"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual increases</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall,
subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, increase the
number of positions for full-time active-duty border patrol agents within the
Department of Homeland Security (above the number of such positions for which
funds were appropriated for the preceding fiscal year), by—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDC8DD3206E3C4DB49CB2A12630871B11"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2,000 in fiscal year 2008;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1224ACF28C2E4552A4660A8EF5FC021D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2,400 in fiscal year 2009;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3B4877D41A894B5FACBB1C99152DAF47"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2,400 in fiscal year 2010;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE64848F0AA964DFC8433F238EFB26B5B"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2,400 in fiscal year 2011; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID27403A908FB842DBB5D28E29E76B1829"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2,400 in fiscal year 2012.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2632280F518A4F8A863F73B938DBC073"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Northern border</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each of the fiscal years 2008 through
2012, in addition to the border patrol agents assigned along the northern
border of the United States during the previous fiscal year, the Secretary
shall assign a number of border patrol agents equal to not less than 20 percent
of the net increase in border patrol agents during each such fiscal
year.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC6BE8C23C309458298F0013715C3B52E"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal
years 2008 through 2012 to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID05976B276AC74453B04AE754D4FB9D34" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technological assets</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04B2F93F75A74FB28B437A517C9DBC91"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Acquisition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Secretary shall procure additional unmanned aerial
vehicles, cameras, poles, sensors, and other technologies necessary to achieve
operational control of the international borders of the United States and to
establish a security perimeter known as a <quote>virtual fence</quote> along
such international borders to provide a barrier to illegal immigration.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5E61BA73AF3643DE8C1E11ECA0230E10"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increased Availability of
Equipment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and
the Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a plan to use authorities
provided to the Secretary of Defense under chapter 18 of title 10, United
States Code, to increase the availability and use of Department of Defense
equipment, including unmanned aerial vehicles, tethered aerostat radars, and
other surveillance equipment, to assist the Secretary in carrying out
surveillance activities conducted at or near the international land borders of
the United States to prevent illegal immigration.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA25EF32495E041799ACD8E90B854EBE4"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to Congress a report that contains—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26CD7CFF00F04BBCBB5FB58FA5E5CCD8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the current use of
Department of Defense equipment to assist the Secretary in carrying out
surveillance of the international land borders of the United States and
assessment of the risks to citizens of the United States and foreign policy
interests associated with the use of such equipment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1911E2FA79E34BFA832B85C1951EDD5F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the plan developed under subsection (b) to
increase the use of Department of Defense equipment to assist such surveillance
activities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3E8211B7394A4C02B2BEC17F56F4D7DF"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the types of equipment and
other support to be provided by the Secretary of Defense under such plan during
the 1-year period beginning on the date of the submission of the report.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEFD23911FB754EC7A57B70F27402E178"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary
for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to carry out subsection
(a).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54F71915AAEE4FB38C71079B663A868E"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Pilot
Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the 1-year
period beginning on the date on which the report is submitted under subsection
(c), the Secretary shall conduct a pilot program to test unmanned aerial
vehicles for border surveillance along the international border between Canada
and the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3E29A267EB7342D88CEFACA1FE6546C3"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section may be construed as
altering or amending the prohibition on the use of any part of the Army or the
Air Force as a posse comitatus under section 1385 of title 18, United States
Code.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0FC4BA1162254B648E241E4A1C95BB77" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Infrastructure</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID52FFB2EBADF441A18402F1F97B5DDCF0"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction of Border Control
Facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the
availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall construct all-weather roads
and acquire additional vehicle barriers and facilities necessary to achieve
operational control of the international borders of the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8DA72E1980404285B3ED1E954E45787B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary
for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to carry out subsection
(a).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB075953C84864BAF9C19CAD7C4F0F599" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Border Patrol checkpoints</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may maintain temporary or
permanent checkpoints on roadways in border patrol sectors that are located in
proximity to the international border between the United States and
Mexico.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID34D57C0D04F3454BB48FEF239C3BA438" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ports
of entry</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary is
authorized to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0E53EA842EB1488495CB020A10C9BE6C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">construct additional ports of entry along
the international land borders of the United States, at locations to be
determined by the Secretary; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54088061ABED4DC7AD3AC73FAF9C3C3B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make necessary improvements to the ports of
entry in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBB8BC385DE024D10ABE4709EB4C52E3B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>106.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction of strategic border fencing
and vehicle barriers</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID691B5DB7AE0649A38540BE50F3A9EE5E"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tucson Sector</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID292FC5FDDDF14095B477A4A8E0B44B95"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">replace all aged, deteriorating, or damaged
primary fencing in the Tucson Sector located proximate to population centers in
Douglas, Nogales, Naco, and Lukeville, Arizona with double- or triple-layered
fencing running parallel to the international border between the United States
and Mexico;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBC0E2420D23E4138B0B8D4D59B44E615"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">extend the double- or triple-layered
fencing for a distance of not less than 2 miles beyond urban areas, except that
the double- or triple-layered fence shall extend west of Naco, Arizona, for a
distance of 10 miles; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5327FA3B006448C38FA512FCBC971A04"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">construct not less than 150 miles of
vehicle barriers and all-weather roads in the Tucson Sector running parallel to
the international border between the United States and Mexico in areas that are
known transit points for illegal cross-border traffic.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB19B42D8DBB74B5183E79A5F7E11A33A"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Yuma Sector</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID019A51253AB84100BBAE0D5B7DB4589B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">replace all aged, deteriorating, or damaged
primary fencing in the Yuma Sector located proximate to population centers in
Yuma, Somerton, and San Luis, Arizona with double- or triple-layered fencing
running parallel to the international border between the United States and
Mexico;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7271EF9C69504FDC9051778939DF32D3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">extend the double- or triple-layered
fencing for a distance of not less than 2 miles beyond urban areas in the Yuma
Sector; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0BA72F26E60C4997B18B9EC15DB9B07D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">construct not less than 50 miles of vehicle
barriers and all-weather roads in the Yuma Sector running parallel to the
international border between the United States and Mexico in areas that are
known transit points for illegal cross-border traffic.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID22AD723BBDD040348D5D3165806B8C9F"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other High Trafficked Areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall construct not less than
370 miles of triple-layered fencing which may include portions already
constructed in San Diego Tucson and Yuma Sectors, and 500 miles of vehicle
barriers in other areas along the southwest border that the Secretary
determines are areas that are most often used by smugglers and illegal aliens
attempting to gain illegal entry into the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB09EDDE3A0EF475EA85E0013D32F52D8"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction Deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall immediately commence
construction of the fencing, barriers, and roads described in subsections (a),
(b), and (c) and shall complete such construction not later than 2 years after
the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDD1C402E1AC04A3BB19A18F684878CD1"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on
the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives that describes the progress that has been made in constructing
the fencing, barriers, and roads described in subsections (a), (b), and
(c).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID72292AA1531C47D08570C1700C32B71F"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="IDFFC6A19B1AE748BDAC63B519C4E971FE" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Border Security Plans, Strategies, and
Reports</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8D131CFACF4D4D5AB634AB60B7DE12CE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>111.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Surveillance plan</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD273E394285E4E3183FB04799020AE0B"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement for Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop a comprehensive
plan for the systematic surveillance of the international land and maritime
borders of the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9A5A3F33B9794E6EA3D478A32BB0F82E"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Content</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBD298263CA564EB8802A72E80E290160"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of existing technologies
employed on the international land and maritime borders of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2B5208E9F2204A0E8F8DAD77BC80B6F7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the compatibility of new
surveillance technologies with surveillance technologies in use by the
Secretary on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06490FFFAB8840F5BA8CF54A7F52E8EA"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of how the Commissioner of
the United States Customs and Border Protection of the Department is working,
or is expected to work, with the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of
the Department to identify and test surveillance technology.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5000EEFF1BBC4773B2A5133884BE54E0"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the specific surveillance
technology to be deployed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB76EEC558A4E45A0A1D86A853423437B"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identification of any obstacles that may
impede such deployment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC9941B5F34C24E03B4132B5496BE7006"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A detailed estimate of all costs associated
with such deployment and with continued maintenance of such
technologies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEF628FDA59E64C6297E9E5B7E1BF441C"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of how the Secretary is
working with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration on safety
and airspace control issues associated with the use of unmanned aerial
vehicles.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDFA91B30CD12442B92B78831687B1374"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Submission to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress the plan
required by this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC510170D5F3642578C28C8A43E66C5AE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>112.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Strategy for Border
Security</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC03E5559AB2B4906A0E8A45C8A9B694E"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement for Strategy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with the
heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall develop a National Strategy
for Border Security that describes actions to be carried out to achieve
operational control over all ports of entry into the United States and the
international land and maritime borders of the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8116F87A4EEE42759B8F2EC6ACA714E4"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Content</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Strategy for Border Security
shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAA13ACE5DA6747CAA2E09411A9369D2F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The implementation schedule for the
comprehensive plan for systematic surveillance described in section 111.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCC94720E0A8C483FB14A3989FE35BCEE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the threat posed by
terrorists and terrorist groups that may try to infiltrate the United States at
locations along the international land and maritime borders of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1AEC8A9919E940BD8538BBC5324C7E09"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A risk assessment for all United States
ports of entry and all portions of the international land and maritime borders
of the United States that includes a description of activities being
undertaken—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID68F46E878ADF4947919183996ED0201F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to prevent the entry of terrorists, other
unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, narcotics, and other contraband into
the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID126C01A159304A5F881C4E57380A30D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to protect critical infrastructure at or
near such ports of entry or borders.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID59217DE0570B45EC881B790F59C51E5B"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the legal requirements
that prevent achieving and maintaining operational control over the entire
international land and maritime borders of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID971D6C9890434CE9A2B09E77ACF96C6E"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the most appropriate,
practical, and cost-effective means of defending the international land and
maritime borders of the United States against threats to security and illegal
transit, including intelligence capacities, technology, equipment, personnel,
and training needed to address security vulnerabilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93996D8F3F0A4E54AB60FB6FCE17471D"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of staffing needs for all
border security functions, taking into account threat and vulnerability
information pertaining to the borders and the impact of new security programs,
policies, and technologies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID908BC09D69DF45ADAC1DB4B845816633"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the border security roles
and missions of Federal, State, regional, local, and tribal authorities, and
recommendations regarding actions the Secretary can carry out to improve
coordination with such authorities to enable border security and enforcement
activities to be carried out in a more efficient and effective manner.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID224AB29BAE0F40AEACFAF8713A6D28DB"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of existing efforts and
technologies used for border security and the effect of the use of such efforts
and technologies on civil rights, personal property rights, privacy rights, and
civil liberties, including an assessment of efforts to take into account asylum
seekers, trafficking victims, unaccompanied minor aliens, and other vulnerable
populations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDFB623A42F334DAC9F548214E222B229"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A prioritized list of research and
development objectives to enhance the security of the international land and
maritime borders of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC61C79BCAA2048ECAB0F323C0A1BCAB0"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of ways to ensure that the
free flow of travel and commerce is not diminished by efforts, activities, and
programs aimed at securing the international land and maritime borders of the
United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBE1033D6E96A40A783C99A920EAB1198"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of additional detention
facilities and beds that are needed to detain unlawful aliens apprehended at
United States ports of entry or along the international land borders of the
United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4282C142726F4A78A7D8ADFF38FD42AA"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the performance metrics to
be used to ensure accountability by the bureaus of the Department in
implementing such Strategy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF8A709AC7EBE438FA3E8AF4244AE55CD"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A schedule for the implementation of the
security measures described in such Strategy, including a prioritization of
security measures, realistic deadlines for addressing the security and
enforcement needs, an estimate of the resources needed to carry out such
measures, and a description of how such resources should be allocated.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3DB63D81D58849E1BC5EEDC963F77DE8"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the National Strategy for
Border Security, the Secretary shall consult with representatives of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID609F810FD44944409B8E08A22C8F7436"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State, local, and tribal authorities with
responsibility for locations along the international land and maritime borders
of the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50342D28B64B41E78B11F7058EE5F153"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appropriate private sector entities,
nongovernmental organizations, and affected communities that have expertise in
areas related to border security.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID944BC76C83CA4FF88B718CE87F464D44"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Strategy for Border Security
shall be consistent with the National Strategy for Maritime Security developed
pursuant to Homeland Security Presidential Directive 13, dated December 21,
2004.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6DD96360B0B84DF091CE14BEE5742426"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Submission to Congress</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3BD9B456F53E46B98A34F84D6FC1734F"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Strategy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress the National
Strategy for Border Security.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2EEE530F5590459EA44DBFD3D7BE54A4"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Updates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall submit to Congress any
update of such Strategy that the Secretary determines is necessary, not later
than 30 days after such update is developed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID65E2737A4CFB4EE4A2CFC5E00ED929EB"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immediate Action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section or section 111 may
be construed to relieve the Secretary of the responsibility to take all actions
necessary and appropriate to achieve and maintain operational control over the
entire international land and maritime borders of the United States.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7D05DB6024314BEAB9C168168B9B22A3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>113.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports on improving the exchange of
information on North American security</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1DC319171465414796C839B6AB32F520"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement for Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State, in
coordination with the Secretary and the heads of other appropriate Federal
agencies, shall submit to Congress a report on improving the exchange of
information related to the security of North America.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC5A07A6F9CE3404C88ABB859CAF5E8E6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report submitted under subsection (a)
shall contain a description of the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9E26F73983BA4F589F8CBA60C23638F4"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Security clearances and document
integrity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The progress made
toward the development of common enrollment, security, technical, and biometric
standards for the issuance, authentication, validation, and repudiation of
secure documents, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47923E2997794905B5A859FBB776FCCD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">technical and biometric standards based on
best practices and consistent with international standards for the issuance,
authentication, validation, and repudiation of travel documents,
including—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5BB88A6BCA134F3495D8F816931369F3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">passports;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7AD70DE574EB4B9A9C418BABD159FB00"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">visas; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID133ACAAA510C4F5A9BD2C7CAC8F3976A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">permanent resident cards;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6FB729F0C416415587BDC05D15B30CF2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">working with Canada and Mexico to encourage
foreign governments to enact laws to combat alien smuggling and trafficking,
and laws to forbid the use and manufacture of fraudulent travel documents and
to promote information sharing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7A2527C012BD46C5940E711BA89370BE"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">applying the necessary pressures and
support to ensure that other countries meet proper travel document standards
and are committed to travel document verification before the citizens of such
countries travel internationally, including travel by such citizens to the
United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID96CBF68E1FED48E0B08EE73EA0BABF35"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing technical assistance for the
development and maintenance of a national database built upon identified best
practices for biometrics associated with visa and travel documents.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFA75D6B7DBC44CE4BCFFFD9A79949B51"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigration and visa
management</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The progress of
efforts to share information regarding high-risk individuals who may attempt to
enter Canada, Mexico, or the United States, including the progress made—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCD7BC6B9832D464D9DD6A3CA1FA8471F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in implementing the Statement of Mutual
Understanding on Information Sharing, signed by Canada and the United States in
February 2003; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID56CB98DBFA594945B34E376D80EA4757"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in identifying trends related to
immigration fraud, including asylum and document fraud, and to analyze such
trends.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA0EC3BA78ED545F5A2C03083EC979C7B"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Visa policy coordination and immigration
security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The progress made by
Canada, Mexico, and the United States to enhance the security of North America
by cooperating on visa policy and identifying best practices regarding
immigration security, including the progress made—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID589671E548614C0694B27EFA4ACEC8ED"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in enhancing consultation among officials
who issue visas at the consulates or embassies of Canada, Mexico, or the United
States throughout the world to share information, trends, and best practices on
visa flows;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC017F065D7424C1AB73382A955BDA38A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in comparing the procedures and policies of
Canada and the United States related to visitor visa processing,
including—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1301FF5B9C094E1DAD6E19EA28B5EFC3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">application process;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA9AF47827DAC4B8D97B7D5A106CB8FBF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">interview policy;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8DC5B5F4F5F14180B50346AAF3E2516C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">general screening procedures;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEA6C61805546458EBAB6E6340AFC31EF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">visa validity;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4A984D0BDA2E4FBA878CC3E5853E9F3D"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">quality control measures; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID483B7E70375F4116848AA34733CF9C04"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">access to appeal or review;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID154B35DFB5AB4760B60B1BC8D67FD732"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in exploring methods for Canada, Mexico,
and the United States to waive visa requirements for nationals and citizens of
the same foreign countries;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEB5460EDD1424D47A16F6C9DA7906CF5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in providing technical assistance for the
development and maintenance of a national database built upon identified best
practices for biometrics associated with immigration violators;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID472050126E3942E0A06CFB865BDCB233"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in developing and implementing an
immigration security strategy for North America that works toward the
development of a common security perimeter by enhancing technical assistance
for programs and systems to support advance automated reporting and risk
targeting of international passengers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID085DBA2556AC42A097A18093611A9DB7"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in sharing information on lost and stolen
passports on a real-time basis among immigration or law enforcement officials
of Canada, Mexico, and the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90B7B54B708141FEB773A02E59FF9B08"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in collecting 10 fingerprints from each
individual who applies for a visa.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID44D4684A8D044438AAB313C98C1E3B3B"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">North american visitor overstay
program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The progress made by
Canada and the United States in implementing parallel entry-exit tracking
systems that, while respecting the privacy laws of both countries, share
information regarding third country nationals who have overstayed their period
of authorized admission in either Canada or the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3C7ED7B726FA4103AE8F21C038F955F5"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Terrorist watch lists</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The progress made in enhancing the capacity
of the United States to combat terrorism through the coordination of
counterterrorism efforts, including the progress made—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID51D39525ADBD4EC5AFD8EC45BC9FA393"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in developing and implementing bilateral
agreements between Canada and the United States and between Mexico and the
United States to govern the sharing of terrorist watch list data and to
comprehensively enumerate the uses of such data by the governments of each
country;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEBFAB15B606F4400994ECD84EC95FF1E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in establishing appropriate linkages among
Canada, Mexico, and the United States Terrorist Screening Center; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7E3842D9E83D4F1CB29F42F16A74ECC5"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in exploring with foreign governments the
establishment of a multilateral watch list mechanism that would facilitate
direct coordination between the country that identifies an individual as an
individual included on a watch list, and the country that owns such list,
including procedures that satisfy the security concerns and are consistent with
the privacy and other laws of each participating country.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD60FB4A34C7F44C49DB40180AE8FE325"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Money laundering, currency smuggling, and
alien smuggling</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The progress
made in improving information sharing and law enforcement cooperation in
combating organized crime, including the progress made—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCAE9A7B3572E4A2FB6F49FE5945ED1ED"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in combating currency smuggling, money
laundering, alien smuggling, and trafficking in alcohol, firearms, and
explosives;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6C1F651FC9E945319A523164AEA5EAB0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in implementing the agreement between
Canada and the United States known as the Firearms Trafficking Action
Plan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7DA915041BA0419F83984ABD331A9941"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in determining the feasibility of
formulating a firearms trafficking action plan between Mexico and the United
States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID59537CC7D5654CB88B33DCB1D2334E61"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in developing a joint threat assessment on
organized crime between Canada and the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID45055E04BFE64A57A40F5E0B50A6A353"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in determining the feasibility of
formulating a joint threat assessment on organized crime between Mexico and the
United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95E8F915F192412E90C2873D1D8775E3"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in developing mechanisms to exchange
information on findings, seizures, and capture of individuals transporting
undeclared currency; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9C094DE5094B43C1AD49964076A33011"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in developing and implementing a plan to
combat the transnational threat of illegal drug trafficking.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2C3FAEC602974A8FB5D95999B001F751"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Law enforcement cooperation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The progress made in enhancing law
enforcement cooperation among Canada, Mexico, and the United States through
enhanced technical assistance for the development and maintenance of a national
database built upon identified best practices for biometrics associated with
known and suspected criminals or terrorists, including exploring the formation
of law enforcement teams that include personnel from the United States and
Mexico, and appropriate procedures for such teams.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID51FEA3A273A14BF8BFED7FE37725ECF1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>114.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improving the security of Mexico’s southern
border</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID81DBCFD1B9794B8181C51E82F24B89D9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical Assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State, in coordination
with the Secretary, shall work to cooperate with the head of Foreign Affairs
Canada and the appropriate officials of the Government of Mexico to establish a
program—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID64CFEFD5A6754FCEB1CCCBBAC4AB9946"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to assess the specific needs of Guatemala
and Belize in maintaining the security of the international borders of such
countries;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD1B08EAD55BB4D0AA72BE6BE699FEBB0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to use the assessment made under paragraph
(1) to determine the financial and technical support needed by Guatemala and
Belize from Canada, Mexico, and the United States to meet such needs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD08CF16932C84B18AE21B6B4902B4D27"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide technical assistance to
Guatemala and Belize to promote issuance of secure passports and travel
documents by such countries; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD4F13B38CC1C43CFA21855D94E497904"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to encourage Guatemala and Belize—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8D455B1D4FAA42A8A938A3F822E29356"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to control alien smuggling and
trafficking;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4D9B98C11C504476A8D43473635BCEBB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to prevent the use and manufacture of
fraudulent travel documents; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2EE09CE2422242BDA62C6D6FAC6F4C83"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to share relevant information with Mexico,
Canada, and the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC3DD21C5E949460B98FBEB323962D46C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Border Security for Belize, Guatemala, and
Mexico</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall work to cooperate—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF8549D06B63A490293A04C8474A9CBC4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with the appropriate officials of the
Government of Guatemala and the Government of Belize to provide law enforcement
assistance to Guatemala and Belize that specifically addresses immigration
issues to increase the ability of the Government of Guatemala to dismantle
human smuggling organizations and gain additional control over the
international border between Guatemala and Belize; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID62510DF554AD4E379B9AB65ADCC45A24"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with the appropriate officials of the
Government of Belize, the Government of Guatemala, the Government of Mexico,
and the governments of neighboring contiguous countries to establish a program
to provide needed equipment, technical assistance, and vehicles to manage,
regulate, and patrol the international borders between Mexico and Guatemala and
between Mexico and Belize.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID15E23274D52A4AF69A741C5488918644"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tracking Central American
Gangs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State,
in coordination with the Secretary and the Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, shall work to cooperate with the appropriate officials of the
Government of Mexico, the Government of Guatemala, the Government of Belize,
and the governments of other Central American countries—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB3BB82CF1D0F46FC8E4212CD442A4A30"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to assess the direct and indirect impact on
the United States and Central America of deporting violent criminal
aliens;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD3F9FFCE3E6F4A7486DA63B8DE1C8FE2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to establish a program and database to
track individuals involved in Central American gang activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4D0A9418F0C647A18C7EB3BD51912335"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop a mechanism that is acceptable
to the governments of Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, the United States, and other
appropriate countries to notify such a government if an individual suspected of
gang activity will be deported to that country prior to the deportation and to
provide support for the reintegration of such deportees into that country;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC4BB8D08FA6E472BB1349EA2EED56839"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop an agreement to share all
relevant information related to individuals connected with Central American
gangs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFAB3CE79857041ADB12C8624B3E8017F"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations on Assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any funds made available to carry out this
section shall be subject to the limitations contained in section 551 of the
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act
of 2006 (Public Law 109–102; 119 Stat. 2218).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD818CEB5BAB74E3A98DC7A11042187F7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>115.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Combating human smuggling</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5F1FF346612C48609BC78CF728C9E99E"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement for Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop and implement a
plan to improve coordination between the Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement and the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection of the Department
and any other Federal, State, local, or tribal authorities, as determined
appropriate by the Secretary, to improve coordination efforts to combat human
smuggling.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE1A14F1217574E55B76DF8C47379C6BC"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Content</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the plan required by
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAE6AA009556142DA8B51B178EE5E5964"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the interoperability of databases utilized
to prevent human smuggling;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7A63496FBA564CD380A018F36462E24F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adequate and effective personnel
training;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF2DDECDCE65A40A1ADA120180504FA4A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">methods and programs to effectively target
networks that engage in such smuggling;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID86A51A8676E24083AECEE40F895FD44E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">effective utilization of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID73B84265EDDB451C928DF7C2E8D370A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">visas for victims of trafficking and other
crimes; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE9EAE55CFBB9437EB967B4AF099CE62E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">investigatory techniques, equipment, and
procedures that prevent, detect, and prosecute international money laundering
and other operations that are utilized in smuggling;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8F624B856ED846839C6FC0FAFBA28A7C"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">joint measures, with the Secretary of
State, to enhance intelligence sharing and cooperation with foreign governments
whose citizens are preyed on by human smugglers; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF093C4A31F494B5F9621F50433C31F1E"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other measures that the Secretary considers
appropriate to combating human smuggling.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID98CEB65FB5F4421F83E47C77C567A468"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after implementing
the plan described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
report on such plan, including any recommendations for legislative action to
improve efforts to combating human smuggling.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC965D7451F82465CA8300AB5654BE1EF"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Savings Provision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section may be construed to
provide additional authority to any State or local entity to enforce Federal
immigration laws.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFCA5AA20D1754E00B9FA08DAC30A0918" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>116.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deaths at United States-Mexico
border</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9E133DCDEF714D7E8DDF77469EE865C3"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Collection of Statistics</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs
and Border Protection shall collect statistics relating to deaths occurring at
the border between the United States and Mexico, including—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0223068326FE44C69B5269C8E7F1DA29"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the causes of the deaths; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID473793A37D534E2D8A6401B7C4AA44D4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total number of deaths.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID22D60748BF564AE99BAC95F58CC489BD"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of the Bureau
of Customs and Border Protection shall submit to the Secretary a report
that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD186B1EDED1543489E897D6FAAB7B6FD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">analyzes trends with respect to the
statistics collected under subsection (a) during the preceding year; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1265DCA5A6974B37A32C7AEDE1597343"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommends actions to reduce the deaths
described in subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFAC498695E9B45EAB69DF76077B09445" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>117.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperation with the Government of
Mexico</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID891F826E4A0D4C60A6AABD3C2B1630F3"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperation Regarding Border
Security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
State, in cooperation with the Secretary and representatives of Federal, State,
and local law enforcement agencies that are involved in border security and
immigration enforcement efforts, shall work with the appropriate officials from
the Government of Mexico to improve coordination between the United States and
Mexico regarding—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID988F9F971CDE40DEAE54E81285500F8E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improved border security along the
international border between the United States and Mexico;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID601AE4884F4E4122BE123B1DAB0BEA70"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the reduction of human trafficking and
smuggling between the United States and Mexico;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7E350CC80E684B7382CAA8BD63DB755A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the reduction of drug trafficking and
smuggling between the United States and Mexico;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD526EC9A5F9B4399B6A5D46E01E825E6"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the reduction of gang membership in the
United States and Mexico;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC89627A4639A49508E2995235B32FF11"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the reduction of violence against women in
the United States and Mexico; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4746580C67D549878A59CF28A96FAAD8"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the reduction of other violence and
criminal activity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8B162E28A39B4B2AABFFB2D9DCB19E42"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperation Regarding Education on
Immigration Laws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary of State, in cooperation with other appropriate Federal officials,
shall work with the appropriate officials from the Government of Mexico to
carry out activities to educate citizens and nationals of Mexico regarding
eligibility for status as a nonimmigrant under Federal law to ensure that the
citizens and nationals are not exploited while working in the United
States.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54523F0EE04245F398466C66E53ECC76"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperation Regarding Circular
Migration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
State, in cooperation with the Secretary of Labor and other appropriate Federal
officials, shall work with the appropriate officials from the Government of
Mexico to improve coordination between the United States and Mexico to
encourage circular migration, including assisting in the development of
economic opportunities and providing job training for citizens and nationals in
Mexico.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID513033F613554EE18BF4AF0BAF41F355"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal, State, and local representatives
in the United States shall consult with their counterparts in Mexico concerning
the construction of additional fencing and related border security structures
along the international border between the United States and Mexico, as
authorized by this title, before the commencement of any such construction in
order to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2C853A9A5E674C849C7878463A6C50AF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">solicit the views of affected
communities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1910DCADFCB848F29D94B35958A2775D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">lessen tensions; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8903BE3A3FEC4E1DBAAD66799A093FC4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">foster greater understanding and stronger
cooperation on this and other important security issues of mutual
concern.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB42288EBF68E4C3E9B107A7A858BA4AA"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall
submit to Congress a report on the actions taken by the United States and
Mexico under this section.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="IDF472B28AE3D04E3BBD799BBA84DF25CD" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other Border Security Initiatives</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE089580C20974A92A5A8C5E5D2D94085" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>121.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biometric data enhancements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than October 1, 2008, the
Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID328E0B50F1464D4A9206D8961ED74191"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in consultation with the Attorney General,
enhance connectivity between the Automated Biometric Fingerprint Identification
System (IDENT) of the Department and the Integrated Automated Fingerprint
Identification System (IAFIS) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to ensure
more expeditious data searches; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB999B2837713438D84595C7612295C2A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in consultation with the Secretary of
State, collect all fingerprints from each alien required to provide
fingerprints during the alien’s initial enrollment in the integrated entry and
exit data system described in section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1365a).</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID75C145EB41B94EB7B87483E758AF017E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>122.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secure communication</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall, as expeditiously as
practicable, develop and implement a plan to improve the use of satellite
communications and other technologies to ensure clear and secure 2-way
communication capabilities—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID929A4EEC030D41DAB3DDD1E18DF7111F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">among all Border Patrol agents conducting
operations between ports of entry;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCFBBED4317BF471398029D12598406EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">between Border Patrol agents and their
respective Border Patrol stations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8522A46EA91C4B59A5332A0F2256839C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">between Border Patrol agents and residents
in remote areas along the international land borders of the United States;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4590CFACA7B347958BE61E98FB9BA4D1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">between all appropriate border security
agencies of the Department and State, local, and tribal law enforcement
agencies.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1CDF85E0F86D47ED9E64B90D47EB2B59" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>123.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Border Patrol training capacity
review</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0EA1FE90E0524133B8EE053672D3A75E"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a review of the basic training provided to Border Patrol
agents by the Secretary to ensure that such training is provided as efficiently
and cost-effectively as possible.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1AC77D61A79F48609250C53F8C608B6D"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Components of Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The review under subsection (a) shall
include the following components:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID32430ABBE8DC4AAA9F4590E86289265E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An evaluation of the length and content of
the basic training curriculum provided to new Border Patrol agents by the
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, including a description of how such
curriculum has changed since September 11, 2001, and an evaluation of language
and cultural diversity training programs provided within such
curriculum.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB1B78209679345F6B38CFD71EDC62CE9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A review and a detailed breakdown of the
costs incurred by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and the Federal
Law Enforcement Training Center to train 1 new Border Patrol agent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBDEE31444E244405B9A072269CB4325D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A comparison, based on the review and
breakdown under paragraph (2), of the costs, effectiveness, scope, and quality,
including geographic characteristics, with other similar training programs
provided by State and local agencies, nonprofit organizations, universities,
and the private sector.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7E47B225D6A54F9386984644BC8C0D08"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An evaluation of whether utilizing
comparable non-Federal training programs, proficiency testing, and
long-distance learning programs may affect—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB2977D85210040F7BC4981A7FFDD5E8A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cost-effectiveness of increasing the
number of Border Patrol agents trained per year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4F33E25212954E98B2521DE078EDD477"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the per agent costs of basic training;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF7270C4CD74D464F92B542AFA649246D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the scope and quality of basic training
needed to fulfill the mission and duties of a Border Patrol agent.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB45EE311885446A2B5EAE2FD4962725D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>124.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">US–VISIT System</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the heads of
other appropriate Federal agencies, shall submit to Congress a schedule
for—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4DCB71D8861A4447A17263BD953A7D62"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">equipping all land border ports of entry of
the United States with the U.S.-Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator
Technology (US–VISIT) system implemented under section 110 of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
1365a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9B11E516EEF342F080398EC6163A3E3C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing and deploying at such ports of
entry the exit component of the US–VISIT system; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB5E88951328C485F983B8187CB19DA77"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">making interoperable all immigration
screening systems operated by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID969920E316AF4ABBB0EDB794A438C566" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>125.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Document fraud detection</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID07DD5DE571C745ECB81885E2DC13B825"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Secretary shall provide all Customs and Border Protection
officers with training in identifying and detecting fraudulent travel
documents. Such training shall be developed in consultation with the head of
the Forensic Document Laboratory of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8EB77CB0B70A45B0A6EA0C65C900D648"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Forensic Document Laboratory</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide all Customs and
Border Protection officers with access to the Forensic Document
Laboratory.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF3D4677245C8488E99465B88CB067CEE"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assessment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID45FB2437119C485FA8FFCE6659BAA3B3"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement for assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Inspector General of the Department
shall conduct an independent assessment of the accuracy and reliability of the
Forensic Document Laboratory.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID306EEF11503C442CB9F390B2D4A43747"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General shall submit to Congress the
findings of the assessment required by paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1453974129634566BE1DA82B773A1348"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary
for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID091432FCD92745F783886F56A9407E58" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>126.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improved document integrity</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA776028A4AE548CCBDA81D81EB76BE58"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 303 of the Enhanced Border Security
and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 (8 U.S.C. 1732) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36FF83F42ECE41AEAE96233531470865"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Attorney General</quote>
each place it appears and inserting <quote>Secretary of Homeland
Security</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID528B19E021FC4FA9B243326F2FDC8E62"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading, by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">entry and exit
documents</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">travel and entry documents and evidence of
status</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCC523E8ED0AA46BA9BFF3280194BFA89"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE23820DC02234B93B0DDF7E0F6DE9FEE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Not later than October
26, 2004, the</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID88ED2974346645BB98209BBB4EDA274C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>visas and</quote> both
places it appears and inserting <quote>visas, evidence of status,
and</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID21D4F19A2E394E079FAC5C10870B7859"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (d) as
subsection (e); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID65F3EED4112A4C158CE7AD99E9FD90E6"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (c) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE9B7BE2A63074E13947B16A18BFB7CE8" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBFE1637699C04C149F928388CEE04762"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other Documents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than October 26, 2008, every
document, other than an interim document, issued by the Secretary of Homeland
Security, which may be used as evidence of an alien’s status as an immigrant,
nonimmigrant, parolee, asylee, or refugee, shall be machine-readable and
tamper-resistant, and shall incorporate a biometric identifier to allow the
Secretary of Homeland Security to verify electronically the identity and status
of the
alien.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9AE618F3FB1A47EB8EFD1BC7199F23C5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>127.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cancellation of visas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 222(g) (8 U.S.C. 1202(g)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8C4D9FCCC8D9462296DEC1FDC88FC073"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB839FA9A4AA441DA8146A38670D6D6B4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Attorney General</quote>
and inserting <quote>Secretary of Homeland Security</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD3BB576416F34007AC05F674FB17A66D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>and any other
nonimmigrant visa issued by the United States that is in the possession of the
alien</quote> after <quote>such visa</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3715D54494EE4FCE8AEED1A405E2D754"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(A), by striking
<quote>(other than the visa described in paragraph (1)) issued in a consular
office located in the country of the alien’s nationality</quote> and inserting
<quote>(other than a visa described in paragraph (1)) issued in a consular
office located in the country of the alien’s nationality or foreign
residence</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0DF0CEF64D9D432E98A5077BE7CAA560" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>128.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biometric entry-exit system</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAABD029F30C44B98AAA44EB8FA1E9E26"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Collection of Biometric Data From Aliens
Departing the United States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 215 (8 U.S.C. 1185) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID164F5F4200944C59A6CFA8C3B6513019"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (c) as
subsection (g);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3D4030AD222349E6A4F16F78A4644876"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by moving subsection (g), as redesignated
by paragraph (1), to the end; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6A449551840E4BA192972FD9EC3F30A9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (b) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2F96842F1C744895AF6E85F1F4CE76F2" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEA62CCC2DB3B413D96C4439811386F23"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security is
authorized to require aliens departing the United States to provide biometric
data and other information relating to their immigration
status.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE52A8C0E4D00461AA2076E65295A61ED"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inspection of Applicants for
Admission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 235(d) (8
U.S.C. 1225(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3D0EA093CA5747BDB82CF5F66E2AED66" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC9FD9039321043339E7F7626FA8FCCA0"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority to collect biometric
data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting
inspections under subsection (b), immigration officers are authorized to
collect biometric data from—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEE664B76D1504A3DAC3E53766E17837F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any applicant for admission or alien
seeking to transit through the United States; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFCF4E63B023E432D899CD8656E648F99"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any lawful permanent resident who is
entering the United States and who is not regarded as seeking admission
pursuant to section
101(a)(13)(C).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0E2687523CA44D0E9293FAEB80A9BAC3"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Collection of Biometric Data From Alien
Crewmen</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 252 (8 U.S.C.
1282) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID89071F1F575D455F8CEE590509866266" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDF9B1DD831304655BCBA23689CF28FA6"><enum>(d)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An immigration officer is authorized to
collect biometric data from an alien crewman seeking permission to land
temporarily in the United
States.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID196F8856FD8E4C7B8B87C36D66AC3FA4"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grounds of Inadmissibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 212 (8 U.S.C. 1182) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID122A6E9CED68499AB5CCA41F91DB7A00"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(7), by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID456D9C0449184765A31C2EE8D8F8648A" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDFF492CA65884A6FBE537823EA719511"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Withholders of biometric data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any alien who knowingly fails to comply
with a lawful request for biometric data under section 215(c) or 235(d) is
inadmissible.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDF1CCB1F024A46CA8B8079F71622625F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d), by inserting after
paragraph (1) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9B343E8305504EBE80A021B962D86257" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID462C1C0D0C3F472BBB046CF995AB1006"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
determine whether a ground for inadmissibility exists with respect to an alien
described in subparagraph (C) of subsection (a)(7) and may waive the
application of such subparagraph for an individual alien or a class of aliens,
at the discretion of the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFABBD21AC6584773A7B866791F2D9BCA"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7208 of the 9/11 Commission
Implementation Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 1365b) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID75939D189B9440A78F4029CA252CAFCE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB4819B994A87456DA87AB423375C96BE" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID706EB9A0A54842D1BFD605EEF4C86040"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In fully implementing the automated
biometric entry and exit data system under this section, the Secretary is not
required to comply with the requirements of chapter 5 of title 5, United States
Code (commonly referred to as the Administrative Procedure Act) or any other
law relating to rulemaking, information collection, or publication in the
Federal Register.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE73D4B6E2D2B4A558DDFBB677D77CD3D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (l)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID304463BD3CAC44A29DD771CC3B4DA8A6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>There are
authorized</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID03FBDE0C43AA432C98BE8892925FDDD8" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID004E498B9B854F8AB7A16A86F161144E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID92832E7619D1480E9B527787D4364049"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95245A2700344BB1874A8BB2BC6E0D1E" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID473A9F3C7D684BD8A2E31687F857A8E7"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation at all land border ports of
entry</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to
be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2008
and 2009 to implement the automated biometric entry and exit data system at all
land border ports of
entry.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE4FA806AED514316AC7EE2D1BD14097E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>129.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Border study</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA5C019DA72E44E12B5A79F9DA2C28339"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Southern Border Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with the
Attorney General, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture,
the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency, shall conduct a study on the construction
of a system of physical barriers along the southern international land and
maritime border of the United States. The study shall include—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3AC717ED05F44E87B05CDA4613D5EAC5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the necessity of
constructing such a system, including the identification of areas of high
priority for the construction of such a system determined after consideration
of factors including the amount of narcotics trafficking and the number of
illegal immigrants apprehended in such areas;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA48862815E2748408C80E9155D50F9A9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the feasibility of
constructing such a system;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID98F590AC41F24A738543B0154CC51CD6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the international,
national, and regional environmental impact of such a system, including the
impact on zoning, global climate change, ozone depletion, biodiversity loss,
and transboundary pollution;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID32AD2333F2D64C75917DDD94F479BA00"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the necessity for ports of
entry along such a system;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC7EA90C8A76B496B83E3CFAB3352407A"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the impact such a system
would have on international trade, commerce, and tourism;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCA00894EBFC34E678E120EB738E0A669"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the effect of such a
system on private property rights including issues of eminent domain and
riparian rights;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2CBD7541ABC94FBB874C6A1107AA5945"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an estimate of the costs associated with
building a barrier system, including costs associated with excavation,
construction, and maintenance;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7B9E16B022644A889BB76EA98FBE08F5"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the effect of such a
system on Indian reservations and units of the National Park System;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID247BAB3EBD8E40D2A0A8992499F28CD8"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the necessity of
constructing such a system after the implementation of provisions of this Act
relating to guest workers, visa reform, and interior and worksite enforcement,
and the likely effect of such provisions on undocumented immigration and the
flow of illegal immigrants across the international border of the United
States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2BBDD6795DFA4AEFBFC04CC1F7316CF6"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the impact of such a
system on diplomatic relations between the United States and Mexico, Central
America, and South America, including the likely impact of such a system on
existing and potential areas of bilateral and multilateral cooperative
enforcement efforts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID10EDC613AC444B4F92620721D98CD6F2"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the impact of such a
system on the quality of life within border communities in the United States
and Mexico, including its impact on noise and light pollution, housing,
transportation, security, and environmental health;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1E9BB8F5E1FB43A9AD04FF96882EE7F9"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the likelihood that such a
system would lead to increased violations of the human rights, health, safety,
or civil rights of individuals in the region near the southern international
border of the United States, regardless of the immigration status of such
individuals;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2BD488E00C1F4E3C8CE80AF0048EF169"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the effect such a system
would have on violence near the southern international border of the United
States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6A0A982346F64A4390AEB5DFD8706E04"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the effect of such a
system on the vulnerability of the United States to infiltration by terrorists
or other agents intending to inflict direct harm on the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID615982E583614280A3201273BE82D436"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 9 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on
the study described in subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID88DAE9E06D1544DE812FFDE7F1C891FB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>130.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secure Border Initiative financial
accountability</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7F9EBE6B8522458EAAD7F31C0879710D"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Inspector General of the Department
shall review each contract action relating to the Secure Border Initiative
having a value of more than $20,000,000, to determine whether each such action
fully complies with applicable cost requirements, performance objectives,
program milestones, inclusion of small, minority, and women-owned business, and
time lines. The Inspector General shall complete a review under this subsection
with respect to each contract action—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAD7100C43AC64D388B35C46C99A49C7B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 60 days after the date of
the initiation of the action; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID699B9998ECAC492B9536571AE6320B39"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">upon the conclusion of the performance of
the contract.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE2C82D5BB96148028D797F5C2CE69C4D"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inspector General</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEBEE6988E4B447F7983A84453D850F1B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Inspector General becomes aware of
any improper conduct or wrongdoing in the course of conducting a contract
review under subsection (a), the Inspector General shall, as expeditiously as
practicable, refer information relating to such improper conduct or wrongdoing
to the Secretary, or to another appropriate official of the Department, who
shall determine whether to temporarily suspend the contractor from further
participation in the Secure Border Initiative.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8FD22086C78E4FDEBF7F0CA2DE571A1C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the completion of each review
described in subsection (a), the Inspector General shall submit to the
Secretary a report containing the findings of the review, including findings
regarding—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3BD4CD3DE5F24A7F835795A4623F1447"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cost overruns;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID350204840BF641EB91E59CDD3DFD98A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">significant delays in contract
execution;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8961EF0D2A034F0BADF3794DADB0CE86"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">lack of rigorous departmental contract
management;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID17D1A4C443E341CDB99DBE85974299A9"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">insufficient departmental financial
oversight;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID689EC65C19E04156AC3DCB2992122491"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">bundling that limits the ability of small
businesses to compete; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBDF90A40E9DE492EB2FDCDC7E6776EC5"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other high risk business practices.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID41CA6FA081F14B788325FF4C780335F1"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports by the Secretary</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB33AF5BED0C8456E870E60FA682FFC8B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the receipt of
each report required under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall submit a
report, to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, that describes—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID11C1FA61E2DD4BF3A79CE61F24FACB82"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the findings of the report received from
the Inspector General; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC61527D2A77246B982CFA0C347CDB74A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the steps the Secretary has taken, or plans
to take, to address the problems identified in such report.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF9385E7CB09E430CAA34440AC806C4AE"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contracts with foreign
companies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60
days after the initiation of each contract action with a company whose
headquarters is not based in the United States, the Secretary shall submit a
report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the
Judiciary of the House of Representatives, regarding the Secure Border
Initiative.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE781F94C114A43319EC1032C064771A9"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports on United States
ports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days
after receiving information regarding a proposed purchase of a contract to
manage the operations of a United States port by a foreign entity, the
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States shall submit a report to
Congress that describes—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7DBF621285124BDBA361FD286C43F162"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the proposed purchase;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID634C651FAC6D4B089477C62B83ED977F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any security concerns related to the
proposed purchase; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE9D9F2093C3B4BA988B918A761DAE8B6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the manner in which such security concerns
have been addressed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD1AB7587A6524AF6AEE4DAB875D781F2"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to
amounts that are otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the Office of the
Inspector General of the Department, there are authorized to be appropriated to
the Office, to enable the Office to carry out this section—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAC00C355936C4607970EC2D8ED24F1D7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2008, not less than 5
percent of the overall budget of the Office for such fiscal year;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID932DE3E96A514EC4AABFCFE3D004C128"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2009, not less than 6
percent of the overall budget of the Office for such fiscal year; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4CF37D69DD494AAE9A55CB7A340B33DA"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2010, not less than 7
percent of the overall budget of the Office for such fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID42A28E8EF39146B484C75FDF6F7F07D0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>131.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mandatory detention for aliens apprehended
at or between ports of entry</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD0493C2BB41046A98F65A3066D2D2A54"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning on October 1, 2008, an alien
(other than a national of Mexico) who is attempting to illegally enter the
United States and who is apprehended at a United States port of entry or along
the international land and maritime border of the United States shall be
detained until removed or a final decision granting admission has been
determined, unless the alien—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4643FB5668694BA1885EDFD1F6A2B59C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is permitted to withdraw an application for
admission under section 235(a)(4) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C.
1225(a)(4)) and immediately departs from the United States pursuant to such
section; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID742D6CD6D9B34D3A87506C3566189507"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is paroled into the United States by the
Secretary for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit in
accordance with section 212(d)(5)(A) of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(d)(5)(A)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76C02CDDEFEC4BB5B136C1BBE535AC4C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements During Interim
Period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act and before October 1, 2008, an
alien described in subsection (a) may be released with a notice to appear only
if—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA59199C119EE449492D6DCC2A48D8618"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary determines, after conducting
all appropriate background and security checks on the alien, that the alien
does not pose a national security risk; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2019577D4DAC4E619253041B37537BFF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien provides a bond of not less than
$5,000.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEED924891D3148B086E21AD51701748C"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rules of Construction</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID218CE7D49700405CA71F7623DD0A2AD2"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Asylum and removal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed
as limiting the right of an alien to apply for asylum or for relief or deferral
of removal based on a fear of persecution.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID83042E4E96DB437F982DC65514EDAD61"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of certain aliens</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The mandatory detention requirement in
subsection (a) does not apply to any alien who is a native or citizen of a
country in the Western Hemisphere with whose government the United States does
not have full diplomatic relations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8BFB9472AD1841548E5441B1F10DF7C6"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Discretion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed
as limiting the authority of the Secretary, in the Secretary’s sole
unreviewable discretion, to determine whether an alien described in clause (ii)
of section 235(b)(1)(B) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
Nationality Act</act-name> shall be detained or released after a finding of a
credible fear of persecution (as defined in clause (v) of such section).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB21DA79D337947339E399BE4619E027B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>132.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evasion of inspection or violation of
arrival, reporting, entry, or clearance requirements</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEBEEA75054FD47D0B446A161F4AEEA8D"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 27 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6C39D9E9D9D24C49A1E880BA14DA49ED" style="USC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID281494C51D5946AFAD03A305532C1210" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>556.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evasion of inspection or during violation
of arrival, reporting, entry, or clearance requirements</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1AE27DC6A0ED4FCCA210CC65F2DCD57D"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person shall be punished as described in
subsection (b) if such person attempts to elude or eludes customs, immigration,
or agriculture inspection or fails to stop at the command of an officer or
employee of the United States charged with enforcing the immigration, customs,
or other laws of the United States at a port of entry or customs or immigration
checkpoint.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4FC2EE7A52544C96B52796BF5434A0D7"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person who commits an offense described
in subsection (a) shall be—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEDC1C5F1AE2E4FDBB67FAB58CE4808E8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fined under this title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD857B0BE0BF3434E92EF4CB7F6E163BF"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID0108E30596184A46A197061BE421D7B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">imprisoned for not more than 3 years, or
both;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54703D528233469292FC2417DE2D9F0E" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or
both, if in commission of this violation, attempts to inflict or inflicts
bodily injury (as defined in section 1365(g) of this title); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0BA2F90D48EF4BCCB7A4B5A7E97DEDBE" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">imprisoned for any term of years or for
life, or both, if death results, and may be sentenced to death; or</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8E2B04CBDD654E83BECEA93CDE379910"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">both fined and imprisoned under this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID18C66D04E145414A87F73D132DD8C01C"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conspiracy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If 2 or more persons conspire to commit an
offense described in subsection (a), and 1 or more of such persons do any act
to effect the object of the conspiracy, each shall be punishable as a
principal, except that the sentence of death may not be imposed.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBA11545129A442AC8BE7CBA9E64A551A"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prima Facie Evidence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of seizure and forfeiture
under applicable law, in the case of use of a vehicle or other conveyance in
the commission of this offense, or in the case of disregarding or disobeying
the lawful authority or command of any officer or employee of the United States
under section 111(b) of this title, such conduct shall constitute prima facie
evidence of smuggling aliens or
merchandise.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD75749D016E145419DAB9E400069C3B3"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections for chapter 27 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76E55D75BA794C32BB5711795F5386A0" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">555. Evasion of inspection or
during violation of arrival, reporting, entry, or clearance
requirements.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID42689AA4B74C4B48AE2284287CB717FC"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Failure To Obey Border Enforcement
Officers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 111 of title
18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after subsection (b) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE8F77EFF5218410B8FBBD3FD04CF849B" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1EEABA89AC824C47BABD74C1771CABA7"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Failure To Obey Lawful Orders of Border
Enforcement Officers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whoever
willfully disregards or disobeys the lawful authority or command of any officer
or employee of the United States charged with enforcing the immigration,
customs, or other laws of the United States while engaged in, or on account of,
the performance of official duties shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or
both.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2B8222511D794CFA80EF00CFA54E4F1B"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical amendments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCBA20A8AA4C34C1FB6ED6ACBB411BF89"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 27 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by redesignating section 554 (as added by section 551(a) of the
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 109–295;
120 Stat. 1389)) as section 555.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idABA6A5C2B3AE4F7B8042CFBCF6FB9C83"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Table of sections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections for chapter 27 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3DBE2F546A8A480BACB4A75B4F303220"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf4f49180-c8ff-4c0e-9c12-6c2464b6fe37" style="USC">
<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" idref="ID281494C51D5946AFAD03A305532C1210" level="section">Sec. 554. Border tunnels and
passages.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">and</continuation-text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9617944D316D43C8987E71A4302EFF9B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5bcd91ef-86eb-451c-b49c-7c1420492055" style="USC">
<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" idref="ID281494C51D5946AFAD03A305532C1210" level="section">Sec. 555. Border tunnels and
passages.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB055CE4A0E843E8A23CA6087C05DEDD"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criminal forfeiture</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 982(a)(6) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking <quote>554</quote> and inserting
<quote>555</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F8D17D40A1349A3A6E6A312423CD1AA"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Directive to united states sentencing
commission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraphs (1) and
(2)(A) of section 551(d) of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations
Act, 2007 is amended by striking <quote>554</quote> and inserting
<quote>555</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47139290E5A545F88094D7A3CC9F3B33" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>133.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Temporary National Guard support for
securing the southern land border of the United States</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAB7555F3C5CD445B902E7C03FD43B45A"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority To Provide Assistance</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4E58D9752DD14704A9CA6CED84A20E6D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With the approval of the Secretary of
Defense, the Governor of a State may order any units or personnel of the
National Guard of such State to perform annual training duty under section
502(a) of title 32, United States Code, to carry out in any State along the
southern land border of the United States the activities authorized in
subsection (b), for the purpose of securing such border. Such duty shall not
exceed 21 days in any year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42A59005D0A848868013C64D8BDB894A"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Support</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With the approval of the Secretary of
Defense, the Governor of a State may order any units or personnel of the
National Guard of such State to perform duty under section 502(f) of title 32,
United States Code, to provide command, control, and continuity of support for
units or personnel performing annual training duty under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8F0AF8A180C14AB8A588178299B9A7A4"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorized Activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The activities authorized by this
subsection are any of the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFAB58D5A49AE4E998F3DB0BAF56892A2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ground reconnaissance activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33EDD19BC3FB445F927E9DD49BAFEDAA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Airborne reconnaissance activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID69B8FC5F3D894543BD94CB346A67C3AF"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Logistical support;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6FC139D1D52744C7A8B3326DFCF8B068"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provision of translation services and
training;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID86D95EE3F96343489F972C3DCC46C94E"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative support services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8EFBEB5097B4411C91701B3AEE179AEB"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical training services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID09324D3093844D6B9744F104E0B2478B"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Emergency medical assistance and
services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE15B9712BB6449759F43621C4D1EBD63"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Communications services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA665143F4623491185F7AC0D1BC029B5"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rescue of aliens in peril;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6CA39A1491AE47C78DC269F163DEF257"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction of roadways, patrol roads,
fences, barriers, and other facilities to secure the southern land border of
the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9845B913A4674F59805673356744734B"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ground and air transportation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID496D0E2513B44968A3486CAB2CE0A309"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperative Agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Units and personnel of the National Guard
of a State may perform activities in another State under subsection (a) only
pursuant to the terms of an emergency management assistance compact or other
cooperative arrangement entered into between Governors of such States for
purposes of this section, and only with the approval of the Secretary of
Defense.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD9F9E32DC94D4783BCE02EEDA71D3503"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination of Assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall,
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Governors of the States
concerned, coordinate the performance of activities under this section by units
and personnel of the National Guard.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0040D79C6D4145C3A80BE7CF17EBA4E8"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual Training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual training duty performed by members
of the National Guard under subsection (a) shall be appropriate for the units
and individual members concerned, taking into account the types of units and
military occupational specialties of individual members performing such
duty.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04AB336764C44CB48968698877172BDD"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0F3EF1E7CBAA40F6BB2719A187C65B73"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Governor of a State</term>
means, in the case of the District of Columbia, the Commanding General of the
National Guard of the District of Columbia.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID083B644DD3794FDFB863AF3CCB2E4412"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State</term> means each of
the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
Guam, and the Virgin Islands.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3BC4ABE4312D4C62A93FD6CA64A1C28C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State along the southern
border of the United States</term> means each of the following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFBA27DA2BFCC4C66B69510E16DBED75B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State of Arizona.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAC1ECD3B7E2B4181BD5C8A839A0CE9AD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State of California.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID68694287A44C45C7BDF5D496BA08DF16"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State of New Mexico.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID29B493831D8C4112B8400D1DC96E2092"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State of Texas.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1264358B80DC46B0B16E9A837AB8D2DD"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duration of Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority of this section shall expire
on January 1, 2009.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87FC102D8A7F44459916A13288792E6A"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on Direct Participation in Law
Enforcement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Activities
carried out under the authority of this section shall not include the direct
participation of a member of the National Guard in a search, seizure, arrest,
or similar activity.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA050B30CB89F42C89A2418E5142CA0BB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>134.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on incentives to encourage certain
members and former members of the Armed Forces to serve in United States
Customs and Border Protection</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID399FBA8A75864709AEBC182BE34133D6"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report Required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary
of Defense shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a
report assessing the desirability and feasibility of offering incentives to
covered members and former members of the Armed Forces for the purpose of
encouraging such members to serve in the Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB428C133F30346F8A87044CA9C65E9F7"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Covered Members and Former Members of the
Armed Forces</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
this section, covered members and former members of the Armed Forces are the
following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID672F62B2848B461681F8F9F6181B99EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of the reserve components of the
Armed Forces.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8BDB22AF66BD4193B8A9287985490837"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Former members of the Armed Forces within
two years of separation from service in the Armed Forces.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCD31165574D14F85B38B07BAD2EF3EC9"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements and Limitations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID31058A38C7B244E1931CB9F9C93423EE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nature of incentives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In considering incentives for purposes of
the report required by subsection (a), the Secretaries shall consider such
incentives, whether monetary or otherwise and whether or not authorized by
current law or regulations, as the Secretaries jointly consider
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF00BD20D70B1427488AC2B9720909D67"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Targeting of incentives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In assessing any incentive for purposes of
the report, the Secretaries shall give particular attention to the utility of
such incentive in—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID17D7BE036FFC4DBFA1C2F771196BFA14"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">encouraging service in the Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection after service in the Armed Forces by covered
members and former of the Armed Forces who have provided border patrol or
border security assistance to the Bureau as part of their duties as members of
the Armed Forces; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC7513FAA64E048B5B964616877576416"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">leveraging military training and experience
by accelerating training, or allowing credit to be applied to related areas of
training, required for service with the Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD246769653E3417FAAB69A0EBD1D58A1"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In assessing incentives for purposes of the
report, the Secretaries shall assume that any costs of such incentives shall be
borne by the Department of Homeland Security.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCD875AFBD1574F7A9961E811C3864F57"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD3BCB4E228714A1FA6F7B278D0967CF9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of various monetary and
non-monetary incentives considered for purposes of the report.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE682C7DB2BCC444095E86645FB090B5F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the desirability and
feasibility of utilizing any such incentive for the purpose specified in
subsection (a), including an assessment of the particular utility of such
incentive in encouraging service in the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
after service in the Armed Forces by covered members and former members of the
Armed Forces described in subsection (c)(2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE3C5D804788142AA9F3BBD72220F97FB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any other matters that the Secretaries
jointly consider appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7ADD3C6DFF534552A004D702BD702CD9"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appropriate Committees of Congress
Defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the
term <term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47D5392E7BA846D99665F5B57DCF7379"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committees on Armed Services, Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs, and Appropriations of the Senate; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76F50C38616A4A85BC7DAEFE3E221172"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committees on Armed Services, Homeland
Security, and Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1F5BF1C53D7743D8A0DAD39C4C2531DC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>135.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Western Hemisphere Travel
Initiative</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2DBF668F4DEB480DB215EF873DA8222A"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress makes the following
findings:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA3D30991AC074DFD931937683BCEECE6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States citizens make approximately
130,000,000 land border crossings each year between the United States and
Canada and the United States and Mexico, with approximately 23,000,000
individual United States citizens crossing the border annually.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4E1C33A386134A57B9166C4DF587810C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Approximately 27 percent of United States
citizens possess United States passports.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB428468B896A48FAB61E38A5487C0044"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In fiscal year 2005, the Secretary of State
issued an estimated 10,100,000 passports, representing an increase of 15
percent from fiscal year 2004.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6AA516079B4A44638877AF0487CDFBDF"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State estimates that
16,000,000 passports will be issued in fiscal year 2007 and 17,000,000
passports will be issued in fiscal year 2008.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID368904B7AE3E44D7B00590C2D2182529"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of Western Hemisphere Travel
Initiative Implementation Deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7209(b)(1) of the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 8 U.S.C. 1185
note) is amended by striking <quote>January 1, 2008</quote> and inserting
<quote>the later of June 1, 2009, or 3 months after the Secretary of State and
the Secretary of Homeland Security make the certification required in
subsection (i) of section 133 of the <short-title>Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of
2007</short-title>.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7A854D09FEF64726B85D353E1C11EF3E"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Passport Cards</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID61936A03BAFA420991B477F0D4A93F5A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority to issue</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to facilitate travel of United
States citizens to Canada, Mexico, the countries located in the Caribbean, and
Bermuda, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary, is
authorized to develop a travel document known as a Passport Card.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20B3A5E99D2F43E0A16514A1F0EB4D64"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Issuance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with the Western Hemisphere
Travel Initiative carried out pursuant to section 7209 of the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 8 U.S.C. 1185
note), the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary, shall be
authorized to issue to a citizen of the United States who submits an
application in accordance with paragraph (5) a travel document that will serve
as a Passport Card.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC04B8969AD9041288CF64ED6C37BB5AC"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Passport Card shall be deemed to be a
United States passport for the purpose of United States laws and regulations
relating to United States passports.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7ECB2584EDDC40AD9EFAABBBFA80F5AE"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Validity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Passport Card shall be valid for the same
period as a United States passport.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD87D520FB26B40BD87A4636F8D6E8198"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on use</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Passport Card may only be used for the
purpose of international travel by United States citizens through land and sea
ports of entry between—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8E3C66DCF45547EB946D2BC8C9BC5CC9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the United States and Canada;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF6B9713D936541B1A0558FA313725C64"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the United States and Mexico; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37C868AE1699405FBD10745236EC7AF3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the United States and a country located in
the Caribbean or Bermuda.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC1E8960F14274457AE402F5EF7C67515"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application for issuance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be issued a Passport Card, a United
States citizen shall submit an application to the Secretary of State. The
Secretary of State shall require that such application shall contain the same
information as is required to determine citizenship, identity, and eligibility
for issuance of a United States passport.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD9EAFE6A39E24163BC0738224E4791FA"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technology</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCF7EA19CE10D4B919C1DA9EDC9ADAF43"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expedited traveler programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the maximum extent practicable, a
Passport Card shall be designed and produced to provide a platform on which the
expedited traveler programs carried out by the Secretary, such as NEXUS, NEXUS
AIR, SENTRI, FAST, and Register Traveler may be added. The Secretary of State
and the Secretary shall notify Congress not later than July 1, 2007, if the
technology to add expedited travel features to the Passport Card is not
developed by that date.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID567F5AE270CF4B1697856716233A1449"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and the Secretary of State
shall establish a technology implementation plan that accommodates desired
technology requirements of the Department of State and the Department, allows
for future technological innovations, and ensures maximum facilitation at the
northern and southern borders.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD7CFD41B9298429A9BC55C429A1A5AE2"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Specifications for card</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Passport Card shall be easily portable
and durable. The Secretary of State and the Secretary shall consult regarding
the other technical specifications of the Card, including whether the security
features of the Card could be combined with other existing identity
documentation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFB08615BE2E8465E9AFFD1D6D22BE656"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fee</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4F115D33FDA748B0BEBC9FD47395B559"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An applicant for a Passport Card shall
submit an application under paragraph (6) together with a nonrefundable fee in
an amount to be determined by the Secretary of State. Passport Card fees shall
be deposited as an offsetting collection to the appropriate Department of State
appropriation, to remain available until expended.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7B0F115454174D77B4985FD928ADAA40"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on fees</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA4F149892A8146BC921F297141F59F53"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State shall seek to make
the application fee under this paragraph as low as possible.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID966F513C5A964EA8BFC4CA38E0E5BFCC"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maximum fee without
certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as
provided in clause (iii), the application fee may not exceed $24.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD0DC3C7515294126B4FF257BA59E447D"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maximum fee with
certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The application
fee may be not more than $34 if the Secretary of State, the Secretary, and the
Postmaster General—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5A36CF7DA8104D8389DC7F9ACA3B952A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">jointly certify to Congress that the cost
to produce and issue a Passport Card significantly exceeds $24; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDEB40B429AAF4B32827C0A0AF484DCCD"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide a detailed cost analysis for such
fee.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4EF4A31E5E2547C58F2387A35BCDFD6D"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reduction of fee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State shall reduce the fee
for a Passport Card for an individual who submits an application for a Passport
Card together with an application for a United States passport.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC16354BD57234E189AD18AF3572833AA"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver of fee for children</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State shall waive the fee
for a Passport Card for a child under 18 years of age.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA58756ACFE3F4D02B8A26E5DCFB35BB0"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Audit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the event that the fee for a Passport
Card exceeds $24, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an
audit to determine whether Passport Cards are issued at the lowest possible
cost.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC4B48EDBEC8B4273BC697499DA6E3BE3"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Accessibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to make the Passport Card easily
obtainable, an application for a Passport Card shall be accepted in the same
manner and at the same locations as an application for a United States
passport.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3764A46EE29B4636936508D34C9E1507"><enum>(11)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed
as limiting, altering, modifying, or otherwise affecting the validity of a
United States passport. A United States citizen may possess a United States
passport and a Passport Card.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54CC1F2092D44F468B256E878B4AB503"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State Enrollment Demonstration
Program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEBDB4F1C1B6045FC9586619AF62C99A0"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, the Secretary of State and the Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of
understanding with 1 or more appropriate States to carry out at least 1
demonstration program as follows:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID08DE2AD7CE1F4FE28B011391605EF9A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may include an individual’s United
States citizenship status on a driver’s license which meets the requirements of
section 202 of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (division B of Public Law 109–13; 49
U.S.C. 30301 note).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26556D077B8B40F4B4A38B76843CD652"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State shall develop a
mechanism to communicate with a participating State to verify the United States
citizenship status of an applicant who voluntarily seeks to have the
applicant’s United States citizenship status included on a driver’s
license.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID386341360DB141D08B672A13F40229FA"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All information collected about the
individual shall be managed exclusively in the same manner as information
collected through a passport application and no further distribution of such
information shall be permitted.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26A8565EB1944F3A95B65914B1D16CAA"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may not require an individual to
include the individual’s citizenship status on a driver’s license.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDED2B4BC80D8E4D52B99EBB490BB4652F"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
a driver’s license which meets the requirements of this paragraph shall be
deemed to be sufficient documentation to permit the bearer to enter the United
States from Canada or Mexico through not less than at least 1 designated
international border crossing in each State participating in the demonstration
program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBF09CDF3A2D14013BD280E14858BFC46"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection shall have the
effect of creating a national identity card.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID66D16A820AEE4A528DA7496C62B34937"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority to expand</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State and the Secretary
may expand the demonstration program under this subsection so that such program
is carried out in additional States, through additional ports of entry, for
additional foreign countries, and in a manner that permits the use of
additional types of identification documents to prove identity under the
program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9B58B176812E40928D1C042DD04FD963"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date that
the demonstration program under this subsection is carried out, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall conduct a study of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7186615A32C842EA886DCA832BEE7AEC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cost of the production and issuance of
documents that meet the requirements of the program compared with other travel
documents;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6946A2BAC74F4504AC4EB77030A70333"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the impact of the program on the flow of
cross-border traffic and the economic impact of the program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8CB737B2DB424DF282A0F75A47958810"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the security of travel documents that meet
the requirements of the program compared with other travel documents.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3C402572CC4F4551B723AA7DA0543C8A"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reciprocity with canada</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
if the Secretary of State and the Secretary certify that certain identity
documents issued by Canada (or any of its provinces) meet security and
citizenship standards comparable to the requirements described in paragraph
(1), the Secretary may determine that such documents are sufficient to permit
entry into the United States. The Secretary shall work, to the maximum extent
possible, to ensure that identification documents issued by Canada that are
used as described in this paragraph contain the same technology as
identification documents issued by the United States (or any State).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDEBD47A5A54840E3A83EEADB529BFB34"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional pilot programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the maximum extent possible, the
Secretary shall seek to conduct pilot programs related to Passport Cards and
the State Enrollment Demonstration Program described in this subsection on the
international border between the United States and Canada and the international
border between the United States and Mexico.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1FC9A1F92D5345B2AC381A089BE6B349"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expedited Processing for Repeat
Travelers</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB23B8A4ED02844609FEB2354CCCAA8CD"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Land
crossings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the maximum
extent practicable at the United States border with Canada and the United
States border with Mexico, the Secretary shall expand expedited traveler
programs carried out by the Secretary to all ports of entry and should
encourage citizens of the United States to participate in the preenrollment
programs, as such programs assist border control officers of the United States
in the fight against terrorism by increasing the number of known travelers
crossing the border. The identities of such expedited travelers should be
entered into a database of known travelers who have been subjected to in-depth
background and watch-list checks to permit border control officers to focus
more attention on unknown travelers, potential criminals, and terrorists. The
Secretary, in consultation with the appropriate officials of the Government of
Canada, shall equip at least 6 additional northern border crossings with NEXUS
technology and 6 additional southern ports of entry with SENTRI
technology.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20E6EEAF81BF46998523080B39338034"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sea crossings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner of Customs and Border
Patrol shall conduct and expand trusted traveler programs and pilot programs to
facilitate expedited processing of United States citizens returning from
pleasure craft trips in Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, or Bermuda. One such
program shall be conducted in Florida and modeled on the I–68 program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID623426D5ED80466E894800B126A34894"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Process for Individuals Lacking Appropriate
Documents</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID65DA193BB83B4684BCC8A918BD9B4B6B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a program
that satisfies section 7209 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 8 U.S.C. 1185 note)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID64392558BA0B402180D0C56ECBC0ACA7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to permit a citizen of the United States
who has not been issued a United States passport or other appropriate travel
document to cross the international border and return to the United States for
a time period of not more than 72 hours, on a limited basis, and at no
additional fee; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID78B53D21CD604C5C82622951047D776C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to establish a process to ascertain the
identity of, and make admissibility determinations for, a citizen described in
paragraph (A) upon the arrival of such citizen at an international border of
the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5688EE2FEF9048E0A5E3F108B52041EE"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grace period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During a time period determined by the
Secretary, officers of the United States Customs and Border Patrol may permit
citizens of the United States and Canada who are unaware of the requirements of
section 7209 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
(Public Law 108–458; 8 U.S.C. 1185 note), or otherwise lacking appropriate
documentation, to enter the United States upon a demonstration of citizenship
satisfactory to the officer. Officers of the United States Customs and Border
Patrol shall educate such individuals about documentary requirements.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID286DD97BA36C4DECAEF56347CC49502C"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Travel by Children</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary shall develop a procedure to accommodate groups of children
traveling by land across an international border under adult supervision with
parental consent without requiring a government-issued identity and citizenship
document.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4CBF65E0402443648A2ECC18A9DEC392"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public Promotion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State, in consultation
with the Secretary, shall develop and implement an outreach plan to inform
United States citizens about the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and the
provisions of this Act, to facilitate the acquisition of appropriate
documentation to travel to Canada, Mexico, the countries located in the
Caribbean, and Bermuda, and to educate United States citizens who are unaware
of the requirements for such travel. Such outreach plan should include—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD6944E3F9A4047978581B947FD08CB38"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">written notifications posted at or near
public facilities, including border crossings, schools, libraries, Amtrak
stations, and United States Post Offices located within 50 miles of the
international border between the United States and Canada or the international
border between the United States and Mexico and other ports of entry;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD6293B16A06F48D9A919BD0D37BBFAC7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provisions to seek consent to post such
notifications on commercial property, such as offices of State departments of
motor vehicles, gas stations, supermarkets, convenience stores, hotels, and
travel agencies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEF304E3FCA1D40078AF4FD9668BEF5E4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the collection and analysis of data to
measure the success of the public promotion plan; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9739B5B62E474263BD34B16EFBE1FA10"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">additional measures as appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8CFF2A8B338B41ACB52B2F2E175629FC"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary may not implement the plan described in section 7209(b) of the
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 8
U.S.C. 1185 note) until the later of June 1, 2009, or the date that is 3 months
after the Secretary of State and the Secretary certify to Congress that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC452F6D424264E4080DA7209EE8E5257"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID3835F15462F04AEC89AC7F73813BFB87"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the Secretary and the Secretary of State
develop and issue Passport Cards under this section—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE9A14461C52B4C149C2CB067619A7A58" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such cards have been distributed to at
least 90 percent of the eligible United States citizens who applied for such
cards during the 6-month period beginning not earlier than the date the
Secretary of State began accepting applications for such cards and ending not
earlier than 10 days prior to the date of certification;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9E9C4BE53F744398A51B969D80E5A964" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Passport Cards are provided to applicants,
on average, within 4 weeks of application or within the same period of time
required to adjudicate a passport; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE674F8483E9E4FA792293702DAABBDC7" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a successful pilot has demonstrated the
effectiveness of the Passport Card; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID48B93F4E59024B678A3F14BD67525EF5" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if
the Secretary and the Secretary of State do not develop and issue Passport
Cards under this section and develop a program to issue an alternative document
that satisfies the requirements of section 7209 of the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, in addition to the NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST and
Border Crossing Card programs, such alternative document is widely available
and well publicized;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3C1629D36CB1423FBB861C9F375877EE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States border crossings have been
equipped with sufficient document readers and other technologies to ensure that
implementation will not substantially slow the flow of traffic and persons
across international borders;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB41018533D7744788009B5315810FBE4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">officers of the Bureau of Customs and
Border Protection have received training and been provided the infrastructure
necessary to accept Passport Cards and all alternative identity documents at
all United States border crossings; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB7ECBE71C6604819898C3A6FD1A09770"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the outreach plan described in subsection
(g) has been implemented and the Secretary determines such plan has been
successful in providing information to United States citizens.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7C1B0592922E482E872D6F13F833B0CF"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State and the Secretary such
sums as may be necessary to carry out this section, and the amendment made by
this section.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="ID7B25E6C2FC744E2C8B8B252378F460CE" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>D</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Border Law Enforcement Relief Act</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7CF205571F68476395652C84346F064C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>141.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Border Law Enforcement Relief Act of
2007</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1A299A83F46341FEAA5AFF0DB0F92608" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>142.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID88FDAA71B8414EA28D55CB05446AA029"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the obligation of the Federal
Government of the United States to adequately secure the Nation’s borders and
prevent the flow of undocumented persons and illegal drugs into the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1747B12F02404F229A24D32CE191879B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Despite the fact that the United States
Border Patrol apprehends over 1,000,000 people each year trying to illegally
enter the United States, according to the Congressional Research Service, the
net growth in the number of unauthorized aliens has increased by approximately
500,000 each year. The Southwest border accounts for approximately 94 percent
of all migrant apprehensions each year. Currently, there are an estimated
11,000,000 unauthorized aliens in the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBF1B80B7FC6549599E6347E878C9E694"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The border region is also a major corridor
for the shipment of drugs. According to the El Paso Intelligence Center, 65
percent of the narcotics that are sold in the markets of the United States
enter the country through the Southwest Border.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC82278F0A89443FC865CE0C07944A662"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Border communities continue to incur
significant costs due to the lack of adequate border security. A 2001 study by
the United States-Mexico Border Counties Coalition found that law enforcement
and criminal justice expenses associated with illegal immigration exceed
$89,000,000 annually for the Southwest border counties.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID07E0CEA640D04937B131E01A77970469"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In August 2005, the States of New Mexico
and Arizona declared states of emergency in order to provide local law
enforcement immediate assistance in addressing criminal activity along the
Southwest border.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID500C742098D74A88BF3B96E2DBF617E6"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">While the Federal Government provides
States and localities assistance in covering costs related to the detention of
certain criminal aliens and the prosecution of Federal drug cases, local law
enforcement along the border are provided no assistance in covering such
expenses and must use their limited resources to combat drug trafficking, human
smuggling, kidnappings, the destruction of private property, and other
border-related crimes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2B4CDA8C224D4431A73BE86362C02062"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The United States shares 5,525 miles of
border with Canada and 1,989 miles with Mexico. Many of the local law
enforcement agencies located along the border are small, rural departments
charged with patrolling large areas of land. Counties along the Southwest
United States-Mexico border are some of the poorest in the country and lack the
financial resources to cover the additional costs associated with illegal
immigration, drug trafficking, and other border-related crimes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID14A928A2DDE24266A722FA95431D1FC7"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal assistance is required to help
local law enforcement operating along the border address the unique challenges
that arise as a result of their proximity to an international border and the
lack of overall border security in the region</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEA717C9ED2744E3493C808ED11C584D6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>143.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Border relief grant program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0E0C079A5EF04BE6A16B5687C25536F5"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants Authorized</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID10A66D23B2904922A4509245E7EB211B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary is authorized to award
grants, subject to the availability of appropriations, to an eligible law
enforcement agency to provide assistance to such agency to address—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID074F0087908A4672B8B84A09C3EE7F95"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">criminal activity that occurs in the
jurisdiction of such agency by virtue of such agency’s proximity to the United
States border; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE0CDD004E04F4613B83C4D08E10237EA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the impact of any lack of security along
the United States border.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6AAFF6D7985B491788C0424052D187E3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants may be awarded under this subsection
during fiscal years 2008 through 2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID13D2371F48F94B2BA8F98862E90FB0DF"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Competitive basis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall award grants under this
subsection on a competitive basis, except that the Secretary shall give
priority to applications from any eligible law enforcement agency serving a
community—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB767A743A7F54269B6F79E68100F2372"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with a population of less than 50,000;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFBA74AF6F3134A90803DEB7A2049162C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">located no more than 100 miles from a
United States border with—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC639C1A89E0148E0A3740C4159BB3607"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Canada; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5E3DAEE81AD6494495E584CBB9D8B78B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mexico.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB501E3EFC80742F0A4560801E5C002D4"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of Funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants awarded pursuant to subsection (a)
may only be used to provide additional resources for an eligible law
enforcement agency to address criminal activity occurring along any such
border, including—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1C1AAC6264044356988876AD0826254C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to obtain equipment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9823FA55D0FD48669C7AC068B62BB713"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to hire additional personnel;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9555F0ADAA344EC0957FC6044EC6C944"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to upgrade and maintain law enforcement
technology;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB01D9D9A15D2455CA754FB1450E069E6"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to cover operational costs, including
overtime and transportation costs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCFB7D451D3BB402DBD35947B8F4EE156"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other resources as are available to
assist that agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE11B4902D1AB4499800D550E3C95EB3B"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6603708A193544A78B0487B4375F9EE6"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each eligible law enforcement agency
seeking a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary
at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the
Secretary may reasonably require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4BCCCE803041428795E9A7EB4591B317"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each application submitted pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD9499434695C46E6885EE2A6288CB89C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe the activities for which
assistance under this section is sought; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID64059BA49C8D491FA3016E3660EE2B66"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide such additional assurances as the
Secretary determines to be essential to ensure compliance with the requirements
of this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD2CD44DE15774034918A170117C85E22"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5C783D0DA2F1413AB3869DA5A1CDD294"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible law enforcement
agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>eligible law enforcement agency</term> means a tribal, State, or local
law enforcement agency—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFA7C96B9A16347FEBAFACC818AC2CBFE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">located in a county no more than 100 miles
from a United States border with—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC9C07E07BCEA418CAF29AD5546CEFA51"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Canada; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8FC979AE1B554A7BA2B4231824D3E971"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mexico; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC7DD8BA8CD7F4597B7516F6E9DE4A1F3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">located in a county more than 100 miles
from any such border, but where such county has been certified by the Secretary
as a High Impact Area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDA98F1D76AF24E88B6C70D7F1C46B9C1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">High impact area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>High Impact Area</term>
means any county designated by the Secretary as such, taking into
consideration—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC9970FF44F504F29A168F6A0CEB8D46D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether local law enforcement agencies in
that county have the resources to protect the lives, property, safety, or
welfare of the residents of that county;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID74EFCAC409F34D99BEC3FEA1E61035B7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the relationship between any lack of
security along the United States border and the rise, if any, of criminal
activity in that county; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID16A1EDFC97094C84A6F5D612C3E2A35C"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other unique challenges that local law
enforcement face due to a lack of security along the United States
border.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID857EB47995964005981276B816697088"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of Appropriations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBC1710BB79ED4465809C35CD83B992D6"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated
$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to carry out the
provisions of this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID86DF5C672F244566BABC6A26107CB3CB"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Division of authorized funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts authorized under paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7874B81E78D84A2EB2D4F7677CF7338A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><fraction>2/3</fraction> shall be set aside
for eligible law enforcement agencies located in the 6 States with the largest
number of undocumented alien apprehensions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95B9BA8A1590462DABCA6910225C35C4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><fraction>1/3</fraction> shall be set aside
for areas designated as a High Impact Area under subsection (d).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA8FFB8070A18436F982A8CBBC2A571E8"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Supplement Not Supplant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts appropriated for grants under this
section shall be used to supplement and not supplant other State and local
public funds obligated for the purposes provided under this title.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB26E922F38544FF283086B80FD50DD3B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>144.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement of Federal immigration
law</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this subtitle
shall be construed to authorize State or local law enforcement agencies or
their officers to exercise Federal immigration law enforcement
authority.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="ID842C30EAFC2D4B7A844D6099A398A965" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>E</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rapid Response Measures</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8EFEC9E95A0A4EBA84F0B426CE1D543D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>151.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deployment of Border Patrol agents</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4F361A77AE07444CB79A22EFC1EE2705"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Emergency Deployment of Border Patrol
Agents</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF0C9BA9AEF2D4091A20407A7C528A02D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Governor of a State on an
international border of the United States declares an international border
security emergency and requests additional United States Border Patrol agents
(referred to in this subtitle as <quote>agents</quote>) from the Secretary, the
Secretary, subject to paragraphs (1) and (2), may provide the State with not
more than 1,000 additional agents for the purpose of patrolling and defending
the international border, in order to prevent individuals from crossing the
international border into the United States at any location other than an
authorized port of entry.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8B5C5BA0D49D42F288CCE3999618AA30"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon receiving a request for agents under
paragraph (1), the Secretary, after consultation with the President, shall
grant such request to the extent that providing such agents will not
significantly impair the Department’s ability to provide border security for
any other State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5B65A29016F742939DAA85A459DB2133"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Collective bargaining</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Emergency deployments under this subsection
shall be made in accordance with all applicable collective bargaining
agreements and obligations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF940B52AACD24666BF375A04CE3AA6C6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elimination of Fixed Deployment of Border
Patrol Agents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall ensure that agents are not precluded from performing patrol duties and
apprehending violators of law, except in unusual circumstances if the temporary
use of fixed deployment positions is necessary.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID417EBC21130B4B1F960296A6243DD677"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increase in Full-Time Border Patrol
Agents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5202(a)(1) of
the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (118 Stat. 3734),
as amended by section 101(b)(2), is further amended by striking
<quote>2,000</quote> and inserting <quote>3,000</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06389DCB6C8E4AC79A0D031E66A8B15F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>152.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Border Patrol major assets</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04E5DA3982E548919BA966288399A6A0"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Control of Border Patrol
Assets</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The United States
Border Patrol shall have complete and exclusive administrative and operational
control over all the assets utilized in carrying out its mission, including,
aircraft, watercraft, vehicles, detention space, transportation, and all of the
personnel associated with such assets.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEAC8555CF14F4C80A87D03CB14D1A8BE"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Helicopters and Power Boats</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID160B1D8A4EFD49EBAC89F31DA4181EFF"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Helicopters</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall increase, by not less
than 100, the number of helicopters under the control of the United States
Border Patrol. The Secretary shall ensure that appropriate types of helicopters
are procured for the various missions being performed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA22A1DB1848D47B4AE8C3C01B2F9DC72"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Power boats</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall increase, by not less
than 250, the number of power boats under the control of the United States
Border Patrol. The Secretary shall ensure that the types of power boats that
are procured are appropriate for both the waterways in which they are used and
the mission requirements.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID607E5C9D2F4148FF88FEB9D47A244724"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use and training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID940E3A5DDD4F4F4DBD3389598BB90E48"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish an overall policy on how the
helicopters and power boats procured under this subsection will be used;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID781ACC6414D74F0598D2FC543F296496"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implement training programs for the agents
who use such assets, including safe operating procedures and rescue
operations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID600137CF03534AC3B93C8CD6EBAB8268"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motor Vehicles</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2645D3D8E1BE4C6AAE8A8D7834DE588A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Quantity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a fleet of
motor vehicles appropriate for use by the United States Border Patrol that will
permit a ratio of not less than 1 police-type vehicle for every 3 agents. These
police-type vehicles shall be replaced not less than every 3 years. The
Secretary shall ensure that there are sufficient numbers and types of other
motor vehicles to support the mission of the United States Border
Patrol.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD5DCB659A056407684C89458652BF6F8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Features</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All motor vehicles purchased for the United
States Border Patrol shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF93C2B910B214890A30C6A34C2E78C18"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be appropriate for the mission of the
United States Border Patrol; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID978292C956EA45E0BA14640532FF27EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have a panic button and a global
positioning system device that is activated solely in emergency situations to
track the location of agents in distress.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE8E6ABF5B09640568EA7578616754433" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>153.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electronic equipment</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID48316AC99B44466B9F7A6532543DFB27"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Portable Computers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that each
police-type motor vehicle in the fleet of the United States Border Patrol is
equipped with a portable computer with access to all necessary law enforcement
databases and otherwise suited to the unique operational requirements of the
United States Border Patrol.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB28B6C6AF1844F73AB0BB81B26A7C647"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Radio Communications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall augment the existing
radio communications system so that all law enforcement personnel working in
each area where United States Border Patrol operations are conducted have clear
and encrypted 2-way radio communication capabilities at all times. Each
portable communications device shall be equipped with a panic button and a
global positioning system device that is activated solely in emergency
situations to track the location of agents in distress.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87FEFC86164B4858BE9E27B3FFA19AC3"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hand-Held Global Positioning System
Devices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
ensure that each United States Border Patrol agent is issued a state-of-the-art
hand-held global positioning system device for navigational purposes.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEF93A35427DF45628647913F61BDB1FA"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Night Vision Equipment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that sufficient
quantities of state-of-the-art night vision equipment are procured and
maintained to enable each United States Border Patrol agent working during the
hours of darkness to be equipped with a portable night vision device.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID99E6DBF6418344359EC4BD08641EC63F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>154.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Personal equipment</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2D37459E743840B3BF8FBC3343BC878B"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Border Armor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that every agent
is issued high-quality body armor that is appropriate for the climate and risks
faced by the agent. Each agent shall be permitted to select from among a
variety of approved brands and styles. Agents shall be strongly encouraged, but
not required, to wear such body armor whenever practicable. All body armor
shall be replaced not less than every 5 years.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3505DCF7466547E7A575DEEE798748C7"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Weapons</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that agents are
equipped with weapons that are reliable and effective to protect themselves,
their fellow agents, and innocent third parties from the threats posed by armed
criminals. The Secretary shall ensure that the policies of the Department
authorize all agents to carry weapons that are suited to the potential threats
that they face.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7964B2F2533B423F8E10E6E274EA9C48"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Uniforms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that all agents
are provided with all necessary uniform items, including outerwear suited to
the climate, footwear, belts, holsters, and personal protective equipment, at
no cost to such agents. Such items shall be replaced at no cost to such agents
as they become worn, unserviceable, or no longer fit properly.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA923A44722EA4CB1AB49C089D51BC1BD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>155.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary
for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to carry out this
subtitle.</text>
</section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interior Enforcement</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID58D91B6CB5E2498293CF1D54F47BDE93" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Removal and denial of benefits to terrorist
aliens</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8673B39B12B5433C84E872E86BB54EB6"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Asylum</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 208(b)(2)(A)(v) (8 U.S.C.
1158(b)(2)(A)(v)) is amended by striking <quote>or (VI)</quote> and inserting
<quote>(V), (VI), (VII), or (VIII)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB345901638C74FEFB4FA1CBBE44FFB60"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cancellation of Removal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 240A(c)(4) (8 U.S.C. 1229b(c)(4))
is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8ED560D21B6F439BB34D1E1696E63083"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>inadmissible
under</quote> and inserting <quote>described in</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE73698FC0BCD4D3CB59324EF12C46704"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>deportable under</quote>
and inserting <quote>described in</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36FF4ABC535F45D9B60DC7600A510BBF"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Voluntary Departure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 240B(b)(1)(C) (8 U.S.C.
1229c(b)(1)(C)) is amended by striking <quote>deportable under section
237(a)(2)(A)(iii) or section 237(a)(4)</quote> and inserting <quote>described
in paragraph (2)(A)(iii) or (4) of section 237(a)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC297F269996642689307AB99D45C5A4A"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Restriction on Removal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 241(b)(3)(B) (8 U.S.C.
1231(b)(3)(B)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID45E08AE6EF8149C689A74CACDBDEF794"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (iii), by striking
<quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0C0F549F9C3D4F78B753DF5F31A923E8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (iv) by striking the period at
the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36F22F0FDF944F6D8CBBDC6F9B880268"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after clause (iv) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID83AC0A7FB3964604898A943057DDDF16" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID51DE567E865D4A668AFC073B85AE54EA"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien is described in section
237(a)(4)(B) (other than an alien described in section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IV) if
the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that there are not reasonable
grounds for regarding the alien as a danger to the security of the United
States).</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE5DA302D9E7A48898672AC91E277D48A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the undesignated paragraph, by striking
<quote>For purposes of clause (iv), an alien who is described in section
237(a)(4)(B) shall be considered to be an alien with respect to whom there are
reasonable grounds for regarding as a danger to the security of the United
States.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF126F60247FD4558BD6986B862989C77"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Record of Admission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 249 (8 U.S.C. 1259) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0AF6C7D60D474BC7BBD46B52AA39A9F7" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID00DB273280234E3E9780D0CFCB0273AA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>249.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Record of admission for permanent residence
in the case of certain aliens who entered the United States Prior to January 1,
1972</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A record of lawful
admission for permanent residence may be made, in the discretion of the
Secretary of Homeland Security and under such regulations as the Secretary may
prescribe, for any alien, as of the date of the approval of the alien’s
application or, if entry occurred before July 1, 1924, as of the date of such
entry if no such record is otherwise available, if the alien establishes that
the alien—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID00D503F714E54BE5A0EC7A71473021FD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not described in section 212(a)(3)(E) or
in section 212(a) (insofar as it relates to criminals, procurers, other immoral
persons, subversives, violators of the narcotics laws, or smugglers of
aliens);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAD3D41A27F5941AC9489090B6C1C8C62"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">entered the United States before January 1,
1972;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0481D1F0CF7E4C68B41668E63CD574E8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has resided in the United States
continuously since such entry;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06C5185746334501A52E6192740FDD9F"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a person of good moral character;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB327DA1679934CE9A5A3E7D44225C69C"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not ineligible for citizenship;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF582566B23FB4FA68E0144CE61BA9E02"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not described in section
237(a)(4)(B).</text>
</paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE66BEE253DCD4393AD9066B1A752C105"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective Date and
Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments
made by this section shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID275A3A068BE6408EA22AE4CCE6DE4093"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take effect on the date of the enactment of
this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4871E5B2158044248C28A17FDC725A93"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">apply to any act or condition constituting
a ground for inadmissibility, excludability, or removal occurring or existing
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID24D02B5594DD464687760C73516C895D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detention and removal of aliens ordered
removed</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBCC00EAFD4834BF9A77E40772C4739D7"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2C53990851BE49D78261DE801524F1AA"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 241(a) (8 U.S.C. 1231(a)) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID60B5C32796794A1482D871A423541649"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Attorney General</quote>
the first place it appears and inserting <quote>Secretary of Homeland
Security</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0124D6DD79C2436DA3440ED9D0F16972"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Attorney General</quote>
any other place it appears and inserting <quote>Secretary</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9610287EF61E4E1F83B36B63D24C253C"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4B873602FAE9481FBB9BD3D877DD2019"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by amending clause
(ii) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA2B4C43637934D1EAED8B1471B45E6E4" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6BDE38891D9940FAB222FC2029AD1DFC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a court, the Board of Immigration
Appeals, or an immigration judge orders a stay of the removal of the alien, the
expiration date of the stay of
removal.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID31EB86F340A5420A8D446426104A8426"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subparagraph (C) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB887D6B1F85449958D0C148AEE66F3CA" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8D95D65C0DFE4AF6A81D46A9F652D4DB"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The removal period shall be extended beyond
a period of 90 days and the alien may remain in detention during such extended
period if the alien fails or refuses to—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFF31BAF2FB6841D0A26AB0B355F87B8D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make all reasonable efforts to comply with
the removal order; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEA1530C52FF747F384D1F5F2095C2553"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fully cooperate with the Secretary’s
efforts to establish the alien’s identity and carry out the removal order,
including failing to make timely application in good faith for travel or other
documents necessary to the alien’s departure, or conspiring or acting to
prevent the alien’s removal.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6B501DA4AED645C894CA52273C6D8359"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAD33A1D18C27420192D08398C78B6092" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4B1AB73077D14C84907ECD8909CC141A"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tolling of period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, at the time described in subparagraph
(B), the alien is not in the custody of the Secretary under the authority of
this Act, the removal period shall not begin until the alien is taken into such
custody. If the Secretary lawfully transfers custody of the alien during the
removal period to another Federal agency or to a State or local government
agency in connection with the official duties of such agency, the removal
period shall be tolled, and shall recommence on the date on which the alien is
returned to the custody of the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID32DFB796536F45DDB1894A62F419B08E"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the
following: <quote>If a court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, or an
immigration judge orders a stay of removal of an alien who is subject to an
administrative final order of removal, the Secretary, in the exercise of
discretion, may detain the alien during the pendency of such stay of
removal.</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID09BE565F0BDC47E38542F7D6C80EAA3B"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by amending subparagraph
(D) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA7BC6FA3E0264AD0B526605F96F10DA3" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID94FB8EE336D048EDAC290156CC81A453"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to obey reasonable restrictions on the
alien’s conduct or activities, or to perform affirmative acts, that the
Secretary prescribes for the alien—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID274421304F164301836C22187F6FB14A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to prevent the alien from
absconding;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDED611A0B8E414534929432EE84E7A2FE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the protection of the community;
or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID59D72492B65847E7B0A53DCF45F6C9B8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for other purposes related to the
enforcement of the immigration
laws.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF537CB736A3746B3A4E2A9C9AFC956AE"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6), by striking
<quote>removal period and, if released,</quote> and inserting <quote>removal
period, in the discretion of the Secretary, without any limitations other than
those specified in this section, until the alien is removed. If an alien is
released, the alien</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7B028A49FA5647E78750022AC4C50E88"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph
(10); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID96A4143D6E7540B589D27F1AE90B2CA7"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (6) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5A8462429A5D4D7597571F08B3E647DC" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE64C75A72D884E8F8FD0464466D60A38"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Parole</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an alien detained pursuant to paragraph
(6) is an applicant for admission, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the
Secretary’s discretion, may parole the alien under section 212(d)(5) and may
provide, notwithstanding section 212(d)(5), that the alien shall not be
returned to custody unless either the alien violates the conditions of the
alien’s parole or the alien’s removal becomes reasonably foreseeable, provided
that in no circumstance shall such alien be considered admitted.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID886CD6DF7994415282570E492FA442E3"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional rules for detention or release
of aliens</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The following
procedures shall apply to an alien detained under this section:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93DACB6C221242D4BA801D5026854C23"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detention review process for aliens who
have effected an entry and fully cooperate with removal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
establish an administrative review process to determine whether an alien
described in subparagraph (B) should be detained or released after the removal
period in accordance with this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8C6C72BB80D04FB48ACBBA3739433505"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Alien described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien is described in this subparagraph
if the alien—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID057D36DB1C274D66BB92AFDF051B5666"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has effected an entry into the United
States;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20138077ED3B458084D01B85758BD622"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has made all reasonable efforts to comply
with the alien’s removal order;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2DFD8C6E3F1C4499A6AD286367B41E44"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has cooperated fully with the Secretary’s
efforts to establish the alien’s identity and to carry out the removal order,
including making timely application in good faith for travel or other documents
necessary for the alien’s departure; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA924610F01984331998A7C7AA1FC04AF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has not conspired or acted to prevent
removal.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCC9B4F49B5854E33A140B500AB3ABF74"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evidence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making a determination under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2A0A26FD6FBE45149F7C663FED8DA86A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall consider any evidence submitted by
the alien;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID617A7B356ABE4B6D9ED0C9BFDBF839CF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may consider any other evidence,
including—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0DCF6E59C8C845CB8BED80EA9CE81914"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any information or assistance provided by
the Department of State or other Federal agency; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEAEBE7D7B95C4185A01D40C9E95AD000"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other information available to the
Secretary pertaining to the ability to remove the alien.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1C8F90EA29C84D44B380D99168572352"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority to detain for 90 days beyond
removal period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary,
in the exercise of the Secretary’s discretion and without any limitations other
than those specified in this section, may detain an alien for 90 days beyond
the removal period (including any extension of the removal period under
paragraph (1)(C)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC5CE2422415A415DA2845CCC625EDBA0"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority to detain for additional
period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in the
exercise of the Secretary’s discretion and without any limitations other than
those specified in this section, may detain an alien beyond the 90-day period
authorized under subparagraph (D) until the alien is removed, if the
Secretary—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5BD90FB92157423CB80F2A4DA43F6FA5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determines that there is a significant
likelihood that the alien will be removed in the reasonably foreseeable future;
or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID686761E70BEF48DBA77BB3EA77A8D9C0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certifies in writing—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3BDCFA7FD69E497BAC576755A7CBB8D2"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in consultation with the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, that the alien has a highly contagious disease that
poses a threat to public safety;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF9D86B53A844462B99753834F3400EDD"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">after receipt of a written recommendation
from the Secretary of State, that the release of the alien would likely have
serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCF85FBEF05EB44348D5364419C6B1489"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">based on information available to the
Secretary (including classified, sensitive, or national security information,
and regardless of the grounds upon which the alien was ordered removed), that
there is reason to believe that the release of the alien would threaten the
national security of the United States;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8CECA7C5D4544A47BA02D72E0454F362"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3ADD44940B804768BA951B403ED7C10F"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the release of the alien would threaten the
safety of the community or any person, and conditions of release cannot
reasonably be expected to ensure the safety of the community or any person;
and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC11BBC4A9304444F813A6F6115DC1910"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien—</text>
<subitem commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBE67900D81E344C0B39A1998D933C1CD"><enum>(AA)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been convicted of 1 or more aggravated
felonies (as defined in section 101(a)(43)(A)), or of 1 or more attempts or
conspiracies to commit any such aggravated felonies for an aggregate term of
imprisonment of at least 5 years; or</text>
</subitem><subitem commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD7E92ACC294E42B5AFC4B3C9EAD54DF8"><enum>(BB)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has committed a crime of violence (as
defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code, but not including a
purely political offense) and, because of a mental condition or personality
disorder and behavior associated with that condition or disorder, is likely to
engage in acts of violence in the future; or</text>
</subitem></item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4C7A824E28444446AEBAB738B1A43215"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6D1EE8A444864631B371763343E5B550"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the release of the alien would threaten the
safety of the community or any person, notwithstanding conditions of release
designed to ensure the safety of the community or any person; and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCC9FA1E1496743179E4893080DDE414C"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien has been convicted of 1 or more
aggravated felonies (as defined in section 101(a)(43)) for which the alien was
sentenced to an aggregate term of imprisonment of not less than 1 year.</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBA9C99F95BDA4A568B49318A4C579A07"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative review process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, without any limitations
other than those specified in this section, may detain an alien pending a
determination under subparagraph (E)(ii), if the Secretary has initiated the
administrative review process identified in subparagraph (A) not later than 30
days after the expiration of the removal period (including any extension of the
removal period under paragraph (1)(C)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1D66A4B0BB1E40ACA05538E04556DDD1"><enum>(G)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Renewal and delegation of
certification</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID24F10D8282494856AF4906B275E8FA06"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Renewal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may renew a certification
under subparagraph (E)(ii) every 6 months, without limitation, after providing
the alien with an opportunity to request reconsideration of the certification
and to submit documents or other evidence in support of that request. If the
Secretary does not renew such certification, the Secretary shall release the
alien, pursuant to subparagraph (H).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD46EF9B080C74897876CBBCBD4896484"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Delegation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary may not delegate the authority to make or renew a certification
described in subclause (II), (III), or (V) of subparagraph (E)(ii) to any
employee reporting to the Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs
Enforcement.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50FDE5A0451244B6AAAAC935AA050B20"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hearing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may request that the Attorney
General, or a designee of the Attorney General, provide for a hearing to make
the determination described in subparagraph (E)(ii)(IV)(bb)(BB).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA7493AE6EEF74AFD8DDD09E6F3289451"><enum>(H)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Release on conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If it is determined that an alien should be
released from detention, the Secretary may, in the Secretary’s discretion,
impose conditions on release in accordance with the regulations prescribed
pursuant to paragraph (3).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF734060EE3B24DEDAD7971E573CA5E44"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Redetention</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, without any limitations
other than those specified in this section, may detain any alien subject to a
final removal order who has previously been released from custody if—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8ACA4B9C84AA40839FCD479326E351E2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien fails to comply with the
conditions of release;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7C4EFD54D0004B68BE9B362F5A0076EE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien fails to continue to satisfy the
conditions described in subparagraph (B); or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID017FE427960E44868BE065CA39B0C72D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">upon reconsideration, the Secretary
determines that the alien can be detained under subparagraph (E).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID987C1E4DFDC641AAA1D09AD3B8E10180"><enum>(J)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This paragraph and paragraphs (6) and (7)
shall apply to any alien returned to custody under subparagraph (I) as if the
removal period terminated on the day of the redetention.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID85E6C41F41964D1F9EBDBA0F2A362AC8"><enum>(K)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detention review process for aliens who
have effected an entry and fail to cooperate with removal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall detain an alien until
the alien makes all reasonable efforts to comply with a removal order and to
cooperate fully with the Secretary’s efforts, if the alien—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6DAF1EAA99AA48D3B3F02258A0ACD28B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has effected an entry into the United
States; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0FFF7CD26C824958A9E5F5561E02AA37"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID51BED9F6A87840FDA48843307C32F63A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">and the alien faces a significant
likelihood that the alien will be removed in the reasonably foreseeable future,
or would have been removed if the alien had not—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCFC0E84279FF45D8BEBC5D20657B52DB" indent="up1"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">failed or refused to make all reasonable
efforts to comply with a removal order;</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC086F435A73745F99E7AF91D24BF3601" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">failed or refused to fully cooperate with
the Secretary’s efforts to establish the alien’s identity and carry out the
removal order, including the failure to make timely application in good faith
for travel or other documents necessary to the alien’s departure; or</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE89BC6F57BF64964BD43C2D0099E01BF" indent="up1"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conspired or acted to prevent removal;
or</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID771A56F268B2413A9AFF1C497C965727" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary makes a certification as
specified in subparagraph (E), or the renewal of a certification specified in
subparagraph (G).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3998F38EF3314E83BD0EF02890D45A7F"><enum>(L)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detention review process for aliens who
have not effected an entry</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this
subparagraph, the Secretary shall follow the guidelines established in section
241.4 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, when detaining aliens who have
not effected an entry. The Secretary may decide to apply the review process
outlined in this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1908C06EBCFC4CC0A27693F69710F7BA"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Judicial review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Without regard to the place of confinement,
judicial review of any action or decision made pursuant to paragraph (6), (7),
or (8) shall be available exclusively in a habeas corpus proceeding brought in
a United States district court and only if the alien has exhausted all
administrative remedies available to the alien as of
right.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID965953043A614606A87078772A6EA3C5"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3F8F4EFAE130419DAC34AB33B00F528B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall take effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID45AE98E207B344809F4DCD2D7355673F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall apply to—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFE8C2F2FD23F4DE0805B9E459043289A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any alien subject to a final administrative
removal, deportation, or exclusion order that was issued before, on, or after
the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCDBE5C4ADA3C49AAA5F84498DB313CDB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any act or condition occurring or existing
before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID454D9B6622DE4926A4833A5590434627"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criminal Detention of Aliens</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3142 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEA4FE8119C7244FB83378934845D6DDB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD86A4CF3BAFE431E986A5975BBB5DA34"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and
(3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3ECD1167E57F4E02A3DE1B97B8015830"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>(1)</quote> before
<quote>If, after a hearing</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1F5745615A60413F9143D792EB6C932E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraphs (B) and (C), as
redesignated, by striking <quote>paragraph (1)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subparagraph (A)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID64D5C449B03341BD8081F4878609038C"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding after subparagraph (C), as
redesignated, the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87B49B1BDB8A4E7B8093B9041DF529F0" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0A90E70714AA4EC9AD00B39C9E1DD9EA" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to rebuttal by the person, it shall
be presumed that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably
assure the appearance of the person as required if the judicial officer finds
that there is probable cause to believe that the person—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9D7FEF2FC464465289EE679810392631"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is
an alien; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID48A5291D60154EE69DD7D7267D310619"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID4A2DB5B0E94A4C27823ACE7257F16CFB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has no lawful immigration status in the
United States;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID46343F214537464F8DE047A8FBA09EA7" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is the subject of a final order of removal;
or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3CA1690847DB4EB1A116C16F728A576A" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has committed a felony offense under
section 911, 922(g)(5), 1015, 1028, 1425, or 1426 of this title, chapter 75 or
77 of this title, or section 243, 274, 275, 276, 277, or 278 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1253, 1324, 1325, 1326, 2327, and
1328).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB1A7F0F569684A7990630CB7A3573C64"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g)(3)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID07E713A043C844FF9A77D72D00DF99BA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1E2AB7DD5AE34E26A08E6A41562F9B7B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID70E5DC05591C49A7A3AC9B58B2D6DA16" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE37911084E1B4ED08076FA98D463C725"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the person’s immigration status;
and</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID74D22B2F92324D64A5EC78E1EB686834" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aggravated felony</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAD162575F3FB4445B739F830F92768EA"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of Aggravated
Felony</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(a)(43) (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF130A95F128A44EDA945519F93BBF311"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>The term
<term>aggravated felony</term> means—</quote> and inserting
<quote>Notwithstanding any other provision of law (except for the provision
providing an effective date for section 203 of the
<short-title>Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of
2007</short-title>), the term <term>aggravated felony</term> applies to an
offense described in this paragraph, whether in violation of Federal or State
law and to such an offense in violation of the law of a foreign country, for
which the term of imprisonment was completed within the previous 15 years, even
if the length of the term of imprisonment is based on recidivist or other
enhancements and regardless of whether the conviction was entered before, on,
or after September 30, 1996, and <linebreak></linebreak>means—</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDD735632A61C486FAB3BBAF65A61E597"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking
<quote>murder, rape, or sexual abuse of a minor;</quote> and inserting
<quote>murder, rape, or sexual abuse of a minor, whether or not the minority of
the victim is established by evidence contained in the record of conviction or
by evidence extrinsic to the record of conviction;</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3B81FC85EE534A33BE4A9873A60C8114"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (N), by striking
<quote>paragraph (1)(A) or (2) of</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0DF0E8F15CB4459BB74A9FB4C1F4794C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (O), by striking
<quote>section 275(a) or 276 committed by an alien who was previously deported
on the basis of a conviction for an offense described in another subparagraph
of this paragraph</quote> and inserting <quote>section 275 or 276 for which the
term of imprisonment is at least 1 year</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDABD406AABA444786A186EFBF86487F0A"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (U), by striking <quote>an
attempt or conspiracy to commit an offense described in this paragraph</quote>
and inserting <quote>aiding or abetting an offense described in this paragraph,
or soliciting, counseling, procuring, commanding, or inducing another,
attempting, or conspiring to commit such an offense</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD4256FAD15024EEFBD10E848CDE1AEED"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the undesignated matter
following subparagraph (U).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7351F8E6A88D4435AF5EB5A1B508AF59"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective Date and Application</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD216EB166A694E8F9DC7696DF48F2609"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by subsection (a)
shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID665DB3DAB25C4F72B4F9A86F73345AEB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take effect on the date of the enactment of
this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBB3B35743EDC4084985A578585F8354D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">apply to any act that occurred on or after
the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBBC99B873B9E4293BC43AD392C44BCE4"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application of iiraira
amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments to
section 101(a)(43) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
Nationality Act</act-name> made by section 321 of the Illegal Immigration
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law
104–208; 110 Stat. 3009–627) shall continue to apply, whether the conviction
was entered before, on, or after September 30, 1996.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID018CB07EBB0F4CA08CE3760D8FF7547C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Terrorist bars</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBF17D61C2E844384A866092FB925D70A"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of Good Moral
Character</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(f) (8
U.S.C. 1101(f)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID018DFD9A9AC349138CCA1A36A9FB7BD5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (1) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD7B620F988E940A796E433496AFF6922" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID209CAEA2D23A45C6846869605C051CD8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an alien described in section 212(a)(3) or
237(a)(4), as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security or Attorney
General based upon any relevant information or evidence, including classified,
sensitive, or national security
information;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID418054BAFB1E4B499A82A22834080768"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (8), by striking “(as defined
in subsection (a)(43))” and inserting the following: “, regardless of whether
the crime was defined as an aggravated felony under subsection (a)(43) at the
time of the conviction, unless—</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8ED2CA8054E84A7FBC4B3C088906B676" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID428489DFE4F2439696787526154A133F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the person completed the term of
imprisonment and sentence not later than 10 years before the date of
application; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF7531EA136C64D80A32EA6181A9B9A75"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Homeland Security or the
Attorney General waives the application of this paragraph;
or</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE01EB48D88B749EDB616B1E83BB3C9C3"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the undesignated matter following
paragraph (9), by striking <quote>a finding that for other reasons such person
is or was not of good moral character</quote> and inserting the following:
<quote>a discretionary finding for other reasons that such a person is or was
not of good moral character. In determining an applicant’s moral character, the
Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General may take into
consideration the applicant’s conduct and acts at any time and are not limited
to the period during which good moral character is required.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC4AE0B85CB484FB1A494CDD145FC0395"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pending Proceedings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 204(b) (8 U.S.C. 1154(b)) is
amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>A petition may not be
approved under this section if there is any administrative or judicial
proceeding (whether civil or criminal) pending against the petitioner that
could directly or indirectly result in the petitioner’s denaturalization or the
loss of the petitioner’s lawful permanent resident status.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE7FDF9982EA54D14A710D51E6FCBDEA2"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conditional Permanent Resident
Status</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID365A7B18428147ADA25AE4B3D571F746"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 216(e) (8 U.S.C. 1186a(e)) is
amended by inserting <quote>if the alien has had the conditional basis removed
pursuant to this section</quote> before the period at the end.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDCD290856A44437CBA607305A9EE6101"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certain alien entrepreneurs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 216A(e) (8 U.S.C. 1186b(e)) is
amended by inserting <quote>if the alien has had the conditional basis removed
pursuant to this section</quote> before the period at the end.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33C7D19B1BB844D499C01EBEFF3C9495"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Judicial Review of Naturalization
Applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 310(c)
(8 U.S.C. 1421(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDE14E6F9037B47A796CB8660906FD398"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>, not later than 120
days after the Secretary of Homeland Security’s final determination,</quote>
after <quote>may</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4E7195E8958D4616808D51A2BC627C51"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:
<quote>Except that in any proceeding, other than a proceeding under section
340, the court shall review for substantial evidence the administrative record
and findings of the Secretary of Homeland Security regarding whether an alien
is a person of good moral character, understands and is attached to the
principles of the Constitution of the United States, or is well disposed to the
good order and happiness of the United States. The petitioner shall have the
burden of showing that the Secretary’s denial of the application was contrary
to law.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8F083190125D46328265A59D8BB95EAD"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Persons Endangering National
Security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 316 (8
U.S.C. 1427) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF368B46E76EA45279D7A3C0CADA4B5EF" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1A5A33FF6F0D47D29E8A047DB601712C"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Persons Endangering the National
Security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person may not be
naturalized if the Secretary of Homeland Security determines, based upon any
relevant information or evidence, including classified, sensitive, or national
security information, that the person was once an alien described in section
212(a)(3) or
237(a)(4).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2469B521EB474332B7994985E76D4F95"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Concurrent Naturalization and Removal
Proceedings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 318 (8
U.S.C. 1429) is amended by striking <quote>the Attorney General if</quote> and
all that follows and inserting: <quote>the Secretary of Homeland Security or
any court if there is pending against the applicant any removal proceeding or
other proceeding to determine the applicant’s inadmissibility or deportability,
or to determine whether the applicant’s lawful permanent resident status should
be rescinded, regardless of when such proceeding was commenced. The findings of
the Attorney General in terminating removal proceedings or canceling the
removal of an alien under this Act shall not be deemed binding in any way upon
the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the question of whether such
person has established eligibility for naturalization in accordance with this
title.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID24736390E89F42A8BBCCD2EBCBC4D9C3"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">District Court Jurisdiction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 336(b) (8 U.S.C. 1447(b)) is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB2BE83399744413493855FA2A3A8C22C" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50F56461DE414F1492185B43A14D3389"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Request for Hearing Before District
Court</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If there is a failure
to render a final administrative decision under section 335 before the end of
the 180-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary of Homeland
Security completes all examinations and interviews required under such section,
the applicant may apply to the district court for the district in which the
applicant resides for a hearing on the matter. The Secretary shall notify the
applicant when such examinations and interviews have been completed. Such
district court shall only have jurisdiction to review the basis for delay and
remand the matter, with appropriate instructions, to the Secretary for the
Secretary’s determination on the
application.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAE14C6CE549C4E6B84F16BF753D6F173"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
Date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD6C0274210124D7A9C5FB41C1E86F356"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall take effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCC584B5CB35C453AA3CE49936C910F4C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall apply to any act that occurred on or
after such date of enactment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2B2CDE9C096D4C7E9FC4824BC4F40706" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>205.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increased criminal penalties related to
gang violence, removal, and alien smuggling</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7FB423DE440242B0B89C91C281CEDFAC"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criminal Street Gangs</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAF602DCB64634646937CAE34EA5C46C0"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inadmissibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 212(a)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC36CE8004A5541C4BEF054CB233AF92C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (F) as
subparagraph (J); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD3E86E604CB143C7808DF6FA3FFFD596"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (E) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAF0617C5456A4EF3B69A947B02ED2B5A" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1806EC68142442E69E637E8CAA80DA90"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of criminal street
gangs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unless the Secretary of
Homeland Security or the Attorney General waives the application of this
subparagraph, any alien who a consular officer, the Attorney General, or the
Secretary of Homeland Security knows or has reason to believe—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID09B1F18F2BB14CFCBA6D22886774E097"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is, or has been, a member of a criminal
street gang (as defined in section 521(a) of title 18, United States Code);
or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9E16C4D454F249A39E0C28D421244845"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has participated in the activities of a
criminal street gang, knowing or having reason to know that such activities
promoted, furthered, aided, or supported the illegal activity of the criminal
gang,</text>
</clause><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subparagraph">is
inadmissible.</continuation-text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFD3EF9142A1648C7B1445EBB03646EF5"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deportability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 237(a)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA4F492C93F44410DB63D5C2DFE85A308" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID01EA59112725417881A6DA7AB4B61B2F"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of criminal street
gangs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unless the Secretary of
Homeland Security or the Attorney General waives the application of this
subparagraph, any alien who the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney
General knows or has reason to believe—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3DA60FDAEC634C198BF781C7670994B0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is, or at any time after admission has
been, a member of a criminal street gang (as defined in section 521(a) of title
18, United States Code); or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB8DD9344D2A0467AADBA14DCB7F479AF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has participated in the activities of a
criminal street gang, knowing or having reason to know that such activities
promoted, furthered, aided, or supported the illegal activity of the criminal
gang,</text>
</clause><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subparagraph">is
deportable.</continuation-text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID31113E6199E941529DE2EA66BB4F9DF2"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Temporary protected status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 244 (8 U.S.C. 1254a) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID088BA954CC184F60B6B9685E43733899"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Attorney General</quote>
each place it appears and inserting <quote>Secretary of Homeland
Security</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37EDCBF9514C4F1EA32AAD99680CC559"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(3)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID992FF97482694D8485AAB0841386547C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking the last
sentence and inserting the following: <quote>Notwithstanding any other
provision of this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security may, for any
reason (including national security), terminate or modify any designation under
this section. Such termination or modification is effective upon publication in
the Federal Register, or after such time as the Secretary may designate in the
Federal Register.</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7163955509754ADF857EDD5BD488B49F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>a
period of 12 or 18 months</quote> and inserting <quote>any other period not to
exceed 18 months</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2F2CCB675FC5456A810CC1EC1EA1C924"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCD6CDEA631B6437AAD60104746A166E3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)(B), by striking <quote>The
amount of any such fee shall not exceed $50.</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB65FBE700B504F98A94510B050B08860"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(B)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID60EB084D5112426EA3A969C99D8D9017"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i), by striking <quote>,
or</quote> at the end;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC5E41EC7F8AD4B76AFC7DC0E2AED56D1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by striking the period at
the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA2397C9F140E4A99ACD63BA53A94857D"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5C1EB840DD5047559F9359474B9E8F6D" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC66780584A0F4FB090111ECEDAA3D1E7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien is, or at any time after
admission has been, a member of a criminal street gang (as defined in section
521(a) of title 18, United States
Code).</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID81F70640AEAB4D769666519DFC75EAF3"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4E1F3B6EBE644618BB8B49535C0CE1F2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (3); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID111E6F9EA94F4C09BED32D193B54D859"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the
following: <quote>The Secretary of Homeland Security may detain an alien
provided temporary protected status under this section whenever appropriate
under any other provision of law.</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF39058B7564246DD803596F6A096F8C9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties Related to Removal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 243 (8 U.S.C. 1253) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID45279125DEC9408B98ADBE86F5093963"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9495E05902E84D80AC85F7778FC72195"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by inserting <quote>212(a) or</quote> after <quote>section</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9EB3484D79814D03936EBA9BF22ED199"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter following subparagraph
(D)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID73D887D3597842AE88B402AEEE799A50"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>or imprisoned not more
than four years</quote> and inserting <quote>and imprisoned for not less than 6
months or more than 5 years</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB97D4F0F0AE04719ADA58451BE7C079C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>, or
both</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCEC1BD57F158444A83F2BF6D8004E159"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), by striking <quote>not
more than $1000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both</quote> and
inserting <quote>under title 18, United States Code, and imprisoned for not
less than 6 months or more than 5 years (or for not more than 10 years if the
alien is a member of any of the classes described in paragraphs (1)(E), (2),
(3), and (4) of section 237(a)).</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA9CFB94006F849B9AD0A2E37355F5B08"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (d) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC703CDF9F772451C9502EB73F648F3AE" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE30ECC2742454362AB53832BED51CA95"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Denying Visas to Nationals of Country
Denying or Delaying Accepting Alien</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security, after
making a determination that the government of a foreign country has denied or
unreasonably delayed accepting an alien who is a citizen, subject, national, or
resident of that country after the alien has been ordered removed, and after
consultation with the Secretary of State, may instruct the Secretary of State
to deny a visa to any citizen, subject, national, or resident of that country
until the country accepts the alien that was ordered
removed.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0F374DE1040F463FAC5950D1E36158BB"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Alien Smuggling and Related
Offenses</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87BAD09A55FF4239A66A6CCD17F26C4C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 274 (8 U.S.C. 1324), is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8A86D17503BE45579B8692531B463C93" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA8EEA2D13ECF4D328F85A0CAA40162C6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>274.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Alien smuggling and related
offenses</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID149D5561F291459AAB3A3ADD27504B54"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criminal Offenses and Penalties</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3BA0E3A575CB4B3281737EB930E12E95"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibited activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (3), a
person shall be punished as provided under paragraph (2), if the person—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF2DB683D578F4A9FB4D47857A9CD4F69"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitates, encourages, directs, or
induces a person to come to or enter the United States, or to cross the border
to the United States, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that such
person is an alien who lacks lawful authority to come to, enter, or cross the
border to the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4996CD2331C44723A7E883BB0C3F8C3E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitates, encourages, directs, or
induces a person to come to or enter the United States, or to cross the border
to the United States, at a place other than a designated port of entry or place
other than as designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security, knowing or in
reckless disregard of the fact that such person is an alien and regardless of
whether such alien has official permission or lawful authority to be in the
United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB8A84C410E104F4F8CB5B1F34BC7FA93"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transports, moves, harbors, conceals, or
shields from detection a person outside of the United States knowing or in
reckless disregard of the fact that such person is an alien in unlawful transit
from 1 country to another or on the high seas, under circumstances in which the
alien is seeking to enter the United States without official permission or
legal authority;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6B029C3E80114E7D85F94F71048A70D9"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">encourages or induces a person to reside in
the United States, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that such
person is an alien who lacks lawful authority to reside in the United
States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9483F3E695184431B1D3CD1277E42D7C"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transports or moves a person in the United
States, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that such person is an
alien who lacks lawful authority to enter or be in the United States, if the
transportation or movement will further the alien’s illegal entry into or
illegal presence in the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE75BFE4C3317455F9040F54333A217CA"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">harbors, conceals, or shields from
detection a person in the United States, knowing or in reckless disregard of
the fact that such person is an alien who lacks lawful authority to be in the
United States; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID49D0286B666A4F37AE55E7A249AEB1B1"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conspires or attempts to commit any of the
acts described in subparagraphs (A) through (F).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D0287DD3F4748818B258A03440722B1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criminal penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person who violates any provision under
paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7A914217137D4C4783BF983A8A70FD4D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except as provided in subparagraphs (C)
through (G), if the offense was not committed for commercial advantage, profit,
or private financial gain, shall be fined under title 18, United States Code,
imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2A98001928774DC5ADB0ACE0F5D514B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except as provided in subparagraphs (C)
through (G), if the offense was committed for commercial advantage, profit, or
private financial gain—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID73F22866144D4CF4AB8E03AED6BFF2C6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the violation is the offender’s first
violation under this subparagraph, shall be fined under such title, imprisoned
for not more than 20 years, or both; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE06866E0F73B49B6979116EB2C1E8C21"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the violation is the offender’s second
or subsequent violation of this subparagraph, shall be fined under such title,
imprisoned for not less than 3 years or more than 20 years, or both;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCDDBA1D935A645AC9EB1FDECA4C9899A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the offense furthered or aided the
commission of any other offense against the United States or any State that is
punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year, shall be fined under such
title, imprisoned for not less than 5 years or more than 20 years, or
both;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID42A3B70A35B0470E864C4F76D0724050"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be fined under such title, imprisoned
not less than 5 years or more than 20 years, or both, if the offense created a
substantial and foreseeable risk of death, a substantial and foreseeable risk
of serious bodily injury (as defined in section 2119(2) of title 18, United
States Code), or inhumane conditions to another person, including—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA66C81E4C64343C6B8848D0ACE2373A0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transporting the person in an engine
compartment, storage compartment, or other confined space;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB45F76EDDEE5431EA062D5D583457DA8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transporting the person at an excessive
speed or in excess of the rated capacity of the means of transportation;
or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID78A9B280123349499FF36E9C4854781A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transporting the person in, harboring the
person in, or otherwise subjecting the person to crowded or dangerous
conditions;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBF89D0C977854B47AE29DF51156814F1"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the offense caused serious bodily injury
(as defined in section 2119(2) of title 18, United States Code) to any person,
shall be fined under such title, imprisoned for not less than 7 years or more
than 30 years, or both;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54DFEA6A30F344249C0B53914F6B57FC"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be fined under such title and
imprisoned for not less than 10 years or more than 30 years if the offense
involved an alien who the offender knew or had reason to believe was—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID81D96C7DF0D440C0BAF7DCE8E782D468"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engaged in terrorist activity (as defined
in section 212(a)(3)(B)); or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0F76C9095F0649658215A403F760EFC7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">intending to engage in terrorist
activity;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6ACCE4BFC922491890363860EF26F672"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the offense caused or resulted in the
death of any person, shall be punished by death or imprisoned for a term of
years not less than 10 years and up to life, and fined under title 18, United
States Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID08E319F0F45443C8825E59C75DDD5826"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is not a violation of subparagraph (D),
(E), or (F) of paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD2C7871CEAF6400D9E0B54145E79E607"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a religious denomination having a bona
fide nonprofit, religious organization in the United States, or the agents or
officers of such denomination or organization, to encourage, invite, call,
allow, or enable an alien who is present in the United States to perform the
vocation of a minister or missionary for the denomination or organization in
the United States as a volunteer who is not compensated as an employee,
notwithstanding the provision of room, board, travel, medical assistance, and
other basic living expenses, provided the minister or missionary has been a
member of the denomination for at least 1 year; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5984F2B3FB5D4C3FBAC504DA10B1C2B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for an individual or organization, not
previously convicted of a violation of this section, to provide an alien who is
present in the United States with humanitarian assistance, including medical
care, housing, counseling, victim services, and food, or to transport the alien
to a location where such assistance can be rendered.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID191DF915E93D42A7898F2CD221094C2F"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extraterritorial jurisdiction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is extraterritorial Federal
jurisdiction over the offenses described in this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID448FAF3E8B7C4451AF44A27AE3A6430B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employment of Unauthorized Aliens</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90CAF10408A04CE592D4B9171F88935F"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criminal offense and
penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who,
during any 12-month period, knowingly employs 10 or more individuals with
actual knowledge or in reckless disregard of the fact that the individuals are
aliens described in paragraph (2), shall be fined under title 18, United States
Code, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB9BDD8125F1E45DB9E03B2E12562A216"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien described in this paragraph is an
alien who—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9E8F33C9F8C1424D8422524CE53B6930"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is an unauthorized alien (as defined in
section 274A(i));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9D53A683E011447E9047B7DE93BB0F28"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is present in the United States without
lawful authority; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID09DB121F04B0478991412AC179FF7F27"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been brought into the United States in
violation of this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD5408DF1A567464086EFAFFBB8EF8D5C"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Seizure and Forfeiture</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDDD1561A4971415FABB6F6AFC6EC1B17"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any real or personal property used to
commit or facilitate the commission of a violation of this section, the gross
proceeds of such violation, and any property traceable to such property or
proceeds, shall be subject to forfeiture.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID460E606349704F01ADAB50B5127CC696"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicable procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Seizures and forfeitures under this
subsection shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 46 of title 18,
United States Code, relating to civil forfeitures, except that such duties as
are imposed upon the Secretary of the Treasury under the customs laws described
in section 981(d) shall be performed by such officers, agents, and other
persons as may be designated for that purpose by the Secretary of Homeland
Security.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE24CFCF993CA482CB37C37534D8EABC1"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prima facie evidence in determinations of
violations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining
whether a violation of subsection (a) has occurred, prima facie evidence that
an alien involved in the alleged violation lacks lawful authority to come to,
enter, reside in, remain in, or be in the United States or that such alien had
come to, entered, resided in, remained in, or been present in the United States
in violation of law shall include—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID27B5182D3E66462397DD7D2563498211"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any order, finding, or determination
concerning the alien’s status or lack of status made by a Federal judge or
administrative adjudicator (including an immigration judge or immigration
officer) during any judicial or administrative proceeding authorized under
Federal immigration law;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF8CD817CE9C141E3BE82580808DFF439"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">official records of the Department of
Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, or the Department of State
concerning the alien’s status or lack of status; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE0C7865C7754403696E05623E121FDB4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">testimony by an immigration officer having
personal knowledge of the facts concerning the alien’s status or lack of
status.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID79B1BB4B46074F9E92F41274D54C8848"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority To Arrest</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No officer or person shall have authority
to make any arrests for a violation of any provision of this section
except—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54C3A0063E6C4D0D83B9DAD855454611"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">officers and employees designated by the
Secretary of Homeland Security, either individually or as a member of a class;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCA152C6989554E388E22CDD4386FC228"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other officers responsible for the
enforcement of Federal criminal laws.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1C619956DC08431186704DC533AEF75E"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Admissibility of Videotaped Witness
Testimony</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
provision of the Federal Rules of Evidence, the videotaped or otherwise
audiovisually preserved deposition of a witness to a violation of subsection
(a) who has been deported or otherwise expelled from the United States, or is
otherwise unavailable to testify, may be admitted into evidence in an action
brought for that violation if—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF0E5309882D64974BCCC40D2B0EC0B45"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the witness was available for cross
examination at the deposition by the party, if any, opposing admission of the
testimony; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB4E4191623C64A4B9490C101BBA1EF3F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the deposition otherwise complies with the
Federal Rules of Evidence.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC1B79E1D6E2242A2A5E058C088C697F6"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Outreach Program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA728A405A42344479C50C33462A5BFB2"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security, in
consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, as
appropriate, shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBE19E863F3F94F048E90BFDB456263B3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and implement an outreach program
to educate people in and out of the United States about the penalties for
bringing in and harboring aliens in violation of this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7BA2F2E69E7346CF89D51CFA565495FC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish the American Local and Interior
Enforcement Needs (ALIEN) Task Force to identify and respond to the use of
Federal, State, and local transportation infrastructure to further the
trafficking of unlawful aliens within the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID75FE57D6A8B44C0DB80A49DE0216E161"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Field offices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security, after
consulting with State and local government officials, shall establish such
field offices as may be necessary to carry out this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID21AF97341BD5445EB3F11016641B5E86"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums are necessary for the fiscal years 2008
through 2012 to carry out this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID993100CD482640D58960A3E022BCE07F"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID982C2C9D393D4C18A479077A3B263DD4"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Crossed the border into the united
states</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien is deemed to
have crossed the border into the United States regardless of whether the alien
is free from official restraint.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCC9A71A2916E4F7CB21B6A3E10F40845"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lawful authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>lawful authority</term>
means permission, authorization, or license that is expressly provided for in
the immigration laws of the United States or accompanying regulations. The term
does not include any such authority secured by fraud or otherwise obtained in
violation of law or authority sought, but not approved. No alien shall be
deemed to have lawful authority to come to, enter, reside in, remain in, or be
in the United States if such coming to, entry, residence, remaining, or
presence was, is, or would be in violation of law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD00D60F33B6D41089C6D5478D267928C"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proceeds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>proceeds</term> includes any
property or interest in property obtained or retained as a consequence of an
act or omission in violation of this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID729F5D8C3BA34D4D8DDDB5E9FCFE46FC"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unlawful transit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>unlawful transit</term>
means travel, movement, or temporary presence that violates the laws of any
country in which the alien is present or any country from which the alien is
traveling or
moving.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID07E4A130837848F2B823A4A3C2A36800"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents is amended by
striking the item relating to section 274 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID84FC38E52CFB4D699EC0845A7513AE00" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 274. Alien smuggling and
related
offenses.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD09F594ADE114F9997E11DE3AAC98C81"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibiting Carrying or Using a Firearm
During and in Relation to an Alien Smuggling Crime</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
924(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID344197E3A80E4B319A1F03CA2DDCD804"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC63ACD9F094F4C8B9272C5AACD7BB5A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>,
alien smuggling crime,</quote> after <quote>any crime of
violence</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDB96EA198EE242F492D3E28A320F85FA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>,
alien smuggling crime,</quote> after <quote>such crime of
violence</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87C170C314D8497B99446BEAC91925D1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D)(ii), by inserting
<quote>, alien smuggling crime,</quote> after <quote>crime of violence</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB0EF8D8365EF42D290CF8D3A011830D6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID577D9A6BE8A64E7FA05E09DB4E377669" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID363AD5E54054455D8FB3AEDA12C3F479" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this subsection, the term
<term>alien smuggling crime</term> means any felony punishable under section
274(a), 277, or 278 of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1324(a), 1327, and
1328).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2F772B2035704739BFAD0DA7D7ACAB84" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>206.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Illegal entry</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20997CD6579E428EA8E1B7B2DB9DB894"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 275 (8 U.S.C. 1325) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB07C684BCBDE4207BD482752D3306F2C" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF802E6C6C35A4AD2A04EE256288F1D3A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>275.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Illegal entry</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBF2243E682084171BBD4F0F239284268"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFEDD9DEA4C114198BBA9FCAFBD1B1095"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criminal offenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien shall be subject to the penalties
set forth in paragraph (2) if the alien—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD5C7F455A9404939A6C7244A56D13B2E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly enters or crosses the border into
the United States at any time or place other than as designated by the
Secretary of Homeland Security;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFDF73C9A7A7C4D9BA7A43C870D95BB2A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly eludes examination or inspection
by an immigration officer (including failing to stop at the command of such
officer), or a customs or agriculture inspection at a port of entry; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID07C94E87C3A84FAC850EDEB072E6A568"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly enters or crosses the border to
the United States by means of a knowingly false or misleading representation or
the knowing concealment of a material fact (including such representation or
concealment in the context of arrival, reporting, entry, or clearance
requirements of the customs laws, immigration laws, agriculture laws, or
shipping laws).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9BC8396617F44BDAA08BCE077A7CCFCB"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criminal penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any alien who violates any provision under
paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0B341EF2D36345FE9A6805002AED9CD7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall, for the first violation, be fined
under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 6 months, or
both;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID178926943FC248828AA425E530A5EAA6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall, for a second or subsequent
violation, or following an order of voluntary departure, be fined under such
title, imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2E02CD8D372C404D9D4EF0FD815E1BBC"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the violation occurred after the alien
had been convicted of 3 or more misdemeanors or for a felony, shall be fined
under such title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID83D00E7688CB4FBBB29F06836980C07A"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the violation occurred after the alien
had been convicted of a felony for which the alien received a term of
imprisonment of not less than 30 months, shall be fined under such title,
imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDED3A230AE21D4FB3B9B5CA36FCCC669B"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the violation occurred after the alien
had been convicted of a felony for which the alien received a term of
imprisonment of not less than 60 months, such alien shall be fined under such
title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4BB84328C7EC4018907EADC1EFCE5919"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior convictions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The prior convictions described in
subparagraphs (C) through (E) of paragraph (2) are elements of the offenses
described in that paragraph and the penalties in such subparagraphs shall apply
only in cases in which the conviction or convictions that form the basis for
the additional penalty are—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB4456BB547A2438A81FC27859CBE29E2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">alleged in the indictment or information;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID74C87814A36A4702B1DE77E177BCC520"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">proven beyond a reasonable doubt at trial
or admitted by the defendant.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCA20A7F3636F463890ABAB822237A10C"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duration of offense</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An offense under this subsection continues
until the alien is discovered within the United States by an immigration
officer.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID755A8D11557044E7A67DB29680AD7160"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Attempt</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whoever attempts to commit any offense
under this section shall be punished in the same manner as for a completion of
such offense.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID937912EA694F4B089ECEB727652BE76B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improper Time or Place; Civil
Penalties</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2714248A3CC14605A60227CA0606DAD8"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any alien who is apprehended while
entering, attempting to enter, or knowingly crossing or attempting to cross the
border to the United States at a time or place other than as designated by
immigration officers shall be subject to a civil penalty, in addition to any
criminal or other civil penalties that may be imposed under any other provision
of law, in an amount equal to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE8B2EFAE3CDE42D7BCF3CADABABD6823"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less than $50 or more than $250 for
each such entry, crossing, attempted entry, or attempted crossing; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID23FF5297F0CD4F9197F44E2FF21C8406"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">twice the amount specified in paragraph (1)
if the alien had previously been subject to a civil penalty under this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD8FD469E30CD4B02B0A0CB1F857DDEEE"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Crossed the border defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, an alien is deemed to have
crossed the border if the act was voluntary, regardless of whether the alien
was under observation at the time of the
crossing.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID09F194687D65480C86AC3C918C93F659"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents is amended by
striking the item relating to section 275 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF53874CBEE72499380115F48A52E7A41" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 275. Illegal
entry.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7294E08458C54EA6A4CEE982E3766058" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>207.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Illegal reentry</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 276 (8 U.S.C. 1326) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC7058396519E4DB1BC1BF95B47E8CA6C" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8542D55D554C4A2B998C0435E55EF8AD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>276.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reentry of removed aliens</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95AC4B75B5DA4389B9C41638AE1EE548"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reentry After Removal</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, 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 2 years, or both.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID643E117A96664C99BD4CCDF574740E5F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reentry of Criminal Offenders</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the penalty provided in
subsection (a), if an alien described in that subsection—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB5BFE6DB9B1F49278D7C4FB172CA830F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was convicted for 3 or more misdemeanors or
a felony before such removal or departure, the alien shall be fined under title
18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID845726865E60452DAF20DA164CA3B670"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was convicted for a felony before such
removal or departure 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 15 years, or both;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1B1B1D75C3274F61B453D807FEBA84E7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was convicted for a felony before such
removal or departure 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 20 years, or both;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2D6A300A04EA4576ACA14A3217256639"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was convicted for 3 felonies before such
removal or departure, the alien shall be fined under such title, imprisoned not
more than 20 years, or both; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID45415757B01E4CA7AB1DF68505755B4D"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was convicted, before such removal or
departure, for murder, rape, kidnaping, or a felony offense described in
chapter 77 (relating to peonage and slavery) or 113B (relating to terrorism) of
such title, the alien shall be fined under such title, imprisoned not more than
20 years, or both.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID28F7104C22804968878C6E6D14542B96"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reentry After Repeated
Removal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 10 years, or
both.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE8E3F471ACEB401F8EE17039955D5230"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proof of Prior Convictions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The prior convictions described in
subsection (b) are elements of the crimes described in that subsection, 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26B8708D58F34F938082767E91C1C927"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">alleged in the indictment or information;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFE174027DBFE483EAF9FFBC1FAD66D39"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">proven beyond a reasonable doubt at trial
or admitted by the defendant.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA9658E4AA4CE48D0A7E91CF3A799BC14"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Affirmative Defenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall be an affirmative defense to a
violation of this section that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID30D46D28455547E791EDC7B447DE93A3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prior to the alleged violation, the alien
had sought and received the express consent of the Secretary of Homeland
Security to reapply for admission into the United States; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06DC1F4F908A4704837539502B045AF8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to an alien previously denied
admission and removed, the alien—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8EFCE50043C549D58810B7866F11F225"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was not required to obtain such advance
consent under the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name> or any prior Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5FC5B826F2FF4EC48777895F95642304"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">had complied with all other laws and
regulations governing the alien’s admission into the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2CC930B3A3B84F60972E67A0F1F01BB5"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on Collateral Attack on
Underlying Removal Order</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In a
criminal proceeding under this section, an alien may not challenge the validity
of any prior removal order concerning the alien unless the alien demonstrates
by clear and convincing evidence that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID038C338DF61E44E08A7E2B65F2AF6053"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien exhausted all administrative
remedies that may have been available to seek relief against the order;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9E60849F54294F7393D66510BA58E5A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the removal proceedings at which the order
was issued improperly deprived the alien of the opportunity for judicial
review; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC6C733BAAF2641E0BBDC1F5927E9B298"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the entry of the order was fundamentally
unfair.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBEE8A8A2D5A74C30BD0103BA7FD883C1"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reentry of Alien Removed Prior to
Completion of Term of Imprisonment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID10182968C6854F3781B901EAD0D13A79"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is not aiding and abetting a violation
of this section for an individual to provide an alien with emergency
humanitarian assistance, including emergency medical care and food, or to
transport the alien to a location where such assistance can be rendered without
compensation or the expectation of compensation.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1C1C7EC54C2444FFBB43D4D7EB4B3748"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7CE254ACE9EF4C21911D2BB1BD351FFD"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Crosses the border</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>crosses the border</term>
applies if an alien acts voluntarily, regardless of whether the alien was under
observation at the time of the crossing.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD2E0B8CD49CF4166B7BC432577FD5E87"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Felony</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4BB64D9B93E34FF1965F685C8D5D3997"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Misdemeanor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB8B03A5C19B241FF85AFBD361E6F17B5"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Removal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDECD57703D9814A8AB2BBC848894AA770"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID60868BCE4DC1417D9358685472523411" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>208.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reform of passport, visa, and Immigration
fraud offenses</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID996FE99C3A1A4DA296A3F12EC1F02689"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Passport, Visa, and Immigration
Fraud</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93980104CAC5435FA41590617A060F99"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 75 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<chapter commented="no" id="ID072954DC3DA14BE7A92E91916AC20098" level-type="subsequent"><enum>75</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">PASSPORT, VISA, AND IMMIGRATION
FRAUD</header>
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<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">1541. Trafficking in
passports.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">1542. False statement in an
application for a passport.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">1543. Forgery and unlawful
production of a passport.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">1544. Misuse of a
passport.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">1545. Schemes to defraud
aliens.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">1546. Immigration and visa
fraud.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">1547. Marriage
fraud.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">1548. Attempts and
conspiracies.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">1549. Alternative penalties
for certain offenses.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">1550. Seizure and
forfeiture.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">1551. Additional
jurisdiction.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">1552. Additional
venue.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">1553.
Definitions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">1554. Authorized law
enforcement activities.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">1555. Exception for refugees
and asylees.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID084C58A7FCFC4221A19AFBF3281C2220" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1541.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Trafficking in passports</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA0EE6715594347DE91C2E55534FE5BA0"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Multiple Passports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who, during any 3-year period,
knowingly—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1B9108B1CB71446AB6F8C400A5F9CC2F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">and without lawful authority produces,
issues, or transfers 10 or more passports;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB970C60C52B94B359299E6110D94A540"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">forges, counterfeits, alters, or falsely
makes 10 or more passports;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA28A3576E5374C839C5F2D978565BBDA"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">secures, possesses, uses, receives, buys,
sells, or distributes 10 or more passports, knowing the passports to be forged,
counterfeited, altered, falsely made, stolen, procured by fraud, or produced or
issued without lawful authority; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9D9812FDC350483EAA9D9F0FC903E013"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">completes, mails, prepares, presents,
signs, or submits 10 or more applications for a United States passport
(including any supporting documentation), knowing the applications to contain
any false statement or representation,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAE028DBE12544ACABD9F0A87CFF97018"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Passport Materials</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who knowingly and without lawful
authority produces, counterfeits, secures, possesses, or uses any official
paper, seal, hologram, image, text, symbol, stamp, engraving, plate, or other
material used to make a passport shall be fined under this title, imprisoned
not more than 20 years, or both.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9B119F774CCE4D209E3E92CE3FC8F23D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1542.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">False statement in an application for a
passport</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any person who
knowingly—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD09120690F49426ABB41B0F994576958"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">makes any false statement or representation
in an application for a United States passport (including any supporting
documentation);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID592C37CA13454F4B8946EC3CACBC4AE0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">completes, mails, prepares, presents,
signs, or submits an application for a United States passport (including any
supporting documentation) knowing the application to contain any false
statement or representation; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5A6027537E0946B98B37B7AEA36E6D80"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">causes or attempts to cause the production
of a passport by means of any fraud or false application for a United States
passport (including any supporting documentation), if such production occurs or
would occur at a facility authorized by the Secretary of State for the
production of passports,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="section">shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both.</continuation-text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5828C4BBC3AA4B15A17061757DA49FD4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1543.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Forgery and unlawful production of a
passport</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID058B8A2F68BF46E1AA864A23A966B52F"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Forgery</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC399EA3D28C8466D8ABD583867418C23"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly forges, counterfeits, alters, or
falsely makes any passport; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB5273CADC6F640258F377597ACFC06C9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly transfers any passport knowing it
to be forged, counterfeited, altered, falsely made, stolen, or to have been
produced or issued without lawful authority,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEA32CBDE8EFC475AA404FBB94B058712"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unlawful Production</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who knowingly and without lawful
authority—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID57E8BA177DAB4DDE906C96FD5D2C19CC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">produces, issues, authorizes, or verifies a
passport in violation of the laws, regulations, or rules governing the issuance
of the passport;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF91CA6FAE1EC48D2B902F9BC7C3C42E6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">produces, issues, authorizes, or verifies a
United States passport for or to any person not owing allegiance to the United
States; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6EC60BEF4D754A0DB1BAE7764D131BDE"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transfers or furnishes a passport to a
person for use when such person is not the person for whom the passport was
issued or designed,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both.</continuation-text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7733BE29C3754F38BE5180F21BA81B20" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1544.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Misuse of a passport</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6DC3463306674636990894BA945E3B80"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who knowingly—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID68BF99A42EE84112B6BBCF61705C1235"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">uses any passport issued or designed for
the use of another;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3F171162F6CD4601AB648F59836C54E7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">uses any passport in violation of the
conditions or restrictions therein contained, or in violation of the laws,
regulations, or rules governing the issuance and use of the passport;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE239BF71B98C41958CAC328F78234E67"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">secures, possesses, uses, receives, buys,
sells, or distributes any passport knowing it to be forged, counterfeited,
altered, falsely made, procured by fraud, or produced or issued without lawful
authority; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76784D64CC134F27AF7D7C5AB969C7D8"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">violates the terms and conditions of any
safe conduct duly obtained and issued under the authority of the United
States,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBF1C269E97BA4785A14034717CA71964"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Entry; Fraud</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who knowingly uses any passport,
knowing the passport to be forged, counterfeited, altered, falsely made,
procured by fraud, produced or issued without lawful authority, or issued or
designed for the use of another—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD60BD0A92D9F4637B90D871B1631882A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to enter or to attempt to enter the United
States; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF3B11FD936E74B8EB1A8A714D1C7E68E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to defraud the United States, a State, or a
political subdivision of a State,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both.</continuation-text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID714BC07DC0E24AF4B36636C7ACC5DEDD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1545.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Schemes to defraud aliens</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID65F49BDD1FBF4427823C9D46D2500F25"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who knowingly executes a scheme
or artifice, in connection with any matter that is authorized by or arises
under Federal immigration laws, or any matter the offender claims or represents
is authorized by or arises under Federal immigration laws—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBA192501AD07406BB6E9553A1FCDE75D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to defraud any person; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBAA0EB714D3C4686AC784C943BA571F4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to obtain or receive from any person, by
means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, promises, money or
anything else of value,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD51AFA02B945476FADF1F508BAD04642"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Misrepresentation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who knowingly and falsely
represents himself to be an attorney in any matter arising under Federal
immigration laws shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15
years, or both.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCC490D6AF1424D499FAAD3E25EE24719" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1546.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigration and visa fraud</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6560610005194450A5611F084DA5B320"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who knowingly—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAEB6A6E319C14934912687DC5EF9B3AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">uses any immigration document issued or
designed for the use of another;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7445765601014AA8BC1948162AF47ECE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">forges, counterfeits, alters, or falsely
makes any immigration document;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID802DAA53A769455B811EDCE6254EA2A9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">completes, mails, prepares, presents,
signs, or submits any immigration document knowing it to contain any materially
false statement or representation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBE5D552F9F064693A89B6022C9FFF9E1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">secures, possesses, uses, transfers,
receives, buys, sells, or distributes any immigration document knowing it to be
forged, counterfeited, altered, falsely made, stolen, procured by fraud, or
produced or issued without lawful authority;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1D95C8D2BB7F437D95A2154EFB467CDF"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adopts or uses a false or fictitious name
to evade or to attempt to evade the immigration laws; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE855070196F44C708A7E734BB051506B"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transfers or furnishes an immigration
document to a person without lawful authority for use if such person is not the
person for whom the immigration document was issued or designed,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAD5FDDFA68AB4DE7B661BB8EB3C43F7A"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Multiple Violations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who, during any 3-year period,
knowingly—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4FC91A1FD19E4173921F7119281F5452"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">and without lawful authority produces,
issues, or transfers 10 or more immigration documents;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3D8DC9B5FB6F477A91664A9CE67B9DBB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">forges, counterfeits, alters, or falsely
makes 10 or more immigration documents;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID816731B33B064A09BBFC731D7786689A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">secures, possesses, uses, buys, sells, or
distributes 10 or more immigration documents, knowing the immigration documents
to be forged, counterfeited, altered, stolen, falsely made, procured by fraud,
or produced or issued without lawful authority; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEEE04FE9DE6A44FF89CB5760B8F0904B"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">completes, mails, prepares, presents,
signs, or submits 10 or more immigration documents knowing the documents to
contain any materially false statement or representation,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8E6176235711434F90CA5BC28706BB26"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigration Document
Materials</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who
knowingly and without lawful authority produces, counterfeits, secures,
possesses, or uses any official paper, seal, hologram, image, text, symbol,
stamp, engraving, plate, or other material, used to make an immigration
document shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or
both.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDADD47348ABB34A06A2D785E394E5AA09" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1547.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Marriage fraud</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC9071F2A99344D6BB62BFEFFC008D519"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evasion or Misrepresentation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7CE802C4772840E5BF1B9E70C512DBC9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly enters into a marriage for the
purpose of evading any provision of the immigration laws; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA61451B171A9455F93D73DE245844715"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly misrepresents the existence or
circumstances of a marriage—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4C2FF2B896124652B752FEC791CEA5B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in an application or document authorized by
the immigration laws; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID56642AA94D164BA1AC328B44521EF8AD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">during any immigration proceeding conducted
by an administrative adjudicator (including an immigration officer or examiner,
a consular officer, an immigration judge, or a member of the Board of
Immigration Appeals),</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID232A6CDDCD6940E4B5AE733111258F6B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Multiple Marriages</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCBC346288EED466590C34F132C4FD877"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly enters into 2 or more marriages
for the purpose of evading any immigration law; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE79842AEEA4A4C6D8D30C3044C66086F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly arranges, supports, or
facilitates 2 or more marriages designed or intended to evade any immigration
law,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD4CED906DA314DEF9B450D9D83DDA72E"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial Enterprise</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who knowingly establishes a
commercial enterprise for the purpose of evading any provision of the
immigration laws shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than
10 years, or both.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6C17AA744A6A4F9E8ED011EA085243F5"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duration of Offense</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7B841CA2C134445392F51CC9AB7EE773"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An offense under subsection (a) or (b)
continues until the fraudulent nature of the marriage or marriages is
discovered by an immigration officer.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA60CF41D3FF8461E923C7B991E8A1490"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial enterprise</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An offense under subsection (c) continues
until the fraudulent nature of commercial enterprise is discovered by an
immigration officer or other law enforcement officer.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID67D4C06923EB410D9324F7DBCC3439B2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1548.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Attempts and conspiracies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any person who attempts or conspires to
violate any section of this chapter shall be punished in the same manner as a
person who completed a violation of that section.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID476310407AE142149EBA7B54F180CD37" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1549.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Alternative penalties for certain
offenses</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID731AA32420824C4C90B30913DFE6F970"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Terrorism</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who violates any section of this
chapter—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID59923A5BC2B64C7085306AFD59A3C725"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowing that such violation will facilitate
an act of international terrorism or domestic terrorism (as those terms are
defined in section 2331); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1E27BCAE27B64321A47C375C0BAD3E43"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with the intent to facilitate an act of
international terrorism or domestic terrorism,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than 25 years, or both.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1D5F612740BC40D9B48A36F31C8905CB"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Offense Against Government</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who violates any section of this
chapter—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1A5FDF8D2FDC441389AE0725B48D6FAE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowing that such violation will facilitate
the commission of any offense against the United States (other than an offense
in this chapter) or against any State, which offense is punishable by
imprisonment for more than 1 year; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDE6F4063CF3E4B698802C82E24EC0E53"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with the intent to facilitate the
commission of any offense against the United States (other than an offense in
this chapter) or against any State, which offense is punishable by imprisonment
for more than 1 year,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.</continuation-text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC7089284CF3B41CA9EAE12DAEB39A923" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1550.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Seizure and forfeiture</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5593AB16E6974EFD88A890A537C1AA10"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Forfeiture</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any property, real or personal, used to
commit or facilitate the commission of a violation of any section of this
chapter, the gross proceeds of such violation, and any property traceable to
such property or proceeds, shall be subject to forfeiture.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8B518BCBF7324A8F84CC9EBE8D635044"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicable
Law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Seizures and forfeitures
under this section shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 46 relating
to civil forfeitures, except that such duties as are imposed upon the Secretary
of the Treasury under the customs laws described in section 981(d) shall be
performed by such officers, agents, and other persons as may be designated for
that purpose by the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, or
the Attorney General.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7174F74649954527B9D1CCE069A457F8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1551.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional jurisdiction</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA158E3C871514A24BB984EDB94759779"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who commits an offense under
this chapter within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the
United States shall be punished as provided under this chapter.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID306283DB62EB4E5A952CA9065EA0D197"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extraterritorial Jurisdiction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who commits an offense under
this chapter outside the United States shall be punished as provided under this
chapter if—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF67C09700D1846429AE4AB9AB0AD9C5F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the offense involves a United States
immigration document (or any document purporting to be such a document) or any
matter, right, or benefit arising under or authorized by Federal immigration
laws;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5B6404490AB5469EB3224AFAFADBB9AE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the offense is in or affects foreign
commerce;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID05F7AF05D1184412BD8754F66357FC50"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the offense affects, jeopardizes, or poses
a significant risk to the lawful administration of Federal immigration laws, or
the national security of the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4321DCA8258A4B5DB97E9B2B2065E483"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the offense is committed to facilitate an
act of international terrorism (as defined in section 2331) or a drug
trafficking crime (as defined in section 929(a)(2)) that affects or would
affect the national security of the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDADA6951E948247C0893CFC7F176E09B6"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the offender is a national of the United
States (as defined in section 101(a)(22) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(22))) or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the
United States (as defined in section 101(a)(20) of such Act); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID849610EA2A6A4405924CEF58656C6175"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the offender is a stateless person whose
habitual residence is in the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6E28218656234642B1A2C6E378DBDB46" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1552.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional venue</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE46DE63D44804B399AD0D97C160DF18C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An offense under section 1542 may be
prosecuted in—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBFC981EBDC3F4DBD9317651C660E4F11"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any district in which the false statement
or representation was made;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0146971F38964EFB9F3D8E38F867B21D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any district in which the passport
application was prepared, submitted, mailed, received, processed, or
adjudicated; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA0316828D3CB4CA6B4057817C49EBFA2"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an application prepared and
adjudicated outside the United States, in the district in which the resultant
passport was produced.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB27C64D5D0434C8B87ABDAFBE0720C29"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Savings
Clause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
section limits the venue otherwise available under sections 3237 and
3238.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCD22979AC3F447CFB879F87D4ADD73A8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1553.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">As used in this chapter:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB860A6C75A9841A6B3F60D9EEA6B178E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>falsely make</term> means to
prepare or complete an immigration document with knowledge or in reckless
disregard of the fact that the document—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC7D627363DAC490097DC2FEB96A910F4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contains a statement or representation that
is false, fictitious, or fraudulent;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAD003DF954E84929B2F467216FDC6F47"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has no basis in fact or law; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7162A95DA30E40D792E27C172D117310"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">otherwise fails to state a fact which is
material to the purpose for which the document was created, designed, or
submitted.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7B1E155089C34A349896CB6A81A3AF47"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term a <quote>false statement or
representation</quote> includes a personation or an omission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID99D17CC3D2EE48E7B97AA07FEDC4E6DE"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA11E5EBFF9764F9C8BC80028EB5C387E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>immigration
document</term>—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA7C55D6EC0D54653A1FF39C75BC60CC2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">means—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID631E7F21BF2348CD9DFFC623C94E8B86"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any passport or visa; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID85718BCC8BB64FAF98AB9A223453AB08"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any application, petition, affidavit,
declaration, attestation, form, identification card, alien registration
document, employment authorization document, border crossing card, certificate,
permit, order, license, stamp, authorization, grant of authority, or other
evidentiary document, arising under or authorized by the immigration laws of
the United States; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID620C10EE0E78445386C9095CC0896775"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes any document, photograph, or other
piece of evidence attached to or submitted in support of an immigration
document.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5438170FC6D140C485159E9E6A23AF8E"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>immigration laws</term>
includes—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0F22E4458D224E7A8A4382CBC5D7D669"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the laws described in section 101(a)(17) of
the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(17));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6A04E50B84A5421E83C291C1C44EF311"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the laws relating to the issuance and use
of passports; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD8F66DAF16404188A1F8705CAA709A9F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the regulations prescribed under the
authority of any law described in subparagraph (A) or (B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87F34FDEAF76466D813AED598FD4F14D"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>immigration
proceeding</term> includes an adjudication, interview, hearing, or
review.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD4CBC39693344DE9B1D34690CDD0347A"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person does not exercise <quote>lawful
authority</quote> if the person abuses or improperly exercises lawful authority
the person otherwise holds.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE72106CD64EC4A48A0F386E8345DB860"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>passport</term> means a
travel document attesting to the identity and nationality of the bearer that is
issued under the authority of the Secretary of State, a foreign government, or
an international organization; or any instrument purporting to be the
same.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5DE25E8F6111450EB9CC23F398E08074"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>produce</term> means to
make, prepare, assemble, issue, print, authenticate, or alter.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID325BA0077BEF417483932E75C12E6AA8"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State</term> means a State
of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any commonwealth, territory,
or possession of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF575BCEE708A4B669684A2838216B172" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1554.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorized law enforcement
activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this
chapter shall prohibit any lawfully authorized investigative, protective, or
intelligence activity of a law enforcement agency of the United States, a
State, or a political subdivision of a State, or an intelligence agency of the
United States, or any activity authorized under title V of the Organized Crime
Control Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 933).</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID400C1769C0804C0A934FA1EA5553C4BD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1555.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception for refugees, asylees, and other
vulnerable persons</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID440348D349514F7A9E76C2F9DE8029D9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a person believed to have violated
section 1542, 1544, 1546, or 1548 while attempting to enter the United States,
without delay, indicates an intention to apply for asylum under section 208 or
241(b)(3) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1158 and 1231), or for relief under the Convention
Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
(in accordance with section 208.17 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations), or
under section 101(a)(15)(T), 101(a)(15)(U), 101(a)(27)(J), 101(a)(51),
216(c)(4)(C), 240A(b)(2), or 244(a)(3) (as in effect prior to March 31, 1997)
of such Act, or a credible fear of persecution or torture—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7236A6EC77DB41E6909B24D2C2B59AF7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the person shall be referred to an
appropriate Federal immigration official to review such claim and make a
determination if such claim is warranted;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID567C1CE73F334F4E9389A23452E24275"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the Federal immigration official
determines that the person qualifies for the claimed relief, the person shall
not be considered to have violated any such section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1E210FC67E5E468C85A13154BF15647F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the Federal immigration official
determines that the person does not qualify for the claimed relief, the person
shall be referred to an appropriate Federal official for prosecution under this
chapter.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD44BB99E9FC7452EB130DF63026E19C6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Savings Provision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed
to diminish, increase, or alter the obligations of refugees or the United
States under article 31(1) of the Convention Relating to the Status of
Refugees, done at Geneva July 28, 1951 (as made applicable by the Protocol
Relating to the Status of Refugees, done at New York January 31, 1967 (19 UST
6223)).</text>
</subsection></section></chapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5B325DD5DFB84B639D5C5F865B08B81D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of chapters in title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to chapter 75 and
inserting the following:</text>
<table blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="1" line-rules="no-gen" table-type="subformat">
<tgroup cols="2">
<tbody>
<row><entry colname="I60"><bold>“75. Passport, visa, and
immigration fraud</bold></entry><entry colname="I07"><bold>1541</bold><bold>”.</bold></entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD34884AE81B3473BA08EA068F3C816BD"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection for Legitimate Refugees and
Asylum Seekers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 208 (8
U.S.C. 1158) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID64A7047957944E3B8EA79940D6E69AE8" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD2395B16A0064F41B15130343A5E9554"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection for Legitimate Refugees and
Asylum Seekers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney
General, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall develop
binding prosecution guidelines for Federal prosecutors to ensure that any
prosecution of an alien seeking entry into the United States by fraud is
consistent with the written terms and limitations of Article 31(1) of the
Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, done at Geneva July 28, 1951 (as
made applicable by the Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, done at New
York January 31, 1967 (19 UST
6223)).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBD50C9A6C6F54E4A93CFDCB524C9BA2D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>209.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inadmissibility and removal for passport
and immigration fraud offenses</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID89817A8D7BC940DE83307D6D21EFA40F"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inadmissibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 212(a)(2)(A)(i) (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(2)(A)(i)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6B1778844D5C443694AE0EF5C8DAA49B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (I), by striking <quote>,
or</quote> at the end and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1FF2ED70EAAF40FABBE2ADAB2BAE8160"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (II), by striking the comma at
the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9A0F2223DA0E4089A78F480AB8D59154"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subclause (II) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3900F94A39EF4064B1276849FD4EEE7C" style="OLC">
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7828514510B34D09B00965C68633FE0A"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a violation of (or a conspiracy or attempt
to violate) any provision of chapter 75 of title 18, United States
Code,</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC83F178F0805458295A600F5DF3CDFDE"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Removal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 237(a)(3)(B)(iii) (8 U.S.C.
1227(a)(3)(B)(iii)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID182FCB7A0B3040D9B79816080E597B2B" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB95CE185D6234A6DB79A93A3C2486FDE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">of a violation of any provision of chapter
75 of title 18, United States
Code,</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID12E8D1D2AE724798AC85F4C8EEA96228"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
Date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to proceedings pending on or after the date
of the enactment of this Act, with respect to conduct occurring on or after
that date.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8EC3EB651E2E4013B8FAF858EBB04A3A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>210.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Incarceration of criminal aliens</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA991DFC1ED3E4625BF19B7E003E019A5"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Institutional Removal Program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8E8958E15497431F8C77475C7CFC868E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continuation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall continue to operate the
Institutional Removal Program (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Program</quote>) or shall develop and implement another program
to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9E0D98FC0E69401DB8383350DC70637A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify removable criminal aliens in
Federal and State correctional facilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD2286E7F44F64341A9E57B4B0F9B5606"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that such aliens are not released
into the community; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8DE85F6854BC4A04AAB0B54C5B4FBCD7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">remove such aliens from the United States
after the completion of their sentences.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID02F6E0FB97C140F9A7D38452623BDAD7"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expansion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may extend the scope of the
Program to all States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4576B33671BC40879BEA30F51F7B3C19"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization for Detention After
Completion of State or Local Prison Sentence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Law enforcement officers of a State or
political subdivision of a State may—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAF7146DC6AA446B5815D547EBF527CD4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hold an illegal alien for a period not to
exceed 14 days after the completion of the alien’s State prison sentence to
effectuate the transfer of the alien to Federal custody if the alien is
removable or not lawfully present in the United States; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA0E6972599D64A9E8264640288D2CA67"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue a detainer that would allow aliens
who have served a State prison sentence to be detained by the State prison
until authorized employees of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
can take the alien into custody.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD9DE7809B83D4B1C97C98C2E4C123209"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technology Usage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technology, such as videoconferencing,
shall be used to the maximum extent practicable to make the Program available
in remote locations. Mobile access to Federal databases of aliens, such as
IDENT, and live scan technology shall be used to the maximum extent practicable
to make these resources available to State and local law enforcement agencies
in remote locations.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID298AB734C8504CB69DBACB72AA41FC8C"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit
a report to Congress on the participation of States in the Program and in any
other program authorized under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4397D6C115774F4AB5E5CD20B798746B"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary in each of the
fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to carry out the Program.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7FFA3DC4FB9049549C5DC214CAF81036" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>211.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Encouraging aliens to depart
voluntarily</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID25FC3A5062C54159809761C867C25F89"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 240B (8 U.S.C. 1229c) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID49F15708FF1348088F0FAA385E38E684"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBF84EE28A2F44BA882005E7469C75B21"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending paragraph (1) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1B13F914E4D645EB8411C7F7711A7402" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50200865F4B74FCEB4BE0AC460A6D81A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Instead of removal
proceedings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an alien is
not described in paragraph (2)(A)(iii) or (4) of section 237(a), the Secretary
of Homeland Security may permit the alien to voluntarily depart the United
States at the alien’s own expense under this subsection instead of being
subject to proceedings under section
240.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEB49FB65D113413BB962B4258C353F25"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (3);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1A96A294A6BA46398A84EB526E3BE6F1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph
(3);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9BB4BADD42504A21A540FFC152728215"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding after paragraph (1) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7EC41D5E93384A5792E10C7F5B62A30F" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID689B3679E0C9471F943AE5506C6C812A"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before the conclusion of removal
proceedings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an alien is
not described in paragraph (2)(A)(iii) or (4) of section 237(a), the Attorney
General may permit the alien to voluntarily depart the United States at the
alien’s own expense under this subsection after the initiation of removal
proceedings under section 240 and before the conclusion of such proceedings
before an immigration
judge.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID012DB02CBDCF497A85A99FDB276A5851"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), as redesignated—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0BD7D6C530614418886832AD90876505"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subparagraph (A) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4248F178887048B0A1D85CDB7961C008" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB85947A247FF4F2C98F00AD72FBAEEE2"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Instead of removal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subparagraph (C), permission to
voluntarily depart under paragraph (1) shall not be valid for any period in
excess of 120 days. The Secretary may require an alien permitted to voluntarily
depart under paragraph (1) to post a voluntary departure bond, to be
surrendered upon proof that the alien has departed the United States within the
time
specified.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6BEC6FD92BA94D3B8F2F75C335FCEC17"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C),
and (D) as paragraphs (C), (D), and (E), respectively;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36387E7BE22B416F883DA2935B24628D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding after subparagraph (A) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9D07F2EF39744CFA94731C0C61F37770" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7A9AFE7B50F24EB59E3ADDD0C9C6392B"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before the conclusion of removal
proceedings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Permission to
voluntarily depart under paragraph (2) shall not be valid for any period in
excess of 60 days, and may be granted only after a finding that the alien has
the means to depart the United States and intends to do so. An alien permitted
to voluntarily depart under paragraph (2) shall post a voluntary departure
bond, in an amount necessary to ensure that the alien will depart, to be
surrendered upon proof that the alien has departed the United States within the
time specified. An immigration judge may waive the requirement to post a
voluntary departure bond in individual cases upon a finding that the alien has
presented compelling evidence that the posting of a bond will pose a serious
financial hardship and the alien has presented credible evidence that such a
bond is unnecessary to guarantee timely
departure.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D6703899A314887AB984598B7C54686"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), as redesignated, by
striking <quote>subparagraphs (C) and(D)(ii)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subparagraphs (D) and (E)(ii)</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6F95173864934CA7A38C7DDECCEB16FC"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D), as redesignated, by
striking <quote>subparagraph (B)</quote> each place that term appears and
inserting <quote>subparagraph (C)</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID73257CBA0AC34E38AE995C1DD46E5217"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E), as redesignated, by
striking <quote>subparagraph (B)</quote> each place that term appears and
inserting <quote>subparagraph (C)</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID01BC1C0B2BE542DAAA7DAA0933FF8A58"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by striking
<quote>paragraph (1)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (1) and
(2)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA8C711CAFAD74D0D84B230FEEA50D35C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(2), by striking <quote>a
period exceeding 60 days</quote> and inserting <quote>any period in excess of
45 days</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID03D74A49FF584EDA85C94E7822C7869D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (c) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2B46579C8C574786A49CDA5CDDB026C4" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC42FD7DCF4C54689B85C627EA836E5C4"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conditions on Voluntary Departure</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC5DAA89C6F3D4184B9CB77D2F7B968E9"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Voluntary departure agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Voluntary departure may only be granted as
part of an affirmative agreement by the alien. A voluntary departure agreement
under subsection (b) shall include a waiver of the right to any further motion,
appeal, application, petition, or petition for review relating to removal or
relief or protection from removal.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE70D286B0F4E4F44A0554C374C7A21C8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Concessions by the secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In connection with the alien’s agreement to
depart voluntarily under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security may
agree to a reduction in the period of inadmissibility under subparagraph (A) or
(B)(i) of section 212(a)(9).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID67B9F774DEE749039B75515408CAB51E"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advisals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agreements relating to voluntary departure
granted during removal proceedings under section 240, or at the conclusion of
such proceedings, shall be presented on the record before the immigration
judge. The immigration judge shall advise the alien of the consequences of a
voluntary departure agreement before accepting such agreement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID78C97683DF124955899D2F7D112362F3"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Failure to comply with agreement</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA26E869498B14A5B94991153384DC197"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an alien agrees to voluntary departure
under this section and fails to depart the United States within the time
allowed for voluntary departure or fails to comply with any other terms of the
agreement (including failure to timely post any required bond), the alien
is—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID92BFC8CBE05B4F1AA05E8D6072F48586"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ineligible for the benefits of the
agreement;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2CA5400FC5E241FC80306F970C3CF630"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to the penalties described in
subsection (d); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA6362A50C39E479893965C215597CB0A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to an alternate order of removal if
voluntary departure was granted under subsection (a)(2) or (b).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID594A48BB5A34465382E5351410474458"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect of filing timely
appeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, after agreeing to
voluntary departure, the alien files a timely appeal of the immigration judge’s
decision granting voluntary departure, the alien may pursue the appeal instead
of the voluntary departure agreement. Such appeal operates to void the alien’s
voluntary departure agreement and the consequences of such agreement, but
precludes the alien from another grant of voluntary departure while the alien
remains in the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6A86E92891354A63BD3DCA3A9829EDCB"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Voluntary departure period not
affected</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as expressly
agreed to by the Secretary in writing in the exercise of the Secretary’s
discretion before the expiration of the period allowed for voluntary departure,
no motion, appeal, application, petition, or petition for review shall affect,
reinstate, enjoin, delay, stay, or toll the alien’s obligation to depart from
the United States during the period agreed to by the alien and the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID34B14A3CF088442480C955CCD334DC31"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (d) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID67B8CEFFAF524F719E2116ED27858C3B" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID659282C8763A45F4A546EF7B62D2F416"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties for Failure To
Depart</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an alien is
permitted to voluntarily depart under this section and fails to voluntarily
depart from the United States within the time period specified or otherwise
violates the terms of a voluntary departure agreement, the alien will be
subject to the following penalties:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3A758A1DF7C148F3BBA37A900986806B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien shall be liable for a civil
penalty of $3,000. The order allowing voluntary departure shall specify the
amount of the penalty, which shall be acknowledged by the alien on the record.
If the Secretary thereafter establishes that the alien failed to depart
voluntarily within the time allowed, no further procedure will be necessary to
establish the amount of the penalty, and the Secretary may collect the civil
penalty at any time thereafter and by whatever means provided by law. An alien
will be ineligible for any benefits under this chapter until this civil penalty
is paid.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5AC891BB5F774C738AA88452AC115F6E"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ineligibility for relief</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien shall be ineligible during the
time the alien remains in the United States and for a period of 10 years after
the alien’s departure for any further relief under this section and sections
240A, 245, 248, and 249. The order permitting the alien to depart voluntarily
shall inform the alien of the penalties under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9E38226ED5F14F7DA3F2E254A4B7325D"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reopening</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien shall be ineligible to reopen the
final order of removal that took effect upon the alien’s failure to depart, or
upon the alien’s other violations of the conditions for voluntary departure,
during the period described in paragraph (2). This paragraph does not preclude
a motion to reopen to seek withholding of removal under section 241(b)(3) or
protection against torture, if the motion—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCA5D9185EEB44F85BD66A2632D557264"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">presents material evidence of changed
country conditions arising after the date of the order granting voluntary
departure in the country to which the alien would be removed; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7C45FB6827424EE9B24ED37EAD29F536"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">makes a sufficient showing to the
satisfaction of the Attorney General that the alien is otherwise eligible for
such protection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8601FD041F56484B81C6C20A332A9DEE"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (e) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBE888778FE9E474588EEC531511EF877" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC91310A22CDB47B7874D6FC24E52735D"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD0AB8FDBB6934CE3ACD2280176871354"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior grant of voluntary
departure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien shall not
be permitted to voluntarily depart under this section if the Secretary of
Homeland Security or the Attorney General previously permitted the alien to
depart voluntarily.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF43AB032B2B6405490BFAB61F64DAEDB"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may promulgate regulations to
limit eligibility or impose additional conditions for voluntary departure under
subsection (a)(1) for any class of aliens. The Secretary or Attorney General
may by regulation limit eligibility or impose additional conditions for
voluntary departure under subsections (a)(2) or (b) of this section for any
class or classes of aliens.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID60805B1E43324D128EC2B7669EE83754"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f), by adding at the end the
following: <quote>Notwithstanding section 242(a)(2)(D) of this Act, sections
1361, 1651, and 2241 of title 28, United States Code, any other habeas corpus
provision, and any other provision of law, no court shall have jurisdiction to
affect, reinstate, enjoin, delay, stay, or toll the period allowed for
voluntary departure under this section.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19A0B2E4036344488215863729310D9E"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall promulgate regulations
to provide for the imposition and collection of penalties for failure to depart
under section 240B(d) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1229c(d)).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID867479F4B76C45D7B882407A2A998CD4"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective Dates</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1340B94037524BE58A8054307F692D44"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to all orders granting
voluntary departure under section 240B of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1229c)
made on or after the date that is 180 days after the enactment of this
Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE70F3923BE274DADADB6D87C739CA19D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by subsection (a)(6)
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with
respect to any petition for review which is filed on or after such date.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6F4DC85772374A4F8145A3607B4D6799" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>212.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deterring aliens ordered removed from
remaining in the United States unlawfully</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4379B611AF6B4E20BC72FB6BA435670B"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inadmissible Aliens</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 212(a)(9)(A) (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(9)(A)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBA9E716DE8F54E9F9D16DE7566FEBDD1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i), by striking <quote>seeks
admission within 5 years of the date of such removal (or within 20
years</quote> and inserting <quote>seeks admission not later than 5 years after
the date of the alien’s removal (or not later than 20 years after the alien’s
removal</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID46583CBC09D84FD18B8B7D147530AD94"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by striking <quote>seeks
admission within 10 years of the date of such alien’s departure or removal (or
within 20 years of</quote> and inserting <quote>seeks admission not later than
10 years after the date of the alien’s departure or removal (or not later than
20 years after</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID65C2C388FE044DC8BB0B9AE6B12C2196"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bar on Discretionary Relief</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 274D (9 U.S.C. 324d) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEC247B4A623548A2A6FD490F65B39160"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking
<quote>Commissioner</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary of Homeland
Security</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6A965574FFDC406AB116F6BB6DEF450C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID239685BA666F4A489E53A8AF7E1614FA" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37C96E3A8E5249F7A68D1FD35FC87F69"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ineligibility for Relief</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID94BA4F29F1D344F8A81136A1ED350E88"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unless a timely motion to reopen is granted
under section 240(c)(6), an alien described in subsection (a) shall be
ineligible for any discretionary relief from removal (including cancellation of
removal and adjustment of status) during the time the alien remains in the
United States and for a period of 10 years after the alien’s departure from the
United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE5A1B25609B1409EABADE66A63286729"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Savings provision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in paragraph (1) shall preclude a
motion to reopen to seek withholding of removal under section 241(b)(3) or
protection against torture, if the motion—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID205872B61ADA4C208BA4002EB1529714"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">presents material evidence of changed
country conditions arising after the date of the final order of removal in the
country to which the alien would be removed; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID84EB05EE4DA5417DAEEFA8184C029F74"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">makes a sufficient showing to the
satisfaction of the Attorney General that the alien is otherwise eligible for
such
protection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50F74C98461649A2BB251D4A87290B41"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective Dates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by this section shall
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act with respect to aliens who
are subject to a final order of removal entered on or after such date.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID14A16D4A4CB248469C2B61E11147875A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>213.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition of the sale of firearms to, or
the possession of firearms by certain aliens</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 922 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID24494526FDA745EF8642E34FDA74A003"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)(5)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9E22825D66ED47B5A95DDEDC34BE3B4B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking
<quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF94AF1225A5E4D4984A6C697C693A481"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking
<quote>(y)(2)</quote> and all that follows and inserting <quote>(y), is in a
nonimmigrant classification; or</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID718FF42CF4F34536B0F19335CA077C24"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA09C5126D1B247F7BE188E641D4D33BE" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3ED6898EDAE74B5D815DC48787A6ADD1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been paroled into the United States
under section 212(d)(5) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C.
1182(d)(5));</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID640E8A756E0E4B9C92CC53F4CF8DEB9A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g)(5)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDCC0E9995E964FFEB930A6AE6D77EFCB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking
<quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID17EA7CD3740E427A9FE88A554F87A262"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking
<quote>(y)(2)</quote> and all that follows and inserting <quote>(y), is in a
nonimmigrant classification; or</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87E4ADF7684C4E46A0BCB5D5D62FD851"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1DDF77C63D084D99A6E8C3368A503863" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID70271CE09ADA4CBC887C9C2B78F9828C"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been paroled into the United States
under section 212(d)(5) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C.
1182(d)(5));</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC492FCB16DEB4471B06515EE4AE09A58"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (y)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD7A016D431E64D9694E9032D8DCF7444"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the header, by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Admitted Under Nonimmigrant
Visas</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">in a Nonimmigrant
Classification</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1D3BD525185340C1AF5CFA393C1AF231"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by amending subparagraph
(B) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2184A91B375D40A5A5FCCFEF549FCD26" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6C91590AE82E45BDB417BF888670D4DD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>nonimmigrant
classification</term> includes all classes of nonimmigrant aliens described in
section 101(a)(15) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)), or otherwise described in
the immigration laws (as defined in section 101(a)(17) of such
Act).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3AA6FFE3664840628E93ED016D9C5098"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>has
been lawfully admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa</quote>
and inserting <quote>is in a nonimmigrant classification</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF179055ECD734E08A128459177500D36"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(A), by striking <quote>Any
individual who has been admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa
may receive a waiver from the requirements of subsection (g)(5)</quote> and
inserting <quote>Any alien in a nonimmigrant classification may receive a
waiver from the requirements of subsection (g)(5)(B)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID292008F2A39A466DBE8F4661D19C8FEA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>214.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Uniform statute of limitations for certain
immigration, naturalization, and peonage offenses</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD48585F61C0B47A7A01149EA50E6708F"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3291 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID46B277876C7D4016BA1068B6A7B9D894" style="USC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFE8467DCB69848BBA3740CA149F94945" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3291.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigration, naturalization, and peonage
offenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">No person shall be
prosecuted, tried, or punished for a violation of any section of chapters 69
(relating to nationality and citizenship offenses), 75 (relating to passport,
visa, and immigration offenses), or 77 (relating to peonage, slavery, and
trafficking in persons), for an attempt or conspiracy to violate any such
section, for a violation of any criminal provision under section 243, 266, 274,
275, 276, 277, or 278 of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1253, 1306, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327, and
1328), or for an attempt or conspiracy to violate any such section, unless the
indictment is returned or the information filed not later than 10 years after
the commission of the
offense.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4D0537B1DFD84AB29E3D3D7EAC7AAFED"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections for chapter 213 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to
section 3291 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID130E162FFDE547E989B752C025AB2C4B" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">3291. Immigration,
naturalization, and peonage
offenses.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6BF1EA949FF146D68CE4687A76BFE947" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>215.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Diplomatic Security Service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (1) of section 37(a) of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709(a)) is amended to read
as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID89D264AE050A4D59994DF62317D9BDC5" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD60F44E4741D443880BA216A458FFDCD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct investigations concerning—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6AF23D16BE8547B8900AAAB53FC010B6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">illegal passport or visa issuance or
use;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB846AD69BF38458BB8BEC78BB4D58DDA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identity theft or document fraud affecting
or relating to the programs, functions, and authorities of the Department of
State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8B42982570FF47DD9BE612AA7F78516F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">violations of chapter 77 of title 18,
United States Code; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFE2306D3255C4CED980534B0ACE05CBC"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal offenses committed within the
special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States (as defined
in section 7(9) of title 18, United States
Code);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID43C893E1DD0A45F697D552EFF81F4D65" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>216.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Field agent allocation and background
checks</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCF37ADCC14434BC0A68F807C485A0499"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 103 (8 U.S.C. 1103) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9F3F717D2D85423C92E345EC304C14D7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (f) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID737A65F1FE67470B8CB49A8C542A9BDD" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1B36E7949E9D4207A5D2929D7D66464C"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimum Number of Agents in States</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA21F87524CB94BE39C21793C899A9D95"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
allocate to each State—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4B79C5D1CDEA4ED4AACEBC3D1C06AF64"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not fewer than 40 full-time active duty
agents of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE1851A3D1E714D22AF300D26431F8AA9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">investigate immigration violations;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2C1C7AA4CA134A02A41E4F46477F400B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure the departure of all removable
aliens; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9F422E465FAD4FBAABF79892C57F07C5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not fewer than 15 full-time active duty
agents of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services to carry out
immigration and naturalization adjudication functions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFAB239BC25684A92BDF3856697F274D6"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may waive the application of
paragraph (1) for any State with a population of less than 2,000,000, as most
recently reported by the Bureau of the
Census</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54AD8E1D8D4D4FBFA361B7AAE6BD2B3D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4B1FE27DC6504F598A53510630DC6146" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID86E05ADF10A34FC2AF379DFE8669025F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
appropriate background and security checks, as determined by the Secretary of
Homeland Security, shall be completed and assessed and any suspected or alleged
fraud relating to the granting of any status (including the granting of
adjustment of status), relief, protection from removal, or other benefit under
this Act shall be investigated and resolved before the Secretary or the
Attorney General may—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFEFBAD237E3B423B9FEEC330F86F9688"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">grant or order the grant of adjustment of
status of an alien to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
residence;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCCE594CD33754C12AE300F09C1E658DF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">grant or order the grant of any other
status, relief, protection from removal, or other benefit under the immigration
laws; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2EEEAB1E4AE1471B894AA14606B7935F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue any documentation evidencing or
related to such grant by the Secretary, the Attorney General, or any
court.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDF3599418A824813A73BC66EF880DE50"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
Date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
subsection (a)(1) shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC274EBCC75A74228BDEC1B18EEE1769F"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigations $3,125,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012 for
improving the speed and accuracy of background and security checks conducted by
the Federal Bureau of Investigations on behalf of the Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigrations Services.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE7A386B3FE47460EB6875650C5224D08"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on Background and Security
Checks</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFD16A759DCD7451BAA2EF45DF9E1A2F2"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations
shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee
on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report on the background and
security checks conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigations on behalf of
the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigrations Services</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6953FC555EF04AB4A6A39E63154C1382"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Content</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required under paragraph (1)
shall include—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEEF1AF46ED5D4D2A89318D8E6B7BA9D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the background and
security check program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID80AFAAD8DE79410283375A80B82D7707"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a statistical breakdown of the background
and security check delays associated with different types of immigration
applications;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9424692CB9ED4C0D9EF0BE291BF698C7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a statistical breakdown of the background
and security check delays by applicant country of origin; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFA75D771F7534140A3D2FD474500AD4F"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the steps the Federal Bureau of
Investigations is taking to expedite background and security checks that have
been pending for more than 60 days.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID190CAE87661B4AF3A631289A8189AA04" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>217.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7D4839B6E25F46E3A1EBC4423DD32401"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 4 of title III (8 U.S.C. 1501 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE1246C0D0C8C4071B11DD14386BF2BA1" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID58E6A1E3EA05499CBDB9429AFAD87369" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>362.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF0EDAC49EFEC483DB8984D38C6D7CC5F"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this Act or in any other
provision of law shall be construed to require the Secretary of Homeland
Security, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Labor,
or any other authorized head of any Federal agency to grant any application,
approve any petition, or grant or continue any status or benefit under the
immigration laws by, to, or on behalf of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCA8B76F2D5E84E0DA63F8CD7D5CF155F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any alien described in subparagraph (A)(i),
(A)(iii), (B), or (F) of section 212(a)(3) or subparagraph (A)(i), (A)(iii), or
(B) of section 237(a)(4);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4A887D42A19E4C208E1ECD12885865DE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any alien with respect to whom a criminal
or other investigation or case is pending that is material to the alien’s
inadmissibility, deportability, or eligibility for the status or benefit
sought; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0058646EF2BA4F5282AB9007C4CBFA43"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any alien for whom all law enforcement
checks, as deemed appropriate by such authorized official, have not been
conducted and resolved.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE23C040425A549559CDCA7B6AEE51F57"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Denial; Withholding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An official described in subsection (a) may
deny or withhold (with respect to an alien described in subsection (a)(1)) or
withhold pending resolution of the investigation, case, or law enforcement
checks (with respect to an alien described in paragraph (2) or (3) of
subsection (a)) any such application, petition, status, or benefit on such
basis.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8A9C9101F3254172A9909A417ED6763E"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 361 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID39F08C7CB61C4EF381D5710E9C480670" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 362.
Construction.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA5CCE7034CF54AE59FD5D0322FD527BB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>218.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State Criminal Alien Assistance
Program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2336E6207E174F5A9C8358DD5E2F3D36"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reimbursement for Costs Associated With
Processing Criminal Illegal Aliens</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall reimburse States and
units of local government for costs associated with processing undocumented
criminal aliens through the criminal justice system, including—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAE86001DAA774639A38D1613841B6F5C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">indigent defense;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87472978D668477F935D41146C2FE166"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">criminal prosecution;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB6696D12BA004F169DF35C33A91BC8C5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">autopsies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB230A7AD5E0343A3ACA9DC50AC367D3B"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">translators and interpreters; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID858FEAA6C61740378E7C4F649A2D21D6"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">courts costs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID59CB42AA6CD54E508AF5785E4C5C51B2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of Appropriations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6754CE3909384FA1854567DA7892A0BC"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Processing criminal illegal
aliens</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized
to be appropriated $400,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012
to carry out subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0C6934E156B84A0F83917DC09A9BE8BF"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation upon request</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 241(i)(5) (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)) is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8CC4E84E9BA74648817845227D40DA84" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC4F38A0A2FB04A0AA92104C2E3BBBD2A"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF2B81347D1E84415A1BA19B871C78626"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
year 2008;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0B10CFFE91FA4634B0B5A249472749E4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$750,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID10861DCB24074B508947437BF6F3CC55"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$850,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDEE7F898E9A84A89826A9C3F634FE49F"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$950,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
2011 and
2012.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF960B08240AA4D379D7C4947CBC4CF06"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 501 of the Immigration Reform and
Control Act of 1986 (8 U.S.C. 1365) is amended by striking <quote>Attorney
General</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>Secretary of
Homeland Security</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4A560301616E436C96B8F0CA416BE4FD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>219.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transportation and processing of illegal
aliens apprehended by State and local law enforcement officers</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAFDCA3A67CD245A1AF6C1DE9567960BD"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide sufficient
transportation and officers to take illegal aliens apprehended by State and
local law enforcement officers into custody for processing at a detention
facility operated by the Department.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA71B4DE9905B46EFA585279704B0B0A8"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the
fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID44ED8B326FC3419AB9658D6110373C15" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>220.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reducing illegal immigration and alien
smuggling on tribal lands</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7400F2DC36884C3DBAE08F2BAD12F70E"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants Authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may award grants to Indian
tribes with lands adjacent to an international border of the United States that
have been adversely affected by illegal immigration.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCA86A28760E34B6C8C663D10AD45567F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of Funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants awarded under subsection (a) may be
used for—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAF61A4D0B89F4321A31B16A8FADBF932"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">law enforcement activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA578C2C348504F19AE589DE7502DD562"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">health care services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID01C35FE8C1E14831A746329EC7978EFB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">environmental restoration; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCE45CA0AD33346C4A061C1CFF49DA221"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the preservation of cultural
resources.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4B05BA5E588A47578B41216BF6067411"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</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 a report to the Committee
on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House
of Representatives that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID94A1AC6683F74EC0B2ED50DE1B1E09C6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes the level of access of Border
Patrol agents on tribal lands;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID22D984A6418646B2B61C97431172FD6C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes the extent to which enforcement
of immigration laws may be improved by enhanced access to tribal lands;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID660C14BD8A464E479E9D0AA272834AF0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contains a strategy for improving such
access through cooperation with tribal authorities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0CBC90194EF5410B8EADBCD8B67B0AE0"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies grants provided by the
Department for Indian tribes, either directly or through State or local grants,
relating to border security expenses.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE3D98086DA394E13BCEDBF770ED52AE7"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the
fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID99DA39A1B3E246EF9EB5FECD6974D3A2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>221.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Alternatives to detention</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a study
of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE85347546D754619BF57FE16E1B18850"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effectiveness of alternatives to
detention, including electronic monitoring devices and intensive supervision
programs, in ensuring alien appearance at court and compliance with removal
orders;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77DB17D057134472898725E9848B8457"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effectiveness of the Intensive
Supervision Appearance Program and the costs and benefits of expanding that
program to all States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4E70DFBB8D164CA38834724D3ADD790D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other alternatives to detention,
including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC9A53549191F4CFAAF89D4158E954386"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">release on an order of recognizance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4C6005FDC97B48BFA30D672FC72761DE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appearance bonds; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD750FF306AD64A06B49CB7E604F5DDBD"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">electronic monitoring devices.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID67D3228C3F544D23BFC913E4E0CBCDD8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>222.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101(a)(43)(P) (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(43)(P)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3C4120B0290C4D0F9FB746F5BD48021C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(i) which either is
falsely making, forging, counterfeiting, mutilating, or altering a passport or
instrument in violation of section 1543 of title 18, United States Code, or is
described in section 1546(a) of such title (relating to document fraud) and
(ii)</quote> and inserting <quote>which is described in chapter 75 of title 18,
United States Code, and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9C7DE0FB096D410AA4F0FC3E513193F2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting the following: <quote>that is
not described in section 1548 of such title (relating to increased penalties),
and</quote> after <quote>first offense</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCF42DF209AE94EFDAD1627FA265F7205" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>223.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting requirements</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8647D1EF36DB49C99F5CC104022E8DE4"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clarifying Address Reporting
Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 265 (8
U.S.C. 1305) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA9451C7C027644A8906B640577415EE8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3F5BB28736BB4E3FB3852A1D9BAD1F27"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>notify the Attorney
General in writing</quote> and inserting <quote>submit written or electronic
notification to the Secretary of Homeland Security, in a manner approved by the
Secretary,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC6B6C4E9946E427289D55AB3067DD7C1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>the Attorney General may
require by regulation</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary may
require</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID92AC6D2A1FBC4D769465AE168137509B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:
<quote>If the alien is involved in proceedings before an immigration judge or
in an administrative appeal of such proceedings, the alien shall submit to the
Attorney General the alien’s current address and a telephone number, if any, at
which the alien may be contacted.</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID22E17BDE44674133B8E6FA29E4023D17"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), by striking
<quote>Attorney General</quote> each place such term appears and inserting
<quote>Secretary of Homeland Security</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID254411CDFE21459BB66CB43E40C0262F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), by striking <quote>given
to such parent</quote> and inserting <quote>given by such parent</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID71DFB544B1414CA9853347FF46384F5D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID070D7F73B0B04EF0AC167F16D664120C" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1E0AE988905046139FD2AFD5157F3598"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Address To Be Provided</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID44CDA7B043334A53A452D5B97F801346"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided by the
Secretary under paragraph (2), an address provided by an alien under this
section shall be the alien’s current residential mailing address, and shall not
be a post office box or other non-residential mailing address or the address of
an attorney, representative, labor organization, or employer.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2E355E6F73714FF3B9E76FAD5D0E4D5F"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Specific requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may provide specific
requirements with respect to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID857953AAA04F4B69B3CBCC706E7A33FB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">designated classes of aliens and special
circumstances, including aliens who are employed at a remote location;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3511AEF55E0248418E2AD9897C73DD7D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the reporting of address information by
aliens who are incarcerated in a Federal, State, or local correctional
facility.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEFBB1F5F83F24D23B6EB403ACF9CD8B7"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detention</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who is being detained by the
Secretary under this Act is not required to report the alien’s current address
under this section during the time the alien remains in detention, but shall be
required to notify the Secretary of the alien’s address under this section at
the time of the alien’s release from detention.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID577CF1228DFC425DA5256DF33908669C"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of Most Recent Address Provided by the
Alien</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4FDF89808B5B47CE98CE606C669090A2"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary may provide for the appropriate coordination and cross
referencing of address information provided by an alien under this section with
other information relating to the alien’s address under other Federal programs,
including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID913832A8A77D43BD9383776FAC38EB96"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any information pertaining to the alien,
which is submitted in any application, petition, or motion filed under this Act
with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, or the
Secretary of Labor;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID978C2B878ABD47D495B68E291FFDFB39"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any information available to the Attorney
General with respect to an alien in a proceeding before an immigration judge or
an administrative appeal or judicial review of such proceeding;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3D1516DA9C22489B8BC016FA28FBCDE4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any information collected with respect to
nonimmigrant foreign students or exchange program participants under section
641 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
(8 U.S.C. 1372); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7776F0A032D541DEA49FC81836337634"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any information collected from State or
local correctional agencies pursuant to the State Criminal Alien Assistance
Program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID159FA976B2E349318903937DE1DEC10D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may rely on the most recent
address provided by the alien under this section or section 264 to send to the
alien any notice, form, document, or other matter pertaining to Federal
immigration laws, including service of a notice to appear. The Attorney General
and the Secretary may rely on the most recent address provided by the alien
under section 239(a)(1)(F) to contact the alien about pending removal
proceedings.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0E07AC2BF98143F5A3FA137C385EE2F4"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Obligation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien’s provision of an address for any
other purpose under the Federal immigration laws does not excuse the alien’s
obligation to submit timely notice of the alien’s address to the Secretary
under this section (or to the Attorney General under section 239(a)(1)(F) with
respect to an alien in a proceeding before an immigration judge or an
administrative appeal of such
proceeding).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4CDD6924417F46878D560DF90BD2AB3F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming Changes With Respect to
Registration Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 7 of title II (8 U.S.C. 1301 et
seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37AFD5E69DFC46EAB8CE5E911BFFA136"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 262(c), by striking
<quote>Attorney General</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary of Homeland
Security</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID378E265CBC154A84A0A792FADE0BD11A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 263(a), by striking
<quote>Attorney General</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary of Homeland
Security</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID326D8C62CDF94C7BB9C78785BFD97DF2"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 264—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7BA7F04C502B4EC3B0C2E50006458A7E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d), by
striking <quote>Attorney General</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>Secretary of Homeland Security</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE760335DA9CC4ECB9182F66B2E7CA8DB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD7A3F4C4F33341239A19C902E7D07A1E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Attorney General is
authorized</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary of Homeland Security and
Attorney General are authorized</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDEB3C65CEB114A1D93B8228789E7039F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Attorney General or the
Service</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary or the Attorney
General</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID34B7857C7A8E488A9C491B6FB5B09A86"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 266 (8 U.S.C. 1306) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77AA0C6A41D44C468B4C5746129775F7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (b) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4B9F0735B8EA435D9617C5403651DD04" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6C67612511724766850B73952BDCB326"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Failure To Provide Notice of Alien’s
Current Address</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID52F52160AD35477AA05BBB6269E44BCB"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criminal penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any alien or any parent or legal guardian
in the United States of any minor alien who fails to notify the Secretary of
Homeland Security of the alien’s current address in accordance with section 265
shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more than
6 months, or both.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5F130BB47816444985917AFEAF41F737"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect on immigration status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any alien who violates section 265
(regardless of whether the alien is punished under paragraph (1)) and does not
establish to the satisfaction of the Secretary that such failure was reasonably
excusable or was not willful shall be taken into custody in connection with
removal of the alien. If the alien has not been inspected or admitted, or if
the alien has failed on more than 1 occasion to submit notice of the alien’s
current address as required under section 265, the alien may be presumed to be
a flight risk. The Secretary or the Attorney General, in considering any form
of relief from removal which may be granted in the discretion of the Secretary
or the Attorney General, may take into consideration the alien’s failure to
comply with section 265 as a separate negative factor. If the alien failed to
comply with the requirements of section 265 after becoming subject to a final
order of removal, deportation, or exclusion, the alien’s failure shall be
considered as a strongly negative factor with respect to any discretionary
motion for reopening or reconsideration filed by the
alien.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID45AFC47E93C74AE1A4FA926581ADEA7D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), by inserting <quote>or a
notice of current address</quote> before <quote>containing statements</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID873093A1CE6747D1955A17A25501134C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsections (c) and (d), by striking
<quote>Attorney General</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>Secretary</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6229134A19184353B979C55CCB176B80"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective Dates</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID11B579A32359499C9AEB33FDEBD84E97"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
amendments made by this section shall apply to proceedings initiated on or
after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB9227033CF9348228FBB792BDFED45D3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming and technical
amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments
made by paragraphs (1)(A), (1)(B), (2) and (3) of subsection (a) are effective
as if enacted on March 1, 2003.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE231DCC9FEAD4ECF974F8AF3B815FB9C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>224.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State and local enforcement of Federal
immigration laws</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD31D0F725F3D4336B67DAB1BA3DFC481"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 287(g) (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF38011D207CB471BB6F89A9CFF8B4C12"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the
following: <quote>If such training is provided by a State or political
subdivision of a State to an officer or employee of such State or political
subdivision of a State, the cost of such training (including applicable
overtime costs) shall be reimbursed by the Secretary of Homeland
Security.</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06BD8B20BC944288856689426ED4443A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the
following: <quote>The cost of any equipment required to be purchased under such
written agreement and necessary to perform the functions under this subsection
shall be reimbursed by the Secretary of Homeland Security.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID91C9259E49314D3996C627279CE9F4DE"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to
carry out this section and the amendments made by this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC43E8B3DAA774C74BB2711FD6E4BC5A3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>225.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Removal of drunk drivers</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID62ADECA061FC4889A8C701CC8559C808"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(a)(43)(F) (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(43)(F)) is amended by inserting <quote>, including a third drunk
driving conviction, regardless of the States in which the convictions occurred
or whether the offenses are classified as misdemeanors or felonies under State
law,</quote> after <quote>offense)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB5914D09A1A54E1FBBCC0E046D5310B9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
Date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0AD4BF342D1747298F545ECFCF8558AD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take effect on the date of the enactment of
this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFD93FB09E3B146419B1CA78BABBC5C6E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">apply to convictions entered on or after
such date.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID857B40C617734E9C819271D1A605EB53" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>226.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Medical services in underserved
areas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 220(c) of the
Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C. 1182
note) is amended by striking <quote>and before June 1, 2006</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF48543ABD091424B92EB10ECD6450680" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>227.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expedited removal</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9319A8CE01C643F39D5DB096A4DD929B"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 238 (8 U.S.C. 1228) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4587EBDA2CB24231A2B5FCD4E92FDBEF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the section heading and
inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">expedited removal
of criminal aliens</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54D97E929A6F4C68B92B4DCF0ED5812C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking the
subsection heading and inserting: <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Expedited Removal From Correctional
Facilities</header-in-text>.—</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4371B30C2D434434BD7331C9A19D6044"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), by striking the
subsection heading and inserting: <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Removal of Criminal Aliens</header-in-text>.—</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID48F4FDA88FAE471AABC777CFD3854693"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs
(1) and (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAB5100873BF947DA93C45543540DE53A" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID404974861CC74323A6078F6B2680D7CC"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security may, in
the case of an alien described in paragraph (2), determine the deportability of
such alien and issue an order of removal pursuant to the procedures set forth
in this subsection or section 240.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCB5BFFB83C254310B3B0D02C62348DB9"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien is described in this paragraph if
the alien—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF016FAC7BB0E43A2BB242EFAC13BF168"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has not been lawfully admitted to the
United States for permanent residence; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE096A72E12C54B9396F0CBDD9FBFEAE3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was convicted of any criminal offense
described in subparagraph (A)(iii), (C), or (D) of section
237(a)(2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID03FF46BB751B4F51BE9219433B430D68"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subsection (c) that relates to
presumption of deportability, by striking <quote>convicted of an aggravated
felony</quote> and inserting <quote>described in subsection
(b)(2)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID13476398D0F5425FB3FB53AE8E806583"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating the subsection (c) that
relates to judicial removal as subsection (d); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7B7A912CAC834A40B63FBEF5A492546F"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)(5) (as so redesignated),
by striking <quote>, who is deportable under this Act,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2495D055DB9B4F4D8112AE6C7E415D59"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application to Certain Aliens</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFD023DE4B8094927B443007E4842BAAE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 235(b)(1)(A)(iii) (8 U.S.C.
1225(b)(1)(A)(iii)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCFE6BC91848D43789496CC2A15980A84"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (I), by striking
<quote>Attorney General</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary of Homeland
Security</quote> each place it appears; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB4B65922153A4F98B2141B592487B978"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new
subclause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAEEBCAD33B5144559545435CDDC8FC59" style="OLC">
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID552BE2F1174D4110AA5E963BAC14A651"><enum>(III)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subclauses (I) and (II),
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall apply clauses (i) and (ii) of this
subparagraph to any alien (other than an alien described in subparagraph (F))
who is not a national of a country contiguous to the United States, who has not
been admitted or paroled into the United States, and who is apprehended within
100 miles of an international land border of the United States and within 14
days of
entry.</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47FE1B2A43FA4D0C95F87D563DE2B6CC"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exceptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 235(b)(1)(F) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(F)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF94A3CFB43DE4AA2A537430712E7EF5B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and who arrives by
aircraft at a port of entry</quote> and inserting
<linebreak></linebreak><quote>and—</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID475715FF73C2400F848148D2895C36A4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBA05233C0E784F4096EBB8F9F55615C7" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4AE74CAF340E4BF7802FB3E83D477BCE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who arrives by aircraft at a port of entry;
or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDADBCE6372146421D8D0A459C222E7CEE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who is present in the United States and
arrived in any manner at or between a port of
entry.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID91C9944FF097469F9982A02BCF817AFC"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
Date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and
shall apply to all aliens apprehended or convicted on or after such
date.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4DBF40694F0A4BABA084795C02E544F8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>228.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protecting immigrants from convicted sex
offenders</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6A4DA56F997940D7BEC3ACC4563EFF5B"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigrants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 204(a)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)), is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB692E5CA3E944293978481F3C2975A52"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking
<quote>Any</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as provided in clause (vii),
any</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7CC62EC162624DB98BBFFCDE4246ABCF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by inserting after
clause (vi) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8E48459D348E4A5D8E306CC69F40E470" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCB580FECCA57478BB551D50DCA4FD6D9" indent="up3"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clause (i) shall not apply to a citizen of
the United States who has been convicted of an offense described in
subparagraph (A), (I), or (K) of section 101(a)(43), unless the Secretary of
Homeland Security, in the Secretary’s sole and unreviewable discretion,
determines that the citizen poses no risk to the alien with respect to whom a
petition described in clause (i) is
filed.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE74126816E6942F193B57219B72BC86C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)(i)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDDA695D5D7054246984C682C16D0BFE9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Any alien</quote> and
inserting the following: <quote>(I) Except as provided in subclause (II), any
alien</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID278BCB989BF54D818841BB8932D99528"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBA06BF15A9C94D8C9CE2DAC7ADBF6507" style="OLC">
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1D43866D590B4D7983486D865EDCDA77" indent="up4"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subclause (I) shall not apply in the case
of an alien admitted for permanent residence who has been convicted of an
offense described in subparagraph (A), (I), or (K) of section 101(a)(43),
unless the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the Secretary’s sole and
unreviewable discretion, determines that the alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence poses no risk to the alien with respect to whom a petition
described in subclause (I) is
filed.</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID335239315E18436AAAEFAE7938D8DAD2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonimmigrants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(a)(15)(K) (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(K)), is amended by inserting <quote>(other than a citizen described
in section 204(a)(1)(A)(vii))</quote> after <quote>citizen of the United
States</quote> each place that phrase appears.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1626EEB9181F47F9801609218BFDBC76" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>229.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Law enforcement authority of States and
political subdivisions and transfer to Federal custody</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAC3DC5AF17A44C50942A4193322C3EDB"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title II (8 U.S.C. 1151 et. seq.) is
amended by adding after section 240C the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA76934EC1E9D4816A150022F492B456C" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2C0B92F992D340A08615542A7B90EBF4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>240D.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Law enforcement authority of States and
political subdivisions and transfer of aliens to Federal custody</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37A3BDCE567140EC84A987903E4D3DF8"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
law enforcement personnel of a State, or a political subdivision of a State,
have the inherent authority of a sovereign entity to investigate, apprehend,
arrest, detain, or transfer to Federal custody (including the transportation
across State lines to detention centers) an alien for the purpose of assisting
in the enforcement of the criminal provisions of the immigration laws of the
United States in the normal course of carrying out the law enforcement duties
of such personnel. This State authority has never been displaced or preempted
by a Federal law.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6A11A78D9E3C457DBA1DB7DA3E0DD5EE"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed
to require law enforcement personnel of a State or a political subdivision to
assist in the enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID10EE682D079F47EBB09EAB978146DE21"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the head of a law enforcement entity of
a State (or, if appropriate, a political subdivision of the State) exercising
authority with respect to the apprehension or arrest of an alien submits a
request to the Secretary of Homeland Security that the alien be taken into
Federal custody, the Secretary of Homeland Security—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA5802084E078458CAB13C47F4ABE29B0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID45985BB395D04EF2A9114045824DADAD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">deem the request to include the inquiry to
verify immigration status described in section 642(c) of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373(c)),
and expeditiously inform the requesting entity whether such individual is an
alien lawfully admitted to the United States or is otherwise lawfully present
in the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37B2778527484241922B2F25F41CE7F6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the individual is an alien who is not
lawfully admitted to the United States or otherwise is not lawfully present in
the United States—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFCC095D9151C4BE6808FBFF21EA39CA3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take the illegal alien into the custody of
the Federal Government not later than 72 hours after—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID85649B98B27F4B9EBEA5D8365C23D0C2"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the conclusion of the State charging
process or dismissal process; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID569F06D19D1D445896EE10C303539788"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the illegal alien is apprehended, if no
State charging or dismissal process is required; or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA37BBB3519FF40E7B436E3881CEBD464"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">request that the relevant State or local
law enforcement agency temporarily detain or transport the alien to a location
for transfer to Federal custody; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0F071A3876034B44A71F5201A4A741F8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall designate at least 1 Federal, State,
or local prison or jail or a private contracted prison or detention facility
within each State as the central facility for that State to transfer custody of
aliens to the Department of Homeland Security.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3978E2BCA09848AA86BBBAE1BF05A2E4"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reimbursement</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC6F39088E4054ABA92229D3DD0A77DDC"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
reimburse a State, or a political subdivision of a State, for expenses, as
verified by the Secretary, incurred by the State or political subdivision in
the detention and transportation of an alien as described in subparagraphs (A)
and (B) of subsection (c)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6FEB8FC1F849497DAE0A9324E2B50B01"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cost computation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation provided for costs incurred
under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(1) shall be—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF81125A409CC4CE78177F578BFA9955B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the product of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE51577A4068A413897A305151A7CAEE9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the average daily cost of incarceration of
a prisoner in the relevant State, as determined by the chief executive officer
of a State (or, as appropriate, a political subdivision of the State);
multiplied by</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID02C9354718A04AE0B3511404AE665ABF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of days that the alien was in
the custody of the State or political subdivision; plus</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE7D25FC91944453094041A3884A8F389"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cost of transporting the alien from the
point of apprehension or arrest to the location of detention, and if the
location of detention and of custody transfer are different, to the custody
transfer point; plus</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2458AC6AC09E4D5D91F576BADE625A3A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cost of uncompensated emergency medical
care provided to a detained alien during the period between the time of
transmittal of the request described in subsection (c) and the time of transfer
into Federal custody.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDAED145A96EA48E09AE87D5970DA0770"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement for Appropriate
Security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall ensure that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF6BA2BDA34D34C7AB5AB3EBBB7ED718D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">aliens incarcerated in a Federal facility
pursuant to this section are held in facilities which provide an appropriate
level of security; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID928563EAA2B94A1CA04E24B764493648"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if practicable, aliens detained solely for
civil violations of Federal immigration law are separated within a facility or
facilities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID65BAA2D74D20429D8F78E77582A5D632"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement for Schedule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Secretary
of Homeland Security shall establish a regular circuit and schedule for the
prompt transportation of apprehended aliens from the custody of those States,
and political subdivisions of States, which routinely submit requests described
in subsection (c), into Federal custody.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE4D6DF96958C4FA0BB5284CAE89DF282"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority for Contracts</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFC69ADA7502140DFAB4492F28B685481"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security may
enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with appropriate State and local
law enforcement and detention agencies to implement this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFDB834D20B484112BF6BFA6D29D83569"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determination by secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to entering into a contract or
cooperative agreement with a State or political subdivision of a State under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall determine whether the State, or if
appropriate, the political subdivision in which the agencies are located, has
in place any formal or informal policy that violates section 642 of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373).
The Secretary shall not allocate any of the funds made available under this
section to any State or political subdivision that has in place a policy that
violates such
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE9EA3E04C90F4D9FAA7B90124FF99835"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of Appropriations for the
Detention and Transportation to Federal Custody of Aliens Not Lawfully
Present</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized
to be appropriated $850,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and for each subsequent
fiscal year for the detention and removal of aliens not lawfully present in the
United States under the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1101 et. seq.).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID71DBE57993E449BCAB37C5CC5ECCF0D8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>230.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Laundering of monetary
instruments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
1956(c)(7)(D) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF135DC9455B34B6DB106AD9C21A77CF8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>section 1590 (relating
to trafficking with respect to peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, or
forced labor),</quote> after <quote>section 1363 (relating to destruction of
property within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction),</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEE57E46C52AB4E26BB54EA0546FCEBE4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>section 274(a) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C.1324(a)) (relating to bringing in and harboring certain aliens),</quote>
after <quote>section 590 of the <act-name parsable-cite="TA30">Tariff Act of
1930</act-name> (19 U.S.C. 1590) (relating to aviation
smuggling),</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20040F0B159C41379834AC7E15EFCDC6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>231.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Listing of Immigration violators in the
National Crime Information Center database</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7CE37640BA4242D59C496192A40F8AD6"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provision of Information to the National
Crime Information Center</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD5C4D8C83DA74FC582AD6C6D76CBADDF"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (3), not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall provide to the head of the National Crime Information Center of the
Department of Justice the information that the Secretary has or maintains
related to any alien—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA5A7F5EAC96D401FBA3A460DF65A3BF7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">against whom a final order of removal has
been issued;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB8712C7F0B4340E5943C437C30FB4C19"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who enters into a voluntary departure
agreement, or is granted voluntary departure by an immigration judge, whose
period for departure has expired under subsection (a)(3) of section 240B of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1229c) (as amended by section 211(a)(1)(C)), subsection (b)(2) of such
section 240B, or who has violated a condition of a voluntary departure
agreement under such section 240B;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD9AAC17A35E047FFAEFE2FFFFF0A492F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whom a Federal immigration officer has
confirmed to be unlawfully present in the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDECF72F9769ED4CD7A4932A15BDD33FAF"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whose visa has been revoked.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF487B1658C4D4C18B840B5C9BF622E51"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Removal of information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of the National Crime Information
Center should promptly remove any information provided by the Secretary under
paragraph (1) related to an alien who is granted lawful authority to enter or
remain legally in the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFED7D3C8935540199E8BB0A249571417"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedure for removal of erroneous
information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in
consultation with the head of the National Crime Information Center of the
Department of Justice, shall develop and implement a procedure by which an
alien may petition the Secretary or head of the National Crime Information
Center, as appropriate, to remove any erroneous information provided by the
Secretary under paragraph (1) related to such alien. Under such procedures,
failure by the alien to receive notice of a violation of the immigration laws
shall not constitute cause for removing information provided by the Secretary
under paragraph (1) related to such alien, unless such information is
erroneous. Notwithstanding the 180-day time period set forth in paragraph (1),
the Secretary shall not provide the information required under paragraph (1)
until the procedures required by this paragraph are developed and
implemented.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1CCA879C1D55433FB4C0BC457A1F19F3"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusion of Information in the National
Crime Information Center Database</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 534(a) of title 28, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBA8A676E230546DBB6705577A7D9F66D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID61D9C38A0A564290A0FE963C7DC06C50"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph
(5); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA22C3C8C55F54E9F8FD9E0D456B75E9B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (3) the
following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID491B572D3F36453DB7E3FB0E27D92402" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9550766A546644E780D338A0B0D25E59"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">acquire, collect, classify, and preserve
records of violations of the immigration laws of the United States;
and</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA8082613079D4E81807D6CFC00E4F318" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>232.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperative enforcement
programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 2
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
negotiate and execute, where practicable, a cooperative enforcement agreement
described in section 287(g) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration
and Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) with at least 1 law
enforcement agency in each State, to train law enforcement officers in the
detection and apprehension of individuals engaged in transporting, harboring,
sheltering, or encouraging aliens in violation of section 274 of such Act (8
U.S.C. 1324).</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDED6D035597814DB3A517977F7AA98F38" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>233.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increase of Federal detention space and the
utilization of facilities identified for closures as a result of the Defense
Base Closure Realignment Act of 1990</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9350120503014441A7E01B5DE037C84A"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction or Acquisition of Detention
Facilities</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3D381552A0AC4419B21B963A4AE83DBE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall construct or acquire,
in addition to existing facilities for the detention of aliens, at least 20
detention facilities in the United States that have the capacity to detain a
combined total of not less than 20,000 individuals at any time for aliens
detained pending removal or a decision on removal of such aliens from the
United States subject to available appropriations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID843C8C8F54E94724B2B39B217D103D37"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction of or Acquisition of Detention
Facilities</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD93DC871EC584EB695349BC2CB670771"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement to construct or
acquire</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
construct or acquire additional detention facilities in the United States to
accommodate the detention beds required by section 5204(a) of the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Protection Act of 2004, as amended by subsection (a),
subject to available appropriations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID89146FD60AC843C9A60D58531FDA0D68"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of alternate detention
facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the
availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall fully utilize all possible
options to cost effectively increase available detention capacities, and shall
utilize detention facilities that are owned and operated by the Federal
Government if the use of such facilities is cost effective.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAF27E1C6704A4326ADDA3E7F3D182C17"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of installations under base closure
laws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In acquiring additional
detention facilities under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider the
transfer of appropriate portions of military installations approved for closure
or realignment under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part
A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) for use in
accordance with subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB6A5882E32BC4790A65E09B211CACEA7"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determination of location</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The location of any detention facility
constructed or acquired in accordance with this subsection shall be determined,
with the concurrence of the Secretary, by the senior officer responsible for
Detention and Removal Operations in the Department. The detention facilities
shall be located so as to enable the officers and employees of the Department
to increase to the maximum extent practicable the annual rate and level of
removals of illegal aliens from the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9E78AA80B62D41A39D453F68BAC8CAAA"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, in consultation with the heads
of other appropriate Federal agencies, the Secretary shall submit to Congress
an assessment of the additional detention facilities and bed space needed to
detain unlawful aliens apprehended at the United States ports of entry or along
the international land borders of the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8266855716464B64A40F0FE58E30265A"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical and Conforming
Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 241(g)(1)
(8 U.S.C. 1231(g)(1)) is amended by striking <quote>may expend</quote> and
inserting <quote>shall expend</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9C5023998B6B4DA4BF494145D219D52A"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6EBD0C9228E148E49BEECABA649EC255" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>234.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determination of immigration status of
individuals charged with Federal offenses</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0ADAB01363234199A2B3027F0FE37130"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Responsibility of United States
Attorneys</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning not later
than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the office of the
United States Attorney that is prosecuting a criminal case in a Federal
court—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D307FCC13214E8D93009019601A8C96"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall determine, not later than 30 days
after filing the initial pleadings in the case, whether each defendant in the
case is lawfully present in the United States (subject to subsequent legal
proceedings to determine otherwise);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4EACE9306EE0485090BFE56C82AFF1A7"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDDBD861CCF89249F7A638E438992DE772"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the defendant is determined to be an
alien lawfully present in the United States, shall notify the court in writing
of the determination and the current status of the alien under the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1101 et seq.); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAC617BF6E82E4291AF94F73932FD95A4" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if
the defendant is determined not to be lawfully present in the United States,
shall notify the court in writing of the determination, the defendant’s alien
status, and, to the extent possible, the country of origin or legal residence
of the defendant; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8DDC2D58D71348EFA639AAEE3A9D2B7D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that the information described in
paragraph (2) is included in the case file and the criminal records system of
the office of the United States attorney.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9C55684051104ED599F78F1A90237605"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Guidelines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A determination made under subsection
(a)(1) shall be made in accordance with guidelines of the Executive Office for
Immigration Review of the Department of Justice.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2213CDF9D23A4D63BB16FF81B42DF21C"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Responsibilities of Federal Courts</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID922FF518E5514E9D9C145B92800D120C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications of records and case
managements systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later
than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, all Federal courts
that hear criminal cases, or appeals of criminal cases, shall modify their
criminal records and case management systems, in accordance with guidelines
which the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts
shall establish, so as to enable accurate reporting of information described in
subsection (a)(2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID67F31A88176E43F3B7C0771125B04838"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Data entries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning not later than 2 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, each Federal court described in paragraph
(1) shall enter into its electronic records the information contained in each
notification to the court under subsection (a)(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID890ECB084FB44819A6D12664A5888E05"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section may be construed to
provide a basis for admitting evidence to a jury or releasing information to
the public regarding an alien’s immigration status.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID364819F02863483698A075BD79BB9FE3"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the Administrative Office
of the United States Courts shall include, in the annual report filed with
Congress under section 604 of title 28, United States Code—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB21B4581214D4AF289FD3C69873B1626"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">statistical information on criminal trials
of aliens in the courts and criminal convictions of aliens in the lower courts
and upheld on appeal, including the type of crime in each case and including
information on the legal status of the aliens; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1F4EA3B861B74A30A9E479FAD092F7A2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations on whether additional court
resources are needed to accommodate the volume of criminal cases brought
against aliens in the Federal courts.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID01CD2B05DB7547E2AA8625B00A646F05"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012,
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act. Funds appropriated
pursuant to this subsection in any fiscal year shall remain available until
expended.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID79A2C52E8D70495FA713830158ABD87B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>235.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expansion of the Justice Prisoner and Alien
Transfer System</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than
60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall
issue a directive to expand the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transfer System to
provide additional services with respect to aliens who are illegally present in
the United States. Such expansion should include—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID120CAA9C85374883978E60586AB9658E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increasing the daily operations of such
System with buses and air hubs in 3 geographic regions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC9EE853C9DF34CF498B94554AB87FD36"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allocating a set number of seats for such
aliens for each metropolitan area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8EC6F85C68EA494E840CF0AD52A67E86"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allowing metropolitan areas to trade or
give some of seats allocated to them under the System for such aliens to other
areas in their region based on the transportation needs of each area;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5A5B3CA354EC4086A3310AB5F07BBC60"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requiring an annual report that analyzes of
the number of seats that each metropolitan area is allocated under this System
for such aliens and modifies such allocation if necessary.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>III</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unlawful Employment of Aliens</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB41434B599C943A8BB4B4261B0DAB142" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unlawful employment of aliens</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8203261790A247A18449524BD3A5ED16"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 274A (8 U.S.C. 1324a) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID98483461CD8441779D0ABEA96D05C0D7" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1B504AB8FA8D4429B6B4AF2CFFC51809" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>274A.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unlawful employment of aliens</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID18AE954A50904F84A1E8E3CA15024E71"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Making Employment of Unauthorized Aliens
Unlawful</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCB8E1A52D3D940C3992DC4A268DE2944"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is unlawful for an employer—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID758AC73E7D594D498BC5951F64283A1B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to hire, or to recruit or refer for a fee,
an alien for employment in the United States knowing, or with reckless
disregard, that the alien is an unauthorized alien with respect to such
employment; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36F03A6311FB4EF8865222DECC241474"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to hire, or to recruit or refer for a fee,
for employment in the United States an individual unless such employer meets
the requirements of subsections (c) and (d).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID72802CD75CDC417A8A7982C379BA494C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continuing employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is unlawful for an employer, after
lawfully hiring an alien for employment, to continue to employ the alien in the
United States knowing that the alien is (or has become) an unauthorized alien
with respect to such employment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA764BF334A074FA7801650B8C351AB65"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of labor through contract</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4BC433D65E7F40578BDE9ED1112C4BD8"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer who uses a contract,
subcontract, or exchange to obtain the labor of an alien in the United States
knowing, or with reckless disregard—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB8875D56CE304F6FA9DCDCC02C13C9FF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the alien is an unauthorized alien
with respect to performing such labor, shall be considered to have hired the
alien in violation of paragraph (1)(A); or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8FB27C36D76B4962B16FDC6A1DC7464E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the person hiring such alien failed to
comply with the requirements of subsections (c) and (d) shall be considered to
have hired the alien in violation of paragraph (1)(B).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID244641449FC64EF299281C355326B3FD"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information sharing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The person hiring the alien shall provide
to the employer, who obtains the labor of the alien, the employer
identification number assigned to such person by the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue. Failure to provide such number shall be considered a recordkeeping
violation under subsection (e)(4)(B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF3EEB342553645BA8081BE77695007A9"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer shall submit to the Electronic
Verification System established under subsection (d), in a manner prescribed by
the Secretary, the employer identification number provided by the person hiring
the alien. Failure to submit such number shall be considered a recordkeeping
violation under subsection (e)(4)(B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID98965F0AC81741C0B02F0423E5294A52"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall implement procedures to
utilize the information obtained under subparagraphs (B) and (C) to identify
employers who use a contract, subcontract, or exchange to obtain the labor of
an alien from another person, where such person hiring such alien fails to
comply with the requirements of subsections (c) and (d).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA0CD96A680714D068C68FAF27AC0BBEC"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Defense</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3BFEC25AA30640A897534CB20D4A972A"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subparagraph (B), an employer
that establishes that the employer has complied in good faith with the
requirements of subsections (c) and (d) has established an affirmative defense
that the employer has not violated paragraph (1)(A) with respect to such
hiring, recruiting, or referral.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9C5BF4235C9E4357B99E70960B7F2E8A"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Until the date that an employer is required
to participate in the Electronic Employment Verification System under
subsection (d) or is participating in such System on a voluntary basis, the
employer may establish an affirmative defense under subparagraph (A) by
complying with the requirements of subsection (c).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1DEC46FCDBFE4AC69DBD58332DFA418B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Order of Internal Review and Certification
of Compliance</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID14EAD17690C04133AB4A18FF8359B8E9"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority to require
certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the
Secretary has reasonable cause to believe that an employer has failed to comply
with this section, the Secretary is authorized, at any time, to require that
the employer certify that the employer is in compliance with this section, or
has instituted a program to come into compliance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCCBB8FD894304C7FB4CBC99040323BBD"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Content of certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date an
employer receives a request for a certification under paragraph (1) the
employer shall certify under penalty of perjury that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8F241F5A687C4A6D8196FA55D59AD23D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the employer is in compliance with the
requirements of subsections (c) and (d); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID828941E264EF4AE7B756189584C0E95B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the employer has instituted a program
to come into compliance with such requirements.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBA55650E727D485EA75EE36BCDC8965E"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The 60-day period referred to in paragraph
(2), may be extended by the Secretary for good cause, at the request of the
employer.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3CC83FFB0F6B4CBD86DE34FCB91FA2B3"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Publication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary is authorized to publish in
the Federal Register standards or methods for certification under paragraph (1)
and for specific recordkeeping practices with respect to such certification,
and procedures for the audit of any records related to such
certification.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6F4B9E31F8AF4754B258802641663437"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Document Verification
Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer
hiring, or recruiting or referring for a fee, an individual for employment in
the United States shall verify that the individual is eligible for such
employment by meeting the following requirements:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC22DE5A72F634FBAAA0B220D40A54E4D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Attestation by employer</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0AF3E7D1128241DEBE8C5708366A2030"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID70D75B55C89440338838E4594601F1FB"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer shall attest, under penalty of
perjury and on a form prescribed by the Secretary, that the employer has
verified the identity and eligibility for employment of the individual by
examining a document described in subparagraph (B).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4FFA0BEF2EE14EEA95F1928EDC533D47"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Signature requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An attestation required by clause (i) may
be manifested by a handwritten or electronic signature.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9DCEDF1AEC3D41259F000A84E7E8B67D"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standards for examination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer has complied with the
requirement of this paragraph with respect to examination of documentation if a
reasonable person would conclude that the document examined is genuine and
relates to the individual whose identity and eligibility for employment in the
United States is being verified. If the individual provides a document
sufficient to meet the requirements of this paragraph, nothing in this
paragraph shall be construed as requiring an employer to solicit any other
document or as requiring the individual to produce any other document.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID65CBD3D9963141B7ABD76617FA58147A"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identification documents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A document described in this subparagraph
is—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2A6F58B651A34C2ABEA78695034F1A22"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an individual who is a
national of the United States—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID985B5EB023924E7FAEDE66A6D461A8BE"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a United States passport; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1FC09E372FE348F181E41C5BBE09DA8D"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a driver’s license or identity card issued
by a State, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or an outlying
possession of the United States that satisfies the requirements of division B
of Public Law 109–13 (119 Stat. 302);</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB9FDA9095AAE4AF1BF7DB7FC2D48C6E1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an alien lawfully admitted
for permanent residence in the United States, a permanent resident card, as
specified by the Secretary;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBAAA93D73A0440298EA92E79C4AC3E6D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an alien who is authorized
under this Act or by the Secretary to be employed in the United States, an
employment authorization card, as specified by the Secretary that—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC36F3D93ABBD4472B8768AEDD4FD66CC"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contains a photograph of the individual or
other identifying information, including name, date of birth, gender, and
address; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA67F6FA5218C4A2F8A39449CBDF6A8D2"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contains security features to make the
document resistant to tampering, counterfeiting, and fraudulent use;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90E177A12B6646B981EDD73DB5A68A5C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an individual who is unable
to obtain a document described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii), a document
designated by the Secretary that—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D4496DA34DE40E2B429F43EC3C1E9CD"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contains a photograph of the individual or
other identifying information, including name, date of birth, gender, and
address; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD4F7320760114908A7DA84A21C765551"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contains security features to make the
document resistant to tampering, counterfeiting, and fraudulent use; or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37FBBEFB9DA048FB94A0037BFEC9AE3B"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">until the date that an employer is required
to participate in the Electronic Employment Verification System under
subsection (d) or is participating in such System on a voluntary basis, a
document, or a combination of documents, of such type that, as of the date of
the enactment of the <short-title>Comprehensive
Immigration Reform Act of 2007</short-title>, the Secretary had established by
regulation were sufficient for purposes of this section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDBDF575E7385415BA489C8AA854DA6A5"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority to prohibit use of certain
documents</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE0AE3514818C403BBF3C4E6CAE9E5B82"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary finds that a document or
class of documents described in subparagraph (B) is not reliable to establish
identity or is being used fraudulently to an unacceptable degree, the Secretary
shall prohibit, or impose conditions, on the use of such document or class of
documents for purposes of this subsection.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93169C32228F4B1B8B4FA714414488CE"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement for publication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall publish notice of any
findings under clause (i) in the Federal Register.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID08BD5D2F3F22484AB22AC1FB4333C446"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Attestation of employee</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD6977813633744F29BC6BCE44495F993"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID64952F2BF9B3435CB49FE527D2EA3F0E"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The individual shall attest, under penalty
of perjury on the form described in paragraph (1)(A)(i), that the individual is
a 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 to
be hired, or to be recruited or referred for a fee, in the United
States.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID405205246CB747D98C1DEEBE8EA49FA2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Signature for examination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An attestation required by clause (i) may
be manifested by a handwritten or electronic signature.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCB50E25DB92249E3A49EB3C84257B242"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual who falsely represents that
the individual is eligible for employment in the United States in an
attestation required by subparagraph (A) shall, for each such violation, be
subject to a fine of not more than $5,000, a term of imprisonment not to exceed
3 years, or both.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8C37419F171F409A83BC8BEB0D901A27"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Retention of attestation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer shall retain a paper,
microfiche, microfilm, or electronic version of the attestations made under
paragraph (1) and (2) and make such attestations available for inspection by an
officer of the Department of Homeland Security, any other person designated by
the Secretary, the Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment
Practices of the Department of Justice, or the Secretary of Labor during a
period beginning on the date of the hiring, or recruiting or referring for a
fee, of the individual and ending—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCDB6EEEE198B4AD686A82A53F678B165"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of the recruiting or referral
for a fee (without hiring) of an individual, 5 years after the date of the
recruiting or referral; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD5FD007316E54B0A9B94555643080485"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of the hiring of an individual
the later of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID930367F192D6471BB7B32D79D08C58AC"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">5 years after the date of such
hiring;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID382D0718BA6A4736AFBCBA5B3BBE0218"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 year after the date the individual’s
employment is terminated; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID02924A9974394BF18B853C305F4076B4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an employer or class of
employers, a period that is less than the applicable period described in clause
(i) or (ii) if the Secretary reduces such period for such employer or class of
employers.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6B6756B9FA154374B39CA280ECD99425"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Document retention and recordkeeping
requirements</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9659B67800B5490B84011842F51FE1AD"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Retention of documents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
an employer shall retain, for the applicable period described in paragraph (3),
the following documents:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2FC44875A6A349B398DC3B41C0AD7B25"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer shall copy all documents
presented by an individual described in paragraph (1)(B) and shall retain
paper, microfiche, microfilm, or electronic copies of such documents. Such
copies shall be designated as copied documents.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID183F5CD7EE4242FCB5020232A969200F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other documents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer shall maintain records of any
action taken and copies of any correspondence written or received with respect
to the verification of an individual’s identity or eligibility for employment
in the United States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA377181B1F924150AD009E53222B0B96"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of retained documents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer shall use copies retained under
clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) only for the purposes of complying with
the requirements of this subsection, except as otherwise permitted under
law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA0976D5BD481465FA4416B505E5BB096"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer that fails to comply with the
recordkeeping requirements of this subsection shall be subject to the penalties
described in subsection (e)(4)(B).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCD7C74206F994B3AB6A09F9E9DCC1118"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No authorization of national identification
cards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section
may be construed to authorize, directly or indirectly, the issuance, use, or
establishment of a national identification card.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF86BBAA7B78B4CAD8AEBC079F136C069"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electronic Employment Verification
System</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF6E7DD94D7A24D51BD53765AE6AB9432"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement for system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in cooperation with the
Commissioner of Social Security, shall implement an Electronic Employment
Verification System (referred to in this subsection as the
<quote>System</quote>) to determine whether—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3E009C9951054BFF9D6CAD44507D36BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the identifying information submitted by an
individual is consistent with the information maintained by the Secretary or
the Commissioner of Social Security; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77407A88966F4849B6E9FC5116FD3CDD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such individual is eligible for employment
in the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE9E2E7A472604B259E1479152AC68ECD"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement for participation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall require all employers
in the United States to participate in the System, with respect to all
employees hired by the employer on or after the date that is 18 months after
the date that not less than $400,000,000 have been appropriated and made
available to implement this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBC6DA26516484649BAEB1D7A630C29FE"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other participation in system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the
Secretary has the authority—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID138354265CC54125B7D84C1F53DA8A4A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to permit any employer that is not required
to participate in the System under paragraph (2) to participate in the System
on a voluntary basis; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95F795BCD60F4823930D6E9960116D33"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to require any employer or class of
employers to participate on a priority basis in the System with respect to
individuals employed as of, or hired after, the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of
2007</short-title>—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE88B17055E7F40A5A8B0ED6145181292"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the Secretary designates such employer
or class of employers as a critical employer based on an assessment of homeland
security or national security needs; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDB47A789DA75469084E8BF24E9EF5C35"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the Secretary has reasonable cause to
believe that the employer has engaged in material violations of paragraph (1),
(2), or (3) of subsection (a).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2A1BAD0250D8497792ED1E6ADB187B9F"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement to notify</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall notify the employer or
class of employers in writing regarding the requirement for participation in
the System under paragraph (3)(B) not less than 60 days prior to the effective
date of such requirement. Such notice shall include the training materials
described in paragraph (8)(E)(v).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE4C4ABFF46B2457AAF58FABA40C918E6"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Registration of employers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer shall register the employer’s
participation in the System in the manner prescribed by the Secretary prior to
the date the employer is required or permitted to submit information with
respect to an employee under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA94CC37BBBE14937AE7C22ECF14422DE"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A registered employer shall be permitted to
utilize any technology that is consistent with this section and with any
regulation or guidance from the Secretary to streamline the procedures to
facilitate compliance with—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3F5B836BD5F94DD892EF60993396502D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the attestation requirement in subsection
(c); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID13F6318E22DF414BB1B615549EE0D1AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the employment eligibility verification
requirements in this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1B2FC9F535414FADA9FC6A4A43E7C7F0"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consequence of failure to
participate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an employer is
required to participate in the System and fails to comply with the requirements
of the System with respect to an employee—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID757EE03229224A98A0DC505F4121EF55"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such failure shall be treated as a
violation of subsection (a)(1)(B); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8CFF8436C1674D00B5AD9299A4B03348"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a rebuttable presumption is created that
the employer has violated subsection (a)(1)(A), however, such presumption may
not apply to a prosecution under subsection (f)(1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC37C3F0108A847EAA3B27B904470E890"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Design and operation of system</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF965996806254F4E88C81C59C5ECB00B"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall, through the
System—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFB96E8CB273A4153B5CECE075A99986F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">respond to each inquiry made by a
registered employer through the Internet or other electronic media, or over a
toll-free telephone line regarding an individual’s identity and eligibility for
employment in the United States; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDACF05F85B4DC4311BB539564369C0669"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintain a record of each such inquiry and
the information provided in response to such inquiry.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2CED3CEA21A9442FB5A278968B06036A"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initial inquiry</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1CA13AA8761548C6890888F59777A90F"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A registered employer shall, with respect
to the hiring, or recruiting or referring for a fee, any individual for
employment in the United States, obtain from the individual and record on the
form described in subsection (c)(1)(A)(i)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID755E8E1F3BCB4C4293DF65E5384FA47B"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the individual’s name and date of birth
and, if the individual was born in the United States, the State in which such
individual was born;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDED3C9A0681844E71AF2C524905974B45"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the individual’s social security account
number;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAE18783661EF4BD594673A09A7028A12"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the employment identification number of the
individual’s employer during any one of the 5 most recently completed calendar
years; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID02ECDBDD97D94F6E81894A09C91FE054"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an individual who does not
attest that the individual is a national of the United States under subsection
(c)(1)(A)(i), such alien identification or authorization number that the
Secretary shall require.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID74E0DB27D5D6410D89E08A76E64B7FCC"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Submission to system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A registered employer shall submit an
inquiry through the System to seek confirmation of the individual’s identity
and eligibility for employment in the United States—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD6C6AF89B12640FD8A89DD72C851798D"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 3 days after the date of the
hiring, or recruiting or referring for a fee, of the individual (as the case
may be); or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCD681358A88649579CCF5C9716C27626"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an employee hired by a
critical employer designated by the Secretary under paragraph (3)(B) at such
time as the Secretary shall specify.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5FF2F18FCA91428BB3EB0B22A8277831"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employer identification number
requirements</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD7871D457CFA4A4EA390C78040922223"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement to provide</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer shall provide the employer
identification number issued to such employer to the individual, upon request,
for purposes of providing the information under clause (i)(III).</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7BD4B44AF2D648DCA0222E3EDF130FFE"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement to affirmatively state a lack
of recent employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An
individual providing information under clause (i)(III) who was not employed in
the United States during any of the 5 most recently completed calendar years
shall affirmatively state on the form described in subsection (c)(1)(A)(i) that
no employer identification number is provided because the individual was not
employed in the United States during such period.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2C569A48FB74495DBB43354205BD8A92"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initial response</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 10 days after an employer
submits an inquiry to the System regarding an individual, the Secretary shall
provide, through the System, to the employer—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04D73E903B4249D9AB1127FAAF4361A1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the System is able to confirm the
individual’s identity and eligibility for employment in the United States, a
confirmation notice, including the appropriate codes on such confirmation
notice; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID41FB2BB4C8714D08B5F954BFF15B18D2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the System is unable to confirm the
individual’s identity or eligibility for employment in the United States, and
after a secondary manual verification has been conducted, a tentative
nonconfirmation notice, including the appropriate codes on such tentative
nonconfirmation notice.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE6144BFF265C4A398FF8CE06FB68B4DB"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Confirmation or nonconfirmation</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8D6B124E04374EEBB40699A8BE3C3A99"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Confirmation upon initial
inquiry</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an employer
receives a confirmation notice under paragraph (C)(i) for an individual, the
employer shall record, on the form described in subsection (c)(1)(A)(i), the
appropriate code provided in such notice.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5233593026714B6A91E9F50C6ED0C274"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tentative nonconfirmation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an employer receives a tentative
nonconfirmation notice under paragraph (C)(ii) for an individual, the employer
shall inform such individual of the issuance of such notice in writing, on a
form prescribed by the Secretary not later than 3 days after receiving such
notice. Such individual shall acknowledge receipt of such notice in writing on
the form described in subsection (c)(1)(A)(i).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6343C5E6DD0E48C1BD2E56A97323EDEB"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No contest</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the individual does not contest the
tentative nonconfirmation notice within 10 days of receiving notice from the
individual’s employer, the notice shall become final and the employer shall
record on the form described in subsection (1)(A)(i), the appropriate code
provided through the System to indicate the individual did not contest the
tentative nonconfirmation. An individual’s failure to contest a tentative
nonconfirmation shall not be considered an admission of guilt with respect to
any violation of this Act or any other provision of law.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID11F412983C954989AAF580A33D07C758"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contest</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the individual contests the tentative
nonconfirmation notice, the individual shall submit appropriate information to
contest such notice under the procedures established in subparagraph (E)(iii)
not later than 10 days after receiving the notice from the individual’s
employer.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID74F2DC90597D4F82AFCEEDDC531345BC"><enum>(v)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective period of tentative
nonconfirmation notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
tentative nonconfirmation notice shall remain in effect until such notice
becomes final under clause (iii), or the earlier of—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB05EC62C446F477CA653A15CBA6F1139"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a final confirmation notice or final
nonconfirmation notice is issued through the System; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID18A9329728D14DD8ADDC6D9515DC277D"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">30 days after the individual contests a
tentative nonconfirmation under clause (iv).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB264C9FB79214DA4B568104A3C237448"><enum>(vi)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Automatic final notice</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID184A765BAEE74EC7A48DA3DEF977F4B8"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a final notice is not issued within the
30-day period described in clause (v)(II), the Secretary shall automatically
provide to the employer, through the System, the appropriate code indicating a
final notice.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEA9A348F5BBC40B8BDF37BE7EE12477E"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Period prior to initial
certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the
period beginning on the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of
2007</short-title> and ending on the date the Secretary submits the initial
report described in subparagraph (E)(ii), an automatic notice issued under
subclause (I) shall be a final confirmation notice.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6196AC51191B46369F721A4A173F6449"><enum>(III)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Period after initial
certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After the date
that the Secretary submits the initial report described in subparagraph
(E)(ii), an automatic notice issued under subclause (I) shall be a final
confirmation notice unless the most recent such report includes a certification
that the System is able to correctly issue, within the period beginning on the
date an employer submits an inquiry to the System and ending on the date an
automatic default notice would be issued by the System, a final notice in at
least 99 percent of the cases in which the notice relates to an individual who
is eligible for employment in the United States. If the most recent such report
includes such a certification, the automatic notice issued under subclause (I)
shall be a final nonconfirmation notice.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD8DDEF1E9921422F914AB35D2E2CB7D5"><enum>(IV)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the second sentence of
subclause (III), the Secretary shall have the authority to issue a final
confirmation notice for an individual who would be subject to a final
nonconfirmation notice under such sentence. In such a case, the Secretary shall
determine the individual’s eligibility for employment in the United States and
record the results of such determination in the System within 12 months.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID439B3761B0BB4C0EBE2CD6A753E4A099"><enum>(vii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective period of final
notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A final confirmation
notice issued under this paragraph for an individual shall remain in
effect—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDADAF6A2D91CC4BB8A71DB0A2937CC2F3"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">during any continuous period of employment
of such individual by such employer, unless the Secretary determines the final
confirmation was the result of identity fraud; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAE4A20899AB64AD88E4557A96265AF44"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an alien authorized to be
employed in the United States for a temporary period, during such
period.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0640B8E8DFD44EBEAA78BD41A6DE6B40"><enum>(viii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer may not terminate the
employment of an individual based on a tentative nonconfirmation notice until
such notice becomes final under clause (iii) or a final nonconfirmation notice
is issued for the individual by the System. Nothing in this clause shall
prohibit the termination of employment for any reason other than such tentative
nonconfirmation.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID321928F30F55403AA330C9619F7D8386"><enum>(ix)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recording of contest
resolution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer shall
record on the form described in subsection (c)(1)(A)(i) the appropriate code
that is provided through the System to indicate a final confirmation notice or
final nonconfirmation notice.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7DCA52A99D8247D2921D231E665C3C51"><enum>(x)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consequences of
nonconfirmation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the
employer has received a final nonconfirmation regarding an individual, the
employer shall terminate the employment, recruitment, or referral of the
individual. Such employer shall provide to the Secretary any information
relating to the individual that the Secretary determines would assist the
Secretary in enforcing or administering the immigration laws. If the employer
continues to employ, recruit, or refer the individual after receiving final
nonconfirmation, a rebuttable presumption is created that the employer has
violated subsections (a)(1)(A) and (a)(2). Such presumption may not apply to a
prosecution under subsection (f)(1).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD0012817933C4574A04D109F8FD01406"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Responsibilities of the secretary</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID66741580AA3D476E8BD00446EE3B0C9C"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a reliable,
secure method to provide through the System, within the time periods required
by this subsection—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2D603177615B48F8ABAE126986D19AAF"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a determination of whether the name and
alien identification or authorization number provided in an inquiry by an
employer is consistent with such information maintained by the Secretary in
order to confirm the validity of the information provided; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFDAD258FE1424381AA53E500CC9CDCDB"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a determination of whether the individual
is authorized to be employed in the United States.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD62AD1AE51694B39B0F9294E4246AE93"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual report and
certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than
the date that is 24 months after the date that not less than $400,000,000 have
been appropriated and made available to the Secretary to implement this
subsection, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
report that includes—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID08A5FD2D6C424656A43AC21A361FCCA7"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of whether the System is able
to correctly issue, within the period described in subparagraph (D)(v)(II), a
final notice in at least 99 percent of the cases in which the final notice
relates to an individual who is eligible for employment in the United States
(excluding an individual who fails to contest a tentative nonconfirmation
notice); and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5A328AB60A9E4CAB95EE7B9C96BE5E31"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the assessment under subclause (I) is
that the System is able to correctly issue within the specified time period a
final notice in at least 99 percent of the cases described in such subclause, a
certification of such assessment.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5B0B69C696B744DA81442024ECCDF861"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contest and self-verification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary in consultation with the
Commissioner of Social Security, shall establish procedures to permit an
individual who contests a tentative or final nonconfirmation notice, or seeks
to verify the individual’s own employment eligibility prior to obtaining or
changing employment, to contact the appropriate agency and, in a timely manner,
correct or update the information used by the System.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1BD7AB1DB34B4D3C826A18F0843176A6"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information to employee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop a written form
for employers to provide to individuals who receive a tentative or final
nonconfirmation notice. Such form shall be made available in a language other
than English, as necessary and reasonable, and shall include—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID25277480C92942DFA1FF7B58AE61A5A3"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information about the reason for such
notice;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID56CB50EF68EF463790AFBC4892B4F404"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the right to contest such notice;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID32F87584F56E439EA51E4043F81B0C79"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contact information for the appropriate
agency and instructions for initiating such contest; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8F40D703E1D645E18022CC98736FA815"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a 24-hour toll-free telephone number to
respond to inquiries related to such notice.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID135440CD571543B1B5E33AA35FAA03E4"><enum>(v)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training materials</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make available or
provide to the employer, upon request, not later than 60 days prior to such
employer’s participation in the System, appropriate training materials to
facilitate compliance with this subsection, and sections 274B(a)(7) and
274C(a).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20BAE98B0DF246029FC9FF8E546CE9C6"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Responsibilities of the commissioner of
social security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
responsibilities of the Commissioner of Social Security with respect to the
System are set out in section 205(c)(2) of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID927AB4798AF14E75BF684A727FEB10E7"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection from liability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No employer that participates in the System
shall be liable under any law for any employment-related action taken with
respect to an individual in good faith reliance on information provided by the
System.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6F0E4CB2825A4588BA56F5181B1E47C8"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative review</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDF1E8FAED7E1455295CD628D0737580E"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual who is terminated from
employment as a result of a final nonconfirmation notice may, not later than 60
days after the date of such termination, file an appeal of such notice.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE719F91C0C5D40B69C6DEAD9656169E3"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and Commissioner of Social
Security shall develop procedures to review appeals filed under subparagraph
(A) and to make final determinations on such appeals.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID832327B7185047B78C4C508BA858ECE0"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review for errors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a final determination on an appeal filed
under subparagraph (A) results in a confirmation of an individual’s eligibility
to work in the United States, the administrative review process shall require
the Secretary to determine if the final nonconfirmation notice issued for the
individual was the result of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0C8739E60E524540A8B84884686175DA"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an error or negligence on the part of an
employee or official operating or responsible for the System;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID65B03979EEAF41E2A3E5199EEC1B6F63"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the decision rules, processes, or
procedures utilized by the System; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1CC5406D13B543038289BBD18566B467"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">erroneous system information that was not
the result of acts or omissions of the individual.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID94EF8BA5FB144D61A173A45AC3214887"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation for error</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD919919AE2864F9D9F6CE84D96052040"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary makes a determination
under subparagraph (C) that the final nonconfirmation notice issued for an
individual was not caused by an act or omission of the individual, the
Secretary shall compensate the individual for lost wages.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3520100CB4AA4FF8ABB08D0B0CB5DF6F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Calculation of lost wages</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lost wages shall be calculated based on the
wage rate and work schedule that prevailed prior to termination. The individual
shall be compensated for wages lost beginning on the first scheduled work day
after employment was terminated and ending 180 days after completion of the
administrative review process described in this paragraph or the day after the
individual is reinstated or obtains employment elsewhere, whichever occurs
first.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDCB3EB4A7DD946D9AD90E55789E0A866"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of determining an individual’s
compensation for the loss of employment, such compensation shall not include
any period in which the individual was ineligible for employment in the United
States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE220A861FEBE47E7B1071C85F7A562CE"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Source of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation or reimbursement provided
under this paragraph shall not be provided from funds appropriated in annual
appropriations Acts to the Secretary for the Department of Homeland
Security.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID34CF3E64E0784089948574A33AD1831F"><enum>(11)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Judicial review</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9B54489DF03246A3A322790463A260F8"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After the Secretary makes a final
determination on an appeal filed by an individual under the administrative
review process described in paragraph (10), the individual may obtain judicial
review of such determination by a civil action commenced not later than 60 days
after the date of such decision, or such further time as the Secretary may
allow.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFA99A2CAE57A4F04A1C5D13A4777069A"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Jurisdiction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A civil action for such judicial review
shall be brought in the district court of the United States for the judicial
district in which the plaintiff resides, or has a principal place of business,
or, if the plaintiff does not reside or have a principal place of business
within any such judicial district, in the District Court of the United States
for the District of Columbia.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEE99F4D9A73E4D7F9EDB188077C36AA7"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Answer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the Secretary’s answer to a
complaint for such judicial review, the Secretary shall file a certified copy
of the administrative record compiled during the administrative review under
paragraph (10), including the evidence upon which the findings and decision
complained of are based. The court shall have power to enter, upon the
pleadings and transcript of the record, a judgment affirming or reversing the
result of that administrative review, with or without remanding the cause for a
rehearing.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE2E9927068634D15B4A69685236BDA90"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation for error</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID567B13DF56D647A1941E2AE47C886B97"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In cases in which such judicial review
reverses the final determination of the Secretary made under paragraph (10),
the court shall compensate the individual for lost wages.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID12E9889AEA914EFB9C0B59C43F3094D7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Calculation of lost wages</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lost wages shall be calculated based on the
wage rate and work scheduled that prevailed prior to termination. The
individual shall be compensated for wages lost beginning on the first scheduled
work day after employment was terminated and ending 180 days after completion
of the judicial review described in this paragraph or the day after the
individual is reinstated or obtains employment elsewhere, whichever occurs
first.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF947DD646C3E42EC933EA81E2AF4766B"><enum>(12)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on collection and use of
data</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF8C13D02AD2A46D3BA293D4FF491612D"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on collection of data</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD98E60E392B24930B1EC761948057030"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The System shall collect and maintain only
the minimum data necessary to facilitate the successful operation of the
System, and in no case shall the data be other than—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD13A4C2FEEA240AF90E956CF6DBA5A39"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information necessary to register employers
under paragraph (5);</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6BF073C6FDC241EA8B73A9C9491A5F47"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information necessary to initiate and
respond to inquiries or contests under paragraph (8);</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID982F3E0055CC4E128880F8572417B98D"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information necessary to establish and
enforce compliance with paragraphs (5) and (8);</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA8F5A72D2C594B5FBA5239074AA645BB"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information necessary to detect and prevent
employment related identity fraud; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID48E464460EB94496BF55876088F87D83"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other information the Secretary
determines is necessary, subject to a 180 day notice and comment period in the
Federal Register.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8E3E0555A98A4F44BE229E62A5613047"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any officer, employee, or contractor who
willfully and knowingly collects and maintains data in the System other than
data described in clause (i) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not
more than $1,000 for each violation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID08FB070812F84733B0E4797B959F5BC2"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on use of data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whoever willfully and knowingly accesses,
discloses, or uses any information obtained or maintained by the System—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID71EA1C382E4B4153923FB289ACC4E18D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the purpose of committing identity
fraud, or assisting another person in committing identity fraud, as defined in
section 1028 of title 18, United States Code;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4559321E88934C4385FBC535DC36BFF2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the purpose of unlawfully obtaining
employment in the United States or unlawfully obtaining employment in the
United States for any other person; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9C39171C911C4548B1C7BD76D604DB6B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for any purpose other than as provided for
under any provision of law;</text>
</clause><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subparagraph">shall be guilty of a felony and
upon conviction shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, or
imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.</continuation-text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9D7E6F1A264E45889FD8BA12CB16AF3B"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exceptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in subparagraph (A) or (B) may be
construed to limit the collection, maintenance, or use of data by the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue or the Commissioner of Social Security as
provided by law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6527B7D10CBD435D921ADC6594A046B5"><enum>(13)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modification authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, after notice is submitted to
Congress and provided to the public in the Federal Register, is authorized to
modify the requirements of this subsection with respect to completion of forms,
method of storage, attestations, copying of documents, signatures, methods of
transmitting information, and other operational and technical aspects to
improve the efficiency, accuracy, and security of the System.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4A07DEDC706C4554BC015C8602983152"><enum>(14)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual gao study and report</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAE1C1F288C824CD7867717F6438B270F"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct an annual study of the System.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6998238CCBF24FC38399DB021E8E95BD"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The study shall evaluate the accuracy,
efficiency, integrity, and impact of the System.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID689029A03E1C4C83B8F0A14D533E6499"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than the date that is 24 months
after the date that not less than $400,000,000 have been appropriated and made
available to the Secretary to implement this subsection, and annually
thereafter, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report
containing the findings of the study carried out under this paragraph. Each
such report shall include, at a minimum, the following:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID441833A16835431EB11E7609401725BF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the annual report and
certification described in paragraph (8)(E)(ii).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID10409EF23E6C409BA570EBB21B6F5F53"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of System performance with
respect to the rate at which individuals who are eligible for employment in the
United States are correctly approved within each of the periods specified in
paragraph (8), including a separate assessment of such rate for nationals and
aliens.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID244B95A96EC744E4A46CEEFC098D70D9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the privacy and security
of the System and its effects on identity fraud or the misuse of personal
data.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2556AA6AB1B1420A8FA86A359256B8B4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the effects of the System
on the employment of unauthorized aliens.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD608C6E7FD9E424192E918F6F1D7D4F9"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the effects of the System,
including the effects of tentative confirmations, on unfair immigration-related
employment practices and employment discrimination based on national origin or
citizenship status.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE6E93AF83D534DC48AEDDE3DA3B02AA0"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of whether the Secretary and
the Commissioner of Social Security have adequate resources to carry out the
duties and responsibilities of this section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC38C24E34B1B43028B140E24F167175F"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3E874F47EDC742568FF3BD0618EBCCB0"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Complaints and investigations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish
procedures—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D39312D3AF94590A8A56AB6ED1BA7E4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for individuals and entities to file
complaints regarding potential violations of subsection (a);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4600D6BB8AB94770A4A9CDBD784F1CEA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the investigation of such complaints
that the Secretary determines are appropriate to investigate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDE0E128E7CF3463E8EFC0A547B6A98F5"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the investigation of other violations
of subsection (a) that the Secretary determines is appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5631B2D36CC8494491D45556262680FA"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority in investigations</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF6F56E138E924F6E82D3230228F2969B"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting investigations and hearings
under this subsection, officers and employees of the Department of Homeland
Security—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE7B5EA4A2B4F4EB994E1DDA619AB891D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall have reasonable access to examine
evidence regarding any employer being investigated; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAC0EBE7093044A65856C9ECAEEAA960E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if designated by the Secretary, may compel
by subpoena the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence at any
designated place in an investigation or case under this subsection.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID471E1BEED4D94EA4BEE689B84DEE00B3"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Failure to cooperate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In case of refusal to obey a subpoena
lawfully issued under subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary may request that the
Attorney General apply in an appropriate district court of the United States
for an order requiring compliance with such subpoena, and any failure to obey
such order may be punished by such court as contempt.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3D71E72BEEEF4628BACC2DA4D78A1AE0"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of labor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor shall have the
investigative authority provided under section 11(a) of the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 211(a)) to ensure compliance with the
provisions of this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID97E38DFBEFD04373958C17D6B210F045"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance procedures</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90D401FE40E64A2A946901E11921AB71"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prepenalty notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary has reasonable cause to
believe that there has been a violation of a requirement of this section and
determines that further proceedings related to such violation are warranted,
the Secretary shall issue to the employer concerned a written notice of the
Secretary’s intention to issue a claim for a fine or other penalty. Such notice
shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFDA4215738824C00AD187CCBDA6B6D75"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe the violation;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF6C696A233B543BAA3DBC3865AF5388D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specify the laws and regulations allegedly
violated;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID894CAEEC269740D08058BFBAB1D142C8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specify the amount of fines or other
penalties to be imposed;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID29415984551D45FCB9CD1F3EB4C8CEC5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">disclose the material facts which establish
the alleged violation; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFFA19533AA5E476991AA34C5A74E8A75"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inform such employer that the employer
shall have a reasonable opportunity to make representations as to why a claim
for a monetary or other penalty should not be imposed.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID541806D06B154D5999B970C1C7C9BF69"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Remission or mitigation of
penalties</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID89722E8BB1D14CD6ABB8EFC6E3F2B8F7"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review by secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that such fine
or other penalty was incurred erroneously, or determines the existence of such
mitigating circumstances as to justify the remission or mitigation of such fine
or penalty, the Secretary may remit or mitigate such fine or other penalty on
the terms and conditions as the Secretary determines are reasonable and just,
or order termination of any proceedings related to the notice.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3B65F8887B32427C9120E1E8F93D159A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This subparagraph may not apply to an
employer that has or is engaged in a pattern or practice of violations of
paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) or of any other requirements of
this section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9C9CC0EDC8E94F2B9D0A884E885957E6"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalty claim</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After considering evidence and
representations offered by the employer, the Secretary shall determine whether
there was a violation and promptly issue a written final determination setting
forth the findings of fact and conclusions of law on which the determination is
based and the appropriate penalty.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFF32526194D848AEAC65CF22E40307F0"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil penalties</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0F7C6F1B3DC64F038CD4816939C6B0B4"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hiring or continuing to employ unauthorized
aliens</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any employer that
violates any provision of paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) shall
pay civil penalties as follows:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4EC0FE2FCD7647BE98ACF59990CF61CD"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pay a civil penalty of not less than $500
and not more than $4,000 for each unauthorized alien with respect to each such
violation.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE65CD9F534794BAA9A65BE5486A5E50D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the employer has previously been fined 1
time during the 12-month period preceding the violation under this
subparagraph, pay a civil penalty of not less than $4,000 and not more than
$10,000 for each unauthorized alien with respect to each such violation.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID212D6F5684F046BDB971F3D52B2E5F76"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the employer has previously been fined
more than 1 time during the 24-month period preceding the violation under this
subparagraph or has failed to comply with a previously issued and final order
related to any such provision, pay a civil penalty of not less than $6,000 and
not more than $20,000 for each unauthorized alien with respect to each such
violation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID11151BB613A34ABAA93155323CA1FFEA"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recordkeeping or verification
practices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any employer that
violates or fails to comply with the recordkeeping requirements of subsections
(a), (c), and (d), shall pay a civil penalty as follows:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA23F82B615784ACD919FEA94E37A3CB2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pay a civil penalty of not less than $200
and not more than $2,000 for each such violation.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID037C9D9D694449888E740F79823B2358"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the employer has previously been fined 1
time during the 12-month period preceding the violation under this
subparagraph, pay a civil penalty of not less than $400 and not more than
$4,000 for each such violation.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID42E7FF9AA3B2452F976909535DE7FA38"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the employer has previously been fined
more than 1 time during the 24-month period preceding the violation under this
subparagraph or has failed to comply with a previously issued and final order
related to such requirements, pay a civil penalty of not less than $600 and not
more than $6,000 for each such violation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB13D5C5CF46F417F8B4858E737EEF70C"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and (B),
the Secretary may impose additional penalties for violations, including
violations of cease and desist orders, specially designed compliance plans to
prevent further violations, suspended fines to take effect in the event of a
further violation, and in appropriate cases, the criminal penalty described in
subsection (f).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCC1FDE8497D842EEAF2C517DED760976"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Judicial review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer adversely affected by a final
determination may, within 45 days after the date the final determination is
issued, file a petition in any appropriate district court of the United States.
The filing of a petition as provided in this paragraph shall stay the
Secretary’s determination until entry of judgment by the court. The burden
shall be on the employer to show that the final determination was not supported
by substantial evidence. The Secretary is authorized to require that the
petitioner provide, prior to filing for review, security for payment of fines
and penalties through bond or other guarantee of payment acceptable to the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1CDBBC3F8AD04E78986D8E12D6DAAEDA"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement of orders</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an employer fails to comply with a final
determination issued against that employer under this subsection, and the final
determination is not subject to review as provided in paragraph (5), the
Attorney General may file suit to enforce compliance with the final
determination, not earlier than 46 days and not later than 180 days after the
date the final determination is issued, in any appropriate district court of
the United States. In any such suit, the validity and appropriateness of the
final determination shall not be subject to review.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1A00CB2F4CEC4421AE8382005AC88341"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recovery of costs and attorney’s
fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any appeal brought
under paragraph (5) or suit brought under paragraph (6) of this section the
employer shall be entitled to recover from the Secretary reasonable costs and
attorney’s fees if such employer substantially prevails on the merits of the
case. Such an award of attorney’s fees may not exceed $25,000. Any such costs
and attorney’s fees assessed against the Secretary shall be charged against the
operating expenses of the Department for the fiscal year in which the
assessment is made, and may not be reimbursed from any other source.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB70BD7BBD5EC4DF0A94FE9B7AF01D44A"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criminal Penalties and Injunctions for
Pattern or Practice Violations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2971644B521642AB9F2EBF9E1FD75E8B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criminal penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer that engages in a pattern or
practice of knowing violations of subsection (a)(1)(A) or (a)(2) shall be fined
not more than $20,000 for each unauthorized alien with respect to whom such a
violation occurs, imprisoned for not more than 3 years for the entire pattern
or practice, or both.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5AE8AE4D47E64CA09C178835AD4860C5"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enjoining of pattern or practice
violations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary
or the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that an employer is
engaged in a pattern or practice of employment, recruitment, or referral in
violation of paragraph (1)(A) or (2) of subsection (a), the Attorney General
may bring a civil action in the appropriate district court of the United States
requesting a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other
order against the employer, as the Secretary deems necessary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF9114D45CF57487DA211153EA9BBF98B"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustment for Inflation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All penalties and limitations on the
recovery of costs and attorney’s fees in this section shall be increased every
4 years beginning January 2010 to reflect the percentage increase in the
consumer price index for all urban consumers (all items; U.S. city average) for
the 48-month period ending with September of the year preceding the year such
adjustment is made. Any adjustment under this subparagraph shall be rounded to
the nearest dollar.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54A07123D9554714AC031BD5DBCEC1FA"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition of Indemnity Bonds</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8D294518B8324C8FA0380EFBC280B0AB"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is unlawful for an employer, in the
hiring, recruiting, or referring for a fee, of an individual, to require the
individual to post a bond or security, to pay or agree to pay an amount, or
otherwise to provide a financial guarantee or indemnity, against any potential
liability arising under this section relating to such hiring, recruiting, or
referring of the individual.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2029833D3DFD4B14AE62E300B00EEDB3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any employer which is determined, after
notice and opportunity for mitigation of the monetary penalty under subsection
(e), to have violated paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be subject to a
civil penalty of $10,000 for each violation and to an administrative order
requiring the return of any amounts received in violation of such paragraph to
the employee or, if the employee cannot be located, to the Employer Compliance
Fund established under section 286(w).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7BE7225E50934CC8970BA6C7C6BDA341"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on Award of Government
Contracts, Grants, and Agreements</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD9C4470A5A504046AE93B70C3B8C16D0"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employers with no contracts, grants, or
agreements</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2B335DC4177F483CA5FF201F8A33EA34"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an employer who does not hold a Federal
contract, grant, or cooperative agreement is determined by the Secretary to be
a repeat violator of this section or is convicted of a crime under this
section, the employer shall be debarred from the receipt of a Federal contract,
grant, or cooperative agreement for a period of 5 years. The Secretary or the
Attorney General shall advise the Administrator of General Services of such a
debarment, and the Administrator of General Services shall list the employer on
the List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement
Programs for a period of 5 years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1185BD3E5FCA4C0F82267C9936A3AF23"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of General Services, in
consultation with the Secretary and the Attorney General, may waive operation
of this subsection or may limit the duration or scope of the debarment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID31850266B3C24762BF2F1E4DCF76AF7C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employers with contracts, grants, or
agreements</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC85F432C07B142A1A57AF95CE4EE3B48"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer who holds a Federal contract,
grant, or cooperative agreement and is determined by the Secretary to be a
repeat violator of this section or is convicted of a crime under this section,
shall be debarred from the receipt of new Federal contracts, grants, or
cooperative agreements for a period of 5 years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID30C8098961B544249E4972A6E7D8AD17"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice to agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to debarring the employer under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary, in cooperation with the Administrator of
General Services, shall advise any agency or department holding a contract,
grant, or cooperative agreement with the employer of the Government’s intention
to debar the employer from the receipt of new Federal contracts, grants, or
cooperative agreements for a period of 5 years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF6D72259467943A887B6C148DD882BF8"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After consideration of the views of any
agency or department that holds a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement
with the employer, the Secretary may, in lieu of debarring the employer from
the receipt of new Federal contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements for a
period of 5 years, waive operation of this subsection, limit the duration or
scope of the debarment, or may refer to an appropriate lead agency the decision
of whether to debar the employer, for what duration, and under what scope in
accordance with the procedures and standards prescribed by the Federal
Acquisition Regulation. However, any proposed debarment predicated on an
administrative determination of liability for civil penalty by the Secretary or
the Attorney General shall not be reviewable in any debarment proceeding. The
decision of whether to debar or take alternate action under this subparagraph
shall not be judicially reviewed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA14CEEFBB6154D50B45D76DB09523DCF"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Suspension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indictments for violations of this section
or adequate evidence of actions that could form the basis for debarment under
this subsection shall be considered a cause for suspension under the procedures
and standards for suspension prescribed by the Federal Acquisition
Regulation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID10576A38BD1F45C3B6C7E7EAA7ED1C66"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Miscellaneous Provisions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4B3606DBCCEA415C9183906AE44D711A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Documentation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In providing documentation or endorsement
of authorization of aliens eligible to be employed in the United States, the
Secretary shall provide that any limitations with respect to the period or type
of employment or employer shall be conspicuously stated on the documentation or
endorsement (other than aliens lawfully admitted for permanent
residence).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID209C02FE4A6A41528EC714F67225DB86"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preemption</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provisions of this section preempt any
State or local law imposing civil or criminal sanctions (other than through
licensing and similar laws) upon those who employ, or recruit or refer for a
fee for employment, unauthorized aliens.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5EF5A4413221473FBCA31254FAE57A86"><enum>(k)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deposit of Amounts Received</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise specified, civil
penalties collected under this section shall be deposited by the Secretary into
the Employer Compliance Fund established under section 286(w).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID915135807F394094BA2484E07B29CD20"><enum>(l)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID795BCCFB059241918C90D9631332435C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>employer</term> means any
person or entity, including any entity of the Government of the United States,
hiring, recruiting, or referring an individual for employment in the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC3423C67642249A790301DE81416BA33"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided, the term
<term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Homeland Security.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID574A2662701C488995F8747F9368950C"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unauthorized alien</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>unauthorized alien</term>
means, with respect to the employment of an alien at a particular time, that
the alien is not at that time either—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID75FCB8C9CB28412F8236D1B12481F950"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
residence; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3927670FF57C470C9407DB609E982A5B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">authorized to be so employed by this Act or
by the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEA16499C64CA456A96A6BF7CE22E844B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming Amendments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC0675CEF7C504E24852C3BC4B71A539B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendments</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID74463CF0ED31436FB64825CDB65F0D2D"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of basic pilot</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sections 401, 402, 403, 404, and 405 of the
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C
of Public Law 104–208; 8 U.S.C. 1324a note) are repealed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD995E759CFCB4B22BA4A0F7FAD0E824F"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of reporting requirements</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCEF33992E923496DA9C1CE48CD06E192"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on earnings of aliens not authorized
to work</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (c) of
section 290 (8 U.S.C. 1360) is repealed.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD00D4600E4EB44868702CC1583094522"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on fraudulent use of social security
account numbers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection
(b) of section 414 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104–208; 8 U.S.C. 1360
note) is repealed.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0D32FEFBA1C34F0BBF4C4B046E2EAE60"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection or in subsection
(d) of section 274A, as amended by subsection (a), may be construed to limit
the authority of the Secretary to allow or continue to allow the participation
of employers who participated in the basic pilot program under sections 401,
402, 403, 404, and 405 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104–208; 8 U.S.C. 1324a
note) in the Electronic Employment Verification System established pursuant to
such subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7792CDBB27474F9B9DDEACABFC5C25CA"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical Amendments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCCC5608A6A264538B371AF064B71D70D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of unauthorized
alien</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sections 218(i)(1) (8
U.S.C. 1188(i)(1)), 245(c)(8) (8 U.S.C. 1255(c)(8)), 274(a)(3)(B)(i) (8 U.S.C.
1324(a)(3)(B)(i)), and 274B(a)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(1)) are amended by
striking <quote>274A(h)(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>274A</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04ADBE1355654EDB96AF05552EC88C83"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Document requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 274B (8 U.S.C. 1324b) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID28B8A09125ED433DA30EE5DEFEEDF24C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsections (a)(6) and (g)(2)(B), by
striking <quote>274A(b)</quote> and inserting <quote>274A(c) and (d)</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID94C296FF400E4991879566FB0924BAED"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g)(2)(B)(ii), by striking
<quote>274A(b)(5)</quote> and inserting <quote>274A(c)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF609E8B6376340898A28646A76D4A337"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendments to the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name></header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 205(c)(2) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C.
405(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Social Security Act" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77029F30D3824CCBA62FECFF15245604" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9C112422EDFF48F5BEDFF6442A64E4AE" indent="up2"><enum>(I)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDA62CF1AB7792451E8C3CF5FAAD6A2F7C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner of Social Security shall,
subject to the provisions of section 301(f)(2) of the
<short-title>Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of
2007</short-title>, establish a reliable, secure method to provide through the
Electronic Employment Verification System established pursuant to subsection
(d) of section 274A of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
Nationality Act</act-name> (referred to in this subparagraph as the
<quote>System</quote>), within the time periods required by paragraph (8) of
such subsection—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D128A0E4E0D432198316B7275DA2D9A" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a
determination of whether the name, date of birth, employer identification
number, and social security account number of an individual provided in an
inquiry made to the System by an employer is consistent with such information
maintained by the Commissioner in order to confirm the validity of the
information provided;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3C2B495F43EE467596FD3DB586E9EF96" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a
determination of the citizenship status associated with such name and social
security account number, according to the records maintained by the
Commissioner;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7C7B7CCDCB1D49A99FB016FC99DD5CE8" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a determination of whether the name and
number belongs to an individual who is deceased, according to the records
maintained by the Commissioner;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB6F8918E67A24C3C98E11DCDA71A4F89" indent="up1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a
determination of whether the name and number is blocked in accordance with
clause (ii); and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8446DD1AE3FB43078EFFE944C0D22517" indent="up1"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a
confirmation notice or a nonconfirmation notice described in such paragraph
(8), in a manner that ensures that other information maintained by the
Commissioner is not disclosed or released to employers through the
System.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2D04559D78C04EE599FC52DB29D1CA8B" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner of Social Security shall
prevent the fraudulent or other misuse of a social security account number by
establishing procedures under which an individual who has been assigned a
social security account number may block the use of such number under the
System and remove such block.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1FE9CBDD763D420E8D2805F8E174C7F3" indent="up2"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In assigning social security account
numbers to aliens who are authorized to work in the United States under section
218A of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name>, the Commissioner of Social Security shall, to the maximum
extent practicable, assign such numbers by employing the enumeration procedure
administered jointly by the Commissioner, the Secretary of State, and the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID244C763BE9764D0AB9DB630BFC113E4A"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disclosure of Certain Taxpayer Identity
Information</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID48324467601F41FC8D65091E794C968C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6103(l) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID355311D5E43346FFAFDA8845F7AB8B90" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB99A85F88D4C46B7B99C6F4B2676784F"><enum>(21)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disclosure of certain taxpayer identity
information by social security administration to department of homeland
security</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF39C0BD5092F46FBBE43475DB99B1C54"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From taxpayer identity information which
has been disclosed to the Social Security Administration and upon written
request by the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Commissioner of Social
Security shall disclose directly to officers, employees, and contractors of the
Department of Homeland Security the following information:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID817501CC22A14211AB4528A33C5F67EB"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disclosure of employer no-match
notices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Taxpayer identity
information of each person who has filed an information return required by
reason of section 6051 during calendar year 2006, 2007, or 2008 which
contains—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3FE65405894249C89A584578B6970F5B"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">more than 100 names and taxpayer
identifying numbers of employees (within the meaning of such section) that did
not match the records maintained by the Commissioner of Social Security,
or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7673619A97F84722A4BFA717223B418D"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">more than 10 names of employees (within the
meaning of such section) with the same taxpayer identifying number.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36682D4B6E0F404D8ADFBE7995B64357"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disclosure of information regarding use of
duplicate employee taxpayer identifying information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Taxpayer identity information of each
person who has filed an information return required by reason of section 6051
which the Commissioner of Social Security has reason to believe, based on a
comparison with information submitted by the Secretary of Homeland Security,
contains evidence of identity fraud due to the multiple use of the same
taxpayer identifying number (assigned under section 6109) of an employee
(within the meaning of section 6051).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9F3CAB53827342F9BC69744E3B635892"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disclosure of information regarding
nonparticipating employers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Taxpayer identity information of each
person who has filed an information return required by reason of section 6051
which the Commissioner of Social Security has reason to believe, based on a
comparison with information submitted by the Secretary of Homeland Security,
contains evidence of such person’s failure to register and participate in the
Electronic Employment Verification System authorized under section 274A(d) of
the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name>
(hereafter in this paragraph referred to as the <quote>System</quote>).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1AE312BA3C79451A9AB99678F8937C63"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disclosure of information regarding new
employees of nonparticipating employers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Taxpayer identity information of all
employees (within the meaning of section 6051) hired after the date a person
identified in clause (iii) is required to participate in the System under
section 274A(d)(2) or section 274A(d)(3)(B) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name>.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE924114CF8E74F60B76B8D614BA81107"><enum>(v)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disclosure of information regarding
employees of certain designated employers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Taxpayer identity information of all
employees (within the meaning of section 6051) of each person who is required
to participate in the System under section 274A(d)(3)(B) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name>.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID65B9084929C84852A04519378676D511"><enum>(vi)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disclosure of new hire taxpayer identity
information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Taxpayer identity
information of each person participating in the System and taxpayer identity
information of all employees (within the meaning of section 6051) of such
person hired during the period beginning with the later of—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID79F65B175D8B4D3DA3BF2F4090B12B38"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date such person begins to participate
in the System, or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47FDD6A25317481491711C29DE3E39DB"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date of the request immediately
preceding the most recent request under this clause,</text>
</subclause><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="clause">ending with the date of the most recent
request under this clause.</continuation-text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID14C34F773D0B480597249E946DE5A294"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Restriction on disclosure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner of Social Security shall
disclose taxpayer identity information under subparagraph (A) only for purposes
of, and to the extent necessary in—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF3DED1812E9F4C628ED68F9CA69779BF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing and enforcing employer
participation in the System,</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF93BF89400F64091AFC446A0FA34E10A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carrying out, including through civil
administrative and civil judicial proceedings, of sections 212, 217, 235, 237,
238, 274A, 274B, and 274C of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
Nationality Act</act-name>, and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE1D7A9F1BC2D462EA12796D34076FC38"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the civil operation of the Alien Terrorist
Removal Court.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC92C28994E87475D8C5430B4AD910E65"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reimbursement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner of Social Security shall
prescribe a reasonable fee schedule for furnishing taxpayer identity
information under this paragraph and collect such fees in advance from the
Secretary of Homeland Security.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEE33FBEBAE8D453484A8BBE705F41059"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This paragraph shall not apply to any
request made after the date which is 3 years after the date of the enactment of
this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC6527B8EBBE747C1A23EC38F9AD055CD"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance by dhs contractors with
confidentiality safeguards</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4DDB4D00DBD0494B9E529866FE9D7C06"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6103(p) of such Code is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID55DE64AEE7EB4C16A094A9430DA007C6" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID62D6D3EF95A44F359DE993199241ACC6"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disclosure to dhs contractors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this
section, no return or return information shall be disclosed to any contractor
of the Department of Homeland Security unless such Department, to the
satisfaction of the Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2D3A0A580C24473F867BD45586C804F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has requirements in effect which require
each such contractor which would have access to returns or return information
to provide safeguards (within the meaning of paragraph (4)) to protect the
confidentiality of such returns or return information,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE5630FB722DF4EFB91748EC45574760D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">agrees to conduct an on-site review every 3
years (mid-point review in the case of contracts or agreements of less than 1
year in duration) of each contractor to determine compliance with such
requirements,</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9070B4081A28456E916B17604A35F5F7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submits the findings of the most recent
review conducted under subparagraph (B) to the Secretary as part of the report
required by paragraph (4)(E), and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID330C3680CD9C47F3A63A26D79CE519B7"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certifies to the Secretary for the most
recent annual period that such contractor is in compliance with all such
requirements.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID286F676C99DF49C08B9F6D4CB47C96AC"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The certification required by subparagraph
(D) shall include the name and address of each contractor, a description of the
contract or agreement with such contractor, and the duration of such contract
or
agreement.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID97DA3B0EEEB84261ADEB1CD2D70B04D3"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID17633DE6F8DB4C41BFF5DA48A43BE82F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6103(a)(3) of such Code is amended
by striking <quote>or (20)</quote> and inserting <quote>(20), or
(21)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID213B0B22B7AC4E06A6A6658F95FCF9EB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6103(p)(3)(A) of such Code is
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: <quote>The
Commissioner of Social Security shall provide to the Secretary such information
as the Secretary may require in carrying out this paragraph with respect to
return information inspected or disclosed under the authority of subsection
(l)(21).</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID92A44038F0714033A585ADEFE915EF6C"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6103(p)(4) of such Code is
amended—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC693AC296CA04E80BF9F55BF929E5109"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>or (17)</quote> both
places it appears and inserting <quote>(17), or (21)</quote>, and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1759D3DE43B34B7FBDA8AB8017CC28CC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>or (20)</quote> each
place it appears and inserting <quote>(20), or (21)</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2C72B0933962426FB8976F57D2CEB33A"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6103(p)(8)(B) of such Code is
amended by inserting <quote>or paragraph (9)</quote> after <quote>subparagraph
(A)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID242E6E16926C459FA1CFA9765AEC2C8D"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7213(a)(2) of such Code is amended
by striking <quote>or (20)</quote> and inserting <quote>(20), or
(21)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID34F4A8AC670B49ACAE1B9B1995E1F495"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of Appropriations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1C7502ED18FA4F79A50054CAC5259A78"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out the amendments made by
this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID66A645AEBEBB4220A59EDD1BC7CB9450"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on verification responsibilities
of commissioner of social security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner of Social Security is
authorized to perform activities with respect to carrying out the
Commissioner’s responsibilities in this title or the amendments made by this
title, but only to the extent the Secretary has provided, in advance, funds to
cover the Commissioner’s full costs in carrying out such responsibilities. In
no case shall funds from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund
or the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund be used to carry out such
responsibilities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE3054C54D9E44E7FB152CF1B4AE2C359"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective Dates</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3E0336750C7049EAB6AFE01644634A04"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by subsections (a),
(b), (c), and (d) shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2A6C0FB0D97F47A58FD15A182D0C5C96"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection
<enum-in-header>(e)</enum-in-header></header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID135CDB83B8CA4A0BACA7264C69ECC83B"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by subsection (e) shall
apply to disclosures made after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0337A9A5CCD64010852F727EEF5A9BA6"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The first certification under section
6103(p)(9)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by subsection
(e)(2), shall be made with respect to calendar year 2007.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0A349C573C7B4E1C8BDABE9732EEF280" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>302.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employer Compliance Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 286 (8 U.S.C. 1356) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC62F5DBF058A43D5802A91679C21A1D4" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF19CDC756F81443EAC9E9104E5FC2656"><enum>(w)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employer Compliance Fund</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7C2DCFDAA42D4687A888F5F8F398286E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established in the general fund of
the Treasury, a separate account, which shall be known as the <quote>Employer
Compliance Fund</quote> (referred to in this subsection as the
<quote>Fund</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE91C09DAABE6476DB7C0A2F8AD1FA166"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deposits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be deposited as offsetting
receipts into the Fund all civil monetary penalties collected by the Secretary
of Homeland Security under section 274A.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD70428C890274A98A67C0AC3335CA793"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts refunded to the Secretary from the
Fund shall be used for the purposes of enhancing and enforcing employer
compliance with section 274A.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID103735AAAFE148FF84FB850FB7FBA96C"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts deposited into the Fund shall
remain available until expended and shall be refunded out of the Fund by the
Secretary of the Treasury, at least on a quarterly basis, to the Secretary of
Homeland
Security.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7AC25E6E765244CEA6C0F3916F48F0F0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>303.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional worksite enforcement and fraud
detection agents</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6083494CE4D5490387B1B620930DAA39"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increase in Number of
Personnel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall, subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, annually
increase, by not less than 2,200, the number of personnel of the Bureau of
Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the 5-year period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID34CBD6C2B7DB44CD94CD72E61CA86C6F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of Personnel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that not less
than 25 percent of all the hours expended by personnel of the Bureau of
Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall be used to enforce compliance with
sections 274A and 274C of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1324a and 1324c).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE17F274B061B4EDEB3AA773AD5523FE9"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for each of the fiscal years
2008 through 2012 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8A11B4500E144D40AA473963685EF17A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>304.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clarification of ineligibility for
misrepresentation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
212(a)(6)(C)(ii)(I) (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(6)(C)(ii)(I)), is amended by striking
<quote>citizen</quote> and inserting <quote>national</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8D6A6977C61141AFBFF0C96ED50B6792" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>305.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Antidiscrimination protections</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2AC461777E504A39A2A1D1955A4D702D"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application of Prohibition of
Discrimination to Verification System</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 274B(a)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(1))
is amended by inserting <quote>, the verification of the individual’s work
authorization through the Electronic Employment Verification System described
in section 274A(d),</quote> after <quote>the individual for
employment</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAA0607AC609D4E679B11918EB55141BA"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Classes of Aliens as Protected
Individuals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
274B(a)(3)(B) (8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID44BD8639288F4B4BA7C6DBD8B1857A2F" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID202DE0A70F334B8689F32DCA60B8419C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is an alien who is—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA1F82B23B07B4E94BB43BA5CE22DB334"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">lawfully admitted for permanent
residence;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3AED91797BF0480EB717E339A570DF92"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">granted the status of an alien lawfully
admitted for temporary residence under section 210(a) or 245(a)(1);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID162DF6D914C44F01A62BF3E4F96B1161"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">admitted as a refugee under section
207;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC70B9692B58E470998C1CD9DD1BA5384"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">granted asylum under section 208;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID13C8AFCF902A434984CFBB40F93C9B47"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">granted the status of a nonimmigrant under
section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA6B836DEBE8147358B895E4353C5CB59"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">granted temporary protected status under
section 244; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID97722047D43243D98DD08EE7F7735C37"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">granted parole under section
212(d)(5).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB6B1A1D51E5F44F2BAB62B47E14E038B"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements for Electronic Employment
Verification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 274B(a)
(8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCBF2F10E768A4E95AC9AD6B8CCCB05CD" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF80CCC61E3A34B5489FD5C936248647A"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Antidiscrimination requirements of the
electronic employment verification system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is an unfair immigration-related
employment practice for a person or other entity, in the course of the
electronic verification process described in section 274A(d)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCBD1B20B3E5646F7AC316413F1CCD760"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to terminate or undertake any adverse
employment action due to a tentative nonconfirmation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87ADD182628F4D3F8E37A8C0D707CD46"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to use the verification system for
screening of an applicant prior to an offer of employment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19E49480D5414E3187521F55459B4DDA"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except as described in section
274A(d)(3)(B), to use the verification system for a current employee after the
first 3 days of employment, or for the reverification of an employee after the
employee has satisfied the process described in section 274A(d); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7529E86EBA764C3C8CFB6AFAC97599D1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to require an individual to make an inquiry
under the self-verification procedures established in section
274A(d)(8)(E)(iii).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAC2C1CD8A2674E98B343620CD7BB4A84"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increase in Civil Money
Penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 274B(g)(2)
(8 U.S.C. 1324b(g)(2)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID419678B429904C3997D127F40793D055"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)(iv)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBD8BA75E7A3B452C8EA91FBD66DBF7F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (I), by striking <quote>$250
and not more than $2,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$1,000 and not more than
$4,000</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCBF215A0306E41EAAA2D51858F8D164E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (II), by striking
<quote>$2,000 and not more than $5,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$4,000 and
not more than $10,000</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID97E4459DD4CD40BBBB35F4C916AB3615"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (III), by striking
<quote>$3,000 and not more than $10,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$6,000 and
not more than $20,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC484E14E571044049B20F3C9DA819FBC"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (IV), by striking <quote>$100
and not more than $1,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$500 and not more than
$5,000</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3D72B26996BA402D9A3BFB3950E7B8DE"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increased Funding of Information
Campaign</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 274B(l)(3)
(8 U.S.C. 1324b(l)(3)) is amended by inserting <quote>and an additional
$40,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2010</quote> before the
period at the end.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID443F60F5B8664973B0F51AE92A880916"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
Date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act and shall apply to violations occurring on or after
such date.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonimmigrant and Immigrant Visa
Reform</header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="id4BE92B07EB094CD5A133809BA55218DF" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Temporary Guest Workers</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0EF49A7843C049669611722BDBFA800E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>401.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigration impact study</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2C417706F89448638DAB2532B8259A5A"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
Date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any regulation that
would increase the number of aliens who are eligible for legal status may not
take effect before 90 days after the date on which the Director of the Bureau
of the Census submits a report to Congress under subsection (c).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE643325A2676471394E4FFC96CB8D779"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the Bureau of the Census,
jointly with the Secretary, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of
Education, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of the Interior,
the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of the
Treasury, the Attorney General, and the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, shall undertake a study examining the impacts of the current
and proposed annual grants of legal status, including immigrant and
nonimmigrant status, along with the current level of illegal immigration, on
the infrastructure of and quality of life in the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID68EAAF8576534D14A81CE67D8F2D1C5E"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of the Census shall
submit to Congress a report on the findings of the study required by subsection
(b), including the following information:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID361964C0D7924700814302B8E188576A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An estimate of the total legal and illegal
immigrant populations of the United States, as they relate to the total
population.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF1B001CE21344EE3AA53AEAFB564FAAA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The projected impact of legal and illegal
immigration on the size of the population of the United States over the next 50
years, which regions of the country are likely to experience the largest
increases, which small towns and rural counties are likely to lose their
character as a result of such growth, and how the proposed regulations would
affect these projections.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3F4C68EBEDB7464E8FC76CCCB4014769"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The impact of the current and projected
foreign-born populations on the natural environment, including the consumption
of nonrenewable resources, waste production and disposal, the emission of
pollutants, and the loss of habitat and productive farmland, an estimate of the
public expenditures required to maintain current standards in each of these
areas, the degree to which current standards will deteriorate if such
expenditures are not forthcoming, and the additional effects the proposed
regulations would have.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCE8D743C87A341658DFBDB5363F86EA3"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The impact of the current and projected
foreign-born populations on employment and wage rates, particularly in
industries such as agriculture and services in which the foreign born are
concentrated, an estimate of the associated public costs, and the additional
effects the proposed regulations would have.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCAC67D4E8D1941AC8FFDFB680E44E439"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The impact of the current and projected
foreign-born populations on the need for additions and improvements to the
transportation infrastructure of the United States, an estimate of the public
expenditures required to meet this need, the impact on Americans’ mobility if
such expenditures are not forthcoming, and the additional effect the proposed
regulations would have.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4A1E472606B84C3CB3C1F7315FA10E54"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The impact of the current and projected
foreign-born populations on enrollment, class size, teacher-student ratios, and
the quality of education in public schools, an estimate of the public
expenditures required to maintain current median standards, the degree to those
standards will deteriorate if such expenditures are not forthcoming, and the
additional effect the proposed regulations would have.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2F602373F1D84B90BBC07A51C1006B30"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The impact of the current and projected
foreign-born populations on home ownership rates, housing prices, and the
demand for low-income and subsidized housing, the public expenditures required
to maintain current median standards in these areas, the degree to which those
standards will deteriorate if such expenditures are not forthcoming, and the
additional effect the proposed regulations would have.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID94ED1F852B1E4C8F86AC4882FD05267B"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The impact of the current and projected
foreign-born populations on access to quality health care and on the cost of
health care and health insurance, an estimate of the public expenditures
required to maintain current median standards, the degree to which those
standards will deteriorate if such expenditures are not forthcoming, and the
additional effect the proposed regulations would have.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID681B63898F864614B7C6BCDCD8F3966A"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The impact of the current and projected
foreign-born populations on the criminal justice system in the United States,
an estimate of the associated public costs, and the additional effect the
proposed regulations would have.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC043C6D521CB4160B2E62BF4216F245A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>402.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonimmigrant temporary worker</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9D3D7CCD53274B4DA2420E6A73CCF6C2"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Temporary Worker Category</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(a)(15)(H) (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(H)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID907E393695AC49BD8F457AA57C24F3F6" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBB8F621351F14D1AB4C4FC2B60894AE2"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an alien—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8DBAD3531CC041E99CA8CC8A0BA242AA"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID5E77E844F47C4B18AE5D8FFEA63F85F6"><enum>(b)<?LEXA-Enum (b)?></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to section 212(j)(2)—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID53758185618C4563B8272650784CD1E7" indent="up1"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who is coming temporarily to the United
States to perform services (other than services described in clause (ii)(a) or
subparagraph (O) or (P)) in a specialty occupation described in section
214(i)(1) or as a fashion model;</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA2AD6062D984497B8F3F0F1C2FC4FA48" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who meets the requirements for the
occupation specified in section 214(i)(2) or, in the case of a fashion model,
is of distinguished merit and ability; and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID78CDDD0663064497A5E6BE7D62B26896" indent="up1"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor
determines and certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security that the
intending employer has filed an application with the Secretary in accordance
with section 212(n)(1);</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3ACB5A93293542F9BD442C6622046262" indent="up1"><enum>(b1)<?LEXA-Enum (b1)?></enum><item commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id0205D5D0476C45AE9D4FD28E573BEAD5"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who is entitled to enter the United States
under the provisions of an agreement listed in section 214(g)(8)(A);</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36E4F17085B84A95BFDC99BDF15CB2D9" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who is engaged in a specialty occupation
described in section 214(i)(3); and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5CE2E5A70DF946A5B6D983E260BC61AC" indent="up1"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor
determines and certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the
Secretary of State that the intending employer has filed an attestation with
the Secretary of Labor in accordance with section 212(t)(1); or</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC345982724A346AABFC5091C806AB490" indent="up1"><enum>(c)<?LEXA-Enum (c)?></enum><item commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id1FD263FB2BE04B9AA0589B579A2D2189"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who is coming temporarily to the United
States to perform services as a registered nurse;</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAEC89A9BEAEE4056BB489B8A70A4C614" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who meets the qualifications described in
section 212(m)(1); and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76359DEE69BB4240B8758D399EDC9EBF" indent="up1"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor
determines and certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security that an
unexpired attestation is on file and in effect under section 212(m)(2) for the
facility (as defined in section 212(m)(6)) for which the alien will perform the
services; or</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0440194E328A48579275A2F4DC6C17F5"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDDAA832A25E514D0AAD17C0C6B446E0CA"><enum>(a)<?LEXA-Enum (a)?></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9FB3F6BDBDBA4C63B1D5913245B1C8F0" indent="up1"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has a residence in a foreign country which
the alien has no intention of abandoning; and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15B409EA36AE4823964B1E3F0E1CB224" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is coming temporarily to the United States
to perform agricultural labor or services (as defined by the Secretary of
Labor), including agricultural labor (as defined in section 3121(g) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986), agriculture (as defined in section 3(f) of the
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(f))), and the pressing of
apples for cider on a farm, of a temporary or seasonal nature;</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID09078223FF2A42AF922DDC57BB936926" indent="up1"><enum>(b)<?LEXA-Enum (b)?></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3CF22355BDC04C60B88B3AA04EE5849A"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has a residence in a foreign country which
the alien has no intention of abandoning;</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5285F245B77F4967B3CB1DF472575E22"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is coming temporarily to the United States
to perform nonagricultural work or services of a temporary or seasonal nature
(if unemployed persons capable of performing such work or services cannot be
found in the United States), excluding medical school graduates coming to the
United States to perform services as members of the medical profession;
or</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3A128B29875349568F534151EEC2DBE9" indent="up1"><enum>(c)<?LEXA-Enum (c)?></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94B42158250C4648B1D8D6E189487833"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has a residence in a foreign country which
the alien has no intention of abandoning;</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39F8D71CEF3E42C2B56F6E6A534AB08F"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is coming temporarily to the United States
to perform temporary labor or services other than the labor or services
described in clause (i)(b), (i)(c), (ii)(a), or (iii), or subparagraph (L),
(O), (P), or (R) (if unemployed persons capable of performing such labor or
services cannot be found in the United States); and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEB85FCBA85C34F618D2CCB3205212DAF"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meets the requirements under section 218A,
including the filing of a petition under such section on behalf of the
alien;</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6D0A84C0C79C48D7AFCF11B426A66F28"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB837023B5D8448F8C6F523205BDBC02"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has a residence in a foreign country which
the alien has no intention of abandoning; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id222252A846494EFABB5B3FEC14778281"><enum>(b)<?LEXA-Enum (b)?></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is coming temporarily to the United States
as a trainee (other than to receive graduate medical education or training) in
a training program that is not designed primarily to provide productive
employment; or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID45622C1FEC29492786F9C3A05DC5AE4C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1D2F4EF74D95472EA08709DA029E01A2"><enum>(a)<?LEXA-Enum (a)?></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is the spouse or a minor child of an alien
described in this subparagraph; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09B7D56B32494558A76BE597A5F62C3E"><enum>(b)<?LEXA-Enum (b)?></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is accompanying or following to join such
alien.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFD0B6C0FD2F940D897B780A87583B67F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective Date and
Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment
made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 18 months after
the date that not less than $400,000,000 have been appropriated and made
available to the Secretary to implement the Electronic Employment Verification
System established under 274A(d) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name>, as amended by
section 301(a), with respect to aliens, who, on such effective date, are
outside of the United States.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID55FC2C60EA774058A7FC6F74254676E7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>403.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Admission of nonimmigrant temporary guest
workers</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID53C6F7186E784BE68CDC1159ECE239DC"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Temporary Guest Workers</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEC71E897E8A74E68981B6466C344E245"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 2 of title II (8 U.S.C. 1181 et
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 218 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D5C3803FB244E259BAF0EE464A992DC" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID251CAC39DDEF45FF94FB1AA228440B00" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>218A.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Admission of H–2C nonimmigrants</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID819DBAB4B5544E53A88265CA2308F4BD"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State may grant a
temporary visa to an H–2C nonimmigrant who demonstrates an intent to perform
labor or services in the United States (other than the labor or services
described in clause (i)(b) or (ii)(a) of section 101(a)(15)(H) or subparagraph
(L), (O), (P), or (R)) of section 101(a)(15).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID13E6B5C4CB26436894E24136F9B386ED"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements for Admission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien shall be eligible for H–2C
nonimmigrant status if the alien meets the following requirements:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBCD012952F464E8683CFAE361A34D554"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility to work</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien shall establish that the alien is
capable of performing the labor or services required for an occupation under
section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2CE41905304347A6BA7D93D2C336628A"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evidence of employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien shall establish that the alien
has received a job offer from an employer who has complied with the
requirements of 218B.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID13FA41E7214B455296F5041F08FEAAA1"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien shall pay a $500 visa issuance
fee in addition to the cost of processing and adjudicating such application.
Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to affect consular procedures for
charging reciprocal fees.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7A79A29E18AC479FB76033D194C222EF"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Medical examination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien shall undergo a medical
examination (including a determination of immunization status), at the alien’s
expense, that conforms to generally accepted standards of medical
practice.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFAF87B302693488899B2ACE15EC52827"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application content and waiver</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID03F8FF0F9A044DB59700CC2B66ED5B76"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application form</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien shall submit to the Secretary a
completed application, on a form designed by the Secretary of Homeland
Security, including proof of evidence of the requirements under paragraphs (1)
and (2).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB1E32A05CFBE4914BE38350EFE570C73"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Content</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to any other information that
the Secretary requires to determine an alien’s eligibility for H–2C
nonimmigrant status, the Secretary shall require an alien to provide
information concerning the alien’s—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID620093FC01F34D7F99ED15900603CE4B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">physical and mental health;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7256B2A2ACBA445CB81394CBC42CF2BC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">criminal history and gang
membership;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAC7AEEEC737343AFB20F3CCBC3699FBC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">immigration history; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID97E10B3585DC46B9930E28F6D15FA7EC"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">involvement with groups or individuals that
have engaged in terrorism, genocide, persecution, or who seek the overthrow of
the United States Government.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB51EBD0DB09C4D8EB2FC0312D3992D66"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Knowledge</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien shall include with the
application submitted under this paragraph a signed certification in which the
alien certifies that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0DD83F7E106649D6B50DCA7511941ACD"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien has read and understands all of
the questions and statements on the application form;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0D95E3D2E0C548F38551D6F22D1E1F97"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien certifies under penalty of
perjury under the laws of the United States that the application, and any
evidence submitted with it, are all true and correct; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID55720983AA064DBFAACF575EFDEE931C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the applicant authorizes the release of any
information contained in the application and any attached evidence for law
enforcement purposes.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8515C78D75814552B018692F6A58174D"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grounds of Inadmissibility</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBA0506D98D5E40919E459320FDD74DB4"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining an alien’s admissibility as
an H–2C nonimmigrant—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFEB4B9CAA27E4B5C8575A59269368B30"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">paragraphs (5), (6)(A), (7), (9)(B), and
(9)(C) of section 212(a) may be waived for conduct that occurred before the
effective date of the <short-title>Comprehensive
Immigration Reform Act of 2007</short-title>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE6D1AA31B89D4F60A67905B74ACA2EE9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Homeland Security may not
waive the application of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID53A2915FE0E24D509311CBD9FD8AA988"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (E), (G), (H),
or (I) of section 212(a)(2) (relating to criminals);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBDAF7AA08CBF4BC598E496A7FF4A4861"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 212(a)(3) (relating to security and
related grounds); or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCF157B3B4F6648EB9D878643C1C544A4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subparagraph (A), (C) or (D) of section
212(a)(10) (relating to polygamists and child abductors); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB83A90906C034DE49C711D015B57D93E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for conduct that occurred before the date
of the enactment of the <short-title>Comprehensive
Immigration Reform Act of 2007</short-title>, the Secretary of Homeland
Security may waive the application of any provision of section 212(a) not
listed in subparagraph (B) on behalf of an individual alien—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD08CB4C268634DE7B2D026767D200F28"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for humanitarian purposes;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD08C3D7FA4DE4B2E94EACCCFA281986F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure family unity; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID68659E9C584747D899A8EAE1B28C1961"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if such a waiver is otherwise in the public
interest.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC3B396B256BA40528104278145DC160A"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Renewal of authorized admission and
subsequent admissions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An
alien seeking renewal of authorized admission or subsequent admission as an
H–2C nonimmigrant shall establish that the alien is not inadmissible under
section 212(a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1B37046418D7406CB10ABFF34D947935"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Background Checks</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
not admit, and the Secretary of State shall not issue a visa to, an alien
seeking H–2C nonimmigrant status unless all appropriate background checks have
been completed.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6D66EB2F4908463EB0292F80A9DE5D80"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ineligible To Change Nonimmigrant
Classification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An H–2C
nonimmigrant may not change nonimmigrant classification under section
248.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6D191B5E67C14FA1A941224C9D051E10"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Period of Authorized Admission</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDE828DD276BF4549B200703FB76BC91B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorized period and renewal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The initial period of authorized admission
as an H–2C nonimmigrant shall be 3 years, and the alien may seek 1 extension
for an additional 3-year period.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF64B93438E3845A788E2B17D7FBE7E28"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">International commuters</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who resides outside the United
States and commutes into the United States to work as an H–2C nonimmigrant, is
not subject to the time limitations under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD9FC22311B15460CBF0DCC35520B6BF4"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Loss of employment</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID569E84B97B134BB8A9C3E75D8C188076"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID92EB5423A7E1409BA96C1083DC1526A6"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Period of unemployment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to clause (ii) and subsection (c),
the period of authorized admission of an H–2C nonimmigrant shall terminate if
the alien is unemployed for 60 or more consecutive days.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFA077C0932F241909502CDD5171B2780"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The period of authorized admission of an
H–2C nonimmigrant shall not terminate if the alien is unemployed for 60 or more
consecutive days if such unemployment is caused by—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6AD83950C4B14F71ACF15BC296B4D475"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a period of physical or mental disability
of the alien or the spouse, son, daughter, or parent (as defined in section 101
of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611)) of the
alien;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC35E0047788B4B16BFC3273619739ECE"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a period of vacation, medical leave,
maternity leave, or similar leave from employment authorized by employer
policy, State law, or Federal law; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE26FE192D5B64A09AB569FCA8196125C"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other period of temporary unemployment
caused by circumstances beyond the control of the alien.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5A66FE1721BB4666BE3DF46F949A55BD"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Return to foreign residence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any alien whose period of authorized
admission terminates under subparagraph (A) shall be required to leave the
United States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0EC7582481A749B3AFCBDCBD90762755"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Period of visa validity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any alien, whose period of authorized
admission terminates under subparagraph (A), who leaves the United States under
subparagraph (B), may reenter the United States as an H–2C nonimmigrant to work
for an employer, if the alien has complied with the requirements of subsection
(b). The Secretary may, in the Secretary’s sole and unreviewable discretion,
reauthorize such alien for admission as an H–2C nonimmigrant without requiring
the alien’s departure from the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBC03E2FF741F4EAABB8BF1717B3ECC0E"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Visits outside united states</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA7FB554C9D274FFAA96CB9C87053555D"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under regulations established by the
Secretary of Homeland Security, an H–2C nonimmigrant—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBD5A7EA37CF343F2A3F053775945E10E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may travel outside of the United States;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD485895880DF427B83451B37B1340BCB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may be readmitted without having to obtain
a new visa if the period of authorized admission has not expired.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID07D2C4237A4C41F7BE3910F5829708A5"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect on period of authorized
admission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Time spent outside
the United States under subparagraph (A) shall not extend the period of
authorized admission in the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4A5EA7F4E75C4AF0988CCB6756061F11"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bars to extension or
admission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien may not be
granted H–2C nonimmigrant status, or an extension of such status, if—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0E43AF5F9EB244D6812822FAF0B62982"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien has violated any material term or
condition of such status granted previously, including failure to comply with
the change of address reporting requirements under section 265;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0DC1C537A3A14F26A65B456D526CB724"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien is inadmissible as a
nonimmigrant; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID226D0C798CF64E208FAC26DC5F39217F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the granting of such status or extension of
such status would allow the alien to exceed 6 years as an H–2C nonimmigrant,
unless the alien has resided and been physically present outside the United
States for at least 1 year after the expiration of such H–2C nonimmigrant
status.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF5B4C9745E474A539AC41EC9643A1BA7"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evidence of Nonimmigrant
Status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each H–2C nonimmigrant
shall be issued documentary evidence of nonimmigrant status, which—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID12EE506113334EC183FB8E85A2695369"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be machine-readable,
tamper-resistant, and allow for biometric authentication;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID371C8C88B8FE437087BDBF4663EA38ED"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be designed in consultation with the
Forensic Document Laboratory of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEE6336FDA05B4DE6BA96E9DEC7E0C353"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall, during the alien’s authorized period
of admission under subsection (f), serve as a valid entry document for the
purpose of applying for admission to the United States—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9FB48069EE8144F388CB3B075E19D5B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">instead of a passport and visa if the
alien—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDD2D1DE8B4A243FA8FD9F67BF069C6C6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a national of a foreign territory
contiguous to the United States; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA5954A439FD14940ADB61F537757A6A2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is applying for admission at a land border
port of entry; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA86BFC6C42364F2484CD93642ADA9B15"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in conjunction with a valid passport, if
the alien is applying for admission at an air or sea port of entry;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7BCB840C50814DC4BC691A9F67758BA3"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may be accepted during the period of its
validity by an employer as evidence of employment authorization and identity
under section 274A(b)(1)(B); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9C3B8A9C24AD4A13850CF0DF67694E56"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be issued to the H–2C nonimmigrant by
the Secretary of Homeland Security promptly after the final adjudication of
such alien’s application for H–2C nonimmigrant status.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5F0A0CA055AA46A88BC97196FDA81870"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalty for Failure To Depart</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an H–2C nonimmigrant fails to depart the
United States before the date which is 10 days after the date that the alien’s
authorized period of admission as an H–2C nonimmigrant terminates, the H–2C
nonimmigrant may not apply for or receive any immigration relief or benefit
under this Act or any other law, except for relief under sections 208 and
241(b)(3) and relief under the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel,
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, for an alien who indicates either
an intention to apply for asylum under section 208 or a fear of persecution or
torture.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC05B9F06246D41F4B5CFF62966054F0E"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalty for Illegal Entry or
Overstay</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any alien who
enters, attempts to enter, or crosses the border after the date of the
enactment of this section, and is physically present in the United States after
such date in violation of this Act or of any other Federal law, may not
receive, for a period of 10 years—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2631EC303C02471ABE1003E17F701406"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any relief under section 240A(a),
240A(b)(1), or 240B; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID667465CD3A56477085BF33D204C30B4F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">nonimmigrant status under section
101(a)(15) (except subparagraphs (T) and (U)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9961E64D58D54233B29DAFF054299663"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Portability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A nonimmigrant alien described in this
section, who was previously issued a visa or otherwise provided H–2C
nonimmigrant status, may accept a new offer of employment with a subsequent
employer, if—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE43216BE81104A6C9CB9AFF45D226174"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the employer complies with section 218B;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID433D41AC184044D68D3F8B109D4B5167"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien, after lawful admission to the
United States, did not work without authorization.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC82F0A3131B6450AADDEF35D464955E3"><enum>(k)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Change of Address</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An H–2C nonimmigrant shall comply with the
change of address reporting requirements under section 265 through either
electronic or paper notification.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID43BF60BBD04743029BD1DE8A3E628857"><enum>(l)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Collection of Fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All fees collected under this section shall
be deposited in the Treasury in accordance with section 286(c).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID98FBD1A9E458488EA75BB480851D4677"><enum>(m)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Issuance of H–4 Nonimmigrant Visas for
Spouse and Children</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2763D547F83344FC87DC4C264273EAB9"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien spouse and children of an H–2C
nonimmigrant (referred to in this section as <quote>dependent aliens</quote>)
who are accompanying or following to join the H–2C nonimmigrant may be issued
nonimmigrant visas under section 101(a)(15)(H)(iv).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID43B1FBEC81954F93860E4372D3B88A5D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements for admission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A dependent alien is eligible for
nonimmigrant status under 101(a)(15)(H)(iv) if the dependent alien meets the
following requirements:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3B64AAF0E2C4479FA9D1BDA2337C09B5"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The dependent alien is admissible as a
nonimmigrant and does not fall within a class of aliens ineligible for H–4A
nonimmigrant status listed under subsection (c).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID83BCEF0BE2124AEB90170119B13D849C"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Medical examination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before a nonimmigrant visa is issued to a
dependent alien under this subsection, the dependent alien shall submit to a
medical examination (including a determination of immunization status) at the
alien’s expense, that conforms to generally accepted standards of medical
practice.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID144A4038B43A48D9B366FA38F354E607"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Background checks</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before a nonimmigrant visa is issued to a
dependent alien under this section, the consular officer shall conduct such
background checks as the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary
of Homeland Security, considers appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBA1516095FAD4590A2B55F21B591CB09"><enum>(n)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section and sections 218B, 218C,
and 218D:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6AC1101FA5AB4620B57A4FE7A1F2DAC6"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aggrieved person</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">term <term>aggrieved person</term> means a
person adversely affected by an alleged violation of this section,
including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1C411B0BC2CC4800BA9C0D4E7F0EDE70"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a worker whose job, wages, or working
conditions are adversely affected by the violation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE77FDC337A684FDC8EB1A538AEA5D3FC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a representative for workers whose jobs,
wages, or working conditions are adversely affected by the violation who brings
a complaint on behalf of such worker.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDB28D2EF6E6048A7B45450FEFEF339A6"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Area of employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <term>area of employment</term>
and <term>area of intended employment</term> mean the area within normal
commuting distance of the worksite or physical location at which the work of
the temporary worker is or will be performed. If such worksite or location is
within a Metropolitan Statistical Area, any place within such area is deemed to
be within the area of employment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID843E3722EC5C4A11AC7765F76677BEC5"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible individual</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible individual</term>
means, with respect to employment, an individual who is not an unauthorized
alien (as defined in section 274A) with respect to that employment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAA85A331011C4AF0BEB4DFB7FFFE086D"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employ; employee; employer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <term>employ</term>,
<term>employee</term>, and <term>employer</term> have the meanings given such
terms in section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.
203).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID654D42E4DACC412DB0BA83E7214B69D1"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Foreign labor contractor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>foreign labor
contractor</term> means any person who for any compensation or other valuable
consideration paid or promised to be paid, performs any foreign labor
contracting activity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2F82B3341F5040FAA042C58FC3D40468"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Foreign labor contracting
activity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>foreign labor contracting activity</term> means recruiting, soliciting,
hiring, employing, or furnishing, an individual who resides outside of the
United States for employment in the United States as a nonimmigrant alien
described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID189635C38DC749EF87757D9C5A9D26D0"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">H–2C nonimmigrant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>H–2C nonimmigrant</term>
means a nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8BC06FB33BD7468B91E001707D8C8D33"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Separation from employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>separation from
employment</term> means the worker’s loss of employment, other than through a
discharge for inadequate performance, violation of workplace rules, cause,
voluntary departure, voluntary retirement, or the expiration of a grant or
contract. The term does not include any situation in which the worker is
offered, as an alternative to such loss of employment, a similar employment
opportunity with the same employer at equivalent or higher compensation and
benefits than the position from which the employee was discharged, regardless
of whether the employee accepts the offer. Nothing in this paragraph shall
limit an employee’s rights under a collective bargaining agreement or other
employment contract.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5E22AD31906C415687A9314673C52949"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">United states worker</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>United States worker</term>
means an employee who is—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7E8769445A6D48E4B5DC8FD2FF291E18"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a citizen or national of the United States;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD13DE5356CC5498AADE3B962B3141519"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an alien who is—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID129B429DB99D413C84F7541B7A133C88"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">lawfully admitted for permanent
residence;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID98264A52C7D64D549497AA8F0B194E06"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">admitted as a refugee under section
207;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD265BCFEFAAD470CA1A3046801C98B7F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">granted asylum under section 208; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID39CDCEBB2B1846A08395469F415380A2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">otherwise authorized, under this Act or by
the Secretary of Homeland Security, to be employed in the United
States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID058AC4AD39DE4BF0B1C34C31E937D511"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
218 the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE5D77C388F71406CB1FBE70D5EF8EA57" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 218A. Admission of
temporary H–2C
workers.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6E7AB7FF70C447CD9E1748646202936E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>404.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employer obligations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7B6209A1C3074FC582524D89D7FE4004"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title II (8 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.) is amended
by inserting after section 218A, as added by section 403, the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFA5622A77E374148BF3752C3F1293B03" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID591DD140AEC8460CB255FB0A7859FB32" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>218B.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employer obligations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2ABC7043483E44AD92606FF30DC5F850"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each employer who employs an H–2C
nonimmigrant shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB3F0957051824CAAA9026613B8734325"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">file a petition in accordance with
subsection (b); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID494FBE84B6124860B655D1270B99A8D5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pay the appropriate fee, as determined by
the Secretary of Labor.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3800FC6AFBA84DEBACF3F729B6ED4A2B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required Procedure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except where the Secretary of Labor has
determined that there is a shortage of United States workers in the occupation
and area of intended employment to which the H–2C nonimmigrant is
sought—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93D0D31D5F4D4231B21EF43855DC681B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Efforts to recruit united states
workers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the period
beginning not later than 90 days prior to the date on which a petition is filed
under subsection (a)(1), and ending on the date that is 14 days prior to the
date on which the petition is filed, the employer involved shall take the
following steps to recruit United States workers for the position for which the
H–2C nonimmigrant is sought under the petition:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID928467F3DCB14D20948ED67D0A438909"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Submit a copy of the job opportunity,
including a description of the wages and other terms and conditions of
employment and the minimum education, training, experience and other
requirements of the job, to the State Employment Service Agency that serves the
area of employment in the State in which the employer is located.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54C8450651ED43EDAB88484F81AF76DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorize the State Employment Service
Agency to post the job opportunity on the Internet through the website for
America’s Job Bank, with local job banks, and with unemployment agencies and
other labor referral and recruitment sources pertinent to the job
involved.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD26A66BB2ABA4DED9A4B53FFC4EB3556"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorize the State Employment Service
Agency to notify labor organizations in the State in which the job is located,
and if applicable, the office of the local union which represents the employees
in the same or substantially equivalent job classification of the job
opportunity.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID578831C67E344DA4BB5D3A5284E6FF90"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Post the availability of the job
opportunity for which the employer is seeking a worker in conspicuous locations
at the place of employment for all employees to see.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB643C6D200E54C419B836AAA8AEE05FA"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Efforts to employ united states
workers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer that
seeks to employ an H–2C nonimmigrant shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID595AB29BF79A43CB85DE1322F3345B5C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">first offer the job to any eligible United
States worker who applies, is qualified for the job and is available at the
time of need, notwithstanding any other valid employment criteria.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID283B2F1F291046CF82DC6F6D8499CA08"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Petition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A petition to hire an H–2C nonimmigrant
under this section shall include an attestation by the employer of the
following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD2FE7549BAF14DBDBEEF6CB5A5FA7261"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection of united states
workers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employment of an
H–2C nonimmigrant—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID813D5259D2BA4FFA95584B5C9E228726"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">will not adversely affect the wages and
working conditions of workers in the United States similarly employed;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID413C74A5E7D14371920608B8C1B00936"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">did not and will not cause the separation
from employment of a United States worker employed by the employer within the
180-day period beginning 90 days before the date on which the petition is
filed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID430C2C3D31264F638BAAA4A36DD231E4"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Wages</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBF60F5BB5B0A49E0AED361DD9D1A074B"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The H–2C nonimmigrant will be paid not less
than the greater of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID456FA001CA5F487BA692CCFC20105E05"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the actual wage level paid by the employer
to all other individuals with similar experience and qualifications for the
specific employment in question; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26F1B7DFEDAD4825AE93F5FC88C8EA27"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the prevailing wage level for the
occupational classification in the area of employment, taking into account
experience and skill levels of employees.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID64EBC0E677654D48B94AEDB06B1BE0DF"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Calculation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The wage levels under subparagraph (A)
shall be calculated based on the best information available at the time of the
filing of the application.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID66064643F57D43F791CB9C73554389A5"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prevailing wage level</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), the
prevailing wage level shall be determined in accordance as follows:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID60523A9D01C245F08190F1CA966D7E57"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the job opportunity is covered by a
collective bargaining agreement between a union and the employer, the
prevailing wage shall be the wage rate set forth in the collective bargaining
agreement.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID331D112548824769BCD969FB71892E96"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the job opportunity is not covered by
such an agreement and it is in an occupation that is covered by a wage
determination under a provision of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40,
United States Code, or the Service Contract Act of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 351 et
seq.), the prevailing wage level shall be the appropriate statutory
wage.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID72878FECBC164962B1FE1A33DA806E39"><enum>(iii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID9972ED6F4C6F4A61885E974BF0361270"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the job opportunity is not covered by
such an agreement and it is in an occupation that is not covered by a wage
determination under a provision of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40,
United States Code, or the Service Contract Act of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 351 et
seq.), the prevailing wage level shall be based on published wage data for the
occupation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, including the Occupational
Employment Statistics survey, Current Employment Statistics data, National
Compensation Survey, and Occupational Employment Projections program. If the
Bureau of Labor Statistics does not have wage data applicable to such
occupation, the employer may base the prevailing wage level on another wage
survey approved by the Secretary of Labor.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCD75FA1698D84089B0B4764F0A44C9B9" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall promulgate regulations
applicable to approval of such other wage surveys that require, among other
things, that the Bureau of Labor Statistics determine such surveys are
statistically viable.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD10E33CD1042405E8A9ACE83C06CD983"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Working conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All workers in the occupation at the place
of employment at which the H–2C nonimmigrant will be employed will be provided
the working conditions and benefits that are normal to workers similarly
employed in the area of intended employment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20DE28EF2AE546B8B781524AA8AC6CC2"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Labor dispute</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is not a strike, lockout, or work
stoppage in the course of a labor dispute in the occupation at the place of
employment at which the H–2C nonimmigrant will be employed. If such strike,
lockout, or work stoppage occurs following submission of the petition, the
employer will provide notification in accordance with regulations promulgated
by the Secretary of Labor.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID63713394467849B2ADEF5EEB5FA2255C"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provision of insurance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the position for which the H–2C
nonimmigrant is sought is not covered by the State workers’ compensation law,
the employer will provide, at no cost to the H–2C nonimmigrant, insurance
covering injury and disease arising out of, and in the course of, the worker’s
employment, which will provide benefits at least equal to those provided under
the State workers’ compensation law for comparable employment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB8BC05758ABC4680A802030DA7D39C83"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice to employees</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF5ABC3E9FC96444187E07FC0018B0BF2"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer has provided notice of the
filing of the petition to the bargaining representative of the employer’s
employees in the occupational classification and area of employment for which
the H–2C nonimmigrant is sought.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD4BE3024CD454795AA28FBE6F1BAB6AB"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No bargaining representative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If there is no such bargaining
representative, the employer has—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBFEDBA0AE6F3441F8353EC0985998DF5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">posted a notice of the filing of the
petition in a conspicuous location at the place or places of employment for
which the H–2C nonimmigrant is sought; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID475C51E81C6F4474AF3D3A5E5941AD3E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">electronically disseminated such a notice
to the employer’s employees in the occupational classification for which the
H–2C nonimmigrant is sought.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFB35334920524CEDAFB6777DC8A7F903"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recruitment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except where the Secretary of Labor has
determined that there is a shortage of United States workers in the occupation
and area of intended employment for which the H–2C nonimmigrant is
sought—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID475DC289B45A4F6B9E4F5D790D40E874"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there are not sufficient workers who are
able, willing, and qualified, and who will be available at the time and place
needed, to perform the labor or services involved in the petition; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID631F373E67E448C58713937203EF1CB3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">good faith efforts have been taken to
recruit United States workers, in accordance with regulations promulgated by
the Secretary of Labor, which efforts included—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDACB000689A83405086FFB6BB7FD5A033"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the completion of recruitment during the
period beginning on the date that is 90 days before the date on which the
petition was filed with the Department of Homeland Security and ending on the
date that is 14 days before such filing date; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5C31000D417340B680417E4F49FFF14D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the actual wage paid by the employer for
the occupation in the areas of intended employment was used in conducting
recruitment.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID060C8CEF47E64A24836DAD574437B82B"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ineligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer is not currently ineligible
from using the H–2C nonimmigrant program described in this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9AA5CFB639444A45BD07CD7F7852FFC0"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bonafide offer of employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The job for which the H–2C nonimmigrant is
sought is a bona fide job—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID574C21E3BB3F4F909C4F648783D76A1B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for which the employer needs labor or
services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3DEEB4109C704212B565C6647F83FD76"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">which has been and is clearly open to any
United States worker; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2E4A722E7EF24F679675572B0720889F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for which the employer will be able to
place the H–2C nonimmigrant on the payroll.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCC94119D55AE4095A3BAA4405FACE15D"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public availability and records
retention</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A copy of each
petition filed under this section and documentation supporting each
attestation, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary of
Labor, will—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID135B01E6B4374251A9C8DEF8CB554B75"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be provided to every H–2C nonimmigrant
employed under the petition;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1C065F315D774B1690D299320DC47E85"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be made available for public examination at
the employer’s place of business or work site;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBE579CEC854941CB942A3882F4F51AF1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be made available to the Secretary of Labor
during any audit; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0E8F6920E7AC416BA02C23ADD4509057"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">remain available for examination for 5
years after the date on which the petition is filed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8518108EB0724F419776B8F72953F8CD"><enum>(11)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification upon separation from or
transfer of employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
employer will notify the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Homeland
Security of an H–2C nonimmigrant’s separation from employment or transfer to
another employer not more than 3 business days after the date of such
separation or transfer, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the
Secretary of Homeland Security.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF81019CF37D14C3C9BE7F1C4AE541672"><enum>(12)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Actual need for labor or
services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The petition was
filed not more than 60 days before the date on which the employer needed labor
or services for which the H–2C nonimmigrant is sought.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID86B227228FDE450F99A95CDA134D6A2D"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Audit of Attestations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9849AAD024984414B31C7E9258F5D9C1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Referrals by secretary of homeland
security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall refer all approved petitions for H–2C nonimmigrants to
the Secretary of Labor for potential audit.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5C9BFF4464EB4F0CA74C18A3C52DECFC"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Audits authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor may audit any
approved petition referred pursuant to paragraph (1), in accordance with
regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Labor.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4C85CCC1830B427287D053CBC903E7F9"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ineligible Employers</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA813E7A9335E4A40AA8014F4D6796274"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
not approve an employer’s petitions, applications, certifications, or
attestations under any immigrant or nonimmigrant program if the Secretary of
Labor determines, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, that the
employer submitting such documents—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA6836589CC024E82ADEFC1BCF4E0A922"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has, with respect to the attestations
required under subsection (b)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAA3047D8B30147B2BF8BCF1D69FBCB84"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">misrepresented a material fact;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC0BE996E08BE4DC7A0601104E7C81635"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">made a fraudulent statement; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID69A6F2FE9654487993FACAA45C0E2DA9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">failed to comply with the terms of such
attestations; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2BAA6C48B80D4AAD8EB37176795AEAE7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">failed to cooperate in the audit process in
accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Labor.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCFA641724ABC4324A3858F9B3952DF5D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Length of ineligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer described in paragraph (1)
shall be ineligible to participate in the labor certification programs of the
Secretary of Labor for not less than the time period determined by the
Secretary, not to exceed 3 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4C3DD0DCF4384B2C897FDF46E5961061"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employers in high unemployment
areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning on the date
that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>Initial Entry, Adjustment, and Citizenship
Assistance Grant Act of 2007</short-title>, the Secretary of Homeland Security
may not approve any employer’s petition under subsection (b) if the work to be
performed by the H–2C nonimmigrant is not agriculture based and is located in a
metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area (as defined by the Office of
Management and Budget) in which the unemployment rate for workers who have not
completed any education beyond a high school diploma during the most recently
completed 6-month period averaged more than 9.0 percent.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAFA327729A0043C18D9C96B71EA8BB72"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulation of Foreign Labor
Contractors</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB1D1DB70F0064DA8836C3B2029772A86"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coverage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
an H–2C nonimmigrant may not be treated as an independent contractor.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0F9D7DA7CA3144379965C26EC07AA04F"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability of laws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An H–2C nonimmigrant shall not be denied
any right or any remedy under Federal, State, or local labor or employment law
that would be applicable to a United States worker employed in a similar
position with the employer because of the alien’s status as a nonimmigrant
worker.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7700C268FB504DA7983E30BD75C4915A"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tax responsibilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to each employed H–2C
nonimmigrant, an employer shall comply with all applicable Federal, State, and
local tax and revenue laws.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID561CB6D44D3E49198C8C8CA8CB6DEBC5"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whistleblower Protection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall be unlawful for an employer or a
labor contractor of an H–2C nonimmigrant to intimidate, threaten, restrain,
coerce, retaliate, discharge, or in any other manner, discriminate against an
employee or former employee because the employee or former employee—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA3E30E6335354BC8BBE23A0B12C7C705"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">discloses information to the employer or
any other person that the employee or former employee reasonably believes
demonstrates a violation of this Act; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID852F8675037546E0A56A0209416D74A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cooperates or seeks to cooperate in an
investigation or other proceeding concerning compliance with the requirements
of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA74A5DD024B24CD98DDA8689197C564F"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Labor Recruiters</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD870258AFED348909AC00E152826473B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each employer that engages in foreign labor
contracting activity and each foreign labor contractor shall ascertain and
disclose, to each such worker who is recruited for employment at the time of
the worker’s recruitment—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9FD5DC106DFB4982B59B285194AC2C06"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the place of employment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD87815877BF444DB88DAF9EEB878C358"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the compensation for the employment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID82663AE1C270475BB19FA06207BAF303"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of employment
activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID372574BE1212469D869B73619B0A1490"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the period of employment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID21F4095CD6D745FFB63A3E4A9BFA7FD2"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other employee benefit to be provided
and any costs to be charged for each benefit;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6D725B8298FB4BF0AD18223E7789BAB9"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any travel or transportation expenses to be
assessed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4D04340E67CF441A85B06CE26981DDB2"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the existence of any labor organizing
effort, strike, lockout, or other labor dispute at the place of
employment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7A17A91BA1DE4230A68F4C280BA561A9"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the existence of any arrangement with any
owner, employer, foreign contractor, or its agent where such person receives a
commission from the provision of items or services to workers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID056A41911FFE456EA03D312CDF75390A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which workers will be
compensated through workers’ compensation, private insurance, or otherwise for
injuries or death, including—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA85D9CC284674133B777C13A99716629"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">work related injuries and death during the
period of employment;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID07AE7AB1BE7649F99D6A06C92DE502DF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the name of the State workers’ compensation
insurance carrier or the name of the policyholder of the private
insurance;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3A90B3DDD0D74993876C2C9105A0DF75"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the name and the telephone number of each
person who must be notified of an injury or death; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID89639FFB9C9C4681B5451E10A4AA68C0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the time period within which such notice
must be given;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA23E06EC84034915AA17A4EFB22669E1"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any education or training to be provided or
required, including—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5316BDA70B6049B0BCEB8C1607B767D9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the nature and cost of such
training;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4D02BEFCBF594DDFBDC228744608CE32"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the entity that will pay such costs;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9BB521CCB60E4342B888713C9E0950C8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the training is a condition of
employment, continued employment, or future employment; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE5F71BBA17104A4B9CBE6A11070F7861"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a statement, in a form specified by the
Secretary of Labor, describing the protections of this Act for workers
recruited abroad.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID753FE4C02CBD4AE598518E600DB92260"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">False or misleading
information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No foreign labor
contractor or employer who engages in foreign labor contracting activity shall
knowingly provide material false or misleading information to any worker
concerning any matter required to be disclosed in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID315C59B07DF44A3F995277734E0F24A1"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Languages</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The information required to be disclosed
under paragraph (1) shall be provided in writing in English or, as necessary
and reasonable, in the language of the worker being recruited. The Secretary of
Labor shall make forms available in English, Spanish, and other languages, as
necessary, which may be used in providing workers with information required
under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBC0CDEAB196A42DE99A158CB534CF98A"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person conducting a foreign labor
contracting activity shall not assess any fee to a worker for such foreign
labor contracting activity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC6B3FF14DCC04A22B95E7388A966EDC8"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Terms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No employer or foreign labor contractor
shall, without justification, violate the terms of any agreement made by that
contractor or employer regarding employment under this program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95343222D07543EA9339CF2C64894037"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Travel costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the foreign labor contractor or employer
charges the employee for transportation such transportation costs shall be
reasonable.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54B5C1B2DA7B41E997540D3939FC2B9B"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other worker protections</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID608942F65FB940DE8F23EB57EB0FBE64"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less frequently than once every 2
years, each employer shall notify the Secretary of Labor of the identity of any
foreign labor contractor engaged by the employer in any foreign labor
contractor activity for, or on behalf of, the employer.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE962914830B64B9A8CC03D15250593B2"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Registration of foreign labor
contractors</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76E2000FBBE54427BB78781E0D11B9C6"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No person shall engage in foreign labor
recruiting activity unless such person has a certificate of registration from
the Secretary of Labor specifying the activities that such person is authorized
to perform. An employer who retains the services of a foreign labor contractor
shall only use those foreign labor contractors who are registered under this
subparagraph.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAB40EA1C63B04E9D8C00F37339658A3C"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Issuance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall promulgate regulations
to establish an efficient electronic process for the investigation and approval
of an application for a certificate of registration of foreign labor
contractors not later than 14 days after such application is filed,
including—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9393296D6E224C188708679027F82FD2"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requirements under paragraphs (1), (4), and
(5) of section 102 of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection
Act (29 U.S.C. 1812);</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2F3023801AEE452CA00BDD5161C5E0DC"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an expeditious means to update
registrations and renew certificates; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE45BE81B27D24D4C976F68BA737A899F"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other requirements that the Secretary
may prescribe.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFE7CDA37BDD04AAFBF76301107769032"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unless suspended or revoked, a certificate
under this subparagraph shall be valid for 2 years.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6B45E04C8D81415B93A02F060860187E"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Refusal to issue; revocation;
suspension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with
regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary may refuse to
issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke, a certificate of registration under
this subparagraph if—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5AE205962EAA42C49A62B4E2313DDDE0"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the application or holder of the
certification has knowingly made a material misrepresentation in the
application for such certificate;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7B03432F96D740849B9F8B8424B44E18"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the applicant for, or holder of, the
certification is not the real party in interest in the application or
certificate of registration and the real party in interest—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA19E1D81DB12460FAC3E12E285A93B72"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a person who has been refused issuance
or renewal of a certificate;</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCF9AE93286E140D2AB352D3B1DA31BC5"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has had a certificate suspended or revoked;
or</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID78520B2E19CB4E7DA927F00343333E3D"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not qualify for a certificate under
this paragraph; or</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33118A05BF5749969FF8CFABC44B9D3D"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the applicant for or holder of the
certification has failed to comply with this Act.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3182C520F9F842C3B4A14CC9F8D0F1E1"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Remedy for violations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer engaging in foreign labor
contracting activity and a foreign labor contractor that violates the
provisions of this subsection shall be subject to remedies for foreign labor
contractor violations under subsections (h) and (i). If a foreign labor
contractor acting as an agent of an employer violates any provision of this
subsection, the employer shall also be subject to remedies under subsections
(h) and (i). An employer that violates a provision of this subsection relating
to employer obligations shall be subject to remedies under subsections (h) and
(i).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD3108DC05C4D460BBF49FB90DD3966DC"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employer notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer shall notify the Secretary of
Labor if the employer becomes aware of a violation of this subsection by a
foreign labor recruiter.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9FA36E07321048EFA022211F4D95909D"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Written agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A foreign labor contractor may not violate
the terms of any written agreements made with an employer relating to any
contracting activity or worker protection under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA47FC7B05DD44DBA916F517E9A89D345"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bonding requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor may require a
foreign labor contractor to post a bond in an amount sufficient to ensure the
protection of individuals recruited by the foreign labor contractor. The
Secretary may consider the extent to which the foreign labor contractor has
sufficient ties to the United States to adequately enforce this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFF65E0D88C4D472CB6CDFF84AED9592A"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5E10D7C019BF4B418EA770D10665C255"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor shall promulgate
regulations for the receipt, investigation, and disposition of complaints by an
aggrieved person respecting a violation of this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB038DD61067742B193E0566B671A0C9A"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Filing deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No investigation or hearing shall be
conducted on a complaint concerning a violation under this section unless the
complaint was filed not later than 12 months after the date of such
violation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76080328FFD64977BE97E94A9312C76B"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reasonable cause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor shall conduct an
investigation under this subsection if there is reasonable cause to believe
that a violation of this section has occurred. The process established under
this subsection shall provide that, not later than 30 days after a complaint is
filed, the Secretary shall determine if there is reasonable cause to find such
a violation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4E99EF00FFE44063AEA28828F2700803"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice and hearing</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAD30F5FECB344D7BB9D5696B6BE4F4C5"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the Secretary
of Labor makes a determination of reasonable cause under paragraph (4), the
Secretary shall issue a notice to the interested parties and offer an
opportunity for a hearing on the complaint, in accordance with section 556 of
title 5, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD3061810A064414C8C7E28102BE7E941"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Complaint</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary of Labor, after receiving
a complaint under this subsection, does not offer the aggrieved party or
organization an opportunity for a hearing under subparagraph (A), the Secretary
shall notify the aggrieved party or organization of such determination and the
aggrieved party or organization may seek a hearing on the complaint in
accordance with such section 556.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID661D085995554552821EBECD1BC61A90"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hearing deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of a
hearing under this paragraph, the Secretary of Labor shall make a finding on
the matter in accordance with paragraph (5).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8A65A0126280411FAB3CD8FFB03E025F"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Attorneys’ fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A complainant who prevails with respect to
a claim under this subsection shall be entitled to an award of reasonable
attorneys’ fees and costs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0D5A370C5B024250A811F9C841582A00"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Power of the secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may bring an action in any
court of competent jurisdiction—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAD837151481D441FBD87837E46608E61"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to seek remedial action, including
injunctive relief;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5151D0D10A4C40E59C74DC3CB17E6C44"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to recover the damages described in
subsection (i); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3FE18B97C2E84FB1BABDC868E68F8627"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure compliance with terms and
conditions described in subsection (g).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID41F6E1635A454C62BBD90BB0250EBA82"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Solicitor of labor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in section 518(a) of
title 28, United States Code, the Solicitor of Labor may appear for and
represent the Secretary of Labor in any civil litigation brought under this
subsection. All such litigation shall be subject to the direction and control
of the Attorney General.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID03676AD7D9254204A5C73A3454F7D672"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedures in addition to other rights of
employees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The rights and
remedies provided to workers under this section are in addition to any other
contractual or statutory rights and remedies of the workers, and are not
intended to alter or affect such rights and remedies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7FE3564EA06643FC9203D9E7B2B2EF39"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID893CC91ACA58412BA174F58D98D7D5C7"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, after notice and an opportunity for a
hearing, the Secretary of Labor finds a violation of subsection (b), (e), (f),
or (g), the Secretary may impose administrative remedies and penalties,
including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE66C9BF055174406A90B69689325782D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">back wages;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB29CDC9474724CE5BB3C2AA1671CE74D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">benefits; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID388494D85E5E44B59D1E61DD539396DC"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">civil monetary penalties.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1D2FABF6612241E48A424CDBBCB93FC4"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor may impose, as a
civil penalty—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA7AF435A44EC4660BF94ECD6701052A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a violation of subsection (e) or
(f)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDF7DAEC38A3740B68B169561E82C3E97"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a fine in an amount not to exceed $2,000
per violation per affected worker;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2459973CFA154DD3A1F47F124615201E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the violation was willful violation, a
fine in an amount not to exceed $5,000 per violation per affected
worker;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID91F42B99A4D74EA8A3E54B9448C9E204"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the violation was willful and if in the
course of such violation a United States worker was harmed, a fine in an amount
not to exceed $25,000 per violation per affected worker; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID417D085E27614D3ABCD86B86EC14A398"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a violation of subsection (g)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3E4AE4118BDE441683B382F9D7781436"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a fine in an amount not less than $500 and
not more than $4,000 per violation per affected worker;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCA58EF0CEA56475CA1B9E8B014CEC052"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the violation was willful, a fine in an
amount not less than $2,000 and not more than $5,000 per violation per affected
worker; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDECE10351A1D94C71B5147DCB38DBFE1B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the violation was willful and if in the
course of such violation a United States worker was harmed, a fine in an amount
not less than $6,000 and not more than $35,000 per violation per affected
worker.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFCEB7BBB01FF45B8B501255DA777BA1B"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of civil penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All penalties collected under this
subsection shall be deposited in the Treasury in accordance with section
286(w).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19DE66827661424D8DAFFF203E455924"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criminal penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a willful and knowing violation of
subsection (g) causes extreme physical or financial harm to an individual, the
person in violation of such subsection may be imprisoned for not more than 6
months, fined in an amount not more than $35,000, or
both.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7F014328E247465DBF3DD1007630BCB3"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 218A, as added by section 403, the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04B0A1D33356406BA1127CCE08B321B7" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 218B. Employer
obligations.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID468BF86F206548B7AA89D5079056A616" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>405.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Alien employment management system</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFFE6A6C1A7554AA981A8F36A36292A6F"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title II (8 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.) is amended
by inserting after section 218B, as added by section 404, the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC7B7D5CF007E4FDFB4065173B5C9FCE5" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2677A7748ACE42BDB03F81BCD9BCD9B3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>218C.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Alien Employment Management System</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB3B9B937B7D546FFBE30C97F4607BA1A"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security, in
consultation with the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of State, and the
Commission of Social Security, shall develop and implement a program (referred
to in this section as the <quote>alien employment management system</quote>) to
manage and track the employment of aliens described in sections 218A and
218D.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC8B6CB49C03A4431AD258DC8E273549A"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien employment management system
shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID11CC5789385F495F80EA9697304DECB7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide employers who seek employees with
an opportunity to recruit and advertise employment opportunities available to
United States workers before hiring an H–2C nonimmigrant;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3EA1700FE28C4357A64BCDF029F70ED4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collect sufficient information from
employers to enable the Secretary of Homeland Security to determine—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID74C57553214E48659BB9F111409456DC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the nonimmigrant is employed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE16EA12BE521454B8EBA94C4745A46A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">which employers have hired an H–2C
nonimmigrant;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB38420D49FCA4DB2AB6FEB1C37699471"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of H–2C nonimmigrants that an
employer is authorized to hire and is currently employing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDA2955FBDCD74F89AB4F0BD6A0806D05"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the occupation, industry, and length of
time that an H–2C nonimmigrant has been employed in the United States;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID545B825A955048E7947852D49A0659C0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allow employers to request approval of
multiple H–2C nonimmigrant workers; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6C8B2F32B05E44EF8F6E851890325A86"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">permit employers to submit applications
under this section in an electronic
form.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1F1ADDF8A9EB4E3E895D6DB977216E2B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
218B, as added by section 404, the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCFA62830F0AC4750AB4A96F8F9A27F76" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 218C. Alien employment
management
system.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID64A69B67159348AC88161DF1A13C9D1E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>406.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking; effective date</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID322259107A1946CCBD834F3CE0976FDC"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall promulgate regulations, in
accordance with the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of title 5,
United States Code, to carry out the provisions of sections 218A, 218B, and
218C, as added by this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3E4D76BCB32F4108AF29FCBBC53057F5"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
Date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
sections 403, 404, and 405 shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act with regard to aliens, who, on such
effective date, are in the foreign country where they maintain
residence.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID69CD1DD8828E44F0B0B6ABAD5C3ED4F0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>407.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recruitment of United States
workers</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4A0203DEC23C48AEA6619DAFC8AB7BE2"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electronic Job Registry</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor shall establish a
publicly accessible Web page on the Internet website of the Department of Labor
that provides a single Internet link to each State workforce agency’s statewide
electronic registry of jobs available throughout the United States to United
States workers.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB979E4E7DB1C4785AF353A6FE6F5638A"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recruitment of United States
Workers</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID15517840C6204C7F99DE3EA2889B7DC9"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Posting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer shall attest that the employer
has posted an employment opportunity at a prevailing wage level (as described
in section 218B(b)(2)(C) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
Nationality Act</act-name>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID65C9417398384BD9AE3F1FEEEECF25EA"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer shall maintain records for not
less than 1 year after the date on which an H–2C nonimmigrant is hired that
describe the reasons for not hiring any of the United States workers who may
have applied for such position.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE8431E4894054D02AA4F8815E1949748"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Oversight and Maintenance of
Records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Labor shall promulgate regulations regarding the maintenance of electronic job
registry records for the purpose of audit or investigation.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76BCBB2E381348A0A2DAFB44A24E1C04"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Access to Electronic Job
Registry</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Labor shall ensure that job opportunities advertised on an electronic job
registry established under this section are accessible—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9B2EB9764BB94666A928109F2C27B3D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by the State workforce agencies, which may
further disseminate job opportunity information to other interested parties;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEDA0730E3F9849E1BA79128BFA7CBC90"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">through the Internet, for access by
workers, employers, labor organizations, and other interested parties.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID518420016F5149A4BF85D7E722B3689C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>408.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Temporary Guest Worker Visa Program Task
Force</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8ADBDAD7119B4E2FA606723468402F35"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established a task force to be
known as the <quote>Temporary Worker Task Force</quote> (referred to in this
section as the <quote>Task Force</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD8911C32257247B0A9C332AD1D302FFB"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purposes of the Task Force are—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFFB271C243AB46A0B5E3268631B56E30"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to study the impact of the admission of
aliens under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c) on the wages, working conditions, and
employment of United States workers; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID222828D5E4F24514865D37D536FFFAA0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to make recommendations to the Secretary of
Labor regarding the need for an annual numerical limitation on the number of
aliens that may be admitted in any fiscal year under section
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID281E15325AFA4F84BD52E8BC0C2F0F25"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBFF9627C87BB4B79AD3D8341F2815F1E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Task Force shall be composed of 10
members, of whom—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1FB473F286BC439AB4A95F48F5C8F619"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 shall be appointed by the President and
shall serve as chairman of the Task Force;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID344D6A5FDB014F88A8E3BB18A39802F7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 shall be appointed by the leader of the
minority party in the Senate, in consultation with the leader of the minority
party in the House of Representatives, and shall serve as vice chairman of the
Task Force;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD2B2C6CE9A9F41AEBCF017A3ECEB3658"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 shall be appointed by the majority leader
of the Senate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID39930CB6C422475E99D8AD0D7BA3F235"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 shall be appointed by the minority leader
of the Senate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93727B57B5CB41EA8D014A6D572720E7"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD1B6E9159D17491CAF3BE1BF2B3FFF91"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 shall be appointed by the minority leader
of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBD11C1B7CC96447FBBDB1C2E5A7F7B12"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deadline for appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All members of the Task Force shall be
appointed not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCE5D47D41BF843C09CD41C10F3FD4282"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vacancies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any vacancy in the Task Force shall not
affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original
appointment was made.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6DD21FA25E95418BB4949A77ED042ABE"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Quorum</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Six members of the Task Force shall
constitute a quorum.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID13F2084E428F4A1999F2DD4304AF2E25"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualifications</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9BD6AFDCB199408E964CF12232EC0E9E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of the Task Force shall be—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0B08C94A7ADA4C6D9C5C9F4CD9F836EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">individuals with expertise in economics,
demography, labor, business, or immigration or other pertinent qualifications
or experience; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9EFB482825BA40D9A217F5885AF0F4A8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">representative of a broad cross-section of
perspectives within the United States, including the public and private sectors
and academia.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37DF4AA9B432475B90B7F4761A39B426"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Political affiliation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than 5 members of the Task Force
may be members of the same political party.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4CD83A60D9154BDEBEB25735020608B7"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nongovernmental appointees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual appointed to the Task Force
may not be an officer or employee of the Federal Government or of any State or
local government.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1AE8CA04E55940409DA102B60D5D3684"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Meetings</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0079B56057BB49C5B38FA69BE8D96831"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initial meeting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Task Force shall meet and begin the
operations of the Task Force as soon as practicable.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF48E774B11974DD98313EB12CC702588"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsequent meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After its initial meeting, the Task Force
shall meet upon the call of the chairman or a majority of its members.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID677F473C0CF54590BE17B26727C26C9B"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall submit, to Congress, the
Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary, a report that contains—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1ECD9A42928F4664BA38EF7278803996"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">findings with respect to the duties of the
Task Force; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA6AF110864814B599D8A9A43FC4C039B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations for imposing a numerical
limit.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9C235676C0AE4CDAAC1890ED2977C65B"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Numerical Limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 214(g)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(1)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50A849FB710F4EBDB37A978D0BA492B5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)(vii), by striking
<quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5176FB13E5C64D239C088991B6E4EB98"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking the period
at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDB9BC388C3DC4415AB0050E9463F8529"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAAFFA655EF6F46DE9C79A3B58D38509C" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID98B74E595B1C4B8FAA88BE03044A878E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c) may not
exceed
200,000.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID82B4BFCBC2E14601B0CEE1E3E65EEDE4"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustment to Lawful Permanent Resident
Status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 245 (8 U.S.C.
1255) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4CAEA26F9ACD46C38A18D6AEFC771530" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5FFF1B01158F4EEE93D9CFA76EB31078"><enum>(n)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDC68D0CBA41F146E99B7359B90651E8FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of adjustment of status under
subsection (a), employment-based immigrant visas shall be made available,
subject to the numerical limitations set out in sections 201(d) and 203(b), to
an alien having nonimmigrant status described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c)
upon the filing of a petition for such a visa—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID16D0ED76B7AA44D09079E627F4E58829" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by
the alien’s employer; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID55AC4405A79842F2B92382657578AB3F" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by
the alien, if—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCE6721C4A70649F0AF540389BD8EFD03"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien has been employed in H–2C status
for a cumulative period of not less than 4 years;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID99A2142F2172400C8A8D3049BBD1F808"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an employer attests that the employer will
employ the alien in the offered job position;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAD572BB4CC9643DD89BC421B8BC4D6FC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Labor determines and
certifies that there are not sufficient United States workers who are able,
willing, qualified, and available to fill the job position; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBE9FE28D874046509D3A39C0BAEF1FCB"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Labor determines and
certifies that there are not sufficient United States workers who are able,
willing, qualified, and available to fill the position in which the alien is,
or will be, employed; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDB81637865AC4CD3BB01FF40956D8F63"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien submits at least 2 documents to
establish current employment, as follows:</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50F6C2321A7441FC87E31B00A1309FB7"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Records maintained by the Social Security
Administration.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6B67C228B98C4A1A9DCCB131E46BBB13"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Records maintained by the alien’s employer,
such as pay stubs, time sheets, or employment work verification.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID224D4802079C4A1E81336C7D0CC5824D"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Records maintained by the Internal Revenue
Service.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5C638F578D054FC3B7C5B5D9EF1F7B3F"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Records maintained by any other government
agency, such as worker compensation records, disability records, or business
licensing records.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB27E64FC2E4C4A2A814EE60FC31B3FFD" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien having nonimmigrant status
described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c) may not apply for adjustment of
status under this section unless the alien—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6AEE095FDC12465E9C97DC4F47D0CA6E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is
physically present in the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6C8987FF024740DEBBCD218B38476757"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishes that the alien meets the
requirements of section 312.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID187F54194BAC4344A43CD5B43483C29D" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who demonstrates that the alien
meets the requirements of section 312 may be considered to have satisfied the
requirements of that section for purposes of becoming naturalized as a citizen
of the United States under title III.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID11DC81397B7841F583F7F957A4083896" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Filing a petition under paragraph (1) on
behalf of an alien or otherwise seeking permanent residence in the United
States for such alien shall not constitute evidence of the alien’s
ineligibility for nonimmigrant status under section
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCD731C8901EE4B139EF1EF8A6594783F" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
extend, in 1-year increments, the stay of an alien for whom a labor
certification petition filed under section 203(b) or an immigrant visa petition
filed under section 204(b) is pending until a final decision is made on the
alien’s lawful permanent residence.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE1B749F02004441EAB00C281B17CE57D" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection shall be
construed to prevent an alien having nonimmigrant status described in section
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c) from filing an application for adjustment of status under
this section in accordance with any other provision of
law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3B227954EC1C4ACFAD0D687C0C5A0D73" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>409.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements for participating
countries</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID70A7C5EEA1164383B3354C7C619B7F97"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State, in cooperation with
the Secretary and the Attorney General, shall negotiate with each home country
of aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name>, as
added by section 402, to enter into a bilateral agreement with the United
States that conforms to the requirements under subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID872F2F687B51483DACDC76FA9397C3AA"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements of Bilateral
Agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each agreement
negotiated under subsection (a) shall require the participating home country
to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCC852651D7914A25A6F4588A3533CAF7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accept the return of nationals who are
ordered removed from the United States within 3 days of such removal;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6444228D578843B7B5C75449B1B6ECF3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cooperate with the United States Government
to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB8C5A60154944764973929FB1020C4BA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify, track, and reduce gang
membership, violence, and human trafficking and smuggling; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77F5705DE5FD44979E42D463AF5E0388"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">control illegal immigration;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2A986086547141E099B14201F3F49EAB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide the United States Government
with—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54A2FC13669D433583431AF883DDCCA4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">passport information and criminal records
of aliens who are seeking admission to, or are present in, the United States;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA5D6916EB7784189AEC753F7460F0823"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">admission and entry data to facilitate
United States entry-exit data systems; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB337F546925E40F8BF4132F1711FC482"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">educate nationals of the home country
regarding United States temporary worker programs to ensure that such nationals
are not exploited; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCEE04316FCDE4C43A0AB708844135CC3"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate means to provide housing
incentives in the alien’s home country for returning workers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID117409900362479FBF9EA3C5BF0AA208" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>410.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">S visas</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDEFF29F63FE04DFFB6BE41633428EE63"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expansion of S Visa
Classification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
101(a)(15)(S) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(S)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID27B434CA48E14BB4ACCE8ACA3A013F3B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04507A6DD8E048A78EA4273431E35634"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Attorney General</quote>
each place that term appears and inserting <quote>Secretary of Homeland
Security</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID559351D2674C441DA10FAAF0A63A0753"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (I), by inserting before the
semicolon, <quote>, including a criminal enterprise undertaken by a foreign
government, its agents, representatives, or officials</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFE4C63BE5B0C4F8A9FACE44104E7D5A0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (III), by inserting
<quote>where the information concerns a criminal enterprise undertaken by an
individual or organization that is not a foreign government, its agents,
representatives, or officials,</quote> before <quote>whose</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC1F4FB87C6874E4EBF3DA46FA6ACF5A0"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID57080DA3AB3446FEA6C11F68D8CFF282"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0C07B8B0421840429F3A7C7D82492391"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Attorney General</quote>
and inserting <quote>Secretary of Homeland Security</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4BFFB33529DB4BA9AB7D086531BA9CE4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking “1956,” and all that follows
through “the alien;” and inserting the following: “1956; or</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID75308F745BA448B18F562157E2B92082" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5383D9C88BF84B0D8E6295618D9ED8B7" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who the Secretary of Homeland Security and
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of Central
Intelligence, jointly determine—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID99A0C32DCFEF41538059E004D5FF7CC4"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is in possession of critical reliable
information concerning the activities of governments or organizations, or their
agents, representatives, or officials, with respect to weapons of mass
destruction and related delivery systems, if such governments or organizations
are at risk of developing, selling, or transferring such weapons or related
delivery systems; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9CAF8C12FAF74086AF128CF6D7AAC67D"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is willing to supply or has supplied, fully
and in good faith, information described in subclause (I) to appropriate
persons within the United States Government;</text>
</subclause></clause><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD7311FC492D14BF49772C5C71B687B6F"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">and, if the Secretary of Homeland Security
(or with respect to clause (ii), the Secretary of State and the Secretary of
Homeland Security jointly) considers it to be appropriate, the spouse, married
and unmarried sons and daughters, and parents of an alien described in clause
(i), (ii), or (iii) if accompanying, or following to join, the
alien;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB41802700D3648C087A8CFDD6CF9A7B6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Numerical Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 214(k)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1184(k)(1)) is
amended by striking <quote>The number of aliens</quote> and all that follows
through the period and inserting the following: <quote>The number of aliens who
may be provided a visa as nonimmigrants under section 101(a)(15)(S) in any
fiscal year may not exceed 1,000.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4CEC91940B584B70B3CD79DD79C1FCD9"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEB145D3C102845F483BE077081DC84FC"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Content</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (4) of section 214(k) (8 U.S.C.
1184(k)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID25F69FE525914784AED1EDBC8A6BBE75"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDA862C4A59654DAD95C2EE50A7F9F0AE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>The Attorney
General</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary of Homeland
Security</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF3985D99E8CD45118C00F75A9C1CC3C5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>concerning—</quote> and
inserting <quote>that includes—</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9F19B7B2216441A4B713FD546B5DA7BE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D), by striking
<quote>and</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID52A27B83139D470296FBA96D28A1C9AD"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E), by striking the period
at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEF6A417CA8B740A287ACB7FCD8A23844"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77D35B12A1EC4D16A2AB93CED15E3F61" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE55FA0970BBA42CDABC3F9469FB1BF6A" indent="up1"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in
the event that the total number of such nonimmigrants admitted is fewer than 25
percent of the total number provided for under paragraph (1) of this
subsection—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID07A41F353E7A4F099DE5A852C137B3B7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the reasons why the number of such
nonimmigrants admitted is fewer than 25 percent of that provided for by
law;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8FB0804A9E4B407D8563A13820B7692A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the efforts made by the Secretary of
Homeland Security to admit such nonimmigrants; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID38F97F701B044D7DA78BFEB31D14B8B5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any extenuating circumstances that
contributed to the admission of a number of such nonimmigrants that is fewer
than 25 percent of that provided for by
law.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA002BC21527A49AF97E294872EB843BE"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Form
of report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 214(k) (8
U.S.C. 1184(k)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBEA970C1AA6A4EA0AB95025B3CB9D4A0" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0DF0EF9F35EB42018188CC7542D14C48"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent required by law and if it is
in the interests of national security or the security of such nonimmigrants
that are admitted, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, the
information contained in a report described in paragraph (4) may be classified,
and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, to the extent feasible, submit a
non-classified version of the report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID295700C46F5043239982A483514AD6A8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>411.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">L visa limitations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 214(c)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(2)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8FA9FB79CC804B4785165CB3120111A2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Attorney General</quote>
each place it appears and inserting <quote>Secretary of Homeland
Security</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID592887FA5BEF42E8A68C595BD6FC3270"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>In
the case</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as provided in subparagraph (H),
in the case</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9D36B71B1E614F4C890E555E67D4D234"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID467BBA9D01A049D6860DECBD04AA2466" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9277D5FB7AA84F5DB9386BB8F3C9E1F4" indent="up1"><enum>(G)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID6D6E7E176D0E47C5809D12078B9EE65D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the beneficiary of a petition under this
subsection is coming to the United States to open, or be employed in, a new
facility, the petition may be approved for a period not to exceed 12 months
only if the employer operating the new facility has—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCE9AAD90A93D445BBB4F802A77DAE22C" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a business plan;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID34BD6A24D6A6408C941B7215D733CDEA" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sufficient physical premises to carry out
the proposed business activities; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4AAE0932F8474703BDEBF9EE79874D56" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the financial ability to commence doing
business immediately upon the approval of the petition.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID68906A683D7341E68186791B7405B533" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An extension of the approval period under
clause (i) may not be granted until the importing employer submits to the
Secretary of Homeland Security—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID812F1D1E68F343469004FA9CF1AD2731"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evidence that the importing employer meets
the requirements of this subsection;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB020E34E1082411F9094E169836E956C"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evidence that the beneficiary meets the
requirements of section 101(a)(15)(L);</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0E2AA6D69F084A9AB743B91F3919ACC2"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a statement summarizing the original
petition;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3878BABFAD334DC0BA55AAB0E311EFFA"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evidence that the importing employer has
fully complied with the business plan submitted under clause (i);</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB50F8F74152844688F4712610464A4E3"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evidence of the truthfulness of any
representations made in connection with the filing of the original
petition;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0559902762654EFEA459103026F990EC"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evidence that the importing employer,
during the previous 12 months, has been doing business at the new facility
through regular, systematic, and continuous provision of goods or services, or
has otherwise been taking commercially reasonable steps to establish the new
facility as a commercial enterprise;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19CE6649B5EC4C3BBD3E05FE0740DDB2"><enum>(VII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a statement of the duties the beneficiary
has performed at the new facility during the previous 12 months and the duties
the beneficiary will perform at the new facility during the extension period
approved under this clause;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID897E2DB8A44443AFAFD05177410309C0"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a statement describing the staffing at the
new facility, including the number of employees and the types of positions held
by such employees;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1170CC877C7F4B1498B8BE4658A337A6"><enum>(IX)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evidence of wages paid to employees if the
beneficiary will be employed in a managerial or executive capacity;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3FD97156998E4226A14FC36C33E225B9"><enum>(X)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evidence of the financial status of the new
facility; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFE892FD6FEA9482C939A44ADD1188940"><enum>(XI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other evidence or data prescribed by
the Secretary.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2F79314325F247F3B2220043E6001ABF" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subclauses (I) through (VI)
of clause (ii) and subject to the maximum period of authorized admission set
forth in subparagraph (D), the Secretary of Homeland Security may approve a
subsequently filed petition on behalf of the beneficiary to continue employment
at the facility described in this subsection for a period beyond the initially
granted 12-month period if the importing employer demonstrates that the failure
to satisfy any of the requirements described in those subclauses was directly
caused by extraordinary circumstances beyond the control of the importing
employer.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA394EA03411F4E3C83B0BC066C665A40" indent="up1"><enum>(H)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDEA17E7F1E57B4A41A6642FDBAA9ABA01"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security may not
authorize the spouse of an alien described under section 101(a)(15)(L), who is
a dependent of a beneficiary under subparagraph (G), to engage in employment in
the United States during the initial 9-month period described in subparagraph
(G)(i).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID957ACFAA5627469599CBA3940652C701" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
spouse described in clause (i) may be provided employment authorization upon
the approval of an extension under subparagraph (G)(ii).</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFFA676C7F8B541E2B42544C9DDA28A5A" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of determining the eligibility
of an alien for classification under Section 101(a)(15)(L) of this Act, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a program to work cooperatively
with the Department of State to verify a company or facility’s existence in the
United States and
abroad.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1D60540078C442CC88E85F900ECC46C1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>412.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance investigators</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor shall, subject to the
availability of appropriations for such purpose, annually increase, by not less
than 2,000, the number of positions for compliance investigators dedicated to
enforcing compliance with this title, and the amendments made by this
title.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3A4BEC0DD12E42CF9A52B2C309025EE9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>413.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Visa waiver program expansion</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 217(c) (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)) is amended
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF346649C5AE44C468D758EF57A7A2496" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID590BEE2AB7874A909BFCC56F31B2D8BE"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Probationary admission</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID22226D26E59D4EAAA4742F89EC873E24"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of material
support</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph,
the term <term>material support</term> means the current provision of the
equivalent of, but not less than, a battalion (which consists of 300 to 1,000
military personnel) to Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom to
provide training, logistical or tactical support, or a military
presence.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB81B3E40FE454B8D9FD1E937F35DA6A2"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designation as a program
country</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of this section, a country may be designated as a program
country, on a probationary basis, under this section if—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC1894DB6788F4FBABF2961DDA1D50D00"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the country is a member of the European
Union;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19D997C3E2AF41968A5376AC464EB508"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the country is providing material support
to the United States or the multilateral forces in Afghanistan or Iraq, as
determined by the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of
State; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAC79AC13E24F4B2E84917EB70627C546"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Homeland Security, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, determines that participation of the
country in the visa waiver program under this section does not compromise the
law enforcement interests of the United States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID28BA491F2B97458D8F86035C7B592F1A"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Refusal rates; overstay rates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The determination under subparagraph
(B)(iii) shall only take into account any refusal rates or overstay rates after
the expiration of the first full year of the country’s admission into the
European Union.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7DDEE5F84F8548A4B7BE1D930907523C"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Full compliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of a
country’s designation under subparagraph (B), the country—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID895BD5A24DF74231BE97BD8CB41642B2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be in full compliance with all
applicable requirements for program country status under this section;
or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID71868E6D4E6E4269B06F5557BADACFB8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall have its program country designation
terminated.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1D7F75E644E64EDCAA328DA118E75D03"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extensions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State may extend, for a
period not to exceed 2 years, the probationary designation granted under
subparagraph (B) if the country—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID25A88BD2F8F8434485755AE1227A53EC"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is making significant progress towards
coming into full compliance with all applicable requirements for program
country status under this section;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID69E1942247694D68B850C2E0AD72C3AF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is likely to achieve full compliance before
the end of such 2-year period; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID363D423976004523BEBB56F01CDE40F4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">continues to be an ally of the United
States against terrorist states, organizations, and individuals, as determined
by the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of
State.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID528DE4FF251F4751B4457AE1962BDF56" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>414.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to
carry out this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle for the first
fiscal year beginning before the date of enactment of this Act and each of the
subsequent fiscal years beginning not more than 7 years after the effective
date of the regulations promulgated by the Secretary to implement this
subtitle.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="ID32666058C8834A3CB022EAE0D6A9555B" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigration Injunction Reform</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC8E5705D95A041899FD54542C54CB24B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>421.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Fairness in Immigration Litigation Act
of 2007</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD7877DCD64804B4783C31FD6BC7A2616" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>422.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appropriate remedies for immigration
legislation</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8DF3C2B0BE7E4ACAB492A2793EC964D5"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements for an Order Granting
Prospective Relief Against the Government</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9FE8D48C53664F77AB5EA4C5158F927A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a court determines that prospective
relief should be ordered against the Government in any civil action pertaining
to the administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United
States, the court shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2A2D803942B24A378540CC7D29CF3C1A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">limit the relief to the minimum necessary
to correct the violation of law;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC46806C8294C4E21BB94BAD3AEFE0CA2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adopt the least intrusive means to correct
the violation of law;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26E23EF716AB4BCE93D576878A63920F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">minimize, to the greatest extent
practicable, the adverse impact on national security, border security,
immigration administration and enforcement, and public safety, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9C51426F74414F92A5456C3CD821F453"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for the expiration of the relief on
a specific date, which is not later than the earliest date necessary for the
Government to remedy the violation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC4E2085D7F004FB1B143BEC4FC43C7C8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Written explanation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements described in subsection
(1) shall be discussed and explained in writing in the order granting
prospective relief and must be sufficiently detailed to allow review by another
court.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8DDC4DE9E49E4AC8A14CA70053B46C13"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expiration of preliminary injunctive
relief</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preliminary injunctive
relief shall automatically expire on the date that is 90 days after the date on
which such relief is entered, unless the court—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9059DF98F3454D04A9D938096D914341"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">makes the findings required under paragraph
(1) for the entry of permanent prospective relief; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBD6C26FA37B740DC9D8A6AFB875FA11A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">makes the order final before expiration of
such 90-day period.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7812E1F9AB91413388EAB4298D7F112B"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements for order denying
motion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This subsection shall
apply to any order denying the Government’s motion to vacate, modify, dissolve
or otherwise terminate an order granting prospective relief in any civil action
pertaining to the administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the
United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID862F976A7FB24428861BEB49C8D69868"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedure for Motion Affecting Order
Granting Prospective Relief Against the Government</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20F2D4292CFC45E5BAEA3A67DEF09736"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A court shall promptly rule on the
Government’s motion to vacate, modify, dissolve or otherwise terminate an order
granting prospective relief in any civil action pertaining to the
administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7EDFD5075FB2490CBE0ECE90E6C165F9"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Automatic stays</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9A584FDF73D14933AE78CC72FFEA8217"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Government’s motion to vacate, modify,
dissolve, or otherwise terminate an order granting prospective relief made in
any civil action pertaining to the administration or enforcement of the
immigration laws of the United States shall automatically, and without further
order of the court, stay the order granting prospective relief on the date that
is 15 days after the date on which such motion is filed unless the court
previously has granted or denied the Government’s motion.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1297EEF8AB7E41A89C1063CC3570D337"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duration of automatic stay</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An automatic stay under subparagraph (A)
shall continue until the court enters an order granting or denying the
Government’s motion.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3A0EF94302394D84BB57A9BE60A18757"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Postponement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The court, for good cause, may postpone an
automatic stay under subparagraph (A) for not longer than 15 days.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8DF9194D04C846CAA7B20E0B76C25063"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Orders blocking automatic
stays</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any order staying,
suspending, delaying, or otherwise barring the effective date of the automatic
stay described in subparagraph (A), other than an order to postpone the
effective date of the automatic stay for not longer than 15 days under
subparagraph (C), shall be—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB1E743DC8D7046968811E9E49B7B64A6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">treated as an order refusing to vacate,
modify, dissolve or otherwise terminate an injunction; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID178C1D465F8444E8B22D7A4981ED4CCD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">immediately appealable under section
1292(a)(1) of title 28, United States Code.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID022E828178854739B5A767433EA0095A"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Settlements</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6D5E93CA5A05414CA1765BC4DA92B8FD"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consent decrees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any civil action pertaining to the
administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States, the
court may not enter, approve, or continue a consent decree that does not comply
with subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF81794D0112843709791759DF43C72CD"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Private settlement agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall preclude
parties from entering into a private settlement agreement that does not comply
with subsection (a) if the terms of that agreement are not subject to court
enforcement other than reinstatement of the civil proceedings that the
agreement settled.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID985A2A4CF844421E9BD17FC1D422A630"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2C50530D5ACE49A797E19B8B52BCF18E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consent
decree</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>consent
decree</term>—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFA21A786BC704893834B54FBE4F5498A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">means any relief entered by the court that
is based in whole or in part on the consent or acquiescence of the parties;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA227A01CBD674E19A91CE2B8C5BAC8EF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not include private
settlements.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID08BB80311F82469A8A60AA6305A14C39"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Good cause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>good cause</term> does not
include discovery or congestion of the court’s calendar.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID03454B28804C4A38B9FBDE3319B0DE9E"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Government</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Government</term> means the
United States, any Federal department or agency, or any Federal agent or
official acting within the scope of official duties.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0BDB6BEF768C414CA2468A2676681FB7"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Permanent relief</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>permanent relief</term>
means relief issued in connection with a final decision of a court.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90BFF88B5BC5464D96F119AC8C5B2F38"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Private settlement agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>private settlement
agreement</term> means an agreement entered into among the parties that is not
subject to judicial enforcement other than the reinstatement of the civil
action that the agreement settled.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID53DFFFC63DCB49098D7D0F4C7BFC71DD"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prospective relief</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>prospective relief</term>
means temporary, preliminary, or permanent relief other than compensatory
monetary damages.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID74DAB6A4558148038ACF3F76020B90B5"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expedited Proceedings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall be the duty of every court to
advance on the docket and to expedite the disposition of any civil action or
motion considered under this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7A01BA889D424613B27DEA7713AD9F7E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>423.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEA56A074F8F64D1886CED9A7B3786459"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This subtitle shall apply with respect to
all orders granting prospective relief in any civil action pertaining to the
administration or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States,
whether such relief was ordered before, on, or after the date of the enactment
of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFB727E3241814536AC307CB1B881102D"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pending Motions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Every motion to vacate, modify, dissolve or
otherwise terminate an order granting prospective relief in any such action,
which motion is pending on the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be
treated as if it had been filed on such date of enactment.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID34BE59607D8840999B83E21E7AD39DEC"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Automatic Stay for Pending Motions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5401A984486C4F5F9E237FE08C483E7F"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An automatic stay with respect to the
prospective relief that is the subject of a motion described in subsection (b)
shall take effect without further order of the court on the date which is 10
days after the date of the enactment of this Act if the motion—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID38A3DAFD67EE4CD9AE1368ECE3AA6992"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was pending for 45 days as of the date of
the enactment of this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDD3B47C13E98485EBD14C64FD4E2C6ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is still pending on the date which is 10
days after such date of enactment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDA7CF37C660B44EBB63932E9100347AD"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duration of automatic stay</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An automatic stay that takes effect under
paragraph (1) shall continue until the court enters an order granting or
denying the Government’s motion under section 422(b). There shall be no further
postponement of the automatic stay with respect to any such pending motion
under section 422(b)(2). Any order, staying, suspending, delaying or otherwise
barring the effective date of this automatic stay with respect to pending
motions described in subsection (b) shall be an order blocking an automatic
stay subject to immediate appeal under section 422(b)(2)(D).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>V</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Backlog Reduction</header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="id5B631616031947E8BF6342104FDF6B3B" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Backlog reduction</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD1BACA27CE9E43F2B1CE27F8011EFB20" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>501.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elimination of existing backlogs</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID12773B7482754F11A94874874BD54C9C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Family-Sponsored Immigrants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 201(c) (8 U.S.C. 1151(c)) is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFE37194C472144C6A57A72686ED9E85E" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95817E9F9F564AFBB0EE3F823EA03B96"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Worldwide Level of Family-Sponsored
Immigrants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The worldwide
level of family-sponsored immigrants under this subsection for a fiscal year is
equal to the sum of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAB4E88F5272A4435AE57DA812D9EF224"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">480,000;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDB243E6C407B4BEEBEFF0B40CCED5184"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the difference between the maximum number
of visas authorized to be issued under this subsection during the previous
fiscal year and the number of visas issued during the previous fiscal
year;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1F9C1D4BD0804CD292BCE150B659BC6E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the difference between—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID517CCBF8F5C84540AF573BF3765DC8F6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the maximum number of visas authorized to
be issued under this subsection during fiscal years 2001 through 2005 minus the
number of visas issued under this subsection during those fiscal years;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5702E2DC89CA43C28F5031A0626A9FD6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of visas calculated under
subparagraph (A) that were issued after fiscal year
2005.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC84B49924F6C431CB5A658A0D4F497B2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employment-Based Immigrants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 201(d) (8 U.S.C. 1151(d)) is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7FE0395798214D2D9C6ABBD1B27CD7DE" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0583A389FA7A4BBB8715CDFDEE2B47B3"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Worldwide Level of Employment-Based
Immigrants</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID24C5B3C905B04AEC8C3C34E4EA2A9670"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (2), the worldwide
level of employment-based immigrants under this subsection for a fiscal year is
equal to the sum of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3044015EF54C44FA80E53594C081754C"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDCCE425EBA7594053979C4D598A9DE68E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">450,000, for each of the fiscal years 2008
through 2017; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3F8F8BBE436E4F25BB51700172BE60DD" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">290,000, for fiscal year 2018 and each
subsequent fiscal year;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD467C125893A476C9C18742AE0BD97F8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the difference between the maximum number
of visas authorized to be issued under this subsection during the previous
fiscal year and the number of visas issued during the previous fiscal year;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID328CCC9ED6C64372AEB0D0BCBC4AB0D5"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the difference between—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID13A276DECBA04BF2A0E5C4CEF0CDF87E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the maximum number of visas authorized to
be issued under this subsection during fiscal years 2001 through 2005 and the
number of visa numbers issued under this subsection during those fiscal years;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2AED2B08663D4373BFFFFB9CDDA6E1E0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of visas calculated under clause
(i) that were issued after fiscal year 2005.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF6B2F6B151B5440E9D1AC04274EC0A80"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Visas for spouses and children</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID006B8E56BD6E4987B4403402716CE504"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
immigrant visas issued on or after October 1, 2004, to spouses and children of
employment-based immigrants shall not be counted against the numerical
limitation set forth in paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA37BF495D330450AA2CA59BD13DF602F"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Numerical limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The total number of visas issued under
paragraph (1)(A) and paragraph (2), excluding such visas issued to aliens
pursuant to section 245B or section 245C of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name>, may not exceed
650,000 during any fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD59B88AA5E2D467F89521800B422DFD5"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this paragraph may be construed
to modify the requirement set out in 245B(a)(1)(I) or 245C(i)(2)(A) that
prohibit an alien from receiving an adjustment of status to that of a legal
permanent resident prior to the consideration of all applications filed under
section 201, 202, or 203 before the date of enactment of section 245B and
245C.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCBB5CCB342604115B3D62D715E5AB849" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>502.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Country
limits</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 202(a) (8
U.S.C. 1152(a)) is amended by striking <quote>7 percent (in the case of a
single foreign state) or 2 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>10 percent (in
the case of a single foreign state) or 5 percent</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7B9D0ACE862740C998E0C97ABC26E1DB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>503.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation of immigrant visas</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3CC0FCA330644D46AB64B2BB9C71ED46"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preference Allocation for Family-Sponsored
Immigrants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 203(a) (8
U.S.C. 1153(a)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID597CB0AF518340C9853D7A5213D2248F" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA47E741BAF734B658F815E086E82AAB6"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preference Allocations for Family-Sponsored
Immigrants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens subject to
the worldwide level specified in section 201(c) for family-sponsored immigrants
shall be allocated visas as follows:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA4253610832D447F9CD8B8A53313F9CE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unmarried sons and daughters of
citizens</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualified immigrants
who are the unmarried sons or daughters of citizens of the United States shall
be allocated visas in a quantity not to exceed the sum of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC7A235DB5EA74AD2BD7E46DF9D666D2C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">10 percent of such worldwide level;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD536000727F14EFEB8BF751D71D9FD4C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any visas not required for the class
specified in paragraph (4).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50EEAB32CA80455EAC37B61D511F7DF3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Spouses and unmarried sons and daughters of
permanent resident aliens</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA5E23F59A7C3464487214649EE1AA6D3"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Visas in a quantity not to exceed 50
percent of such worldwide level plus any visas not required for the class
specified in paragraph (1) shall be allocated to qualified immigrants who
are—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC3764EBB84A94D04AE2EC50FD9340B70"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the spouses or children of an alien
lawfully admitted for permanent residence; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7119BF39ED294D99841E498F764FBAA8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the unmarried sons or daughters of an alien
lawfully admitted for permanent residence.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID712C3057E90F43EB9620F2AB0EAB165F"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimum percentage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Visas allocated to individuals described in
subparagraph (A)(i) shall constitute not less than 77 percent of the visas
allocated under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBE51663B670A44FD93E7BFE5F39A854E"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Married sons and daughters of
citizens</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualified immigrants
who are the married sons and daughters of citizens of the United States shall
be allocated visas in a quantity not to exceed the sum of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE55ADBB11E6B4D149465A502DE3E4720"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">10 percent of such worldwide level;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID966F82D4C581495B849FC25B58E41D6A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any visas not required for the classes
specified in paragraphs (1) and (2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD9BDB31B5A8E4EA5997DCF5FE80A1761"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Brothers and sisters of
citizens</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualified immigrants
who are the brothers or sisters of a citizen of the United States who is at
least 21 years of age shall be allocated visas in a quantity not to exceed 30
percent of the worldwide
level.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAD59E46D236C499FAC0F06D251E1A28D"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preference Allocation for Employment-Based
Immigrants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 203(b) (8
U.S.C. 1153(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF6CB8749E64443DBA3AA1BB45FAA75DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>28.6
percent</quote> and inserting <quote>15 percent</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3CF18BD27BEB42878EE0B7E18AE058EE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(A), by striking
<quote>28.6 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>15 percent</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3233834FE3AE463BA6010ACACE1D1906"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(A)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID59EFA817A6144177A9D30BB314FD0690"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>28.6 percent</quote> and
inserting <quote>35 percent</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA6207842976A4CBDB9D80D2DEE27EFD2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking clause (iii);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF589E24B9D184D298AFB11B983DB3069"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (4);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6BFCFFAAA1B343D2B150F8BBC2E97FE7"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph
(4);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54A07A55269D428884DD61130BE1063D"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4)(A), as redesignated, by
striking <quote>7.1 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>5
percent</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD8D54370ACF2453199C8AC4843C1750E"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (4), as
redesignated, the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA5B3F282637E40DEA22EF5AEB8A9C7BF" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID73AB29F2DBAC4D2D9B11627CDF8E1060"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other workers</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB6535F14499941439FC3B64ED72F9612"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Visas shall be made available, in a number
not to exceed 30 percent of such worldwide level, plus any visa numbers not
required for the classes specified in paragraphs (1) through (4), to qualified
immigrants who are capable, at the time of petitioning for classification under
this paragraph, of performing unskilled labor that is not of a temporary or
seasonal nature, for which qualified workers are determined to be unavailable
in the United States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB2752E57A3B6463CAE5A95FF334ABC6C"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Priority in allocating visas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In allocating visas under subparagraph (A)
for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2017, the Secretary shall reserve 30
percent of such visas for qualified immigrants who were physically present in
the United States before January 7,
2004.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4C1077122937420DA1001360B9896FB4"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (6).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9CED64C498974AF4992A0C94DEFBA0D6"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special Immigrants Not Subject to Numerical
Limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
201(b)(1)(A) (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking
<quote>subparagraph (A) or (B) of </quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0B207B5EE6FB4B248818F5D7B54EDF37"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming Amendments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC35EB59875454A55AA8B353CE2547C8E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of special
immigrant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
101(a)(27)(M) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(M)) is amended by striking <quote>subject
to the numerical limitations of section 203(b)(4),</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4BE372A56CBF48198EEE952DDF44911E"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of temporary reduction in workers’
visas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 203(e) of the
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (Public Law 105–100; 8
U.S.C. 1153 note) is repealed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID18C660B1CC2D48CEA5431AF9719ACB98" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>504.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relief for minor children and
widows</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDABA309EB351349848E049EE1AF609B6F"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 201(b)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)) is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID75132C8F6ED94F178ADF9D7B5449D319" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA0FB474F15F143439E94493E6CE3416B"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID48894FF07CBD43F6AB0B4A9A42409E33"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID7C694248B9F448CDAFAC336EB216FBD0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens admitted under section 211(a) on the
basis of a prior issuance of a visa under section 203(a) to their accompanying
parent who is an immediate relative.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4A255AA779DF4F54A667E4E87A4CC80D" indent="up2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subparagraph, the term
<term>immediate relative</term> means a child, spouse, or parent of a citizen
of the United States (and each child of such child, spouse, or parent who is
accompanying or following to join the child, spouse, or parent), except that,
in the case of parents, such citizens shall be at least 21 years of age.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB60EA0221EDA4F49A41C8FA3F70EFEDA" indent="up2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who was the spouse of a citizen of
the United States for not less than 2 years at the time of the citizen’s death
or, if married for less than 2 years at the time of the citizen’s death, proves
by a preponderance of the evidence that the marriage was entered into in good
faith and not solely for the purpose of obtaining an immigration benefit and
was not legally separated from the citizen at the time of the citizen’s death,
and each child of such alien, shall be considered, for purposes of this
subsection, to remain an immediate relative after the date of the citizen’s
death if the spouse files a petition under section 204(a)(1)(A)(ii) before the
earlier of—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2A5E383DF8EA42A9B424C54CAB00344D"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 years after such date; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7D99365B2E6C42DABD19C36A2518D602"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which the spouse
remarries.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6623A4EA166145A18BEF697D5266D63D" indent="up2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this clause, an alien who has filed a
petition under clause (iii) or (iv) of section 204(a)(1)(A) remains an
immediate relative if the United States citizen spouse or parent loses United
States citizenship on account of the abuse.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID91C7EFAB442B40AE85E4DD3786F9D388" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens born to an alien lawfully admitted
for permanent residence during a temporary visit
abroad.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF1DD89017E4B4DCCB7BB2B9B561AF2FC"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Petition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 204(a)(1)(A)(ii) (8 U.S.C.
1154(a)(1)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking <quote>in the second sentence of
section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) also</quote> and inserting <quote>in section
201(b)(2)(A)(iii) or an alien child or alien parent described in the
201(b)(2)(A)(iv)</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID16960AD8E7B04C9FB10FF640B83812F6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>505.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Shortage occupations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0AE91874ABD740938E26EDF478470604"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception to Direct Numerical
Limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 201(b)(1)
(8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93FEE4990AA2492CBE9A8BE38BB34C90" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3E04064468AE4951B94B9E1817ACB4A9"><enum>(F)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID0D7619B7D63A4A669E79DEC14E7F7B00"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the period beginning on the date of
the enactment the <short-title>Comprehensive Immigration
Reform Act of 2007</short-title>, and ending on September 30, 2017, an
alien—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID64DBC7E77A4547A5BF9D43F45529153A" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who is otherwise described in section
203(b); and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID59C7E1A2FC8740A888B6BAA0B0C7193F" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who is seeking admission to the United
States to perform labor in shortage occupations designated by the Secretary of
Labor for blanket certification under section 212(a)(5)(A) due to the lack of
sufficient United States workers able, willing, qualified, and available for
such occupations and for which the employment of aliens will not adversely
affect the terms and conditions of similarly employed United States
workers.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33A354B4734C4D5384127D80B7B02A31" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the period described in clause (i),
the spouse or dependents of an alien described in clause (i), if accompanying
or following to join such
alien.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAB870E905941425B8B0A3F49E735D170"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception to Nondiscrimination
Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
202(a)(1)(A) (8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking
<quote>201(b)(2)(A)(i)</quote> and inserting <quote>201(b)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEEAD9D0B1D5543F5BA5918F83EF4DC8B"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception to Per Country Levels for
Family-Sponsored and Employment-Based Immigrants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 202(a)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(2)), as
amended by section 502(1), is further amended by inserting <quote>, except for
aliens described in section 201(b),</quote> after <quote>any fiscal
year</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAC528DF4F8EF48998EF49361DF017280"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increasing the Domestic Supply of Nurses
and Physical Therapists</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not
later than January 1, 2007, the Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID903F6ED5B60E43E4991C116AEDE6C54D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to Congress a report on the source
of newly licensed nurses and physical therapists in each State, which report
shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID771DF043ADB0415F8E672CC9618A8833"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include the past 3 years for which data are
available;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4B1628F9A7944E8EB9FD040C67CD4B37"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide separate data for each occupation
and for each State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID45F680BEA2A245639CD0BCBEA3F307EF"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">separately identify those receiving their
initial license and those licensed by endorsement from another State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID72051F6996B146AFAECCD285C5F23091"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">within those receiving their initial
license in each year, identify the number who received their professional
education in the United States and those who received such education outside
the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBB8292F59EE34447AF8CFA4FB3C8FC6C"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the extent possible, identify, by State
of residence and country of education, the number of nurses and physical
therapists who were educated in any of the 5 countries (other than the United
States) from which the most nurses and physical therapists arrived;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID305C13A2713F437AB44C807727D127EE"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify the barriers to increasing the
supply of nursing faculty, domestically trained nurses, and domestically
trained physical therapists;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA4093B9E0A774149AB9AB0E2C184FBB9"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommend strategies to be followed by
Federal and State governments that would be effective in removing such
barriers, including strategies that address barriers to advancement to become
registered nurses for other health care workers, such as home health aides and
nurses assistants;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3917ACA02B1C4D95A21EA95CDF90467E"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommend amendments to Federal legislation
that would increase the supply of nursing faculty, domestically trained nurses,
and domestically trained physical therapists;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4F346EE4C96D4A31AF8E041AB5B57DDA"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommend Federal grants, loans, and other
incentives that would provide increases in nurse educators, nurse training
facilities, and other steps to increase the domestic education of new nurses
and physical therapists;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID214B3AEC19CB4D52A57788CFF295AF6F"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify the effects of nurse emigration on
the health care systems in their countries of origin; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB91858445E134E05B66E7EC05967D071"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommend amendments to Federal law that
would minimize the effects of health care shortages in the countries of origin
from which immigrant nurses arrived;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID67A94C757D0F42F0A03D80249C5DFB4E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enter into a contract with the National
Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine to determine the level of Federal
investment under titles VII and VIII of the <act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">Public Health Service Act</act-name> necessary to
eliminate the domestic nursing and physical therapist shortage not later than 7
years from the date on which the report is published; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCC1F694ED4DD4921A8EB391959D4CB43"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collaborate with other agencies, as
appropriate, in working with ministers of health or other appropriate officials
of the 5 countries from which the most nurses and physical therapists arrived,
to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID414B83343CC64FCA9D7B97B283468D58"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">address health worker shortages caused by
emigration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9BE5E69027A147238939D7717A4964E5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that there is sufficient human
resource planning or other technical assistance needed to reduce further health
worker shortages in such countries.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3BB705BC1D78440BA045E17719E13A4B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>506.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relief for widows and orphans</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9A895BA7659E4DFFB807DF9A87E9C346"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short Title</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Widows and Orphans Act of
2007</short-title></quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDDA84C08F00F4A05BCD9E65D986AB90D"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">New Special Immigrant Category</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDD9C9EC4E2C8478888002F329F1224B5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certain children and women at risk of
harm</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(a)(27) (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDC10F0E387394CC1B754A147AA519AA8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (L), by inserting a
semicolon at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEACB5EBC06B44928941F593416C8A39B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (M), by striking the period
at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5555FA32B3C4405495E93C88F6E31C04"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID602CDE6A43FB46F587D4F527999A1A8E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7D1F043D14BE430193372D16F6534081"><enum>(N)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to subsection (j), an immigrant who
is not present in the United States—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID89044E091EDB4AF8B03614DE79E41D81"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who is—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6249B4A70BB74C7D8DC0E163F744C572"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">referred to a consular, immigration, or
other designated official by a United States Government agency, an
international organization, or recognized nongovernmental entity designated by
the Secretary of State for purposes of such referrals; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB5AF307D81BC40F18918D206EB46FEBA"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determined by such official to be a minor
under 18 years of age (as determined under subsection (j)(5))—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID014CEA4E585A4F3F95E80B277B8C235C"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for whom no parent or legal guardian is
able to provide adequate care;</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID449F3499971940579127807D42F12E8A"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who faces a credible fear of harm related
to his or her age;</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID547F8AACFDB5416B92B7C6A49CDA61DE"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who lacks adequate protection from such
harm; and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDABCCA093B8BD420FA68A0BDE07F5DAF5"><enum>(dd)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for whom it has been determined to be in
his or her best interests to be admitted to the United States; or</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1EA43341F9014C08A96335C1184D7E03"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who is—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID45390BCEBD59454F8E1722585BE77C56"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">referred to a consular or immigration
official by a United States Government agency, an international organization or
recognized nongovernmental entity designated by the Secretary of State for
purposes of such referrals; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC363373EC960499A820F47144E8447C6"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determined by such official to be a female
who has—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8BA8886D44334EA28E670A2728C920A6"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a credible fear of harm related to her sex;
and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA4BFBA6C790B45EB837AE4FEC008CE6C"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a lack of adequate protection from such
harm.</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47690926D9474BC99A095276B413D703"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Statutory construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101 (8 U.S.C. 1101) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID10DDD877EC0644D4B118451CEBB5EEDE" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFB6DA2CDC9254FAFBF38B00F23FC3559"><enum>(j)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID98251A00A91E4DAC8C10EAE0F8291498"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No natural parent or prior adoptive parent
of any alien provided special immigrant status under subsection (a)(27)(N)(i)
shall thereafter, by virtue of such parentage, be accorded any right,
privilege, or status under this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID62A76F4BF8BE4D82B3619200FD9C3154" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID80F54E86B21C452AACB344C24B238F39"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No alien who qualifies for a special
immigrant visa under subsection (a)(27)(N)(ii) may apply for derivative status
or petition for any spouse who is represented by the alien as missing,
deceased, or the source of harm at the time of the alien’s application and
admission. The Secretary of Homeland Security may waive this requirement for an
alien who demonstrates that the alien’s representations regarding the spouse
were bona fide.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID63BEFF8E1BC34C6EBA0EDA9D3976F13B" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who qualifies for a special
immigrant visa under subsection (a)(27)(N) may apply for derivative status or
petition for any sibling under the age of 18 years or children under the age of
18 years of any such alien, if accompanying or following to join the alien. For
purposes of this subparagraph, a determination of age shall be made using the
age of the alien on the date the petition is filed with the Department of
Homeland Security.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2C71DF7D433E44F89C9DE93C248388B5" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who qualifies for a special
immigrant visa under subsection (a)(27)(N) shall be treated in the same manner
as a refugee solely for purposes of section 412.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID56F20866E2AF4513AFEF84E20CCF2C3E" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provisions of paragraphs (4), (5), and
(7)(A) of section 212(a) shall not be applicable to any alien seeking admission
to the United States under subsection (a)(27)(N), and the Secretary of Homeland
Security may waive any other provision of such section (other than paragraph
2(C) or subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (E) of paragraph (3)) with respect to
such an alien for humanitarian purposes, to assure family unity, or when it is
otherwise in the public interest. Any such waiver by the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall be in writing and shall be granted only on an individual basis
following an investigation. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide
for the annual reporting to Congress of the number of waivers granted under
this paragraph in the previous fiscal year and a summary of the reasons for
granting such waivers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID617F837DA288419D99EB541717A99330" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of subsection
(a)(27)(N)(i)(II), a determination of age shall be made using the age of the
alien on the date on which the alien was referred to the consular, immigration,
or other designated official.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7AE4B453399940BDAC4DBDDEE4CBF318" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
waive any application fee for a special immigrant visa for an alien described
in section
101(a)(27)(N).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5062DB7796B4408EA0E982983F075E4A"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expedited process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 45 days after the date of
referral to a consular, immigration, or other designated official (as described
in section 101(a)(27)(N) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
Nationality Act</act-name>, as added by paragraph (1))—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAB7A21F05CF34C5182696441BEBB16EC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">special immigrant status shall be
adjudicated; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE483D88CDAC94DD0985F79A7B3FAC1EA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if special immigrant status is granted, the
alien shall be paroled to the United States pursuant to section 212(d)(5) of
that Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)) and allowed to apply for adjustment of status to
permanent residence under section 245 of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) within 1 year
after the alien’s arrival in the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID232EBA069FB04EC0A294F0D032DE464E"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on
the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives on the progress of the implementation of this section and the
amendments made by this section, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID339E558FD67A4C708B52D2C7ED58F7E0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">data related to the implementation of this
section and the amendments made by this section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCEC4EA15EEBF4C3C91C9F42856EC16B7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">data regarding the number of placements of
females and children who faces a credible fear of harm as referred to in
section 101(a)(27)(N) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
Nationality Act</act-name>, as added by paragraph (1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1163839880A340B9A3E9E16CE73F3940"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other information that the Secretary
considers appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEBD8C303CBB245F888FFFF3B138F129F"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
subsection and the amendments made by this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8A48702DC4C44ABE991BE75351D7AC27"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements for Aliens</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9F1BFB2F99E34F56BAF6FCD197A878CE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement prior to entry into the united
states</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD18D32F2E0734CE3B3D9E6C3C565A440"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Database search</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien may not be admitted to the United
States unless the Secretary has ensured that a search of each database
maintained by an agency or department of the United States has been conducted
to determine whether such alien is ineligible to be admitted to the United
States on criminal, security, or related grounds.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9F7510AD94A84EEDA873A5CF21EBEF22"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperation and schedule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and the head of each
appropriate agency or department of the United States shall work cooperatively
to ensure that each database search required by subparagraph (A) is completed
not later than 45 days after the date on which an alien files a petition
seeking a special immigration visa under section 101(a)(27)(N) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name>, as
added by subsection (b)(1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDD4E954CF8B343BAA2C5C6CE79CC4189"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement after entry into the united
states</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB6C3EC06384E4335B0B692FF20D7EF3E"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement to submit fingerprints</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA096D7CA1E984999A88289E59ED8EF4D"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date that
an alien enters the United States, the alien shall be fingerprinted and submit
to the Secretary such fingerprints and any other personal biometric data
required by the Secretary.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9BD9776287104F17A6373DA4809D20C8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may prescribe regulations
that permit fingerprints submitted by an alien under section 262 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1302) or any other provision of law to satisfy the requirement to submit
fingerprints of clause (i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID61A36F4071D6460BB09C11C279D33437"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Database search</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that a search of
each database that contains fingerprints that is maintained by an agency or
department of the United States be conducted to determine whether such alien is
ineligible for an adjustment of status under any provision of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) on criminal, security, or related grounds.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE3C5FB78E750443CAF2B686F4C7597B9"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperation and schedule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and the head of each
appropriate agency or department of the United States shall work cooperatively
to ensure that each database search required by subparagraph (B) is completed
not later than 180 days after the date on which the alien enters the United
States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF0F5A7D604624DADA8E78950E726EAC0"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative and judicial review</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC59007A73DA14CE6B435BF6A7251F658"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There may be no review of a determination
by the Secretary, after a search required by subparagraph (B), that an alien is
ineligible for an adjustment of status, under any provision of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) on criminal, security, or related grounds except as
provided in this subparagraph.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA3B3C95C960548DCA1AECCAF61A2C389"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien may appeal a determination
described in clause (i) through the Administrative Appeals Office of the Bureau
of Citizenship and Immigration Services. The Secretary shall ensure that a
determination on such appeal is made not later than 60 days after the date that
the appeal is filed.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76C0693FE0B04355874BB5BDAB1C9225"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Judicial review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There may be no judicial review of a
determination described in clause (i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE702BC2EC5F74515ABBB4235546566BE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>507.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Student visas</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF7633B8634C446ACBCC879F7359D65B3"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(a)(15)(F) (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(F)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDBB6E5289C2A4E51B1B22EEE6346CB61"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE1F26968D46B40FABBC74CDCD8E54F7D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking “he has no intention of
abandoning, who is” and inserting the following: “except in the case of an
alien described in clause (iv), the alien has no intention of abandoning, who
is—</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE9678B3EF0D14B84A6BF4A28D29B6BE7" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCA1F0F98D43949418E6237850C87816B"><enum>(I)</enum>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCC889A2191CE4D739709ABB5AE3E25B9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>consistent with section
214(l)</quote> and inserting <quote>(except for a graduate program described in
clause (iv)) consistent with section 214(m)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6064B5D05DD846B092B294E94DB5474C"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the comma at the end and
inserting the following: “; or</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID97199C2E12DC4A198343EE9F6CE9DFB5" style="OLC">
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCEB02D74592F4071A2743008217EC9E7" indent="up2"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engaged in temporary employment for
optional practical training related to the alien’s area of study, which
practical training shall be authorized for a period or periods of up to 24
months;</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDA039DBAEEEF417EAD3B790424338CB8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID44A91C339C0445AC8BDBE341D332484F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or (iv)</quote> after
<quote>clause (i)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBD66939666134A4287EB88653E056114"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>, and</quote> and
inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1E650A03AFAB4EFDBE118C42ACE081B6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD657C947F490434593BC90E5BDE71CEF" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID11EDAD0323054AB5811E439E1BD25FA9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an alien described in clause (i) who has
been accepted and plans to attend an accredited graduate program in
mathematics, engineering, technology, or the sciences in the United States for
the purpose of obtaining an advanced degree; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9243A5D3D9AE496781D3A23AB76AD714"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an alien who maintains actual residence and
place of abode in the alien’s country of nationality, who is described in
clause (i), except that the alien’s actual course of study may involve a
distance learning program, for which the alien is temporarily visiting the
United States for a period not to exceed 30
days.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8664E81D671F412EAF00D006DABAA6C9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Creation of J–STEM Visa
Category</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
101(a)(15)(J) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(J)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC313D3760A40490A8196A600D88CA415" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDB408B4F217846B7BDB33652A20705E7"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an alien with a residence in a foreign
country that (except in the case of an alien described in clause (ii)) the
alien has no intention of abandoning, who is a bona fide student, scholar,
trainee, teacher, professor, research assistant, specialist, or leader in a
field of specialized knowledge or skill, or other person of similar
description, and who—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID317C7332650A462786D6BF18C71FAA77"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is coming temporarily to the United States
as a participant in a program (other than a graduate program described in
clause (ii)) designated by the Secretary of State, for the purpose of teaching,
instructing or lecturing, studying, observing, conducting research, consulting,
demonstrating special skills, or receiving training and who, if coming to the
United States to participate in a program under which the alien will receive
graduate medical education or training, also meets the requirements of section
212(j), and the alien spouse and minor children of any such alien if
accompanying the alien or following to join the alien; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA562B1D5646444C89BBAD61D020B6856"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been accepted and plans to attend an
accredited graduate program in the sciences, technology, engineering, or
mathematics in the United States for the purpose of obtaining an advanced
degree.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD506280CB3FF47F6A89B154DE272BD2F"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Admission of Nonimmigrants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 214(b) (8 U.S.C. 1184(b)) is
amended by striking <quote>subparagraph (L) or (V)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subparagraph (F)(iv), (J)(ii), (L), or (V)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF014649949F24F22A12B53E7880A5D35"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements for F–4 or J–STEM
Visa</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 214(m) (8 U.S.C.
1184(m)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAA1D18672B90412F99C3E21957891A48"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting before paragraph (1) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCADF40B360B840A7A80D43B98E0F967B" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID99AC310685644A0FBF06888C99E80F37"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonimmigrant Elementary, Secondary, and
Post-Secondary School Students</header>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04CD799356924740B75C56FF1250F18F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1D3AD8FCE9CF444D828E9C6A6FE0FEEE" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1C9379BC1BB74FEE96FD396792A88C2A" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
visa issued to an alien under subparagraph (F)(iv) or (J)(ii) of section
101(a)(15) shall be valid—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4FBAD1D6D26E45EBA041380FE39E5A04"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">during the intended period of study in a
graduate program described in such section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID59D5F759F2E744C9B9FBDD904C2E08BC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for an additional period, not to exceed 1
year after the completion of the graduate program, if the alien is actively
pursuing an offer of employment related to the knowledge and skills obtained
through the graduate program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9F945A6EB3334E99A3909968E56FB32E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the additional period necessary for the
adjudication of any application for labor certification, employment-based
immigrant petition, and application under section 245(a)(2) to adjust such
alien’s status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence,
if such application for labor certification or employment-based immigrant
petition has been filed not later than 1 year after the completion of the
graduate
program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAADBD129E7864293BBC0210AEE1C0757"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver of Foreign Residence
Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 212(e) (8
U.S.C. 1182(e)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9ADB6EB392B44C1DAD2871266D8613CB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>(1)</quote> before
<quote>No person</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id586A6D9F8D3C429E92CE0674C60775F2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>admission (i)
whose</quote> and inserting the following: “admission—</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id470C6F4F9A1D4D328081BA6ABCE76280" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCCEA47B04E5B44DF958C74CCCB30404A" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whose</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id475399CEBCB14F51A5F0A53B52E4AF2A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>residence, (ii)
who</quote> and inserting the following “residence;</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF336A785EBC449179CCBDDDBD5BD16F2" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB462699D589C44BB889D396E645B1CE1" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idABF7E09E8B344BB2AEDF2D53CFEB4639"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>engaged, or (iii)
who</quote> and inserting the following: “engaged; or</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA17C1ACC808B43678E60D532A66A1FB2" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA1D6977212134FF399DB7E22A6EE1B65" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98202B342DCE4F5BB7115D6BDCAB54C3"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>training, shall</quote>
and inserting the following: “training,</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12B3F8FFAEA8453DAD051B2341AC2B46" style="OLC">
<quoted-block-continuation-text commented="no" indent="subsection" quoted-block-continuation-text-level="paragraph">shall</quoted-block-continuation-text><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85FAB1EE1C4845B6A9A9BC8E401069B6"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>United States: Provided,
That upon</quote> and inserting the following: “United States.</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF5C3B29869348AFBD07722126319855" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA3233340DF8E4046AD034FA8827D2637" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon”;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block></after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID365383F46F9F4C958BB3707305B3E090"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>section 214(l): And
provided further, That, except</quote> and inserting the following: “section
214(l);</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA2D9814E22DB482CB38058CE44E85F78" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1095F6A20FCD4B8A935E719284C780DD" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE4A0DB0DB7F4419A92055FD69FB3DE88"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0A63B18D9DF34E9EB6B22890760FA765" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3ED3A25E6DB7481B86C8B8354E40B197" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who has been issued a visa or
otherwise provided nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(J)(ii), or who
would have qualified for such nonimmigrant status if section 101(a)(15)(J)(ii)
had been enacted before the completion of such alien’s graduate studies, shall
not be subject to the 2-year foreign residency requirement under this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block></after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDEAAB6B85FE441A1854B49AF7BBC38AB"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Off Campus Work Authorization for Foreign
Students</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC3804808898B46F8BCC125F0C06C18AC"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens admitted as nonimmigrant students
described in section 101(a)(15)(F) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(F)) may be employed in an off-campus position unrelated to the
alien’s field of study if—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB830448BD27B469B9EC1E196B6526632"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien has enrolled full-time at the
educational institution and is maintaining good academic standing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID988562B086DE40AAA42555064F24D3C9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the employer provides the educational
institution and the Secretary of Labor with an attestation that the
employer—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1266C113C55149A1806AD322E7DC4CCA"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has spent at least 21 days recruiting
United States citizens to fill the position; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2956DF4014EF4803A449CBF38042CF9A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">will pay the alien and other similarly
situated workers at a rate equal to not less than the greater of—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8697AC2EDA2140DE9F332F5E8E3F0DDF"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the actual wage level for the occupation at
the place of employment; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF31A7367568D42F5BB635A27040119BB"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the prevailing wage level for the
occupation in the area of employment; and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB2511202287B4FAFAED99B663ED04DDD"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien will not be employed more
than—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA1E935827D1A46DBBF413074CFED7FB8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">20 hours per week during the academic term;
or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6F241513BAFF4B0ABFDBD5600C36DAE9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">40 hours per week during vacation periods
and between academic terms.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9B2E88D917B34653945BF3B66CBB275F"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disqualification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary of Labor determines that
an employer has provided an attestation under paragraph (1)(B) that is
materially false or has failed to pay wages in accordance with the attestation,
the employer, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, shall be disqualified
from employing an alien student under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1FE9A77DD89C46E3ACCCEA3569BF482D"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustment of Status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 245(a) (8 U.S.C. 1255(a)) is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID624A8D619A184C63B2CD973DF1FD3E74" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID148CD92A7E8C46B2910AB3F7C9C4BA45"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7F746A33523B42D08EBCC1BD41A5A062"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The status of an alien, who was inspected
and admitted or paroled into the United States, or who has an approved petition
for classification under subparagraph (A)(iii), (A)(iv), (B)(ii), or (B)(iii)
of section 204(a)(1), may be adjusted by the Secretary of Homeland Security or
the Attorney General, under such regulations as the Secretary or the Attorney
General may prescribe, to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
residence if—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8CED687564BD4872A53235C492756342"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien makes an application for such
adjustment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5FCE66834A734FA193F4A3F67DC1D0CE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien is eligible to receive an
immigrant visa;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8531B83D135146D5ADBC396F0D8E4B8D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien is admissible to the United
States for permanent residence; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5C0EA577DEE046DCB7A2225A10A402D6"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an immigrant visa is immediately available
to the alien at the time the application is filed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID43839F4CD0D544D5AEC97D2C55954ECF"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Student visas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the requirement under
paragraph (1)(D), an alien may file an application for adjustment of status
under this section if—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9F68D92DE2F4481F92C97FD1898CCF68"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien has been issued a visa or
otherwise provided nonimmigrant status under subparagraph (J)(ii) or (F)(iv) of
section 101(a)(15), or would have qualified for such nonimmigrant status if
subparagraph (J)(ii) or (F)(iv) of section 101(a)(15) had been enacted before
the completion of such alien’s graduate studies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF9EAEA81675042D2B1CAD64F7AEF177D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien has earned an advanced degree in
the sciences, technology, engineering, or mathematics;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2CE94B7F8A7D49028591EE02B056C0A2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien is the beneficiary of a petition
filed under subparagraph (E) or (F) of section 204(a)(1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB626AF014B9B42AABBCF1C117E502980"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a fee of $2,000 is remitted to the
Secretary on behalf of the alien.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6FD359816E4344AC9D73B425D27F20FC"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An application for adjustment of status
filed under this section may not be approved until an immigrant visa number
becomes available.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1821A56F8A464BD285D2E713D4C8DB37"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Filing in cases of unavailable visa
numbers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the
limitation described in paragraph (3), if a supplemental petition fee is paid
for a petition under subparagraph (E) or (F) of section 204(a)(1), an
application under paragraph (1) on behalf of an alien that is a beneficiary of
the petition (including a spouse or child who is accompanying or following to
join the beneficiary) may be filed without regard to the requirement under
paragraph (1)(D).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID10BA07F2195B4372A5D73FBE2137EA89"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pending applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the limitation described in
paragraph (3), if a petition under subparagraph (E) or (F) of section 204(a)(1)
is pending or approved as of the date of enactment of this paragraph, on
payment of the supplemental petition fee under that section, the alien that is
the beneficiary of the petition may submit an application for adjustment of
status under this subsection without regard to the requirement under paragraph
(1)(D).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4927429BB21A4C49BDC4CE4787B903D3"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employment authorizations and advanced
parole travel documentation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID66AFDBE4147D40799F0468CB23388669"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide to any immigrant who has submitted
an application for adjustment of status under this subsection not less than 3
increments, the duration of each of which shall be not less than 3 years, for
any applicable employment authorization or advanced parole travel document of
the immigrant; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID94039D9AAECE4AD0A9212BBBE768CB2B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adjust each applicable fee payment schedule
in accordance with the increments provided under subparagraph (A) so that 1 fee
for each authorization or document is required for each 3-year
increment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block></after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4693616C7FC445BDAF8B86FB4219254E"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of Fees</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0659E16B0F13486D90A6B6428A29731B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Job training; scholarships</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 286(s)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1356(s)(1)) is
amended by inserting <quote>and 80 percent of the fees collected under section
245(a)(2)(D)</quote> before the period at the end.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2EE9A18D91764E66817E9823A8171B05"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fraud prevention and
detection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 286(v)(1)
(8 U.S.C. 1356(v)(1)) is amended by inserting <quote>and 20 percent of the fees
collected under section 245(a)(2)(D)</quote> before the period at the
end.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6F414058DDBF4B4DA9900A88F4197D04" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>508.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Visas for individuals with advanced
degrees</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04A9CD5E841141488C11E5C258EBBA35"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens With Certain Advanced Degrees Not
Subject to Numerical Limitations on Employment Based Immigrants</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID734C309F0A794012A1F912BB1001DB1F"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 201(b)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)), as
amended by section 505, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5EE7700E4E614BB297EDDD393BC1CF77" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA07DE601858F477D94E16D90B0DACC8F"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens who have earned an advanced degree
in science, technology, engineering, or math and have been working in a related
field in the United States under a nonimmigrant visa during the 3-year period
preceding their application for an immigrant visa under section 203(b).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA1C998D5C65844FCA6DCB0669EC10D89"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens described in subparagraph (A) or (B)
of section 203(b)(1)(A) or who have received a national interest waiver under
section 203(b)(2)(B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID38BD249EB509492DA3C1E33EFD2CD528"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The spouse and minor children of an alien
who is admitted as an employment-based immigrant under section
203(b).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID46524A243C614A27A4B35EA9B5159FE2"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall
apply to any visa application—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA8CDA348A1584E30B40CDD3B6C971526"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pending on the date of the enactment of
this Act; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5722E20DF206473FA309BE127D5E80AA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">filed on or after such date of
enactment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5A6ED7EC0841431E9FC25307EE6260C6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Labor Certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 212(a)(5)(A)(ii) (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(5)(A)(ii)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID147BD327569F4A659803FE0E5D6B4C70"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (I), by striking
<quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6282B1E9C3E74AD3AE3CDFE695488499"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (II), by striking the period
at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4E91BF3F6DAC4E619ABCD0663C260CE9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9FBC482302094900B947B436FD39618E" style="OLC">
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID79968EE529714853B50D84E0987A9BB5"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has an advanced degree in the sciences,
technology, engineering, or mathematics from an accredited university in the
United States and is employed in a field related to such
degree.</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID040B7FB748EA4E758108BD37555DD7B2"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Temporary Workers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 214(g) (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA8989D3925C946D4A64096059BA7BB2E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE772DD34EA5640D8AF832A998408B0F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(beginning with fiscal
year 1992)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA19934CF3FA242169D060A6CDFF3B206"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID97D6F23669FF4A5CA3C54CEB28DA99B7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (vii), by striking <quote>each
succeeding fiscal year; or</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years
2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007;</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE88329C03E96479098CBE1BAD72220D4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding after clause (vii) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBA0F911D266F40ECA61C59CB116C657E" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC7E0FBEEA8A24681923D91D43A90D345"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">115,000 in the first fiscal year beginning
after the date of the enactment of this clause; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID48255CFEF12943DBB678CB1CBF9EBF67"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number calculated under paragraph (9)
in each fiscal year after the year described in clause (viii);
or</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID56DDDBFE6A8D428F8F045E515E854E58"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (5)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID57A427FE70694AEB8128DCBD82BD6983"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking
<quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID513F8F7AE89A4D3B9A8AED4F850B8E57"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), by striking the period
at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD1265FCF3B6342379E75B984E6ABF790"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID559E89311AD74F7CA77C7B1F34DAAC54" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB465A402C4BA44F5A2A081EE491C4FB0"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has earned an advanced degree in science,
technology, engineering, or
math.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8A983D0BE7524B7BAF10264C8183060F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (9), (10), and
(11) as paragraphs (10), (11), and (12), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6E0A8A585593450A9C6309F143C168B2"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (8) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04F893F08C384F4DB074F1CDC17B3948" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID671A8ED4BAEA4B9D8713D58E3E0EE400"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the numerical limitation in paragraph
(1)(A)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDABD95F3ECFE4466AF2C085109CFDE10"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is reached during a given fiscal year, the
numerical limitation under paragraph (1)(A)(ix) for the subsequent fiscal year
shall be equal to 120 percent of the numerical limitation of the given fiscal
year; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID648060831BBB4838A6928FB4804334F5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not reached during a given fiscal year,
the numerical limitation under paragraph (1)(A)(ix) for the subsequent fiscal
year shall be equal to the numerical limitation of the given fiscal
year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF827D981C2E34CCE889F63B0D73E708D"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by subsection (c)(2)
shall apply to any visa application—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB3CF2F13BA0B4682B63354A1CEACA957"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pending on the date of the enactment of
this Act; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDED84AF3EF5D24F89B2A01CD01F834900"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">filed on or after such date of
enactment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID81F08080E7AA4C3BB8AF11947E4655F4"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Worldwide Level of Immigrants With Advanced
Degrees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 201 (8 U.S.C.
1151) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF085571C4C8948C89CDBB20D6CD58888"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(3), by inserting
<quote>and immigrants with advanced degrees</quote> after <quote>diversity
immigrants</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0095C90000DB438CA93E7AEA90D147A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (e) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE9DDFB33CCA14E6A9DDE6AC92B7EE791" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID464293FD86034A149BB87FCB1DFFF8F9"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Worldwide Level of Diversity Immigrants and
Immigrants With Advanced Degrees</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID68F583D27AC845C9B276BFCD2CCDCF85"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Diversity immigrants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The worldwide level of diversity immigrants
described in section 203(c)(1) is equal to 18,333 for each fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF567D2F7E23F4F81818FBCB48F9EB8B5"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigrants with advanced
degrees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The worldwide level
of immigrants with advanced degrees described in section 203(c)(2) is equal to
36,667 for each fiscal
year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID61A0993873A24381B462B1D4B62BEEE4"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigrants With Advanced
Degrees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 203 (8 U.S.C.
1153(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDA6E80C772414816A084F466DC77D555"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID62AEEFCB9CEA47C482F807EF9A1F455F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>paragraph (2), aliens subject to the worldwide level specified in
section 201(e)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (2) and (3), aliens
subject to the worldwide level specified in section 201(e)(1)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID59E59421E6424F14A9FB545E911E1619"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID606B82AC56384FFF8887D0694E2B1EE3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (1) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID52286AF86B254ECB9711392C46D0ACAA" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54F29EDBA3164C10BC0DE416AE05D756"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens who hold an advanced degree in
science, mathematics, technology, or engineering</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8FDE56F1CA5F4507825FD039041B035C"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualified immigrants who hold a master’s or
doctorate degree in the life sciences, the physical sciences, mathematics,
technology, or engineering from an accredited university in the United States,
or an equivalent foreign degree, shall be allotted visas each fiscal year in a
number not to exceed the worldwide level specified in section 201(e)(2).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3A485AD523684059B7D33EBE2F90568C"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Economic considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning on the date which is 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor, and
after notice and public hearing, shall determine which of the degrees described
in subparagraph (A) will provide immigrants with the knowledge and skills that
are most needed to meet anticipated workforce needs and protect the economic
security of the United
States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47DBC75841BE4246BBFF9FF3AF93A01F"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), as redesignated, by
striking <quote>this subsection</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>paragraph (1)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFE9580F997FF4EE7B0BD82AC40894054"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending paragraph (4), as redesignated,
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1C65D5873C754680826D9E7D76EA54FD" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC346839686334E4A92A94EA84DE5E94F"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maintenance of information</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID56D7B3181C864CD29ADB90FAA1E3E1A3"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Diversity immigrants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State shall maintain
information on the age, occupation, education level, and other relevant
characteristics of immigrants issued visas under paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC458CD759BF64BC995F06F2E3E881AD2"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigrants with advanced
degrees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
State shall maintain information on the age, degree (including field of study),
occupation, work experience, and other relevant characteristics of immigrants
issued visas under paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID43BC97A9C27B475181EA9FBE073974B5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2CEB5B822A3A46A5BBAE43AC4A7C2F8E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking
<quote>(c)</quote> and inserting <quote>(c)(1)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB0D0589D4A9B4D79A82D04B96CBCAC7F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
(4); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4A09B115C34148129914DC7488BB29A9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (2) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF16755A663B34E029D06A4D7EFB34A1A" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID150814B2D9524FC0AA7E7B7C7010BCDA" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigrant visas made available under
subsection (c)(2) shall be issued as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="id081CD79060894B4891012A57C7CD62F5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If
the Secretary of State has not made a determination under subsection (c)(2)(B),
immigrant visas shall be issued in a strictly random order established by the
Secretary for the fiscal year involved.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6C60F98C5B9A46BA9934A240E168BF0A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If
the Secretary of State has made a determination under subsection (c)(2)(B) and
the number of eligible qualified immigrants who have a degree selected under
such subsection and apply for an immigrant visa described in subsection (c)(2)
is greater than the worldwide level specified in section 201(e)(2), the
Secretary shall issue immigrant visas only to such immigrants and in a strictly
random order established by the Secretary for the fiscal year involved.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB4875668CFFC4C2ABB8A18B308D41DED"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If
the Secretary of State has made a determination under subsection (c)(2)(B) and
the number of eligible qualified immigrants who have degrees selected under
such subsection and apply for an immigrant visa described in subsection (c)(2)
is not greater than the worldwide level specified in section 201(e)(2), the
Secretary shall—</text>
<clause id="id758946ACBEB24BA2B8661DA2418283D4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue immigrant visas to eligible qualified
immigrants with degrees selected in subsection (c)(2)(B); and</text>
</clause><clause id="idC0411D6FEE3448F29ADCECCCF1966F7D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue any immigrant visas remaining
thereafter to other eligible qualified immigrants with degrees described in
subsection (c)(2)(A) in a strictly random order established by the Secretary
for the fiscal year
involved.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD76B23BB550D44AFACC47E04EF6BC740"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
subsections (e) and (f) shall take effect on October 1, 2007.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID57102223C6C842EC81C1D88D283A855C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>509.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Children of Filipino World War II
veterans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 201(b)(1) (8
U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)), as amended by sections 505 and 508, is further amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6370663B5DAE4009A9A4A5FE45BEFED2" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDADD3E22FEA1046D28B2037A4CA119092" indent="up1"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens who are eligible for a visa under
paragraph (1) or (3) of section 203(a) and are the children of a citizen of the
United States who was naturalized pursuant to section 405 of the Immigration
Act of 1990 (8 U.S.C. 1440
note).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD4AB75DA6CE44E85B0A8CF3E306ACA52" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>510.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expedited adjudication of employer
petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 214(c) (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID764599B977DB4D729189A8B2CD7D7DE7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Attorney General</quote>
each place it appears and inserting <quote>Secretary of Homeland
Security</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3D0915E80645422085ACBAD53B3D2B37"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6)(D)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID106772D7A1DB4DB7B905D85E73EFFEB4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by Striking <quote>Any person</quote> and
inserting <quote>(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), any person</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID120BC74256624788B10F0EEBF660C435"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5F61110D05E54C5E9D3DCA2F15567292" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE8D0AB2AC36F4AB5A90DEE1F367AA66C" indent="up2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
adjudicate each petition for an alien with extraordinary ability in the arts
(as described in section 101(a)(15)(O)(i)), an alien accompanying such an alien
(as described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 101(a)(15)(O)), or an alien
described in section 101(a)(15)(P) not later than 30 days after—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID402D25D4F4BB4EA79A0868D152557FCD"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which the petitioner submits
the petition with a written advisory opinion, letter of no objection, or
request for a waiver; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD43EE9DA2B384307A2BB7563C4A44915"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which the 15-day period
described in clause (i) has expired, if the petitioner has had an opportunity,
as appropriate, to supply rebuttal evidence.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2C2EADAE99B74996809B2CD38D4787A2" indent="up2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a petition described in clause (ii) is
not adjudicated before the end of the 30-day period described in clause (ii)
and the petitioner is a qualified nonprofit organization or an individual or
entity petitioning primarily on behalf of a qualified nonprofit organization,
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide the petitioner with the
premium-processing services referred to in section 286(u), without a
fee.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB62DA1C4043A4FCBBDB616DD69EC10B9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>511.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Powerline workers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 214(e) (8 U.S.C. 1184(e)) is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID98F23AAF6B6D4436BDDD196F6F0AECC3" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD9814833B68049EEB7CAC094D86B8300"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A citizen of Canada who is a powerline
worker, who has received significant training, and who seeks admission to the
United States to perform powerline repair and maintenance services shall be
admitted in the same manner and under the same authority as a citizen of Canada
described in paragraph
(2).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0733CD43F1BE4F708541293221E608FD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>512.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determinations with respect to children
under the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9D7B0D7F8880493DA0AEE696D144DD42"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 902(d) of the Haitian Refugee
Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6EEA8BFE220146CAA63A8361067EBC9F" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC9F9DFA49F0A4704A6E8749F337C0AD2"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determinations with respect to
children</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0BAB379FA20F482EB027981583EE884D"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of application filing
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determinations made
under this subsection as to whether an individual is a child of a parent shall
be made using the age and status of the individual on October 21, 1998.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID56DE9A18068C4F3998E193AE26B03571"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application submission by
parent</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
paragraph (1)(C), an application under this subsection filed based on status as
a child may be filed for the benefit of such child by a parent or guardian of
the child, if the child is physically present in the United States on such
filing
date.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2529F1928BA34F70A7C6546E0D8D1B2E"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">New Applications and Motions To
Reopen</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID687CFD4B294A4A6D9317227631EB8C8E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">New applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 902(a)(1)(A) of the
Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998, an alien who is eligible for
adjustment of status under such Act, as amended by subsection (a), may submit
an application for adjustment of status under such Act not later than the later
of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA851B0D99A294FFDA8D67D1D2C49083B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID09A31511225942448CD73370DB0A4A28"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 year after the date on which final
regulations implementing this section, and the amendment made by subsection
(a), are promulgated.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF86B46840BA849519BCC3E7260CDFD14"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motions to reopen</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish procedures
for the reopening and reconsideration of applications for adjustment of status
under the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 that are affected by
the amendment made by subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDBB97862F4CF4B86A5DC83B398BDA17A"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relationship of application to certain
orders</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 902(a)(3) of
the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 shall apply to an alien
present in the United States who has been ordered excluded, deported, removed,
or ordered to depart voluntarily, and who files an application under paragraph
(1) or a motion under paragraph (2), in the same manner as such section
902(a)(3) applied to aliens filing applications for adjustment of status under
such Act prior to April 1, 2000.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4B8EBC4FD645421FA13663608413CC67"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inadmissibility Determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 902 of the Haitian Refugee
Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) is amended in subsections
(a)(1)(B) and (d)(1)(D) by inserting <quote>(6)(C)(i),</quote> after
<quote>(6)(A),</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="ID7250319E3FBC4958A8529EDFB283EE27" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">SKIL Act of 2007</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF643DE8B99024D2B91A38239E992464A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>521.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote>Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership Act of 2007</quote> or
the <quote><short-title>SKIL Act of
2007</short-title></quote></text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5EECC3CDF1A74A038CABADB6883DA8C3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>522.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">H–1B visa holders</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF377993E807B45C4ACB5B85DC37E2F67"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 214(g)(5) (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(5)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID32E5E3667C2E4CA0A9A522F256DE98F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC683F0E57B0948F18B71DFEB85B18C70"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>nonprofit
research</quote> and inserting <quote>nonprofit</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4ABEB336ECA6469BAAEB386E7B865033"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>Federal, State, or
local</quote> before <quote>governmental</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8BA39ABACA7C4E359C9ED54AC3D3FD2A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>or</quote> at the
end;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1D76FC9A533C4D3CAA9A9DEF3FE7DE22"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0053F403C3DE418B9CE35CA88F3D9A73"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>a United States
institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (20
U.S.C. 1001(a))),</quote> and inserting <quote>an institution of higher
education in a foreign country,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID66517E630A944400B78D9F9B2449DF1F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20C0AFD26FE041B8A5729BCF3937E31D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end, the following new
subparagraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID843BBD3C55C44D65BF31721BCC8981B4" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID63F3BF1CEACB442F817B75651E8F7FFC" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has earned a master’s or higher degree from
a United States institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a)
of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name>
(20 U.S.C. 1001(a)));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06E061F73AB3471F9F44677680668102" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been awarded medical specialty
certification based on post-doctoral training and experience in the United
States;
or</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID45274FFBC2874FB3985F3FD096E43FBC"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply to any petition or visa application pending on the date of enactment of
this Act and any petition or visa application filed on or after such
date.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID21E1DECFFFAE49C7963B10BE8A464D61" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>523.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Market-based visa limits</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 214(g) (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0B8570F51E72486584ABA3707A107F72"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8E992009DB8A4672B51C890F2F8C7187"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by striking <quote>(beginning with fiscal year 1992)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC9B953F5A8A14A9DA3C98D2D9B4DD33D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID10D8342EC5C44315B3F356B7871F34A8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (vi) by striking
<quote>and</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE9D35A4B4C594A559488A4C0E19CCA21"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (vii), by striking <quote>each
succeeding fiscal year; or</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years
2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007;</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID43B1C1624F5442688AFF766D6658470C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding after clause (vii) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID052D0C390B654F87A8187D08483793CE" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID067AE79DAB0F433EAD475A0EA943AE30"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">115,000 in the first fiscal year beginning
after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>SKIL
Act of 2007</short-title>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB7BD67F05E284C8AB7561C568E3E419D"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number calculated under paragraph (9)
in each fiscal year after the year described in clause (viii);
or</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE44FA0D25D2D48E1B3AAF55E7FF9BBF6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (8), by striking subparagraphs
(B)(iv) and (D);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID293617627EFF4123996A8E0B899992A8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (9), (10), and
(11) as paragraphs (10), (11), and (12), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8FEB29D1AD924BA4B022E5D6008914D6"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (8) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID31056E8FF4274328A89ED890D242B0C3" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID58F830118F2F448CB5F9F940E39F290F"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the numerical limitation in paragraph
(1)(A)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06FB7EEAD16948458D59BB35F13CCCD2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is reached during a given fiscal year, the
numerical limitation under paragraph (1)(A)(ix) for the subsequent fiscal year
shall be equal to 120 percent of the numerical limitation of the given fiscal
year; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1BCFBA705C1345B2AC4484F7BD52927A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not reached during a given fiscal year,
the numerical limitation under paragraph (1)(A)(ix) for the subsequent fiscal
year shall be equal to the numerical limitation of the given fiscal
year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID22417611CED84B16AFE571BDF14259A3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>524.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States educated immigrants</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37DBCDF6173B43CCBD1020F0EEA40AFC"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 201(b)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID40E39F411F384434BE1E59F0246DF124" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID405944B7120949E8A3C7504AE0F432C9"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens who have earned a master’s or higher
degree from an accredited United States university.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7122A447477D4F67B256E4078AD20286"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens who have been awarded medical
specialty certification based on post-doctoral training and experience in the
United States preceding their application for an immigrant visa under section
203(b).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID214F70C89AD943E79011557AF879837B"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens who will perform labor in shortage
occupations designated by the Secretary of Labor for blanket certification
under section 212(a)(5)(A) as lacking sufficient United States workers able,
willing, qualified, and available for such occupations and for which the
employment of aliens will not adversely affect the terms and conditions of
similarly employed United States workers.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1DD66C1D650947C1B67F99DA22C5D387"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens who have earned a master’s degree or
higher in science, technology, engineering, or math and have been working in a
related field in the United States in a nonimmigrant status during the 3-year
period preceding their application for an immigrant visa under section
203(b).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID53B80DCBD404421B86735AABFA951760"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens described in subparagraph (A) or (B)
of section 203(b)(1) or who have received a national interest waiver under
section 203(b)(2)(B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7D724DB5B9854F0884AA07AA6BD7B18D"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The spouse and minor children of an alien
who is admitted as an employment-based immigrant under section
203(b).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEB9B066070EC48F29F4150F319799505"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Labor Certifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 212(a)(5)(A)(ii) (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(5)(A)(ii)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID925419F2FC144DED9459E1669DE5B43D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end of
subclause (I);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID34DB4B8B6B794A9FB9F57DE1679C3BD9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the period at the end of
subclause (II) and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAC9B8B3492CC453AA6928BEB1E8D7959"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID29C385544A4C4FD1A3BABF216DE07B20" style="OLC">
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID230B3C0F016B43AE90BB2DA043D687B3"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a member of the professions and has a
master’s degree or higher from an accredited United States university or has
been awarded medical specialty certification based on post-doctoral training
and experience in the United
States.</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID724D669C3A564A268323EA4C74FE1588" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>525.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Student visa reform</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7361C6A4C9A849ACB029E5541679A142"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9FF569272A14441DA5017DBCB55548BE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonimmigrant classification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(a)(15)(F) (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(F)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID486D8555EE594F0ABFC967F83DDBB938" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDECF29FF61F95469E9FA43AAC49E65EBD" indent="up1"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an
alien—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF8096C59D4144E5DB4068F40F110B005"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD075DB1D1F044D2E9AD0E5A7990FC051"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a bona fide student qualified to pursue
a full course of study in mathematics, engineering, technology, or the sciences
leading to a bachelors or graduate degree and who seeks to enter the United
States for the purpose of pursuing such a course of study consistent with
section 214(m) at an institution of higher education (as defined by section
101(a) of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of
1965</act-name> (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) in the United States, particularly
designated by the alien and approved by the Secretary of Homeland Security,
after consultation with the Secretary of Education, which institution or place
of study shall have agreed to report to the Secretary the termination of
attendance of each nonimmigrant student, and if any such institution of
learning or place of study fails to make reports promptly the approval shall be
withdrawn; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID789389D6BDEF4FE48E4066550A4042D0"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is engaged in temporary employment for
optional practical training related to such alien’s area of study following
completion of the course of study described in subclause (I) for a period or
periods of not more than 24 months;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC98EE866618B46609BB809055B889CDA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD7A691EDB88A47CA9CF6677087F12D93"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has a residence in a foreign country which
the alien has no intention of abandoning, who is a bona fide student qualified
to pursue a full course of study, and who seeks to enter the United States
temporarily and solely for the purpose of pursuing such a course of study
consistent with section 214(m) at an established college, university, seminary,
conservatory, academic high school, elementary school, or other academic
institution or in a language training program in the United States,
particularly designated by the alien and approved by the Secretary of Homeland
Security, after consultation with the Secretary of Education, which institution
or place of study shall have agreed to report to the Secretary the termination
of attendance of each nonimmigrant student, and if any such institution of
learning or place of study fails to make reports promptly the approval shall be
withdrawn; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6CC0041935B64BFC822A4D43F0016285"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is engaged in temporary employment for
optional practical training related to such alien’s area of study following
completion of the course of study described in subclause (I) for a period or
periods of not more than 24 months;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2F930C6BAB7845018F1FD648C7B7BEE7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who is the spouse or minor child of an
alien described in clause (i) or (ii) if accompanying or following to join such
an alien; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID30019336BFED4459B5A66453073F7B80"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90C8C83D295145D0BF491B02382963D0"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a national of Canada or Mexico, who
maintains actual residence and place of abode in the country of nationality,
who is described in clause (i) or (ii) except that the alien’s qualifications
for and actual course of study may be full or part-time, and who commutes to
the United States institution or place of study from Canada or Mexico;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID02EE283E26FB43A98A2D58DC66D4171F"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is engaged in temporary employment for
optional practical training related to such the student’s area of study
following completion of the course of study described in subclause (I) for a
period or periods of not more than 24
months;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID841F27F27A504A8387789513B97317AB"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Admission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 214(b) (8 U.S.C. 1184(b)) is
amended by inserting <quote>(F)(i),</quote> before <quote>(L) or
(V)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCCAF34A4442148C89174EDAEE9D022B5"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 214(m)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1184(m)(1)) is
amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>(i) or
(iii)</quote> and inserting <quote>(i), (ii), or (iv)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID159ED212EF7349CCA037913C4129D41C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Off Campus Work Authorization for Foreign
Students</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0DDB1CD8696A41DFAAE1159EBEEE85A8"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens admitted as nonimmigrant students
described in section 101(a)(15)(F), as amended by subsection (a), (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(F)) may be employed in an off-campus position unrelated to the
alien’s field of study if—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8BD0314464CE4B38BFD0C3453F3F6323"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien has enrolled full-time at the
educational institution and is maintaining good academic standing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC572A0AAE4FC499793E2FE6E4A14E023"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the employer provides the educational
institution and the Secretary of Labor with an attestation that the
employer—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC89358EE47B44FCC9AA1E380DE899BE5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has spent at least 21 days recruiting
United States citizens to fill the position; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCF650242A75F495DA74DFAC8138CB744"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">will pay the alien and other similarly
situated workers at a rate equal to not less than the greater of—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE094ED7AACA743C78575085EFB30DEFB"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the actual wage level for the occupation at
the place of employment; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID13A7302936CF449194D4908A88DB51CA"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the prevailing wage level for the
occupation in the area of employment; and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID03BB52E187B6437EA41E7C2D37911B40"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien will not be employed more
than—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1FFBECB7D195463AAB92C5F04ADC2A65"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">20 hours per week during the academic term;
or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEC0895E3506044E99E32DAB9A02DE71E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">40 hours per week during vacation periods
and between academic terms.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1D671619AEF6475C82EEBAF98EB00C2D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disqualification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary of Labor determines that
an employer has provided an attestation under paragraph (1)(B) that is
materially false or has failed to pay wages in accordance with the attestation,
the employer, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, shall be disqualified
from employing an alien student under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID977DE2527D3645D8BCA242C88B72DE10" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>526.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">L–1 visa holders subject to visa
backlog</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 214(c)(2) (8
U.S.C. 1184(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID68B045FE6D624130ACBED97C089186CC" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB840B4277C4246FCBC9BF5AD20F9C176" indent="up2"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The limitations contained in subparagraph
(D) with respect to the duration of authorized stay shall not apply to any
nonimmigrant alien previously issued a visa or otherwise provided nonimmigrant
status under section 101(a)(15)(L) on whose behalf a petition under section
204(b) to accord the alien immigrant status under section 203(b), or an
application for labor certification (if such certification is required for the
alien to obtain status under such section 203(b)) has been filed, if 365 days
or more have elapsed since such filing. The Secretary of Homeland Security
shall extend the stay of an alien who qualifies for an exemption under this
subparagraph until such time as a final decision is made on the alien’s lawful
permanent
residence.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB92A84F7FA2A4C238F303C5F36B88029" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>527.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Retaining workers subject to green card
backlog</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCF2669A252934172B02EA18E859340AA"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustment of Status</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF50A97B74D1A435DB7D917422B19C5FD"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 245(a) (8 U.S.C. 1255(a)) is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFC4B4020435F46ECBDCD626AC3612AA7" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF6904566D4A74C6DB4D0FD94D86FDEE7"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4C7D8B807F6F4108BE4550506A159922"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The status of an alien who was inspected
and admitted or paroled into the United States or the status of any other alien
having an approved petition for classification under subparagraph (A)(iii),
(A)(iv), (B)(ii), or (B)(iii) of section 204(a)(1) may be adjusted by the
Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General, in the discretion of
the Secretary or the Attorney General under such regulations as the Secretary
or Attorney General may prescribe, to that of an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence if—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1D357A05D800460FA08210A9C27FB43C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien makes an application for such
adjustment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID813182C9D88B4634B78E60EFADC34742"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien is eligible to receive an
immigrant visa and is admissible to the United States for permanent residence;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCA99738E4F7D4269B163B8498A8974C5"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an immigrant visa is immediately available
to the alien at the time the application is filed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0B40726F7F424099A3B71417A90E64DE"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Supplemental fee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An application under paragraph (1) that is
based on a petition approved or approvable under subparagraph (E) or (F) of
section 204(a)(1) may be filed without regard to the limitation set forth in
paragraph (1)(C) if a supplemental fee of $500 is paid by the principal alien
at the time the application is filed. A supplemental fee may not be required
for any dependent alien accompanying or following to join the principal
alien.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9F320D10F6C247FEB4EA7E5FF1D1D525"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Visa availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An application for adjustment filed under
this paragraph may not be approved until such time as an immigrant visa become
available.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA71D10ABAB494D4E904CE3A45D854793"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of Fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 286(v)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1356(v)(1)) is
amended by inserting before the period at the end <quote>and the fees collected
under section 245(a)(2).</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2A55414EEBE141798DA4C84C964D79B9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>528.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Streamlining the adjudication process for
established employers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
214(c) (8. U.S.C. 1184) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID97437CDCEDC3449ABDB9280C760830FE" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID442ABA5ABCF049E3992A01243BE95A2B" indent="up1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of the <short-title>SKIL Act of
2007</short-title>, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a
pre-certification procedure for employers who file multiple petitions described
in this subsection or section 203(b). Such precertification procedure shall
enable an employer to avoid repeatedly submitting documentation that is common
to multiple petitions and establish through a single filing criteria relating
to the employer and the offered employment
opportunity.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID593EAE54F356469E8C43A92CC9FABD8D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>529.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Providing premium processing of
employment-based visa petitions</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB2E86317B7E24D1EA046426FE623A13D"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pursuant to section 286(u) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1356(u)), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish and collect
a fee for premium processing of employment-based immigrant petitions.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB5038956823748A486D7B1AF3390B8B8"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appeals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pursuant to such section 286(u), the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish and collect a fee for premium
processing of an administrative appeal of any decision on a permanent
employment-based immigrant petition.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF096D5DB708E4449868E634BBCDAFF7E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>530.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eliminating procedural delays in labor
certification process</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID30F817139E32496E99AE5ADF050D8040"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prevailing Wage Rate</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDBBC6302070F4B6BB691E91489FF555C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement to provide</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor shall provide
prevailing wage determinations to employers seeking a labor certification for
aliens pursuant to part 656 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulation (or any
successor regulation). The Secretary of Labor may not delegate this function to
any agency of a State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9A0D35679CCF42C29E6E70905EDF4D13"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Schedule for determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (3), the
Secretary of Labor shall provide a response to an employer’s request for a
prevailing wage determination in no more than 20 calendar days from the date of
receipt of such request. If the Secretary of Labor fails to reply during such
20-day period, then the wage proposed by the employer shall be the valid
prevailing wage rate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID09BDD60346114034BD8D45E9166F3A6A"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use
of surveys</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Labor shall accept an alternative wage survey provided by the employer unless
the Secretary of Labor determines that the wage component of the Occupational
Employment Statistics Survey is more accurate for the occupation in the labor
market area.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEBCD58D952D346119F6DEC07A441B7D3"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Placement of Job Order</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor shall maintain a
website with links to the official website of each workforce agency of a State,
and such official website shall contain instructions on the filing of a job
order in order to satisfy the job order requirements of section 656.17(e)(1) of
title 20, Code of Federal Regulation (or any successor regulation).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8509F067634A4C1CA5547F60C5C32CB4"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical Corrections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor shall establish a
process by which employers seeking certification under section 212(a)(5) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)), as amended by section 524(b), may make technical
corrections to applications in order to avoid requiring employers to conduct
additional recruitment to correct an initial technical error. A technical error
shall include any error that would not have a material effect on the validity
of the employer’s recruitment of able, willing, and qualified United States
workers.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFBF1851D8EEC40D2AD5F96A546138B63"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative Appeals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motions to reconsider, and administrative
appeals of, a denial of a permanent labor certification application, shall be
decided by the Secretary of Labor not later than 60 days after the date of the
filing of such motion or such appeal.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA579790034904ECDA2EFA20DA4BB9B88"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applications Under Previous
System</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall
process and issue decisions on all applications for permanent alien labor
certification that were filed prior to March 28, 2005.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3095DD02EF5E48ABA5E2086F4729B5DD"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
Date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provisions of this
section shall take effect 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
whether or not the Secretary of Labor has amended the regulations at part 656
of title 20, Code of Federal Regulation to implement such changes.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID99DF8A34A63B43C6AB62DA94FFCE8E5F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>531.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Completion of background and security
checks</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 103 (8 U.S.C.
1103) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC5107A836C3740FAB158E39C0083D635" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26677159D44E4B0189FF6000FEB112DC"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement for Background
Checks</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, until appropriate background and security checks, as
determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, have been completed, and the
information provided to and assessed by the official with jurisdiction to grant
or issue the benefit or documentation, on an in camera basis as may be
necessary with respect to classified, law enforcement, or other information
that cannot be disclosed publicly, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the
Attorney General, or any court may not—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4A0604B6F1B145DE9F2AC07414B67F5D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">grant or order the grant of adjustment of
status of an alien to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
residence;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF114D843CA47494FB4BF5B7AFD08C114"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">grant or order the grant of any other
status, relief, protection from removal, or other benefit under the immigration
laws; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3213A55F0FA243BC8AEBC4151B6090C6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue any documentation evidencing or
related to such grant by the Secretary, the Attorney General, or any
court.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID44BDCC12CA9745B4A951B2AE96B6210F"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement To Resolve Fraud
Allegations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, until any suspected or alleged fraud relating to
the granting of any status (including the granting of adjustment of status),
relief, protection from removal, or other benefit under this Act has been
investigated and resolved, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney
General may not be required to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID896168F09DD440DEA786575FB78C16D7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">grant or order the grant of adjustment of
status of an alien to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
residence;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA690AF184E274C47A2598C3FBF462138"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">grant or order the grant of any other
status, relief, protection from removal, or other benefit under the immigration
laws; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFAE1F963FADF4C6B91880DDF3C3C051E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue any documentation evidencing or
related to such grant by the Secretary, the Attorney General, or any
court.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD9D14FDF11D94047AEC67C83D59762E8"><enum>(k)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition of Judicial
Enforcement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, no court may require any act described in
subsection (i) or (j) to be completed by a certain time or award any relief for
the failure to complete such
acts.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0923C0D3A4E14A1194C254B0C8390256" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>532.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Visa revalidation</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA40671ECEC1D4B21BFDC8126FD215B42"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 222 (8 U.S.C. 1202) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1756F92919F349E79E3DD1A52D566868" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5122A6DD144641DB9F18A15325045EE1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State shall permit an
alien granted a nonimmigrant visa under subparagraph E, H, I, L, O, or P of
section 101(a)(15) to apply for a renewal of such visa within the United States
if—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID80A43ABD05B14B07B13A4409347B8357"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such visa expired during the 12-month
period ending on the date of such application;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC0B718C2772C492DA7F0D9040451431D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien is seeking a nonimmigrant visa
under the same subparagraph under which the alien had previously received a
visa; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID57422F1E25504CB2BD8F51C8C783C247"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien has complied with the immigration
laws and regulations of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID620DFFF71309403093C1082C5F058D80"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 222(h) of such Act is amended, in
the matter preceding subparagraph (1), by inserting <quote>and except as
provided under subsection (i),</quote> after <quote>Act</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="ID64A5B8EC909E44AEAA1A2EB528700963" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preservation of Immigration Benefits for
Hurricane Katrina Victims</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID57D7E24C3CF34E9DA6B644625328ADB0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>541.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Hurricane Katrina Victims Immigration
Benefits Preservation Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC63AC5E1A579499F82C7770028658FCC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>542.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAFCD98A878644F8399D8E5392705A360"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application of definitions from the
immigration and nationality act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise specifically provided
in this subtitle, the definitions in the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> shall apply in
the administration of this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26687BA494224BC69555F8F451DC62E4"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Direct result of a specified hurricane
disaster</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>direct result of a specified hurricane disaster</term>—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID03464462F007461DA8BB708A41B6EE21"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">means physical damage, disruption of
communications or transportation, forced or voluntary evacuation, business
closures, or other circumstances directly caused by Hurricane Katrina (on or
after August 26, 2005) or Hurricane Rita (on or after September 21, 2005);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90895E7DCB0A414789BB471D82AEDB3B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not include collateral or
consequential economic effects in or on the United States or global
economies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID96EED4654DCF44F983AE703261790748" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>543.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special immigrant status</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7E258FE5730241419B1D5851CD3F06BF"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provision of Status</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF0F2FE64140A47E598CC3F68B6B787AD"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), the Secretary may provide an alien described in
subsection (b) with the status of a special immigrant under section 101(a)(27)
of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)), if the alien—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID52CE2A0A16D04BB19335EFFAB5DEDB1C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">files with the Secretary a petition under
section 204 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) for classification under section
203(b)(4) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(4));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1A05D83D921848CA92C987CEFEDE324E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is otherwise eligible to receive an
immigrant visa; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4185A391B84B4C9A978B6CD1E7EF87DB"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is otherwise admissible to the United
States for permanent residence.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD5A5FE22FF084B73B9C8CA160AF934BA"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inapplicable provision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining admissibility under
paragraph (1)(C), the grounds for inadmissibility specified in section
212(a)(4) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(4)) shall not apply.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF5EDDC8569D44ECFBB24C0CBFB88F293"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens Described</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID29EFC9B6291141F4B7428881C7CBB39A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Principal aliens</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien is described in this subsection
if—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1D4412575C0E40E28CF96DDCC0A48D02"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien was the beneficiary of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD8AA7E4411B7447C9FECAE123EA45FD9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a petition that was filed with the
Secretary on or before August 26, 2005—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID268585A745F54EF5B1DB1DB1C8D891A3"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">under section 204 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1154) to classify the alien as a family-sponsored immigrant under
section 203(a) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)) or as an employment-based
immigrant under section 203(b) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)); or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID941F8680E82B405B86274C261DE12D21"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">under section 214(d) of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1184(d)) to authorize the issuance of a nonimmigrant visa to the alien under
section 101(a)(15)(K) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(K)); or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID946545C0EE294B99B087708532F27272"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an application for labor certification
under section 212(a)(5)(A) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)(A)) that was filed
under regulations of the Secretary of Labor on or before such date; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2A60F0CDB5AF4E70ADCB207DC7EDCFF2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such petition or application was revoked or
terminated (or otherwise rendered null), before or after its approval, solely
due to—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB31EEAF69285402B9CF934B45A9D94CB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the death or disability of the petitioner,
applicant, or alien beneficiary as a direct result of a specified hurricane
disaster; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID30DC5F9230214AE6AF0BD1D3CC468DE1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">loss of employment as a direct result of a
specified hurricane disaster.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID24682C9CCB454690AD1A84EE5D8EA2DF"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Spouses and children</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2EE99F8235EF4C5099DA259B464271CB"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien is described in this subsection
if—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD76EF663A0274504BA115F1B5F7D7E76"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien, as of August 26, 2005, was the
spouse or child of a principal alien described in paragraph (1); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA9320F4FAF5C4ED5B8555B7FB70C499F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1E9DBC7B5AB241CB938EC0264D144D16"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is accompanying such principal alien;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB5078C616DF3492AB4D6AD8963596CCE"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is following to join such principal alien
not later than August 26, 2007.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAA753AAF9890491CB13F349F81C7B49E"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In construing the terms
<term>accompanying</term> and <term>following to join</term> in subparagraph
(A)(ii), the death of a principal alien described in paragraph (1)(B)(i) shall
be disregarded.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1A47D3A8F6C34CD6B7966141667454D7"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grandparents or legal guardians of
orphans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien is described
in this subsection if the alien is a grandparent or legal guardian of a child
whose parents died as a direct result of a specified hurricane disaster, if
either of the deceased parents was, as of August 26, 2005, a citizen or
national of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
residence in the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE98CAA15F7A247DEAB06E21378BE51F9"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Priority Date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigrant visas made available under this
section shall be issued to aliens in the order in which a petition on behalf of
each such alien is filed with the Secretary under subsection (a)(1), except
that if an alien was assigned a priority date with respect to a petition
described in subsection (b)(1)(A)(i), the alien may maintain that priority
date.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26F1A5982AE24D4B89E78E47A4039419"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Numerical Limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In applying sections 201 through 203 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1151–1153) in any fiscal year, aliens eligible to be provided status
under this section shall be treated as special immigrants who are not described
in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (K) of section 101(a)(27) of such Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCB220B43F0A2400FB136559714A49F20" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>544.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of filing or reentry
deadlines</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC3F4C0D6EACE4763847165CE4929F060"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Automatic Extension of Nonimmigrant
Status</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBCEBE307C0FC425AA4B8AD3F8795FFD5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 214 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1184), an alien described in paragraph (2) who was lawfully present in
the United States as a nonimmigrant on August 26, 2005, may, unless otherwise
determined by the Secretary in the Secretary’s discretion, lawfully remain in
the United States in the same nonimmigrant status until the later of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4B77E4D35ECA45309635B50884582E92"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which such lawful nonimmigrant
status would have otherwise terminated absent the enactment of this subsection;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID930B6E974BAF4B0EAAB0070141345043"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 year after the death or onset of
disability described in paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID92F6361F9F7C4AED8EEA95C411EC09B0"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens described</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID829F1B8AF7BD423BAA869E61F110BD11"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Principal aliens</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien is described in this paragraph if
the alien was disabled as a direct result of a specified hurricane
disaster.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFD1208E111AA4E9FA5C03BE40DE112E0"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Spouses and children</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien is described in this paragraph if
the alien, as of August 26, 2005, was the spouse or child of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA207047F51944BB88CC5471A369B2AEB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a principal alien described in subparagraph
(A); or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID66F7FA4C67D74281BB36E03B9F56E614"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an alien who died as a direct result of a
specified hurricane disaster.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD24A43F53B6942589100F55BFBCDF35C"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorized employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the period in which a principal
alien or alien spouse is in lawful nonimmigrant status under paragraph (1), the
alien may be provided an <quote>employment authorized</quote> endorsement or
other appropriate document signifying authorization of employment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4D957D2A85FF4190A6117C51B25D8618"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">New Deadlines for Extension or Change of
Nonimmigrant Status</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6C91428342E9473591B0CB3ACF5CB889"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Filing delays</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1EE4034ACF694EFF8B434DD9D87077A6"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an alien, who was lawfully present in
the United States as a nonimmigrant on August 26, 2005, was prevented from
filing a timely application for an extension or change of nonimmigrant status
as a direct result of a specified hurricane disaster, the alien’s application
may be considered timely filed if it is filed not later 1 year after the
application would have otherwise been due.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEE34FDF2F6584D05B1C5EE8BCE43CE9A"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Circumstances preventing timely
action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
subparagraph (A), circumstances preventing an alien from timely acting
are—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE2BB3F6630A04CD2A85CE297162E66A8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">office closures;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7CA5F519C5B24940AD67AC1174320163"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mail or courier service cessations or
delays;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDAD171EE3547458AB8FF3079CF94C557"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other closures, cessations, or delays
affecting case processing or travel necessary to satisfy legal
requirements;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD4D8F9DDA58540D58BEF9EF030EE3DE5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mandatory evacuation and relocation;
or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID331343968E7A4E98B6B112EF402208EF"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other circumstances, including medical
problems or financial hardship.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFFEA21B9356D40CE86267DA48F73E428"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Departure delays</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID89BA5BC8C70748DFBC3EB40CD1A702E8"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an alien, who was lawfully present in
the United States as a nonimmigrant on August 26, 2005, is unable to timely
depart the United States as a direct result of a specified hurricane disaster,
the alien shall not be considered to have been unlawfully present in the United
States during the period beginning on August 26, 2005, and ending on the date
of the alien’s departure, if such departure occurred on or before February 28,
2006.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEA048D8492DC42F185C732696754B552"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Circumstances preventing timely
action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
subparagraph (A), circumstances preventing an alien from timely acting
are—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAE71021EABA54A698939B5FA9909C774"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">office closures;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID38848211443A406897B0DABA1D98C4F2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transportation cessations or delays;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDB4553D3AB2D467F9EAC1CF48D71314D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other closures, cessations, or delays
affecting case processing or travel necessary to satisfy legal
requirements;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID79D5B1B80C26439FA5191447903D8C68"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mandatory evacuation and relocation;
or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDD9B0D35DD14408F94CDC5F701E3FFB8"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other circumstances, including medical
problems or financial hardship.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1E2E55C9D89C4D8F923435E29B03DC37"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Diversity Immigrants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 204(a)(1)(I)(ii)(II) (8 U.S.C.
1154(a)(1)(I)(ii)(II)), is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7502CB7770EC4A458654CCAC6E42C919" style="OLC">
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4D54C65DB532495C93F7C39150ED47A6" indent="up4"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An immigrant visa made available under
subsection 203(c) for fiscal year 1998, or for a subsequent fiscal year, may be
issued, or adjustment of status under section 245(a) based upon the
availability of such visa may be granted, to an eligible qualified alien who
has properly applied for such visa or adjustment in the fiscal year for which
the alien was selected notwithstanding the end of such fiscal year. Such visa
or adjustment of status shall be counted against the worldwide level set forth
in subsection 201(e) for the fiscal year for which the alien was
selected.</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0DE030328BED4CA1B656804D1C19BB97"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of Filing Period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an alien is unable to timely file an
application to register or reregister for Temporary Protected Status under
section 244 of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1254a) as a direct result of a specified hurricane
disaster, the alien’s application may be considered timely filed if it is filed
not later than 90 days after it otherwise would have been due.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCFA8EE6906E847D2A0C9157C0382118C"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Voluntary Departure</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77077FE64D414789A155311FE1D9682C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 240B of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1229c), if a period for voluntary departure under such section expired
during the period beginning on August 26, 2005, and ending on December 31,
2005, and the alien was unable to voluntarily depart before the expiration date
as a direct result of a specified hurricane disaster, such voluntary departure
period is deemed extended for an additional 60 days.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB792FB9481FB4AC0AFEA10DDE3F174A2"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Circumstances preventing
departure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
this subsection, circumstances preventing an alien from voluntarily departing
the United States are—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID192C79B98DDD4442890C530044FEEE51"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">office closures;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID61C8101A16D3463199BE32F0EEE7FCD2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transportation cessations or delays;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDDCAF0BD99674F668C7DE2E05B0C8ED1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other closures, cessations, or delays
affecting case processing or travel necessary to satisfy legal
requirements;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCFC2B5D4A0784F95A79A8BE102EC0E58"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mandatory evacuation and removal;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4F2A569853FB4AC8BB86813BC0E577E3"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other circumstances, including medical
problems or financial hardship.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC8F15D79729B48A382AEDEEE3C7D83B6"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Current Nonimmigrant Visa Holders</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID60D2D9BAB61841A8898EFBC34C7C9EAE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien, who was lawfully present in the
United States on August 26, 2005, as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(H)
of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name>
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)) and lost employment as a direct result of a specified
hurricane disaster may accept new employment upon the filing by a prospective
employer of a new petition on behalf of such nonimmigrant not later than August
26, 2006.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF1F9D97970234C889A7656CB9DFE6432"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continuation of employment
authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employment
authorization shall continue for such alien until the new petition is
adjudicated. If the new petition is denied, such employment shall cease.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6F723A000D734031BA54F0122D616831"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Savings provision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection shall be
construed to limit eligibility for portability under section 214(n) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1184(n)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2AD9C2AD7A72483190BDC877F18659DC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>545.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Humanitarian relief for certain surviving
spouses and children</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9CE8E234C81240E2B74A99557C5D5EDA"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment as Immediate Relatives</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID519C93208381474FB7B043EECB0E5198"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Spouses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the second sentence of
section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i)), in the case of an alien
who was the spouse of a citizen of the United States at the time of the
citizen’s death and was not legally separated from the citizen at the time of
the citizen’s death, if the citizen died as a direct result of a specified
hurricane disaster, the alien (and each child of the alien) may be considered,
for purposes of section 201(b) of such Act, to remain an immediate relative
after the date of the citizen’s death if the alien files a petition under
section 204(a)(1)(A)(ii) of such Act not later than 2 years after such date and
only until the date on which the alien remarries. For purposes of such section
204(a)(1)(A)(ii), an alien granted relief under this paragraph shall be
considered an alien spouse described in the second sentence of section
201(b)(2)(A)(i) of such Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1989F4D568D8426BA69673D64F5A4824"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Children</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAB2D5E1D4981459E8E718E40042328DF"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an alien who was the child
of a citizen of the United States at the time of the citizen’s death, if the
citizen died as a direct result of a specified hurricane disaster, the alien
may be considered, for purposes of section 201(b) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1151(b)), to remain an immediate relative after the date of the
citizen’s death (regardless of subsequent changes in age or marital status),
but only if the alien files a petition under subparagraph (B) not later than 2
years after such date.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID310EA496AAE647729951556537ED30F1"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Petitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien described in subparagraph (A) may
file a petition with the Secretary for classification of the alien under
section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i)), which shall be
considered a petition filed under section 204(a)(1)(A) of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1154(a)(1)(A)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID07CCFF96DF25465BA28E92FF905C6D07"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Spouses, Children, Unmarried Sons and
Daughters of Lawful Permanent Resident Aliens</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB07A4298465F47AE88913EDB4A574AF0"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any spouse, child, or unmarried son or
daughter of an alien described in paragraph (3) who is included in a petition
for classification as a family-sponsored immigrant under section 203(a)(2) of
the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1153(a)(2)) that was filed by such alien before August 26, 2005, may be
considered (if the spouse, child, son, or daughter has not been admitted or
approved for lawful permanent residence by such date) a valid petitioner for
preference status under such section with the same priority date as that
assigned before the death described in paragraph (3)(A). No new petition shall
be required to be filed. Such spouse, child, son, or daughter may be eligible
for deferred action and work authorization.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID85A151C504384CD4B4BD407083447681"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Self-petitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any spouse, child, or unmarried son or
daughter of an alien described in paragraph (3) who is not a beneficiary of a
petition for classification as a family-sponsored immigrant under section
203(a)(2) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name> may file a petition for such classification with the Secretary,
if the spouse, child, son, or daughter was present in the United States on
August 26, 2005. Such spouse, child, son, or daughter may be eligible for
deferred action and work authorization.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7D8465AE1EB8479A8402F5BDAE299993"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien is described in this paragraph if
the alien—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID22D3A6E52E174A82A7AF4F6C4F1C802B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">died as a direct result of a specified
hurricane disaster; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2CB9C4394A764FD98E94942274ADE632"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on the day of such death, was lawfully
admitted for permanent residence in the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37DB3009CB9245A194919F5C9388C997"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applications for Adjustment of Status by
Surviving Spouses and Children of Employment-Based Immigrants</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID139A80C31EAB42C0A6A77B1F3DE337E5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any alien who was, on August 26, 2005, the
spouse or child of an alien described in paragraph (2), and who applied for
adjustment of status before the death described in paragraph (2)(A), may have
such application adjudicated as if such death had not occurred.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF27C35789CA94963B797E44E9E9CA9CA"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien is described in this paragraph if
the alien—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID97844911293D4DBC89A3CC85D5764C37"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">died as a direct result of a specified
hurricane disaster; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD35E167C563343CE87941EC2012D512D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on the day before such death, was—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2E8614EC5F8C48A292D0F58479997400"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
residence in the United States by reason of having been allotted a visa under
section 203(b) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)); or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFEFB54188C7C41788C6ED70F5DB10676"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an applicant for adjustment of status to
that of an alien described in clause (i), and admissible to the United States
for permanent residence.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID14775E056C2C44589FF89D91BE8BFA42"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applications by Surviving Spouses and
Children of Refugees and Asylees</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB6A2BE91DFEA4C45BDA47F61D87D44C8"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any alien who, on August 26, 2005, was the
spouse or child of an alien described in paragraph (2), may have his or her
eligibility to be admitted under section 207(c)(2)(A) or 208(b)(3)(A) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1157(c)(2)(A), 1158(b)(3)(A)) considered as if the alien’s death had not
occurred.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID456F4DF4D8EB44E680D05BC662DD6B47"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien is described in this paragraph if
the alien—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF25027A37987482882B95DC7F5AD1E58"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">died as a direct result of a specified
hurricane disaster; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76CA62DB67C64531909FFB53A3998217"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on the day before such death, was—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBCB6F87BA63F43A9936D5EF6AE279D5C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an alien admitted as a refugee under
section 207 of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1157); or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID67593D72F4614FADBF21FE0D1E4E9F60"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">granted asylum under section 208 of such
Act (8 U.S.C. 1158).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC184B2AD6C67400B8674D86A799F374B"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver of Public Charge
Grounds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining the
admissibility of any alien accorded an immigration benefit under this section,
the grounds for inadmissibility specified in section 212(a)(4) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1182(a)(4)) shall not apply.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB9CC0C0F7700442CB9AFF06C6AC9C733" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>546.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recipient of public benefits</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">An alien shall not be inadmissible under
section 212(a)(4) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(4)) or deportable under section
237(a)(5) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(5)) on the basis that the alien
received any public benefit as a direct result of a specified hurricane
disaster.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID105590E249994BA58D1756B2876551AB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>547.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Age-out protection</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In administering the immigration laws, the
Secretary and the Attorney General may grant any application or benefit
notwithstanding the applicant or beneficiary (including a derivative
beneficiary of the applicant or beneficiary) reaching an age that would render
the alien ineligible for the benefit sought, if the alien’s failure to meet the
age requirement occurred as a direct result of a specified hurricane
disaster.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID12D281C70E8246AAA2447E92BFA22952" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>548.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employment eligibility
verification</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04ACE3463E7D4F49A728C7A1D990F421"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may suspend or modify any
requirement under section 274A(b) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C.
1324a(b)) or subtitle A of title IV of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note), either generally or
with respect to particular persons, class of persons, geographic areas, or
economic sectors, to the extent to which the Secretary determines necessary or
appropriate to respond to national emergencies or disasters.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBF55A261A83B4C3BA2AF0B8D229D9DA9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary suspends or modifies any
requirement under section 274A(b) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> pursuant to
subsection (a), the Secretary shall send notice of such decision, including the
reasons for the suspension or modification, to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB84EE4169BA14388840BF16545187DF1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6AE66577034F4A73A5D7DCE5013F67E5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee of the Judiciary of the House
of Representatives.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE32F4E61C38D410F9E15305545DC4728"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sunset Date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority under subsection (a) shall
expire on August 26, 2008.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6EE9344A014F40B1BF07C4086CD00244" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>549.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Naturalization</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may, with respect to
applicants for naturalization in any district of the United States Citizenship
and Immigration Services affected by a specified hurricane disaster, administer
the provisions of Title III of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration
and Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.) notwithstanding any
provision of such title relating to the jurisdiction of an eligible court to
administer the oath of allegiance, or requiring residence to be maintained or
any action to be taken in any specific district or State within the United
States.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD84A6EE776504BFAA2B3E39994249E55" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>550.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Discretionary authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary or the Attorney General may
waive violations of the immigration laws committed, on or before March 1, 2006,
by an alien—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFB70DFEF941E474BABF9897C61AFA6D3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who was in lawful status on August 26,
2005; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33BB1425BEBD4AD6832C5D856F9BF861"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whose failure to comply with the
immigration laws was a direct result of a specified hurricane disaster.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID392169F7382F4AD1AC8ABEB8975EC21F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>551.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evidentiary standards and
regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary
shall establish appropriate evidentiary standards for demonstrating, for
purposes of this subtitle, that a specified hurricane disaster directly
resulted in—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7484AADD50CF4611BF6F61F0CC973870"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">death;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID52D6CD0920424C07B57EEC450F9BCB97"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">disability; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6D57590798C04ECAB6D4ACBAABA8950B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">loss of employment due to physical damage
to, or destruction of, a business.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD0A5996B8ED54617B1B89390CD4AB923" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>552.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identification documents</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAB5F754BAC7C4587ACDD1347B30AD916"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Temporary identification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall have the authority to
instruct any Federal agency to issue temporary identification documents to
individuals affected by a specified hurricane disaster. Such documents shall be
acceptable for purposes of identification under any Federal law or regulation
until August 26, 2007.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC1C5667CAFAC4D9D82B91C57A0299F08"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Issuance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An agency may not issue identity documents
under this section after January 1, 2007.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID935FE5E4E2A944E0AF950F59E2FDE1C2"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No Compulsion To Accept or Carry
Identification Documents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nationals of the United States shall not be
compelled to accept or carry documents issued under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBCEAADE148004A5EB59A0A7C18CD37E1"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No Proof of Citizenship</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identity documents issued under this
section shall not constitute proof of citizenship or immigration status.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID834A9700D8E44524963EDB95CEE50822" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>553.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver of regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out the provisions
of this subtitle as expeditiously as possible. The Secretary is not required to
promulgate regulations before implementing this subtitle. The requirements of
chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the
<quote>Administrative Procedure Act</quote>) or any other law relating to rule
making, information collection, or publication in the Federal Register, shall
not apply to any action to implement this subtitle to the extent the Secretary
of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Labor, or the Secretary of State
determine that compliance with such requirement would impede the expeditious
implementation of such Act.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA3F7BF7FD6E149648384BD7B90774938" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>554.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notices of change of address</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE7A9259E56274A94BB72AA0818BB5E5C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a notice of change of address otherwise
required to be submitted to the Secretary by an alien described in subsection
(b) relates to a change of address occurring during the period beginning on
August 26, 2005, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act, the alien
may submit such notice.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8991D39812F343A3B32BED107AA0B0A9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens Described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien is described in this subsection if
the alien—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBBD3687F747E4C9D932E20125700472C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">resided, on August 26, 2005, within a
district of the United States that was declared by the President to be affected
by a specified hurricane disaster; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6B18B2B2DBAF4069B3B003730D064420"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is required, under section 265 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1305) or any other provision of law, to notify the Secretary in writing
of a change of address.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDB0C195AB8244249A2B41384EEAFBBE2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>555.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Foreign students and exchange program
participants</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7433085ABA3F409783061A2CF05A7932"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The nonimmigrant status of an alien
described in subsection (b) shall be deemed to have been maintained during the
period beginning on August 26, 2005, and ending on September 15, 2006, if, on
September 15, 2006, the alien is enrolled in a course of study, or
participating in a designated exchange visitor program, sufficient to satisfy
the terms and conditions of the alien’s nonimmigrant status on August 26,
2005.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8B0E60D595A142EF8804210B0C6161D9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens Described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien is described in this subsection if
the alien—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDB18122F3D7741BEB9E08603DAD59A50"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was, on August 26, 2005, lawfully present
in the United States in the status of a nonimmigrant described in subparagraph
(F), (J), or (M) of section 101(a)(15) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5442FE8B92FE4BC38807584E3C9F2B1B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fails to satisfy a term or condition of
such status as a direct result of a specified hurricane disaster.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>VI</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Work Authorization and Legalization of
undocumented individuals</header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="IDA141C39DF4404F68B3408EC3B0B4D1AF" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Access to Earned Adjustment and Mandatory
Departure and Reentry</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFB5357691EEF46D0ACBF50EE299DA82A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>601.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Access to earned adjustment and mandatory
departure and reentry</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2F922D98C5F649C1A69870512C7B7E6F"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short Title</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Immigrant Accountability Act of
2007</short-title></quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID70450F2370674E939A0D0118D58D0357"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustment of Status</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID02DF74B541E24556A6B5E7568661B79C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 5 of title II (8 U.S.C. 1255 et
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 245A the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7690E4A02D0B4F519500D3722404A751" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33D723B5C20C4508A456E605A8DB21EF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>245B.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Access to earned adjustment</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID660B3E0D2A0A453E99EE9352A038B605"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustment of Status</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID59CCD99A4A2A460BB94D9ABF5C41E61F"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Principal aliens</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
including section 244(h) of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, an
alien who satisfies the following requirements:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBF5B3EB228954AC1A620440A792805BD"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien shall file an application
establishing eligibility for adjustment of status and pay the fine required
under subsection (m) and any additional amounts owed under that
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBD42A11E8C7E41A7902771C34719C88D"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continuous physical presence</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAA66FB20CC1149F280ABEC35830D6195"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien shall establish that the
alien—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID320657F7E3094A57989A9033D9993515"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was physically present in the United States
on or before the date that is 5 years before April 5, 2006;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID193C6BF2C7D8492F8142822193B2CA73"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was not legally present in the United
States on April 5, 2006, under any classification set forth in section
101(a)(15); and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID27B8F9A8A65E4D3BA5E02053EBF370A3"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">did not depart from the United States
during the 5-year period ending on April 5, 2006, except for brief, casual, and
innocent departures.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDACCBC84F8565445CBBA1453B0B184975"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Legally present</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this subparagraph, an alien
who has violated any conditions of his or her visa shall be considered not to
be legally present in the United States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE598593644D144A3A0DB8C4B4B71EEF3"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Admissible under immigration
laws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien shall
establish that the alien is not inadmissible under section 212(a) except for
any provision of that section that is waived under subsection (b) of this
section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID362AAFE9721843B686FD1B673607CF77"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employment in united states</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3AA3F13AA6CB4C46A2D1182B6C24076C"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien shall have been employed in the
United States, in the aggregate, for—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID370D3EDB043547E584B0B14101BDF21D"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 3 years during the 5-year period
ending on April 5, 2006; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF890C34710B7464594676A3448802923"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 6 years after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Immigrant Accountability Act
of 2007</short-title>.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6CD7B055135B4FD9BA6A4CA981D36CB4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exceptions</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE7C8BAEDD91B470E8B6871A0A1F96FE0"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employment requirement in clause (i)(I)
shall not apply to an individual who is under 20 years of age on the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Immigrant Accountability Act
of 2007</short-title>.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4BDF8F95E03F4C50899D5E8304265F71"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employment requirement in clause
(i)(II) shall be reduced for an individual who cannot demonstrate employment
based on a physical or mental disability or as a result of pregnancy.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1D45FCD26D6F42F0AC77806D201FF028"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employment requirement in clause
(i)(II) shall be reduced for an individual who is under 20 years of age on the
date of enactment of the <short-title>Immigrant
Accountability Act of 2007</short-title> by a period of time equal to the time
period beginning on such date of enactment and ending on the date on which the
individual reaches 20 years of age.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDECD13E1FB9A74D5BA211DFE0780ACF14"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employment requirements in clause (i)
shall be reduced by 1 year for each year of full time post-secondary study in
the United States during the relevant period.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93FB6A03E7B045E6A282525692B6D19E"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employment requirement under clause
(i)(I) shall not apply to any individual who is 65 years of age or older on the
date of the enactment of the <short-title>Immigrant
Accountability Act of 2007</short-title>.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD6D55B141A9F471284D42372F00A0932"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Portability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien shall not be required to complete
the employment requirements in clause (i) with the same employer.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA5B68F95B58C4888899B1EF5AED54B3E"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evidence of employment</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID420DB81860F5488DA41DA16A216C1035"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conclusive documents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of satisfying the requirements
in clause (i), the alien shall submit at least 2 of the following documents for
each period of employment, which shall be considered conclusive evidence of
such employment:</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6A20BB8685BE49A693E899F276129DC0"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Records maintained by the Social Security
Administration.</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE573BF3AFF84403BAED602E4CB58E478"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Records maintained by an employer, such as
pay stubs, time sheets, or employment work verification.</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0D8037A193F0485FA3B8311373E38AD8"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Records maintained by the Internal Revenue
Service.</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8F62DD147FF0426183DF46180318A691"><enum>(dd)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Records maintained by a union or day labor
center.</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB6941C95CD244172B0A60EBDC99CC5F1"><enum>(ee)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Records maintained by any other government
agency, such as worker compensation records, disability records, or business
licensing records.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1B73E75BDA5F45D296A5C8CB86774589"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other documents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who is unable to submit a document
described in subclause (I) may satisfy the requirement in clause (i) by
submitting to the Secretary at least 2 other types of reliable documents that
provide evidence of employment for each required period of employment,
including—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID25E4AEC03EDB472DB308EEAD9F994174"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">bank records;</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEF66AE56B461467D93CFBC1CD22C9304"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">business records;</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDD51E02802C0424DB760A0AFD7BE5E99"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sworn affidavits from non-relatives who
have direct knowledge of the alien’s work, including the name, address, and
phone number of the affiant, the nature and duration of the relationship
between the affiant and the alien, and other verification information;
or</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF980AAC5DF244BE9B09A9EB9C814EEB6"><enum>(dd)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">remittance records.</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC8B82044761044278DA6B4025CC1739C"><enum>(v)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Burden of proof</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien applying for adjustment of status
under this subsection has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the
evidence that the alien has satisfied the employment requirements in clause
(i). Once the burden is met, the burden shall shift to the Secretary of
Homeland Security to disprove the alien’s evidence with a showing which negates
the reasonableness of the inference to be drawn from the evidence.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2F268934727F4AC49834340505105F60"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payment of income taxes</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7F04020979AB468AA050D8DE8429387A"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than the date on which status is
adjusted under this section, the alien establishes the payment of any
applicable Federal tax liability by establishing that—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9C7532F2BB9842A08349A5A68A572888"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">no such tax liability exists;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD029ED2616EE49ECBBDCCF9E71CAC020"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all outstanding liabilities have been paid;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID699C9DC82263407EB8BD43246B075527"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien has entered into an agreement for
payment of all outstanding liabilities with the Internal Revenue
Service.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1097669560454881882EF5A3E1765913"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicable federal tax
liability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
clause (i), the term <term>applicable Federal tax liability</term> means
liability for Federal taxes, including penalties and interest, owed for any
year during the period of employment required by subparagraph (D)(i) for which
the statutory period for assessment of any deficiency for such taxes has not
expired.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0EA3CA0102CC44F795479908F6945C12"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">IRS cooperation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Treasury shall
establish rules and procedures under which the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
shall provide documentation to an alien upon request to establish the payment
of all taxes required by this subparagraph.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFB2B9BC2E6124F13AB980401AA7CABDE"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien may satisfy such requirement by
establishing that—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCE93FDA4408941A2AE28E72BE6D80CF3"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">no such tax liability exists;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6104B680288342DEBE76BCBA1DF2F0B6"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all outstanding liabilities have been met;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB0919267BF43457187FA08804E04E104"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien has entered into an agreement for
payment of all outstanding liabilities with the Internal Revenue Service and
with the department of revenue of each State to which taxes are owed.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19024825B69847A093F9B0344BD43551"><enum>(v)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provided further that an alien required to
pay taxes under this subparagraph, or who otherwise satisfies the requirements
of clause (i), shall not be allowed to collect any tax refund for any taxable
year before 2006, or to file any claim for the Earned Income Tax Credit, or any
other tax credit otherwise allowable under the tax code, prior to such taxable
year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFEAAA204750E493B9CF6A10E8DFFF4F9"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Basic citizenship skills</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77174EFE9D614560AAEFCD3B4B510E57"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in clause (ii), the
alien shall demonstrate that the alien meets the requirements of section 312(a)
(relating to English proficiency and understanding of United States history and
Government).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20DBBEB5FE7D4ED1A0609969E521D464"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exceptions</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0DC43DF7DCD44C6A8BCC9FF0C70C739D"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mandatory</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of clause (i) shall not
apply to any person who is unable to comply with those requirements because of
a physical or developmental disability or mental impairment.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID555FC978906C47E38851E0CCD4C8DB84"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Discretionary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security may
waive all or part of the requirements of clause (i) in the case of an alien who
is 65 years of age or older as of the date of the filing of the application for
adjustment of status.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7CC0CF12874B4CEC8200F4506052C1AF"><enum>(G)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Security and law enforcement
clearances</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien shall
submit fingerprints in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary
of Homeland Security. Such fingerprints shall be submitted to relevant Federal
agencies to be checked against existing databases for information relating to
criminal, national security, or other law enforcement actions that would render
the alien ineligible for adjustment of status under this subsection. The
relevant Federal agencies shall work to ensure that such clearances are
completed within 90 days of the submission of fingerprints. An appeal of a
security clearance determination by the Secretary of Homeland Security shall be
processed through the Department of Homeland Security.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID657E860ED6FD46F8920BE1769667FE7B"><enum>(H)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Military selective service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien shall establish that if the alien
is within the age period required under the Military Selective Service Act (50
U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.) that such alien has registered under that Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID85392136FAA7495788081F606907C51D"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustment of status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not adjust the status of
an alien under this section to that of lawful permanent resident until the
Secretary determines that the priority dates have become current for the class
of aliens whose family-based or employment-based petitions for permanent
residence were pending on the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>Immigrant Accountability Act of
2007</short-title>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA6A6E2EAAD404ED3B45A6DDF39328451"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Spouses and children</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8ABCA3E3600E4BA0A4B994C882264A32"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2C817B7C25744353BF52E28725B81A9E"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustment of status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, if otherwise eligible under
subparagraph (B), adjust the status to that of a lawful permanent resident
for—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3400E1B4D89344A89CE2D22C6D261A72"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the spouse, or child who was under 21 years
of age on the date of enactment of the <short-title>Immigrant Accountability Act of 2007</short-title>, of an
alien who adjusts status or is eligible to adjust status to that of a permanent
resident under paragraph (1); or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID089BF3E57D274B29AECD641D37F66B80"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an alien who, within 5 years preceding the
date of enactment of the <short-title>Immigrant
Accountability Act of 2007</short-title>, was the spouse or child of an alien
who adjusts status to that of a permanent resident under paragraph (1),
if—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBBBEAE1956BC4573967C38EEA612968F"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the termination of the qualifying
relationship was connected to domestic violence; or</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9A63E759D73B48EDACB9839A40B14B0A"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the spouse or child has been battered or
subjected to extreme cruelty by the spouse or parent who adjusts status or is
eligible to adjust status to that of a permanent resident under paragraph
(1).</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFE9652256F1840529C3143C41F7FA94D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application of other law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In acting on applications filed under this
paragraph with respect to aliens who have been battered or subjected to extreme
cruelty, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall apply the provisions of
section 204(a)(1)(J) and the protections, prohibitions, and penalties under
section 384 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act
of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1367).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID51AA80CA543D44339C1534938BB25B3D"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grounds of inadmissibility not
applicable</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing
admissibility to the United States, the spouse or child described in
subparagraph (A) shall establish that they are not inadmissible under section
212(a), except for any provision of that section that is waived under
subsection (b) of this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDACCCE3DA1FB741DF857B67479AB67EE0"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Security and law enforcement
clearance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The spouse or
child, if that child is 14 years of age or older, described in subparagraph (A)
shall submit fingerprints in accordance with procedures established by the
Secretary of Homeland Security. Such fingerprints shall be submitted to
relevant Federal agencies to be checked against existing databases for
information relating to criminal, national security, or other law enforcement
actions that would render the alien ineligible for adjustment of status under
this subsection. The relevant Federal agencies shall work to ensure that such
clearances are completed within 90 days of the submission of fingerprints. An
appeal of a denial by the Secretary of Homeland Security shall be processed
through the Department of Homeland Security.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEB8A9FE8A5BF4E71927BD453DF5CB582"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonapplicability of numerical
limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When an alien is
granted lawful permanent resident status under this subsection, the number of
immigrant visas authorized to be issued under any provision of this Act shall
not be reduced.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC670126E0AEC476EA2430AC8A84CB229"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grounds of Inadmissibility</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6AC87E7308FF45FDA644BA9934966F85"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicable provisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the determination of an alien’s
admissibility under paragraphs (1)(C) and (2) of subsection (a), the following
provisions of section 212(a) shall apply and may not be waived by the Secretary
of Homeland Security under paragraph (3)(A):</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID350CC8955B9245C6979A9372F3431111"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1) (relating to health).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCD39AA4A021945B0A35722B4B9C37167"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (2) (relating to
criminals).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7BFE034F6F7B47BBAA2EC0A9E75F2B24"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (3) (relating to security and
related grounds).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4ED6A2A701604E1CBECF866E19E15700"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph (10)
(relating to polygamists and child abductors).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8EB44BBB7ECB479B85F04DF247D4C170"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grounds of inadmissibility not
applicable</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provisions of
paragraphs (5), (6)(A), (6)(B), (6)(C), (6)(F), (6)(G), (7), (9) (other than
subparagraph (C)(i)(II)), and (10)(B) of section 212(a) shall not apply to an
alien who is applying for adjustment of status under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID348FB6626D254FCF86C28BE4133AAAC9"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver of other grounds</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9AF0F545949F42D085B9D232C695321A"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (1), the
Secretary of Homeland Security may waive any provision of section 212(a) in the
case of individual aliens for humanitarian purposes, to ensure family unity, or
when it is otherwise in the public interest.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBE31F2EA46D04185B935AF004DECEA24"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this paragraph shall be
construed as affecting the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security,
other than under this subparagraph, to waive the provisions of section
212(a).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID22046E88BE1348919371BAF443E23539"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special rule for determination of public
charge</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien is not
ineligible for adjustment of status under subsection (a) by reason of a ground
of inadmissibility under section 212(a)(4) if the alien establishes a history
of employment in the United States evidencing self-support without public cash
assistance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA012F2802C8C44859751A6D692298284"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special rule for individuals where there is
no commercial purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An
alien is not ineligible for adjustment of status under subsection (a) by reason
of a ground of inadmissibility under section 212(a)(6)(E) if the alien
establishes that the action referred to in that section was taken for
humanitarian purposes, to ensure family unity, or was otherwise in the public
interest.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE06459A2B0C74B0C85A6326588DCC1B9"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability of other
provisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 241(a)(5)
and section 240B(d) shall not apply with respect to an alien who is applying
for adjustment of status under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID115351C4DC9D46D4B78F4437C350E90E"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ineligibility</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47B36B6F69CA40E6B9B0BA1EE9208505"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien is ineligible for adjustment to
lawful permanent resident status under this section if—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF88F908F7EA049E9B5555FCE9DEA6080"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien has been ordered removed from the
United States—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2E2E48661EF248FE949361D33CA88111"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for overstaying the period of authorized
admission under section 217;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDACA75A5459E0466F9E73326A1B81BB54"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">under section 235 or 238; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD41397D037074D158128D40EA64BFA91"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pursuant to a final order of removal under
section 240;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID21B5A223EF9D4FAF9B26FB5352245552"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien failed to depart the United
States during the period of a voluntary departure order issued under section
240B;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID533077FABF554EAFB309CE33857723FB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien is subject to section
241(a)(5);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFB448A6F1E534308910289DDA970706A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Homeland Security
determines that—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAC638C4784924205BBCB119B0618A4AA"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien, having been convicted by a final
judgment of a serious crime, constitutes a danger to the community of the
United States;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8193F1410B70470C96CFF02991BE3C53"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there are reasonable grounds for believing
that the alien has committed a serious crime outside the United States prior to
the arrival of the alien in the United States; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB068CE495AE44F21B9E087DE4AF197D3"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there are reasonable grounds for regarding
the alien as a danger to the security of the United States; or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID138E21F91EE64588B445ACFBD3DCE863"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien has been convicted of a felony or
3 or more misdemeanors.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID35A6FADB906C4678A27863245E3DA11A"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), an alien
who has not been ordered removed from the United States shall remain eligible
for adjustment to lawful permanent resident status under this section if the
alien’s ineligibility under subparagraph (A) is solely related to the
alien’s—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDC2F8973A25C479C9A421080B0FA7497"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">entry into the United States without
inspection;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCF742211872A4D7C8DE88B9148707429"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">remaining in the United States beyond the
period of authorized admission; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID21F287B28F28483594C18D15A8C1EC09"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">failure to maintain legal status while in
the United States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3850C688A80A4009BD0BF89A0C6AB996"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may, in the Secretary’s sole
and unreviewable discretion, waive the application of subparagraph (A) if the
alien was ordered removed on the basis that the alien—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA02E238C96EB42D3B482B2B1F69A0C77"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id1CA7A7C560064429B90D5F5C4549176F"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">entered without inspection;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB8FC452D3EB948A6AA00035508B2516E" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">failed to maintain status; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD76C5B48A3A44A429820328603326B1F" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was ordered removed under 212(a)(6)(C)(i)
prior to April 7, 2006; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID13DDA0A0B05B4168B0B694CF947F2987"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD0B01174DDA74190865EC2C387424292"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrates that the alien did not receive
notice of removal proceedings in accordance with paragraph (1) or (2) of
section 239(a);</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBDE81191AF2D43D2BD2E5FD043EF4CEB" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishes that the alien’s failure to
appear was due to exceptional circumstances beyond the control of the alien;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF80AAFE2FFF94F0F8D0FA21B4FF61236" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien’s departure from the United
States now would result in extreme hardship to the alien’s spouse, parent, or
child who is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6731FF60F72543ADBA4A95B57DAEBD8C"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of Applicants</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4A50BD0E7B7741718288E51C8FE5B9D4"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who files an application under
subsection (a)(1)(A) for adjustment of status, including a spouse or child who
files for adjustment of status under subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID342697C7BF29420AA73C9924BB2D120E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be granted employment authorization
pending final adjudication of the alien’s application for adjustment of
status;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCD09675679BF4712BC36D757C785BE85"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be granted permission to travel
abroad pursuant to regulation pending final adjudication of the alien’s
application for adjustment of status;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1C5941EF0DF6412980B2F4ECA7A7E229"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not be detained, determined
inadmissible or deportable, or removed pending final adjudication of the
alien’s application for adjustment of status, unless the alien commits an act
which renders the alien ineligible for such adjustment of status; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID148A38F8FE6C45E1AAEE053510344309"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not be considered an unauthorized
alien as defined in section 274A(i) until such time as employment authorization
under subparagraph (A) is denied.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID13386085C6C34321A5B534F4B86FA714"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Document of authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
provide each alien described in paragraph (1) with a counterfeit-resistant
document of authorization that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB176159B57A74F3AA2696608F54ED220"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meets all current requirements established
by the Secretary of Homeland Security for travel documents, including the
requirements under section 403 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6DBAF2BEEAB24B3EA7DD44899BE9CCB7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reflects the benefits and status set forth
in paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB9E60D46D0C142BDA6E98896E72E6FBC"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Security and law enforcement
clearance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before an alien is
granted employment authorization or permission to travel under paragraph (1),
the alien shall be required to undergo a name check against existing databases
for information relating to criminal, national security, or other law
enforcement actions. The relevant Federal agencies shall work to ensure that
such name checks are completed not later than 90 days after the date on which
the name check is requested.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID15BAD621802C493B997A438435DCCAF4"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination of proceedings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien in removal proceedings who
establishes prima facie eligibility for adjustment of status under subsection
(a) shall be entitled to termination of the proceedings pending the outcome of
the alien’s application, unless the removal proceedings are based on criminal
or national security grounds.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0D4DD30ACC3A45F08A016041E8EE1398"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Confidentiality of Information</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID66C317B22683406BBDB4B7387056A823"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this
section, no Federal agency or bureau, nor any officer or employee of such
agency or bureau, may—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC7094277E8E346FFB39C82AE4316DBB1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use the information furnished by the
applicant pursuant to an application filed under paragraph (1) or (2) of
subsection (a) for any purpose other than to make a determination on the
application;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID61D1E68BC0EE4A9A95E1032D8228DE7C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make any publication through which the
information furnished by any particular applicant can be identified; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA55553F9B7EF40008CD11C3636D0707C"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">permit anyone other than the sworn officers
and employees of such agency, bureau, or approved entity, as approved by the
Secretary of Homeland Security, to examine individual applications that have
been filed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB4D1AD9DBB87422EA78EF353F1EE5ED5"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required disclosures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security and the
Secretary of State shall provide the information furnished pursuant to an
application filed under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a), and any other
information derived from such furnished information, to a duly recognized law
enforcement entity in connection with a criminal investigation or prosecution
or a national security investigation or prosecution, in each instance about an
individual suspect or group of suspects, when such information is requested in
writing by such entity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0FC00AB352C34AB28828FA7FBD76CCA6"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criminal penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who knowingly uses, publishes,
or permits information to be examined in violation of this subsection shall be
fined not more than $10,000.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBBB2F2B6D7A043CB827046F1D6C4D531"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties for False Statements in
Applications</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID51CDF9CBBD954D4291A169D5277974FE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criminal penalty</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC33A7435CCC0447CB1813BAC5A65D22E"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Violation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall be unlawful for any person
to—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID42110900A14243B487729F4D35737835"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">file or assist in filing an application for
adjustment of status under this section and knowingly and willfully falsify,
conceal, or cover up a material fact or make any false, fictitious, or
fraudulent statements or representations, or make or use any false writing or
document knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious, or fraudulent
statement or entry; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAC07F4A5F2CC4E50804EE8CBD1E9FDC5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">create or supply a false writing or
document for use in making such an application.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID08DB2884D3A944F3A6EC666AFEFBA610"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who violates subparagraph (A)
shall be fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned
not more than 5 years, or both.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE4D8AE0543BC46FF882CBC708C547863"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inadmissibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who is convicted of a crime under
paragraph (1) shall be considered to be inadmissible to the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC897BAA9BF104A58B8A17E7D2944C872"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), any
alien or other entity (including an employer or union) that submits an
employment record that contains incorrect data that the alien used in order to
obtain such employment, shall not have violated this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF113D37122EF49A097F9599AA666EC5A"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ineligibility for Public
Benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
section 403 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613), an alien whose status has been adjusted in
accordance with subsection (a) shall not be eligible for any Federal
means-tested public benefit unless the alien meets the alien eligibility
criteria for such benefit under title IV of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1601 et
seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE7CB9D9004044369B4DF25B76220A818"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relationships of Application to Certain
Orders</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID981BF54753A94435BD461759BC2C2B5E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who is present in the United
States and has been ordered excluded, deported, removed, or to depart
voluntarily from the United States or is subject to reinstatement of removal
under any provision of this Act may, notwithstanding such order, apply for
adjustment of status under subsection (a). Such an alien shall not be required,
as a condition of submitting or granting such application, to file a separate
motion to reopen, reconsider, or vacate the exclusion, deportation, removal or
voluntary departure order. If the Secretary of Homeland Security grants the
application, the order shall be canceled. If the Secretary of Homeland Security
renders a final administrative decision to deny the application, such order
shall be effective and enforceable. Nothing in this paragraph shall affect the
review or stay of removal under subsection (j).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8DB591479AB840F68D0085E69E8432B2"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Stay of removal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The filing of an application described in
paragraph (1) shall stay the removal or detainment of the alien pending final
adjudication of the application, unless the removal or detainment of the alien
is based on criminal or national security grounds.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC2C027FADB1A495A9A1D5651467A7F99"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application of Other
Provisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
section shall preclude an alien who may be eligible to be granted adjustment of
status under subsection (a) from seeking such status under any other provision
of law for which the alien may be eligible.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD47110A0B13A425E86AB6A2920EF9B78"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative and Judicial Review</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE8EB8D5A22D741A6A5BE7E7B497347EB"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in this subsection,
there shall be no administrative or judicial review of a determination
respecting an application for adjustment of status under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D7B1476861942D5A9FABBBE41E8D708"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative review</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID51CA3A1F83F74D13BCAA87C58F6CE5D5"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Single level of administrative appellate
review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall establish an appellate authority to provide for a
single level of administrative appellate review of a determination respecting
an application for adjustment of status under subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID00204CE763ED4A97849A0E10EEB89D5D"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standard for review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative appellate review referred to
in subparagraph (A) shall be based solely upon the administrative record
established at the time of the determination on the application and upon the
presentation of additional or newly discovered evidence during the time of the
pending appeal.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDF7243DC131A45C1973E77B66F4D9D66"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Judicial review</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2DD2C3F9EF3A4AA1A59C466B8CEAD5EF"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Direct review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person whose application for adjustment
of status under subsection (a) is denied after administrative appellate review
under paragraph (2) may seek review of such denial, in accordance with chapter
7 of title 5, United States Code, before the United States district court for
the district in which the person resides.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04390559133944E29212243D2A731C77"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review after removal
proceedings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be
judicial review in the Federal courts of appeal of the denial of an application
for adjustment of status under subsection (a) in conjunction with judicial
review of an order of removal, deportation, or exclusion, but only if the
validity of the denial has not been upheld in a prior judicial proceeding under
subparagraph (A). Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the standard for
review of such a denial shall be governed by subparagraph (C).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD1EA29581D9E4B81B81E77F66027EEEC"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standard for judicial review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Judicial review of a denial of an
application under this section shall be based solely upon the administrative
record established at the time of the review. The findings of fact and other
determinations contained in the record shall be conclusive unless the applicant
can establish abuse of discretion or that the findings are directly contrary to
clear and convincing facts contained in the record, considered as a
whole.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC3A82674FEE94D09B820BB9A31082583"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Stay of removal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens seeking administrative or judicial
review under this subsection shall not be removed from the United States until
a final decision is rendered establishing ineligibility under this section,
unless such removal is based on criminal or national security grounds.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE38EC00A6E02483680EB8D0B1D08AF50"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Dissemination of Information on Adjustment
Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the 12 months
following the issuance of final regulations in accordance with subsection (o),
the Secretary of Homeland Security, in cooperation with approved entities,
approved by the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall broadly disseminate
information respecting adjustment of status under this section and the
requirements to be satisfied to obtain such status. The Secretary of Homeland
Security shall also disseminate information to employers and labor unions to
advise them of the rights and protections available to them and to workers who
file applications under this section. Such information shall be broadly
disseminated, in the languages spoken by the top 15 source countries of the
aliens who would qualify for adjustment of status under this section, including
to television, radio, and print media such aliens would have access to.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD8B499F137074BEF94D142DAA34FEDF3"><enum>(k)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employer protections</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC0536E991A974E939CB3D9828E8277A4"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigration status of alien</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employers of aliens applying for
conditional nonimmigrant or conditional nonimmigrant dependent classification
or adjustment of status under this section, the
<short-title>AgJOBS Act of 2007</short-title>, or the
<short-title>DREAM Act of 2007</short-title> shall not be
subject to civil or criminal tax liability for activities relating directly to
the employment of such alien that occurred before receiving employment
authorization under this section, the <short-title>AgJOBS
Act of 2007</short-title>, or the <short-title>DREAM Act
of 2007</short-title>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID062D4A905221470EAECC39D3E84C42AE"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provision of employment
records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employers that
provide unauthorized aliens with copies of employment records or other evidence
of employment pursuant to an application for adjustment of status under this
section or any other application or petition pursuant to other provisions of
the immigration laws, shall not be subject to civil and criminal liability
pursuant to section 274A for employing such unauthorized aliens.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9F067F6D620F4874BF24A8E8F6A74E7B"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability of other law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection shall be used to
shield an employer from liability pursuant to section 274B or any other labor
and employment law provisions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID64450582AAAF4A97859AF2880118F687"><enum>(l)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of Funds; Fines</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7A942AB62C974DC8BE0F9504E2449947"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security such sums
as are necessary to commence the processing of applications filed under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID775E9CB817AA45B3B1DE892A87B7A50A"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fine</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who files an application under
this section shall pay a fine commensurate with levels charged by the
Department of Homeland Security for other applications for adjustment of
status.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD9D141D490F94D2CAEAA1774DE025772"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional amounts owed</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to the adjudication of an application
for adjustment of status filed under this section, the alien shall pay an
amount equaling $2,000, but such amount shall not be required from an alien
under the age of 18.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID386151E02F554A85882271EADBC016CC"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of amounts collected</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
deposit payments received under paragraphs (2) and (3) in the Immigration
Examinations Fee Account, and these payments in such account shall be
available, without fiscal year limitation, such that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID337100857A524B908D39EEAA573F3B11"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">80 percent of such funds shall be available
to the Department of Homeland Security for border security purposes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA119AA1BEC524560900E1162D9100825"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">10 percent of such funds shall be available
to the Department of Homeland Security for implementing and processing
applications under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA4D291641BC44042BF726DA5FA814770"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">10 percent of such funds shall be available
to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State to cover
administrative and other expenses incurred in connection with the review of
applications filed by immediate relatives of aliens applying for adjustment of
status under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC14F5F60975440B2B1B698726BA6249B"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State impact assistance fee</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2741D16CFA6D4E0AAE81BAF3EF3E127A"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to any other amounts required
to be paid under this subsection, an alien shall submit, at the time the alien
files an application under this section, a State impact assistance fee equal
to—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID03999AE903E448088DAC029ED28F28E1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$750 for the principal alien; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBBF05E2862364B06B28AD2C4656FDC4D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$100 for the spouse and each child
described in subsection (a)(2).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID02CBE3178F5E4D18889E67D690E96D0A"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of fee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The fees collected under subparagraph (A)
shall be deposited in the State Impact Assistance Account established under
section 286(x).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID25752347E0C94B54B30AEA786B11437B"><enum>(m)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mandatory Departure and
Reentry</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any alien who was
physically present in the United States on January 7, 2004, who seeks to adjust
status under this section, but does not satisfy the requirements of
subparagraph (B) or (D) of subsection (a)(1), shall be eligible to depart the
United States and to seek admission as a nonimmigrant or an immigrant alien
described in section 245C.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF8839CCAB0BD4C93BBF5B78C618CEB96"><enum>(n)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Issuance of Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Immigrant Accountability Act
of 2007</short-title>, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue
regulations to implement this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0E6F9ACB0BF54D3CBEF11CD45D00E3CE"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Table of contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents (8 U.S.C. 1101 et
seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 245A the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF074FFF4C94443F3AC8AFBA278736183" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">245B. Access to Earned
Adjustment.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF7DB6A03045E4C8A9FF91D3079956EEE"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mandatory Departure and Reentry</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1A992487E8674D6E9E56EDB93E1337A3"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 5 of title II (8 U.S.C. 1255 et
seq.), as amended by subsection (b)(1), is further amended by inserting after
section 245B the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50F38E10AB624D829EEBA8C0D03EC54A" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8A553389664A487F964B225FD0592F05" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>245C.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mandatory departure and reentry</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID957724AAE72D403D83BEE92FD5B897CD"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security may
grant Deferred Mandatory Departure status to aliens who are in the United
States illegally to allow such aliens time to depart the United States and to
seek admission as a nonimmigrant or immigrant alien.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID70F953FADD6440B3BFF06008DDC345DC"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 244(h), an alien
desiring an adjustment of status under subsection (a) shall meet the following
requirements:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE1F082D76FD44B869A30CA056927C5C5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Presence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien shall establish that the
alien—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB6387FCE51854CD896C4F98ADC50A398"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was physically present in the United States
on January 7, 2004;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33552ECE8BD6463CA387250076A3AF5D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been continuously in the United States
since such date, except for brief, casual, and innocent departures; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6EAC7F6C64B9455CB846C97D7F50BA4D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was not legally present in the United
States on that date under any classification set forth in section
101(a)(15).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF959DFF69682447BB990EC1605905051"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employment</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAEC1B18DB94B4F9BB1C59978E596940C"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien shall establish that the
alien—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID35F3DD1C700542ED9A9C06C7FF5DEEBC"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was employed in the United States, whether
full time, part time, seasonally, or self-employed, before January 7, 2004;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID077DB329C7C444E8A07176E2E8BAF5EA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been continuously employed in the
United States since that date, except for brief periods of unemployment lasting
not longer than 60 days.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFEBB9F9990B04912AA014FD05DA99E64"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evidence of employment</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1E9D2BFADF724BF28AEC644248C1F7A7"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien may conclusively establish
employment status in compliance with subparagraph (A) by submitting to the
Secretary of Homeland Security records demonstrating such employment maintained
by—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1AF97D1A7589422FA1E280BD4E3F7D64"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Social Security Administration,
Internal Revenue Service, or by any other Federal, State, or local government
agency;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8D46C766CDE1439CA7E50447F6D821A5"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an employer; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1F1513DAECAA4BC2966A4C6B3D6E2D3C"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a labor union, day labor center, or an
organization that assists workers in matters related to employment.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID656870B1CCDD45FDA7D754366982362E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other documents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who is unable to submit a document
described in subclauses (I) through (III) of clause (i) may satisfy the
requirement in subparagraph (A) by submitting to the Secretary at least 2 other
types of reliable documents that provide evidence of employment,
including—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID467332E737BE421494E1EF66F9DB2275"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">bank records;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFEF489331F1E46D48EADC66A3FA841D9"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">business records;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF2799E7E88C6480CA521C9D2EFB24335"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sworn affidavits from nonrelatives who have
direct knowledge of the alien’s work, including the name, address, and phone
number of the affiant, the nature and duration of the relationship between the
affiant and the alien, and other verification information; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD6871933656040AD9D38CB72F1409EA5"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">remittance records.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8666324085D144A69A51C2CB7A9770DF"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Intent of congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the intent of Congress that the
requirement in this subsection be interpreted and implemented in a manner that
recognizes and takes into account the difficulties encountered by aliens in
obtaining evidence of employment due to the undocumented status of the
alien.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID884D2A68224041A39D74474941783B68"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Burden of proof</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who is applying for adjustment of
status under this section has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the
evidence that the alien has satisfied the requirements of this subsection. An
alien may meet such burden of proof by producing sufficient evidence to
demonstrate such employment as a matter of reasonable inference.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID28C8AA027A864326ADDA91380F67758E"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exemption</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employment requirement under
subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any individual who is 65 years of age or
older on the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Immigrant Accountability Act of 2007</short-title>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5B5450EDBE134AF786ABEF4C5C64EFA7"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Admissibility</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID105868A314EE45CDBA9330DCBCC37654"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien shall establish that such
alien—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC473D66E68CF40899489A499D78C92EF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is admissible to the United States, except
as provided as in (B); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0A8C7BB2417844BBA7DA07DCD8E7D528"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has not assisted in the persecution of any
person or persons on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a
particular social group, or political opinion.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7932CFF1B5B24523BBBA076F78AC6440"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grounds not applicable</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provisions of paragraphs (5), (6)(A),
(7), and (9)(B) of section 212(a) shall not apply.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID055D02F2563D43E99088CD66E3CB2591"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security may
waive any other provision of section 212(a), or a ground of ineligibility under
paragraph (4), in the case of individual aliens for humanitarian purposes, to
assure family unity, or when it is otherwise in the public interest.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF7536D04947E4EE7939E1570728C2F6C"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ineligibility</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5E2E67E543C94AE588B255472E853563"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien is ineligible for Deferred
Mandatory Departure status if the alien—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB0460B4DFEE94BE5809530A5803A7A96"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been ordered removed from the United
States—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5ABCF6E5EFE049EB826439966C37AD43"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for overstaying the period of authorized
admission under section 217;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID395E11B19FA94945A2D296A800EA134D"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">under section 235 or 238; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4310648C9D4F4082B4E500302477EC92"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pursuant to a final order of removal under
section 240;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2568CF79E50D4A13A50985ADB8EBFC66"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien failed to depart the United
States during the period of a voluntary departure order issued under section
240B;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE0CC4429C93C4FACA2F62D826AE572D3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien is subject to section
241(a)(5);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID728499A8E6CC4A1E810D3FF65FB8623C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Homeland Security
determines that—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3635C27FDAC949BF860883FE9B095EC2"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien, having been convicted by a final
judgment of a serious crime, constitutes a danger to the community of the
United States;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID650C8CCED6AB4D2AA927DAC9FD268C42"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there are reasonable grounds for believing
that the alien has committed a serious crime outside the United States prior to
the arrival of the alien in the United States; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBC29D46D928D4D34A8F6EE19AECD72B6"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there are reasonable grounds for regarding
the alien as a danger to the security of the United States; or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4FFE0BD83E1B4B9E88A52F88833E2331"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien has been convicted of a felony or
3 or more misdemeanors.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6B3064BBF51A40DDB6FAC1CBBFE05A91"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), an alien
who has not been ordered removed from the United States shall remain eligible
for adjustment to lawful permanent resident status under this section if the
alien’s ineligibility under subparagraph (A) is solely related to the
alien’s—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF904190C75524890A48A22C482C4B9A8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">entry into the United States without
inspection;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4607A8830D9C4569888FC53EFB6FF49B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">remaining in the United States beyond the
period of authorized admission; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID88B650949D834835AD6E5DA685EC8077"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">failure to maintain legal status while in
the United States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3C97A8E967E04AA19EE6BEC55CAC578B"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may, in the Secretary’s sole
and unreviewable discretion, waive the application of subparagraph (A) if the
alien was ordered removed on the basis that the alien—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID029C6236B8DA4A6C953FC575EF0C58F6"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id2C7187B20D9C4572975F65A53F25912A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">entered without inspection;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC8096F6B4CEF4752AD883A2B2C952665" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">failed to maintain status; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51D085CA199C4E62BFBCAAA2CE61DB7E" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was ordered removed under 212(a)(6)(C)(i)
prior to April 7, 2006; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID48EAE42E36514FCB967E5EF6534D6843"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id24DDC2BD8DFE4D4DB52D1FE012E989A8"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrates that the alien did not receive
notice of removal proceedings in accordance with paragraph (1) or (2) of
section 239(a);</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97E6AB36B8F94ABA84659680B731F9D1" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishes that the alien’s failure to
appear was due to exceptional circumstances beyond the control of the alien;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F394716B61B48DEBE1B71523BA43141" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien’s departure from the United
States now would result in extreme hardship to the alien’s spouse, parent, or
child who is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAF6F7766097C4535B44F3ECA7BA3343E"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Medical examination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien may be required, at the alien’s
expense, to undergo such a medical examination (including a determination of
immunization status) as is appropriate and conforms to generally accepted
professional standards of medical practice.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3B008BAF037743A19DFDC412706A2C2C"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security may
terminate an alien’s Deferred Mandatory Departure status if—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB61C36953BDD42C1AC8405D96596472E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Homeland Security
determines that the alien was not in fact eligible for such status; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD65FF32DD9824C14923AE6E4F5E9ED0B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien commits an act that makes the
alien removable from the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0CF22B2A99014B93B02538BA566C62B4"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application content and waiver</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3000B5DBC05E4E3298173E3B3CB34CF1"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application form</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
create an application form that an alien shall be required to complete as a
condition of obtaining Deferred Mandatory Departure status.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3EF342FEA7784F5E883147545EE92D3F"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Content</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to any other information that
the Secretary requires to determine an alien’s eligibility for Deferred
Mandatory Departure, the Secretary shall require an alien to answer questions
concerning the alien’s physical and mental health, criminal history, gang
membership, renunciation of gang affiliation, immigration history, involvement
with groups or individuals that have engaged in terrorism, genocide,
persecution, or who seek the overthrow of the United States Government, voter
registration history, claims to United States citizenship, and tax
history.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID52E35054144F4D46AAF0670BC4B12F3C"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
require an alien to include with the application a waiver of rights that
explains to the alien that, in exchange for the discretionary benefit of
obtaining Deferred Mandatory Departure status, the alien agrees to waive any
right to judicial review or to contest any removal action, other than on the
basis of an application for asylum or restriction of removal pursuant to the
provisions contained in section 208 or 241(b)(3), or under the Convention
Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,
done at New York December 10, 1984, or cancellation of removal pursuant to
section 240A(a).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID61E1DB2F9CC14275B9F52B3E3345EE79"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Knowledge</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
require an alien to include with the application a signed certification in
which the alien certifies that the alien has read and understood all of the
questions and statements on the application form, and that the alien certifies
under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that the
application, and any evidence submitted with it, are all true and correct, and
that the applicant authorizes the release of any information contained in the
application and any attached evidence for law enforcement purposes.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDD16D5875A774FB19634475E8682F0D4"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation and Application Time
Periods</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCDE98B6AEB7D4EECBDDCD7CA7EF3E2A9"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
ensure that the application process is secure and incorporates antifraud
protection. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall interview an alien to
determine eligibility for Deferred Mandatory Departure status and shall utilize
biometric authentication at time of document issuance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0C51C460D3E7498192B9167F0F198E55"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initial receipt of
applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall begin accepting applications for Deferred Mandatory
Departure status not later than 3 months after the date on which the
application form is first made available.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID86F98F6079E34A30B30B3CCB431BE86A"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien must submit an initial application
for Deferred Mandatory Departure status not later than 6 months after the date
on which the application form is first made available. An alien that fails to
comply with this requirement is ineligible for Deferred Mandatory Departure
status. The provisions under subsections (e) and (f) of section 245B shall
apply to applications filed under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9E05032B041D44AE97ABE46FBE8A6053"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Completion of processing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
ensure that all applications for Deferred Mandatory Departure status are
processed not later than 12 months after the date on which the application form
is first made available.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7C96958C5C1747398A39765762B654AE"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Security and Law Enforcement Background
Checks</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien may not be
granted Deferred Mandatory Departure status unless the alien submits biometric
data in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary of Homeland
Security. The Secretary of Homeland Security may not grant Deferred Mandatory
Departure status until all appropriate background checks are completed to the
satisfaction of the Secretary of Homeland Security.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID73614E7AFE514493934D086638082A76"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Acknowledgment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE8F870165D634B8290572252D99833EF"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who applies for Deferred Mandatory
Departure status shall submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF069DDDEC0384D2FB08C99BEB68F7780"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an acknowledgment made in writing and under
oath that the alien—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0C050FF170D74B659F99C92B0E64C18A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is unlawfully present in the United States
and subject to removal or deportation, as appropriate, under this Act;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID35B64E894FB044FD8A15CBA8311710B7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">understands the terms of the terms of
Deferred Mandatory Departure;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6B896957CE8F461B93453FC5BA9CE8E2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any Social Security account number or card
in the possession of the alien or relied upon by the alien;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0C6EB1DBCDE84482A493DE98B8BA117F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any false or fraudulent documents in the
alien’s possession.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6849E2A532944E6AB040DDAD3F34FBB3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the documents or other information
provided in accordance with paragraph (1) may be used in a criminal proceeding
against the alien providing such documents or information.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFE69DF53414F4B1E91C657F7068E2611"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mandatory Departure</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD06B7C6189CF4D8D9B4585B802FCDFBC"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
grant Deferred Mandatory Departure status to an alien who meets the
requirements of this section for a period not to exceed 3 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFD6C8DCC047D4278BDD6B8946793BE4C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Registration at time of
departure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien granted
Deferred Mandatory Departure shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD670B4E0AA624641AA1CE2471ADF457C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">depart from the United States before the
expiration of the period of Deferred Mandatory Departure status;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID31CB0F9C8BDD4D42B7E446B9412E6727"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">register with the Secretary of Homeland
Security at the time of departure; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0C88061AAB30442698E4AB493E1C1C92"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">surrender any evidence of Deferred
Mandatory Departure status at the time of departure.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5E1AC75326604BAB8419519484FE12B6"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application for readmission</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA3C4BAED55134A619720EBCFF1CB58F2"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien under this section may apply for
admission to the United States as an immigrant or nonimmigrant while in the
United States or from any location outside of the United States, but may not be
granted admission until the alien has departed from the United States in
accordance with paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3618031062944A9FB8D7188D630E0EBC"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may approve an application
under subparagraph (A) during the period in which the alien is present in the
United States under Deferred Mandatory Departure status.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6E7BE45A6A9540AE81F91099D241416B"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">US–VISIT</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien in Deferred Mandatory Departure
status who is seeking admission as a nonimmigrant or immigrant alien may exit
the United States and immediately reenter the United States at any land port of
entry at which the US–VISIT exit and entry system can process such alien for
admission into the United States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID693D2FE0237F4B9EAB33DBA954BDB1F4"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interview requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
any admission requirement involving in-person interviews at a consulate of the
United States shall be waived for aliens granted Deferred Mandatory Departure
status under this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID293C531FE2214215BD50926C54E083A1"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver of numerical
limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The numerical
limitations under section 214 shall not apply to any alien who is admitted as a
nonimmigrant under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6791143AE4F448E68E6BCC241B4563A8"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect of readmission on spouse or
child</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The spouse or child of
an alien granted Deferred Mandatory Departure and subsequently granted an
immigrant or nonimmigrant visa before departing the United States shall
be—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDC3256BD44FB439E9845521F7C9D43E0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">deemed to have departed under this section
upon the successful admission of the principal alien; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9B75D08267F44AB09F118572F389BF0F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eligible for the derivative benefits
associated with the immigrant or nonimmigrant visa granted to the principal
alien without regard to numerical caps related to such visas.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID68C2287C7A674BC88EF4728D3469F44E"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waivers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security may
waive the departure requirement under this subsection if the alien—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID94EC33B036E340DE9624B8937FDE38BA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is granted an immigrant or nonimmigrant
visa; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC70F8F271E024A24B613BC820C5C3082"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">can demonstrate that the departure of the
alien would create a substantial hardship on the alien or an immediate family
member of the alien.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7955FF1DF36246979BD962A2E642058C"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Return in legal status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who complies with the terms of
Deferred Mandatory Departure status and who departs before the expiration of
such status—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID938FEBEA98C846E0A9B73637668507D1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not be subject to section
212(a)(9)(B);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1508352DAE364866B670D26A240C98AA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if otherwise eligible, may immediately seek
admission as a nonimmigrant or immigrant; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE8661E3D72ED484D807E685B792CA1AB"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is eligible to be employed by an employer
in the United States regardless of whether the employer has complied with the
requirements of section 218B(b)(7).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC2F2DEF589B24EDEBBB9B6CB56F71A14"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Failure to depart</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who fails to depart the United
States prior to the expiration of Mandatory Deferred Departure status is not
eligible and may not apply for or receive any immigration relief or benefit
under this Act or any other law for a period of 10 years, with the exception of
section 208 or 241(b)(3) or the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel,
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, done at New York December 10,
1984, in the case of an alien who indicates either an intention to apply for
asylum under section 208 or a fear of persecution or torture.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC017EDDB403849858A623B5301C1918C"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties for delayed
departure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who fails
to depart immediately shall be subject to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID86143335A920400B9C412120D9DBC350"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">no fine if the alien departs not later than
1 year after the grant of Deferred Mandatory Departure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7CB6885831E843398967D29177071F5A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a fine of $2,000 if the alien does not
depart within 2 years after the grant of Deferred Mandatory Departure;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF89092399FD345B2A16590900D1C5F5A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a fine of $3,000 if the alien does not
depart within 3 years after the grant of Deferred Mandatory Departure.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD49088F0B0864D5E98E99A3B57E80E69"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evidence of Deferred Mandatory Departure
Status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evidence of Deferred
Mandatory Departure status shall be machine-readable and tamper-resistant,
shall allow for biometric authentication, and shall comply with the
requirements under section 403 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note). The Secretary of Homeland
Security is authorized to incorporate integrated-circuit technology into the
document. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall consult with the Forensic
Document Laboratory in designing the document. The document may serve as a
travel, entry, and work authorization document during the period of its
validity. The document may be accepted by an employer as evidence of employment
authorization and identity under section 274A(c).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7771795D3890439DBFC8717527475D1D"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Terms of Status</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6B9A9AA180AA4DB1A4ACE8F9839DD736"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the period of Deferred Mandatory
Departure, an alien shall comply with all registration requirements under
section 264.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID394135ED52C84F37A83DA85E8B25B478"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Travel</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID79905BB7516F48F68FF4958B54409367"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien granted Deferred Mandatory
Departure is not subject to section 212(a)(9) for any unlawful presence that
occurred prior to the Secretary of Homeland Security granting the alien
Deferred Mandatory Departure status.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF37AE03D2421413FA122840D6A48F7B9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under regulations established by the
Secretary of Homeland Security, an alien granted Deferred Mandatory
Departure—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID470F2BEEF3DA41D68F1A7484C189AB18"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may travel outside of the United States and
may be readmitted if the period of Deferred Mandatory Departure status has not
expired; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID750581384D97442591067AA48D1E8C7A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">must establish at the time of application
for admission that the alien is admissible under section 212.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF49AB42E0450465E9E8D25C336CDF76D"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect on period of authorized
admission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Time spent outside
the United States under subparagraph (B) shall not extend the period of
Deferred Mandatory Departure status.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID464EA1431DDB41B9AF8B7371B9700459"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the period in which an alien is
granted Deferred Mandatory Departure under this section—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID81690C14A53B404DB74EC4E04EB31346"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien shall not be considered to be
permanently residing in the United States under the color of law and shall be
treated as a nonimmigrant admitted under section 214; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA615CD5150EA4085A529092C6F0E3142"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien may be deemed ineligible for
public assistance by a State (as defined in section 101(a)(36)) or any
political subdivision thereof which furnishes such assistance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID12DF16B5FB244CDE9ED1AE51583922AD"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on Change of Status or
Adjustment of Status</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID57F8B81FADAA422B83DBE4487569A980"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before leaving the United States, an alien
granted Deferred Mandatory Departure status may not apply to change status
under section 248.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID521F0AFE82984C909FC74A325ACCA74E"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustment of status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien may not adjust to an immigrant
classification under this section until after the earlier of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5B8DC75BA1DC45F89CE98D6304DCB55F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the consideration of all applications filed
under section 201, 202, or 203 before the date of enactment of this section;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID71D79C29FF6445C282742FF48C3F6024"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">8 years after the date of enactment of this
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID34E2AB44DC264832B92ACD409A3A9487"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application Fee</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID88270B46C1FD4CC88020C993710BAF26"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien seeking a grant of Deferred
Mandatory Departure status shall submit, in addition to any other fees
authorized by law, an application fee of $1,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37823230A4024ADAB6C1712D8D938C5A"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of fee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The fees collected under paragraph (1)
shall be available for use by the Secretary of Homeland Security for activities
to identify, locate, or remove illegal aliens.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6A4B0485665443D69E9D07BC9BDBCB54"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State impact assistance fee</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36A3961836164BA1AE50DF8F75507E74"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to any other amounts required
to be paid under this subsection, an alien seeking Deferred Mandatory Departure
status shall submit, at the time the alien files an application under this
section, a State impact assistance fee equal to $750.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF8887E39E5A94708ADCD3F8A3AA6E81C"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of fee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The fees collected under subparagraph (A)
shall be deposited in the State Impact Assistance Account established under
section 286(x).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBC6183935DBC4B02AA70139FC655FA42"><enum>(k)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Family Members</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8BAF4BF2A6C0492AB712C2CF7E7FD64D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection (f)(4), the spouse or
child of an alien granted Deferred Mandatory Departure status is subject to the
same terms and conditions as the principal alien.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2C578FF60CD245C888225F91E5E8E07F"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application fee</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID007C191689294901A12D483A0EA54693"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The spouse or child of an alien seeking
Deferred Mandatory Departure status shall submit, in addition to any other fee
authorized by law, an additional fee of $500.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0F4500C58815455FBA674695D509C08C"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of fee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The fees collected under subparagraph (A)
shall be available for use by the Secretary of Homeland Security for activities
to identify, locate, or remove aliens who are removable under section
237.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0F3EE9E406F1447B8FEA33EDEA8A8DE5"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State impact assistance fee</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0086FF7039644CEE85B2A8FA994337C3"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to any other amounts required
to be paid under this subsection, the spouse and each child of an alien seeking
Deferred Mandatory Departure status shall submit a State impact assistance fee
equal to $100.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF9E8DA5EEC8E4167B1E33280DF277B90"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of fee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The fees collected under subparagraph (A)
shall be deposited in the State Impact Assistance Account established under
section 286(x).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76F0AF0DC4C5440183470FAE34655C66"><enum>(l)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE60F47E6F6844DAA8BF4D0DF8AD71932"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who has applied for or has been
granted Deferred Mandatory Departure status may be employed in the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7B460EB375E74F5C9FA805F8E6228013"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continuous employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien granted Deferred Mandatory
Departure status must be employed while in the United States. An alien who
fails to be employed for 60 days is ineligible for hire until the alien has
departed the United States and reentered. The Secretary of Homeland Security
may reauthorize an alien for employment without requiring the alien’s departure
from the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID12CDD0D2767F47E8B0AE8959FF171653"><enum>(m)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enumeration of Social Security
Number</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security, in coordination with the Commissioner of the Social Security
system, shall implement a system to allow for the enumeration of a Social
Security number and production of a Social Security card at the time the
Secretary of Homeland Security grants an alien Deferred Mandatory Departure
status.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7C5F02D0C919475FB89092A20E53B927"><enum>(n)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties for False Statements in
Application for Deferred Mandatory Departure</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0190A9725489439187C1A72C8092278F"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criminal penalty</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3E32B8B91CFA4EF599144F59BD8EB00A"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Violation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall be unlawful for any person—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB82E60DB4B304522B22000FFE61B9326"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to file or assist in filing an application
for adjustment of status under this section and knowingly and willfully
falsify, misrepresent, conceal, or cover up a material fact or make any false,
fictitious, or fraudulent statements or representations, or make or use any
false writing or document knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious, or
fraudulent statement or entry; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID81634635416C43E9963FC20B00A7C7B4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to create or supply a false writing or
document for use in making such an application.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID524E75BFE31C4536B2D5A065198B14C9"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who violates subparagraph (A)
shall be fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not
more than 5 years, or both.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6BC54AD53BAE4829A94D30F58F96A6F0"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inadmissibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who is convicted of a crime under
paragraph (1) shall be considered to be inadmissible to the United States on
the ground described in section 212(a)(6)(C)(i).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD6D277C07E0F43A3A48DA0224BAFB2A8"><enum>(o)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relation to Cancellation of
Removal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to an
alien granted Deferred Mandatory Departure status under this section, the
period of such status shall not be counted as a period of physical presence in
the United States for purposes of section 240A(a), unless the Secretary of
Homeland Security determines that extreme hardship exists.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF619CEB7656E4CA1B4B44EAF15C600C9"><enum>(p)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver of Rights</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien is not eligible for Deferred
Mandatory Departure status, unless the alien has waived any right under
subsection (b)(7)(C), other than on the basis of an application for asylum,
restriction of removal, or protection under the Convention Against Torture and
Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, done at New York
December 10, 1984, or cancellation of removal pursuant to section 240A(a), any
action for deportation or removal of the alien that is instituted against the
alien subsequent to a grant of Deferred Mandatory Departure status.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDED22285313C84BCBAB8B3D58787F5C9A"><enum>(q)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Denial of Discretionary
Relief</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The determination of
whether an alien is eligible for a grant of Deferred Mandatory Departure status
is solely within the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no court shall have jurisdiction to
review—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB1B14628A0C94E43BEBFDAAE78FFC2A3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any judgment regarding the granting of
relief under this section; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID43AE09D69727445B908BA820DBF1B9FC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other decision or action of the
Secretary of Homeland Security the authority for which is specified under this
section to be in the discretion of the Secretary, other than the granting of
relief under section 208(a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7B62A63421B641F5ACEE06DD58DB177D"><enum>(r)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Judicial Review</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID60CA533E55604B2CB17D8984559AFFF4"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations on relief</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Without regard to the nature of the action
or claim and without regard to the identity of the party or parties bringing
the action, no court may—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAD09926B3F0340209D9523C2D15AC97B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enter declaratory, injunctive, or other
equitable relief in any action pertaining to—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID653443CE3A864AA39FABA69A222EFEEF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an order or notice denying an alien a grant
of Deferred Mandatory Departure status or any other benefit arising from such
status; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0C3FD8A6FAEB4FAB976E8D1589278F97"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an order of removal, exclusion, or
deportation entered against an alien after a grant of Deferred Mandatory
Departure status; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID993DC9A6E76E42D093912720F495C2E3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certify a class under Rule 23 of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in any action for which judicial review is
authorized under a subsequent paragraph of this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D299772548D4464914E4788E651B0D9"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Challenges to validity</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1FE71371EDB8461EBFA36084D89F76E6"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any right or benefit not otherwise waived
or limited pursuant this section is available in an action instituted in the
United States District Court for the District of Columbia, but shall be limited
to determinations of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB081E27BE81045EAB179D687ED67CF37"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether such section, or any regulation
issued to implement such section, violates the Constitution of the United
States; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37D00BFC645F472A96A1E798EB9FF499"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether such a regulation, or a written
policy directive, written policy guideline, or written procedure issued by or
under the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to implement such
section, is not consistent with applicable provisions of this section or is
otherwise in violation of
law.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1EC10BC1C26C4B468288568EAF146207"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Table of contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents (8 U.S.C. 1101 et
seq.), as amended by this subsection (b)(2), is further amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 245B the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBEBFA32A8D704BAB95DAC450C6FC41F5" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">245C. Mandatory Departure and
Reentry.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID677D95AE81F6477389E5B05F1DD2C94A"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 237(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) (8 U.S.C.
1227(a)(2)(A)(i)(II)) is amended by inserting <quote>(or 6 months in the case
of an alien granted Deferred Mandatory Departure status under section
245C)</quote> after <quote>imposed</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF41FB842AA024154A63EF39B26C8E5E4"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Statutory construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection, or any
amendment made by this subsection, shall be construed to create any substantive
or procedural right or benefit that is legally enforceable by any party against
the United States or its agencies or officers or any other person.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB4ECB75E6D334A7BBB8AA2663C721A49"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such amounts as may be necessary for facilities,
personnel (including consular officers), training, technology, and processing
necessary to carry out the amendments made by this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5ADD24AB0E9E439AA70C22E0BBE3A346"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Correction of Social Security
Records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 208(e)(1) of
the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C.
408(e)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93AB36676DC8466DB15B385DC9898AF1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking
<quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE6FBE153BA8F4DA8932F15A43F0F234F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), by inserting
<quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3C9E5FE577A54137BAA2506E00649A12"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (C) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBDA236B715AD4E75A8E51DC77DBF35FD" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0A394486197B457A84E667505815FD74"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whose status is adjusted to that of lawful
permanent resident under section 245B of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name>,</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEB388F33F7404513B378E633E0AC9FB6"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>1990.</quote> and
inserting <quote>1990, or in the case of an alien described in subparagraph
(D), if such conduct is alleged to have occurred prior to the date on which the
alien became lawfully admitted for temporary residence.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9E05BD0039074E83A93CB514CED3902A"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State Impact Assistance
Account</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 286 (8 U.S.C.
1356) is amended by inserting after subsection (w) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID396BF471396745419F04D75D1AE44DD0" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID72D04392A557488D970F3B5779C4D52F"><enum>(x)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State Impact Assistance Account</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC3D8340984CA4DF0B94092F41D3765E5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established in the general fund of
the Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as the <quote>State
Impact Assistance Account</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCA830839585145859297592B38547B1C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Source of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision under
this Act, there shall be deposited as offsetting receipts into the State Impact
Assistance Account all State impact assistance fees collected under section
245B(m)(5) and subsections (j)(3) and (k)(3) of section 245C.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0AD6B96AC8BF41FA912EC29758AEBBE0"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts deposited into the State Impact
Assistance Account may only be used to carry out the State Impact Assistance
Grant Program established under paragraph (4).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3129FA60B7604ED6808417DBFE09A18A"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State impact assistance grant
program</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE007DE0BF48549B6BE2C8796305E5B12"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Health and Human Services,
in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall establish the State
Impact Assistance Grant Program (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Program</quote>), under which the Secretary may award grants to States
to provide health and education services to noncitizens in accordance with this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8C42AB3FB7664AF6B52D13A28CAD2383"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State allocations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall annually allocate the amounts available in the State Impact Assistance
Account among the States as follows:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB20F46FDEDDF4FDFA4746F6928A55331"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Noncitizen population</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eighty percent of such amounts shall be
allocated so that each State receives the greater of—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC247806B58A1401696BA0431999DDA1D"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,000,000; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDC50B31B3D824B5C8009BE78E21B637C"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">after adjusting for allocations under
subclause (I), the percentage of the amount to be distributed under this clause
that is equal to the noncitizen resident population of the State divided by the
noncitizen resident population of all States, based on the most recent data
available from the Bureau of the Census.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID066D49B755A546BD908C73DF774760B7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">High growth rates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Twenty percent of such amounts shall be
allocated among the 20 States with the largest growth rates in noncitizen
resident population, as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, so that each such State receives the percentage of the amount
distributed under this clause that is equal to—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE672DB00F9714536A790BC604F7E56EB"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the growth rate in the noncitizen resident
population of the State during the most recent 3-year period for which data is
available from the Bureau of the Census; divided by</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFF69DFFEDE7549478C21FE7A845A05BC"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the average growth rate in noncitizen
resident population for the 20 States during such 3-year period.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID45D585B820E047298ABA2E096F7803EF"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Legislative appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The use of grant funds allocated to States
under this paragraph shall be subject to appropriation by the legislature of
each State in accordance with the terms and conditions under this
paragraph.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2A17C98C9B9C453FB72F0B634470B052"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding for local government</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2396873CC6B943E2B6A04E6DA4B4064F"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distribution criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant funds received by States under this
paragraph shall be distributed to units of local government based on need and
function.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB811939086F44EB49C597CE49BEF04A1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimum distribution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in clause (iii), a State
shall distribute not less than 30 percent of the grant funds received under
this paragraph to units of local government not later than 180 days after
receiving such funds.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1F2EF0A0C87B4B759CDE2FDAFC052F4D"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an eligible unit of local government
that is available to carry out the activities described in subparagraph (D)
cannot be found in a State, the State does not need to comply with clause
(ii).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDE22C26FD39946EF9B5E9ACCECD4A9E3"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unexpended funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any grant funds distributed by a State to a
unit of local government that remain unexpended as of the end of the grant
period shall revert to the State for redistribution to another unit of local
government.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID588AF8A0ECE547F992FEF62CAF8A2D46"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">States and units of local government shall
use grant funds received under this paragraph to provide health services,
educational services, and related services to noncitizens within their
jurisdiction directly, or through contracts with eligible services providers,
including—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID85544ECD099147C387CC9CEC0E05B995"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">health care providers;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCE06AC7395524CAAB449DCD6B713AAF4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">local educational agencies; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID414499A6E00E4A0284E3B53D3A11DAA7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">charitable and religious
organizations.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7EF0875C97F74ABC9E81FD1C6D009BB0"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph, the term
<term>State</term> means each of the several States of the United States, the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands,
Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5DC08B8BFD4343058E0C36DB0220FB5A"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to receive a payment under this
section, the State shall provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services
with a certification that the State’s proposed uses of the fund are consistent
with (D).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBEE0986B37764AF7A5C77B6B5578EDDB"><enum>(G)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall inform the States annually of the amount of funds available to each State
under the
Program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="ID3D6EFB38160F42BB97AE40D0694465CD" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits,
and Security</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6AE0C242ED314E4A91740724C9142FDA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>611.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote>Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of
2007</quote> or the <quote><short-title>AgJOBS Act of
2007</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC544CAC37520448EBF94953C37CAD570" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>612.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47B99E9004F04EF2BCDF1661C69AE72C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agricultural employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>agricultural
employment</term> means any service or activity that is considered to be
agricultural under section 3(f) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29
U.S.C. 203(f)) or agricultural labor under section 3121(g) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 3121(g)). For purposes of this paragraph,
agricultural employment includes employment under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)
of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name>
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID050603E0F03F4A61B341D95436F003A4"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Blue card status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>blue card status</term>
means the status of an alien who has been lawfully admitted into the United
States for temporary residence under section 613(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAA0CC6E80FB9436A89801B9A8EF67E1C"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>employer</term> means any
person or entity, including any farm labor contractor and any agricultural
association, that employs workers in agricultural employment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2F4C9BA17D844EE6973363E2337CFAB4"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Job opportunity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>job opportunity</term> means
a job opening for temporary full-time employment at a place in the United
States to which United States workers can be referred.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID82E7CF2ADC744559949227DB284576F1"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Temporary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A worker is employed on a
<quote>temporary</quote> basis where the employment is intended not to exceed
10 months.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF23BB7A44A9A410CA79616E3A3501412"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">United states worker</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>United States worker</term>
means any worker, whether a United States citizen or national, a lawfully
admitted permanent resident alien, or any other alien, who is authorized to
work in the job opportunity within the United States, except an alien admitted
or otherwise provided status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBEB86F4664CF402B98697BCCE93E1EB4"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Work day</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>work day</term> means any
day in which the individual is employed 5.75 or more hours in agricultural
employment.</text>
</paragraph></section><chapter commented="no" id="IDB4135C676BE14B18868A4EAAA98F72C2" level-type="subsequent"><enum>1</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pilot program for earned status adjustment
of agricultural workers</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA8BCD7BE936C47DBAAC55A0B70BF55CB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>613.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agricultural workers</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1B58E5AEED484FE0B843472054E97386"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Blue Card Program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD0A1AB35D53A4C04924EA78B28701B45"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary shall confer blue card status upon an alien who qualifies under
this subsection if the Secretary determines that the alien—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBBBBA108C0EA4BB2BCE06A65CD81DC49"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has performed agricultural employment in
the United States for at least 863 hours or 150 work days during the 24-month
period ending on December 31, 2005;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF65D054CD8894E87A64C56C44F544223"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">applied for such status during the 18-month
application period beginning on the first day of the seventh month that begins
after the date of enactment of this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6C3342B4F8C6475CA7988D6536D35CEB"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is otherwise admissible to the United
States under section 212 of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1182), except as otherwise provided under
subsection (e)(2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9D097B8906D54224A49509AE3EEDD61F"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorized travel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien in blue card status has the right
to travel abroad (including commutation from a residence abroad) in the same
manner as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID21E72D19DF294B0E8A89820BE8DFEDCB"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorized employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien in blue card status shall be
provided an <quote>employment authorized</quote> endorsement or other
appropriate work permit, in the same manner as an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID59FE4BCA08FE4D7EB6BE8E4C130DA2CD"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination of blue card status</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFB2B91D2C3BB472C8DEBDEC1277F375D"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may terminate blue card
status granted under this subsection only upon a determination under this
subtitle that the alien is deportable.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID15E666CEB35D4BE4AF0EC7174D927D6D"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grounds for termination of blue card
status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before any alien
becomes eligible for adjustment of status under subsection (c), the Secretary
may deny adjustment to permanent resident status and provide for termination of
the blue card status granted such alien under paragraph (1) if—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2F84CFAE7B554F738119E4F18D51C60B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary finds, by a preponderance of
the evidence, that the adjustment to blue card status was the result of fraud
or willful misrepresentation (as described in section 212(a)(6)(C)(i) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1182(a)(6)(C)(i)); or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9030857AE6EA495CA3B98E076278FE5A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1452BA1B29DD4AA489F81035AD82491E"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commits an act that makes the alien
inadmissible to the United States as an immigrant, except as provided under
subsection (e)(2);</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID58DF91A03AF648D3B74AA26A82EEC0B3"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is convicted of a felony or 3 or more
misdemeanors committed in the United States; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA826589BE98E411AB1E9ACFB4D5A33EC"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is convicted of an offense, an element of
which involves bodily injury, threat of serious bodily injury, or harm to
property in excess of $500.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCA83059D2CD848A18CB9713611DF6034"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Record of employment</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC8A0629872F14AC38EA1F42C583A5BCA"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each employer of a worker granted status
under this subsection shall annually—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7BA6855540674CEB84FBB5B48C34806B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide a written record of employment to
the alien; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE5E2279C0F7F45BBBFCB2230D17F7D45"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide a copy of such record to the
Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0360FCF2502E4C2B9BF87347C3FFFE7D"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sunset</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The obligation under subparagraph (A) shall
terminate on the date that is 6 years after the date of the enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8E21FAF68E684E84B4B78CFC394D95D8"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required features of blue
card</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
provide each alien granted blue card status and the spouse and children of each
such alien residing in the United States with a card that contains—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA611D9500DB84E1EA2B83DFC0E402690"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an encrypted, machine-readable, electronic
identification strip that is unique to the alien to whom the card is
issued;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB89DA85144644D9E90A8820FF107545A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">biometric identifiers, including
fingerprints and a digital photograph; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD648BC3B626C4531ADEB92F263069CAB"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">physical security features designed to
prevent tampering, counterfeiting, or duplication of the card for fraudulent
purposes.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D7E0751CFEC46DE80FD12BE24F7CDBC"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fine</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien granted blue card status shall pay
a fine to the Secretary in an amount equal to $100.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7D2A41B67DC1441AAB64910E5E34734B"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maximum
number</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may
issue not more than 1,500,000 blue cards during the 5-year period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBAE833685BB3465E815782F9C0937FFB"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rights of Aliens Granted Blue Card
Status</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC799F371B7694184BA837B47F7EE5553"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided under this
subsection, an alien in blue card status shall be considered to be an alien
lawfully admitted for permanent residence for purposes of any law other than
any provision of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47905DABEA2B4C7BA10427B117FE7E5D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Delayed eligibility for certain federal
public benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien in
blue card status shall not be eligible, by reason of such status, for any form
of assistance or benefit described in section 403(a) of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
1613(a)) until 5 years after the date on which the Secretary confers blue card
status upon that alien.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF5C6AD403D8F4F0487C79976D1A991A5"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Terms of employment respecting aliens
admitted under this section</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB01EA402472E4848BB153518C6E630DA"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No alien granted blue card status may be
terminated from employment by any employer during the period of blue card
status except for just cause.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBD124DFA1C4B459B982AECD989751DEC"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of complaints</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5E5F00D238C44A81B91A695FE6664A56"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a process for
the receipt, initial review, and disposition of complaints by aliens granted
blue card status who allege that they have been terminated without just cause.
No proceeding shall be conducted under this subparagraph with respect to a
termination unless the Secretary determines that the complaint was filed not
later than 6 months after the date of the termination.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7CE6E0E9E62E409CA954DA4F6F6E791D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initiation of arbitration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary finds that a complaint has
been filed in accordance with clause (i) and there is reasonable cause to
believe that the complainant was terminated without just cause, the Secretary
shall initiate binding arbitration proceedings by requesting the Federal
Mediation and Conciliation Service to appoint a mutually agreeable arbitrator
from the roster of arbitrators maintained by such Service for the geographical
area in which the employer is located. The procedures and rules of such Service
shall be applicable to the selection of such arbitrator and to such arbitration
proceedings. The Secretary shall pay the fee and expenses of the arbitrator,
subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID79A58D9646BF45C39272FAA81FBD476F"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Arbitration proceedings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The arbitrator shall conduct the proceeding
in accordance with the policies and procedures promulgated by the American
Arbitration Association applicable to private arbitration of employment
disputes. The arbitrator shall make findings respecting whether the termination
was for just cause. The arbitrator may not find that the termination was for
just cause unless the employer so demonstrates by a preponderance of the
evidence. If the arbitrator finds that the termination was not for just cause,
the arbitrator shall make a specific finding of the number of days or hours of
work lost by the employee as a result of the termination. The arbitrator shall
have no authority to order any other remedy, including, but not limited to,
reinstatement, back pay, or front pay to the affected employee. Within 30 days
from the conclusion of the arbitration proceeding, the arbitrator shall
transmit the findings in the form of a written opinion to the parties to the
arbitration and the Secretary. Such findings shall be final and conclusive, and
no official or court of the United States shall have the power or jurisdiction
to review any such findings.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID215CD8C5D27045E18D1C5B4551A3E71D"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect of arbitration
findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary
receives a finding of an arbitrator that an employer has terminated an alien
granted blue card status without just cause, the Secretary shall credit the
alien for the number of days or hours of work lost for purposes of the
requirement of subsection (c)(1).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID835BE389CC7A4ECF886FADF5F269F849"><enum>(v)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of attorney’s fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The parties shall bear the cost of their
own attorney’s fees involved in the litigation of the complaint.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE86C91335C0141D8B42FABB75F773132"><enum>(vi)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonexclusive remedy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The complaint process provided for in this
subparagraph is in addition to any other rights an employee may have in
accordance with applicable law.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID96628CE2CB734F63B3BBCB81916B498D"><enum>(vii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect on other actions or
proceedings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any finding of
fact or law, judgment, conclusion, or final order made by an arbitrator in the
proceeding before the Secretary shall not be conclusive or binding in any
separate or subsequent action or proceeding between the employee and the
employee’s current or prior employer brought before an arbitrator,
administrative agency, court, or judge of any State or the United States,
regardless of whether the prior action was between the same or related parties
or involved the same facts, except that the arbitrator’s specific finding of
the number of days or hours of work lost by the employee as a result of the
employment termination may be referred to the Secretary pursuant to clause
(iv).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8086B92D2A12457D9310F10BB1CB68D5"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil penalties</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID935B1198ECE94F959D88229F21DC8C04"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary finds, after notice and
opportunity for a hearing, that an employer of an alien granted blue card
status has failed to provide the record of employment required under subsection
(a)(5) or has provided a false statement of material fact in such a record, the
employer shall be subject to a civil money penalty in an amount not to exceed
$1,000 per violation.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDA95E11791E14794AF4A1A5A58D01FE9"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The penalty applicable under clause (i) for
failure to provide records shall not apply unless the alien has provided the
employer with evidence of employment authorization granted under this
section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC13429DE836A4AF686F5F5C280822E4C"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustment to Permanent Residence</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBD5861635B434A2392A055033420E1A4"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agricultural workers</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID15BB2CDEEA824C1EBB250AE47A731996"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the
Secretary shall adjust the status of an alien granted blue card status to that
of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if the Secretary
determines that the following requirements are satisfied:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID009868292EB749DDA5D62782343C9868"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualifying employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien has performed at least—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBB54DA7237F24BED88A39535AAA9F0E7"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">5 years of agricultural employment in the
United States, for at least 100 work days or 575 hours, but in no case less
than 575 hours per year, during the 5-year period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID66BC1C5A69614031AD2F2187AEDF1A3C"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">3 years of agricultural employment in the
United States, for at least 150 work days or 863 hours, but in no case less
than 863 hours per year, during the 5-year period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB93CE1CE002B43BDBCB7FB53DEBBDAA8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proof</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien may demonstrate compliance with
the requirement under clause (i) by submitting—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE7627B296CC845AFB59264FD6117DB7D"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the record of employment described in
subsection (a)(5); or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5F8B390AA6EC403E883242F8204E6821"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such documentation as may be submitted
under subsection (d)(3).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF41F222F3E104E8496172E1707E41210"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extraordinary circumstances</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining whether an alien has met the
requirement under clause (i)(I), the Secretary may credit the alien with not
more than 12 additional months to meet the requirement under clause (i) if the
alien was unable to work in agricultural employment due to—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7C4027F8981E449BA690BA2BBC3F14A1"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pregnancy, injury, or disease, if the alien
can establish such pregnancy, disabling injury, or disease through medical
records;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26C7BCA5ABF34212A5E6010FB9FB78E4"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">illness, disease, or other special needs of
a minor child, if the alien can establish such illness, disease, or special
needs through medical records; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4B3CD8E947DA48FE8EE83EE05F1A1A8D"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">severe weather conditions that prevented
the alien from engaging in agricultural employment for a significant period of
time.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3B9BE4E5AAD94E84BAF59155A612AF36"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien applies for adjustment of status
not later than 7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID504474877AE840638C3EC1432A56CE07"><enum>(v)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fine</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien pays a fine to the Secretary in
an amount equal to $400.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0A698370720E4BDB9A8F607A26B189B2"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grounds for denial of adjustment of
status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may deny
an alien adjustment to permanent resident status, and provide for termination
of the blue card status granted such alien, if—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID08996D7EB420471D90E0EAB47AC84C0C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary finds by a preponderance of
the evidence that the adjustment to blue card status was the result of fraud or
willful misrepresentation, as described in section 212(a)(6)(C)(i) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1182(a)(6)(C)(i)); or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6285E88B088F492F9E95FA2E9DAE77DC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3AB84204B8774A26AF600B850D457E7B"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commits an act that makes the alien
inadmissible to the United States under section 212 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1182), except as provided under subsection (e)(2);</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC1C0DAC31AD14170BCB24101E360DA75"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is convicted of a felony or 3 or more
misdemeanors committed in the United States; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC785E0683AA944F3B9AF8E030D1EDB10"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is convicted of a single misdemeanor for
which the actual sentence served is 6 months or longer.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDECD0E91AE44A4DD3AC2598F73F180F49"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grounds for removal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any alien granted blue card status who does
not apply for adjustment of status under this subsection before the expiration
of the application period described in subparagraph (A)(iv), or who fails to
meet the other requirements of subparagraph (A) by the end of the applicable
period, is deportable and may be removed under section 240 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1229a).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB370622B58474540B8FBA2EEFE60F7DB"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payment of taxes</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5C01F5ED3DA743F98334F9E7F0E7AB04"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than the date on which an alien’s
status is adjusted under this subsection, the alien shall establish the payment
of any applicable Federal tax liability by establishing that—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID81D05E3F8E7244A29688DBF82F2A66C0"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">no such tax liability exists;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4E65E93E675642A698A37796834F66BA"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all outstanding liabilities have been paid;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID084AEE69105E46549A35836B5F669686"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien has entered into an agreement for
payment of all outstanding liabilities with the Internal Revenue
Service.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB1587562548641B28261A650572E2404"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicable federal tax
liability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
clause (i), the term <term>applicable Federal tax liability</term> means
liability for Federal taxes, including penalties and interest, owed for any
year during the period of employment required under paragraph (1)(A) for which
the statutory period for assessment of any deficiency for such taxes has not
expired.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID061DC411E9DF4EB289BE181E2FFC3B25"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">IRS cooperation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Treasury shall
establish rules and procedures under which the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
shall provide documentation to an alien upon request to establish the payment
of all taxes required by this subparagraph.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID32CC5274C92945A389815FDB0467C813"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Spouses and minor children</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2C603293D3954EFA8DC63C1E3ABE0B12"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary shall confer the status of lawful permanent resident on the
spouse and minor child of an alien granted status under paragraph (1),
including any individual who was a minor child on the date such alien was
granted blue card status, if the spouse or minor child applies for such status,
or if the principal alien includes the spouse or minor child in an application
for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFFF6CBD9AA604C9586D1A4EADD9402CD"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of spouses and minor children
before adjustment of status</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9438039388E04279A42CDC5533B6FD89"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Removal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The spouse and any minor child of an alien
granted blue card status may not be removed while such alien maintains such
status, except as provided in subparagraph (C).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0F5A46878F284DAC984F9344FEDF8C58"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Travel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The spouse and any minor child of an alien
granted blue card status may travel outside the United States in the same
manner as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID551ADBCF6D4F4A0DAF55EEEFE9F7F70F"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The spouse of an alien granted blue card
status may apply to the Secretary for a work permit to authorize such spouse to
engage in any lawful employment in the United States while such alien maintains
blue card status.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID57DB17494E914E89A2ECBF161071F6D2"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grounds for denial of adjustment of status
and removal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may
deny an alien spouse or child adjustment of status under subparagraph (A) and
may remove such spouse or child under section 240 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1229a) if the spouse or child—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2CBA9BF9B40F4D719F3A416FEFA2F39A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commits an act that makes the alien spouse
or child inadmissible to the United States under section 212 of such Act (8
U.S.C. 1182), except as provided under subsection (e)(2);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID38581D9C870B4D0D9D9F076ED350151E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is convicted of a felony or 3 or more
misdemeanors committed in the United States; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1683C09BDB224507A447E4C6CC1BF554"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is convicted of a single misdemeanor for
which the actual sentence served is 6 months or longer.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36072E020E5846B5A3057B53A9BA117F"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applications</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA9EC9DA09C104F3CA944D890AE2EFD92"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">To whom may be made</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5E6114DE2ADD44C48BFC82E8218F6056"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">applications for blue card status may be
filed—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1A1578F69B9F45A18A6A034A45443F24"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with the Secretary, but only if the
applicant is represented by an attorney or a non-profit religious, charitable,
social service, or similar organization recognized by the Board of Immigration
Appeals under section 292.2 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4B2B02CAC3E84E629EF379D7D8A2A5EB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with a qualified designated entity
(designated under paragraph (2)), but only if the applicant consents to the
forwarding of the application to the Secretary; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID141E2CC78F9F44BF8E28A4ACA9D9C147"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">applications for adjustment of status under
subsection (c) shall be filed directly with the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5069841526EA447CA38A7A1341F0095F"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designation of entities to receive
applications</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5E0414D4F44747A1A8B13698999E3640"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of receiving applications
under subsection (a), the Secretary—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC8553E5872244BD7BDF858172C19712D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall designate qualified farm labor
organizations and associations of employers; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFB12B83454E4437DAF2B4381493E925E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may designate such other persons as the
Secretary determines are qualified and have substantial experience, demonstrate
competence, and have traditional long-term involvement in the preparation and
submission of applications for adjustment of status under section 209, 210, or
245 of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name>, Public Law 89–732, Public Law 95–145, or the Immigration Reform
and Control Act of 1986.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID41B9E3B08E3749C6A358677B4808A470"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">References</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Organizations, associations, and persons
designated under subparagraph (A) are referred to in this subtitle as
<quote>qualified designated entities</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEBDEBD4D4A514E4DA6C01CAE9D56F80E"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proof of eligibility</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9D75AB76949A4A709A9A1BB530BF6868"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien may establish that the alien meets
the requirement of subsection (a)(1)(A) or (c)(1)(A) through government
employment records or records supplied by employers or collective bargaining
organizations, and other reliable documentation as the alien may provide. The
Secretary shall establish special procedures to properly credit work in cases
in which an alien was employed under an assumed name.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBE770F1D3BBF41A48A0D0CDF62B42AE0"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Documentation of work history</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA844A03FF0664839809D0223EA6C08E2"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Burden of proof</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien applying for status under
subsection (a)(1) or (c)(1) has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the
evidence that the alien has worked the requisite number of hours or days (as
required under subsection (a)(1)(A) or (c)(1)(A)).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE0326EC90C234CF59C6DC74656210DC2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Timely production of records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an employer or farm labor contractor
employing such an alien has kept proper and adequate records respecting such
employment, the alien’s burden of proof under clause (i) may be met by securing
timely production of those records under regulations to be promulgated by the
Secretary.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID96E435F242874857B1ABC2AC6C8C9521"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sufficient evidence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien can meet the burden of proof under
clause (i) to establish that the alien has performed the work described in
subsection (a)(1)(A) or (c)(1)(A) by producing sufficient evidence to show the
extent of that employment as a matter of just and reasonable inference.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEBB7A2A222E44FE489CEA587A7C8E142"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of applications by qualified
designated entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each
qualified designated entity shall agree to forward to the Secretary
applications filed with it in accordance with paragraph (1)(A)(ii) but shall
not forward to the Secretary applications filed with it unless the applicant
has consented to such forwarding. No such entity may make a determination
required by this section to be made by the Secretary. Upon the request of the
alien, a qualified designated entity shall assist the alien in obtaining
documentation of the work history of the alien.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAFCD736636F84906A0BAA5D4888F63DA"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on access to
information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Files and records
prepared for purposes of this subsection by qualified designated entities
operating under this subsection are confidential and the Secretary shall not
have access to such files or records relating to an alien without the consent
of the alien, except as allowed by a court order issued pursuant to paragraph
(6).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID24FD295799234A64887DFB05D73959F0"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Confidentiality of information</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF2E8044187DA4640877755D318D1162D"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, neither the Secretary, nor any other official or employee of the
Department, or a bureau or agency of the Department, may—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID498F92746F504CD7B5231BCE57106C05"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use the information furnished by the
applicant pursuant to an application filed under this section, the information
provided to the applicant by a person designated under paragraph (2)(A), or any
information provided by an employer or former employer, for any purpose other
than to make a determination on the application, or for enforcement of
paragraph (7);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0C23028DAF534673AA59E1C19CDE8454"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make any publication whereby the
information furnished by any particular individual can be identified; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID902C4B88DE614BCC90040EE6D8543FFF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">permit anyone other than the sworn officers
and employees of the Department, or a bureau or agency of the Department, or,
with respect to applications filed with a qualified designated entity, that
qualified designated entity, to examine individual applications.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9BCAC2EF409B4718A517617D01595B8C"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required disclosures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide the information
furnished under this section, or any other information derived from such
furnished information, to—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF4D11B46B24C4947BF140772A43998B5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a duly recognized law enforcement entity in
connection with a criminal investigation or prosecution, if such information is
requested in writing by such entity; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF65E714627754140A0A05CB81161F19E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an official coroner, for purposes of
affirmatively identifying a deceased individual, whether or not the death of
such individual resulted from a crime.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB7C95CDAC02B42A1AAE47100C22E4D3A"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB239FA21B2D94A69B4F27D8AD2B5B7C9"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this paragraph shall be
construed to limit the use, or release, for immigration enforcement purposes or
law enforcement purposes of information contained in files or records of the
Department pertaining to an application filed under this section, other than
information furnished by an applicant pursuant to the application, or any other
information derived from the application, that is not available from any other
source.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID42997E6C3164478199026EE12E116417"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criminal convictions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information concerning whether the
applicant has at any time been convicted of a crime may be used or released for
immigration enforcement or law enforcement purposes.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D17CF92A5744A8EA3B732564920BDCF"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Crime</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who knowingly uses, publishes,
or permits information to be examined in violation of this paragraph shall be
subject to a fine in an amount not to exceed $10,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID061ADDB75E4542DC91B61885E0751AA9"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties for false statements in
applications</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF53BFD7488B5422589AA240999049F2D"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criminal penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA1317CCFA1834E0F91D93373B7342DAD"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">files an application for status under
subsection (a) or (c) and knowingly and willfully falsifies, conceals, or
covers up a material fact or makes any false, fictitious, or fraudulent
statements or representations, or makes or uses any false writing or document
knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or
entry; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47BA3F8E0FCB47CFBFB9A95243A7451F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">creates or supplies a false writing or
document for use in making such an application,</text>
</clause><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subparagraph">shall be fined in accordance with
title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.</continuation-text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDB31E145555443FFBA881682B6440956"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inadmissibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who is convicted of a crime under
subparagraph (A) shall be considered to be inadmissible to the United States on
the ground described in section 212(a)(6)(C)(i) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1182(a)(6)(C)(i)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID73B24870B27F455D91B2ADCDD96D158D"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility for legal
services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 504(a)(11)
of Public Law 104–134 (110 Stat. 1321–53 et seq.) shall not be construed to
prevent a recipient of funds under the Legal Services Corporation Act (42
U.S.C. 2996 et seq.) from providing legal assistance directly related to an
application for adjustment of status under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA630BFDA8E05427A97B6ECA92546AEDA"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application fees</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID178F4460CF2D4DF6B5C2D043A3DEB484"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fee schedule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide for a schedule
of fees that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5BC01CFF04BC4786A045EF103C53918D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be charged for the filing of
applications for status under subsections (a) and (c); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID98AE4BC04D59409A94DA6B4899244C1C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may be charged by qualified designated
entities to help defray the costs of services provided to such
applicants.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCC010605FCBE4329A20E6D3A5682B7A5"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on excess fees by qualified
designated entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
qualified designated entity may not charge any fee in excess of, or in addition
to, the fees authorized under subparagraph (A)(ii) for services provided to
applicants.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC190585180264D86A20EBB04B63CACB3"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disposition of fees</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA84A88B662204AC69E57334771D2524E"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established in the general fund of
the Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as the
<quote>Agricultural Worker Immigration Status Adjustment Account</quote>.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there shall be deposited as
offsetting receipts into the account all fees collected under subparagraph
(A)(i).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5F66A52AD34F45C18AEFE723EF8F435F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of fees for application
processing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts deposited
in the <quote>Agricultural Worker Immigration Status Adjustment Account</quote>
shall remain available to the Secretary until expended for processing
applications for status under subsections (a) and (c).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE157CE7F2C1D4F18A9EB60E46605CC15"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver of Numerical Limitations and Certain
Grounds for Inadmissibility</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF7CF1F348C54461886306DCCBCC34442"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Numerical limitations do not
apply</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The numerical
limitations of sections 201 and 202 of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1151
and 1152) shall not apply to the adjustment of aliens to lawful permanent
resident status under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID73272312CB5047E5AF34A865E511D139"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver of certain grounds of
inadmissibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the
determination of an alien’s eligibility for status under subsection (a)(1)(C)
or an alien’s eligibility for adjustment of status under subsection
(c)(1)(B)(ii)(I), the following rules shall apply:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA2E9501953CD4D82B408B530E078C2A4"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grounds of exclusion not
applicable</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provisions of
paragraphs (5), (6)(A), (7), and (9) of section 212(a) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1182(a)) shall not apply.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID903EDA3FDE24401A9870556C3F207E42"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver of other grounds</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6EC3134E1AB940C6B3FB79B9F0F4197C"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in clause (ii), the
Secretary may waive any other provision of such section 212(a) in the case of
individual aliens for humanitarian purposes, to ensure family unity, or if
otherwise in the public interest.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDD2EE0ED0CB94F0CBE39FF395B3CAF90"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grounds that may not be
waived</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraphs (2)(A),
(2)(B), (2)(C), (3), and (4) of such section 212(a) may not be waived by the
Secretary under clause (i).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID18BAF29E191643B5A820EEC22E224011"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subparagraph shall be
construed as affecting the authority of the Secretary other than under this
subparagraph to waive provisions of such section 212(a).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID30C1E4D8E8FF477D8EE71BBC77E92A40"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special rule for determination of public
charge</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien is not
ineligible for status under this section by reason of a ground of
inadmissibility under section 212(a)(4) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(4)) if the alien demonstrates a history of employment in the United
States evidencing self-support without reliance on public cash
assistance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID016210AD696D4FA183490D59E1EB6A2B"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Temporary Stay of Removal and Work
Authorization for Certain Applicants</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFFE6A875980F4A5DAC0EEBED12640FEA"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before application period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective on the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall provide that, in the case of an alien who is
apprehended before the beginning of the application period described in
subsection (a)(1)(B) and who can establish a nonfrivolous case of eligibility
for blue card status (but for the fact that the alien may not apply for such
status until the beginning of such period), until the alien has had the
opportunity during the first 30 days of the application period to complete the
filing of an application for blue card status, the alien—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2ECCE253DA6C4FF0B5E569C9FF5E1C34"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not be removed; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAF0D50937C434469ABAF8A021F978D78"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be granted authorization to engage in
employment in the United States and be provided an <quote>employment
authorized</quote> endorsement or other appropriate work permit for such
purpose.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1554E4E0F1114F929FC217EAE1EF4FFD"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">During application period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide that, in the
case of an alien who presents a nonfrivolous application for blue card status
during the application period described in subsection (a)(1)(B), including an
alien who files such an application within 30 days of the alien’s apprehension,
and until a final determination on the application has been made in accordance
with this section, the alien—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDE3D85D469E942A9B8436F1C76A7C2C2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not be removed; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5E20A5D6523745679944B04A483B7230"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be granted authorization to engage in
employment in the United States and be provided an <quote>employment
authorized</quote> endorsement or other appropriate work permit for such
purpose.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF0F16DE1C4A04995A814EF3C470C7979"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative and Judicial Review</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8296F208C0194D86A7D6636B96345243"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be no administrative or
judicial review of a determination respecting an application for status under
subsection (a) or (c) except in accordance with this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE815ACE630994EC480E030080A7A6E2F"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative review</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID25D1FB74615142C9AF45A0491FB59AD5"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Single level of administrative appellate
review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
establish an appellate authority to provide for a single level of
administrative appellate review of such a determination.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5916EB71274C485881EDE9BA983A4B85"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standard for review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such administrative appellate review shall
be based solely upon the administrative record established at the time of the
determination on the application and upon such additional or newly discovered
evidence as may not have been available at the time of the
determination.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2A13671557D5456FA31A287F6392EF1F"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Judicial review</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2758E7E966F94D16A1180C93978ACC72"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation to review of
removal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be
judicial review of such a determination only in the judicial review of an order
of removal under section 242 of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration
and Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1252).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8DD98C0834F1487E9DF1148310F399E7"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standard for judicial review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such judicial review shall be based solely
upon the administrative record established at the time of the review by the
appellate authority and the findings of fact and determinations contained in
such record shall be conclusive unless the applicant can establish abuse of
discretion or that the findings are directly contrary to clear and convincing
facts contained in the record considered as a whole.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3DF4E9A03D9F44609FD9C5C420DECFE7"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Dissemination of Information on Adjustment
Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning not later
than the first day of the application period described in subsection (a)(1)(B),
the Secretary, in cooperation with qualified designated entities, shall broadly
disseminate information respecting the benefits that aliens may receive under
this section and the requirements to be satisfied to obtain such
benefits.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID986879CD89364C99BA9CCAFBF441F0D0"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall issue regulations to
implement this section not later than the first day of the seventh month that
begins after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1E1EE44C6110473AA24728E5849C58AB"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
Date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall take
effect on the date that regulations are issued implementing this section on an
interim or other basis.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID832A496C2B9B4D6DBCAE278ECF5510FB"><enum>(k)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section
$40,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8CFFC71BA44340288B985227170F38FD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>614.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Correction of Social Security
records</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3FCF484A82D14C80B733FAF8BC354315"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 208(d)(1) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C.
408(d)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8854DEF4534D4DA79526285CCE99C651"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking
<quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID55E3FF9719B94AD1938C6706909FABC5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), by inserting
<quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID59FC97C2913E4610BFB6C64B6892BC5B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (C) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID82526E99ADCD4F26AEB45B94BD764E0E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE0454E19C38443B2B4061500263E468E" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who is granted blue card status under the
<short-title>AgJOBS Act of
2007</short-title>,</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8B15D7DE6E58433F9F1EB9FFA5CF9BE8"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>1990.</quote> and
inserting <quote>1990, or in the case of an alien described in subparagraph
(D), if such conduct is alleged to have occurred before the date on which the
alien was granted blue card status.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFE2063FF4A9A487D9476B9A8F58D340B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
Date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the seventh month that
begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section></chapter><chapter commented="no" id="ID8D5682F39A4946E78C208116201005F2" level-type="subsequent"><enum>2</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reform of H–2A worker program</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1FFDB2B4594B4DECB68F39E96C9AA34C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>615.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendment to the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name></header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID995ADA3D5CFE4A48A3E3DF7661C57DC4"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title II (8 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID152EEF2F8293491789F68BBC9302AAC9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking section 218 and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBEAFF2BB27B8411C855F22A3DC85E3CC" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB27EB06B0C724BB5A6536EF0FFED3A71" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>218.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">H–2a employer applications</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6BB4E7D9F76F4F32B6540BFEECECF6FB"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applications to the Secretary of
Labor</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEAD58AA3FDB642E69E1276473179565C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No alien may be admitted to the United
States as an H–2A worker, or otherwise provided status as an H–2A worker,
unless the employer has filed with the Secretary of Labor an application
containing—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID545E4A78566148A0ADCE6464F1C498CE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the assurances described in subsection
(b);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDF46F973CDFE4964929C2DD5620E40AA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the nature and location of
the work to be performed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5AC8BEDD29CA43899F24AE6D38F1E4E9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the anticipated period (expected beginning
and ending dates) for which the workers will be needed; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID198F852C08B74F329128A9A811B2F697"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of job opportunities in which
the employer seeks to employ the workers.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID201A15D550784E9C9CEC4BE825416099"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Accompanied by job offer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each application filed under paragraph (1)
shall be accompanied by a copy of the job offer describing the wages and other
terms and conditions of employment and the bona fide occupational
qualifications that shall be possessed by a worker to be employed in the job
opportunity in question.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE0559A3A2E3449E794DE0C5CB0AC60D8"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assurances for Inclusion in
Applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The assurances
referred to in subsection (a)(1) are the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC50DC9A7BC9340E682171D89CCA92A14"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Job opportunities covered by collective
bargaining agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With
respect to a job opportunity that is covered under a collective bargaining
agreement:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1010D6D7D5C74D568F554EE9A32534F4"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Union contract described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The job opportunity is covered by a union
contract which was negotiated at arm’s length between a bona fide union and the
employer.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID65F44B0D6C2A4674AEB15A0823AFE09A"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Strike or lockout</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The specific job opportunity for which the
employer is requesting an H–2A worker is not vacant because the former occupant
is on strike or being locked out in the course of a labor dispute.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID382F35232BB641588ADC76623EFBC127"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification of bargaining
representatives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer,
at the time of filing the application, has provided notice of the filing under
this paragraph to the bargaining representative of the employer’s employees in
the occupational classification at the place or places of employment for which
aliens are sought.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9A73804D26DC402782CDD1437BA773AE"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Temporary or seasonal job
opportunities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The job
opportunity is temporary or seasonal.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3157F7E800A04322BEB8ADE6026D57D2"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Offers to united states
workers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer has
offered or will offer the job to any eligible United States worker who applies
and is equally or better qualified for the job for which the nonimmigrant is,
or the nonimmigrants are, sought and who will be available at the time and
place of need.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDADB364185B744A5B9F56A689E8554172"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provision of insurance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the job opportunity is not covered by
the State workers’ compensation law, the employer will provide, at no cost to
the worker, insurance covering injury and disease arising out of, and in the
course of, the worker’s employment which will provide benefits at least equal
to those provided under the State’s workers’ compensation law for comparable
employment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF017EDDBC32B439B8A918C9CE984E754"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Job opportunities not covered by collective
bargaining agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With
respect to a job opportunity that is not covered under a collective bargaining
agreement:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7E1D6D661DFE442FA479A1C4DDB537F1"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Strike or lockout</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The specific job opportunity for which the
employer is requesting an H–2A worker is not vacant because the former occupant
is on strike or being locked out in the course of a labor dispute.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8C7DA535477E40C9A1605360240AF212"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Temporary or seasonal job
opportunities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The job
opportunity is temporary or seasonal.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID01665F4EEAE34EFA929A2BDDBDE982C9"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Benefit, wage, and working
conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer will
provide, at a minimum, the benefits, wages, and working conditions required by
section 218E to all workers employed in the job opportunities for which the
employer has applied under subsection (a) and to all other workers in the same
occupation at the place of employment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50A26958F2D84FA4916E2CE80E447177"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nondisplacement of united states
workers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer did not
displace and will not displace a United States worker employed by the employer
during the period of employment and for a period of 30 days preceding the
period of employment in the occupation at the place of employment for which the
employer seeks approval to employ H–2A workers.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD01C4AC4FF564F19931B8854BA161311"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements for placement of nonimmigrant
with other employers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
employer will not place the nonimmigrant with another employer unless—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5EBA32A155AD4C7DBE4A3841F87DDBEE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the nonimmigrant performs duties in whole
or in part at 1 or more work sites owned, operated, or controlled by such other
employer;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF4FE728FBDFE413DB2D5F9430657F590"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there are indicia of an employment
relationship between the nonimmigrant and such other employer; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2D94A76F5D88475DA84AA6C2CAE2E46D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the employer has inquired of the other
employer as to whether, and has no actual knowledge or notice that, during the
period of employment and for a period of 30 days preceding the period of
employment, the other employer has displaced or intends to displace a United
States worker employed by the other employer in the occupation at the place of
employment for which the employer seeks approval to employ H–2A workers.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4BDDE589D1B54F34ABB5A837EC5F8D5C"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Statement of liability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The application form shall include a clear
statement explaining the liability under subparagraph (E) of an employer if the
other employer described in such subparagraph displaces a United States worker
as described in such subparagraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID32B1358DD1CB4E29B244147644A46F39"><enum>(G)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provision of insurance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the job opportunity is not covered by
the State workers’ compensation law, the employer will provide, at no cost to
the worker, insurance covering injury and disease arising out of and in the
course of the worker’s employment which will provide benefits at least equal to
those provided under the State’s workers’ compensation law for comparable
employment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3D0A5DA997CE49C4BF6FDAC824195249"><enum>(H)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employment of united states
workers</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEC1D8511BA7740CB80F538C718E8E854"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recruitment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer has taken or will take the
following steps to recruit United States workers for the job opportunities for
which the H–2A nonimmigrant is, or H–2A nonimmigrants are, sought:</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA9FA685E30014C9C9106D75E6FC70362"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contacting former workers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer shall make reasonable efforts
through the sending of a letter by United States Postal Service mail, or
otherwise, to contact any United States worker the employer employed during the
previous season in the occupation at the place of intended employment for which
the employer is applying for workers and has made the availability of the
employer’s job opportunities in the occupation at the place of intended
employment known to such previous workers, unless the worker was terminated
from employment by the employer for a lawful job-related reason or abandoned
the job before the worker completed the period of employment of the job
opportunity for which the worker was hired.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID01A527D246E140CF97B39B3630499B0C"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Filing a job offer with the local office of
the state employment security agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 28 days before the date on
which the employer desires to employ an H–2A worker in a temporary or seasonal
agricultural job opportunity, the employer shall submit a copy of the job offer
described in subsection (a)(2) to the local office of the State employment
security agency which serves the area of intended employment and authorize the
posting of the job opportunity on <quote>America’s Job Bank</quote> or other
electronic job registry, except that nothing in this subclause shall require
the employer to file an interstate job order under section 653 of title 20,
Code of Federal Regulations.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID62DDAEF46A35499BA40219E30419FD57"><enum>(III)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advertising of job
opportunities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than
14 days before the date on which the employer desires to employ an H–2A worker
in a temporary or seasonal agricultural job opportunity, the employer shall
advertise the availability of the job opportunities for which the employer is
seeking workers in a publication in the local labor market that is likely to be
patronized by potential farm workers.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0671C318017C4D9CB3922BEBB5D73EEA"><enum>(IV)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Emergency procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor shall, by
regulation, provide a procedure for acceptance and approval of applications in
which the employer has not complied with the provisions of this subparagraph
because the employer’s need for H–2A workers could not reasonably have been
foreseen.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0E2BCE6951EE446F97CFEB90E5A29AE6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Job offers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer has offered or will offer the
job to any eligible United States worker who applies and is equally or better
qualified for the job for which the nonimmigrant is, or nonimmigrants are,
sought and who will be available at the time and place of need.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCEC240A8DF08455995FCBABF9A8229E9"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Period of employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer will provide employment to any
qualified United States worker who applies to the employer during the period
beginning on the date on which the foreign worker departs for the employer’s
place of employment and ending on the date on which 50 percent of the period of
employment for which the foreign worker who is in the job was hired has
elapsed, subject to the following requirements:</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID142F019C25B34D438A2CCBFE46B7551C"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No person or entity shall willfully and
knowingly withhold United States workers before the arrival of H–2A workers in
order to force the hiring of United States workers under this clause.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD38C1E60829847BD8CBD094002ADF715"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Complaints</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon receipt of a complaint by an employer
that a violation of subclause (I) has occurred, the Secretary of Labor shall
immediately investigate. The Secretary of Labor shall, within 36 hours of the
receipt of the complaint, issue findings concerning the alleged violation. If
the Secretary of Labor finds that a violation has occurred, the Secretary of
Labor shall immediately suspend the application of this clause with respect to
that certification for that date of need.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAEF4971327524D779DDAD8C43791B2BB"><enum>(III)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Placement of united states
workers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before referring a
United States worker to an employer during the period described in the matter
preceding subclause (I), the Secretary of Labor shall make all reasonable
efforts to place the United States worker in an open job acceptable to the
worker, if there are other job offers pending with the job service that offer
similar job opportunities in the area of intended employment.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID84F6364DC1884BCE9E68C40AB558674B"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Statutory construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subparagraph shall be
construed to prohibit an employer from using such legitimate selection criteria
relevant to the type of job that are normal or customary to the type of job
involved so long as such criteria are not applied in a discriminatory
manner.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID08760BEE556F4D9993C7A6224BBAE7A4"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applications by Associations on Behalf of
Employer Members</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID328F8D5D6AF94D169185CED0DE8675C7"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An agricultural association may file an
application under subsection (a) on behalf of 1 or more of its employer members
that the association certifies in its application has or have agreed in writing
to comply with the requirements of this section and sections 218E through
218G.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID488988D1B77B4C8AAD72EFCA79D1D960"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of associations acting as
employers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an association
filing an application under paragraph (1) is a joint or sole employer of the
temporary or seasonal agricultural workers requested on the application, the
certifications granted under subsection (e)(2)(B) to the association may be
used for the certified job opportunities of any of its producer members named
on the application, and such workers may be transferred among such producer
members to perform the agricultural services of a temporary or seasonal nature
for which the certifications were granted.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID70370A86BF6B4E52BD9752E9F51C0354"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Withdrawal of Applications</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF307881EBCE84266908079C211C6EBA0"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer may withdraw an application
filed pursuant to subsection (a), except that if the employer is an
agricultural association, the association may withdraw an application filed
pursuant to subsection (a) with respect to 1 or more of its members. To
withdraw an application, the employer or association shall notify the Secretary
of Labor in writing, and the Secretary of Labor shall acknowledge in writing
the receipt of such withdrawal notice. An employer who withdraws an application
under subsection (a), or on whose behalf an application is withdrawn, is
relieved of the obligations undertaken in the application.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1DC82DF2C3CC4E34B3013A9D3C3B3448"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An application may not be withdrawn while
any alien provided status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) pursuant to such
application is employed by the employer.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB7E353DF7C804E69BBBDA4868A2CB3DD"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Obligations under other
statutes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any obligation
incurred by an employer under any other law or regulation as a result of the
recruitment of United States workers or H–2A workers under an offer of terms
and conditions of employment required as a result of making an application
under subsection (a) is unaffected by withdrawal of such application.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1D4745C74BC543D399867EF0C599EDB3"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review and Approval of
Applications</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID30CD101D79C449459BB17EC3CE436B3F"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Responsibility of employers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer shall make available for
public examination, within 1 working day after the date on which an application
under subsection (a) is filed, at the employer’s principal place of business or
work site, a copy of each such application (and such accompanying documents as
are necessary).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE4032DB2370442A49D8228F217347705"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Responsibility of the secretary of
labor</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6E448236881E4A07AC78CE55C2009BDA"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compilation of list</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor shall compile, on a
current basis, a list (by employer and by occupational classification) of the
applications filed under this subsection. Such list shall include the wage
rate, number of workers sought, period of intended employment, and date of
need. The Secretary of Labor shall make such list available for examination in
the District of Columbia.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9A0CCA25D2504D9C9D5F6E357DAEF8A4"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review of applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor shall review such an
application only for completeness and obvious inaccuracies. Unless the
Secretary of Labor finds that the application is incomplete or obviously
inaccurate, the Secretary of Labor shall certify that the intending employer
has filed with the Secretary of Labor an application as described in subsection
(a). Such certification shall be provided within 7 days of the filing of the
application.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID044D69DEE3C74D4E8BAF65E8057CDD89"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after section 218D, as added
by section 601 of this Act, the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAAAD16A641A84A0EA5B757A0E8777100" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID73470094656A45CE945C2FF2320F4410" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>218E.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">H–2a employment requirements</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7D53B07F6E76448CA9E9AAAC000D7215"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preferential Treatment of Aliens
Prohibited</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employers seeking
to hire United States workers shall offer the United States workers no less
than the same benefits, wages, and working conditions that the employer is
offering, intends to offer, or will provide to H–2A workers. Conversely, no job
offer may impose on United States workers any restrictions or obligations which
will not be imposed on the employer’s H–2A workers.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF1D1831B26034F8CB481067F1E32A18D"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimum Benefits, Wages, and Working
Conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except in cases
where higher benefits, wages, or working conditions are required by the
provisions of subsection (a), in order to protect similarly employed United
States workers from adverse effects with respect to benefits, wages, and
working conditions, every job offer which shall accompany an application under
section 218(b)(2) shall include each of the following benefit, wage, and
working condition provisions:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID12D961F17F534DA9B55495947D981144"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement to provide housing or a housing
allowance</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6113F80170134CEA87BD627B413FE69E"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer applying under section 218(a)
for H–2A workers shall offer to provide housing at no cost to all workers in
job opportunities for which the employer has applied under that section and to
all other workers in the same occupation at the place of employment, whose
place of residence is beyond normal commuting distance.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9A94A2B0311F460F8FC96965434F7AB5"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Type of housing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In complying with subparagraph (A), an
employer may, at the employer’s election, provide housing that meets applicable
Federal standards for temporary labor camps or secure housing that meets
applicable local standards for rental or public accommodation housing or other
substantially similar class of habitation, or in the absence of applicable
local standards, State standards for rental or public accommodation housing or
other substantially similar class of habitation. In the absence of applicable
local or State standards, Federal temporary labor camp standards shall
apply.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54DF7120EA9C4E34AFDE7A61052D08E1"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Family
housing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When it is the
prevailing practice in the occupation and area of intended employment to
provide family housing, family housing shall be provided to workers with
families who request it.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID216B839D67D94EBB85F978E3BA7A2020"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Workers engaged in the range production of
livestock</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Labor shall issue regulations that address the specific requirements for the
provision of housing to workers engaged in the range production of
livestock.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEBF54A3756AB428A8752E3D59D25C4A7"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this paragraph shall be
construed to require an employer to provide or secure housing for persons who
were not entitled to such housing under the temporary labor certification
regulations in effect on June 1, 1986.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA16DDAB49D52488789FDF0159DDD62AA"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Charges for housing</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID293B6D4485FC41039A41C71ADBA67EB0"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Charges for public housing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If public housing provided for migrant
agricultural workers under the auspices of a local, county, or State government
is secured by an employer, and use of the public housing unit normally requires
charges from migrant workers, such charges shall be paid by the employer
directly to the appropriate individual or entity affiliated with the housing’s
management.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB6FF8469C3FB4D1E9B0A4FA94743C06D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deposit charges</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Charges in the form of deposits for bedding
or other similar incidentals related to housing shall not be levied upon
workers by employers who provide housing for their workers. An employer may
require a worker found to have been responsible for damage to such housing
which is not the result of normal wear and tear related to habitation to
reimburse the employer for the reasonable cost of repair of such damage.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB05503ED580D4BC2939E8FF756A5CF6E"><enum>(G)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Housing allowance as alternative</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50E4C96F0E3C4F9692DCB1FBA5993144"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the requirement under clause (ii) is
satisfied, the employer may provide a reasonable housing allowance instead of
offering housing under subparagraph (A). Upon the request of a worker seeking
assistance in locating housing, the employer shall make a good faith effort to
assist the worker in identifying and locating housing in the area of intended
employment. An employer who offers a housing allowance to a worker, or assists
a worker in locating housing which the worker occupies, pursuant to this clause
shall not be deemed a housing provider under section 203 of the Migrant and
Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (29 U.S.C. 1823) solely by virtue
of providing such housing allowance. No housing allowance may be used for
housing which is owned or controlled by the employer.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID055CB43F0F0247B69891CDD8A6AB40B8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirement of this clause is satisfied
if the Governor of the State certifies to the Secretary of Labor that there is
adequate housing available in the area of intended employment for migrant farm
workers, and H–2A workers, who are seeking temporary housing while employed at
farm work. Such certification shall expire after 3 years unless renewed by the
Governor of the State.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID081997DF6A5746AE9DCCEBF8516EFFD6"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amount of allowance</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID82E1C9E1BD514175A7AC904ED50AE21A"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonmetropolitan counties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the place of employment of the workers
provided an allowance under this subparagraph is a nonmetropolitan county, the
amount of the housing allowance under this subparagraph shall be equal to the
statewide average fair market rental for existing housing for nonmetropolitan
counties for the State, as established by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development pursuant to section 8(c) of the <act-name parsable-cite="USHA">United States Housing Act of 1937</act-name> (42 U.S.C.
1437f(c)), based on a 2 bedroom dwelling unit and an assumption of 2 persons
per bedroom.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8745DF38E3B44F14ADE4C4BC176CBE41"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Metropolitan counties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the place of employment of the workers
provided an allowance under this paragraph is in a metropolitan county, the
amount of the housing allowance under this subparagraph shall be equal to the
statewide average fair market rental for existing housing for metropolitan
counties for the State, as established by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development pursuant to section 8(c) of the <act-name parsable-cite="USHA">United States Housing Act of 1937</act-name> (42 U.S.C.
1437f(c)), based on a 2-bedroom dwelling unit and an assumption of 2 persons
per bedroom.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFB3CA100FD7940A2BC22EDC2B5B61F9A"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reimbursement of transportation</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5E3A3F4F48F54E5E979F55ECBDE14169"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">To place of employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A worker who completes 50 percent of the
period of employment of the job opportunity for which the worker was hired
shall be reimbursed by the employer for the cost of the worker’s transportation
and subsistence from the place from which the worker came to work for the
employer (or place of last employment, if the worker traveled from such place)
to the place of employment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE634E04124B74BD393F57B775BA78269"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">From place of employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A worker who completes the period of
employment for the job opportunity involved shall be reimbursed by the employer
for the cost of the worker’s transportation and subsistence from the place of
employment to the place from which the worker, disregarding intervening
employment, came to work for the employer, or to the place of next employment,
if the worker has contracted with a subsequent employer who has not agreed to
provide or pay for the worker’s transportation and subsistence to such
subsequent employer’s place of employment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID64E3EB1960CB42B1B39CDE5B5E966DE4"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCB5F45A6F30544C6A93F4475E703EC92"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amount of reimbursement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in clause (ii), the
amount of reimbursement provided under subparagraph (A) or (B) to a worker or
alien shall not exceed the lesser of—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFDD1D7DEC38642F5849D68EBD9B59225"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the actual cost to the worker or alien of
the transportation and subsistence involved; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA036BEE87A924971BD440D63351B1A8A"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the most economical and reasonable common
carrier transportation charges and subsistence costs for the distance
involved.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0E985EB2F73F4F4C95447BB6FEA6C197"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distance traveled</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No reimbursement under subparagraph (A) or
(B) shall be required if the distance traveled is 100 miles or less, or the
worker is not residing in employer-provided housing or housing secured through
an allowance as provided in paragraph (1)(G).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEA995E2C4DE44E19B7633FE6787B600D"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Early termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the worker is laid off or employment is
terminated for contract impossibility (as described in paragraph (4)(D)) before
the anticipated ending date of employment, the employer shall provide the
transportation and subsistence required by subparagraph (B) and,
notwithstanding whether the worker has completed 50 percent of the period of
employment, shall provide the transportation reimbursement required by
subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA6812345CDF64D6B84A6DC05297ACF5F"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transportation between living quarters and
work site</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer shall
provide transportation between the worker’s living quarters and the employer’s
work site without cost to the worker, and such transportation will be in
accordance with applicable laws and regulations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19E5D49FBFD3483F90619B288F0E88EE"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required wages</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6CC93B51C83F430C9120FB74BDE44C39"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer applying for workers under
section 218(a) shall offer to pay, and shall pay, all workers in the occupation
for which the employer has applied for workers, not less (and is not required
to pay more) than the greater of the prevailing wage in the occupation in the
area of intended employment or the adverse effect wage rate. No worker shall be
paid less than the greater of the hourly wage prescribed under section 6(a)(1)
of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) or the applicable
State minimum wage.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8FD3BBE75F5444E3A68CC95C8F7DC2D9"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective on the date of the enactment of
the <short-title>AgJOBS Act of 2007</short-title>, and
continuing for 3 years thereafter, no adverse effect wage rate for a State may
be more than the adverse effect wage rate for that State in effect on January
1, 2003, as established by section 655.107 of title 20, Code of Federal
Regulations.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA8F7CBECD3934457A80D3DE03D634F19"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required wages after 3-year freeze</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCCFD4ECCB93C429486F3D4F317207E16"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">First adjustment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If Congress does not set a new wage
standard applicable to this section before the first March 1 that is not less
than 3 years after the date of enactment of this section, the adverse effect
wage rate for each State beginning on such March 1 shall be the wage rate that
would have resulted if the adverse effect wage rate in effect on January 1,
2003, had been annually adjusted, beginning on March 1, 2006, by the lesser
of—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAF3FBF439FA74E27B9668482F175201E"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the 12-month percentage change in the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers between December of the second
preceding year and December of the preceding year; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID66C7316DF81147DABC6849DDBA63C69D"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">4 percent.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCC8CA687EBD5483A8F951D22BC38DE92"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsequent annual adjustments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning on the first March 1 that is not
less than 4 years after the date of enactment of this section, and each March 1
thereafter, the adverse effect wage rate then in effect for each State shall be
adjusted by the lesser of—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE4384D565AF347588DD2A6A9300AC5A3"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the 12-month percentage change in the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers between December of the second
preceding year and December of the preceding year; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID48BED1E44C0D4D3291C374556CC75409"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">4 percent.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID29E9339270DF47F3BDF473617C8F8A2C"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deductions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer shall make only those
deductions from the worker’s wages that are authorized by law or are reasonable
and customary in the occupation and area of employment. The job offer shall
specify all deductions not required by law which the employer will make from
the worker’s wages.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54472C736D524D799AAF50CC84E133DD"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Frequency of pay</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer shall pay the worker not less
frequently than twice monthly, or in accordance with the prevailing practice in
the area of employment, whichever is more frequent.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE8122DC91B494788B744B32B001D4A29"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hours and earnings statements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer shall furnish to the worker,
on or before each payday, in 1 or more written statements—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID262DC054640D450FA4D3AA37C7024A01"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the worker’s total earnings for the pay
period;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC4E69E3F669B44A5AABBE426B6B15859"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the worker’s hourly rate of pay, piece rate
of pay, or both;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7789E8C4179B42EBA29EC64736D81067"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the hours of employment which have been
offered to the worker (broken out by hours offered in accordance with and over
and above the three-quarters guarantee described in paragraph (4);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0523C0E8EC0C4697A3F6C6ECB9FBF39A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the hours actually worked by the
worker;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEC0A6BEDF6A14E258F0CB5E7E6E374B6"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an itemization of the deductions made from
the worker’s wages; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID340897D96D4A41CE9A87CCF03B3032C7"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if piece rates of pay are used, the units
produced daily.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID97658493B01F40FA94D69ACFD0988EB9"><enum>(G)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on wage protections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than December 31, 2008, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare and transmit to the
Secretary of Labor, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, and Committee
on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, a report that
addresses—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID561AF9731DCE4093B20B9344BC770454"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the employment of H–2A or
unauthorized aliens in the United States agricultural work force has depressed
United States farm worker wages below the levels that would otherwise have
prevailed if alien farm workers had not been employed in the United
States;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1240ABBB1C1647E3977EB7159E3996EC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether an adverse effect wage rate is
necessary to prevent wages of United States farm workers in occupations in
which H–2A workers are employed from falling below the wage levels that would
have prevailed in the absence of the employment of H–2A workers in those
occupations;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID46997FE56D1C4C4DB6B1D936886E9AC1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether alternative wage standards, such as
a prevailing wage standard, would be sufficient to prevent wages in occupations
in which H–2A workers are employed from falling below the wage level that would
have prevailed in the absence of H–2A employment;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9E77B79717364A9C85663138DFC94369"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether any changes are warranted in the
current methodologies for calculating the adverse effect wage rate and the
prevailing wage; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDECDFF58880594D39BB2BD41CBDCBA97A"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations for future wage protection
under this section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA1E51FDC16B6456B88CFCFCF48F0E6CD"><enum>(H)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commission on wage standards</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID823E02E5BB0441399EED59CD882A2976"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established the Commission on
Agricultural Wage Standards under the H–2A program (in this subparagraph
referred to as the <quote>Commission</quote>).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID354453FC636E4A35BC497E6C76C251A1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Composition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall consist of 10 members
as follows:</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3C7119FBC98445F88243A9CA79697BE4"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">4 representatives of agricultural employers
and 1 representative of the Department of Agriculture, each appointed by the
Secretary of Agriculture.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA8EC434555D84C608D2934C5AB4F210C"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">4 representatives of agricultural workers
and 1 representative of the Department of Labor, each appointed by the
Secretary of Labor.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFFA105363C6D403EBDEDC25E037BC1CB"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Functions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall conduct a study that
shall address—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4A5044A9DBBD4D5B97BF6A37F169D717"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the employment of H–2A or
unauthorized aliens in the United States agricultural workforce has depressed
United States farm worker wages below the levels that would otherwise have
prevailed if alien farm workers had not been employed in the United
States;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID55FCDA8046BA4F29B0E07F274A345B8C"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether an adverse effect wage rate is
necessary to prevent wages of United States farm workers in occupations in
which H–2A workers are employed from falling below the wage levels that would
have prevailed in the absence of the employment of H–2A workers in those
occupations;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID369479B4F3B94611AEAA7A5EAEAC850F"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether alternative wage standards, such as
a prevailing wage standard, would be sufficient to prevent wages in occupations
in which H–2A workers are employed from falling below the wage level that would
have prevailed in the absence of H–2A employment;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1DA9E6E1CCCF4B3EA8C0F0E410C8B1DA"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether any changes are warranted in the
current methodologies for calculating the adverse effect wage rate and the
prevailing wage rate; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDFF7096316074621BEA10A2BD219C907"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations for future wage protection
under this section.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID21EA5047033047BB96AD10CA7630BF3F"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Final report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than December 31, 2008, the
Commission shall submit a report to the Congress setting forth the findings of
the study conducted under clause (iii).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0709752A7BEB46FAAA1C77CB009FD537"><enum>(v)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall terminate upon
submitting its final report.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4A5EB41BBB0541E9BAAD5C22EC8F444E"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Guarantee of employment</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID79B8384F07704E59A78FFEDCAAF58652"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Offer to worker</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer shall guarantee to offer the
worker employment for the hourly equivalent of at least three-fourths of the
work days of the total period of employment, beginning with the first work day
after the arrival of the worker at the place of employment and ending on the
expiration date specified in the job offer. For purposes of this subparagraph,
the hourly equivalent means the number of hours in the work days as stated in
the job offer and shall exclude the worker’s Sabbath and Federal holidays. If
the employer affords the United States or H–2A worker less employment than that
required under this paragraph, the employer shall pay such worker the amount
which the worker would have earned had the worker, in fact, worked for the
guaranteed number of hours.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAB420AAC69E841E19C4C07EF62EE56B3"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Failure to work</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any hours which the worker fails to work,
up to a maximum of the number of hours specified in the job offer for a work
day, when the worker has been offered an opportunity to do so, and all hours of
work actually performed (including voluntary work in excess of the number of
hours specified in the job offer in a work day, on the worker’s Sabbath, or on
Federal holidays) may be counted by the employer in calculating whether the
period of guaranteed employment has been met.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0CB1E9CBC3B94A40BEA13D1BA20C62A1"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Abandonment of employment, termination for
cause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the worker
voluntarily abandons employment before the end of the contract period, or is
terminated for cause, the worker is not entitled to the <quote>three-fourths
guarantee</quote> described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0D772161BAFB4834BFA513D57835407F"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contract impossibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, before the expiration of the period of
employment specified in the job offer, the services of the worker are no longer
required for reasons beyond the control of the employer due to any form of
natural disaster, including but not limited to a flood, hurricane, freeze,
earthquake, fire, drought, plant or animal disease or pest infestation, or
regulatory drought, before the guarantee in subparagraph (A) is fulfilled, the
employer may terminate the worker’s employment. In the event of such
termination, the employer shall fulfill the employment guarantee in
subparagraph (A) for the work days that have elapsed from the first work day
after the arrival of the worker to the termination of employment. In such
cases, the employer will make efforts to transfer the United States worker to
other comparable employment acceptable to the worker. If such transfer is not
effected, the employer shall provide the return transportation required in
paragraph (2)(D).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE4C7EB0A29DD4FD9B493B199D0065407"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motor vehicle safety</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1764F0B639FD44C2BFEC30207E32475E"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mode of transportation subject to
coverage</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBF95E6DAF8344B93BDEE13E6A0D6BBB6"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in clauses (iii) and
(iv), this subsection applies to any H–2A employer that uses or causes to be
used any vehicle to transport an H–2A worker within the United States.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID531907263AB5470E958481968DD406AF"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Defined term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph, the term <term>uses or
causes to be used</term>—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE847E59DF3D34272967EF78B5272E79A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">applies only to transportation provided by
an H–2A employer to an H–2A worker, or by a farm labor contractor to an H–2A
worker at the request or direction of an H–2A employer; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID66EE4831F4844DE189FDADAEAEA79B17"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not apply to—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7A672842A21A4436BF84A0DD98129139"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transportation provided, or transportation
arrangements made, by an H–2A worker, unless the employer specifically
requested or arranged such transportation; or</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77D3430C535E4841A44FAAE9BF75CA68"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">car pooling arrangements made by H–2A
workers themselves, using 1 of the workers’ own vehicles, unless specifically
requested by the employer directly or through a farm labor contractor.</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDADC08AEC99044C5381654B373D3887AB"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clarification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Providing a job offer to an H–2A worker
that causes the worker to travel to or from the place of employment, or the
payment or reimbursement of the transportation costs of an H–2A worker by an
H–2A employer, shall not constitute an arrangement of, or participation in,
such transportation.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0DF4960CD4494769A4D5E30A98C37936"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agricultural machinery and equipment
excluded</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This subsection does
not apply to the transportation of an H–2A worker on a tractor, combine,
harvester, picker, or other similar machinery or equipment while such worker is
actually engaged in the planting, cultivating, or harvesting of agricultural
commodities or the care of livestock or poultry or engaged in transportation
incidental thereto.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6B2AAD3E4045457389C92B8576FCAD6F"><enum>(v)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Common carriers excluded</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This subsection does not apply to common
carrier motor vehicle transportation in which the provider holds itself out to
the general public as engaging in the transportation of passengers for hire and
holds a valid certification of authorization for such purposes from an
appropriate Federal, State, or local agency.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDE62F7D707FC430E838F5B823A8B687F"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability of standards, licensing, and
insurance requirements</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID18F887CDAC7447BC9A3DDD0F42D9056B"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When using, or causing to be used, any
vehicle for the purpose of providing transportation to which this subparagraph
applies, each employer shall—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE3E957984F2648A3A55EA70777B0A35A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that each such vehicle conforms to
the standards prescribed by the Secretary of Labor under section 401(b) of the
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (29 U.S.C. 1841(b)) and
other applicable Federal and State safety standards;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCB03B012D2EA438ABE42FA891FC752A8"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that each driver has a valid and
appropriate license, as provided by State law, to operate the vehicle;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D81C49DEFD249C8A139060212C655A1"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have an insurance policy or a liability
bond that is in effect which insures the employer against liability for damage
to persons or property arising from the ownership, operation, or causing to be
operated, of any vehicle used to transport any H–2A worker.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCB65C47690524289A596C463DFCAD49B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amount of insurance required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The level of insurance required shall be
determined by the Secretary of Labor pursuant to regulations to be issued under
this subsection.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA912028F5740495298C13AEB627C345B"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect of workers’ compensation
coverage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the employer of
any H–2A worker provides workers’ compensation coverage for such worker in the
case of bodily injury or death as provided by State law, the following
adjustments in the requirements of subparagraph (B)(i)(III) relating to having
an insurance policy or liability bond apply:</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC4A5A1D1B3EF423DB322E64A62129022"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No insurance policy or liability bond shall
be required of the employer, if such workers are transported only under
circumstances for which there is coverage under such State law.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID542EFD6A53AB416AA91A486A00F312DB"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An insurance policy or liability bond shall
be required of the employer for circumstances under which coverage for the
transportation of such workers is not provided under such State law.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA6FF691CA5AD49A8A004A1529B47D88C"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance With Labor Laws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer shall assure that, except as
otherwise provided in this section, the employer will comply with all
applicable Federal, State, and local labor laws, including laws affecting
migrant and seasonal agricultural workers, with respect to all United States
workers and alien workers employed by the employer, except that a violation of
this assurance shall not constitute a violation of the Migrant and Seasonal
Agricultural Worker Protection Act (29 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA6467E7B5DBF4CD9A6727B821D8B4D49"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Copy of Job Offer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer shall provide to the worker,
not later than the day the work commences, a copy of the employer’s application
and job offer described in section 218(a), or, if the employer will require the
worker to enter into a separate employment contract covering the employment in
question, such separate employment contract.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDADCEE68A9CDE4C22A51116A20AAB8A4C"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Range Production of Livestock</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section, section 218, or
section 218F shall preclude the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary from
continuing to apply special procedures and requirements to the admission and
employment of aliens in occupations involving the range production of
livestock.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBBACD6D4DB2A453E942983FB31FA16DF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>218F.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedure for admission and extension of
stay of h–2a workers</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8668EAD11C904507AFF3BAC7B820824B"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Petitioning for Admission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer, or an association acting as an
agent or joint employer for its members, that seeks the admission into the
United States of an H–2A worker may file a petition with the Secretary. The
petition shall be accompanied by an accepted and currently valid certification
provided by the Secretary of Labor under section 218(e)(2)(B) covering the
petitioner.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID422F13849DA84FBD9D87A6762E3CEA03"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expedited Adjudication by the
Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
establish a procedure for expedited adjudication of petitions filed under
subsection (a) and within 7 working days shall, by fax, cable, or other means
assuring expedited delivery, transmit a copy of notice of action on the
petition to the petitioner and, in the case of approved petitions, to the
appropriate immigration officer at the port of entry or United States consulate
(as the case may be) where the petitioner has indicated that the alien
beneficiary (or beneficiaries) will apply for a visa or admission to the United
States.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID247D65B7B11741AF9A20B5DF53399CFB"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criteria for Admissibility</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID265FCA943BDF4C6CBA63D66706559A3E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An H–2A worker shall be considered
admissible to the United States if the alien is otherwise admissible under this
section, section 218, and section 218E, and the alien is not ineligible under
paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID619CB6079ED84D43BBF29130F35BA023"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disqualification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien shall be considered inadmissible
to the United States and ineligible for nonimmigrant status under section
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) if the alien has, at any time during the past 5
years—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD09A715110844874A935F80E9FC2F64E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">violated a material provision of this
section, including the requirement to promptly depart the United States when
the alien’s authorized period of admission under this section has expired;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE08A43CE124D4891B17A2EC5BF31BB85"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">otherwise violated a term or condition of
admission into the United States as a nonimmigrant, including overstaying the
period of authorized admission as such a nonimmigrant.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID94A04663475B44579AC71DF97870A497"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver of ineligibility for unlawful
presence</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID71D7344C35E141BF816AC96D44B83316"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who has not previously been
admitted into the United States pursuant to this section, and who is otherwise
eligible for admission in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2), shall not be
deemed inadmissible by virtue of section 212(a)(9)(B). If an alien described in
the preceding sentence is present in the United States, the alien may apply
from abroad for H–2A status, but may not be granted that status in the United
States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2F078D38058640A48E716A3E9D146BEF"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maintenance of waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien provided an initial waiver of
ineligibility pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall remain eligible for such
waiver unless the alien violates the terms of this section or again becomes
ineligible under section 212(a)(9)(B) by virtue of unlawful presence in the
United States after the date of the initial waiver of ineligibility pursuant to
subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9053464443A04283AC5E0120D8B35FC1"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Period of Admission</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8798B01C8A684361B84A1CBF2D38B0C4"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien shall be admitted for the period
of employment in the application certified by the Secretary of Labor pursuant
to section 218(e)(2)(B), not to exceed 10 months, supplemented by a period of
not more than 1 week before the beginning of the period of employment for the
purpose of travel to the work site and a period of 14 days following the period
of employment for the purpose of departure or extension based on a subsequent
offer of employment, except that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1D98ED9BF3A843E48B7AF7770EC3FFFB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien is not authorized to be employed
during such 14-day period except in the employment for which the alien was
previously authorized; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF80AF35867AA483782D716B1AC1C149E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total period of employment, including
such 14-day period, may not exceed 10 months.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD2531AAE11544EA4A9B92CA77CCB91A1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection shall limit the
authority of the Secretary to extend the stay of the alien under any other
provision of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE1FECA0EF8CF4721B0094773588CD4C0"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Abandonment of Employment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE29A8934DF354D4BA2B1721B2A710107"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien admitted or provided status under
section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) who abandons the employment which was the basis
for such admission or status shall be considered to have failed to maintain
nonimmigrant status as an H–2A worker and shall depart the United States or be
subject to removal under section 237(a)(1)(C)(i).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0ABF97D24CAB47BDB897E11D53984D4B"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report by employer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer, or association acting as
agent for the employer, shall notify the Secretary not later than 7 days after
an H–2A worker prematurely abandons employment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4510C1022AD644DEB37119D16CEC8852"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Removal by the secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall promptly remove from
the United States any H–2A worker who violates any term or condition of the
worker’s nonimmigrant status.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA893F1A280324CA5812606AFD8835FB6"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Voluntary termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an alien may
voluntarily terminate his or her employment if the alien promptly departs the
United States upon termination of such employment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEF880AB446AE4CCFB6E9549CAEE88949"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Replacement of Alien</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID40097A0423CA4992BCDC32269BEF018B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon presentation of the notice to the
Secretary required by subsection (e)(2), the Secretary of State shall promptly
issue a visa to, and the Secretary shall admit into the United States, an
eligible alien designated by the employer to replace an H–2A worker—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3F52F6F761444410923CC43A9FD724DC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who abandons or prematurely terminates
employment; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID43F28B48E9E94302AF3C99F8558FE8A5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whose employment is terminated after a
United States worker is employed pursuant to section 218(b)(2)(H)(iii), if the
United States worker voluntarily departs before the end of the period of
intended employment or if the employment termination is for a lawful
job-related reason.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3E6EE94E26084C92A5771EBD09923672"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection is intended to
limit any preference required to be accorded United States workers under any
other provision of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0B34BE49CAA7408094911F87C654875B"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identification Document</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID361F6BEECFE4496AA27AAD8952DDEA3A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each alien authorized to be admitted under
section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) shall be provided an identification and employment
eligibility document to verify eligibility for employment in the United States
and verify such person’s proper identity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID375517DBBCAB430E8597F57B707842F5"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No identification and employment
eligibility document may be issued which does not meet the following
requirements:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE7AB35B4E77D4972AAC705CEE185347B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The document shall be capable of reliably
determining whether—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA66F0493C8B44A44A9E7B4E3A7C5982E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the individual with the identification and
employment eligibility document whose eligibility is being verified is in fact
eligible for employment;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD3AF64CD699C4891B508457CCE459CAB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the individual whose eligibility is being
verified is claiming the identity of another person; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID956DD88D21B64E5DA128219AFE1C53F4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the individual whose eligibility is being
verified is authorized to be admitted into, and employed in, the United States
as an H–2A worker.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID05BA4CD9ACDF45669ADF5C3EECDA644A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The document shall be in a form that is
resistant to counterfeiting and to tampering.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID35A7EFA241C94654818F01D1A2933F1D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The document shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID14E16E44791E463D8CC96AF2111A1252"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be compatible with other databases of the
Secretary for the purpose of excluding aliens from benefits for which they are
not eligible and determining whether the alien is unlawfully present in the
United States; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC34E3CB6AAF24D2F948C5F40CB08E05C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be compatible with law enforcement
databases to determine if the alien has been convicted of criminal
offenses.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID70CF19CEB351436B965BB2675AB8E487"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of Stay of H–2A Aliens in the
United States</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4579CDF1F96E4F219A63B703E8C1EA90"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of stay</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an employer seeks approval to employ an
H–2A alien who is lawfully present in the United States, the petition filed by
the employer or an association pursuant to subsection (a), shall request an
extension of the alien’s stay and a change in the alien’s employment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEE5AE2BDF38341478529206104D4D656"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on filing a petition for
extension of stay</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A petition
may not be filed for an extension of an alien’s stay—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1CCD8DBB20E24E75A4AAB82175608AE0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a period of more than 10 months;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2AAA682DF0D341E4A81891EC82794E1B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to a date that is more than 3 years after
the date of the alien’s last admission to the United States under this
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5B1B26C115FB4A768DE54AC18BE16276"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Work authorization upon filing a petition
for extension of stay</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCCF6E0CBFCFE45878BEB0C469FCE8AFE"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who is lawfully present in the
United States may commence the employment described in a petition under
paragraph (1) on the date on which the petition is filed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID63DFEC490B90419084F5A02EF9AB642F"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term
<term>file</term> means sending the petition by certified mail via the United
States Postal Service, return receipt requested, or delivered by guaranteed
commercial delivery which will provide the employer with a documented
acknowledgment of the date of receipt of the petition.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID62695F76C53D4B14B5475AD719CBFCB7"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Handling of petition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer shall provide a copy of the
employer’s petition to the alien, who shall keep the petition with the alien’s
identification and employment eligibility document as evidence that the
petition has been filed and that the alien is authorized to work in the United
States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4A935EB25CA44A49BB32303418FDD564"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Approval of petition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon approval of a petition for an
extension of stay or change in the alien’s authorized employment, the Secretary
shall provide a new or updated employment eligibility document to the alien
indicating the new validity date, after which the alien is not required to
retain a copy of the petition.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID67329E0A0E4B4D518B6D040BF46B237A"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on employment authorization of
aliens without valid identification and employment eligibility
document</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An expired
identification and employment eligibility document, together with a copy of a
petition for extension of stay or change in the alien’s authorized employment
that complies with the requirements of paragraph (1), shall constitute a valid
work authorization document for a period of not more than 60 days beginning on
the date on which such petition is filed, after which time only a currently
valid identification and employment eligibility document shall be
acceptable.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7FA8BA999C054A30A50631689148FDCC"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on an individual’s stay in
status</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC8125A2ACDBD49BA8BB268E37ADBAE03"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maximum
period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The maximum continuous
period of authorized status as an H–2A worker (including any extensions) is 3
years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8C94CC9427B84D92BFA1C9AA5220E032"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement to remain outside the united
states</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDD7DD39FA3A24BA29A18658B318CEE65"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to clause (ii), in the case of an
alien outside the United States whose period of authorized status as an H–2A
worker (including any extensions) has expired, the alien may not again apply
for admission to the United States as an H–2A worker unless the alien has
remained outside the United States for a continuous period equal to at least
<fraction>1/5</fraction> the duration of the alien’s previous period of
authorized status as an H–2A worker (including any extensions).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0096FDF7F6554A93A0E5581D1B436002"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clause (i) shall not apply in the case of
an alien if the alien’s period of authorized status as an H–2A worker
(including any extensions) was for a period of not more than 10 months and such
alien has been outside the United States for at least 2 months during the 12
months preceding the date the alien again is applying for admission to the
United States as an H–2A worker.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2CE6B7B507064006B17773FD823716F0"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special Rules for Aliens Employed as
Sheepherders, Goat Herders, or Dairy Workers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any provision of the
<short-title>AgJOBS Act of 2007</short-title>, an alien
admitted under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) for employment as a sheepherder,
goat herder, or dairy worker—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA8EFF63E0E834F41A72222DB8EB6C7FE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may be admitted for an initial period of 12
months;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8A0F36752FB840D0BEA2A44AA1F4889C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to subsection (j)(5), may have such
initial period of admission extended for a period of up to 3 years; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9151601B583D49D2BC4060577573F9ED"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not be subject to the requirements of
subsection (h)(5) (relating to periods of absence from the United
States).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6CB9D396B231425F8BF6388528763111"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustment to Lawful Permanent Resident
Status for Aliens Employed as Sheepherders, Goat Herders, or Dairy
Workers</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3CDA48D884834CF4926D071CD5FE2751"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible
alien</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this
subsection, the term <term>eligible alien</term> means an alien—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE7A7C38B075942D48353CC6289BFAFCD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">having nonimmigrant status under section
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) based on employment as a sheepherder, goat herder, or
dairy worker;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE153F45BAA634B35B3F387B2412DBEDA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who has maintained such nonimmigrant status
in the United States for a cumulative total of 36 months (excluding any period
of absence from the United States); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2C78CFDA7881440E9AB3F1AA260D1E1C"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who is seeking to receive an immigrant visa
under section 203(b)(3)(A)(iii).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID86D2E48B280B45B8A461B25D968EC08C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Classification petition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an eligible alien, the
petition under section 204 for classification under section 203(b)(3)(A)(iii)
may be filed by—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2370ABA294BB43B1A9B3C2344CDE2539"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien’s employer on behalf of an
eligible alien; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID308CBA5F1A614A21A7622BBF3962A4AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the eligible alien.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBC1C23A5033B4B92AB466AF6EB4363B0"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No labor certification
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
section 203(b)((3)(C), no determination under section 212(a)(5)(A) is required
with respect to an immigrant visa described in paragraph (1)(C) for an eligible
alien.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8C1CE2FD3B0E4B69B7D23BE0859378B2"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect of petition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The filing of a petition described in
paragraph (2) or an application for adjustment of status based on the approval
of such a petition, shall not constitute evidence of an alien’s ineligibility
for nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID161828597D114AF9B745C0AD976ECA19"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of stay</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
extend the stay of an eligible alien having a pending or approved
classification petition described in paragraph (2) in 1-year increments until a
final determination is made on the alien’s eligibility for adjustment of status
to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4E49A6F9879F43B699782C9FC2B5D168"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection shall be
construed to prevent an eligible alien from seeking adjustment of status in
accordance with any other provision of law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54C2832B50D54227858736773AEF1D3B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>218G.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Worker protections and labor standards
enforcement</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFDE4F2BD7792481FBDF64DE57A41315C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement Authority</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95B6BC39E7D244D69919D799511D1DDA"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Investigation of complaints</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCE864C7A9C9A4E56A518A4C4D5CB190E"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aggrieved person or third-party
complaints</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Labor shall establish a process for the receipt, investigation, and disposition
of complaints respecting a petitioner’s failure to meet a condition specified
in section 218(b), or an employer’s misrepresentation of material facts in an
application under section 218(a). Complaints may be filed by any aggrieved
person or organization (including bargaining representatives). No investigation
or hearing shall be conducted on a complaint concerning such a failure or
misrepresentation unless the complaint was filed not later than 12 months after
the date of the failure, or misrepresentation, respectively. The Secretary of
Labor shall conduct an investigation under this subparagraph if there is
reasonable cause to believe that such a failure or misrepresentation has
occurred.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26AE78A4DE1E4173B949B754D02CC057"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determination on complaint</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under such process, the Secretary of Labor
shall provide, within 30 days after the date such a complaint is filed, for a
determination as to whether or not a reasonable basis exists to make a finding
described in subparagraph (C), (D), (E), or (H). If the Secretary of Labor
determines that such a reasonable basis exists, the Secretary of Labor shall
provide for notice of such determination to the interested parties and an
opportunity for a hearing on the complaint, in accordance with section 556 of
title 5, United States Code, within 60 days after the date of the
determination. If such a hearing is requested, the Secretary of Labor shall
make a finding concerning the matter not later than 60 days after the date of
the hearing. In the case of similar complaints respecting the same applicant,
the Secretary of Labor may consolidate the hearings under this subparagraph on
such complaints.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8AFF52D1018D4969BC864E128A85BAE0"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Failures to meet conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary of Labor finds, after
notice and opportunity for a hearing, a failure to meet a condition of
paragraph (1)(A), (1)(B), (1)(D), (1)(F), (2)(A), (2)(B), or (2)(G) of section
218(b), a substantial failure to meet a condition of paragraph (1)(C), (1)(E),
(2)(C), (2)(D), (2)(E), or (2)(H) of section 218(b), or a material
misrepresentation of fact in an application under section 218(a)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID338C2F0BC2814563B745A1CD0C5EFAB7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Labor shall notify the
Secretary of such finding and may, in addition, impose such other
administrative remedies (including civil money penalties in an amount not to
exceed $1,000 per violation) as the Secretary of Labor determines to be
appropriate; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1606329E7EE8435092BD3905BC1168E6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary may disqualify the employer
from the employment of aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) for a
period of 1 year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCD7D81F1B5904AC98CD134106E2CFBB2"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Willful failures and willful
misrepresentations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the
Secretary of Labor finds, after notice and opportunity for hearing, a willful
failure to meet a condition of section 218(b), a willful misrepresentation of a
material fact in an application under section 218(a), or a violation of
subsection (d)(1)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE64EEDF78A054F2C86056754181DE428"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Labor shall notify the
Secretary of such finding and may, in addition, impose such other
administrative remedies (including civil money penalties in an amount not to
exceed $5,000 per violation) as the Secretary of Labor determines to be
appropriate;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID699C447DAC74406E826020CC69B4A02F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Labor may seek appropriate
legal or equitable relief to effectuate the purposes of subsection (d)(1);
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA8676245C26845C0AAB926937E562667"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary may disqualify the employer
from the employment of H–2A workers for a period of 2 years.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF6139C93170C4D7A8830E3FC6E9E353F"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Displacement of united states
workers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary of
Labor finds, after notice and opportunity for hearing, a willful failure to
meet a condition of section 218(b) or a willful misrepresentation of a material
fact in an application under section 218(a), in the course of which failure or
misrepresentation the employer displaced a United States worker employed by the
employer during the period of employment on the employer’s application under
section 218(a) or during the period of 30 days preceding such period of
employment—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE340825B9C264580B2C3F2FEE264D18D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Labor shall notify the
Secretary of such finding and may, in addition, impose such other
administrative remedies (including civil money penalties in an amount not to
exceed $15,000 per violation) as the Secretary of Labor determines to be
appropriate; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1CC9F1B723B243AA9B130E59543532D4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary may disqualify the employer
from the employment of H–2A workers for a period of 3 years.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBBD74C50E1BD47C481D9ACB38B79EE80"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations on civil money
penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Labor shall not impose total civil money penalties with respect to an
application under section 218(a) in excess of $90,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF9AAB9D19EC64D659DC51BF9834A3117"><enum>(G)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Failures to pay wages or required
benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary of
Labor finds, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, that the employer has
failed to pay the wages, or provide the housing allowance, transportation,
subsistence reimbursement, or guarantee of employment, required under section
218E(b), the Secretary of Labor shall assess payment of back wages, or other
required benefits, due any United States worker or H–2A worker employed by the
employer in the specific employment in question. The back wages or other
required benefits under section 218E(b) shall be equal to the difference
between the amount that should have been paid and the amount that actually was
paid to such worker.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID92DF087BD401473DAB2930886631F245"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Statutory construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed
as limiting the authority of the Secretary of Labor to conduct any compliance
investigation under any other labor law, including any law affecting migrant
and seasonal agricultural workers, or, in the absence of a complaint under this
section, under section 218 or 218E.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6B38D76CC96D4BB69A02A4046438D591"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rights Enforceable by Private Right of
Action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">H–2A workers may
enforce the following rights through the private right of action provided in
subsection (c), and no other right of action shall exist under Federal or State
law to enforce such rights:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID72A126D9453D41F788383FAC6EF66E69"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The providing of housing or a housing
allowance as required under section 218E(b)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID40FF5C025A12437EA9436FA58CB506F2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The reimbursement of transportation as
required under section 218E(b)(2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC86228C003B34A1195A05FBF4F3F4C49"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The payment of wages required under section
218E(b)(3) when due.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBA93214BEEBE4197BEFA09346E79F095"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The benefits and material terms and
conditions of employment expressly provided in the job offer described in
section 218(a)(2), not including the assurance to comply with other Federal,
State, and local labor laws described in section 218E(c), compliance with which
shall be governed by the provisions of such laws.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID29DD28BDEB78430DA8D0DF0A2E09254F"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The guarantee of employment required under
section 218E(b)(4).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC0B08C5A960844C8A94C943A47DD8FBC"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The motor vehicle safety requirements under
section 218E(b)(5).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID84BD284FAB2340C2B6719918FD51BC05"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The prohibition of discrimination under
subsection (d)(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7CF61E48F5704EA1B003E8BEFE280D01"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Private Right of Action</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCE6F3C4CA2714A3D9932E66052647C19"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mediation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the filing of a complaint by an H–2A
worker aggrieved by a violation of rights enforceable under subsection (b), and
within 60 days of the filing of proof of service of the complaint, a party to
the action may file a request with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation
Service to assist the parties in reaching a satisfactory resolution of all
issues involving all parties to the dispute. Upon a filing of such request and
giving of notice to the parties, the parties shall attempt mediation within the
period specified in subparagraph (B).</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB60D53FC9DA24BC68B8F1CBE97744703"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mediation services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal Mediation and Conciliation
Service shall be available to assist in resolving disputes arising under
subsection (b) between H–2A workers and agricultural employers without charge
to the parties.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1A977317D4154B98BA8BE4A7074C2D40"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">90-day limit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal Mediation and Conciliation
Service may conduct mediation or other non-binding dispute resolution
activities for a period not to exceed 90 days beginning on the date on which
the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service receives the request for
assistance unless the parties agree to an extension of this period of
time.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7E9C627006F2422DA930B9CE24ED70AF"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCF622227913F40D9A2C6267B41DDBFC9"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to clause (ii), there are
authorized to be appropriated to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
$500,000 for each fiscal year to carry out this section.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID304D5B203BF94C399D0ECD09C5D5FFCD"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mediation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is authorized to
conduct the mediation or other dispute resolution activities from any other
appropriated funds available to the Director and to reimburse such appropriated
funds when the funds are appropriated pursuant to this authorization, such
reimbursement to be credited to appropriations currently available at the time
of receipt.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0ACA058742A245419FC68FE67F192E8B"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maintenance of civil action in district
court by aggrieved person</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An
H–2A worker aggrieved by a violation of rights enforceable under subsection (b)
by an agricultural employer or other person may file suit in any district court
of the United States having jurisdiction of the parties, without regard to the
amount in controversy, without regard to the citizenship of the parties, and
without regard to the exhaustion of any alternative administrative remedies
under this Act, not later than 3 years after the date the violation
occurs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA77F3EE60C0E4204927BBE5482328664"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Election</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An H–2A worker who has filed an
administrative complaint with the Secretary of Labor may not maintain a civil
action under paragraph (2) unless a complaint based on the same violation filed
with the Secretary of Labor under subsection (a)(1) is withdrawn before the
filing of such action, in which case the rights and remedies available under
this subsection shall be exclusive.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9FEE03CC881F4F898544994E7D917959"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preemption of state contract
rights</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this Act
shall be construed to diminish the rights and remedies of an H–2A worker under
any other Federal or State law or regulation or under any collective bargaining
agreement, except that no court or administrative action shall be available
under any State contract law to enforce the rights created by this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBF8EDEE260674DD0A6FE31A5ABE1580E"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver of rights prohibited</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agreements by employees purporting to waive
or modify their rights under this Act shall be void as contrary to public
policy, except that a waiver or modification of the rights or obligations in
favor of the Secretary of Labor shall be valid for purposes of the enforcement
of this Act. The preceding sentence may not be construed to prohibit agreements
to settle private disputes or litigation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC464E1EF492A4FCF95DA4B0B7FD5186C"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Award of damages or other equitable
relief</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF568523ABEF443DDB31AD81D4CDAD351"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the court finds that the respondent has
intentionally violated any of the rights enforceable under subsection (b), it
shall award actual damages, if any, or equitable relief.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6D4BCF440FE248C2A9F195967FEB17C1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any civil action brought under this section
shall be subject to appeal as provided in chapter 83 of title 28, United States
Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB0038DB9A9444C43A560B953C5999208"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Workers’ compensation benefits; exclusive
remedy</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6B5B03CF43424483AA20AB52B3608EE5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this
section, where a State’s workers’ compensation law is applicable and coverage
is provided for an H–2A worker, the workers’ compensation benefits shall be the
exclusive remedy for the loss of such worker under this section in the case of
bodily injury or death in accordance with such State’s workers’ compensation
law.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID23EDBF6087A146C8914290FDAE3CBBE8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The exclusive remedy prescribed in
subparagraph (A) precludes the recovery under paragraph (6) of actual damages
for loss from an injury or death but does not preclude other equitable relief,
except that such relief shall not include back or front pay or in any manner,
directly or indirectly, expand or otherwise alter or affect—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBDE8643886D546FE8B2065FF7E8C60F5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a recovery under a State workers’
compensation law; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4DC137A37FDB42F08269CE4D1C387EB4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rights conferred under a State workers’
compensation law.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3165DACBAE43419D849CCB93D87378ED"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tolling of statute of
limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If it is
determined under a State workers’ compensation law that the workers’
compensation law is not applicable to a claim for bodily injury or death of an
H–2A worker, the statute of limitations for bringing an action for actual
damages for such injury or death under subsection (c) shall be tolled for the
period during which the claim for such injury or death under such State
workers’ compensation law was pending. The statute of limitations for an action
for actual damages or other equitable relief arising out of the same
transaction or occurrence as the injury or death of the H–2A worker shall be
tolled for the period during which the claim for such injury or death was
pending under the State workers’ compensation law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF8DA0A0C34F64B3FA0A724C8C0158B66"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preclusive effect</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any settlement by an H–2A worker and an
H–2A employer or any person reached through the mediation process required
under subsection (c)(1) shall preclude any right of action arising out of the
same facts between the parties in any Federal or State court or administrative
proceeding, unless specifically provided otherwise in the settlement
agreement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE19618C5D374410CBC38E216C0341F84"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Settlements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any settlement by the Secretary of Labor
with an H–2A employer on behalf of an H–2A worker of a complaint filed with the
Secretary of Labor under this section or any finding by the Secretary of Labor
under subsection (a)(1)(B) shall preclude any right of action arising out of
the same facts between the parties under any Federal or State court or
administrative proceeding, unless specifically provided otherwise in the
settlement agreement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7A7A320ED2E5458696124281A943FD2A"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Discrimination Prohibited</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID199AD7E5F8794F24B5F57EE972104A82"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is a violation of this subsection for
any person who has filed an application under section 218(a), to intimidate,
threaten, restrain, coerce, blacklist, discharge, or in any other manner
discriminate against an employee (which term, for purposes of this subsection,
includes a former employee and an applicant for employment) because the
employee has disclosed information to the employer, or to any other person,
that the employee reasonably believes evidences a violation of section 218 or
218E or any rule or regulation pertaining to section 218 or 218E, or because
the employee cooperates or seeks to cooperate in an investigation or other
proceeding concerning the employer’s compliance with the requirements of
section 218 or 218E or any rule or regulation pertaining to either of such
sections.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID597293AE8B6846738C2FB9450ADA1735"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Discrimination against h–2a
workers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is a violation of
this subsection for any person who has filed an application under section
218(a), to intimidate, threaten, restrain, coerce, blacklist, discharge, or in
any manner discriminate against an H–2A employee because such worker has, with
just cause, filed a complaint with the Secretary of Labor regarding a denial of
the rights enumerated and enforceable under subsection (b) or instituted, or
caused to be instituted, a private right of action under subsection (c)
regarding the denial of the rights enumerated under subsection (b), or has
testified or is about to testify in any court proceeding brought under
subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7374880C11C949839FA8D2B889826416"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization To Seek Other Appropriate
Employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Labor and the Secretary shall establish a process under which an H–2A worker
who files a complaint regarding a violation of subsection (d) and is otherwise
eligible to remain and work in the United States may be allowed to seek other
appropriate employment in the United States for a period not to exceed the
maximum period of stay authorized for such nonimmigrant classification.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8628BD81E36543D1A2B784F5A8EE3769"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Role of Associations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB72A75E4A401401687A155777FAD7C78"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Violation by a member of an
association</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer on
whose behalf an application is filed by an association acting as its agent is
fully responsible for such application, and for complying with the terms and
conditions of sections 218 and 218E, as though the employer had filed the
application itself. If such an employer is determined, under this section, to
have committed a violation, the penalty for such violation shall apply only to
that member of the association unless the Secretary of Labor determines that
the association or other member participated in, had knowledge, or reason to
know, of the violation, in which case the penalty shall be invoked against the
association or other association member as well.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE57D971D32ED4D829FEC22177A4F455B"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Violations by an association acting as an
employer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an association
filing an application as a sole or joint employer is determined to have
committed a violation under this section, the penalty for such violation shall
apply only to the association unless the Secretary of Labor determines that an
association member or members participated in or had knowledge, or reason to
know of the violation, in which case the penalty shall be invoked against the
association member or members as well.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2EB5192A618D4FDA853A71631F121956" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>218H.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For purposes of this section, section 218,
and sections 218E through 218G:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID474396008FD448FBB7C76A87A11214B5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agricultural employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>agricultural
employment</term> means any service or activity that is considered to be
agricultural under section 3(f) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29
U.S.C. 203(f)) or agricultural labor under section 3121(g) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 3121(g)). For purposes of this paragraph,
agricultural employment includes employment under section
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF232BC75F14A43EF8763EF5E1C422F7A"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bona fide union</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>bona fide union</term> means
any organization in which employees participate and which exists for the
purpose of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages,
rates of pay, hours of employment, or other terms and conditions of work for
agricultural employees. Such term does not include an organization formed,
created, administered, supported, dominated, financed, or controlled by an
employer or employer association or its agents or representatives.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAEE8541071AC46E8AC1C1FE28BC5D76C"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Displace</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>displace</term>, in the case
of an application with respect to 1 or more H–2A workers by an employer, means
laying off a United States worker from a job for which the H–2A worker or
workers is or are sought.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID58850A7C0A4149BCA85B99B23230DE90"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible</term>, when used
with respect to an individual, means an individual who is not an unauthorized
alien (as defined in section 274A).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID24168040BA3E464182D68763B149DA0F"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>employer</term> means any
person or entity, including any farm labor contractor and any agricultural
association, that employs workers in agricultural employment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBC87ECE9D2DF4404A8103F8553C27252"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">H–2A employer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>H–2A employer</term> means
an employer who seeks to hire 1 or more nonimmigrant aliens described in
section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD10DF942946241EFA4A53FD929344616"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">H–2A worker</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>H–2A worker</term> means a
nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8E6C5604B8D242A389CF868457F84847"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Job opportunity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>job opportunity</term> means
a job opening for temporary full-time employment at a place in the United
States to which United States workers can be referred.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3ECC6174574845A380CF09A93901286B"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lays off</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD9E18281A0144261A9043E32FD1F47AF"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>lays off</term>, with
respect to a worker—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBCBD705B20C740BE9A78C6EA01338E20"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">means to cause the worker’s loss of
employment, other than through a discharge for inadequate performance,
violation of workplace rules, cause, voluntary departure, voluntary retirement,
contract impossibility (as described in section 218E(b)(4)(D)), or temporary
layoffs due to weather, markets, or other temporary conditions; but</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF7BEABFFBE034090AF819D0ACBCF1DA0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not include any situation in which the
worker is offered, as an alternative to such loss of employment, a similar
employment opportunity with the same employer (or, in the case of a placement
of a worker with another employer under section 218(b)(2)(E), with either
employer described in such section) at equivalent or higher compensation and
benefits than the position from which the employee was discharged, regardless
of whether or not the employee accepts the offer.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6192BA07E3B64DAC8B3E4BEF220947CD"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Statutory construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this paragraph is intended to
limit an employee’s rights under a collective bargaining agreement or other
employment contract.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC21002F185B04F9480D2A3996F968EEA"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulatory drought</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>regulatory drought</term>
means a decision subsequent to the filing of the application under section 218
by an entity not under the control of the employer making such filing which
restricts the employer’s access to water for irrigation purposes and reduces or
limits the employer’s ability to produce an agricultural commodity, thereby
reducing the need for labor.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID941DABE2E69246CCA58615F00C3F30D0"><enum>(11)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Seasonal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Labor is performed on a
<quote>seasonal</quote> basis if—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3209E1DC2CDE44308C34BC40CCDCE2CD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ordinarily, it pertains to or is of the
kind exclusively performed at certain seasons or periods of the year;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID00BEE360555A4056A5EF4FF1EBE7AF3C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">from its nature, it may not be continuous
or carried on throughout the year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD1CB80A368F84D7A8AEFB2B6473591B8"><enum>(12)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the
Secretary of Homeland Security.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D75B649552244AC8BD6945322DABFD4"><enum>(13)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Temporary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A worker is employed on a
<quote>temporary</quote> basis where the employment is intended not to exceed
10 months.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID224C50B0120E4CEC8CE776938021E03D"><enum>(14)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">United states worker</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>United States worker</term>
means any worker, whether a United States citizen or national, a lawfully
admitted permanent resident alien, or any other alien, who is authorized to
work in the job opportunity within the United States, except an alien admitted
or otherwise provided status under section
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a).</text>
</paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID046F32C29F804716ADFD4786F899E913"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents (8 U.S.C. 1101 et
seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID055D45E6914C4EABA6B8CEED8A92C834"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the item relating to section
218 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFCCD28B226DA4F27B9CA3C42BAD3A1C1" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 218. H–2A employer
applications.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">and</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB72252C9532044D989DA60F676F94609"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after the item relating to
section 218D, as added by section 601 of this Act, the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF04ABA8B42764652A482E703F74E0E2A" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 218E. H–2A employment
requirements.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 218F. Procedure for
admission and extension of stay of H–2A workers.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 218G. Worker protections
and labor standards enforcement.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 218H.
Definitions.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section></chapter><chapter commented="no" id="ID592B756F3B7C4E63B7D14EAD878C9C22" level-type="subsequent"><enum>3</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Miscellaneous provisions</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDABFB188CEF424A0F8AD94A5DB5A80AA5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>616.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determination and use of user fees</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID353183FEC49647B5ABA3587D4ECB4A68"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Schedule of Fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish and
periodically adjust a schedule of fees for the employment of aliens under this
subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle, and a collection process for
such fees from employers participating in the program provided under this
subtitle. Such fees shall be the only fees chargeable to employers for services
provided under this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5A82BDE555F74364B711A2181B28E56E"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determination of Schedule</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF0406984218F44A19E1D4FAEC02458B6"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The schedule under subsection (a) shall
reflect a fee rate based on the number of job opportunities indicated in the
employer’s application under section 218 of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name>, as added by
section 615 of this Act, and sufficient to provide for the direct costs of
providing services related to an employer’s authorization to employ eligible
aliens pursuant to this subtitle, to include the certification of eligible
employers, the issuance of documentation, and the admission of eligible
aliens.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE087E343B4254C9799C211863FC11845"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedure</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1927CE7AF294405DBDD952E013D1A284"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing and adjusting such a
schedule, the Secretary shall comply with Federal cost accounting and fee
setting standards.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE461D457177847B0B20061CF1188D7DA"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Publication and comment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall publish in the Federal
Register an initial fee schedule and associated collection process and the cost
data or estimates upon which such fee schedule is based, and any subsequent
amendments thereto, pursuant to which public comment shall be sought and a
final rule issued.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDA0C775726874D69A2D84F77BE1C09C9"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of Proceeds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
all proceeds resulting from the payment of the alien employment user fees shall
be available without further appropriation and shall remain available without
fiscal year limitation to reimburse the Secretary, the Secretary of State, and
the Secretary of Labor for the costs of carrying out sections 218 and 218F of
the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name>,
as added by section 615 of this Act, and the provisions of this
subtitle.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC5C0DE1C3C014FC898738D80B52896D2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>617.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCF282689297247D5A14B4D793F4183EE"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations of the Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall consult with the
Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Agriculture on all regulations to
implement the duties of the Secretary under this subtitle and the amendments
made by this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID397C3AE0E1DC412C852587B48842306F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations of the Secretary of
State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State
shall consult with the Secretary, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of
Agriculture on all regulations to implement the duties of the Secretary of
State under this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6B85DE4AC25C4540BE80D83BE3AF752D"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations of the Secretary of
Labor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor
shall consult with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary on all
regulations to implement the duties of the Secretary of Labor under this
subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID86725BFE0C424D8A888C500197034EDE"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deadline for Issuance of
Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All regulations
to implement the duties of the Secretary, the Secretary of State, and the
Secretary of Labor created under sections 218, 218E, 218F, and 218G of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name>, as
added by section 615 of this Act, shall take effect on the effective date of
section 615 and shall be issued not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC31B4D5616624CAA87EDDEC08C40A320" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>618.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than September 30 of each year,
the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that identifies, for the
previous year—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID056F6B6898224C9FB0A0F3588CBAACF4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of job opportunities approved
for employment of aliens admitted under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)), and the number of workers actually admitted, by
State and by occupation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID599265E105054326A34B6430ECAE9483"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of such aliens reported to have
abandoned employment pursuant to subsection 218F(e)(2) of such Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8BFF2814378B4CE3A3779CB1D0018276"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of such aliens who departed the
United States within the period specified in subsection 218F(d) of such
Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID130FF0CED5AA4E0CA970043843C4D4BD"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of aliens who applied for
adjustment of status pursuant to section 613(a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID49E23978E5BF4119A173428B3A1BCE54"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of such aliens whose status was
adjusted under section 613(a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5CF41266B06841BD8F35BC25B673569F"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of aliens who applied for
permanent residence pursuant to section 613(c); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCE6C4184BC264E879B8FB98C25351FE3"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of such aliens who were approved
for permanent residence pursuant section 613(c).</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA1156C6B74A44AFDAB3B18394FE7BEC8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>619.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID921D8C312A1E4D5686ED3072EEF3DD6C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided, sections 615
and 616 shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID800CBACC44ED4BB49F7ACC9C7395A736"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report that describes the measures being
taken and the progress made in implementing this subtitle.</text>
</subsection></section></chapter></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="ID2D1D9BBCF6524B5F8DE67C9F80DE7C59" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">DREAM Act of 2007</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID08FCAD4385864935BA84CDE6CF039BC1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>621.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote>Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007</quote>
or the <quote><short-title>DREAM Act of
2007</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2329E21ABC74415E823072C91C0FED49" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>622.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4F1D57F941294295A668B2CB76546C58"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Institution of higher
education</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>institution of higher education</term> has the meaning given that term in
section 101 of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of
1965</act-name> (20 U.S.C. 1001).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3FA4F5980A3F461EA73620729D1C3FCC"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Uniformed services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>uniformed services</term>
has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States
Code.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5316DD83C0C146F0B37CECE6A5BC4E96" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>623.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Restoration of State option to determine
residency for purposes of higher education benefits</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID432FF03085FF47CBBF699C8C8F887C09"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 505 of the Illegal Immigration
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1623) is
repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD7FF0B2E76214CFA93E6FF33DEA9866F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
Date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The repeal under
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0BBDACCFC00640ADBB6389B5B47EA800" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>624.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cancellation of removal and adjustment of
status of certain long-term residents who entered the United States as
children</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF4811AD6E27D49FB9D94579316B7621F"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special Rule for Certain Long-Term
Residents Who Entered the United States as Children</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID837BA363B2B64A1AA551E504321D91B8"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law
and except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the Secretary may cancel
removal of, and adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence, subject to the conditional basis described in section 625,
an alien who is inadmissible or deportable from the United States, if the alien
demonstrates that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1D788EED37954DC2A9C530A97D49F1E3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien has been physically present in
the United States for a continuous period of not less than 5 years immediately
preceding the date of enactment of this Act, and had not yet reached the age of
16 years at the time of initial entry;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBF87503492EF4CBBBC13052E9C591BCC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien has been a person of good moral
character since the time of application;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDF7CF59DB9654FB7B9E63E5192DCE0DF"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA427FCBD03D54C8C93135EFD5E8FC0D8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not inadmissible under paragraph (2),
(3), (6)(B), (6)(C), (6)(E), (6)(F), or (6)(G) of section 212(a) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1182(a)), or, if inadmissible solely under subparagraph (C) or (F) of
paragraph (6) of such subsection, the alien was under the age of 16 years at
the time the violation was committed; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC75553B4ACF24F94B56AC8DCB1257076"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not deportable under paragraph (1)(E),
(1)(G), (2), (3)(B), (3)(C), (3)(D), (4), or (6) of section 237(a) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1227(a)), or, if deportable solely under subparagraphs (C) or (D) of
paragraph (3) of such subsection, the alien was under the age of 16 years at
the time the violation was committed;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCE55E65C863E4F0BBAFCAA9C4735B868"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien, at the time of application, has
been admitted to an institution of higher education in the United States, or
has earned a high school diploma or obtained a general education development
certificate in the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID537ABFC2A41D4D52B1D20B7EAB794C4C"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien has never been under a final
administrative or judicial order of exclusion, deportation, or removal, unless
the alien has remained in the United States under color of law or received the
order before attaining the age of 16 years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID75C2DF8622C249018F6A8747E53F8B9E"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may waive the grounds of
ineligibility under section 212(a)(6) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> and the grounds
of deportability under paragraphs (1), (3), and (6) of section 237(a) of that
Act for humanitarian purposes or family unity or when it is otherwise in the
public interest.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEBBA774090DF4116BB76C85E4F2554E8"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide a procedure by
regulation allowing eligible individuals to apply affirmatively for the relief
available under this subsection without being placed in removal
proceedings.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID25048B669B7D4680AE4DC6976E06D094"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination of Continuous
Period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this
section, any period of continuous residence or continuous physical presence in
the United States of an alien who applies for cancellation of removal under
this section shall not terminate when the alien is served a notice to appear
under section 239(a) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1229(a)).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID507E56CC5D29416FA1AA4359C2165E68"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of Certain Breaks in
Presence</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFF9793D6C84C42F5A2F595BF57179E19"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien shall be considered to have failed
to maintain continuous physical presence in the United States under subsection
(a) if the alien has departed from the United States for any period in excess
of 90 days or for any periods in the aggregate exceeding 180 days.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDACAA933A160749C384BFF463E829E690"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extensions for exceptional
circumstances</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
may extend the time periods described in paragraph (1) if the alien
demonstrates that the failure to timely return to the United States was due to
exceptional circumstances. The exceptional circumstances determined sufficient
to justify an extension should be no less compelling than serious illness of
the alien, or death or serious illness of a parent, grandparent, sibling, or
child.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID60F13F4C8C944A77B0BC694845150EED"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exemption From Numerical
Limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
section may be construed to apply a numerical limitation on the number of
aliens who may be eligible for cancellation of removal or adjustment of status
under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID546EBF336A104FA397AD140EBC9653DA"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC5077F1084854B5D95CFD4B74F36B2B6"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proposed regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish proposed regulations
implementing this section. Such regulations shall be effective immediately on
an interim basis, but are subject to change and revision after public notice
and opportunity for a period for public comment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2CA670DE356C4BDA9658E6AD922D9DB2"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interim, final regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within a reasonable time after publication
of the interim regulations in accordance with paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall publish final regulations implementing this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAC7AAF2906384A1DA8C52959D96E2A8E"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Removal of Alien</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not remove any alien who
has a pending application for conditional status under this subtitle.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4D8489F55E6348DC90290F0FF196BAC2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>625.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conditional permanent resident
status</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7F1CC66541704194B0BAA43E904FFB09"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8CE8227A57B043C9A6D164ABA5546632"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conditional basis for status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
and except as provided in section 626, an alien whose status has been adjusted
under section 624 to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence
shall be considered to have obtained such status on a conditional basis subject
to the provisions of this section. Such conditional permanent resident status
shall be valid for a period of 6 years, subject to termination under subsection
(b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8F43F0857975416A892AD30B93C6EFA2"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice of requirements</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDAA1166D232F4C6EA3547B0BCFD55C95"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">At time of obtaining permanent
residence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the time an
alien obtains permanent resident status on a conditional basis under paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall provide for notice to the alien regarding the
provisions of this section and the requirements of subsection (c) to have the
conditional basis of such status removed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID99D481D04E174BC9BD68DDC513815D0F"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect of failure to provide
notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The failure of the
Secretary to provide a notice under this paragraph—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD382CACF7F4642D6AE6CC1BF71AEAF8A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not affect the enforcement of the
provisions of this subtitle with respect to the alien; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAE86DFAA8F1F4FF3A35DB2E6E1B2BCCE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not give rise to any private right of
action by the alien.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8DE873D3724249BD8941B538FC7E20D8"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination of Status</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID368583F3A19C4751AC21BEAB0035A7CE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall terminate the
conditional permanent resident status of any alien who obtained such status
under this subtitle, if the Secretary determines that the alien—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDC04DD941D1B4D638B0FA572720DC42F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ceases to meet the requirements of
subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 624(a)(1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEC2732AA96B4409ABBD21FBACB32F155"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has become a public charge; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0EE75A9AF2914AA78C6B17B5752B2C7B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has received a dishonorable or other than
honorable discharge from the uniformed services.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC9B736DA89C443C6A30660F43A14C8E0"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Return to previous immigration
status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any alien whose
conditional permanent resident status is terminated under paragraph (1) shall
return to the immigration status the alien had immediately prior to receiving
conditional permanent resident status under this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE87DAD724C4F416B87A7378DD9069330"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements of Timely Petition for Removal
of Condition</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB96A6D6B7FA54BC192817D57E648176C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order for the conditional basis of
permanent resident status obtained by an alien under subsection (a) to be
removed, the alien must file with the Secretary, in accordance with paragraph
(3), a petition which requests the removal of such conditional basis and which
provides, under penalty of perjury, the facts and information so that the
Secretary may make the determination described in paragraph (2)(A).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB0E927D007A84C4C831FCC60F78FD6AE"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjudication of petition to remove
condition</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID32E3C3BF02724AC086C045AA73EF01B3"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a petition is filed in accordance with
paragraph (1) for an alien, the Secretary shall make a determination as to
whether the alien meets the requirements set out in subparagraphs (A) through
(E) of subsection (d)(1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBA1F4BEBADF747CFADAA7B1E58172771"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Removal of conditional basis if favorable
determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the
Secretary determines that the alien meets such requirements, the Secretary
shall notify the alien of such determination and immediately remove the
conditional basis of the status of the alien.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF35FAC587FA34D19A59505ED01493AF4"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination if adverse
determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the
Secretary determines that the alien does not meet such requirements, the
Secretary shall notify the alien of such determination and terminate the
conditional permanent resident status of the alien as of the date of the
determination.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7DFF91AB13114BEE8B348A9BAA056E1D"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Time to file petition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien may petition to remove the
conditional basis to lawful resident status during the period beginning 180
days before and ending 2 years after either the date that is 6 years after the
date of the granting of conditional permanent resident status or any other
expiration date of the conditional permanent resident status as extended by the
Secretary in accordance with this subtitle. The alien shall be deemed in
conditional permanent resident status in the United States during the period in
which the petition is pending.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCEF6023273C845139D3FCB90C2849127"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Details of Petition</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA955D9FF7CD04DA18704FD5D5EC5CAFB"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents of petition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each petition for an alien under subsection
(c)(1) shall contain information to permit the Secretary to determine whether
each of the following requirements is met:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB41C5D9F9C784F848B6F4F84CE7FA7D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien has demonstrated good moral
character during the entire period the alien has been a conditional permanent
resident.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7431535DA34A4B89B081137BA368FFD4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien is in compliance with section
624(a)(1)(C).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID96C0602571504EEEA507E78429898423"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien has not abandoned the alien’s
residence in the United States. The Secretary shall presume that the alien has
abandoned such residence if the alien is absent from the United States for more
than 365 days, in the aggregate, during the period of conditional residence,
unless the alien demonstrates that alien has not abandoned the alien’s
residence. An alien who is absent from the United States due to active service
in the uniformed services has not abandoned the alien’s residence in the United
States during the period of such service.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDD796146460C4F4E9C933C76383D205D"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien has completed at least 1 of the
following:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID702132ECEF214BA39DBEFFC09ED9DE37"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien has acquired a degree from an
institution of higher education in the United States or has completed at least
2 years, in good standing, in a program for a bachelor’s degree or higher
degree in the United States.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID86B73FAFEC114EBE9E529FA890FE523E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien has served in the uniformed
services for at least 2 years and, if discharged, has received an honorable
discharge.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF6DCF712E8EE40B9AD4EBF047BE9D7AC"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The alien has provided a list of all of the
secondary educational institutions that the alien attended in the United
States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID98B65121127A445695DC4C27D0D3ED53"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hardship exception</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8917B28DCA6A4A7DAFD2437797352C95"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may, in the Secretary’s
discretion, remove the conditional status of an alien if the alien—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95DDD4A177844ADE8936BCE52CD4E214"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">satisfies the requirements of subparagraphs
(A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5E354F9FEADE4488B27A15F4D6D10C5B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrates compelling circumstances for
the inability to complete the requirements described in paragraph (1)(D);
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE27D6106E12D45EDBEA858FA2F2BABBC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrates that the alien’s removal from
the United States would result in exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to
the alien or the alien’s spouse, parent, or child who is a citizen or a lawful
permanent resident of the United States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB4638343FAD44641BB93CFCC3F528E05"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon a showing of good cause, the Secretary
may extend the period of the conditional resident status for the purpose of
completing the requirements described in paragraph (1)(D).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID84F3363C846047D3B6FDB8DE6B47CA10"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of Period for Purposes of
Naturalization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes
of title III of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.), in the case of an alien who is in the
United States as a lawful permanent resident on a conditional basis under this
section, the alien shall be considered to have been admitted as an alien
lawfully admitted for permanent residence and to be in the United States as an
alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence. However,
the conditional basis must be removed before the alien may apply for
naturalization.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID39DD19E1DAAD40D29D7DBF3293656F83" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>626.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Retroactive benefits</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If, on the date of enactment of this Act, an
alien has satisfied all the requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (E) of
section 624(a)(1) and section 625(d)(1)(D), the Secretary may adjust the status
of the alien to that of a conditional resident in accordance with section 624.
The alien may petition for removal of such condition at the end of the
conditional residence period in accordance with section 625(c) if the alien has
met the requirements of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of section 625(d)(1)
during the entire period of conditional residence.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDED65F7ED7A7D4601B4625404605803A0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>627.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusive jurisdiction</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3DF144BF95494340AB28930A30BCF5B5"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall have exclusive
jurisdiction to determine eligibility for relief under this subtitle, except
where the alien has been placed into deportation, exclusion, or removal
proceedings either prior to or after filing an application for relief under
this subtitle, in which case the Attorney General shall have exclusive
jurisdiction and shall assume all the powers and duties of the Secretary until
proceedings are terminated, or if a final order of deportation, exclusion, or
removal is entered the Secretary shall resume all powers and duties delegated
to the Secretary under this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDE7FEC25110643FAAD55BB4832F6CD1B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Stay of Removal of Certain Aliens Enrolled
in Primary or Secondary School</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall stay the removal
proceedings of any alien who—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0FE73E04BF194FF28FAAD3D670EE4DB5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meets all the requirements of subparagraphs
(A), (B), (C), and (E) of section 624(a)(1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1377432B824C4F7B9251701B456BAB50"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is at least 12 years of age; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5B8EAB5C63D846EEBEBE21EBF51BF0B6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is enrolled full time in a primary or
secondary school.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID454BA87D774D48FF86AD935AD0CFFE6C"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien whose removal is stayed pursuant
to subsection (b) may be engaged in employment in the United States, consistent
with the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.), and State and local
laws governing minimum age for employment.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID721AE04E1F05440F888567558E64A01A"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lift of Stay</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall lift the stay
granted pursuant to subsection (b) if the alien—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4AE789B4729A4DB68D9D3D9BE2BA4CD9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is no longer enrolled in a primary or
secondary school; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID97CCCA1195C9471ABB729DEA2621DC95"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ceases to meet the requirements of
subsection (b)(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB44FA297EA6346ED97A2E585E18DFAEC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>628.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties for false statements in
application</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Whoever files an
application for relief under this subtitle and willfully and knowingly
falsifies, misrepresents, or conceals a material fact or makes any false or
fraudulent statement or representation, or makes or uses any false writing or
document knowing the same to contain any false or fraudulent statement or
entry, shall be fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code, or
imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID44FFA5D5A8C5496BB5FFA934268897E5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>629.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Confidentiality of information</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFB5894ABC9BE44CBAE6FAE3B36593A0F"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No officer or employee of the United States
may—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4452311AE7984E98B651E7176B212669"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use the information furnished by the
applicant pursuant to an application filed under this subtitle to initiate
removal proceedings against any persons identified in the application;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5665B7B038F44AF5B8C1859207BCCDCC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make any publication whereby the
information furnished by any particular individual pursuant to an application
under this subtitle can be identified; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCC82F1DBBB584D81840E9590D9AE45F6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">permit anyone other than an officer or
employee of the United States Government or, in the case of applications filed
under this subtitle with a designated entity, that designated entity, to
examine applications filed under this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA8FA44F3974C469891ABD3AEBACCFDD2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required Disclosure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General or the Secretary shall
provide the information furnished under this section, and any other information
derived from such furnished information, to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDB5FB43B848041D5B2F9AE384347B519"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a duly recognized law enforcement entity in
connection with an investigation or prosecution of an offense described in
paragraph (2) or (3) of section 212(a) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)), when such information is requested in writing by such entity;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9F3167B3A6A24334BF5F0BF59652FBC5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an official coroner for purposes of
affirmatively identifying a deceased individual (whether or not such individual
is deceased as a result of a crime).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAC8734B4FC00445D8CACD79097A96B62"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whoever 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBB0634A806A24500926E607A2572FD13" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>630.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expedited processing of applications;
prohibition on fees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Regulations promulgated under this subtitle
shall provide that applications under this subtitle will be considered on an
expedited basis and without a requirement for the payment by the applicant of
any additional fee for such expedited processing.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2336C181C8A3465EB3F3504B7E4D48AB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>631.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Higher Education assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any provision of the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (20
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), with respect to assistance provided under title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (20
U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), an alien who adjusts status to that of a lawful permanent
resident under this subtitle shall be eligible only for the following
assistance under such title IV:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID432341979A8143AC860401982F069FA3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Student loans under parts B, D, and E of
such title IV (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq., 1087a et seq., 1087aa et seq.), subject
to the requirements of such parts.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID30B518FCF68E464BAAF21FE855792457"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal work-study programs under part C of
such title IV (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), subject to the requirements of such
part.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50B8D13B2A71407DAF935C90A5093051"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Services under such title IV (20 U.S.C.
1070 et seq.), subject to the requirements for such services.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA6D902143C7A4D35A035C3F6B3750DBC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>632.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">GAO report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Seven years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to
the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary
of the House of Representatives, which sets forth—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID426EFB2961A44E839CA838AAB7F837E3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of aliens who were eligible for
cancellation of removal and adjustment of status under section 624(a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID679925B6EAD64B9C9C0C476F388B7F77"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of aliens who applied for
adjustment of status under section 624(a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID812FAE5050F64BF08842AEBD28553F25"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of aliens who were granted
adjustment of status under section 624(a); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF3EF9E7217034F2B8CFCA2DCA96DF42F"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of aliens whose conditional
permanent resident status was removed under section 625.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="IDAF536C5B98DD436FB0031C91A05843A6" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>D</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Programs To Assist Nonimmigrant
Workers</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFAD1BEE8882F4616BCB128CDA65349B8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>641.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ineligibility and removal before
application period</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID11CE5578CCDF480D98B60614D6BD6442"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations on Ineligibility</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2686C11706F5419FAD023F7F1778A6A2"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien is not ineligible for any
immigration benefit under any provision of this title, or any amendment made by
this title, solely on the basis that the alien violated section 1543, 1544, or
1546 of chapter 75 of title 18, United States Code, during the period beginning
on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date that the
Department of Homeland Security begins accepting applications for benefits
under title VI.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7AE76B3358EF43388DAABA0ED173EF18"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prosecution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who commits a violation of such
section 1543, 1544, or 1546 during the period beginning on the date the
enactment of this Act and ending on the date that the alien applies for
eligibility for such benefit may be prosecuted for the violation if the alien’s
application for such benefit is denied.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9C7D25C94A9C43B2AE1C89F5D32AEF79"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on Removal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an alien who is apprehended prior to the
beginning of the applicable application period described in a provision of this
title, or an amendment made by this title, is able to establish prima facie
eligibility for an adjustment of status under such a provision, the alien may
not be removed from the United States for any reason until the date that is 180
days after the first day of such applicable application period unless the alien
has engaged in criminal conduct or is a threat to the national security of the
United States.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCAE891E165B24D8597A7A542A0EBA4AB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>642.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants to support public education and
community training</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID619824BD544A449E816CE91EE4CA7605"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants Authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant Attorney General, Office of
Justice Programs, may award grants to qualified non-profit community
organizations to educate, train, and support non-profit agencies, immigrant
communities, and other interested entities regarding the provisions of this Act
and the amendments made by this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDCC688B83D5C419B96C6178789B50131"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of Funds</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7B4FF70B247640DC9E4CF0C07C69098A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants awarded under this section shall be
used—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID53AC54085FE04895965972D81BA73E4F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for public education, training, technical
assistance, government liaison, and all related costs (including personnel and
equipment) incurred by the grantee in providing services related to this Act;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7AF3E52EF20E4453A269AEDA590713F8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to educate, train, and support nonprofit
organizations, immigrant communities, and other interested parties regarding
this Act and the amendments made by this Act and on matters related to its
implementation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2BE430B335D8456FAE007C788A795961"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Education</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the purposes described in
paragraph (1), grants awarded under this section shall be used to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA165FD48524042B693EFE90C91013FE8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">educate immigrant communities and other
interested entities regarding—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCA7BC99D5FA34F80B11C8B0FBC4106A3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the individuals and organizations that can
provide authorized legal representation in immigration matters under
regulations prescribed by the Secretary; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF5867F9EEA4B4CFE817CE230DC254EB8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the dangers of securing legal advice and
assistance from those who are not authorized to provide legal representation in
immigration matters;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC07938C1B1844D0C915C8A2F5C87FC47"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">educate interested entities regarding the
requirements for obtaining nonprofit recognition and accreditation to represent
immigrants under regulations prescribed by the Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC07B7BD3DEF34DF0B7E1CB65985A36E1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide nonprofit agencies with training
and technical assistance on the recognition and accreditation process;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1E99AA9B84DF407AB368819D36F906C8"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">educate nonprofit community organizations,
immigrant communities, and other interested entities regarding—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD4F09920382E43728028F8EAE4FBA066"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the process for obtaining benefits under
this Act or under an amendment made by this Act; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDCF29EC22F924CD29494C29FFF369261"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the availability of authorized legal
representation for low-income persons who may qualify for benefits under this
Act or under an amendment made by this Act.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF90BA123A1D34157B81A356192636E23"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Diversity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant Attorney General shall
ensure, to the extent possible, that the nonprofit community organizations
receiving grants under this section serve geographically diverse locations and
ethnically diverse populations who may qualify for benefits under the
Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD4431DD7D8734162818E4C763642DE4C"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Office of Justice Programs of the
Department of Justice such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal
years 2008 through 2010 to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA8A37CD9202649F19CDDFEE0D59B1076" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>643.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Strengthening American citizenship</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF8A30081EC744035952BD95D8FDCA74C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short Title</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Strengthening American Citizenship Act
of 2007</short-title></quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDD029E67F7B94364ABF835F861B8BF88"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>Oath of
Allegiance</term> means the binding oath (or affirmation) of allegiance
required to be naturalized as a citizen of the United States, as prescribed in
section 337(e) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name>, as added by subsection (h)(1)(B).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2D7B3471D5C74A69A178139FE773AA61"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">English Fluency</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID421DE0BF0FA344688AE035F665F743DB"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Education grants</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8BF2C4371FC74557B5B243A5B52BD6A1"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chief of the Office of Citizenship of
the Department (referred to in this paragraph as the <quote>Chief</quote>)
shall establish a grant program to provide grants in an amount not to exceed
$500 to assist legal residents of the United States who declare an intent to
apply for citizenship in the United States to meet the requirements under
section 312 of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1423).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2A203A1814BE4E258691AE5381BBB726"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant funds awarded under this paragraph
shall be paid directly to an accredited institution of higher education or
other qualified educational institution (as determined by the Chief) for
tuition, fees, books, and other educational resources required by a course on
the English language in which the legal resident is enrolled.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID00A86127BF5A41E9BC0BB3D1D1A662FF"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A legal resident desiring a grant under
this paragraph shall submit an application to the Chief at such time, in such
manner, and accompanied by such information as the Chief may reasonably
require.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB8E3C26D448440299F0FC15150B681A7"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If insufficient funds are available to
award grants to all qualified applicants, the Chief shall give priority based
on the financial need of the applicants.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID098C1A1948234BD684D4AD753F36E756"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, upon relevant registration
of a legal resident with the Department, shall notify such legal resident of
the availability of grants under this paragraph for legal residents who declare
an intent to apply for United States citizenship.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID105C007AA2794D2C8463079F0E1A8DAD"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this subsection, the term
<term>legal resident</term> means a lawful permanent resident or a lawfully
admitted alien who, in order to adjust status to that of a lawful permanent
resident must demonstrate a knowledge of the English language or satisfactory
pursuit of a course of study to acquire such knowledge of the English
language.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCC653F6DE3B7491DA6F16D6D30560B5C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Faster citizenship for english
fluency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 316 (8 U.S.C.
1427) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB47BA4BA06974BD3898BBBAB2E4AB889" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID843C4870753E41CBBA5BA4F43AF52B9A"><enum>(g)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A lawful permanent resident of the United
States who demonstrates English fluency, in accordance with regulations
prescribed by the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, will satisfy the residency requirement under subsection (a)
upon the completion of 4 years of continuous legal residency in the United
States.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD7D171C7677742E79B3F85F359116802"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Savings provision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection shall be
construed to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7D08DFB207874537992EB0EB1565AED7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">modify the English language requirements
for naturalization under section 312(a)(1) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C.
1423(a)(1)); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID274D3EB47D48496B93F72F94E3F22DE0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">influence the naturalization test redesign
process of the Office of Citizenship (except for the requirement under
subsection (h)(2)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0B7C37702D1D45A1A34E7787AADCBF2F"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">American Citizenship Grant Program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2E568840F3FF410D94E558213EA175CE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a competitive
grant program to provide financial assistance for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D495DDFF51C460A9D729BC6CCFC3CDF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">efforts by entities (including veterans and
patriotic organizations) certified by the Office of Citizenship to promote the
patriotic integration of prospective citizens into the American way of life by
providing civics, history, and English as a second language courses, with a
specific emphasis on attachment to principles of the Constitution of the United
States, the heroes of American history (including military heroes), and the
meaning of the Oath of Allegiance; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9CCD29A0BB584F71834F6FC35D27B51E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other activities approved by the Secretary
to promote the patriotic integration of prospective citizens and the
implementation of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), including grants—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID788030EACA9C470AAC3F7600EDF04F38"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to promote an understanding of the form of
government and history of the United States; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID005792DB951E4163940AE187C0840B3F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to promote an attachment to the principles
of the Constitution of the United States and the well being and happiness of
the people of the United States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID64667028D3A04595BB70B5AE82E01DA3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Acceptance of gifts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may accept and use gifts from
the United States Citizenship Foundation, if the foundation is established
under subsection (e), for grants under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB68019B1439B4BD2813AF6A200FC624D"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC1FB8688EFCF4ABCA2FC6761C981BFDA"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding for the Office of
Citizenship</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA8395AAA3DF54653BCF40DC3C35D2B67"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the Director
of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, is authorized to
establish the United States Citizenship Foundation (referred to in this
subsection as the <quote>Foundation</quote>), an organization duly incorporated
in the District of Columbia, exclusively for charitable and educational
purposes to support the functions of the Office of Citizenship.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB061F75D308E4F2EB83A636A02DD0E86"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Dedicated funding</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2690F019B4E84B8B9B59DB372EC080AE"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less than 1.5 percent of the funds made
available to the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services from fees shall
be dedicated to the functions of the Office of Citizenship, which shall include
the patriotic integration of prospective citizens into—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF749EA4E68ED4D0A8F2D5DE683BC2E48"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">American common values and traditions,
including an understanding of American history and the principles of the
Constitution of the United States; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50CC3E6642E749B397D0369330DDB670"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">civic traditions of the United States,
including the Pledge of Allegiance, respect for the flag of the United States,
and voting in public elections.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8BA32C1A877C40069F9C2128396D1587"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that dedicating
increased funds to the Office of Citizenship should not result in an increase
in fees charged by the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID70DF92E8165F45A494FC5D46191E6615"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Gifts</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5C5758B3830743E6954700A54665B8C0"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">To foundation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Foundation may solicit, accept, and
make gifts of money and other property in accordance with section 501(c)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB62C75FB166E44AFB4598837C78A7C57"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">From foundation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Office of Citizenship may accept gifts
from the Foundation to support the functions of the Office.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4191E47B90814F558B3051733EF110C8"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the
mission of the Office of Citizenship, including the functions described in
paragraph (2)(A).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFA325DC3CCD94FADBB6ABD9694D4A85B"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Restriction on Use of Funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No funds appropriated to carry out a
program under this subsection (d) or (e) may be used to organize individuals
for the purpose of political activism or advocacy.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5995EAEC01864C099B795F47F6C1E208"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting Requirement</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9BD0ED790CEB474D90AD93B44BB788AE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chief of the Office of Citizenship
shall submit an annual report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions of the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, the
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, and
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7249F1D2A16C46D0BB1F8A4E39DE1DAF"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall include—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID38D400026A1C4B13A3D0A343D99F2A8D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of the entities that have received
funds from the Office of Citizenship during the reporting period under this
section and the amount of funding received by each such entity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCEBDDB09A37D418CBCBA74E58B4469EF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of the extent to which grants
received under this section successfully promoted an understanding of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04877DD41E954E66A088D96FD241B790"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the English language; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7168A335760D41B683066457C4A50F00"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">American history and government, including
the heroes of American history, the meaning of the Oath of Allegiance, and an
attachment to the principles of the Constitution of the United States;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEF04C50BD2CE4772AE9B80152ED23199"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information about the number of legal
residents who were able to achieve the knowledge described under paragraph (2)
as a result of the grants provided under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCDB722B166EB49E29C80E5868B82BF03"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Oath or Affirmation of Renunciation and
Allegiance</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7F4BA7600DDE4E8F990F875F1C166D1D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revision of oath</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 337 (8 U.S.C. 1448) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC0CEC402AFF743C690230FBD172D4898"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>under
section 310(b) an oath</quote> and all that follows through <quote>personal
moral code.</quote> and inserting <quote>under section 310(b), the oath (or
affirmation) of allegiance prescribed in subsection (e).</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID198249C1572444D4B7D79E5A5C65ED8A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1A658B0829F34E0394159C2B72B2A62F" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9A09A99B95F24DBFA02C047C5B88467B"><enum>(e)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID1AFC2129A74044AF9C732585222F2E3F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the oath
(or affirmation) of allegiance prescribed in this subsection is as follows:
<quote>I take this oath solemnly, freely, and without any mental reservation. I
absolutely and entirely renounce all allegiance to any foreign state or power
of which I have been a subject or citizen. My fidelity and allegiance from this
day forward are to the United States of America. I will bear true faith and
allegiance to the Constitution and laws of the United States, and will support
and defend them against all enemies, foreign and domestic. I will bear arms, or
perform noncombatant military or civilian service, on behalf of the United
States when required by law. This I do solemnly swear, so help me
God.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID662700AB4D6543E68451551CFB12B8D6" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a person, by reason of religious
training and belief (or individual interpretation thereof) or for other reasons
of good conscience, cannot take the oath prescribed in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID675A6626840E47549123D3F53E71C86B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with the term <term>oath</term> included,
the term <term>affirmation</term> shall be substituted for the term
<term>oath</term>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID17FF7F14A8B84EE1B0B6ABDDECAF6BCE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with the phrase <quote>so help me
God</quote> included, the phrase <quote>so help me God</quote> shall be
omitted.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID002896A5A595456183C3559E023D3938" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a person shows by clear and convincing
evidence to the satisfaction of the Attorney General that such person, by
reason of religious training and belief, cannot take the oath prescribed in
paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID72E4CFD4C1C0494CB12E74AB207485DE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">because such person is opposed to the
bearing of arms in the Armed Forces of the United States, the words <quote>bear
arms, or</quote> shall be omitted; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID83930BCC626D49BABBAEBBAE393BE496"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">because such person is opposed to any type
of service in the Armed Forces of the United States, the words <quote>bear
arms, or</quote> and <quote>noncombatant military or</quote> shall be
omitted.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCF046D5137C64E6D87AD9BC97C79D123" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As used in this subsection, the term
<term>religious training and belief</term>—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBAADA240E7A74A52AA5231FB6693C2D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">means a belief of an individual in relation
to a Supreme Being involving duties superior to those arising from any human
relation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0E66AC1E3DBC49359AC1932BC6C1D53A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not include essentially political,
sociological, or philosophical views or a merely personal moral code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF1DC2D6A55394FC4AE3C9A3CD59A27B8" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any reference in this title to
<quote>oath</quote> or <quote>oath of allegiance</quote> under this section
shall be deemed to refer to the oath (or affirmation) of allegiance prescribed
under this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1183A2F706814914A9A0E8CD6D74174D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">History and government test</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall incorporate a knowledge
and understanding of the meaning of the Oath of Allegiance into the history and
government test given to applicants for citizenship.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6CCFFF2900594D33AA3E6CC43FEB819C"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice to foreign embassies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the naturalization of a new citizen,
the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of State, shall notify the
embassy of the country of which the new citizen was a citizen or subject that
such citizen has—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF3358D40E5E24EC3B7F46EBECA7ADBD5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">renounced allegiance to that foreign
country; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4311C660FD97459DB894006C5DFA0C10"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sworn allegiance to the United
States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFE22E04ECAF447F1B1703DB52332494D"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date that is 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1391A3294BF640C8BEFE3211A5D82DCC"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of New Citizens Award
Program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE29A509101F04C798A2A2062B53E468B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established a new citizens award
program to recognize citizens who—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD8C9DB40A3AC498EB206518C24F6CE3B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have made an outstanding contribution to
the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFB7E3B487E20431D9EAEF6A5E8DF29FD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">were naturalized during the 10-year period
ending on the date of such recognition.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID064F23692AEC43F2962BF1EBEF1E9437"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Presentation authorized</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDE18908C54A744D8ABB066EEFDA7566C"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President is authorized to present a
medal, in recognition of outstanding contributions to the United States, to
citizens described in paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9220C8534C0E4B958AFF89ACB9091C18"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maximum number of awards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than 10 citizens may receive a
medal under this subsection in any calendar year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8FAD05AB71894125A35ECC3A00E73A28"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Design and striking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Treasury shall strike
a medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by
the President.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2B523F8F4DAF421B96B700760D21A6AF"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National medals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The medals struck pursuant to this
subsection are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United
States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2D413CA8FE76409BB54543F13A270E63"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Naturalization Ceremonies</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1E5A9D1AAF0B4B04B907FC41505B8CC3"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with the
Director of the National Park Service, the Archivist of the United States, and
other appropriate Federal officials, shall develop and implement a strategy to
enhance the public awareness of naturalization ceremonies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID68D91CCEB15F4115932B78F161578BB1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Venues</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the strategy under this
subsection, the Secretary shall consider the use of outstanding and historic
locations as venues for select naturalization ceremonies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC0A019A028404312A70B66CB1983BCE7"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall submit an annual report
to Congress that includes—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAAEF700FE444452CB1AD9742760CC541"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the content of the strategy developed under
this subsection; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1870F7CC8F894C73811CACEDB9990219"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the progress made towards the
implementation of such strategy.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBB85EB734592457FA70528D113680D4A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>644.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Supplemental immigration fee</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA2866A4E90874B2EACE96AD759B95745"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of Fee</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF6E25E1FB0734674AD8CBA1656FBDCFB"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (2), any alien who
receives any immigration benefit under this title, or the amendments made by
this title, shall, before receiving such benefit, pay a fee to the Secretary in
an amount equal to $500, in addition to other applicable fees and penalties
imposed under this title, or the amendments made by this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID75CB696F045144559860413E2B45D263"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fees contingent on
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No fee may be
collected under this section except to the extent that the expenditure of the
fee to pay the costs of activities and services for which the fee is imposed,
as described in subsection (b), is provided for in advance in an appropriations
Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID976E9A42F5E148828DDED54D541EA671"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deposit and Expenditure of Fees</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF3BC0838247D4C6CBC70A6B0B385F91B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deposit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts collected under subsection (a)
shall be deposited as an offsetting collection in, and credited to, the
accounts providing appropriations—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8BF220E4746B407D9265DD41E0ED9952"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to carry out the apprehension and detention
of any alien who is inadmissible by reason of any offense described in section
212(a);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID727D0F9FF1A447039516D361D112A269"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to carry out the apprehension and detention
of any alien who is deportable for any offense under section 237(a);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06EBF2A50E584308A0E1FB421118461D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to acquire border sensor and surveillance
technology;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4B6FA8C8B2AC4D188599A1DBCD36BA21"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for air and marine interdiction,
operations, maintenance, and procurement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4CAD47A3948342CAA1FF8163F7054222"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for construction projects in support of the
United States Customs and Border Protection;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID62F5A61B7DC347BFA0C4117F2511EC62"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to train Federal law enforcement personnel;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID18B66872A42A4E82B3A9961033E77739"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for maritime security activities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID00C6FB9BFFB046FBB5C0E78345CB0D22"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability of fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts deposited under paragraph (1) shall
remain available until expended for the activities and services described in
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC54C696EF634483AA33F98715CD0B2E4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>645.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Addressing poverty in Mexico</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2D9E3D2FD34E47B58FFA848D5F04AC95"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3607A67A4930450F80493B494A348F89"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is a strong correlation between
economic freedom and economic prosperity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB27F2BCEEA0144399B3F1F47BF4E2850"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Trade policy, fiscal burden of government,
government intervention in the economy, monetary policy, capital flows and
foreign investment, banking and finance, wages and prices, property rights,
regulation, and informal market activity are key factors in economic
freedom.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF22EC6631F0843F780B53657565B61F5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Poverty in Mexico, including rural poverty,
can be mitigated through strengthened economic freedom within Mexico.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6297BA99EE3846F4B729C1AE9B8558E9"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Strengthened economic freedom in Mexico can
be a major influence in mitigating illegal immigration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA0DA8853B50F41198E4F702ACF3BAB8B"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advancing economic freedom within Mexico is
an important part of any comprehensive plan to understanding the sources of
poverty and the path to economic prosperity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE999638BD52640E39B29ABCC646B7487"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant Authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State may award a grant to
a land grant university in the United States to establish a national program
for a broad, university-based Mexican rural poverty mitigation program.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID32C5BD580F12494683353CDD713D6245"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Functions of Mexican Rural Poverty
Mitigation Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
program established pursuant to subsection (b) shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID62D69C55FCBB462E9D2CBA920507F8B0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">match a land grant university in the United
States with the lead Mexican public university in each of Mexico’s 31 states to
provide state-level coordination of rural poverty programs in Mexico;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF84580E9824B4A979E358C6E605A487C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish relationships and coordinate
programmatic ties between universities in the United States and universities in
Mexico to address the issue of rural poverty in Mexico;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA0A5E766B5564226939F8FD36C50F8A9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish and coordinate relationships with
key leaders in the United States and Mexico to explore the effect of rural
poverty on illegal immigration of Mexicans into the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFBACE25013734B8EB5607F33D607DAA0"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">address immigration and border security
concerns through a university-based, binational approach for long-term
institutional change.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB83737A761324F5B9B948BE9EC00A282"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of Funds</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF20FAE92F1174D46A8D6D2B0D26E1383"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorized uses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant funds awarded under this section may
be used—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4411E509F97D4107865B51169F9BF852"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for education, training, technical
assistance, and any related expenses (including personnel and equipment)
incurred by the grantee in implementing a program described in subsection (a);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID49687954C8424FD6BCE8355592B447DB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to establish an administrative structure
for such program in the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7AA74B6445724DA49015C50ED450C5BE"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant funds awarded under this section may
not be used for activities, responsibilities, or related costs incurred by
entities in Mexico.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3A753C72455546FBAEB5B430FF7571F1"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such funds as may be necessary to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>VII</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Miscellaneous</header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="IDC5D180DD5E1A4ED299B2B643C9E4743E" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigration Litigation Reduction</header>
<chapter commented="no" id="ID24858E8AEF6448DCAB5EFFFA4C79CB05" level-type="subsequent"><enum>1</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appeals and review</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50F665E032CF4FBDA5F84E15C1C18F53" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>701.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional immigration personnel</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2AB1B47F136B4B45A6A7C3B440113512"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of Homeland Security</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9EC4E8FDD3E647138DDAC568107D5D64"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Trial attorneys</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each of the fiscal years 2008 through
2012, the Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations for
such purpose, increase the number of positions for attorneys in the Office of
General Counsel of the Department who represent the Department in immigration
matters by not less than 100 above the number of such positions for which funds
were made available during each preceding fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD746F02B91A64997B3C5174F6DED88D1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for each of the fiscal years
2008 through 2012 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD31407A2D2A84F3B903C5D5F1FF6B6DB"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of Justice</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAC08D958EA7945DD921B99727F61B040"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Litigation attorneys</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each of the fiscal years 2008 through
2012, the Attorney General shall, subject to the availability of appropriations
for such purpose, increase by not less than 50 the number of positions for
attorneys in the Office of Immigration Litigation of the Department of
Justice.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID11880FDD795C4DE3B72B5F02CB200FE0"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">United states attorneys</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each of the fiscal years 2008 through
2012, the Attorney General shall, subject to the availability of appropriations
for such purpose, increase by not less than 50 the number of attorneys in the
United States Attorneys’ office to litigate immigration cases in the Federal
courts.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID40CD68F79142412594F1148D407D887F"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigration judges</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each of the fiscal years 2008 through
2012, the Attorney General shall, subject to the availability of appropriations
for such purpose—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC3442BBE876E49729A771A669E3B5883"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increase by not less than 20 the number of
full-time immigration judges compared to the number of such positions for which
funds were made available during the preceding fiscal year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2A4368D376D148569AB2970A1167EA62"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increase by not less than 80 the number of
positions for personnel to support the immigration judges described in
subparagraph (A) compared to the number of such positions for which funds were
made available during the preceding fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF0EC04D25401492284A2CE5A8D40BCE8"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Staff attorneys</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each of the fiscal years 2008 through
2012, the Attorney General shall, subject to the availability of appropriations
for such purpose—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA5EC8ABF114A47338C366E61D01F59CE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increase by not less than 10 the number of
positions for full-time staff attorneys in the Board of Immigration Appeals
compared to the number of such positions for which funds were made available
during the preceding fiscal year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE62CD52CBC584BB59DB06D8581AFB1AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increase by not less than 10 the number of
positions for personnel to support the staff attorneys described in
subparagraph (A) compared to the number of such positions for which funds were
made available during the preceding fiscal year</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE483A5B182C240EDBEF8C3EA8E022F31"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General for each of the fiscal
years 2008 through 2012 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
subsection, including the hiring of necessary support staff.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEACD1A58FFF342E091A341555D461A6C"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative Office of the United States
Courts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each of the fiscal
years 2008 through 2012, the Director of the Administrative Office of the
United States Courts shall, subject to the availability of appropriations,
increase by not less than 50 the number of attorneys in the Federal Defenders
Program who litigate criminal immigration cases in the Federal courts.</text>
</subsection></section></chapter><chapter commented="no" id="ID0558EB02BDF34ECFA1E0B4F680D4252C" level-type="subsequent"><enum>2</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigration review reform</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6F5EA526D85D487A9BE42FD61B2A9D6C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>702.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Board of Immigration Appeals</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF4D4DD1650E3490899B8A7F2C4F5D64B"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Composition and Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Board of Immigration Appeals of the Department of Justice (referred to in
this section as the <quote>Board</quote>), shall be composed of a Chair and 22
other immigration appeals judges, who shall be appointed by the Attorney
General. Upon the expiration of a term of office, a Board member may continue
to act until a successor has been appointed and qualified.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBF6E6E5E8937446DB7DDE2F140E1F179"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each member of the Board, including the
Chair, shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID58766577863D4767B0DEA22F65CAC2DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be an attorney in good standing of a bar of
a State or the District of Columbia;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5C28B32AC40B4E5987E68EDDA88034ED"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have at least—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD9338E46898445EAA696CE4363BB2205"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">7 years of professional, legal expertise;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4B9171B2131347D78EB086E03CE050D2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">5 years of professional, legal expertise in
immigration and nationality law; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB74EF5C15D544D81BBFB991AD6F78365"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meet the minimum appointment requirements
of an administrative law judge under title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID977176942CC34D37BFF3AC0C8BDC00B6"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties of the Chair</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chair of the Board, subject to the
supervision of the Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review,
shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID126A29A5E6A84A3C8B6E624A5BB6D6CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be responsible, on behalf of the Board, for
the administrative operations of the Board and shall have the power to appoint
such administrative assistants, attorneys, clerks, and other personnel as may
be needed for that purpose;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD1DF21AF721749D98AE4712BDB51AE41"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">direct, supervise, and establish internal
operating procedures and policies of the Board;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID363B741B17AD4C64AE319EDB493B45E0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">designate a member of the Board to act as
Chair if the Chair is absent or unavailable;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID140695952E244B148686DCF3A7F6DAA7"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adjudicate cases as a member of the
Board;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB826CDAA709F4E9B85A78220D8B757CF"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">form 3-member panels as provided by
subsection (g);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2E8AEE24A62F464C8B9635F367E2AF04"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">direct that a case be heard en banc as
provided by subsection (h); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDC238034994C40E4B2490E8D2B83400A"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">exercise such other authorities as the
Director may provide.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD2EB146271B148EAB25B3B3342FEC7D2"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Board Members Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In deciding a case before the Board, the
Board—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF2109F405A00430B9A0FF65C9A17F125"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall exercise independent judgment and
discretion; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77C38CC12C8D4EFD88B7CF1FDD2BACA2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may take any action that is appropriate and
necessary for the disposition of such case that is consistent with the
authority provided in this section and any regulations established in
accordance with this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID881774D181174B67A2DE6295AC3F5BC6"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Jurisdiction</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF60B56E0A06340848399B285C71E66E9"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall have jurisdiction to hear
appeals described in section 1003.1(b) of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations
(or any corresponding similar regulation).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID03406DABD92F41FFA8BFE7E50FA85F65"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall not have jurisdiction to
hear an appeal of a decision of an immigration judge for an order of removal
entered in absentia.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC6756DAA98EF4CEC901CA1005EF66F6B"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Scope of Review</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE26431DFDDAD47E692FCCF954A17D819"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings or fact</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2348FC6AA78B4A5E8506E1B5BB77FEA3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accept findings of fact determined by an
immigration judge, including findings as to the credibility of testimony,
unless the findings are clearly erroneous; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3D5D8F62650E46F792E2663DDB2A6E7A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">give due deference to an immigration
judge’s application of the law to the facts.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4DFB060FA3F04D7DA29FB60C296372E7"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Questions of law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall review de novo questions of
law, discretion, and judgment, and all other issues in appeals from decisions
of immigration judges.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4FEEDDC97E004484922AB745B4402609"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appeals from officers’ decisions</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF8C007D0292442EB927616CE2447C53A"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standard of review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall review de novo all
questions arising in appeals from decisions issued by officers of the
Department.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID455BB7A4D3FA4263A375D29F465F9E82"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition of fact finding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except for taking administrative notice of
commonly known facts such as current events or the contents of official
documents, the Board may not engage in fact-finding in the course of deciding
appeals.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF21E10A297B54168A1852DF6BDDF8EA4"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Remand</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A party asserting that the Board cannot
properly resolve an appeal without further fact-finding shall file a motion for
remand. If further fact-finding is needed in a case, the Board shall remand the
proceeding to the immigration judge or, as appropriate, to the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5CB60DE7DDF04F87AD16F067918CB1BB"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Panels</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID17B1EF32EC004E1495BE3F6CDF1EC04A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (5) all
cases shall be subject to review by a 3-member panel. The Chair shall divide
the Board into 3-member panels and designate a presiding member.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5145F1425D67424599C39413CFD8FEF0"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each panel may exercise the appropriate
authority of the Board that is necessary for the adjudication of cases before
the Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID936513128583461486FA598D0898A0B3"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Quorum</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Two members appointed to a panel shall
constitute a quorum for such panel.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID96AE0E52337244E0A64E49923F859A6F"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Changes in composition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chair may from time to time make
changes in the composition of a panel and of the presiding member of a
panel.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9D94197A0045489F9FA6303BF91B8DFD"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Presiding member decisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The presiding member of a panel may act
alone on any motion as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (i) and
may not otherwise dismiss or determine an appeal as a single Board
member.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF2A552E6DE5C4360BA8F3120FC507C07"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">En Banc Process</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID609039CBBA5D4F6A9A970ADA25B9A182"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board may on its own motion, by a
majority vote of the Board members, or by direction of the Chair—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID23F3471D96474706AB3036FAA98E53F9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider any case as the full Board en
banc; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3B54A67B0E244297A3AD074AAB8C3BC4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reconsider as the full Board en banc any
case that has been considered or decided by a 3-member panel or by a limited en
banc panel.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDBFB14928BE54797B8B4046603EF9342"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Quorum</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A majority of the Board members shall
constitute a quorum of the Board sitting en banc.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE954A3536C304B41A0098A8D27CF15A8"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Decisions of the Board</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC214741C1FB44922A88CE23EAC26DE1D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Affirmance without opinion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon individualized review of a case, the
Board may affirm the decision of an immigration judge without opinion only
if—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB0FF5E7DB98A4BB2A48EFC2A99252C3A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the decision of the immigration judge
resolved all issues in the case;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0BE7AA9212CD40BEBE794F705B2E18DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the issue on appeal is squarely controlled
by existing Board or Federal court precedent and does not involve the
application of precedent to a novel fact situation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE3071CBDE7014454B6DA25C0E13C6166"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the factual and legal questions raised on
appeal are so insubstantial that the case does not warrant the issuance of a
written opinion in the case; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2437ABB729BA4C799460017725AE4D01"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Board approves both the result reached
in the decision below and all of the reasoning of that decision.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB737B04CC2F9416B8504FDA9118662C6"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Summary dismissal of appeals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The 3-member panel or the presiding member
acting alone may summarily dismiss any appeal or portion of any appeal in any
case which—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4346CECA8373405E9760AB63AA64C84E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the party seeking the appeal fails to
specify the reasons for the appeal;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9A356F4DA7364FCBAD18F7F94A55CFF8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the only reason for the appeal specified by
such party involves a finding of fact or a conclusion of law that was conceded
by that party at a prior proceeding;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID80671C9ECE5643F6933899D81DC63CBB"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the appeal is from an order that granted
such party the relief that had been requested;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDABB5C5046EA646629F3E75CC50C71DF4"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the appeal is determined to be filed for an
improper purpose, such as to cause unnecessary delay; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID21B1CE78DA414192935E950834D46EB5"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the appeal lacks an arguable basis in fact
or in law and is not supported by a good faith argument for extension,
modification, or reversal of existing law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC40E6A1D1A7D484895011735FEBAFAD3"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unopposed dispositions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The 3-member panel or the presiding member
acting alone may—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2E9DB865FD3245BE8AC76749BF5D53FB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">grant an unopposed motion or a motion to
withdraw an appeal pending before the Board; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC48D8492E6194363997B5932C6F9825D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adjudicate a motion to remand any
appeal—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEF678DFBB6EE4879950FE6E82EE0641E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">from the decision of an officer of the
Department if the appropriate official of the Department requests that the
matter be remanded back for further consideration;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD5EF53497AAB47BFB09F0271053F292D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if remand is required because of a
defective or missing transcript; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD02C930BBF3949D4ABF1DAAE53DB8BE3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if remand is required for any other
procedural or ministerial issue.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCD2A36A60D61465E9A48B0F5FEF71E7C"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice of right to appeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The decision by the Board shall include
notice to the alien of the alien’s right to file a petition for review in a
United States Court of Appeals not later than 30 days after the date of the
decision.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF77CF9E35A6148858C6D7E4D15D0E257" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>703.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigration judges</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4A55E45800F540C9A2B741E75DCADE48"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appointment of Immigration Judges</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5847D90420C348A98D19E54F7230FFEC"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chief Immigration Judge (as described
in section 1003.9 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, or any corresponding
similar regulation) and other immigration judges shall be appointed by the
Attorney General. Upon the expiration of a term of office, the immigration
judge may continue to act until a successor has been appointed and
qualified.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8930064F70B44E84B3BA45A16975AF84"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each immigration judge, including the Chief
Immigration Judge, shall be an attorney in good standing of a bar of a State or
the District of Columbia and shall have at least 5 years of professional, legal
expertise or at least 3 years professional or legal expertise in immigration
and nationality law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFEAD583AE9014A27818F516CF0AC4E39"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Jurisdiction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An Immigration judge shall have the
authority to hear matters related to any removal proceeding pursuant to section
240 of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1229a) described in section 1240.1(a) of title 8, Code
of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID03EA2FED44C84648AF4DDD51852A564D"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties of Immigration Judges</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In deciding a case, an immigration
judge—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFC38DB4AAEC24BA0B19EFBDE39DD0A19"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall exercise independent judgment and
discretion; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCB37E52ADCDC44C799C423865FCA9A19"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may take any action that is appropriate and
necessary for the disposition of such case that is consistent with their
authorities under this section and regulations established in accordance with
this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID80CE1900ADAD4F99B88457EF75E367DB"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Decisions of immigration judges are subject
to review by the Board of Immigration Appeals in any case in which the Board
has jurisdiction.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID915DC210BA2746DE9FDB65A913AC1EB3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>704.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Removal and review of judges</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">No immigration judge or member of the Board
may be removed or otherwise subject to disciplinary or adverse action for their
exercise of independent judgment and discretion as prescribed by this
chapter.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA42402D1FA214F5BA3BD2BCAE82B93C7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>705.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Legal orientation program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0F94B03DA9ED4BCF83F235C04C63FB6D"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continued Operation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the Executive Office for
Immigration Review shall continue to operate a legal orientation program to
provide basic information about immigration court procedures for immigration
detainees and shall expand the legal orientation program to provide such
information on a nationwide basis.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5C4FD86B1551469B942C3EDF817DEB7E"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out such
legal orientation program.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB79BF23092A84828A193CEFB6DC54C70" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>706.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall issue regulations to
implement this subtitle.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7216A44847E44B3A9DBFDED1EA213052" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>707.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">GAO study on the appellate process for
immigration appeals</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3759A24E11B6427796DC09C0C156DFC1"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United
States shall, not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, conduct a
study on the appellate process for immigration appeals.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF9A63E612384481599D1D5D3C40188A4"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the study under subsection
(a), the Comptroller General shall consider the possibility of consolidating
all appeals from the Board of Immigration Appeals and habeas corpus petitions
in immigration cases into 1 United States Court of Appeals, by—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA362EEE905984AFAB969EFC2D3D3495E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consolidating all such appeals into an
existing circuit court, such as the United States Court of Appeals for the
Federal Circuit;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC9F762684B464613A0F536AD1196BDE2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consolidating all such appeals into a
centralized appellate court consisting of active circuit court judges
temporarily assigned from the various circuits, in a manner similar to the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Temporary Emergency Court of
Appeals; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5E30019D9F974541977B48B5C526F78F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implementing a mechanism by which a panel
of active circuit court judges shall have the authority to reassign such
appeals from circuits with relatively high caseloads to circuits with
relatively low caseloads.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDADE076328B944423852523545BA3AD35"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Factors To Consider</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the study under subsection
(a), the Comptroller General, in consultation with the Attorney General, the
Secretary, and the Judicial Conference of the United States, shall
consider—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0F0C81F08F9841A6AF8E0D927061FE2E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the resources needed for each alternative,
including judges, attorneys and other support staff, case management techniques
including technological requirements, physical infrastructure, and other
procedural and logistical issues as appropriate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA04554CA4DB34CDFBA926C3DFAA84DBB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the impact of each plan on various
circuits, including their caseload in general and caseload per panel;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID84C7F5CC44744345A54F3E72D20A2B03"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the possibility of utilizing case
management techniques to reduce the impact of any consolidation option, such as
requiring certificates of reviewability, similar to procedures for habeas and
existing summary dismissal procedures in local rules of the courts of
appeals;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4CDC6FD9DDEA40EFA489FEFCA6B0ADEF"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effect of reforms in this Act on the
ability of the circuit courts to adjudicate such appeals;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0C3F5FF405FA4B4E95F8F5329775982B"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">potential impact, if any, on litigants;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE61911ACD23A4576A61370B6CFC89AEC"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other reforms to improve adjudication of
immigration matters, including appellate review of motions to reopen and
reconsider, and attorney fee awards with respect to review of final orders of
removal.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3E2210C467444D00971FE312CB1BF092" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>708.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Senior judge participation in the selection
of magistrates</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 631(a)
of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>Northern Mariana
Islands</quote> the first place it appears and inserting <quote>Northern
Mariana Islands, including any judge in regular active service and any judge
who has retired from regular active service under section 371(b) of this
title,</quote>.</text>
</section></chapter></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="IDF4A42EFF0A0A48B5B75C2C33A1D1CCE9" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Citizenship Assistance for Members of the
Armed Services</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID554422FDB831442E929FD6CE84383037" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>711.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Kendell Frederick Citizenship
Assistance Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6700BCFB98B24C9196C9043B01BE271B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>712.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver of requirement for fingerprints for
members of the Armed Forces</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law
or any regulation, the Secretary shall use the fingerprints provided by an
individual at the time the individual enlists in the Armed Forces to satisfy
any requirement for fingerprints as part of an application for naturalization
if the individual—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID431457F8B817431396D6DF9A03863C1E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may be naturalized pursuant to section 328
or 329 of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1439 and 1440);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD536F02F381F47F19D95BEB2F7B7FD6F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was fingerprinted in accordance with the
requirements of the Department of Defense at the time the individual enlisted
in the Armed Forces; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1710F52890424C5190B0713AA0212789"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submits an application for naturalization
not later than 12 months after the date the individual enlisted in the Armed
Forces.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2BCD4ADF32E24B89B93ABE37768D3031" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>713.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provision of information on naturalization
to members of the Armed Forces</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9575A183EFBF4CFDB219E27C5B28E07F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a dedicated toll-free telephone
service available only to members of the Armed Forces and the families of such
members to provide information related to naturalization pursuant to section
328 or 329 of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1439 or 1440), including the status of an application
for such naturalization;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBC8C45E1CF664A9BA12C78A39A54440C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that the telephone service required
by paragraph (1) is operated by employees of the Department who—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD4088DF13762472C856952AAC44927C5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have received specialized training on the
naturalization process for members of the Armed Forces and the families of such
members; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA130307F4C65404985A8D9CAA258E85F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are physically located in the same unit as
the military processing unit that adjudicates applications for naturalization
pursuant to such section 328 or 329; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDACDFFA6231134CCF91CEB2F1B62AA370"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implement a quality control program to
monitor, on a regular basis, the accuracy and quality of information provided
by the employees who operate the telephone service required by paragraph (1),
including the breadth of the knowledge related to the naturalization process of
such employees.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1B032EE98B0C44EFBDF3DEC2235F60C2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>714.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provision of information on naturalization
to the public</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than
30 days after the date that a modification to any law or regulation related to
the naturalization process becomes effective, the Secretary shall update the
appropriate application form for naturalization, the instructions and guidebook
for obtaining naturalization, and the Internet website maintained by the
Secretary to reflect such modification.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5793D82DDA854652AFF69023ED2B235C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>715.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID836535AA92BE49928F1CBFC5274FB13E"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjudication Process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the entire
process for the adjudication of an application for naturalization filed
pursuant to section 328 or 329 of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration
and Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1439 or 1440), including the process
that begins at the time the application is mailed to, or received by, the
Secretary, regardless of whether the Secretary determines that such application
is complete, through the final disposition of such application. Such report
shall include a description of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9A875DDFA1EF44299389C703E5E1209C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the methods of the Secretary to prepare,
handle, and adjudicate such applications;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDACD194DAB67D44C18684690BF656875E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effectiveness of the chain of
authority, supervision, and training of employees of the Government or of other
entities, including contract employees, who have any role in the such process
or adjudication; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF6D0BC46D7B64385BDB5B274A496286F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ability of the Secretary to use
technology to facilitate or accomplish any aspect of such process or
adjudication.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8790219BC19B45D2B93DC2C1CC3F98B5"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3D153DC10A7D4960853B55C9A0F9B60C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study on the implementation of this subtitle by the
Secretary, including studying any technology that may be used to improve the
efficiency of the naturalization process for members of the Armed
Forces.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1EF49C57FD0340F69A7C88E10C8E330A"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date that
the Comptroller General submits the report required by subsection (a), the
Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report on the study required by paragraph (1). The report shall include any
recommendations of the Comptroller General for improving the implementation of
this subtitle by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID553816563AAB4AF69316620AA6E331B5"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appropriate Congressional Committees
Defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the
term <term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4E43422D56B54A49BAC9B254805DECB3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID911B0FFBC66746EA8D36B7E1DAD791B0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="IDA86F7C722DA645E9B85FE49EECFB2194" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State Court Interpreter Grant
Program</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8D18CDB5BF294091A5F3BF993FBECA07" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>721.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>State Court Interpreter Grant Program
Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDE6BF2AD1F8442848BB7FEB16449040C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>722.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33FA836E501547F799E8AB6BC0ED69E7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the fair administration of justice depends
on the ability of all participants in a courtroom proceeding to understand that
proceeding, regardless of their English proficiency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD0740A9122CD4905981CA473A1796241"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">19 percent of the population of the United
States over 5 years of age speaks a language other than English at home;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6B4BBC2830664DFC8E40928D5D90F611"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">only qualified court interpreters can
ensure that persons with limited English proficiency comprehend judicial
proceedings in which they are a party;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5A57521F90C9450F97E09DC9EBD8707C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the knowledge and skills required of a
qualified court interpreter differ substantially from those required in other
interpretation settings, such as social service, medical, diplomatic, and
conference interpreting;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFB41AC4F312E40938D195D37B869292B"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Federal Government has demonstrated its
commitment to equal administration of justice regardless of English
proficiency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3072743210284BE08E51B1CC0C06E7FE"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">regulations implementing title VI of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CRA64">Civil Rights Act of 1964</act-name>, as well as
the guidance issued by the Department of Justice pursuant to Executive Order
13166, issued August 11, 2000, clarify that all recipients of Federal financial
assistance, including State courts, are required to take reasonable steps to
provide meaningful access to their proceedings for persons with limited English
proficiency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB9563C0569FB48588877CB27C2320136"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">34 States have developed, or are
developing, court interpreting programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0F55D16BABD74844BF7F06D55E29C719"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">robust, effective court interpreter
programs—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE830FF86B361463FBAD31ED41B8AB880"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">actively recruit skilled individuals to be
court interpreters;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB97630E89B5D468094D161F57605FCFD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">train those individuals in the
interpretation of court proceedings;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE74CBCA567EE41E18D4F80F1935928E4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and use a thorough, systematic
certification process for court interpreters; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4709318C979D45ED9F5600F8329D78C0"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have sufficient funding to ensure that a
qualified interpreter will be available to the court whenever necessary;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1D656213F05B484880B035623ED1C5D6"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal funding is necessary to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1CC4703281C04B11B24EE4344B0E7A3C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">encourage State courts that do not have
court interpreter programs to develop them;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5B1201A5455A432985100C9D6C65470A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assist State courts with nascent court
interpreter programs to implement them;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID470F40009A0A422B9128866E23DAE364"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assist State courts with limited court
interpreter programs to enhance them; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID61E76DB1C921450F8881CABFDCFBFD91"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assist State courts with robust court
interpreter programs to make further improvements and share successful programs
with other States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5C50F4C3C8A24776925FB0DDA584EA40" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>723.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State court interpreter grants</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDC07C08F318D4997A2B90DA172C23BB0"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants Authorized</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID84EC8D56617846C3BD2EDC7B66E876B5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the Office of Justice
Programs of the Department of Justice (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Administrator</quote>) shall make grants, in accordance with such
regulations as the Attorney General may prescribe, to State courts to develop
and implement programs to assist individuals with limited English proficiency
to access and understand State court proceedings in which they are a
party.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA1C2C7676F7A4DA89146F89C69A1869B"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall allocate, for each
fiscal year, $500,000 of the amount appropriated pursuant to section 724 to be
used to establish a court interpreter technical assistance program to assist
State courts receiving grants under this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90BC4E41911649A3B15B7EDCF2C56DB1"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of Grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants awarded under subsection (a) may be
used by State courts to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBF6E7164BA4242A5BC713F2C606D4DBB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess regional language demands;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCF5421E763304C84874E9A4777673D15"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop a court interpreter program for the
State courts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26F73189C4C54EF688B1B23212D86260"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop, institute, and administer language
certification examinations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0F8078A4C63A4BC6BF0B95D569794E6A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recruit, train, and certify qualified court
interpreters;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5AB06B64FB354FAE9474B7DB51511CA3"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pay for salaries, transportation, and
technology necessary to implement the court interpreter program developed under
paragraph (2); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFB564CA875AB4EF68976620FB575F277"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engage in other related activities, as
prescribed by the Attorney General.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID747C66A7CF53449F9E0670C882FE3BA9"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4DF1A8F0F2A04AB39EA388CDFB71F820"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The highest State court of each State
desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the
Administrator at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information
as the Administrator may reasonably require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE9839527936F44BC96B19216F732977F"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State courts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The highest State court of each State
submitting an application under paragraph (1) shall include in the
application—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE50539ACCF10434BA2F24E46D4FCC7DA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an identification of each State court in
that State which would receive funds from the grant;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID88E31517A4A84AF08F8E3C3CBEFD8477"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount of funds each State court
identified under subparagraph (A) would receive from the grant; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFFBD13295B2645749AE5B25DF4F39608"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the procedures the highest State court
would use to directly distribute grant funds to State courts identified under
subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA32DD2A7E4274BE692217FF90A43189D"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State Court Allotments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3147D474D2C8420C864F24CEC6206840"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Base
allotment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From amounts
appropriated for each fiscal year pursuant to section 724, the Administrator
shall allocate $100,000 to each of the highest State court of each State, which
has an application approved under subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8C22426773A94ACE9E72E3A2BC96F17F"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Discretionary allotment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From amounts appropriated for each fiscal
year pursuant to section 724, the Administrator shall allocate a total of
$5,000,000 to the highest State court of States that have extraordinary needs
that must be addressed in order to develop, implement, or expand a State court
interpreter program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2531035814F8413B89BBFE60A91E4F2C"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional allotment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the allocations made under
paragraphs (1) and (2), the Administrator shall allocate to each of the highest
State court of each State, which has an application approved under subsection
(c), an amount equal to the product reached by multiplying—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1BCB76F32B4345EFBFE76B45B8B25190"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the unallocated balance of the amount
appropriated for each fiscal year pursuant to section 724; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5DCD45E2B0294C9BA582C6AFC85F082F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ratio between the number of people over
5 years of age who speak a language other than English at home in the State and
the number of people over 5 years of age who speak a language other than
English at home in all the States that receive an allocation under paragraph
(1), as those numbers are determined by the Bureau of the Census.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD3781ACF9D8D40BAAB2D75A6114A0EAA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>724.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008
through 2012 to carry out this subtitle.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="IDDE4D57AD873B48EFAB831D4882647182" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>D</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Border Infrastructure and Technology
Modernization</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID79C91FE91AEF48D3B489068C6C36A59E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>731.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Border Infrastructure and Technology
Modernization Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB8961ED0339A4A4DBDDF607C3F0F6497" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>732.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD138EA984B3F4E2AB0F6EF5BEA66E8A6"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commissioner</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Commissioner</term> means
the Commissioner of United States Customs and Border Protection of the
Department.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID58C08EA55E564CB2A48A019DE6B2FBFA"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maquiladora</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>maquiladora</term> means an
entity located in Mexico that assembles and produces goods from imported parts
for export to the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9931AA8C945F40CE995D30A2A493F5BE"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Northern border</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>northern border</term> means
the international border between the United States and Canada.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE96B92692D3A4A1D9BC21D597CCDEC75"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Southern border</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>southern border</term> means
the international border between the United States and Mexico.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID96055D763A664CFFB71CEF42746022AA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>733.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Port of Entry Infrastructure Assessment
Study</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID070A7A6D0E224A2F8319813686C00F2C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement To Update</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than January 31 of each year, the
Administrator of General Services shall update the Port of Entry Infrastructure
Assessment Study prepared by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection in
accordance with the matter relating to the ports of entry infrastructure
assessment that is set out in the joint explanatory statement in the conference
report accompanying H.R. 2490 of the 106th Congress, 1st session (House of
Representatives Rep. No. 106–319, on page 67) and submit such updated study to
Congress.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77A1528762A542BDAD6D60A8C1754103"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In preparing the updated studies required
in subsection (a), the Administrator of General Services shall consult with the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Secretary, and the
Commissioner.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8ABDDF71A09D4C398C784F998389491D"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Content</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each updated study required in subsection
(a) shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFA6B50F388C14FAC90EB3CD4EF401AF2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify port of entry infrastructure and
technology improvement projects that would enhance border security and
facilitate the flow of legitimate commerce if implemented;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID70479BC0E8BD47E8A79CDCD5C63CD603"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include the projects identified in the
National Land Border Security Plan required by section 734; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID965D35E7B0D04DCDBA6D0C6748AE955D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prioritize the projects described in
paragraphs (1) and (2) based on the ability of a project to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA2C4DF2518B54E728E2D95C9C03DDA99"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fulfill immediate security requirements;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2F58AE20DFB649B49C5B64FF0A28AAA3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitate trade across the borders of the
United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC1E4DBD3EB1D458BBBDA0EB7971410B1"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project Implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner shall implement the
infrastructure and technology improvement projects described in subsection (c)
in the order of priority assigned to each project under subsection
(c)(3).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFAC7B918B3FC41DE88641D1817F16152"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Divergence From Priorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner may diverge from the
priority order if the Commissioner determines that significantly changed
circumstances, such as immediate security needs or changes in infrastructure in
Mexico or Canada, compellingly alter the need for a project in the United
States.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA73A16A2E0064C6691D8D564A3C67FB5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>734.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Land Border Security Plan</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID28CAFE9F03AA4C04A241B0771B19F5AD"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, an annually thereafter, the Secretary, after
consultation with representatives of Federal, State, and local law enforcement
agencies and private entities that are involved in international trade across
the northern border or the southern border, shall submit a National Land Border
Security Plan to Congress.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB0B3549AA9CE4AD4830C259A129736FE"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vulnerability Assessment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID396102822FE94CC78393F9861D49F22E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan required in subsection (a) shall
include a vulnerability assessment of each port of entry located on the
northern border or the southern border.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1F5B994B9D37483899502E36C8AE7E0C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Port security coordinators</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may establish 1 or more port
security coordinators at each port of entry located on the northern border or
the southern border—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5C170CEF332947D89647F27CBDF95B97"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to assist in conducting a vulnerability
assessment at such port; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID70E3C369C66D470AAD5A8E11CA8594F7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide other assistance with the
preparation of the plan required in subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID38D180F251E241BE9C41F7F5E30B90E6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>735.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expansion of commerce security
programs</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC055CE1207A4413C8276FFE1158D2D74"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Customs-Trade Partnership Against
Terrorism</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4D1C32781F8F40BDA7B243F9148E64DC"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Commissioner, in consultation with the Secretary,
shall develop a plan to expand the size and scope, including personnel, of the
Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism programs along the northern border
and southern border, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD6CA4E7E34A24450B64F921B76A5C108"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Business Anti-Smuggling
Coalition;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID838759A469564320865C34B66E60EC11"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Carrier Initiative Program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33FC28FC4B214CFBB22CE9CE856C9716"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Americas Counter Smuggling
Initiative;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID51C26D1CF78846488EF8386F33B239F4"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Container Security Initiative;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBCAA9531CBDE4948BAEEB3D9CC281147"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Free and Secure Trade Initiative;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA45ACC606927477499E44649A2E9535F"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other Industry Partnership Programs
administered by the Commissioner.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID59EF84D833A64823AC618671E6631D6D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Southern border demonstration
program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall implement,
on a demonstration basis, at least 1 Customs-Trade Partnership Against
Terrorism program, which has been successfully implemented along the northern
border, along the southern border.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5603652F8C1940029CE2924F5F6F9AF2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maquiladora Demonstration
Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall establish
a demonstration program to develop a cooperative trade security system to
improve supply chain security.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26B2745B7A024D5FA43AA14B136F7CD4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>736.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Port of entry technology demonstration
program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFA8F8BFF318C42D489ECD337A1CE87EB"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out a technology
demonstration program to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE46B4AFD48B84DE89DCD1EEA9AE2CA0D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">test and evaluate new port of entry
technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID41D5F562031844E59E33C0B0734F102D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">refine port of entry technologies and
operational concepts; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB4D83A5365BB48ABA79402DD0D6D36E5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">train personnel under realistic
conditions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID55741979FAE744BAB29D02C6C7918BAD"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technology and Facilities</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID831BB31FA718402AA8ADC2C3D9ABEDF7"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technology testing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under the technology demonstration program,
the Secretary shall test technologies that enhance port of entry operations,
including operations related to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8377DF6B789E4F2FB7DFFD1F1BB22926"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inspections;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDE1D94D31E954FD4B13C227A5C4DE09E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">communications;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID016AFFE2F2E4425FBA2C621B01A767DC"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">port tracking;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDFBE476E8E0141CCB81F304D2ED9E8D6"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identification of persons and cargo;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID073932845A684BBD9CB9A580A3EBDC7F"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sensory devices;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID904BEFC6E1BF48F29339A044DBB8170D"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">personal detection;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDABEDB823CD1B48068F000597437B86F9"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">decision support; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAD5E7DBDD387416194439E135B146879"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the detection and identification of weapons
of mass destruction.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID01F58DC1E633402A8806E2817F90A686"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Development of facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At a demonstration site selected pursuant
to subsection (c)(2), the Secretary shall develop facilities to provide
appropriate training to law enforcement personnel who have responsibility for
border security, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID145CB49E5AC9443DAABD839CE12A7F98"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cross-training among agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID613D093FA9FE475BB5159603E1361362"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advanced law enforcement training;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID02AC710BFCF94BD683097A27320A1C6A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">equipment orientation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF6BBE66E4562453593774A812C2D8952"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Demonstration Sites</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC2DF9F27824A44E1B2A597267796DD58"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Number</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out the
demonstration program at not less than 3 sites and not more than 5
sites.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID852FC1318AF644AEB1AF2DC21AA6B5E4"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Selection criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To ensure that at least 1 of the facilities
selected as a port of entry demonstration site for the demonstration program
has the most up-to-date design, contains sufficient space to conduct the
demonstration program, has a traffic volume low enough to easily incorporate
new technologies without interrupting normal processing activity, and can
efficiently carry out demonstration and port of entry operations, at least 1
port of entry selected as a demonstration site shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76004A4F840A4D728FD8F76C7D5D5636"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have been established not more than 15
years before the date of the enactment of this Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDBAD6187F30D4AA78D9537753C638B76"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consist of not less than 65 acres, with the
possibility of expansion to not less than 25 adjacent acres; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1B22D51353A04524AF8EA4571AE70D9E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have serviced an average of not more than
50,000 vehicles per month during the 1-year period ending on the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB3CCD7B947C548A2A9D5FA98BB31090D"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relationship With Other
Agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
permit personnel from an appropriate Federal or State agency to utilize a
demonstration site described in subsection (c) to test technologies that
enhance port of entry operations, including technologies described in
subparagraphs (A) through (H) of subsection (b)(1).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC21D6E6D3F5447499A101E80FC43DAED"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDFB26D03D76243508469AFA5EBD10525"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to
Congress a report on the activities carried out at each demonstration site
under the technology demonstration program established under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1F19459630D449778B6DC53BC25B2A7B"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Content</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall include an assessment by the Secretary of the feasibility of
incorporating any demonstrated technology for use throughout the Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID32B11CF0C1344657882C09C96AEFAC12" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>737.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0D052BECA32F46E49A24B7C7A8DC7664"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to any funds otherwise
available, there are authorized to be appropriated—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1BACE1D1FF6148408C9F0BBE2EC9A407"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as may be necessary for the
fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to carry out the provisions of section
733(a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9AF02AD616D04CA1B2A51516427CA9FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to carry out section 733(d)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF9FC3E86ED0F417A98819E1B12F63B21"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
2008 through 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB38F7DFE48414A4EB374A1D6BDCD508A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as may be necessary in any
succeeding fiscal year;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID22D9FC416B1046318C675E39EB5AF52D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to carry out section 735(a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFA7075628ACD4793B823D293FFB1ACC9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, of which
$5,000,000 shall be made available to fund the demonstration project
established in section 736(a)(2); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD0E6CABB47184409AF46A964341C0312"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as may be necessary for the
fiscal years 2009 through 2012;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93983146D70E4A2FB4C65B2592E0FE82"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to carry out section 735(b)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID291EFEABF79B41C8BBB0478748093ECF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2D324C40C5C446F699DDF3206ACC1898"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as may be necessary for the
fiscal years 2009 through 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBBBD918CFB9945958FD43055E3955624"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to carry out section 736, provided that not
more than $10,000,000 may be expended for technology demonstration program
activities at any 1 port of entry demonstration site in any fiscal year—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAFA43D759FAD4E86878AC83F22149A47"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDECAD035DB9F474CB0A7FE1000FCF511"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as may be necessary for each of
the fiscal years 2009 through 2012.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBA8BD2A4800641ACA3DAD94434FAF337"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">International Agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts authorized to be appropriated under
this subtitle may be used for the implementation of projects described in the
Declaration on Embracing Technology and Cooperation to Promote the Secure and
Efficient Flow of People and Commerce across our Shared Border between the
United States and Mexico, agreed to March 22, 2002, Monterrey, Mexico (commonly
known as the Border Partnership Action Plan) or the Smart Border Declaration
between the United States and Canada, agreed to December 12, 2001, Ottawa,
Canada that are consistent with the provisions of this subtitle.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="IDD8C55A8B76C947DCB99151B94A21B69E" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>E</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Family Humanitarian Relief</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1BC6CCADAACC4FB6B2918BA28A30C4CB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>741.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>September 11th Family Humanitarian
Relief and Patriotism Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID712BA9997C2F4C69B08EF8FB8C68F0D5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>742.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustment of status for certain
nonimmigrant victims of terrorism</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFF720196554C4317A6220E977A92E48E"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustment of Status</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID917DB637A5F54B49BF0B8C103191E15D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The status of any alien described in
subsection (b) shall be adjusted by the Secretary to that of an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence, if the alien—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID038AE926165341718A45ADD0C156EEA5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">applies for such adjustment not later than
2 years after the date on which the Secretary promulgates final regulations to
implement this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFE728B9E465341DB807CE60CE3D2B297"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is otherwise admissible to the United
States for permanent residence, except in determining such admissibility the
grounds for inadmissibility specified in paragraphs (4), (5), (6)(A), (7)(A),
and (9)(B) of section 212(a) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration
and Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)) shall not apply.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBA75DA84940E4CB9861F27AAA2B6922F"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rules in applying certain
provisions</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID946D90F509264BF087DBD4AE3ABCCAEB"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an alien described in
subsection (b) who is applying for adjustment of status under this
section—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID41012A497E914012A6A1BAF44AC3C51B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the provisions of section 241(a)(5) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1231(a)(5)) shall not apply; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID235D9166EF8E4E739615C77A6726DA45"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary may grant the alien a waiver
on the grounds of inadmissibility under subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section
212(a)(9) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47A01C29C7214B6389D3FC216EEB2B28"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In granting waivers under subparagraph
(A)(ii), the Secretary shall use standards used in granting consent under
subparagraphs (A)(iii) and (C)(ii) of such section 212(a)(9).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB1CD0D495F1741C8933B2D37AF26C8B8"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relationship of application to certain
orders</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC025B887DF054D3E82862A7CC1B366ED"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application permitted</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien present in the United States who
has been ordered excluded, deported, removed, or ordered to depart voluntarily
from the United States under any provision of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1101
et seq.) may, notwithstanding such order, apply for adjustment of status under
paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0B42861C1BE04060A91F717CC38AED36"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motion not required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien described in subparagraph (A) may
not be required, as a condition of submitting or granting such application, to
file a separate motion to reopen, reconsider, or vacate such order.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC1FF9C8C4E554E72B2E02A4080CFE411"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect of decision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary grants a request under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall cancel the order. If the Secretary
renders a final administrative decision to deny the request, the order shall be
effective and enforceable to the same extent as if the application had not been
made.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA122916FBD1344B98014AB45C82543A5"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens Eligible for Adjustment of
Status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The benefits provided
by subsection (a) shall apply to any alien who—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4DADFC66D4134876A31C6BE609D2E532"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was lawfully present in the United States
as a nonimmigrant alien described in section 101(a)(15) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) on September 10, 2001;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID659F2BE772BF4A1FA4B44D67943835E3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was, on such date, the spouse, child,
dependent son, or dependent daughter of an alien who—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEAC710BC4BB4441D8C64839858F0E0F3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was lawfully present in the United States
as a nonimmigrant alien described in section 101(a)(15) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) on such date; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9C887487CC404110823594E361E0C755"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">died as a direct result of a specified
terrorist activity; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID14551D63707B41EB9A1D312206E1A592"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was deemed to be a beneficiary of, and by,
the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 (49 U.S.C. 40101
note).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID07A3BDD4AF384C1CA11637FE0B49EFFE"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Stay of Removal; Work
Authorization</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3938FDCF72A84C549F38F459AA1D7B29"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish, by
regulation, a process by which an alien subject to a final order of removal may
seek a stay of such order based on the filing of an application under
subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6A4200E6F85E4D1E88FA37789312CEFF"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">During certain proceedings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any provision of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), the Secretary shall not order any alien to be removed
from the United States, if the alien is in removal proceedings under any
provision of such Act and has applied for adjustment of status under subsection
(a), except where the Secretary has rendered a final administrative
determination to deny the application.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE44C030AC8724DB9B0A128D602DF4841"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Work authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall authorize an alien who
has applied for adjustment of status under subsection (a) to engage in
employment in the United States during the pendency of such application.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID038C80F4F5014DEFA707F10D6CF5C36B"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability of Administrative
Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
provide to applicants for adjustment of status under subsection (a) the same
right to, and procedures for, administrative review as are provided to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2FF09A95A0D2430CB7E8C99D7E962FA7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">applicants for adjustment of status under
section 245 of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1255); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF124788228A34085AC81DC006AA72E04"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">aliens subject to removal proceedings under
section 240 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06CE090FC5624C18B0BB7DBDD9651BCB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>743.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cancellation of removal for certain
immigrant victims of terrorism</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID69181FEE536F4EBE95D171B29D9274BA"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the provisions of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), other than subsections (b)(1), (d)(1), and (e) of section
240A of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b), the Secretary shall, under such section
240A, cancel the removal of, and adjust to the status of an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence, an alien described in subsection (b), if the
alien applies for such relief.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1180066D3A0541D49ABE5FBFE6881A75"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens Eligible for Cancellation of
Removal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The benefits provided
by subsection (a) shall apply to any alien who—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID56DE4300533948D4B23F398BCD26D15D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was, on September 10, 2001, the spouse,
child, dependent son, or dependent daughter of an alien who died as a direct
result of a specified terrorist activity; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCD8004457FD446459197C91CFCFFE778"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was deemed to be a beneficiary of, and by,
the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 (49 U.S.C. 40101
note).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCAF59C7800754EDBA2D516807F9715D8"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Stay of Removal; Work
Authorization</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD8C833E312A64B4EB6D6F23E9A7408A1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide by regulation
for an alien subject to a final order of removal to seek a stay of such order
based on the filing of an application under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE0569BAB8D194B428A6CEA6074132DBB"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Work authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall authorize an alien who
has applied for cancellation of removal under subsection (a) to engage in
employment in the United States during the pendency of such application.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8A8657E273734A18A75A6C7AB1FFEC24"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motions To Reopen Removal
Proceedings</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6BFEB22C9A3548A3A11C3D97467436A8"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any limitation imposed by
law on motions to reopen removal proceedings (except limitations premised on an
alien’s conviction of an aggravated felony (as defined in section 101(a)(43) of
the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(43))), any alien who has become eligible for cancellation of
removal as a result of the enactment of this section may file 1 motion to
reopen removal proceedings to apply for such relief.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5A3CEDCDB18E43E08964B0F0224C70BD"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Filing period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall designate a specific
time period in which all such motions to reopen are required to be filed. The
period shall begin not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this
Act and shall extend for a period not to exceed 240 days.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8BEBD8789A3A41E3A7DEA8744903BD46" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>744.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exceptions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this
subtitle, an alien may not be provided relief under this subtitle if the alien
is—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8BE9692137824E168EDE4385EE29AFDA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inadmissible under paragraph (2) or (3) of
section 212(a) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)), or deportable under paragraph (2) or (4) of
section 237(a) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)), including any individual
culpable for a specified terrorist activity; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID57F3194AFCF9406AB1F16CF7F984AA1D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a family member of an alien described in
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2E5327B17911499898887597C76DF7B0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>745.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evidence of death</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For purposes of this subtitle, the Secretary
shall use the standards established under section 426 of the Uniting and
Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and
Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001 (115 Stat. 362) in determining
whether death occurred as a direct result of a specified terrorist
activity.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF1B70640DDA2460DB2EC6C3286EA6924" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>746.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF490225F365F469291BD094D493FDBB3"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application of
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name>
Provisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as
otherwise specifically provided in this subtitle, the definitions used in the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), other than the definitions applicable exclusively to
title III of such Act, shall apply in the administration of this
subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAFDEE4CA51F64C8894BCD02848984FA0"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Specified Terrorist Activity
Defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subtitle, the
term <term>specified terrorist activity</term> means any terrorist activity
conducted against the Government or the people of the United States on
September 11, 2001.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="ID88C474F545B141D8BFCC7967DA979E36" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>F</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other Matters</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD6E73E5AFBA341C3AA4BAA0B62E6D9F7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>751.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Noncitizen membership in the Armed
Forces</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 329 (8 U.S.C.
1440) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF4BF52DB8AAA41D4AB7FC07E007CBA1B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), by striking
<quote>subsection (a)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (a) and
(d)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE9ACC401FFEE4F859914205EA5B9D27E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9D33A8F22DAD432487D2883AB6DB6ACE" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID79FD1540B9D644149095F8410502DAAA"><enum>(d)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
except for provisions relating to revocation of citizenship under subsection
(c), individuals who are not United States citizens shall not be denied the
opportunity to apply for membership in the United States Armed Forces. Such
individuals who become active duty members of the United States Armed Forces
shall, consistent with this section and with the approval of their chain of
command, be granted United States citizenship after performing at least 2 years
of honorable and satisfactory service on active duty. Not later than 90 days
after such requirements are met with respect to an individual, such individual
shall be granted United States citizenship.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBAA343E4401A40E99DAA83E10CC4727B"><enum>(e)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien described in subsection (d) shall
be naturalized without regard to the requirements of this title III and any
other requirements, processes, or procedures prescribed by the Secretary of
Homeland Security, if the alien—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE1BAD2D7E9BA4497AEB564CE15852BA5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">filed an application for naturalization in
accordance with such procedures to carry out this section as may be established
by regulation by the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary of
Defense;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID113F90E7299943BB92359FC3C412A2F5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrates to the alien’s military chain
of command, proficiency in the English language, good moral character, and
knowledge of the Federal Government and United States history, consistent with
the requirements contained in this<act-name parsable-cite="INA">
Act</act-name>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4D4C4BC0E6A647868B5160268CD579A4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">takes the oath required under section 337
and participates in an oath administration ceremony in accordance with this
Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC037BAF2FB8A4A858B174222F9EA4365" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>752.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Surveillance technologies programs</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB4964696BEC342BC8C9C929351954031"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aerial Surveillance Program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID65F36922611B4051AF81502E5E31F4E8"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conjunction with the border surveillance
plan developed under section 5201 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 8 U.S.C. 1701 note), the Secretary,
not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, shall develop
and implement a program to fully integrate and utilize aerial surveillance
technologies, including unmanned aerial vehicles, to enhance the security of
the international border between the United States and Canada and the
international border between the United States and Mexico. The goal of the
program shall be to ensure continuous monitoring of each mile of each such
border.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID62A8C30C326243BF9C44F2DBA275B85A"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assessment and consultation
requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing
the program under this subsection, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB7B9DB65856D4EC19D63A580FD903195"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider current and proposed aerial
surveillance technologies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3E3303C0626B49C798B26663A3D14040"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess the feasibility and advisability of
utilizing such technologies to address border threats, including an assessment
of the technologies considered best suited to address respective
threats;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAB802BAB014C4A3F9DC2759AE221EE84"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consult with the Secretary of Defense
regarding any technologies or equipment, which the Secretary may deploy along
an international border of the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID694F24E5AB7E4AEFB8F6D3BD4ECCEBCF"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consult with the Administrator of the
Federal Aviation Administration regarding safety, airspace coordination and
regulation, and any other issues necessary for implementation of the
program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID28ED05180CF84764849A2504C0BED3CD"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional requirements</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB2F39DB9166F4890995448D185FED748"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program developed under this subsection
shall include the use of a variety of aerial surveillance technologies in a
variety of topographies and areas, including populated and unpopulated areas
located on or near an international border of the United States, in order to
evaluate, for a range of circumstances—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID198D461A614A47629ABD91985F593D83"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the significance of previous experiences
with such technologies in border security or critical infrastructure
protection;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9BAEEDA631C44A84AE8F65FB823CE9ED"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cost and effectiveness of various
technologies for border security, including varying levels of technical
complexity; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE1833376C511406A82A8AEF1C11E6929"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">liability, safety, and privacy concerns
relating to the utilization of such technologies for border security.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1E42F933E3FD48C2A0BD79C9E446BC73"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continued use of aerial surveillance
technologies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
may continue the operation of aerial surveillance technologies while assessing
the effectiveness of the utilization of such technologies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3339165C9F114AA9B2726A903C1085CE"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after implementing
the program under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit a report to
Congress regarding the program developed under this subsection. The Secretary
shall include in the report a description of the program together with such
recommendations as the Secretary finds appropriate for enhancing the
program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID66BB3E1E68E04B29AECF04C1904F7257"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID312D4EEEA283437B91A49CD9B828AD79"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Integrated and Automated Surveillance
Program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7A268E1970334963BCED59548030A07D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement for program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Secretary shall establish a program to procure additional
unmanned aerial vehicles, cameras, poles, sensors, satellites, radar coverage,
and other technologies necessary to achieve operational control of the
international borders of the United States and to establish a security
perimeter known as a <quote>virtual fence</quote> along such international
borders to provide a barrier to illegal immigration. Such program shall be
known as the Integrated and Automated Surveillance Program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC69DB2BC6081427B939701B809152639"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program components</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum
extent feasible, the Integrated and Automated Surveillance Program is carried
out in a manner that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFAC6D7F1BC5A4002A0B7E562A1A92E0E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the technologies utilized in the Program
are integrated and function cohesively in an automated fashion, including the
integration of motion sensor alerts and cameras, whereby a sensor alert
automatically activates a corresponding camera to pan and tilt in the direction
of the triggered sensor;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5358B18C073C4F2AA2B3C318A6DD581B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cameras utilized in the Program do not have
to be manually operated;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76347F66C710469692BF0720B30C4526"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such camera views and positions are not
fixed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0A33FBDAB3294F69B953514478DBD403"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">surveillance video taken by such cameras
can be viewed at multiple designated communications centers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9A85C79AA391487BBBA22D994975ECC7"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a standard process is used to collect,
catalog, and report intrusion and response data collected under the
Program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54D1393B64864B8D90EC613415D226CE"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">future remote surveillance technology
investments and upgrades for the Program can be integrated with existing
systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4848938F5773483D9C3BEB5A5D0EC85D"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">performance measures are developed and
applied that can evaluate whether the Program is providing desired results and
increasing response effectiveness in monitoring and detecting illegal
intrusions along the international borders of the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID62497564B6C542699BB7E1FFFE64E9F0"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">plans are developed under the Program to
streamline site selection, site validation, and environmental assessment
processes to minimize delays of installing surveillance technology
infrastructure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID35E1B2E21912463F882434F6B718A044"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">standards are developed under the Program
to expand the shared use of existing private and governmental structures to
install remote surveillance technology infrastructure where possible;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID454810EEB1DE4914918BD6B085D38B25"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">standards are developed under the Program
to identify and deploy the use of nonpermanent or mobile surveillance platforms
that will increase the Secretary’s mobility and ability to identify illegal
border intrusions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID43A4F9F055124262A44B2FBC8143396D"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the initial
implementation of the Integrated and Automated Surveillance Program, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report regarding the Program. The
Secretary shall include in the report a description of the Program together
with any recommendation that the Secretary finds appropriate for enhancing the
program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2B0BC5E96C3640DD917C04C0C7C97674"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evaluation of contractors</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID371A034F56604C9CA342D2EE325A4FEB"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement for standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop appropriate
standards to evaluate the performance of any contractor providing goods or
services to carry out the Integrated and Automated Surveillance Program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID49D8F389884043C3BFC628302D78DC3B"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review by the inspector
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Inspector General
of the Department shall timely review each new contract related to the Program
that has a value of more than $5,000,000, to determine whether such contract
fully complies with applicable cost requirements, performance objectives,
program milestones, and schedules. The Inspector General shall report the
findings of such review to the Secretary in a timely manner. Not later than 30
days after the date the Secretary receives a report of findings from the
Inspector General, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland
Security of the House of Representatives a report of such findings and a
description of any the steps that the Secretary has taken or plans to take in
response to such findings.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID234785B2FBB64786B05BF820427D8425"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2A08D4284FD74FF6A198377F4B87B903" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>753.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Comprehensive immigration efficiency
review</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06AA759877644DC6871846DCD13C2399"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, shall conduct a comprehensive review of the immigration
procedures in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID84DCE0087E4F4371A0AD17184D3C6D13"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report, in
classified form, if necessary, that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8BD57F6686CE436A826665D8F7AEA1EF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies inefficient immigration
procedures; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFAFA93612DB7450184D88EFBB1DA6295"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">outlines a plan to improve the efficiency
and responsiveness of the immigration process.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF106526B48914466B81824A82550D059" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>754.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Northern Border Prosecution
Initiative</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID103D5CC6093D46E4B736C1756933EA32"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initiative Required</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAF421625ECF342049E65056E765DA04D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From amounts made available to carry out
this section, the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Bureau
of Justice Assistance of the Office of Justice Programs, shall establish and
carry out a program, to be known as the Northern Border Prosecution Initiative,
to provide funds to reimburse eligible northern border entities for costs
incurred by those entities for handling case dispositions of criminal cases
that are federally initiated but federally declined-referred.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7FA3DCBE631240C088687E9A6EA0C084"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relation with southwestern border
prosecution initiative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
program established in paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID064436A85FC7423EB80AC56E28C49FBC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be modeled after the Southwestern Border
Prosecution Initiative; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5C5B3BEDF0754F7FAA10E55B6A2ACF0F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">serve as a partner program to that
initiative to reimburse local jurisdictions for processing Federal
cases.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5FF46435CB3F4DC098FB134C78FA0B6B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provision and Allocation of
Funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds provided under
the program established in subsection (a) shall be—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6C8FF5E961DA476E9CB5D648272E4B52"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provided in the form of direct
reimbursements; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID60C2EA4D47804BBD8BD623F77C0A78EF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allocated in a manner consistent with the
manner under which funds are allocated under the Southwestern Border
Prosecution Initiative.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFB20098E39C34E67A8CEB6D975DB6E11"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of Funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds provided to an eligible northern
border entity under this section may be used by the entity for any lawful
purpose, including:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2779E2D2E51E47EF8401F03C7552EB3F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prosecution and related costs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9871E2B57387432E8580741B88D7FBA2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Court costs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8839D1BFA08B4FD4B21F4C8C5459B158"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Costs of courtroom technology;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCB1F49E28CDE4ED28D79BC449DE72FCB"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Costs of constructing holding
spaces;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5A49545FF7954E76B6CA97667B6559A1"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Costs of administrative staff;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID009AEF1D12384534B76E644B5D449843"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Costs of defense counsel for indigent
defendants; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID24A6AC08E42D427394906EC79A4B0697"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detention costs, including pre-trial and
post-trial detention.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID51BD727D6729421B9AAD9FA10BA141BD"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCC53DD343AB844A68945664D1C7041CD"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Case disposition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>case
disposition</term>—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF5E9F231CE8F4353953844EB11EAA611"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for purposes of the Northern Border
Prosecution Initiative, refers to the time between the arrest of a suspect and
the resolution of the criminal charges through a county or State judicial or
prosecutorial process; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0FD1C2E8FA1447C19D374BD5C273ACE8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not include incarceration time for
sentenced offenders, or time spent by prosecutors on judicial appeals.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20C15ABFBC76451F96077177BF57E6F1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible northern border
entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>eligible northern border entity</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEC66ADA3D49B4DB98255FB25DB6B3875"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the States of Alaska, Idaho, Maine,
Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4569DCD264F8455D8338742828E408B6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any unit of local government within a State
referred to in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD04B56A0CEAA4EE88AFA4AA1CCFD06BA"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federally declined-referred</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>federally
declined-referred</term>—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2123CD780E5A40CBAF1DC38A5A21EE5C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">means, with respect to a criminal case,
that a decision has been made in that case by a United States Attorney or a
Federal law enforcement agency during a Federal investigation to no longer
pursue Federal criminal charges against a defendant and to refer such
investigation to a State or local jurisdiction for possible prosecution;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE6BAC8EDA65945698A675689D35FFF52"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes a decision made on an
individualized case-by-case basis as well as a decision made pursuant to a
general policy or practice or pursuant to prosecutorial discretion.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE68AAE03DB734A58A81186B19DCFF640"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federally initiated</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>federally initiated</term>
means, with respect to a criminal case, that the case results from a criminal
investigation or an arrest involving Federal law enforcement authorities for a
potential violation of Federal criminal law, including investigations resulting
from multi-jurisdictional task forces.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB4AF8175A1B7467287B0100359A9EADB"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $28,000,000 for fiscal
year 2008 and such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year
thereafter.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB7FACF430EB041ED9742BCDEC0EBA7A6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>755.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Southwest Border Prosecution
Initiative</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEE0F2603685B40E891BF1301ED61849F"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reimbursement to State and Local
Prosecutors for Prosecuting Federally Initiated Drug Cases</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall, subject to the
availability of appropriations, reimburse Southern Border State and county
prosecutors for prosecuting federally initiated and referred drug cases.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0207611034BA4367A6A5EE65DCA45928"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008
through 2012 to carry out subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7DC86621FC42457ABF303B3809CD8C32" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>756.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant program to assist eligible
applicants</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95472B85BAFA481E97BE3897EA93DADD"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short Title</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Initial Entry, Adjustment, and
Citizenship Assistance Grant Act of 2007</short-title></quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID74C2A6EE78D440E394AE406A2879C52B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of this section is to establish
a grant program within the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services that
provides funding to community-based organizations, including community-based
legal service organizations, as appropriate, to develop and implement programs
to assist eligible applicants for the conditional nonimmigrant worker program
established under this Act by providing them with the services described in
subsection (d)(2).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA9D7F6F983974875815422BB5059B6DC"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID55796DA7655B42F3B1C158FE8C2341DE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Community-based organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>community-based
organization</term> means a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization, including a
faith-based organization, whose staff has experience and expertise in meeting
the legal, social, educational, cultural educational, or cultural needs of
immigrants, refugees, persons granted asylum, or persons applying for such
statuses.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4683568AB82246AC832144543180A911"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">IEACA grant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>IEACA grant</term> means an
Initial Entry, Adjustment, and Citizenship Assistance Grant authorized under
subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEBDABD87BCF4406DA922AA311DFE2FE5"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of Initial Entry, Adjustment,
and Citizenship Assistance Grant Program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC03F80432E0B479CAF261FFD64D0132C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, working through the Director
of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, may award IEACA grants
to community-based organizations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2FE2922981C540329DC8171017C229FB"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants awarded under this section may be
used for the design and implementation of programs to provide the following
services:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5F28475C3DDD4850ADCC95FE7654A30F"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initial application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance and instruction, including legal
assistance, to aliens making initial application for treatment under the
program established by section 218D of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name>, as added by
section 601. Such assistance may include assisting applicants in—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID730EAB33EE034DDD9DAC914F99396837"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">screening to assess prospective applicants’
potential eligibility or lack of eligibility;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID716A02E3D3C14EDCB15EDDB529A832DF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">filling out applications;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID10B193C2ACF845B5893B0C7AE393779A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">gathering proof of identification,
employment, residence, and tax payment;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID14F78EE82F9146FD8C54B7A156A98679"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">gathering proof of relationships of
eligible family members;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE2480478E11C4688BCEECA29397EBF7F"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">applying for any waivers for which
applicants and qualifying family members may be eligible; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5EC12F0C692E470CA5129B6D7B760971"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other assistance that the Secretary or
grantee considers useful to aliens who are interested in filing applications
for treatment under such section 218D.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9B512D4747874D3C83EE3C2C8136A18F"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustment of status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance and instruction, including legal
assistance, to aliens seeking to adjust their status in accordance with section
245 or 245B of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90C8460E0A0C4FA3ADDEABCD2A03AA10"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Citizenship</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance and instruction to applicants
on—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID43848A1938064695873F2DBB49EEE4B9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the rights and responsibilities of United
States Citizenship;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC100ECEFC7664BB8B685524981010021"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">English as a second language;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5185789E04F94FC4ABA94AB18803E497"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">civics; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4F5B5B4FD3B949B7BF30428F3F10B313"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">applying for United States
citizenship.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54717E6510CB424B8A086E7D200C6CEF"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duration and renewal</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFED976B217F045888F620BAE7A35BC21"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each grant awarded under this section shall
be awarded for a period of not more than 3 years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID00FC66388F3D4EEFA6D17E07755EABF6"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Renewal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may renew any grant awarded
under this section in 1-year increments.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0B4294E0C5F24699A5F2F4AAF983A200"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application for grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each entity desiring an IEACA grant under
this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such
manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may
require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF4E468644D8E4023B5AAB65FAB84EAA1"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible organizations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A community-based organization applying for
a grant under this section to provide services described in subparagraph (A),
(B), or (C)(iv) of paragraph (2) may not receive such a grant unless the
organization is—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAFB83C427C3249BF9F2D30A66E5E7C15"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recognized by the Board of Immigration
Appeals under section 292.2 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA973BC6FBC364B88A06D2A7863C76E61"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">otherwise directed by an attorney.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8FC91AA06C57400EA211D0E1A01AAD98"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Selection of grantees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants awarded under this section shall be
awarded on a competitive basis.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC8BCA117022F451CB78DA1FAC472E98F"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Geographic distribution of
grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
approve applications under this section in a manner that ensures, to greatest
extent practicable, that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8A3E671245B745DFAAD8F9D79FC5DB61"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less than 50 percent of the funding for
grants under this section are awarded to programs located in the 10 States with
the highest percentage of foreign-born residents; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC7FC2E50C0AB4AA18AD6523F226C5EA8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less than 20 percent of the funding for
grants under this section are awarded to programs located in States that are
not described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4A077DCED7504024A3516E39AD08453B"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ethnic diversity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that
community-based organizations receiving grants under this section provide
services to an ethnically diverse population, to the greatest extent
possible.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D6DBC3852D848D7B7BE4F41A020BA0E"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Liaison Between USCIS and
Grantees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
establish a liaison between United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
and the community of providers of services under this section to assure quality
control, efficiency, and greater client willingness to come forward.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1A3FD00B51954B38869083E853A4B124"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and each subsequent July 1, the Secretary shall
submit a report to Congress that includes information regarding—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE69AB4EE198B49E0AAAA20A33E89123C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the status of the implementation of this
section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA74218B2D40448739819A51CA97EE331"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the grants issued pursuant to this section;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCEA355E7C0494D5CABF0F0BA339341ED"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the results of those grants.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2A405141B05642098A3179DB1EEC88E1"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Source of Grant Funds</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE38EFB629F0343A8A94A1D8490E8333F"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may use funds made available
under sections 218A(l)(2) and 218D(f)(4)(B) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name>, as
added by this Act, to carry out this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCA4864B8BDAA46339004F9F24BEDEC1C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID44E66F0D3E2040AE832348A53E7D64ED"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the amounts made available
under paragraph (1), there are authorized to be appropriated such additional
sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to
carry out this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7CFE58C8DD884C84858E137F7E1F90CD"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any amounts appropriated pursuant to
subparagraph (A) shall remain available until expended.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID472BAC5C37934F37B435245F99A21214"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distribution of Fees and Fines</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1EDB4167876F44878C497FD5327B476E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">H–2C
visa fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
section 218A(l) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
Nationality Act</act-name>, as added by section 403, 2 percent of the fees
collected under section 218A of such Act shall be made available for grants
under the Initial Entry, Adjustment, and Citizenship Assistance Grant Program
established under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA07170D5FDF349538D7838D097BA513C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conditional nonimmigrant visa fees and
fines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section
218D(f)(4) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name>, as added by section 601, 2 percent of the fees and fines
collected under section 218D of such Act shall be made available for grants
under the Initial Entry, Adjustment, and Citizenship Assistance Grant Program
established under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF92A82B1A2CB4689A12B9BF818DD154A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>757.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Screening of municipal solid waste</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE17C6CE0DC1840BF9A932D2C11CB6D69"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF04BF7A0710A48C2AFF65F5117107073"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">CBP</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>CBP</term> means United
States Customs and Border Protection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDF51D9D54D20426B93CDDE0AF1EE4FF1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial motor vehicle</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>commercial motor
vehicle</term> has the meaning given the term in section 31101 of title 49,
United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID12AC6B0952C5485F946DAF75B73E6EC8"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commissioner</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Commissioner</term> means
the Commissioner of the CBP.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDC6012C4179F4951AE6BC5D5F48B56F4"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Municipal solid waste</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>municipal solid waste</term>
includes sludge (as defined in section 1004 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SWDA">Solid Waste Disposal Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C.
6903)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF49C5F98450C4193B645B4E7E38D7499"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall submit to Congress a report
that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5F994F084ADD47709748518C4FC4C835"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">indicates whether the methodologies and
technologies used by the CBP to screen for and detect the presence of chemical,
nuclear, biological, and radiological weapons in municipal solid waste are as
effective as the methodologies and technologies used by the CBP to screen for
those materials in other items of commerce entering the United States through
commercial motor vehicle transport; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7D44E519ECBF4E99A2A5564B5151848B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the report indicates that the
methodologies and technologies used to screen municipal solid waste are less
effective than those used to screen other items of commerce, identifies the
actions that the CBP will take to achieve the same level of effectiveness in
the screening of municipal solid waste, including actions necessary to meet the
need for additional screening technologies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEE5E704B6FCB4FB193EAAF6E058F6409"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Impact on Commercial Motor
Vehicles</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Commissioner
fails to fully implement an action identified under subsection (b)(2) before
the earlier of the date that is 180 days after the date on which the report
under subsection (b) is required to be submitted or the date that is 180 days
after the date on which the report is submitted, the Secretary shall deny entry
into the United States of any commercial motor vehicle carrying municipal solid
waste until the Secretary certifies to Congress that the methodologies and
technologies used by the CBP to screen for and detect the presence of chemical,
nuclear, biological, and radiological weapons in municipal solid waste are as
effective as the methodologies and technologies used by the CBP to screen for
those materials in other items of commerce entering into the United States
through commercial motor vehicle transport.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID14216F9532394F45AF36B0E8F28632C4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>758.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Access to immigration services in areas
that are not accessible by road</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary shall permit an employee of Customs and Border Protection or
Immigration and Customs Enforcement who carries out the functions of Customs
and Border Protection or Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a geographic
area that is not accessible by road to carry out any function that was
performed by an employee of the Immigration and Naturalization Service in such
area prior to the date of the enactment of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 101 et seq.).</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5FE572C8741E44F9830B2B0DCB240052" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>759.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Border security on certain Federal
land</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4F210728A7024FBC8992A3687AEC238F"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID239E40A57BE0486CA48842CB19834F7B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protected
land</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>protected
land</term> means land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary
concerned.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5860986F3A8C4DF08F08F11856C1932C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary concerned</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary concerned</term>
means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0CDFAC8D97AE4EE58055B063BBFE2CD2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to land under the jurisdiction
of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Agriculture; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF906D3BFA5D9463399B2CBCCEDFE9504"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to land under the jurisdiction
of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF2DD70E567DB4D3D8E318CF62D9CC813"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Support for Border Security Needs</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8EAFA0917F784CBCAE84DE264255EC94"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To gain operational control over the
international land borders of the United States and to prevent the entry of
terrorists, unlawful aliens, narcotics, and other contraband into the United
States, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary concerned, shall
provide—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDE8D8331121F465DBCB52E1E6688D0E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increased Customs and Border Protection
personnel to secure protected land along the international land borders of the
United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE17B5D107211434CB1825F7DB0BDF36B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal land resource training for Customs
and Border Protection agents dedicated to protected land; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD3247056201E402A8445DB5351EC31F8"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, aerial assets,
Remote Video Surveillance camera systems, and sensors on protected land that is
directly adjacent to the international land border of the United States, with
priority given to units of the National Park System.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB36BF05DF5D847ECA7D207D6A950ED22"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In providing training for Customs and
Border Protection agents under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall coordinate
with the Secretary concerned to ensure that the training is appropriate to the
mission of the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, the Forest Service, or the relevant agency of the Department of the
Interior or the Department of Agriculture to minimize the adverse impact on
natural and cultural resources from border protection activities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0CA3A978F600451BA36C1EA433275DE8"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inventory of Costs and
Activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
concerned shall develop and submit to the Secretary an inventory of costs
incurred by the Secretary concerned relating to illegal border activity,
including the cost of equipment, training, recurring maintenance, construction
of facilities, restoration of natural and cultural resources, recapitalization
of facilities, and operations.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76FAE131EAE342839B270B8EF58E9401"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6655966A811343329B8250A812EC23CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop joint recommendations with the
National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the
Forest Service for an appropriate cost recovery mechanism relating to items
identified in subsection (c); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3808706B84CE43D285413F593954F1FD"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than March 31, 2008, submit to
the appropriate congressional committees (as defined in section 2 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101)), including the Subcommittee on
National Parks of the Senate and the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation
and Public Lands of the House of Representatives, the recommendations developed
under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID71E6537FCAD34D96939A2870D70A15D6"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Border Protection Strategy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, the Secretary of the
Interior, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall jointly develop a border
protection strategy that supports the border security needs of the United
States in the manner that best protects—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8FD7B59B7E9C4B349104C15B728BC0F1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">units of the National Park System;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFAC9AA4149BD46EC891877617B1F6279"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Forest System land;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID85F265BEB89D401BB4451021F2FFEF12"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">land under the jurisdiction of the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDE1C211CB5114F209D7B89DA32393972"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other relevant land under the jurisdiction
of the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB8C8913F9EC34AB29837A61710FB0072" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>760.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unmanned aerial vehicles</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0525B81DC16747DE938AA24D4F3DAA78"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Associated
Infrastructure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall acquire and maintain MQ–9 unmanned aerial vehicles for use on the border,
including related equipment such as—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDE625B03F70940088BCBFCBE1C872CDA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">additional sensors;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAF0435C9D66A49E0AB175ECBA3F342A9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">critical spares;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID83EAF50747824CEA8B095FEC7709FBA4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">satellite command and control; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFC03BB9DA94A4CA684FFBE1BA334E54D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other necessary equipment for operational
support.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7FBA7AC2FB18484C86060923DC761ECA"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA52449EE27D04B0CA373AF66A0750224"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary to carry out subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB1D234EA5B924925A5A3AB4E9DDD6C1F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$178,400,000 for fiscal year 2008;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB9012CE1EC054037B37EE29380B3BB3D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$276,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF36BCA9F20F6458DBDDEEE25A6BD8AD3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph
(1) shall remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6C129FC05A0D42559E2DFDAE1964B24E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>761.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relief for widows and orphans</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7C7BC057D1C14C259DBBA57A11A920F1"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF2C9BBAAE18246A1865A6AC5F2CC7986"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In applying clause (iii) of section
201(b)(2)(A) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name>, as added by section 504(a), to an alien whose citizen relative
died before the date of the enactment of this Act, the alien relative may
(notwithstanding the deadlines specified in such clause) file the
classification petition under section 204(a)(1)(A)(ii) of such Act not later
than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCB9E94A90D0C4441A49D0B66B5201860"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility for parole</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an alien was excluded, deported, removed
or departed voluntarily before the date of the enactment of this Act based
solely upon the alien’s lack of classification as an immediate relative (as
defined by 201(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration
and Nationality Act</act-name>) due to the citizen’s death—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6727A10BBE4E450A8795901495042C28"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such alien shall be eligible for parole
into the United States pursuant to the Attorney General’s discretionary
authority under section 212(d)(5) of such Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2F97439368574CBAAF2C25CC2AEE2EEE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such alien’s application for adjustment of
status shall be considered notwithstanding section 212(a)(9) of such
Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDA81A7906C2F4F2B849CC225D669CB27"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustment of Status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 245 (8 U.S.C. 1255), as amended by
section 408(h) of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID88834CE48A304DB1B439D9A2AF7ED041" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBAE8F0E86EA0404BAE683B9628B30F73"><enum>(o)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application for Adjustment of Status by
Surviving Spouses, Parents, and Children</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID31BCEA4680114B39AA5875CDB44761FB"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any alien described in paragraph (2) who
applies for adjustment of status before the death of the qualifying relative,
may have such application adjudicated as if such death had not occurred.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9B75208FA82E432CAC71A970767DCC3F"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Alien described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien is described in this paragraph is
an alien who—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID752D99801D5941D086719157A6B34084"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is an immediate relative (as described in
section 201(b)(2)(A));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID990F01B17C664619BFD7C7EA4A51A473"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a family-sponsored immigrant (as
described in subsection (a) or (d) of section 203);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5C3D93EA3239491EA2A8DF889B52EE2E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a derivative beneficiary of an
employment-based immigrant under section 203(b) (as described in section
203(d)); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD7DF24BDF8954C538FB52BD7FB2A6E2C"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a derivative beneficiary of a diversity
immigrant (as described in section
203(c)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D28668A267C4C22A8EC80FC8C9D55D1"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transition Period</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID98BF9B4572E74BBD842282B76C7AC88C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding a denial of an application
for adjustment of status for an alien whose qualifying relative died before the
date of the enactment of this Act, such application may be renewed by the alien
through a motion to reopen, without fee, if such motion is filed not later than
2 years after such date of enactment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4D3526C2981B4760BC5C19CED91A2962"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility for parole</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an alien was excluded, deported, removed
or departed voluntarily before the date of the enactment of this Act—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC2865CED8DD84FB4A5526F2E4BE45FAA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such alien shall be eligible for parole
into the United States pursuant to the Attorney General’s discretionary
authority under section 212(d)(5) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE62882F689DB48C0A036A159023831D9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such alien’s application for adjustment of
status shall be considered notwithstanding section 212(a)(9) of such
Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA4C57EBC131A4602881C60AED0284854"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Processing of Immigrant Visas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 204(b) (8 U.S.C. 1154), as amended
by section 204(b) of this Act, is further amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7DD86C442F334D87933336FD4F1757A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>After an
investigation</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCDAFFEAD2FD443C48E07E7A7D3269F56" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0EC12BA7974A480087E7EB156D2294E3"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After an
investigation</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0BBCCA8822FB4FF68C42CA88485D9EA1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF2D59C0E731D4AD9905E6DF8B825B9BD" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF28FFD538257450C9EEBF6640542C81B"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Death of qualifying relative</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4C87D89E1FAF4219AB69DDD747119F64"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any alien described in paragraph (2) whose
qualifying relative died before the completion of immigrant visa processing may
have an immigrant visa application adjudicated as if such death had not
occurred. An immigrant visa issued before the death of the qualifying relative
shall remain valid after such death.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID53272DC9137946FF922EB79CA0116827"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Alien described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien is described in this paragraph is
an alien who—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9C933A9D531847E6A5506C167E5BD84A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is an immediate relative (as described in
section 201(b)(2)(A));</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9923DE814CE7408983976378177009C5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a family-sponsored immigrant (as
described in subsection (a) or (d) of section 203);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC9640507DB61461990F56A5147FC481E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a derivative beneficiary of an
employment-based immigrant under section 203(b) (as described in section
203(d)); or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID31606DC723EA41378436092A41DF404A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a derivative beneficiary of a diversity
immigrant (as described in section
203(c)).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0EF1A7BDE0A6434C9AF11D4C76EAADF3"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Naturalization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 319(a) (8 U.S.C. 1429(a)) is
amended by inserting <quote>(or, if the spouse is deceased, the spouse was a
citizen of the United States)</quote> after <quote>citizen of the United
States</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9C854D2257D643B6BB3476E421366C39" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>762.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Terrorist activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 212(a)(3)(B)(i) (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(3)(B)(i)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0D96F1A81A9A4205997A794B5B802F3D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (III), by striking <quote>,
under circumstances indicating an intention to cause death or serious bodily
harm, incited</quote> and inserting <quote>incited or advocated</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4101FF5C38FA42159F6DDF9C7E96AE12"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (VII), by striking <quote>or
espouses terrorist activity or persuades others to endorse or espouse</quote>
and inserting <quote>espouses, or advocates terrorist activity or persuades
others to endorse, espouse, or advocate</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID39564763945349CD9F71BC97627B8C91" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>763.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Family unity</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 212(a)(9) (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)), as
amended by section 212(a) of this Act, is further amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID40EECB6A16114222BC3DC4A0A1726564"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking
“between—” and all that follows and inserting the following: “between—</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE05C555224C248E1891790FA6E08C473" style="OLC">
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE539BF8D8D304343A6DE58CD4005C272"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien having been battered or subjected
to extreme cruelty; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC6773DD4843345828562674340ECB6A8"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien’s removal, departure from the
United States, reentry or reentries into the United States, or attempted
reentry into the United States.</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID18FF698CC784482F87F50177A4557E99"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF74481B6B3FB47A4A33C91C213CE99FB" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID620783386C1B4BB19C6135F18F211A96"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5F5218DC93F648758456D52346200356"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may waive the application of
subparagraphs (B) and (C) for an alien who is a beneficiary of a petition filed
under section 201 or 203 if such petition was filed not later than the date of
the enactment of the <short-title>Comprehensive
Immigration Reform Act of 2007</short-title>.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3972AED7EEA54FF6A918CB559C73C408"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fine</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who is granted a waiver under
clause (i) shall pay a $2,000
fine.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID722EDDC107444A8DAD54CF2DFC721F46" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>764.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Travel document plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7209 (b)(1) of the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 1185 note) is amended by
striking <quote>January 1, 2008</quote> and inserting <quote>June 1,
2009</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEC902CA01B7E44F582847FEFC9C5F844" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>765.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">English as national language</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID688F9686D31344098F59A2AABA250F64"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title 4, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID82101275C8E34B14BF82053A411D8726" style="USC">
<chapter commented="no" id="ID34CF23DCE6EE49608E2A16225672B9E9" level-type="subsequent"><enum>6</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">LANGUAGE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED
STATES</header>
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">161. Declaration of national
language.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">162. Preserving and enhancing
the role of the national language.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7A4C9B38488D476D96053F959D8A9B88" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>161.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Declaration of national
language</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">English is the
national language of the United States.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID74CFF377879C453AB27CB091374A1ABC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>162.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preserving and enhancing the role of the
national language</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Government of the United States shall preserve and enhance the role of English
as the national language of the United States of America. Unless otherwise
authorized or provided by law, no person has a right, entitlement, or claim to
have the Government of the United States or any of its officials or
representatives act, communicate, perform or provide services, or provide
materials in any language other than English. If exceptions are made, that does
not create a legal entitlement to additional services in that language or any
language other than English. If any forms are issued by the Federal Government
in a language other than English (or such forms are completed in a language
other than English), the English language version of the form is the sole
authority for all legal
purposes.</text>
</section></chapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6F4F6BC6D2ED433CBC64847F081C8A0F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of chapters for title 4, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<table blank-lines-after="0" blank-lines-before="1" line-rules="no-gen" table-type="subformat">
<tgroup cols="2">
<tbody>
<row><entry colname="I60">“<bold>6. Language of the Government of
the United States</bold></entry><entry colname="I52"><bold>161”</bold>.</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4DA694491DAF4625B8EE75E3980F53BD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>766.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements for naturalization</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID21191888AED544E2A7591BDAED5AE4A6"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress makes the following
findings:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93D5BEFD88CA43338A8FDBADCCB4A9F9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 312 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1423) requies lawful permanent residents of the
United States who have immigrated from foreign countries, among other
requirements, to demonstrate an understanding of the English language, United
States history and Government, before becoming citizens of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBD615E2756554CDDBBE82F99780A3A7A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Department has conducted a review of
the testing process used to ensure prospective United States citizens
demonstrate said knowledge of the English language and United States history
and Government for the purpose of redesigning said test.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID75AEAB665ED64595A4F6B09DA4EC6A23"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5A7B9B3658EA4A87B2A4EC1BD5126D72"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Key documents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>key documents</term> means
the documents that established or explained the foundational principles of
democracy in the United States, including the Constitution of the United
States, the Declaration of Independence, the Federalist Papers, and the
Emancipation Proclamation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAA27C46A332545868422842067D793B8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Key events</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>key events</term> means the
critical turning points in the history of the United States (including the
American Revolution, the Civil War, the world wars of the twentieth century,
the civil rights movement, and the major court decisions and legislation) that
contributed to extending the promise of democracy in American life.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB477FD1D08D44FCA8DC827331E226C48"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Key ideas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>key ideas</term> means the
ideas that shaped the democratic institutions and heritage of the United
States, including the notion of equal justice under the law, freedom,
individualism, human rights, and a belief in progress.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE2250E3B0DD34518BC3610D27B3F209C"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Key persons</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>key persons</term> means the
men and women who led the United States as founding fathers, elected officials,
scientists, inventors, pioneers, advocates of equal rights, entrepreneurs, and
artists.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEBBFE1779E7C46A1956F0BE689EB90DE"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Goals for Citizenship Test
Redesign</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
establish, as goals of the testing process designed to comply with section 312
of the Immigration and Nationality Act, that prospective citizens—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCB7CE5C06A704CECAD86545440CC5255"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrate a sufficient understanding of
the English language for usage in everyday life;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3ADCB73C497B4DF4BD49D19D39EF1040"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrate an understanding of American
common values and traditions, including the principles of the Constitution of
the United States, the Pledge of Allegiance, respect for the flag of the United
States, the National Anthem, and voting in public elections;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDFEEC7E85D144585A6F4218F92D0DC98"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrate an understanding of the history
of the United States, including the key events, key persons, key ideas, and key
documents that shaped the institutions and democratic heritage of the United
States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0DF9DB391ECC427CA3D245362C692E7D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrate an attachment to the principles
of the Constitution of the United States and the well being and happiness of
the people of the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEA657A79BAC145D788A338259E8D3276"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrate an understanding of the rights
and responsibilities of citizenship in the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6A7BBD24C45148FA9D084125A9415256"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall implement changes to
the testing process designed to ensure compliance with (8 U.S.C. 1423 (a)) not
later than January 1, 2008.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID524C88F9B60643AF92D0B085984000FC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>767.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Declaration of English</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">English is the common and unifying language
of the United States that helps provide unity for the people of the United
States.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID81CDA644BBCD422189DD324905CC9784" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>768.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preserving and enhancing the role of the
English language</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8A2FB6DD00B547BD80E85FF167EADA69"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Government of the United States shall
preserve and enhance the role of English as the common and unifying language of
America.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id120E96088A9B476D854F54FB5D198452"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relationship to other laws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section may be construed to
diminish or expand any existing right under Federal law relative to services or
materials provided by the Government of the United States in any language other
than English.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA1565FAB27EC492FB3B5E679FF19D9D7"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Law defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this this section, the term
<term>law</term> includes provisions of the United States Code and the United
States Constitution, controlling judicial decisions, regulations, and
controlling Presidential Executive Orders.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCE1896214E3C48CB8063EAF2397414ED" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>769.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusion of illegal aliens from
congressional apportionment tabulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In addition to any report required under
this Act, the Director of the Bureau of the Census shall submit to Congress a
report on the impact of illegal immigration on the apportionment of
Representatives of Congress among the several States, and any methods and
procedures that the Director determines to be feasible and appropriate, to
ensure that individuals who are found by an authorized Federal agency to be
unlawfully present in the United States are not counted in tabulating
population for purposes of apportionment of Representatives in Congress among
the several States.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA4D9DBE1E5DE4A48B5CD254384F8E98B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>770.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of Internal Corruption
Investigation</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID339EE4C28D934F9790DDBFED1BFAA4EB"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Internal Corruption; Benefits
Fraud</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 453 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 273) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCE2AFDD97FD545C7AA0B3F8FA4749A0B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>the Bureau of</quote>
each place it appears and inserting <quote>United States</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA84ED591FBDF489FBFE2A485D0F95021"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF2D68AED763842928FCA446D182FF113"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAFC3EED790BB4AB38E3874D4985D217D" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6AA7DA3AB4C1469692C21D125F096123"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing the Office of Internal
Corruption Investigation, which shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD95E92E6A9434DF6978F0FB69CBBCD84"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receive, process, administer, and
investigate criminal and noncriminal allegations of misconduct, corruption, and
fraud involving any employee or contract worker of United States Citizenship
and Immigration Services that are not subject to investigation by the Inspector
General for the Department;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA9729C0F4F3645058571232EB16EF5D1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that all complaints alleging any
violation described in subparagraph (A) are handled and stored in a manner
appropriate to their sensitivity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAA15335B7D7F407D88148E9E9F7E9D86"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have access to all records, reports,
audits, reviews, documents, papers, recommendations, or other material
available to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, which relate
to programs and operations for which the Director is responsible under this
Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50792FD1614A4DB08C9A0680A1E5BEC6"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">request such information or assistance from
any Federal, State, or local government agency as may be necessary for carrying
out the duties and responsibilities under this section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID98EF0EB236844CABA0E8462D53B1E4C6"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require the production of all information,
documents, reports, answers, records, accounts, papers, and other data and
documentary evidence necessary to carry out the functions under this
section—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID540724EF3ACD4B4ABC53D08D0AE6D0CD"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by subpoena, which shall be enforceable, in
the case of contumacy or refusal to obey, by order of any appropriate United
States district court; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC4FBB9B53C724395B5B15521DA27D87D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">through procedures other than subpoenas if
obtaining documents or information from Federal agencies;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7376BA8D669F44E2AA3C555EA70CF098"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">administer to, or take from, any person an
oath, affirmation, or affidavit, as necessary to carry out the functions under
this section, which oath, affirmation, or affidavit, if administered or taken
by or before an agent of the Office of Internal Corruption Investigation shall
have the same force and effect as if administered or taken by or before an
officer having a seal;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7B408DAC17A94F8DB43D18521076F17A"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">investigate criminal allegations and
noncriminal misconduct;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFEDF175E79874274BBDD495B66B1C02C"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">acquire adequate office space, equipment,
and supplies as necessary to carry out the functions and responsibilities under
this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID291AA3CD80D94D248AA0445DCD7D265A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be under the direct supervision of the
Director.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5003DAC9522A4C249980F669F809DE43"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBAEFE69BC06341D6A79418AFDE8781A4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by striking the period at
the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID00CEBAD7119C461FA8B933F4D6D89424"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3C5EEA9A44C147A6BDCC22AC2CFF8C75" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0499C86CBF424F83ABFF05337B4D49CD"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing the Office of Immigration
Benefits Fraud Investigation, which shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID665D5E68571E4BC2933B1A804F3128E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct administrative investigations,
including site visits, to address immigration benefit fraud;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID40968C0EB9594E5E8456F3476F750A4A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assist United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services provide the right benefit to the right person at the right
time;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC2B679C3C85C460ABB7C3D18A73EBD79"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">track, measure, assess, conduct pattern
analysis, and report fraud-related data to the Director; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9F3FCC7936B449A0BB55999DE15B3204"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">work with counterparts in other Federal
agencies on matters of mutual interest or information-sharing relating to
immigration benefit fraud.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCD2DD7950D1C49919599371EA6E9CA91"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID25F20DDA8B0A4ABA99DEC37936B12086" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB0A69CC99CCD40819D7BF69FDAC9E398"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director, in consultation with the
Office of Internal Corruption Investigations, shall submit an annual report to
the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary
of the House of Representatives that describes—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAA856F54FB244805ABD22802D017E975"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the activities of the Office, including the
number of investigations began, completed, pending, turned over to the
Inspector General for criminal investigations, and turned over to a United
States Attorney for prosecution; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID28B37BAC789A470F949A921F27F402BE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the types of allegations investigated by
the Office during the 12-month period immediately preceding the submission of
the report that relate to the misconduct, corruption, and fraud described in
subsection
(a)(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE762CE4D07FC4F67AEDFEC11C6D077A1"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of Immigration Fees To Combat
Fraud</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 286(v)(2)(B) (8
U.S.C. 1356(v)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>Not
less than 20 percent of the funds made available under this subparagraph shall
be used for activities and functions described in paragraphs (1) and (4) of
section 453(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
273(a)).</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5B4DAC509292484482452369B8B3C853" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>771.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustment of status for certain persecuted
religious minorities</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8EC834D6920C4FC9813659B57E26338E"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall adjust the status of an
alien to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if the
alien—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9E682973F5C34C25A6CA8B0ABCDC9689"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a persecuted religious minority;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID743FC2648A7B416EB611D0ED41F452AE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is admissible to the United States as an
immigrant, except as provided under subsection (b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2526728996D4420A98350988B38D0686"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">had an application for asylum pending on
May 1, 2003;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3E5251124E55446F93E8DE7575132349"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">applies for such adjustment of
status;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD70488F7B6EE404EBA1DEC7DD6AC5A95"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was physically present in the United States
on the date the application for such adjustment is filed; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDC164A5E9E1142DFA09E3601AB86DB60"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pays a fee, in an amount determined by the
Secretary, for the processing of such application.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID09F6A38898A94D75866CE07D3E4BCB81"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver of Certain Grounds for
Inadmissibility</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD3E84051CEAC455EB13C22663DF3E893"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inapplicable provision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 212(a)(7) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1182(a)(7)) shall not apply to any adjustment of status under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID38048EF969AC445689D976B5FC2B8F6D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may waive any other provision
of section 212(a) of such Act (except for paragraphs (2) and (3)) if
extraordinary and compelling circumstances warrant such an adjustment for
humanitarian purposes, to ensure family unity, or if it is otherwise in the
public interest.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID10F6E012EDC44589917225B9B97A5D1F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>772.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility of agricultural and forestry
workers for certain legal assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 305 of the Immigration Reform and
Control Act of 1986 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note; Public Law 99–603) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID58631EF3C111401E9D223B5CEC12567D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>section
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a))</quote> and
inserting <quote>item (a) or (b) of section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii))</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4FF2A01AE9244C4DB0877B221CBE3974"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or forestry</quote>
after <quote>agricultural</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCF4DE753083245BF93453C02A3346A17" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>773.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designation of program
countries</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 217(c)(1) (8
U.S.C. 1187(c)(1)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD644069FDA59477CBC1D66E8FDC58FDE" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID164483C150354F529C69F51BF3DDE15F"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as any country fully meets the
requirements under paragraph (2), the Secretary of Homeland Security, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall designate such country as a
program
country.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9B89C28340734D6F92BBB1B044044D5C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>774.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Global healthcare cooperation</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID56012BDFDECB494AB98A728D8A80286E"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Global Healthcare Cooperation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title III (8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.) is
amended by inserting after section 317 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4351F9AC2F0D45DC9FD060FD7FA99C60" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC66A790123844F77BDCC449BE248251E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>317A.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Temporary absence of aliens providing
healthcare in developing countries</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC87990E4A8A942D6BECF00C7476BC578"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall allow an eligible alien and the
spouse or child of such alien to reside in a candidate country during the
period that the eligible alien is working as a physician or other healthcare
worker in a candidate country. During such period the eligible alien and such
spouse or child shall be considered—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE7D7FE25FFEE4735BD2C526EC557C149"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to be physically present and residing in
the United States for purposes of naturalization under section 316(a);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID61CF178C9AFE45DAA2DD19E74DD6D47D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to meet the continuous residency
requirements under section 316(b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6ADCE6C075954CF9806011AD914A74A1"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2DB908C562D74D229939BDC0551A6609"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Candidate country</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>candidate country</term>
means a country that the Secretary of State determines is—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID88F9599EA862475C9B243317913430E4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eligible for assistance from the
International Development Association, in which the per capita income of the
country is equal to or less than the historical ceiling of the International
Development Association for the applicable fiscal year, as defined by the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCE4F02288A5B4CDDBBB7F162EADE4857"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">classified as a lower middle income country
in the then most recent edition of the World Development Report for
Reconstruction and Development published by the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development and having an income greater than the historical
ceiling for International Development Association eligibility for the
applicable fiscal year; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCA7D17E3F61B49C9B356D5C0D365038B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">qualifies to be a candidate country due to
special circumstances, including natural disasters or public health
emergencies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAA8F383C3A7941A19E75F35FB7865042"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible
alien</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible
alien</term> means an alien who—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9F6C7AE1590044BEB377D3FAEA9DEC9B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been lawfully admitted to the United
States for permanent residence; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7164A6540BA3448AB01113C0D353D76C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a physician or other healthcare
worker.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID45EAF15F82584F0486C3FB15063A22C6"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
consult with the Secretary of State in carrying out this subsection.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID269F950F78224460A37242A0B1EB0B62"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Publication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State shall
publish—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4377CE6F761F469D966BC057528AA546"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 6 months after the date of
the enactment of the <short-title>Comprehensive
Immigration Reform Act of 2007</short-title>, and annually thereafter, a list
of candidate countries; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF6CBD9BBEF1A4E639B92F5C3F37ACC47"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an immediate amendment to such list at any
time to include any country that qualifies as a candidate country due to
special circumstances under subsection
(b)(1)(C).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID56CC75470E7F4490AA97555C9204A1E1"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID394F09B4AB85404CA2A5645CA6E9DD2E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to carry
out the amendments made by this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID63A987E760614D118098AFAF6DFAB5FD"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Content</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulations required by paragraph (1)
shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAAABD6FAB0FE4787ABFC5EE60534010A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">permit an eligible alien (as defined in
section 317A of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality
Act</act-name>, as added by subsection (a)) and the spouse or child of the
eligible alien to reside in a foreign country to work as a physician or other
healthcare worker as described in subsection (a) of such section 317A for not
less than a 12-month period and not more than a 24-month period, and shall
permit the Secretary to extend such period for an additional period not to
exceed 12 months, if the Secretary determines that such country has a
continuing need for such a physician or other healthcare worker;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0130A4C1934B4D26AC848D89C2DF05BE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for the issuance of documents by
the Secretary to such eligible alien, and such spouse or child, if appropriate,
to demonstrate that such eligible alien, and such spouse or child, if
appropriate, is authorized to reside in such country under such section 317A;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID754653A7E74F481A817494150132F1CF"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for an expedited process through
which the Secretary shall review applications for such an eligible alien to
reside in a foreign country pursuant to subsection (a) of such section 317A if
the Secretary of State determines a country is a candidate country pursuant to
subsection (b)(1)(C) of such section 317A.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB808ABD866CC44CCA45C630E8512B389"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical and Conforming
Amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> is
amended as follows:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0C886347BBDB484DAD12210756D97950"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(a)(13)(C)(ii) (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(13)(C)(ii)) is amended by adding at the end <quote>except in the case
of an eligible alien, or the spouse or child of such alien, authorized to be
absent from the United States pursuant to section 317A,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID23738EB375C64931B4D3B70369317DF7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 211(b) (8 U.S.C. 1181(b)) is
amended by inserting <quote>, including an eligible alien authorized to reside
in a foreign country pursuant to section 317A and the spouse or child of such
eligible alien, if appropriate,</quote> after
<quote>101(a)(27)(A),</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID113478360E2942B5BD61C0A93C89A396"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 212(a)(7)(A)(i)(I) (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(7)(A)(i)(I)) is amended by inserting <quote>other than an eligible
alien authorized to reside in a foreign country pursuant to section 317A and
the spouse or child of such eligible alien, if appropriate,</quote> after
<quote>Act,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19FB644EE0FB44DD84A9C60A202D62A1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 319(b)(1)(B) (8 U.S.C.
1430(b)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting <quote>an eligible alien who is residing
or has resided in a foreign country pursuant to section 317A</quote> before
<quote>and</quote> at the end.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID672B7C38DE67479088ABDE8C966AB87A"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 317 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9B54EC41A92C45B0A5DD11A75691E447" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 317A. Temporary absence of
aliens providing healthcare in developing
countries.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4620E56823024D5999761D8CAB33FF23"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
Services such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section and the
amendments made by this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9B7A966B7A4D4A42A4AA73831FC4E2FA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>775.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Attestation by healthcare workers</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID551324EFBD034BBDBD71FF42ED364D0A"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement for Attestation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 212(a)(5) (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5C5AEAAAE2C944BAA7F005DB7F7093D0" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID09C2F2E8DEDF4154B5AF6B4833FD6BD3"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Healthcare workers with other
obligations</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB941FCD0379249BB847297799920F261"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who seeks to enter the United
States for the purpose of performing labor as a physician or other healthcare
worker is inadmissible unless the alien submits to the Secretary of Homeland
Security or the Secretary of State, as appropriate, an attestation that the
alien is not seeking to enter the United States for such purpose during any
period in which the alien has an outstanding obligation to the government of
the alien’s country of origin or the alien’s country of residence.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF37F261A33DD4A5E8D9B5ABF471EF404"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Obligation defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subparagraph, the term
<term>obligation</term> means an obligation incurred as part of a valid,
voluntary individual agreement in which the alien received financial assistance
to defray the costs of education or training to qualify as a physician or other
healthcare worker in consideration for a commitment to work as a physician or
other healthcare worker in the alien’s country of origin or the alien’s country
of residence.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDECD0A1107C864419956FC4D0D77A0F74"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security may
waive a finding of inadmissibility under clause (i) if the Secretary determines
that—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID88C657C1C6E7401CB0A463411C95C576"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the obligation was incurred by coercion or
other improper means;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD963C63386774C0CB212D82EECEA0AA8"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien and the government of the country
to which the alien has an outstanding obligation have reached a valid,
voluntary agreement, pursuant to which the alien’s obligation has been deemed
satisfied, or the alien has shown to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the
alien has been unable to reach such an agreement because of coercion or other
improper means; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE0F14FFD591346E9B0ED9B86D172D4A9"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the obligation should not be enforced due
to other extraordinary circumstances, including undue hardship that would be
suffered by the alien in the absence of a
waiver.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID25EE0279EFBC4374AA0F1BD79974327D"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective Date and Application</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEF117FF03372456BBD9AAB5619CF8656"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall become effective 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9488BF70D05640BA9F80884999DA76F4"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application by the secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall begin to carry out the
subparagraph (E) of section 212(a)(5) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(5)), as added by subsection (a), not later than the effective date
described in paragraph (1), including the requirement for the attestation and
the granting of a waiver described in such subparagraph, regardless of whether
regulations to implement such subparagraph have been promulgated.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1C7EC5AAF7904F5BBB1CCF1D748E5894" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>776.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public access to the Statue of
Liberty</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior
shall ensure that all persons who satisfy reasonable and appropriate security
measures shall have full access to the public areas of the Statue of Liberty,
including the crown and the stairs leading to the crown.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA15168664E674A8B82A78B676EA10DD7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>777.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National security
determination</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Act, the President shall ensure that no provision
of title IV or title VI of this Act, or any amendment made by either such
title, is carried out until after the date on which the President makes a
determination that the implementation of such title IV and title VI, and the
amendments made by either such title, will strengthen the national security of
the United States.</text>
</section></subtitle><enum>VIII</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Intercountry Adoption Reform</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA2A00711FD8B445AB9AE389F3EA01185" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>801.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Intercountry Adoption Reform Act of
2007</short-title></quote> or the <quote>ICARE Act</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID53696865810948C2B3BB559C82A10033" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>802.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings; purposes</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2950721204694A018A8F8AF52AF4E385"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDABC4032B8BD4483FA86BE69C7A33CFC3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">That a child, for the full and harmonious
development of his or her personality, should grow up in a family environment,
in an atmosphere of happiness, love, and understanding.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEAC8465B87184B29919D928EB7633008"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">That intercountry adoption may offer the
advantage of a permanent family to a child for whom a suitable family cannot be
found in his or her country of origin.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0662A6BCF8ED465DAC47CD0953548400"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There has been a significant growth in
intercountry adoptions. In 1990, Americans adopted 7,093 children from abroad.
In 2004, they adopted 23,460 children from abroad.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID74E0BA1F63E44E8F80D2943FA401C723"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Americans increasingly seek to create or
enlarge their families through intercountry adoptions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE4A3EC718FD24B4E95AFB038B3D67F4D"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are many children worldwide that are
without permanent homes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID12015D33BAC24480A7F60454C1DA35AF"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the interest of children without a
permanent family and the United States citizens who are waiting to bring them
into their families, reforms are needed in the intercountry adoption process
used by United States citizens.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE80B36C9223246C7A2C070EA78D07B3E"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before adoption, each child should have the
benefit of measures taken to ensure that intercountry adoption is in his or her
best interest and that prevents the abduction, selling, or trafficking of
children.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD627008A15A94559A7A4AB34D105AAA4"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress recognizes that foreign-born
adopted children do not make the decision whether to immigrate to the United
States. They are being chosen by Americans to become part of their immediate
families.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6BBA83B4DA234E749F714F837B3F7D72"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As such these children should not be
classified as immigrants in the traditional sense. Once fully and finally
adopted, they should be treated as children of United States citizens.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID531C3F9E4FD54BAB9EF40121A8A23BF1"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Since a child who is fully and finally
adopted is entitled to the same rights, duties, and responsibilities as a
biological child, the law should reflect such equality.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36927DE9AA174C569239BBBA933146DF"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Foreign-born adopted children of United
States citizens should be accorded the same procedural treatment as biological
children born abroad to a United States citizen.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID22364B079E1946C98DA72C5D4E283163"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a United States citizen can confer
citizenship to a biological child born abroad, that citizen is entitled to
confer such citizenship to their legally and fully adopted foreign-born child
immediately upon final adoption.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0B88BED7FAA147479BDF9E05C99FE192"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a United States citizen cannot confer
citizenship to a biological child born abroad, that citizen cannot confer
citizenship to their legally and fully adopted foreign-born child, except
through the naturalization process.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA8FDDE59E62543319CCF0AE1B95DF6B2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purposes of this title are—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID59F69347F2A1480F97AEB6F4DADABC9F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure the any adoption of a
foreign-born child by parents in the United States is carried out in the manner
that is in the best interest of the child;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0E7A008ABE4948CAAB9C54D479DD4CA0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure that foreign-born children
adopted by United States citizens will be treated identically to a biological
child born abroad to the same citizen parent; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9F28110F4F5548569B8EEECF5DBDBC7D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to improve the intercountry adoption
process to make it more citizen friendly and focused on the protection of the
child.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCFA5B9D32799442C9F3E81937E72AE47" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>803.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA5B6526C23A24BEA95071B00729BA8BE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adoptable child</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>adoptable child</term> has
the same meaning given such term in section 101(c)(3) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1101(c)(3)), as added by section 824(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBC755BFD7D1E443EBC013F8799421326"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ambassador at large</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Ambassador at Large</term>
means the Ambassador at Large for Intercountry Adoptions appointed to head the
Office pursuant to section 811(b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID75261424B5C64EBCBD34660BC29EC8DF"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Competent authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>competent authority</term>
means the entity or entities authorized by the law of the child’s country of
residence to engage in permanent placement of children who are no longer in the
legal or physical custody of their biological parents.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID10EBE5CC90D549EAA8B1F6E24F9AC606"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Convention</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Convention</term> means the
Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of
Intercountry Adoption, done at The Hague on May 29, 1993.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90285BC677324B8599E5D045676F2802"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Full and final adoption</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>full and final
adoption</term> means an adoption—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2A541F349E7A4968B90F5A3F4B4CB732"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is completed according to the laws of
the child’s country of residence or the State law of the parent’s
residence;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA1873BEB68A740689B51867116B494E5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">under which a person is granted full and
legal custody of the adopted child;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID41519BD80F8842EFA23842CC85BD3DEC"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that has the force and effect of severing
the child’s legal ties to the child’s biological parents;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDFD9123D67FF4EA6B656746F5B4AA52A"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">under which the adoptive parents meet the
requirements of section 825; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6C9DBEF5EF084BD7B60797BD215FDF05"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">under which the child has been adjudicated
to be an adoptable child in accordance with section 826.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEC25D1A205A34E6C8483A2CC4086E971"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Office</term> means the
Office of Intercountry Adoptions established under section 811(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID384E6F23C4A04DDBAF4F5863C82C6CED"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Readily approvable</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A petition or certification is
<quote>readily approvable</quote> if the documentary support provided along
with such petition or certification demonstrates that the petitioner satisfies
the eligibility requirements and no additional information or investigation is
necessary.</text>
</paragraph></section><subtitle commented="no" id="IDF036BE186FD844E899E5BDADDC754419" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration of intercountry
adoptions</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID03D16D3BCFC84BE8B990271FE925CCE2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>811.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of Intercountry Adoptions</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC22939D65EF34F5CB472781E676EE21E"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, there shall be established within the Department of
State, an Office of Intercountry Adoptions which shall be headed by the
Ambassador at Large for Intercountry Adoptions.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEB735ECC030847C38DAC8BC0733E4A8B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ambassador at Large</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6A2514FC1B51459998A16CB6B4780425"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Ambassador at Large shall be appointed
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among
individuals who have background, experience, and training in intercountry
adoptions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID05D813D767474F3982011DAF461A5F73"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conflicts of interest</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The individual appointed to be the
Ambassador at Large shall be free from any conflict of interest that could
impede such individual’s ability to serve as the Ambassador.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID46A8BC7211D844109A8236B9CDF5B940"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Ambassador at Large shall report
directly to the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Assistant
Secretary for Consular Affairs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD5372A3A6E58444C9E2FB90B4F5AFE1E"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Ambassador at Large may not issue rules
or regulations unless such rules or regulations have been approved by the
Secretary of State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF31E9C65612641D2A0AB447C16FF6D45"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties of the ambassador at
large</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Ambassador at Large
shall have the following responsibilities:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID858ECD4164D4498D8212493DCBE05C96"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The primary responsibilities of the
Ambassador at Large shall be—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD7795C2B405B4005B20AEE7A037DBADE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure that any adoption of a
foreign-born child by parents in the United States is carried out in the manner
that is in the best interest of the child; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBCC5B10BB0764C87AE9C130D686967CE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to assist the Secretary of State in
fulfilling the responsibilities designated to the central authority under title
I of the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14911 et seq.).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAF48FBBA2ADC4C27801599756C373E02"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advisory role</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Ambassador at Large shall be a
principal advisor to the President and the Secretary of State regarding matters
affecting intercountry adoption and the general welfare of children abroad and
shall make recommendations regarding—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47E228A6811B4F278B3A652A7421AB6D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the policies of the United States with
respect to the establishment of a system of cooperation among the parties to
the Convention;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAD7A3C842A8E45F6963C484C001C7CB0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the policies to prevent abandonment, to
strengthen families, and to advance the placement of children in permanent
families; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBE2CF5616312426ABEBA0FFA4B17FA9F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">policies that promote the protection and
well-being of children.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBC7C6D2A5F1A449AB86B739C0C7AC97A"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Diplomatic representation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the direction of the President
and the Secretary of State, the Ambassador at Large may represent the United
States in matters and cases relevant to international adoption in—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6191DF603AFC4ACD953D89A988F26071"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fulfillment of the responsibilities
designated to the central authority under title I of the Intercountry Adoption
Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14911 et seq.);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID565990CC206C4E1CBAD6D896859F5400"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contacts with foreign governments,
intergovernmental organizations, and specialized agencies of the United Nations
and other international organizations of which the United States is a member;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3E5571E318FA4F7D993E27F4B20AFEC8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">multilateral conferences and meetings
relevant to international adoption.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA2CCA1847C604B059D258A21E6737D37"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">International policy
development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Ambassador at
Large shall advise and support the Secretary of State and other relevant
Bureaus of the Department of State in the development of sound policy regarding
child protection and intercountry adoption.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8F5FC870E565403CA212C2847DDD351A"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting responsibilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Ambassador at Large shall have the
following reporting responsibilities:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA6DF99F09B48489790EEB6B1FA4EB581"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Ambassador at Large shall assist the
Secretary of State and other relevant Bureaus in preparing those portions of
the Human Rights Reports that relate to the abduction, sale, and trafficking of
children.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID57339BB90E694E1C89741FCFF11D98C8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual report on intercountry
adoption</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than
September 1 of each year, the Secretary of State shall prepare and submit to
Congress an annual report on intercountry adoption. Each annual report shall
include—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8736283675E548A688C2D80142E58C0D"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the status of child
protection and adoption in each foreign country, including—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2169213BE2B74504AD02678B3891CCAA"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">trends toward improvement in the welfare
and protection of children and families;</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2362F383A9E04FBAA2EF04BC4F3C45DF"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">trends in family reunification, domestic
adoption, and intercountry adoption;</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDCA8C4BCE9304F49A6EFB93A9C38D9AF"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">movement toward ratification and
implementation of the Convention; and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID251ABCCF2A02465FAB9CF73F06FF193B"><enum>(dd)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">census information on the number of
children in orphanages, foster homes, and other types of nonpermanent
residential care as reported by the foreign country;</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID00CF49AD017549E2A13A99048DBBDF0B"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of intercountry adoptions by
United States citizens, including the country from which each child emigrated,
the State in which each child resides, and the country in which the adoption
was finalized;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEC8382CBFD6C42FEBAD8FCCD35BDF0F6"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of intercountry adoptions
involving emigration from the United States, including the country where each
child now resides and the State from which each child emigrated;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID426BC4F8BB8D4A728E4EC14B96F5FA6B"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of placements for adoption in
the United States that were disrupted, including the country from which the
child emigrated, the age of the child, the date of the placement for adoption,
the reasons for the disruption, the resolution of the disruption, the agencies
that handled the placement for adoption, and the plans for the child, and in
addition, any information regarding disruption or dissolution of adoptions of
children from other countries received pursuant to section 422(b)(14) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C.
622(b)(14));</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8CA71E22E74F4F70BBA3C9214A88513A"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the average time required for completion of
an adoption, set forth by the country from which the child emigrated;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID334BA3900A98453D90C2B76CF75457DA"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the current list of agencies accredited and
persons approved under the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14901
et seq.) to provide adoption services;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE4D0DDDDFE4F4DD6AD892EE04C78179B"><enum>(VII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the names of the agencies and persons
temporarily or permanently debarred under the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000
(42 U.S.C. 14901 et seq.), and the reasons for the debarment;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA172286FF90C4768BBFD8ACF7B92705A"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the range of adoption fees involving
adoptions by United States citizens and the median of such fees set forth by
the country of origin;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBA2B7893DE5741F08491AD256CBB49A1"><enum>(IX)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the range of fees charged for accreditation
of agencies and the approval of persons in the United States engaged in
providing adoption services under the Convention; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC657C82BAF3847BBB985AF9AC698C0EB"><enum>(X)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations of ways the United States
might act to improve the welfare and protection of children and families in
each foreign country.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3086DE047D404E639A11D7B444B86392"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Functions of Office</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Office shall have the following 7
functions:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCF14C7FEE0AD43DA9D2A51AAF4D5D192"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Approval of a family to adopt</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To approve or disapprove the eligibility of
a United States citizen to adopt a child born in a foreign country.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3EB49C72224049FEAE9127A733DC3DD5"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Child adjudication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To investigate and adjudicate the status of
a child born in a foreign country to determine whether that child is an
adoptable child.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9EDB891976A840DEA61BC41032BDEA94"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Family services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To provide assistance to United States
citizens engaged in the intercountry adoption process in resolving problems
with respect to that process and to track intercountry adoption cases so as to
ensure that all such adoptions are processed in a timely manner.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0FA4BDF649E94CCEB7A9D448740DA242"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">International policy
development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To advise and
support the Ambassador at Large and other relevant Bureaus of the Department of
State in the development of sound policy regarding child protection and
intercountry adoption.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE4042D2C79754CA4A07AB36536081569"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Central authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To assist the Secretary of State in
carrying out duties of the central authority as defined in section 3 of the
Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14902).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEC7CE89D775F4CB0BC41B5C408570005"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To investigate, either directly or in
cooperation with other appropriate international, Federal, State, or local
entities, improprieties relating to intercountry adoption, including issues of
child protection, birth family protection, and consumer fraud.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDED0EBD5B8ABF4B3C8A0F71C66806305D"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To perform administrative functions related
to the functions performed under paragraphs (1) through (6), including legal
functions and congressional liaison and public affairs functions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D856C58B06043518783332DA5377859"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Organization</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID317AE1A11DA74DD4BE9F1F267780A34E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All functions of the Office shall be
performed by officers employed in a central office located in Washington, DC.
Within that office, there shall be 7 divisions corresponding to the 7 functions
of the Office. The director of each such division shall report directly to the
Ambassador at Large.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID118E3628D4564D9889ADAB6C13B17474"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Approval to adopt</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The division responsible for approving
parents to adopt shall be divided into regions of the United States as
follows:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB3A93126035140469D46764CA22C3085"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Northwest.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD75DF4511BD843B5A298C013EE7CD055"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Northeast.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3CE2F9F6C5554CB4913C85BB772FCFC9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Southwest.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID877E5B298AF548AA861EE13D38DE08FE"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Southeast.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5FD8CC248F1043E789F14892738E5476"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Midwest.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36C5E66738324C7385D16E24D8110FEE"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">West.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID79AB6AFB48D649A096760C01AA71E802"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Child adjudication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent practicable, the division
responsible for the adjudication of foreign-born children as adoptable shall be
divided by world regions which correspond to the world regions used by other
divisions within the Department of State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2567180C2381409093E69FF2F3DFB1A3"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of international field
officers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
section shall be construed to prohibit the use of international field officers
posted abroad, as necessary, to fulfill the requirements of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4B7021064C3D463E9DFCF4ADB3371DFD"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Ambassador at Large shall coordinate
with appropriate employees of other agencies and departments of the United
States, whenever appropriate, in carrying out the duties of the
Ambassador.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID258257D5C6BC46429B1396FF8D92FBCC"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualifications and Training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to meeting the employment
requirements of the Department of State, officers employed in any of the 7
divisions of the Office shall undergo extensive and specialized training in the
laws and processes of intercountry adoption as well as understanding the
cultural, medical, emotional, and social issues surrounding intercountry
adoption and adoptive families. The Ambassador at Large shall, whenever
possible, recruit and hire individuals with background and experience in
intercountry adoptions, taking care to ensure that such individuals do not have
any conflicts of interest that might inhibit their ability to serve.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID45407D41D4AF4F288AD59A7E283FD898"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of Electronic Databases and
Filing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent
possible, the Office shall make use of centralized, electronic databases and
electronic form filing.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1B6A210CB81B4F50B772C3D5E00825BB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>812.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recognition of convention adoptions in the
United States</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
505(a)(1) of the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14901 note) is
amended by inserting <quote>301, 302,</quote> after <quote>205,</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8E5AC8295BA942BEAAD7EE5EC4BD6143" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>813.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical and conforming
amendment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 104 of the
Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14914) is repealed.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3E9E0B3035A54BE9938DC70C43E2EC7A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>814.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfer of functions</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID157C46EDEC9F49269563F8CAB41D6BA2"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection (c), all functions
under the immigration laws of the United States with respect to the adoption of
foreign-born children by United States citizens and their admission to the
United States that have been vested by statute in, or exercised by, the
Secretary immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, are transferred
to the Secretary of State on the effective date of this Act and shall be
carried out by the Ambassador at Large, under the supervision of the Secretary
of State, in accordance with applicable laws and this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID476A3D291C4145E7BF059FA741D9BCD3"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exercise of Authorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided by law, the
Ambassador at Large may, for purposes of performing any function transferred to
the Ambassador at Large under subsection (a), exercise all authorities under
any other provision of law that were available with respect to the performance
of that function to the official responsible for the performance of the
function immediately before the effective date of the transfer of the function
pursuant to this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54510031E2204875B6F2154840C37652"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on Transfer of Pending
Adoptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an individual
has filed a petition with the Immigration and Naturalization Service or the
Department with respect to the adoption of a foreign-born child prior to the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall have the authority to make
the final determination on such petition and such petition shall not be
transferred to the Office.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1492D9AB2B284F868E7038393151258D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>815.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfer of resources</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subject to section 1531 of title 31, United
States Code, upon the effective date of this Act, there are transferred to the
Ambassador at Large for appropriate allocation in accordance with this Act, the
assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balance of
appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held,
used, arising from, available to, or to be made available to the Department in
connection with the functions transferred pursuant to this subtitle.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0A2C2107B04040BF8C2B165A95698AE1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>816.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Incidental transfers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Ambassador at Large may make such
additional incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities, grants,
contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations,
authorizations, allocations, and other funds held, used, arising from,
available to, or to be made available in connection with such functions, as may
be necessary to carry out this subtitle. The Ambassador at Large shall provide
for such further measures and dispositions as may be necessary to effectuate
the purposes of this subtitle.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID21A681C17AC040188E64AEF3572771FE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>817.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Savings provisions</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3A02D09CE5B74065A529DDDDCFD1D284"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Legal Documents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All orders, determinations, rules,
regulations, permits, grants, loans, contracts, agreements, including
collective bargaining agreements, certificates, licenses, and
privileges—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB02A9F030391409988D7162AFDB4944D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that have been issued, made, granted, or
allowed to become effective by the President, the Ambassador at Large, the
former Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, or the
Secretary, or their delegates, or any other Government official, or by a court
of competent jurisdiction, in the performance of any function that is
transferred pursuant to this subtitle; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID08C62BDD78BB4EE8A3C4BF1C7836D75E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that are in effect on the effective date of
such transfer (or become effective after such date pursuant to their terms as
in effect on such effective date),</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">shall continue in effect according
to their terms until modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in
accordance with law by the President, any other authorized official, a court of
competent jurisdiction, or operation of law, except that any collective
bargaining agreement shall remain in effect until the date of termination
specified in the agreement.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD1579DCDBF3E4657A0523E1C6C8797B1"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proceedings</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID007793197A3F4EE8A88EC384EDA790EB"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pending</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The transfer of functions under section 814
shall not affect any proceeding or any application for any benefit, service,
license, permit, certificate, or financial assistance pending on the effective
date of this subtitle before an office whose functions are transferred pursuant
to this subtitle, but such proceedings and applications shall be
continued.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7855D239CC044F679A5F43CB1394AC12"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Orders</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Orders shall be issued in such proceedings,
appeals shall be taken therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant to such
orders, as if this Act had not been enacted, and orders issued in any such
proceeding shall continue in effect until modified, terminated, superseded, or
revoked by a duly authorized official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or
by operation of law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC1629DEDA9C84744A7BBA767E05A92FC"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Discontinuance or
modification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
section shall be considered to prohibit the discontinuance or modification of
any such proceeding under the same terms and conditions and to the same extent
that such proceeding could have been discontinued or modified if this section
had not been enacted.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID69DFEE149C9644FF82DEB8AE062E973F"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Suits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This subtitle shall not affect suits
commenced before the effective date of this subtitle, and in all such suits,
proceeding shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the same
manner and with the same effect as if this Act had not been enacted.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID49EBDC10EA1C45BE95CCB7060ECE987A"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonabatement of Actions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No suit, action, or other proceeding
commenced by or against the Department of State, the Immigration and
Naturalization Service, or the Department, or by or against any individual in
the official capacity of such individual as an officer or employee in
connection with a function transferred pursuant to this section, shall abate by
reason of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7EC39DCEABF14E4A8E3C023C3BDA714A"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continuance of Suit With Substitution of
Parties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If any Government
officer in the official capacity of such officer is party to a suit with
respect to a function of the officer, and pursuant to this subtitle such
function is transferred to any other officer or office, then such suit shall be
continued with the other officer or the head of such other office, as
applicable, substituted or added as a party.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5E8906FFC44949E19EC8E0A6E4CE09F8"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative Procedure and Judicial
Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise
provided by this subtitle, any statutory requirements relating to notice,
hearings, action upon the record, or administrative or judicial review that
apply to any function transferred pursuant to any provision of this subtitle
shall apply to the exercise of such function by the head of the office, and
other officers of the office, to which such function is transferred pursuant to
such provision.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="IDE34937730BD548D189148C2580F4A965" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reform of United States Laws Governing
Intercountry Adoptions</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0B454E721B054F9AB0433A5C76A8C43C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>821.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Automatic acquisition of citizenship for
adopted children born outside the United States</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID71C238AC9F8D4C669226D67612D29E09"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Automatic Citizenship Provisions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID807D4C50B5CA4E249FB03D39EB1C9989"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendment of the immigration and
nationality act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 320
(8 U.S.C. 1431) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID13C261733D504471A50B942E2052F9B4" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93BEB11C7DD6442295122ADF1D0C9158" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>320.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conditions for automatic citizenship for
children born outside the United States</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID10405D5C8723435C8C6C88FE5ED34807"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A child born outside of the United States
automatically becomes a citizen of the United States—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9EF3C11974294BD89B0367A6B689A26C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the child is not an adopted
child—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9F5FB86EBD5E498FAA7CDF9C7ED10CB5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 1 parent of the child is a citizen
of the United States, whether by birth or naturalization, who has been
physically present (as determined under subsection (b)) in the United States or
its outlying possessions for a period or periods totaling not less than 5
years, at least 2 of which were after attaining the age of 14 years; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID987F79D760924682A964FFC8E3A2C60D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the child is under the age of 18 years;
or</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID74D13C97A5224E12813E2B41B03D4BDD"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the child is an adopted child, on the
date of the full and final adoption of the child—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD040A7FB53784D36BF9C35B617B7DA42"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 1 parent of the child is a citizen
of the United States, whether by birth or naturalization, who has been
physically present (as determined under subsection (b)) in the United States or
its outlying possessions for a period or periods totaling not less than 5
years, at least 2 of which were after attaining the age of 14 years;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID22A6483532924851B06AFC162B293A1E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the child is an adoptable child;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID14F8F9F032284C3BA5E76F9910812573"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the child is the beneficiary of a full and
final adoption decree entered by a foreign government or a court in the United
States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID99B45836DFE949139565EC843D1A5EAE"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the child is under the age of 16
years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8490E59FBD984850A18E674590CD7068"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Physical Presence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of subsection (a)(2)(A),
the requirement for physical presence in the United States or its outlying
possessions may be satisfied by the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID67D33A5786024213914716BC641BE449"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any periods of honorable service in the
Armed Forces of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1DABEF5F234B4CBD949EC80A7FE3F1AB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any periods of employment with the United
States Government or with an international organization as that term is defined
in section 1 of the International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288)
by such citizen parent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID57F8E12C4ACC46A3AB3FC05EDEBB6864"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any periods during which such citizen
parent is physically present outside the United States or its outlying
possessions as the dependent unmarried son or daughter and a member of the
household of a person—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID605AB252FD7C4FC4AF0D5D1267DC15BE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">honorably serving with the Armed Forces of
the United States; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID448D6CBB47CE465C9C66DC7B4C4B619B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">employed by the United States Government or
an international organization as defined in section 1 of the International
Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE33EFB2537B14936A61C238F5DA0B798"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Full and Final Adoption</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>full and
final adoption</term> means an adoption—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC864BB4952DA4F51AC6ACFFBDC406870"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is completed under the laws of the
child’s country of residence or the State law of the parent’s residence;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEAF47A8C926B467DAD04B79B5FB4403E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">under which a person is granted full and
legal custody of the adopted child;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID85962F0E253B4F61B303AD709F9CBA6F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that has the force and effect of severing
the child’s legal ties to the child’s biological parents;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA4F5E1B5FA084EFA801842AE24C81ADF"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">under which the adoptive parents meet the
requirements of section 825 of the <short-title>Intercountry Adoption Reform Act of 2007</short-title>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID39CB68FEFA164216A933ED2F48242607"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">under which the child has been adjudicated
to be an adoptable child in accordance with section 826 of the
<short-title>Intercountry Adoption Reform Act of
2007</short-title>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3208F8673F79477CBA48C3627F19AB69"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents in the first section
of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name>
(66 Stat. 163) is amended by striking the item relating to section 320 and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD83418AA544C42C8AEB9164CFB61B5D2" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 320. Conditions for
automatic citizenship for children born outside the United
States.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6F56E8D3CE4D482BA0ACB89AD9D109A9"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
Date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall take
effect as if enacted on June 27, 1952.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC3CC6E989DC2499DBC9FB26926586B1E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>822.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revised procedures</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the following requirements shall apply with respect to the adoption of foreign
born children by United States citizens:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBB5CCF111F3A424DBBDCB7D6A4C9B932"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon completion of a full and final
adoption, the Secretary shall issue a United States passport and a Consular
Report of Birth for a child who satisfies the requirements of section 320(a)(2)
of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name>
(8 U.S.C. 1431(a)(2)), as amended by section 821 of this Act, upon application
by a United States citizen parent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD510854F2BF84591A8F2890686CB52CA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An adopted child described in paragraph (1)
shall not require the issuance of a visa for travel and admission to the United
States but shall be admitted to the United States upon presentation of a valid,
unexpired United States passport.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID975E05FF4FC540C69DA62F8A3DC5AFC6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No affidavit of support under section 213A
of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name>
(8 U.S.C. 1183a) shall be required in the case of any adoptable child.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3EE84C8AD09D4A79B6BEB88B4BD2E7BE"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State, acting through the
Ambassador at Large, shall require that agencies provide prospective adoptive
parents an opportunity to conduct an independent medical exam and a copy of any
medical records of the child known to exist (to the greatest extent
practicable, these documents shall include an English translation) on a date
that is not later than the earlier of the date that is 2 weeks before the
adoption, or the date on which prospective adoptive parents travel to such a
foreign country to complete all procedures in such country relating to
adoption.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCE6685E98FC3408F9EF397B76F482F0E"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State, acting through the
Ambassador at Large, shall take necessary measures to ensure that all
prospective adoptive parents adopting internationally are provided with
training that includes counseling and guidance for the purpose of promoting a
successful intercountry adoption before such parents travel to adopt the child
or the child is placed with such parents for adoption.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD35AD2050EC14265AD31DC3EA1EA3BA9"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State, acting through the
Ambassador at Large, shall take necessary measures to ensure that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2C918B75D70B431FBB38E6A7081EE205"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prospective adoptive parents are given full
disclosure of all direct and indirect costs of intercountry adoption before the
parents are matched with a child for adoption;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6978922ABE6144B9A78EDB3C22A5BA8D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fees charged in relation to the
intercountry adoption be on a fee-for-service basis not on a contingent fee
basis; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE11484DC828B43AF9FAE3D4730E74667"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the transmission of fees between the
adoption agency, the country of origin, and the prospective adoptive parents is
carried out in a transparent and efficient manner.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID947DF5ECA0F24AB4ACAFC2301DD9AA06"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State, acting through the
Ambassador at Large, shall take all measures necessary to ensure that all
documents provided to a country of origin on behalf of a prospective adoptive
parent are truthful and accurate.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCA3A618560B044408E8D9484CE0F699E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>823.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonimmigrant visas for children traveling
to the United States to be adopted by a United States citizen</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC6C4131ECD1C4C879215EA2F8B2DAD69"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonimmigrant Classification</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID655E36DF42204D9E8426D470642F49E0"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(a)(15) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15))
is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF42BEF24A70D424FB44E11B5D32E976F" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2607A9082D2C41A2AA6266545BB49B12" indent="up1"><enum>(W)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an
adoptable child who is coming into the United States for adoption by a United
States citizen and a spouse jointly or by an unmarried United States citizen at
least 25 years of age, who has been approved to adopt by the Office of
International Adoption of the Department of
State.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID478E62DB9A7C4558B4A4F07EBF1F17CA"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical and conforming
amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such section
101(a)(15) is further amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFCEA8B57303D44E1B9126B7FB6D2C9C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end of
subparagraph (U); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4B4DF1FFCDBA43C5A0D5D12430C1C31C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (V) and inserting <quote>; or</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID73947D05B2C1436CA67E56518ABD3B86"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination of Period of Authorized
Admission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 214 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1184) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID67D5FFF685BB4139A6D2C020CFB0C159" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID15F5DAF9DE9A455C9DC1F03E17BE2E3A"><enum>(s)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a nonimmigrant described in
section 101(a)(15)(W), the period of authorized admission shall terminate on
the earlier of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9A7B6BFE437C4853A3814583D9A00C07"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which the adoption of the
nonimmigrant is completed by the courts of the State where the parents reside;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDEB140F12C7B4877B47E8A3E2B20E604"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date that is 4 years after the date of
admission of the nonimmigrant into the United States, unless a petitioner is
able to show cause as to why the adoption could not be completed prior to such
date and the Secretary of State extends such period for the period necessary to
complete the
adoption.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE1F6D790D79B49FFB75E650F9734B491"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Temporary Treatment as Legal Permanent
Resident</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other law, all benefits and protections that apply to a legal permanent
resident shall apply to a nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(W) of
the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name>,
as added by subsection (a), pending a full and final adoption.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB7A844E7E67E4DF9AEF9A7C95BF0729D"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception From Immunization Requirement for
Certain Adopted Children</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 212(a)(1)(C) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1182(a)(1)(C)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9C1D14EDDD0040DFBAF685A01F10A52C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">10
years</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">18 years</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8DF284D912A44AEABEB9CCEC9F3F9EF5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i), by striking <quote>10
years</quote> and inserting <quote>18 years</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID619535CEE6AB463D973DA5040634D11A"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall prescribe such regulations
as may be necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDFD3A387D32C4CF2A4527326F2822DF8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>824.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of adoptable child</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1BFEFFD717FD4A76A4E2A9CAC0188DD0"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(c) (8 U.S.C. 1101(c)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5E09DE72DC534B36B1D0BF60F37E74F9" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4B787F1D593A46F48DD94FA1BF97426C" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>adoptable child</term> means
an unmarried person under the age of 18—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9C4A68A903794391895D71B746721F25"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID4DF788C3C71D4E7E92BCBB7ABC233B6C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whose biological parents (or parent, in the
case of a child who has one sole or surviving parent) or other persons or
institutions that retain legal custody of the child—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAE75F5B4AD234D7AA3297BE46C435B84" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have freely given their written irrevocable
consent to the termination of their legal relationship with the child, and to
the child’s emigration and adoption and that such consent has not been induced
by payment or compensation of any kind and has not been given prior to the
birth of the child;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC553C62CCC8A48CA98BE023D109AFBAD" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are unable to provide proper care for the
child, as determined by the competent authority of the child’s residence;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3F7DFE223E554B6783D26FC87D65A67B" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have voluntarily relinquished the child to
the competent authorities pursuant to the law of the child’s residence;
or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBEFE5F634ACD480A9174282B4A4FE964" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who, as determined by the competent
authority of the child’s residence—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID34F32A3B467D4695A301789A7D0FFA5D"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been abandoned or deserted by their
biological parent, parents, or legal guardians; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5A33D6BC08A94711A3D6D26DFE94819D"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been orphaned due to the death or
disappearance of their biological parent, parents, or legal guardians;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1C8C7B2C1E7A4714A23BBD1F20D36A26"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to whom the Secretary of State
is satisfied that the proper care will be furnished the child if admitted to
the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D673BA92C4C4A9CB0CC828411550D19"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to whom the Secretary of State
is satisfied that the purpose of the adoption is to form a bona fide
parent-child relationship and that the parent-child relationship of the child
and the biological parents has been terminated (and in carrying out both
obligations under this subparagraph the Secretary of State, in consultation
with the Secretary of Homeland Security, may consider whether there is a
petition pending to confer immigrant status on one or both of the biological
parents);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE989A02FEC14431592C205770A851875"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to whom the Secretary of
State, is satisfied that there has been no inducement, financial or otherwise,
offered to obtain the consent nor was it given before the birth of the
child;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26776A9E09094B9A824237B88F36D436"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to whom the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, is satisfied
that the person is not a security risk; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDBE82635E86847B68CD807A2E4F3F1E3"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whose eligibility for adoption and
emigration to the United States has been certified by the competent authority
of the country of the child’s place of birth or
residence.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID46E7CF04B8D243CAB6F66CF11FCB190F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 204(d) (8 U.S.C. 1154(d)) is
amended by inserting <quote>and an adoptable child as defined in section
101(c)(3)</quote> before <quote>unless a valid home-study</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID655F93AB85524FACAC7A14DFD914AA14" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>825.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Approval to adopt</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDE993266533C4116A112DE816C43BBAB"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to the issuance of a visa under
section 101(a)(15)(W) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
Nationality Act</act-name>, as added by section 823(a), or the issuance of a
full and final adoption decree, the United States citizen adoptive parent shall
have approved by the Office a petition to adopt. Such petition shall be subject
to the same terms and conditions as are applicable to petitions for
classification under section 204.3 of title 8 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7BAA6AF9FCD24FC78CB0BC82FFB6AE3A"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expiration of Approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Approval to adopt under this Act is valid
for 24 months from the date of approval. Nothing in this section may prevent
the Secretary from periodically updating the fingerprints of an individual who
has filed a petition for adoption.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3C831E9F2335405AB7124C430E188EEB"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expedited Reapproval Process of Families
Previously Approved To Adopt</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State shall prescribe such
regulations as may be necessary to provide for an expedited and streamlined
process for families who have been previously approved to adopt and whose
approval has expired, so long as not more than 4 years have lapsed since the
original application.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA384B3EA55C443CB915AAEA4CC493B3A"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Denial of Petition</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCC84EFA8303F4FD696FF48E5FA932E25"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice of intent</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the officer adjudicating the petition to
adopt finds that it is not readily approvable, the officer shall notify the
petitioner, in writing, of the officer’s intent to deny the petition. Such
notice shall include the specific reasons why the petition is not readily
approvable.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCAE151E0403246DB919072E0E7744846"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Petitioner’s right to respond</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon receiving a notice of intent to deny,
the petitioner has 30 days to respond to such notice.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFBE24982564F46458695F65464AD31E2"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Decision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within 30 days of receipt of the
petitioner’s response the Office must reach a final decision regarding the
eligibility of the petitioner to adopt. Notice of a formal decision must be
delivered in writing.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90B2D0CB04A94797B07C0E593682E856"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Right to an appeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unfavorable decisions may be appealed to
the Department of State and, after the exhaustion of the appropriate appeals
process of the Department, to a United States district court.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54FB428609FD424DB9CDA0CAC8E613D2"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations regarding appeals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall promulgate formal
regulations regarding the process for appealing the denial of a
petition.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5C48AC8BBD5447768DC253F107991740" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>826.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjudication of child status</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID687C00CE17054C3D8B270659F173DC05"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to the issuance of a full and final
adoption decree or a visa under section 101(a)(15)(W) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name>, as
added by section 823(a)—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4880B51ED1E8436C9100A79A100ED70D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Ambassador at Large shall obtain from
the competent authority of the country of the child’s residence a
certification, together with documentary support, that the child sought to be
adopted meets the definition of an adoptable child; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB339497ED5804090B82D0480751CA859"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 15 days after the date of
the receipt of the certification referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary of
State shall make a final determination on whether the certification and the
documentary support are sufficient to meet the requirements of this section or
whether additional investigation or information is required.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB199D9C5B895410BBA4AA235DF46CB24"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Process for Determination</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBB66DEFEDA504C088C59BEC22307B46E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Ambassador at Large shall work with the
competent authorities of the child’s country of residence to establish a
uniform, transparent, and efficient process for the exchange and approval of
the certification and documentary support required under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFAD1813A29B947CC81C4225119A22FA1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice of intent</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary of State determines that a
certification submitted by the competent authority of the child’s country of
origin is not readily approvable, the Ambassador at Large shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6C1E0BAA23B24FE18206C2BD19FFE28B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notify the competent authority and the
prospective adoptive parents, in writing, of the specific reasons why the
certification is not sufficient; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0D59185072AD457C9186547A8A969CB9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide the competent authority and the
prospective adoptive parents the opportunity to address the stated
insufficiencies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0D028356BCE54789A04216A9AABB61FA"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Petitioners right to respond</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon receiving a notice of intent to find
that a certification is not readily approvable, the prospective adoptive
parents shall have 30 days to respond to such notice.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID355CA7DE0C8E402A9B34908183CEF26E"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Decision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of
receipt of a response submitted under paragraph (3), the Secretary of State
shall reach a final decision regarding the child’s eligibility as an adoptable
child. Notice of such decision must be in writing.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3DE2DED539EA4048A8A71FEFF19815FB"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Right to an appeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unfavorable decisions on a certification
may be appealed through the appropriate process of the Department of State and,
after the exhaustion of such process, to a United States district court.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0EC6FA6F3EFF4EE38DEAEC99E6BBA127" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>827.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of State shall provide the
Ambassador at Large with such funds as may be necessary for—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDDB9ACF1DC7146CDBBA93EE2A361A884"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the hiring of staff for the Office;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D368ECF4C8C43478084B1AA41FE657B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">investigations conducted by such staff;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID637A5025BB934D518417A4E169952AED"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">travel and other expenses necessary to
carry out this title.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="ID32CAF2D99A84485CAC7E88CF67C02915" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB18B58899511440380CF7E6C2BDCB9C9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>831.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil penalties and enforcement</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF8CA3B44F1B64640B63CBB0CB4F981B0"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil Penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person shall be subject, in addition to
any other penalty that may be prescribed by law, to a civil money penalty of
not more than $50,000 for a first violation, and not more than $100,000 for
each succeeding violation if such person—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID778750B5BF564EADBD5FBE8965D156B7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">violates a provision of this title or an
amendment made by this title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID60BCAF82056A42EE89CD8A3E0BB34363"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">makes a false or fraudulent statement, or
misrepresentation, with respect to a material fact, or offers, gives, solicits,
or accepts inducement by way of compensation, intended to influence or affect
in the United States or a foreign country—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID34D2BA87A1D44F77B07FCEDDA82B428D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a decision for an approval under title
II;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID18BA9D991AC1414C914D7EC3D00CE7ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the relinquishment of parental rights or
the giving of parental consent relating to the adoption of a child; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA401FA9FD66440FABD9D3569A34E606A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a decision or action of any entity
performing a central authority function; or</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9CAE5690FDB644C5A34A0831D4F80C42"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engages another person as an agent, whether
in the United States or in a foreign country, who in the course of that agency
takes any of the actions described in paragraph (1) or (2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5AAEF3B7EAC94425B916AC398816D3C8"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil Enforcement</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID64D999812BF94D1FBA9B14C89A3074BA"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority of attorney general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General may bring a civil
action to enforce subsection (a) against any person in any United States
district court.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFC478F72C7AB4611AB3D3B0BFFD9DF0C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Factors to be considered in imposing
penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In imposing
penalties the court shall consider the gravity of the violation, the degree of
culpability of the defendant, and any history of prior violations by the
defendant.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB996DBBBAC2148C0846719696A675DBE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>832.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criminal penalties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any person who knowingly and willfully
commits a violation described in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 831(a) shall
be subject to a fine of not more than $250,000, imprisonment for not more than
5 years, or both.</text>
</section></subtitle>
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